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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109299 | Filling valve having a liquid chamber, a gas chamber and a medium chamber, and filling machine comprising the same A filling valve (12) including: a hollow housing (21); a moving valve assembly (24) slidingly mounted in the housing (21), the moving valve assembly (24) and the hollow housing (21) together defining a liquid chamber (30 | 02/07/2012 |
| 7347231 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage having a filling machine for filling bottles with a liquid beverage Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage having a filling machine for filling bottles and other beverage containers with a liquid beverage. The filling machine having a gas tube being configured and disposed to permit evacuation of gas from... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341335 | Liquid ejection apparatus A liquid ejection apparatus ejects liquid retained in a liquid container from a liquid ejection head. The apparatus includes a liquid supply needle having an outlet line that can be connected to the interior of the liquid container, a liquid supply line connecting t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7313899 | Flexible pouch and method of forming a flexible pouch A flexible pouch for packaging a product includes a front panel and a back panel, each having an upper edge, a lower edge opposite the upper edge, and side edges extending therebetween the upper and lower edges, that are joined together at the side edges and the low... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299833 | Filling valve apparatus A filling valve apparatus having a body portion with an inner wall terminating at an aperture to define a sealing seat. The inner wall extends below the seat to define a trap for a fluid. A cage extends from the body portion with the cage having an inner wall mating... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7114801 | Method and apparatus for providing ink to an ink jet printing system A reservoir for an ink supply for an ink-jet printer is provided with a refill port through which it can be refilled. The reservoir may be coupled to a variable volume chamber via a check valve which allows the flow of ink from the reservoir to the chamber and limit... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7008050 | Ink container refurbishment system Alternative methods for refurbishing a single-use ink delivery container for a printing system are described. The refurbishing methods include electrical and mechanical reconfiguration or replacement of original elements on the ink delivery container. Each method ut... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6880592 | Canister guard A canister guard for preventing liquid contamination of an oulet to a canister containing liquid. The canister guard may include baffles extending from a sidewall. Additionally, the canister guard may be configured to be replacable or for retrofitting to conventiona... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6830082 | Fluid servicing apparatus with dielectric sensing control system A fluid servicing apparatus with new and used fluid tanks for exchanging fluid with a serviceable vehicular subsystem having a fluid reservoir includes a control system with dielectric sensing capabilities to monitor the fluid level within the tanks and, based upon ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6820660 | Device for the sterile filling of bottle shaped containers A device for filling bottles with liquid foodstuff in sterile conditions wherein an intermittently driven device is provided with bottle supports arranged successively in a line in the direction of conveyance and which passes through processing stations. The device ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6691747 | Method and apparatus for exposing a container to a controlled environment An apparatus for exposing a container traveling along a conveyor to a controlled environment is provided. The apparatus includes an elongated rail and a first elongated gas deflecting member. The elongated rail includes a longitudinally oriented manifold.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6668874 | Gas assisted flow tube and filling device A gas-assisted flow and filling device for transporting particulate material and filling die cavities includes a source of low-pressure gas for delivering gas to a chamber that is separated from a fluidizing chamber by a porous distributor plate which per... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6557591 | Bulk gas built-in purifier with dual valve bulk container An apparatus for delivering a gaseous product includes a horizontal container having inlet and outlet ports, an elongated hollow tube inside the container, a purifying medium inside the tube, inlet and outlet control means adapted to control delivery of t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6520218 | Container chemical guard In a first respect this invention is a container, comprising: a cylindrical, hollow body capped on both ends by a base and a top; a conduit that bisects the top and extends into the interior of the container; and a perforated housing that encompasses the ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6457495 | Filling apparatus and methods Methods and apparatus for filling a container with a liquid product. The apparatus includes various passageways which facilitate the evacuation of the container of atmospheric gases prior to filling as well as facilitating introduction of the liquid produ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6457494 | Chemical delivery system having purge system utilizing multiple purge techniques A chemical delivery system which utilizes multiple techniques to achieve a suitable chemical purge of the chemical delivery system is provided. A purge sequence serves to purge the manifold and canister connection lines of the chemical delivery system pri... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6435225 | Gassing of containers A treatment method for the internal surface of a moulded polyethylene plastics material container such as a drum, comprising the steps of: introducing an ionisable gas, such as argon, into the container; generating a plasma of the introduced gas by applyi... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6267153 | Process for filling containers simultaneously with their sterilization A process for filling containers simultaneously with their sterilization, including also the evacuation of the aeriform content of the containers that is exhausted directly to the outside without flowing back in the general tank containing the filling pro... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6230763 | Method and device for filling barrels Disclosed is a method for filling barrels (4), specially kegs, with liquids, wherein at least one gas is dissolved. The barrel (4) is pre-stressed using a gas before the liquid is filled. Liquid is then fed into the barrel (4) by means of a filling valve ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6213169 | Single-chamber filling system In a mechanical single-chamber filling system for filling bottles or similar containers with a liquid product, each filling element has a return gas tube that forms a gas or return gas duct that emerges in a gas space of a toroidal bowl. In this gas or re... