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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7861749 | Dispenser A dispenser for dispensing metered amounts of powdered material, such as baby formula, from a dispenser unit, or cartridge, that can be quickly and easily interconnected with the dispenser. The dispenser can accommodate formula bottles of various sizes and includes ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7353850 | Dispensing device for drinks A dispensing device dispenses drinks or similar dosable liquid foodstuffs, especially coffee, milk, soft drinks or soups. The dispensing device includes an identification device for identifying a vertical height of a container for receiving the foodstuff and for emi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7147884 | Method for making a novelty frozen food product A novel frozen product and method for making the same are disclosed, wherein a beaded frozen product is intermixed with conventional ice cream. In this regard, the beaded ice cream (or other frozen produce) may be intermixed with soft-serve ice cream on an individua... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6863092 | Apparatus and method for filling liquid containers Method and apparatus for filling containers with liquid of the type having a tubular filling lance operatively connected to a source of liquid and being vertically moveable between raised positions above said containers and lowered positions, when coaxially aligned ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6810930 | Apparatus for metering powdered filling material An apparatus for metering powdered filling material has a filling material container whose bottom is provided with bores which cooperate with tamping plungers and transfer plungers. Underneath the bottom is a stop ring which functions as a counter support for the ta... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6810928 | Tube filling machine A tube filling machine comprises a circulating conveying device for transporting a tube through the tube filling machine to pass through different processing stations. One of the processing stations is a filling unit in which the tube can be filled with a desired pr... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6732771 | Dispensing edible frozen products from cartridges Edible frozen product extruding machine of the type using cartridges (3) which contain the frozen product (4) provided with an extrusion nozzle (5) and which rest on a platform (2), inside which cartridge acts a piston (6) which ca... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6708739 | Labor saving, high speed, high volume, liquid filling machine, for palletized containers A machine consisting of a vertically mobile liquid manifold filling system, and a horizontally mobile carriage for maneuvering pallets under a multi-head filler, for simultaneously filling entire pallet tiers of empty containers, such as 2.5 gallon metal or plastic ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6679303 | Tube-filling machine A tube-filling machine has a supply device for transporting a tube through different processing stations. The processing stations include a filling station in which a filling pipe is introduced from above into the substantially vertical tube. A filling me... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6659142 | Apparatus and method for preparing fluid mixtures A system and method for preparing and dispensing fluid mixtures is provided. Fluid wells are positioned below a plurality of fluid dispensing devices, such as syringes configured to dispense fluid into the individual fluid wells. The fluid dispensing devi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6575207 | Apparatus for opening continuously conveyed bags An opening apparatus that opens continuously conveyed bags with a gas supplied by nozzles. A plurality of nozzles having conical head sections and discharge openings at the tip ends are attached to a rotation transmitting member with equal spaces in betwe... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6308751 | Liquid dispensing apparatus Liquid dispensing apparatus comprises a support member which supports a movably mounted dispensing member. The support member is movable between first and second positions. A single drive system causes the dispensing member to move relative to the support... | 10/30/2001 |
| 5971043 | Multi-chambered booth and method for filling drums An apparatus and method for filling drums with a substance. First and second external chambers are employed, and an interior filling chamber is employed, which is adjacent to the first and second external chambers. A first exterior door is provided betwee... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5971041 | Container filling apparatus with walking nozzles bank A machine for filling fluid product into containers delivered in a row by a conveyor has a filling station with a walking nozzle bank. Containers are processed batchwise through the filling station, the nozzle bank including elongated gripper plates that ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5893485 | Dispensing mechanism A dispensing mechanism is primarily intended for dispensing food products, such as ice cream, in semi-solid form. The machine has particular application in dispensing portion-sized containers of product. The containers (10) are filled with product through... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5865217 | Fill system including a flexible nozzle for reducing the mixing of product and air during container filling A filling system of a packaging machine is set forth that reduces the mixing of product and air during the filling of the container with a flowable material such as low fat milk. The fill pipe of the filling system has an elliptical cross-section which pr... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5819821 | Fill system including a flexible nozzle for reducing the mixing of product and air during container filling A filling system of a packaging machine is set forth that reduces the mixing of product and air during the filling of a container with a product. The filling system is designed to fill a container having a cross section defined by a plurality of sidewalls... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5791385 | Arrangement and method for filling containers with a liquid with a tendency to foam An arrangement and a method for filling containers with a liquid which tends to form foam, in which the container and the filling nozzle are positioned in relation to each other in such a way that the impact of the stream of liquid pouring out of the fill... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5759847 | System and apparatus for automatically transferring media A system (100), methods and apparatuses for transferring a primary medium (7) after incubating of the medium (7) are described. The system (100) includes a container (1) for containing a growth medium (7) and a sample (8) to be tested for the presence of ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5758698 | Fill system including a valve assembly and corresponding structure for reducing the mixing of product and air during container filling A filling system for filling a container is set forth. The container to be filled has a bottom portion and a plurality of sidewalls defining a container cross-section. The filling system comprises a fill pipe having a product inlet and a product outlet, a... