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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335337 | Ergonomic pipette tip and adapters An ergonomically designed pipette tip that can be securely mounted to a barrel of a pipetter yet is designed to substantially reduce the axial force necessary to install and eject the pipette tip from the pipetter. The ergonomic pipette tip includes molded-in expans... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335188 | Lumbar puncture fluid collection device A device for collecting spinal fluid during a lumbar puncture or other medical procedure includes: a) an upper, generally cup-shaped portion including an open top, an upper cup side wall, an upper cup base plate at a lower end of the upper cup side wall, and a drain... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7308919 | Refill apparatus for multiple containers A refill apparatus for multiple containers is provided, which comprises a single piece, integrally molded primary container for holding matter. The basin of the container is comprised of a bottom with a plurality of apertures that are arranged in rows and columns fo... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308913 | Liquid filling method, liquid filling apparatus, and discharge apparatus A liquid filling apparatus includes a discharge head having a cavity for storing liquid, a nozzle communicated with the cavity, and a discharge device for discharging liquid stored in the cavity through the nozzle. In addition, the apparatus includes a liquid supply... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7278811 | Land and sea transport system for particulate materials A multi-modal system for transport of particulate material includes a plurality of ship based hoppers mounted within the hold of a ship. Each such hopper includes a container for particulate material, a container inlet by which particulate material can be loaded int... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252121 | Urine disposing apparatus and method A urine disposing apparatus and method utilizes a cart-like structure to permit a bed-ridden patient to utilize a single urinal for multiple urinations. Following each use, the contents of the urinal are poured into a director, from which they empty into a receptacl... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7213621 | Oil change equipment An oil change equipment includes an oil barrel, an oil-collecting pan, and a vacuum oil-pumping device; the oil barrel has an inlet thereon, and a control valve connected thereto; an oil conduit is joined to the oil inlet of the oil barrel at one end, and connected ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198077 | Filler apparatus for multiple chamber receptacles An improved machine and method for automatically proportioning-out or measuring-out a predetermined quantities of a variety of selected products and feeding the predetermined quantities of product into the individual chambers of a multiple-chamber dispensing contain... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198758 | Microarraying head and microarrayer A microarraying head 51 has a base portion 57 and a plurality of needles 53. The needles 53 are arranged in parallel with one another on the base portion 57. The needles 53 place a solution on substrates 3 with the to... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7125519 | Actuator coupling system and a pipetting module comprising such a coupling system The present invention is directed a system for coupling a macroactuator to a movable element of a micromachined device. The system includes a micromachined device, a first body for holding a macroactuator, a macroactuator mechanically mounted on the first body, a se... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7073658 | Unit for feeding solid drug forms to a conveyor line of a machine for filling capsules At least one solid drug form is fed into a capsule, housed inside a pocket on a first conveyor movable along an endless first path extending in a given first plane, by means of a seat on a second conveyor movable along an endless second path extending in a second pl... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6978689 | Dispensing apparatus having means for loading pipette tips in a dispense head A self contained dispensing head apparatus wherein a modified pipette tip box tray carrier is utilized to furnish pipette tips, carried in a standard pipette tip box, by a pipette tip box tray carrier to the head apparatus and wherein means are provided to engage th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962174 | Dust free oil saver The invention discloses an assembly for collecting residual motor oil from standard plastic motor oil containers comprising a housing with two inlets sized, configured and positioned for receiving plastic motor oil containers. An outlet at the bottom of the housing ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6779663 | System and method for loading pills into a pillbox A pill loader system comprising a pillbox loader and a matching pillbox for loading pills into the pillbox. The pillbox loader has a plurality of loader containers, and the pillbox has an identical number of pillbox containers. The pillbox loader is positioned on to... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6651706 | Gasoline pump system and method In a gasoline pump system, means for concurrent filling of more than one car, tank or container with gasoline or other liquid petroleum products, comprising a display for guiding car drivers to a gasoline pump system having an outlet available for fueling... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6609543 | Vessel for storage and distribution of material A vessel for use on land for the storage and distribution of material such as a dockside storage terminal, comprises a hull which is subdivided into a plurality of hoppers. Each hopper is provided with a discharge opening at a lower end thereof for the gr... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6588457 | Method for packaging uniform small doses of finely divided substances A method that intermittently or continuously introduces a known mass of fine powder into an aerosolization chamber. The dry powder is aerosolized and, in one preferred method, the aerosol powder charged. Charged powder is then electrostatically deposited ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585013 | Machine for filling capsules with at least one product A continuous machine for filling the bottom shells of capsules with at least one product has a conveyor for feeding the bottom shells along a given path; and at least one metering wheel having a number of metering devices, each for supplying a relative bo... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6581650 | Powder filling systems, apparatus and methods The invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for the metered transport of fine powders into receptacles. According to one exemplary method, the fine powder is first fluidized. At least a portion of the fluidized fine powder is then captured. The ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6390330 | Apparatus for metering and dispensing powder into hard gelatin capsules or the like An apparatus for metering and dispensing powder into hard gelatin capsules or the like. The apparatus has a metering disk that rotates in advancing steps, with bores disposed in its base. The bores which cooperate with tamping plungers that move up and do... