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Class 222/28 - With common operating means


Subclass of Class 222 - Dispensing
Definition: Dispensers having a common operating factor for two or more
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 09/25/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7273016Variable speed drive for agricultural seeding machines
An agricultural seeding machine includes a mechanical drive; a seed meter including a driven shaft; and a planetary gear set. The planetary gear set includes an input shaft connected with the drive, an output shaft connected with the driven shaft, a ring gear, and a...
09/25/2007
7197409Compensating for surface movement of liquid product within one or more liquid product tanks during capture of height and volume data
Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer program products to compensate for surface movement of liquid product within one or more tanks during a liquid product book to physical reconciliation process. A plurality of measurement data at a plurality of times can b...
03/27/2007
7191917Metering device and method for operating such
A metering device or a metering element, in particular for metering substances in the compiling of combinatory material libraries, described as comprising a metering element having a supply vessel, open on one side, for holding the substances to be metered, and a pl...
03/20/2007
7185683Preventing unauthorized delivery of liquid product to a liquid product storage tank
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products to prevent a delivery vehicle from making an unauthorized delivery of liquid product to a liquid product storage tank at a retail store facility. A retail system and/or a centralized inventory management ...
03/06/2007
7178561Performing temperature standardization of the volume of a liquid product at one or more points of physical measurement
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for performing temperature standardization of the volume of a liquid product from a distributor to a consumer. Using a volume measurement device and a temperature measurement device located at a rack, a s...
02/20/2007
7177780Methods and systems for measuring physical volume
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a volume of liquid product in a manifold set of tanks. The method includes identifying a plurality of book volumes of liquid product in the manifold set of tanks. The method further includ...
02/13/2007
7003406Method, apparatus, and system for monitoring amount of liquid poured from liquid containers
Some embodiments of the invention provide a system for monitoring liquid consumption at one or more establishments. At each establishment, the system includes one or more spouts and a local computer. Each spout is mounted on a liquid container. Also, each spout gene...
02/21/2006
6908014Anti-theft protective cover
An anti-theft device prevents tampering with a diesel fuel dispenser. The device bars access to a pulser even if a cover of the dispenser is pried back or removed. A housing formed of plate steel substantially surrounds the pulser and is secured to the frame of the ...
06/21/2005
6504481Service transaction monitoring system, method, and device
A system, method, and device for monitoring the dispensing of liquids, in particular, beverages dispensed at a bar or restaurant is disclosed. The device attaches to the exterior of a container and detects dispensing events by sensing tilt or motion of th...
01/07/2003
6409046Methods of dispensing liquids from pouring heads
Methods of pouring liquids from bottles have the steps of providing a pouring head with at least two functionally different modes of pouring, i.e. electronically timed pouring with automatic shut-off, and free pouring either with or without an annunciator...
06/25/2002
6234168Dosimeter
An apparatus for measuring doses of dispensed products includes a first metering ring (20) mounted to rotate 5 around a rotation axis (1), and drive means (10) that drives the first metering ring to rotate around an axis (1). The drive means (10) is actua...
05/22/2001
6036055Wireless liquid portion and inventory control system
A system for controlling an amount of liquid poured from a liquid container includes a spout configured for attachment to an opening of a liquid container and for controlling a desired amount of liquid poured from the liquid container. The spout is furthe...
03/14/2000
6019146Fuel nozzle dispenser using ultrasonic metering
A multi-product fuel dispensing system is provided for dispensing a plurality of fuels stored in a plurality of reservoir tanks. A fuel delivery conduit delivers a specific grade of fuel from one or more of the reservoir tanks. The conduit includes at lea...
02/01/2000
5954102Suspended type fueling system
A suspended type fueling system of the present invention is composed of an oil reservoir, fueling tube, fueling hose with a nozzle, pump on the fueling tube, pump motor for diving the pump, flow-meter, control unit, fueling operation unit on the fueling n...
09/21/1999
5602745Fuel dispenser electronics design
A fuel dispenser for installation in a service station equipped with a dispenser control console includes a housing, a pump to pump fuel through the housing, a fuel flow meter in the housing, a switch actuable to indicate fuel is to be pumped through the ...
02/11/1997
5255819Method and apparatus for manual dispensing from discrete vessels with electronic system control and dispensing data generation on each vessel, data transmission by radio or interrogator, and remote data recording
A liquid dispensing method and apparatus has a system with new individual dispensing heads connectible one each to a plurality of different liquid bottles, i.e. liquor, and a remote dispensing data receiver and computer that receives data from each head. ...
10/26/1993
5163586Automotive fuel additive dispensing and blending system
An automotive fuel additive dispensing and blending system is described wherein both proprietary and mandated fuel additives heretofore normally added at the refinery or a bulk storage plant may be added at a service station and blended into the fuel as f...
