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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181830 | Powder dispenser A powder dispenser includes a substantially hollow open top housing. A first cover is engageable with such housing and includes a first aperture. A measuring member including a cavity is slidably connected to an interior of such first cover and moveable between a fi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8016166 | Coffee and tea dosing system A doser for dispensing a predetermined dose of material. The doser may include an agitation device, with the material stored in the agitation device, and a dosing block cooperating with the agitation system. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002153 | Powder food dispenser The present invention is a powder dispenser for dispensing predetermined amounts of a powder product. The powder dispenser includes a housing and a dispensing tube. The dispensing tube removes a predetermined amount of the powder product from the housing to be dispe... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7980426 | Device for dosed discharge of a powder-form medium A device (10) for the dosed discharge of a powder-form medium, in particular ceramic powder for dental purposes, including a storage container (12) with a first outlet (40), as well as a slider (20) with a receptacle (18) for a qua... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7798376 | Coffee and tea dosing system A doser for dispensing a predetermined dose of material. The doser may include an agitation device, with the material stored in the agitation device, and a dosing block cooperating with the agitation device. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7472810 | Dosing dispenser particularly useful for dispensing baby formula A dosing dispenser for dispensing predetermined quantities of a flowable material, particularly baby formula, includes a dosing device having a dosing compartment located to align its upper end with a receptacle for the flowable material, when the dosing device is i... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7398725 | Metering powdery, flaky or fine-grained dosing material Metering Powdery or Flaky or Fine-Grained Dosing Material, such as Coffee Powder, Milk Powder or Cocoa Powder by use of a metering device having a container for accommodating the dosing material, and a metering chamber for metering one portion of the dosing material... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7347007 | Low pressure high capacity dryer for resins and other granular and powdery materials A vacuum dryer and method for drying granular or powdery material including at least one canister for holding said material being movable among a series of locations including material heating and vacuum drying locations, means for moving said canister among said lo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7299943 | Automatic dispensing tip supply apparatus An automatic dispensing tip supply apparatus includes a tip storing box whose bottom has a tapered surface having a tip collecting position in a lowermost part thereof to collect a plurality of inserted dispensing tips in one spot, a tip individually-sending mechani... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7234247 | Low pressure dryer A low pressure dryer for granular or powdery material includes a plurality of canisters rotatable about a common vertical axis serially among material heating, vacuum drying and material inventory discharge positions; pneumatic piston-cylinder means for rotating the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228816 | Animal feeding device and method An automated feeding system for pets with special diets includes a feeder dish which is made accessible to a pet only when an ID tag on the pet is recognized as authorized by a receiver on the device and only for a certain time period. The appropriate amount of food... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7175404 | Composite powder filling method and composite powder filling device, and composite powder molding method and composite powder molding device The present invention is an apparatus for filling a multi-powder including a powder box (10) including a plurality of powder chambers storing a plurality of powders whose constituent compositions differ in a divided manner, and a gas feed pipe (14) dis... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7017886 | Sliding gate valve A sliding gate valve, a sealing gasket for the valve, and a method of assembling the valve that may be used to govern the flow of a fluid such as a liquid or a gas. The sealing gasket may be characterized as having a circular portion, two connector portions, and a s... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6962274 | Device for measuring, dispensing and storing of granular, powder and grain materials A hand-operated device for measuring, dispensing and storing of powder, granular and grain materials, having filling and discharging/storing positions, comprising: a container wherein the material is stored and a measuring and dispensing unit attached to the contain... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6935539 | Device for the metered delivery of a viscous liquid A device for the metered delivery of a viscous liquid has a pump body with a drill hole accommodating two pistons which connects a first chamber serving as an intake chamber and a second chamber serving as a discharge chamber. Two swivel arms driven by two cam discs... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6811061 | Device for storing, measuring and dispensing granular and powder materials A device for storing, measuring and dispensing granular and powder material has a container for accommodating a material, a dispensing unit with a casing having a filling opening and a dispensing opening and a slight movable in the casing between the filling positio... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6749091 | Universal reagent dispenser A single dosage dispenser for delivering chemical reagent to a test sample includes a body having an inlet and opposing outlet. The inlet is threadably and communicably engaged with a container holding a chemical reagent. The outlet includes a plurality of stepped r... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6733256 | Device for producing consumables The invention relates to a device for producing consumables, especially filled chocolates that consist of a coated filling. The aim of the invention is to provide a device for feeding substances of the consumables to nozzles in a controlled manner. To this end, the ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6619339 | Pneumatically controlled volumetric pocket filler A controller for a volumetric pocket filler having a plurality of pneumatically powered components, includes a pneumatically powered actuator, having a motion path, and a plurality of pneumatic switches, disposed along the motion path of the actuator. The... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6488184 | Dry particulate dispenser A dry mix particulate dispenser includes a container configured to hold a dry mix particulate. The container has a top portion, a bottom portion, and at least one side wall. The container includes a dispenser opening formed in the bottom portion and a slo... