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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357162 | Metering device A device for accurately metering food. The device includes an outer part and an inner metering part having a dosing chamber and a piston block slideably mounted therein. The housing outer part has three passageways, and the dosing chamber is configured, dimensioned,... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356980 | Automated method for packaging food An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337594 | Food dispensing device and method An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7303776 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, such as an individual portion-sized container. The system includes separate automated modules for dispensing, frying and packaging the food. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 6960157 | Automated system and method for handling food containers An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6702155 | Metered dose dispenser An apparatus and method of delivering adjustable metered doses of a composition from a squeezable container. An embodiment of the apparatus is a metered dose dispenser including a body that includes an inlet channel with a first opening, an outlet channel... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6409051 | Method and apparatus for dispensing a fluid media An apparatus for dispensing media is provided. The apparatus has a rotating element having a cylindrical bore with a first end and a second end where the rotating element rotates the first end and the second end. The apparatus also includes a housing whic... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6059148 | Metering device A metering device includes an inlet and outlet for a material (liquids, gases or solid particles) to be metered, a rotatable ball driven by a shaft and interposed between the inlet and outlet seats. The rotatable ball has a transverse bore containing a se... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5850946 | Metering device A metering device includes an inlet and outlet for a material (liquids, gases or solid particles) to be metered, a rotatable ball driven by a shaft and interposed between the inlet and outlet seats. The rotatable ball has a transverse bore containing a se... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5547110 | Metering device for fluids The metering device comprises a housing, defining at least one inlet for the material to be metered and at least one outlet for that material, and at least one rotatable ball driven by a shaft, the ball having a transverse bore containing a shuttling ball... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5509575 | Flow divider and method A flow divider for substantially eliminating fluid intensification problems and pressure surges includes a housing having an inlet, one or more outlets, and a cavity therebetween. A passageway defining spool is rotatably mounted in the housing cavity and ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5368195 | Pressurized bag-in-bottle liquid dispensing system A fluid dispenser system is provided for accurate delivery of a viscous or semi-viscous fluid. The dispenser system includes a pressure station for receiving a bottle filled with the selected fluid substance, and for pressurizing the bottle for fluid flow... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5016690 | Dosing device on a filling plant, in particular for liquid and pasty products, and process for its operation The dosing device is provided with a storage container (1), in which is located a shaft (3) under the filling height of the product (23). The shaft has at least one bore (5), in which a bilaterally operating piston (6) is depressed by a driven actuating s... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4773565 | Rotary valve A valve structure including a valve body defining a valve chamber, a pair of annular inlet and outlet seal members, and a tapered valve member journaled in corresponding tapered sealing surfaces in the inlet and outlet seal members. Passages communicate r... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773626 | Rotary valve A valve structure including a valve body defining a valve chamber, a pair of annular inlet and outlet seal members, and a tapered valve member journaled in corresponding tapered sealing surfaces in the inlet and outlet seal member. Passages communicate re... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4767028 | Rotary valve A rotating metering valve having a transverse passage which carries a slidable piston reciprocating once for each revolution of the valve for metering particulate material from an inlet port to an outlet port is provided with a dumbbell shaped piston and ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4573898 | Positive pressure dough divider A positive pressure dough divider comprising a hopper (14) for dough, and a pair of rotatable sheeting rolls (15) which carry the dough from said hopper (14) into a transfer passage (16) leading to a volumetric measuring chamber (28) inside a rotating bod... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4565204 | Vapor generating hair roller A vapor generating roller assembly includes a hollow perforated roller with a heatable inner surface surrounding a bore. A device which is removably insertable into the bore provides the liquid which is vaporized by the heated surface. The vapor is convey... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4503995 | Quantity-metering depositor for flowable food products A positive-displacement volumetric metering depositor particularly but not exclusively useful in food production equipment has a continuously-rotating cylinder with a diametrically-disposed metering piston or plunger having the general form of an elongate... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4416397 | Tamperproof metering dispenser A tamperproof dispenser adapted for attachment to a squeeze tube dispenses a metered amount of material from the squeeze tube. The dispenser includes a body adapted for attachment to the squeeze tube, an inlet passage leading to a hollow valve seat, an ou... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4401015 | Apparatus for the baking of irregularly trimmed waffle, mainly cheese waffle The invention relates to an apparatus for the production of irregularly trimmed waffle, mainly cheese waffle from batter which has preferably been made as follows: eggs are mixed with milk, melted cheese and flavoring additives to a homogeneous mixture. T... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4391576 | Rotary drum dough divider A rotating drum divider and an improved assembly for use in a cylinder of the rotating drum type dough divider comprising a sleeve positioned in the cylinder forming seals on both sides of a pair of diametrically opposed guide slots connected to atmospher... | 07/05/1983 |
