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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6796343 | Fluid dispensing and measuring systems A shuttle container (2) is used in conjunction with a dispenser (22) to receive a metered dose of a liquid from a reservoir (26). The dispenser (22) includes a metering chamber which is filled and emptied by a pair of valves (43 an... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6516975 | Cottonseed feeder A cottonseed feeder wherein the dispensing means for dispensing the feed from the hopper comprises a feed chamber having an entry-opening and an exit-opening, the entry-opening in communication with the lower opening of a feed hopper, an entry-opening shu... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6488182 | Portion control vertical bin This invention discloses a portion control vertical bin for controlling the amount of material dispensed having a portion control device where a single handle pulls a top-slide and a bottom-slide where the top-slide separates a portion of material from th... | 12/03/2002 |
| 5967366 | Coin-operated fluid vending machine A windshield cleaning fluid dispenser 10 that is coin-operated. The windshield cleaning fluid dispenser 10 of the present includes a primary reservoir 15 in which the windshield cleaning fluid 18 is stored pending dispensing. A measuring reservoir 20 is i... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5538053 | Vacuum densifier with auger A vacuum fill system for deaerating flowable materials for storage in a receiving container comprising a hollow tubular container having a generally horizontal axis for receiving and holding flowable material. A vacuum pump or venturi and suitable valving... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5125540 | Measuring device and fluid dispenser The present invention is drawn to a container for dispensing fluids in metered amounts and, more particularly, a container for dispensing motor oil for lubricating the engine of a vehicle. The container comprises a housing defining space within which a wa... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5095961 | Powder feeding device A feeding device having a hopper for storing and feeding a material having a low flowability such as powder, fibers or a mixture thereof. Comb-shaped obstruction plates are provided at the outlet side of the hopper so as to be slidable toward and away fro... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5016779 | Apparatus for dispensing measured amounts of fluid from an open-ended pouch The specification describes a dispenser mechanism for use with fluid filled pouches. The mechanism includes a pair of upper jaws and a pair of lower jaws in order to pinch the spout of the fluid filled pouch. Each of these pairs of jaws, in turn, has a fi... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4974754 | Metering apparatus for metering and delivering fluid or pasty substances and use of said metering apparatus A metering apparatus has a metering chamber which has at least one boundary surface in the form of a flexible diaphragm. The diaphragm is operatively connected to an actuating device so that the volume of the chamber for metering and deliveirng the substa... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4967931 | Bottom-up filler Apparatus for volumetric dosing of viscous products comprising a dispensing outlet connected to apparatus for substantially vertically moving the outlet, a supply conduit, a valve for the supply conduit, a dispensing valve and a dosing chamber. The dispen... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4823990 | Dispensing device A dispensing device for a bag container a liquid, made of flexible material and forming upper and lower walls through which holes are formed for receiving the device, has a tubular lower part with a top flange which is sealed to the inside of the lower wa... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4811869 | Powder dispenser A device for dispensing a predetermined amount of powder from a storage chamber and including a lower measuring chamber. The amount of powder delivered from the measuring chamber is rigourously constant from dispensing stroke to dispensing stroke. The cap... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4753375 | Viscous substance applying apparatus A viscous substance applying apparatus equipped with a nozzle, for use, for example, in applying frit to the sealing part of a funnel in manufacturing a cathode-ray tube. The nozzle is provided with two valve elements disposed in a frit chamber formed in ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4721233 | Powder feeding apparatus A powder feeding apparatus comprising a powder storage receptacle for defining a space to hold a powder and a metering chamber disposed beneath the holding space for receiving the powder flowing from the holding space. The powder is metered in the meterin... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4598845 | Dosing apparatus for dispensing predetermined quantities preferably of beverages from a bottle A dosing apparatus for dispensing predetermined quantities preferably of beverages from a bottle or a similar object is constructed to be fastened at the orifice of the bottle and comprises an inlet opening (11) and an outlet opening (13) as well as a mag... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4592397 | Arrangement for the automatic filling of a container An arrangement for the automatic control over the filling of a dosing or metering container with pourable or flowable material from a supply container, in a manner, such that a predetermined portion of the pourable material stored in the dosing container ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4508143 | Drain discharging apparatus A drain discharging apparatus capable of automatically discharging drain in compressed air, comprises a body formed therein with a drain reservoir chamber for receiving the drain and compressed air and with an inlet port and an outlet port both communicat... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4446992 | Fixed quantity feed apparatus A feed apparatus in which a feed chute upstanding with its four sides surrounded, and opened at its top and bottom ends is vibratably supported and a vibrator is provided for applying vibration to the feed chute to thereby enable discharge of articles fed... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4440323 | Device for dispensing metered quantities of fluid from a container A device for dispensing metered quantities of fluid from a container. The device comprises a through-flow passageway in which is arranged a valve chamber. A lower valve seat and an upper valve seat delimit said valve chamber. The valve seats are parts of ... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4337880 | Measuring and dispensing assembly A measuring and dispensing assembly including a sealed housing defining a supply chamber with a measuring chamber immediately below the supply chamber. An outlet valve is disposed at the bottom of the measuring chamber and an inlet valve controls the flow... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4288009 | Liquid measuring device A liquid measuring and dispensing device comprises: a flow tube providing an inflow duct and an outflow duct; an upper valve seat provided at the lower end of the inflow duct; a lower valve seat provided at the upper end of the outflow duct; a measuring c... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4223813 | Noncritically aligned valving devices for flow rate-limiting cassettes used in intravenous solution administering equipment Valving configurations between the valve seat in a cassette and the valve members in a controller used to limit the flow rate of an intravenous solution to a patient. The configurations minimize the criticality of the alignment between the components. The... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4191101 | Apparatus for preparing a cup of hot drink Apparatus for preparing a cup of hot drink includes a hot water supply device and a powder supply device. The hot water supply device comprises a tank for storing the hot water, a member for controlling the temperature of the hot water in the tank, valve ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4066107 | Packaging machine and method for chitterlings A machine and method for filling containers with controlled volumes of chitterlings is supplied by a hopper that is loaded from its open top from a vessel filled at ground level and then elevated and dumped into the hopper. A volumetric dispenser at the b... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4060183 | Apparatus for portioning of a solid vegetable raw material An apparatus for portioning of solid vegetable raw material from a storage space into a reactor under pressure. A sluice space closed by an upper and a lower slide type gate is provided between the storage space and the reactor for supplying the material ... | 11/29/1977 |
