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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091591 | Device for filling vessels A device for the filling of vessels, with a container for liquid and pressurized gas and at least one filling pipe connected with this, which filling pipe comprises a liquid valve and a return gas pipe, whereby a gas pipe discharges into the filling pipe outside the... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8028725 | Filling valve apparatus for a beverage filling machine A filling valve apparatus for filling a container with a fluid. The apparatus includes a body portion and a stem. A sleeve is disposed over the stem and is removable from the stem and the body portion when the filling valve apparatus is serviced. A seal is mounted t... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7469726 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage, having a filling machine with a rotary construction for filling bottles with a liquid beverage A container filling machine for filling containers, such as bottles, with a liquid, such as a beverage, has at least one filling element for dispensing liquid. The filling element has a gas passage to control the flow of gas there through for filling containers unde... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7464732 | Filling valve A valve housing which is internally formed with a filled liquid passage and a liquid valve which allows or interrupts a communication of the filled liquid passage are provided, and a liquid valve opening/closing air cylinder opens or closes the liquid valve to perfo... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7353848 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material having a filling device and a filling machine having such a filling device A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material having a filling device and a filling machine having such a filling device. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. ยง1.72(b). As stated in 37... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350545 | 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... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7308917 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a bottle filling machine with a filling valve for filling bottles with a liquid beverage A beverage bottling plant and method for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a bottle filling machine with a filling valve for filling bottles with a liquid beverage. The filling valve having a gas cutoff element comprising a plurality of channels... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7108023 | Wine preservation system using a central vacuum An apparatus for the preservation of still beverages is disclosed. The apparatus includes a vacuum tank capable of maintaining a standing vacuum. The apparatus also includes a vacuum pump connected to the vacuum tank. The vacuum pump reduces the pressure in the vacu... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7048016 | Wine preservation system using a central vacuum An apparatus for the preservation of still beverages is disclosed. The apparatus includes a vacuum tank capable of maintaining a standing vacuum. The apparatus also includes a vacuum pump connected to the vacuum tank. The vacuum pump reduces the pressure in the vacu... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7000656 | Dosing system There are practical difficulties in dosing a component of a composition into its container, such as a personal care product into a hand-holdable dispenser on a filling line, due in part to the short time that is available for the operation. The difficulties can be a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6835223 | Fuel storage and dispensing system A fuel storage and dispensing system reduces the emission of harmful volatile organic compounds. The system includes at least one storage tank, an air exhaust port, at least one fuel dispenser, a fuel dispensing nozzle, a rigid, fuel dispensing spout, a boot, a pres... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6817386 | Filling valve A liquid passage 4 for filling which communicates with a liquid supply piping 6 for filling is formed within a valve housing 2 and carries a filling nozzle 31 at its lower end. The liquid passage 4 is opened or closed by a liquid v... | 11/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6155314 | Filling machine assembly having an adjustable vent tube A filling machine assembly (10) for filling a beverage container (12), such as a bottle or can, with a beverage, such as carbonated drinks, juices, or water. The filling machine (10) includes a support housing (14) for supplying the beverage to be dischar... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5954100 | Fill valves, nozzle adapters for fill valves, and methods Beverage fill valves, adapter nozzles for placement at the discharge end of beverage fill valves, novel counterpressure, and snift discharge valves including plungers, actuators or buttons, and unique counterpressure snift flow paths in novel combination ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5899244 | Fill valves, nozzle adapter for fill valves, and methods Beverage fill valves, adapter nozzles for placement at the discharge end of beverage fill valves, novel counterpressure, and snift discharge valves including plungers, actuators or buttons, and unique counterpressure snift flow paths in novel combination ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5727606 | Container filling machine The invention concerns a container filling machine with a supply chamber for a fluid and a compressed gas, onto which at least one filling device is attached. This device possesses a discharge opening, a fluid valve, a compressed gas valve body arranged o... | 03/17/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5501253 | Apparatus for filling vessels with liquid In an apparatus for filling bottles with liquid, the liquid supply tank has several bottle filling adapters mounted to its body and providing a valve seat for liquid to flow from the tank to a bottle. The seat is proximate to a vertically movable valve bo... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5377726 | Arrangement for filling bottles or similar containers An arrangement for filling bottles under counterpressure and comprising at least one filling element relative to which a respective container is sealed during a filling process. The arrangement also has at least one gas channel that communicates with the ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5295520 | Valve system for beverage filling machines A rotary face valve for beverage filling machines provides a housing assembly defining a closed chamber. The stationary valving surface is provided open to the chamber, and a valve rotor is journaled in the chamber in engagement with the stationary valve ... