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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136556 | System for loading particulate matter into a transport container A method of loading particulate matter into a transport container having at least one chamber with a peripheral region using an apparatus comprising a rotatable member configured to be positioned at least partially into an opening for the chamber. The method can inc... | 03/20/2012 |
| 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 |
| 5740843 | Container filling device and method A device for filling containers contains a transfer mechanism drivable by a servodrive and which cyclically moves the containers initially to a filling station and then to a balance. By reverse rotation and optionally subsequent forward rotation of the se... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5490616 | Teakettle A kettle has a hollow body defining a reservoir chamber and having a convex upper portion with a rim defining a circular filling opening into the chamber. A spout projects from the upper portion and communicates with the chamber. A handle is fixed to the ... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5356280 | Pump for particulate solids A rotary channel pump apparatus for compressing solids that have an initial bulk density which is substantially lower than their structural density; the apparatus comprises a flow channel having an inlet and an outlet and includes: (i) an annular drag flo... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5327947 | Vertical auger type bag filler having a vibrating bowl with inverted venting cone and rotating agitator assembly A vertical auger bottom-fill bag filling machine including a conical auger bowl depending from a cylindrical hopper on rocker arms, with the auger bowl being connected to the cylindrical hopper and a fill tube by flexible gaskets. A vertical auger shaft e... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5113918 | Vertical bottom-fill auger assembly A vertical bottom-fill auger assembly including a bottom-fill auger bowl containing an internal rotating agitator or wiper element, and a vertical moving carriage or bag handling mechanism including a traveling bag settler. The vertical movement of the ca... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4944334 | Vibrating hopper and auger feed assembly A vibrating hopper and auger feed assembly including an infeed auger which transfers product from a main storage bin to a live bottom hopper, the live bottom hopper having a vibrating bottom pan and discharge spout, an inverted pressure cone which is cent... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4465111 | Container filling apparatus having magnet and vibrator connected thereto The present invention relates to an improvement in an apparatus for filling like magnetic containers with a like measured amount of divided material product. The apparatus includes a magnet positioned adjacent to a portion of a path of magnetic containers... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4015645 | Can filling apparatus An optical apparatus for determining the level of the contents in a container using a reflected light beam that sweeps across two adjacent photocells while the container is being filled. The light beam is reflected from the surface of the contents in the ... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3967659 | Container filling apparatus The subject matter contained herein is an apparatus for filling like containers with a given amount of divided matter. The apparatus includes a housing, with a drive mounted in the housing. A filling turret is positioned in the housing; and the filling tu... | 07/06/1976 |