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5540263 | Apparatus and method for producing individual servings of hot soup from soup concentrate The production of hot soup from soup concentrate involves the use of an apparatus that includes a housing having a refrigerated first section and a second section. A soup concentrate container is positioned within the refrigerated section for receiving so... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5494085 | Container filling apparatus A container filling apparatus includes a tank mounted over a conveyor, and containers being moved along a conveyor under the tank. An elongated slot is formed in the bottom of the tank and aligned over the containers on the conveyor, to dispense fluid int... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5400836 | Filling flowable products into receptacles An apparatus for and a method of filling a flowable product into a succession of receptacles as they pass continuously along a predetermined path is defined by an elongated hollow containment member mounted above the predetermined path which is formed wit... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5394911 | Automatic dispenser for doughy food products An automatic dispenser for doughy food products, particularly for shop windows displaying ice cream products to be dispensed. The dispenser includes a taking unit which is movable with respect to ice cream containers present in the shop window. The taking... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5332378 | Apparatus for the metered dosing of flowable masses A metering apparatus for the metered delivery of flowable or fluent material masses comprises a drum member rotatable about a substantially horizontal lengthwise axis. A cylindrical shell of such drum member contains a multiplicity of openings. A cell whe... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5240049 | Machine for the dosage and introduction of powder products into containers The machine for the dosage and introduction of powder products into containers comprises a vertical central shaft, a sleeve guided on the central shaft and a pipe guided on the sleeve. The shaft, the sleeve and the pipe are movable along strokes which are... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5232027 | Apparatus for serving soft ice cream or the like An apparatus for dispensing a chilled confection food or the like from a small extrudable package into a food serving container. The apparatus includes a horizontal table for supporting the extrudable package, a pusher, and a food container support table.... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5224523 | Paddle wheel inerting A rotary apparatus for purging empty bottles with nitrogen gas includes a rotor from which arms of flexible material radiate. Each arm carries a gas supply lead. The arrangement is that advancing bottles engages the heads and thereby drive the rotor. Valv... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5145009 | Apparatus for metering dry and/or pulverulent pourable material, especially dye powder An apparatus (1) for metering dry and pulverulent pourable material, for example dye powder in a laboratory dyeing line for textiles, the apparatus (1) having a discharge container (8) which has a closable outlet (9) in its lower region, scales (10) for m... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5095955 | Process and a device for the filling of doughy filling material into receptacles To fill receptacles (2) uniformly, without air inclusions and without soiling, the filling material is pressed into the continuously enlarging space between the receptacle bottom and a counter-bottom attached to the end of the filling head (1) facing the ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5067532 | Apparatus for filling self-sealing tubes An apparatus includes a conveyor system for conveying tubes, having respective self-sealing closure members, sequentially to a station whereupon the conveyor system is temporarily halted. At the station, a clamping device having a clamp lowers to prevent ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5058634 | Automatic packaging machine for particulate matter An automatic packaging machine can load light and fluffy particulate product without having it scattered over a large area. The system does this by using a plurality of inclined planes to cause said product to slide in successive small steps, as distingui... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5005612 | Method and apparatus for transferring high viscosity liquid work product from a drum to a work station Printers' ink liquid work product transfer apparatus is provided to transfer raw printers' ink work product stored in drums to a remote location for processing into finished commercial printers' ink. The mechanism includes means to provide substantially s... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5000661 | Method of and apparatus for cleaning and filling containers Containers such as beer kegs are cleaned and filled by movement along a linear treatment line, in step-wise fashion, and delivery to movable filling stations which are alternately brought into alignment with the treatment line. The filling procedure is ac... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4996914 | Apparatus for encapsulating filler with dough An apparatus for producing ravioli and other dough capsules containing a filler comprises a rotatable horizontal drum with uniformly spaced cavities in its cylindrical surface, means for suplying a first dough sheet to the top of the drum, a filler feed h... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4966205 | Method and apparatus for charging transparent material The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for charging a cosmetic material which is capable of providing a transparent cosmetic material containing a three-dimensional pattern formed by a coloring material. Method and apparatus are provided ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4942910 | Process and apparatus for making shaped confections A process and apparatus for making a shaped frozen confection. The apparatus has a plurality of nozzles for extruding the shaped confection in a variety of contoured shapes. The nozzles simultaneously move in a vertical direction and circularly in a horiz... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4915147 | Apparatus for filling containers with liquids Apparatus for filling fluid products into container which comprises at least one feed line connectable with a reservoir for fluid products and a filling valve connects to the feed line. The filling valve comprises a tubular portion connected with the feed... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4875327 | Container filling apparatus and method A container filling apparatus and method that includes a container support movable on a frame so as to raise and lower a container mounted thereon. A conveyor discharge section is also movably mounted on the frame so as to raise and lower the conveyor dis... | 10/24/1989 |