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6450371 | Device for measuring, dispensing and storing of granular and powder materials The present invention achieves the above objects, among others, by providing, in a preferred embodiment, a hand-operated device for measuring, dispensing and storing of powder and granular materials, having filling and discharging/storing positions, compr... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6343716 | Metering end-fitting and container fitted with a metering end-fitting A metering end-fitting (1) has a metering chamber (30) inside which a piston (24) is slidably mounted, the piston being mounted so as to be able to pass from a first position in which the metering chamber (30) has a maximum volume to a second position in ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6315170 | Device for dispensing granular material A dispensing device is adapted for release of a measured quantity of granular material. A base is generally disk-shaped. A stop is carried by an upper surface of the base, and is adjustably positionable so that when a container to be filled is moved into ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6257016 | Apparatus for dispensing dry ice A dry ice dispenser apparatus for dispensing a metered volume of dry ice into a receiving well. The apparatus includes a dry ice source, such as a hopper, or a dry ice producing apparatus for supplying dry ice to a metering carriage. The metering carriage... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6148636 | Apparatus for dispensing dry ice A dry ice dispenser apparatus for dispensing a metered volume of dry ice into a receiving well. The apparatus includes a dry ice source, such as a hopper, or a dry ice producing apparatus for supplying dry ice to a metering carriage. The metering carriage... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6123224 | Bulk solids transport system and method A system for conveying particulates which includes a trough adapted for receiving and holding the particulates being conveyed and a fluid operated, piston and cylinder mechanism for oscillating the trough. The mechanism allowing oscillation by first incre... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6111206 | Apparatus and method for gravimetric blending with horizontal material feed A method and apparatus of supplying material from a storage hopper (12) to a weighing hopper (16) where the material is fed at a controllable rate by a sliding plate member (104) that acts as a shutter for the storage hopper (12), which includes an apertu... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6053220 | Volume-based auto seed-dispensing apparatus An apparatus is provided for automatically and evenly dispensing adequate amount of seeds into bedding compartments of a latticed and bottom-netted seed holder according to a ratio of volume expansion of seeds in the bedding compartment. The apparatus mai... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6047746 | Granular dispensing system A sand art machine uses a plurality of storage bins for colored granular material, each bin having a discharge orifice and an metering valve connected to the orifice for each bin. The metering valve is connected at a dispensing station above a screen on w... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6039221 | Materials feeder equipment An improved materials feeder equipment includes highly efficient, durable, and wear and abrasion resistant sliding contact elements. In particular, the equipment has a feeder box and a ware plate arranged for sliding contact, each having high precision te... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6024258 | Material container that shuttles between supply and use sites An apparatus for repetitively conveying a measured volume of loose material from a supply hopper and discharging the material at a selected site has a shuttle with a cavity for holding the material. The bottom of the cavity is a slide plate or a pair of s... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5934573 | Measuring dispenser-spreader and method The dispenser dispenses and spreads measured quantities of granular materials over a relatively wide area. A plurality of individual measurement chambers are distributed throughout a disc or rectilinear panel which is moved relative to other discs or pane... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5839618 | Materials feeder equipment An improved materials feeder equipment includes highly efficient, durable, and wear and abrasion resistant sliding contact elements. In particular, the equipment has a feeder box and a ware plate arranged for sliding contact, each having high precision te... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5823398 | Valve assembly for dispensing condiments Devices for dispensing condiments from a chamber. A push-valve extends from inside of the chamber through the bottom of the chamber. The valve has an up position which stores a preselected amount of the condiment, and a down position which dispenses the p... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5706742 | Method of feeding solid particles from a zone of low pressure to a zone of high pressure An apparatus 10 for feeding solid particles from a low pressure zone to a high pressure zone which generally comprises a live bottom bin 11 for feeding solid particles into a flow dividing auger 12 filling compartments 13 and 14 which in turn alternate in... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5685461 | Apparatus for dispensing a uniform volume of granular material An apparatus that consistently dispenses a predetermined volume of granular material into a receptacle, e.g., a coffee cup. The apparatus including container, guide, housing of three integral horizonal sections, plunger, spring and pin. Container stores g... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5651401 | Apparatus for filling receptacles An apparatus for filling multiple receptacles with foodstuffs utilizing a tray having at least first and second apertures through the same. The first and second apertures each possess an entrance and an exit and a chamber within the tray body of a pre-det... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5645197 | Adjustable volume dosing dispenser for fish food A fish feed container includes a plate having an aperture formed in the center. A cover is secured on top of the container and a tube slidably received in the cover. A lid is secured to the tube, and a spring may bias the lid to enclose the aperture of th... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5498286 | Apparatus for dosing a pumpable fluid A dosing apparatus has a tap member and a housing member. The tap member has opposing planar surfaces which extend between opposing sides, and an aperture extends through the tap member from one opposing surface to the other. The housing member has a base... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5497713 | Garden seeder A garden seeder having a seed hopper atop an elongated barrel, a seed dispenser for dispensing a metered volume of seeds from the hopper into the barrel, a resting plate secured transversely to the bottom of the barrel for resting placement upon the groun... | 03/12/1996 |