11/17/1992
5125533Variable blending dispenser
The present invention is a variable blending dispenser for fluids, particularly for fuel dispensers. The dispenser controls variable valves according to volumetric data observed by flow meters on input lines to the dispenser, by calculating measuring erro...
06/30/1992
5054653Pneumatic material alarm
A system including a nonelectrical sensor for sensing the position of a needle of a gauge as it moves along a path and providing the sensed nonelectrical signal to a nonelectrical annunciator for annunciating when the needle is not at a predetermined posi...
10/08/1991
5038971Variable blending dispenser
The present invention is a variable blending dispenser for fluids, particularly for fuel dispensers. The dispenser controls variable valves according to volumetric data observed by flow meters on input lines to the dispenser, by calculating measuring erro...
08/13/1991
4930665Liquid dispensing system with electronically controlled valve remote from nozzle
A liquid dispensing system for dispensing fuel such as gasoline, for example, includes a nozzle to which is mounted an actuator controlled transducer. The extent of movement of the actuator from a rest position causes the transducer to produce a flow rate...
06/05/1990
4921132Ink motor system
A system for monitoring ink flow from an ink storage tank to at least one ink fountain of a high-speed, web-fed printing press employing a scale for measuring the weight of the ink storage tank and comparing weight signals from the scale at successive tim...
05/01/1990
4796782Ink monitor system
A system for monitoring ink flow from an ink storage tank to at least one ink fountain of a high-speed, web-fed printing press employing a scale for measuring the weight of the ink storage tank and comparing weight signals from the scale at successive tim...
01/10/1989
4630754Fuel supply system
On operating a fuel metering unit with a fuel feed nozzle through a number of operational stages, the current condition of the metering unit is detected by a detector, and a guide which is provided on or in the vicinity of the metering unit is actuated by...
12/23/1986
4570823Soap solution dispenser including indicator means for indicating the filling state thereof
The soap solution dispenser contains a reservoir into which opens an outlet or outflow opening of a container. In the reservoir there is present a float body or float which is pivotably mounted and provided with at least one indicator flag. Conjointly wit...
02/18/1986
4561565Rate adjustment for chemical meter
A material metering device having a discrete flow rate adjustment and indicator mechanism. The indicator includes an actuator knob which is rotated to adjust the flow rate of material from the meter. The actuator knob is also operably connected to a follo...
12/31/1985
4320775Liquid metering unit responsive to the weight of the metered liquid
A process and apparatus are disclosed for the accurate measurement and control of liquid flow at low flow rates. The invention is particularly applicable to the measurement and control of continuous liquid blending operations, e.g. gasoline blending, in w...
03/23/1982
4223807Multiple product gasoline dispenser
Customer dispensing of either unleaded or one of two or more grades of leaded gasoline products is selected by rotatable selector knobs located on the dispenser housing. Individual meters are operative by the leaded and unleaded dispensing systems which a...
09/23/1980
4212068System for calculating and displaying sales information
A system for computing and displaying quantity and cost of a liquid flowing through a pipe, as gasoline delivered to a consumer. A detector responsive to the passing of a predetermined quantity of the liquid provides a pulse function to money and quantity...
07/08/1980
4186850Gasoline pump assembly and lock arrangement especially suitable for use therewith
A gasoline pump assembly is disclosed herein and includes an assembly housing, a dispensing nozzle located outside the housing and a pump located within the housing for providing gasoline flow to the nozzle. The assembly also includes a handle movable bet...
02/05/1980
4071742Rotary electromagnetic indicator system
Gasoline dispensing apparatus with cost and volume registers composed of banks of rotary electromagnetic indicators, each having a two-coil electromagnetic stator for indexing a respective rotary indicator wheel, and a drive circuit for accumulating the c...
01/31/1978
4012623Counting and indicating system
A fuel delivery pump having a resettable register for registering the volume and cost amounts of each fuel delivery and employing conventional resettable volume counters and new electromagnetic cost counters composed of banks of decade modules, each havin...
03/15/1977
4009800Fluid dispenser
A fluid dispenser which includes a stationary, upstanding base and an arm assembly rotatably coupled to the upper end thereof. The dispenser includes a fluid meter and a fluid pump for metering and for pumping a selected quantity of fluid respectively. A ...
03/01/1977
3995769Fuel dispensing and measuring device arranged on ground surface
A dispensing device for gasoline or the like liquid fuel which is mounted on a base structure or island as a part of the device, which occupies a relatively narrow space and may be of a hollow body so as to accomodate at least one of a flow meter, a fuel ...
12/07/1976
3934756Blending-type motor fuel dispensing apparatus
A blending-type motor fuel dispensing apparatus operates to blend together, in various proportions, two liquid motor fuels (gasolines) of different octane ratings, to produce various grades of product. The quantity and cost displays, and also the automati...
01/27/1976
 
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