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209591 | Apparatus and method for providing container filling in an aseptic processing apparatus An apparatus and method for providing container product filling in an aseptic processing apparatus. An apparatus including a valve mechanism for controlling the opening or closing of a valve including extending a portion of the valve from a second sterile... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6199601 | Method and apparatus for filling flexible pouches A method and apparatus for filling flexible pouches with products such as beverages, shredded cheese, and chips. The filling apparatus includes a hood having a dispersion plate for delivering jets of gas such as nitrogen or carbon dioxide over the tops of... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196277 | Method and device for filling barrels Disclosed is a method for filling barrels (4), specially kegs, with liquids, wherein at least one gas is dissolved. The barrel (4) is pre-stressed using a gas before the liquid is filled. Liquid is then fed into the barrel (4) by means of a filling valve ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6192946 | Bottling system A bottling system for filling bottles or similar containers with a liquid product has a plurality of filling elements. Each filling element has a liquid valve for the controlled dispensing of the product as well as a plurality of gas ducts realized in a h... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189578 | Filling system and filling element A filling system for filling bottles or similar containers with a liquid product under counter pressure has a plurality of filling elements. Each filling element has a liquid valve for the controlled dispensing of the product as well as a plurality of gas... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6155313 | Tire evacuation and inflation apparatus and method A tire inflation apparatus and method involves first evacuating a seated pneumatic tire using a vacuum pump and then inflating the tire with a dried inert gas under pressure without allowing any ambient air to reenter the evacuated tire. The apparatus inc... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152192 | Controller for system for filling gas cylinders with single gas or gas mixture A cylinder-filling system includes plural manifolds, for respectively coupling to groups of product containers to be filled, each manifold being connected through suitable valving and pumps to sources of different compressed gases. Respectively connected ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6112780 | 4-tube apparatus for gaseous contaminant control during bottling processes A four-tube bottling system that greatly reduces the oxygen or other air-borne contaminants in bottled beverages. The apparatus allows for the injecting of inert gas into the bottom of the container while the atmosphere escapes through the forth tube near... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6044874 | Sealed container and sealed container ambient gas substitution apparatus and method First and second wall portions respectively spread along first and second opposing inner surfaces of a housing portion, and a plurality of vent pores that are distributed along the first and second inner surfaces are formed in the first and second wall po... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6032704 | Method and apparatus for storing wafers without moisture absorption A method and apparatus for storing wafers without the moisture absorption problem by providing a wafer storage container that has a cavity therein and an inert gas supply line into the cavity for flowing an inert gas at a substantially constant flow rate ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5967198 | Tire evacuation and inflation apparatus and method A tire inflation apparatus and method involves first evacuating a seated pneumatic tire via a vacuum pump and then inflating the tire with a purified, dried gas under pressure, such as pressurized nitrogen, without allowing any ambient air to reenter the ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5911249 | Gassing rail apparatus and method An apparatus for exposing product to a controlled environment includes a rail top, a rail base, and a longitudinally oriented gas limiting member including two sections connected at their longitudinal ends and providing a gap between the sections. The con... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5899243 | Method for adding and removing a liquid product from an atmospheric storage tank A method for adding or removing a liquid product to or from a tank using a breather bag attached to an upper air vent of the tank. Prior to adding a liquid product, the bag is filled with external air either by force or atmospheric pressure, and a liquid ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5860461 | Container, a container sealing cap, a process and a machine for cold-aseptic filling with beverages A bottle or a can as a small container intended for consumers for the aseptic cold filling with beverages in a filling and sealing machine comprises a manual seal to be operated by the consumer and is characterized by an additional mechanical seal for fil... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5806574 | Portable closed container A portable closed container has a container body, and a lid for opening and hermetically closing the opening of the container body, in which an internal atmosphere thereof is replaced with an inner atmosphere suitable for an article contained in the conta... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5732751 | Filling ink supply containers An ink supply container for an ink-jet printer is provided with a main reservoir, which is typically maintained at ambient pressure. The main reservoir is coupled to a variable volume chamber via a one-way valve which allows the flow of ink from the reser... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5634500 | Method for bottling a liquid in bottles or similar containers In a method for filling bottles or similar containers with a liquid under back pressure, at least a first flushing and a second flushing of the interior of the respective bottle are conducted in chronological sequence during a pre-treatment phase which pr... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5595221 | Metering machine suitable for filling bottles of varying dimensions A machine for the filling bottles, particularly bottles of varying dimensions. The metering machine comprises two identical devices placed one on top of the other, with combs, allowing the rapid, simple and easy adjustment of the nozzles used for metering... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5582217 | Snift cam and methods A pre-fill snift cam assembly and related methods are disclosed. The pre-fill snift cam assembly accommodates pre-fill evacuation of air from cans and bottles being processed by automatic filling equipment and causes the egress air from the containers (ca... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5564479 | Process and apparatus for producing liquid crystal panel A liquid crystal contained in a liquid crystal reservoir is applied to an injection port of a blank liquid crystal panel in a vacuum chamber, and the vacuum chamber is restored to the atmospheric pressure to inject the applied liquid crystal into the liqu... | 10/15/1996 |