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6357490 | System, method and apparatus for filling containers Method and apparatus for providing a precisely controlled amount of dry material to a container. A powder slug is formed, preferably under vacuum, in a dosing hole formed in a dosing plate. The powder slug represents a precisely metered amount of material... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6286567 | Apparatus for volumetric metering of small quantities of product and dispensing them into containers An apparatus for volumetric metering of small quantities of a product and dispensing them into containers (a) has a metering disk that revolves around a vertical axis and has metering chambers embodied as apertures disposed in groups on a pitch circle. To... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6267155 | Powder filling systems, apparatus and methods Methods, systems and apparatus for the metered transport of fine powders into receptacles. According to one exemplary method, the fine powder is first fluidized. At least a portion of the fluidized fine powder is then captured. The captured fine powder is... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6182712 | Power filling apparatus and methods for their use The invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for the metered transport of fine powders into receptacles. According to one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus is provided which comprises a hopper having an opening. The hopper is adapted to receive ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6176277 | Device for filling a pressurized pharmaceutical fluid into packaging containers A device for filling a pharmaceutical fluid into vials has a product container, which is connected to a distributor by way of a first line. Filling lines branch from the distributor and have filling valves for the individual vials. In order to improve the... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6158484 | Dispenser for church communion liquid A dispenser made in accordance with the present disclosure includes a liquid storage container and a mechanical regulating assembly that are mounted on a frame. A plurality of conduits is in liquid communication with the storage container and dispenses li... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6145284 | Filling machine for thermoplastic cups A filling machine for thermoplastic cups, with a cyclically operating conveying section which takes over a cup sheet web with thermoformed cups from a thermoforming station, there being provided, for the simultaneous filling of a batch of cups, for each c... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6105634 | Device for filling packages under low germ level conditions A device for filling packages (10) with flowable products in low germ level conditions in a clean room (9) is described, with a product line (26), a filler valve (11) and a filler pipe (8) projecting into the clean room (9). In order that filling, with a ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095206 | Automatic liquid filling device and method of filling to a predetermined level A method and device for filling a container with liquid up to a predetermined level. The device includes a cylinder and a piston movable within the cylinder between a rest position and a fill position. A supply of liquid for filling the container is provi... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5988236 | Multiple syringe pump assembly for liquid handler A multiple probe liquid handler includes a syringe pump assembly with multiple syringe pumps communicating with the probes. A carriage movable with respect to a fixed support base carries syringe pump pistons moving within syringe pump cylinders secured t... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5971037 | Method of controlling the weight of granulated products on multiple metering machines, and metering machine implementing such a method A method of controlling the weight of granulated products on a multiple metering machine; the method operating on a machine performing a metering cycle in which at least two products are metered into a container; and the method including: a step wherein t... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5911253 | Container and liquid dispensing apparatus and method of application thereof The invention provides a container dispensing apparatus and a liquid dispensing apparatus. The container dispenser includes a housing, axial bores for receiving a column of containers and a central, axial bore, a vertical bar attached to and uprising from... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5837139 | Fluid collecting and dividing apparatus A fluid collecting and separating vessel comprising side walls forming a lateral enclosure, a bottom member attached to the lower perimeter of the side walls and including a pair of spaced apart fluid discharge openings and a pair of attached funnels, eac... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5826633 | Powder filling systems, apparatus and methods Methods, systems and apparatus for the metered transport of fine powders into receptacles are provided. According to one exemplary method, the fine powder is first fluidized. At least a portion of the fluidized fine powder is then captured. The captured f... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5586588 | Apparatus and method for pressurizing and drafting liquid contained within food-grade containers An apparatus and method for pressurizing liquid contained within a single, food-grade container or a series of such containers from an external source of gas, and for drafting liquid from the container (s). CO2 may be used to carbonate liquids ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5505233 | Mobile and flushable container filling unit A container filling unit moveable from a filling position to cleaning, non-use or ready to use positions including a base and a vertically adjustable mast, which mast provides a manifold and valving system for a single or plurality of filling heads for th... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5458668 | Gob distributing apparatus of bottle forming machine A bottle making machine includes a gob distributing apparatus in which a plurality of molds are arranged in a plurality of rows with equal spaces with each other and a plurality of chutes are arranged at entrance portions of respective molds. The apparatu... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5456298 | Portioned metering head for food products A device for providing a measured portion of food product on demand in which a portioned metering head has an inlet to receive the food product under pressure and an outlet to discharge the food product onto the food-receiving medium. There is a disk in t... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5381839 | Liquid disburser device A liquid disburser device for simultaneously equally filling a plurality of liquid containers from a source of liquid including a top member having an upper funnel chamber section for receiving liquid and a lower liquid discharge column leading downwardly... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5348062 | Equipment for manufacturing of subcutaneous capsules Apparatus for filling a plurality of capsules with a selected medicine, the capsules each having a closed lower end and an open top end and being mounted in the apparatus for filling the medicine into the capsules through the open top end, the apparatus c... | 09/20/1994 |