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5275206 | Valve system for beverage filling machines A rotary face valve for beverage filling machines provides a housing assembly defining a closed chamber. The stationary valving surface is provided open to the chamber, and a valve rotor is journaled in the chamber in engagement with the stationary valve ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5209274 | Filling valve apparatus having shortened vent tube A filling valve apparatus (10) includes a housing (12) having a passage (20) for receiving an actuated shaft (56) extending partially therethrough connected to a charging cap (84) and in turn to the valve stem (118) and vent tube (64). An isolator member ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5150740 | Filling valve Filling valves for counterpressure filling of containers with carbonated liquids. The filling valves comprise valve bodies for conducting the carbonated liquids to the container from an external reservoir, the valve body having an end from which the carbo... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5141035 | Fill valve adapter and methods The present application discloses an invention which addresses and resolves long standing lid size reduction problems in the beverage-canning industry and comprises diametrally reduced adapter nozzles, and related methods, used as replacements only for th... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5139058 | Filling valve Filling valves for counterpressure filling of containers with carbonated liquids. The filling valves comprise valve bodies for conducting the carbonated liquids to the container from an external reservoir, the valve body having an end from which the carbo... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4807673 | Apparatus for filling liquids An apparatus for filling a container with drink liquid from a pressurized liquid-storage tank through a filling valve includes an auxiliary tank releasable to the air and provided between the liquid-storage tank and the filling valve. The auxiliary tank i... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4755190 | Solid fuel feed system Metal particles are introduced to reactor beds in a hydrogen generator without introducing contaminating oxygen or nitrogen to the generator. The particles are protected against oxidation under an inert gas atmosphere, are flooded with water prior to inje... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4688608 | Filling valves for cans and like containers A filling valve mechanism for cans is presented. The valve includes a sleeve slidably mounted on a pair of pins and limited in downward motion by means of a stop. The sleeve carries an O-ring circumferentially thereabout for engaging within the throat of ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4660608 | Method and apparatus for loading cosmetic material into a container and solidifying said cosmetic material Loading and solidifying of a cosmetic material is achieved by dripping a viscous cosmetic material into a container having a filter bottom, interposing a liquid absorbent membrance between the container and a presser, compressing the cosmetic material by ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4648431 | Hand controlled filling valve for filling containers with gaseous medium A filling valve for filling compressed gas into gas containers or tubes, comprising an inlet (11) to the valve housing (10), an outlet (12) for connection to the container or tube, an outlet for venting air and a connected channel, in which a spring loade... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4586548 | Arrangement for filling of liquids In accordance with a method of filling liquids under counterpressure in containers, such as bottles, cans, and the like, reaching or raising the liquid into a rear gas portion is prevented, and evacuation of a surrounding air from the interior of the cont... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4538652 | Device for incorporating a dose of liqueur in a bottle of champagnized wine The present invention relates to a process and device for incorporating a dose of liqueur in a bottle of champagnized wine, wherein the device comprises a receptacle containing the liqueur which receptacle is connected to a pump from which the delivery is... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4530202 | Container filling machine and method A machine and method for filling a container through an opening therein. The machine includes a machine frame defining a container conveying zone through which a container loaded into the machine moves during a filling operation. A container sterilizing a... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4448227 | Dressing or preserving liquid filling unit for vacuum filling machines Dressing or preserving liquid filling unit for vacuum filling machines, comprising a valving member for the introduction of dressing liquid, formed by a lower body sealingly associable with a can or the like, and an upper body which is connected to the lo... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4442873 | Container actuated counterpressure filling valve An improved liquid filling valve for filling containers with carbonated liquid such as soft drinks is disclosed which features concentric valves for introduction of counterpressure gas and product into the container. The container is moved into sealing en... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4398575 | Filler tube with check valve for container filling devices A container filling device having an arrangement of liquid and gas flow control valves in a common body that separates the flow of the liquid and gas without need for seals, and incorporating in the filling device a valve element in a cage supported from ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4387748 | Can filling nozzle head In a high production can filling machine nozzle head, an annular nose, adapted to extend within a can to be filled, has a leading surface with an exterior chamfer convergent in a direction toward a can to be filled, a multiplicity of liquid passages exten... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4259999 | Gas precharged, liquid filling machine operating with dual rows of containers A gas precharged, liquid filling machine operating with dual rows of containers includes a pair of concentrically disposed inner and outer rows of container receptacles, and an array of pairs of inner and outer gas precharged, filling mechanisms which are... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4206789 | Arrangement for filling liquids into a container A device for use in filling bottles with liquid stored in a reservoir is disclosed. The device utilizes a short gas conduit for venting the bottle to be filled. When the level of liquid reaches the level of the conduit, the outflow of gas displaced during... | 06/10/1980 |
