Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7669734 | Dosing systems for fluid media A dosing system to dispense a predetermined quantity of a fluid medium comprises a digital signal processor control having an interface to emit a start signal and a stop signal and an interface to measure a sensor signal. A dispenser is provided that is triggered by... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7334706 | Method and apparatus for cleansing a mixing device during a dispense A reconstituting device including a control system reconstitutes product concentrates. The reconstituting device is further able to pre-wet a mixing device of the dispense circuit, dispense the reconstituted product, and rinse the mixing device during a dispense int... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7306167 | Light-activated mist sprayer system An automatic mist-sprayer system comprising a control unit having electronic circuitry adapted to activate the sprayer for a predetermined interval in response to a sensed ambient light condition of desired intensity and duration. The system desirably further includ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7172013 | Binding structure of refractory sleeve for inner hole of nozzle for continuous casting A bonding structure between a nozzle body of a continuous casting nozzle and a refractory sleeve inserted into the nozzle body, wherein the refractory sleeve contains 20 mass % or more of CaO. An adhesive including a mixture of a refractory aggregate and a binder is... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162391 | Remote beverage equipment monitoring and control system and method The present disclosure provides a system and method for monitoring and controlling modifications to beverage equipment. The system includes at least one beverage equipment which may include a controller. The controller communicates over a communications network with... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156115 | Method and apparatus for flow control A flow control system (10) is provided in which a flow control valve (12) is controlled by a control system (14). The control system (14) measures a flow rate or temperature of a fluid flowing through the flow control valve (12) an... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156259 | Beverage forming and dispensing system A beverage dispensing system includes separate valves for controlling the flow rate of a diluent and a concentrate. Various concentrates of different viscosities can be used and the selected concentrate is identified. The flow rate of the concentrate is determined b... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158918 | Machine performance monitoring system and billing method A system for monitoring the performance of beverage preparation equipment includes a device, such as a data collector, for monitoring the use of the equipment. Information regarding one or more inputs to the equipment is provided to the data collector which uses the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155347 | Pre-inerting method and apparatus for preventing large volume contained flammable fuels from exploding A method and apparatus employing a hydrofluorocarbon agent for preventing a large volume of contained flammable fuel from exploding are disclosed. Generally, a method of the present invention comprises detecting a hazardous condition proximate the contained flammabl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7104422 | Fluid dispensing apparatus having means for measuring fluid volume continuously A fluid dispensing apparatus is described, the operation of which involves installation thereinto of a single-use fluid dispenser cartridge. The cartridge itself comprises a pliable fluid reservoir and a fill tube assembly. The fill tube assembly—the component whi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7077290 | Beverage forming and dispensing system A beverage dispensing system includes separate valves for controlling the flow rate of a diluent and a concentrate. Various concentrates of different viscosities can be used and the selected concentrate is identified. The flow rate of the concentrate is determined b... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7022351 | Composition for supplementing animals with solutions of essential metal amino acid complexes A process for preparation of stable, liquid solutions of complexes of trace elements and amino acid complexes of L-lysine, glycine, leucine, and serine. The resulting complexes are used to supplement domestic animals nutritionally. Since the solutions are stable, th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000278 | Method and apparatus for end of cycle signal for laundry appliance A method is disclosed for producing an end of cycle for a laundry appliance having a drive motor, a timer motor, and at least one water valve. The method includes determining that the drive motor was previously running and is presently turned off, determining that t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6968856 | Mechanically automated fluid consumption limiting apparatus A mechanical automatic fluid consumption limiting apparatus for limiting flow through a primary flow line includes an actuating line, a control line, a rotary meter, a control assembly, an actuating valve, a diaphragm valve on the primary line, an eductor and an eng... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962270 | Dosing valve with flow rate sensor for a beverage dispenser A beverage dispenser to provide a plurality of different flavors with accurate mixing control comprises a housing (40, 42, 44) containing a diluent valve (46A, 46B) and at least two concentrate valves (48A, B, C, D), each valve having its... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6913166 | Apparatus for dispensing liquids and solids A system for metering and dispensing single and plural component liquids and solids as described herein. The dispensing system has a microprocessor-based control system and progressive cavity pumps which provide a very accurate control of component ratios, shot size... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6607096 | Volumetric ice dispensing and measuring device This invention relates to an apparatus and method for the volumetric measuring and dispensing of ice from a holding bin. The ice is desirably in a crushed or cubed state and is agitated during storage to prevent its freezing into a solid block. When a vol... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6579563 | Fluid dispenser with fluid weight monitor A fluid dispensing system for monitoring a weight of a fluid dispensed by a fluid dispenser. A first monitoring device determines a first flow characteristic, for example, pressure, of the pressurized fluid flowing through the fluid dispenser; and a secon... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6502451 | Leakage detector, a latching solenoid, a flow meter, and a liquid dispensing apparatus including same This invention relates to the dispensing of liquids by means of a fluid dispensing apparatus (10) having one or more of a leakage detection means (94), a latching solenoid (84), and a fluid flow meter (20). The invention also provides each of the leakage ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6491811 | Sensor for a water treatment apparatus A household apparatus for treating water has a water treatment reactor; a dispense water path extending from the water treatment reactor to a dispenser whereby treated water produced in the water treatment reactor exits the apparatus by the dispenser; a f... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6474504 | Flow regulation valve for a beverage dispenser The present invention is a flow rate control valve through which a liquid flows and from which the liquid is dispensed. The flow rate of the liquid is sensed and that information is sent to a microprocessor based control. The control operates a drive of t... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6352176 | Fuel dispensing system with discharge rate control A fuel dispensing system compensates for varying fuel source flow rate requirements based on fuel dispenser feedback signals. A pumping system pumps fuel from one or more fuel sources to one or more fuel dispensers through associated conduits. When active... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6247615 | Fluid flow system and method with low flow inhibiting The present invention provides a fluid flow system and method according to which the fluid is pumped from a source through a conduit while the flow rate of the fluid is sensed and terminated in response to the fluid flow rate falling below a predetermined... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6112134 | Single meter octane blending apparatus The present invention relates to a fuel dispensing apparatus and method for blending at least one blended fuel using a single meter both the blended fuel and the blend components. The invention includes an apparatus for dispensing a blended fuel that incl... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6092693 | Device for dispensing liquids in a desired ratio The assembly of the present invention includes a liquid dispensing device having conduit means for delivering liquids from a storage chamber to a mixing chamber, from which the liquid product is dispensed, and valve means incorporated in each conduit. The... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6041607 | Refrigerator having a liquid supplying device for an ice tray A refrigerator which can supply water from a household water supply system into an ice tray, or alternatively, can supply water from a separate water tank into the ice tray. The refrigerator has a housing having a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6012608 | Storage and metering system for supersaturated feed supplements The present invention comprises a storage and metering system for delivery of a supersaturated feed supplement to a feed processing facility including a tank assembly for storing the supersaturated feed supplement; a recirculation and discharge system con... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5975747 | Overfill compensation for a batch delivery system A batch delivery system that provides material overfill compensation to deliver a precise amount of material from a source to a destination. Data including the mass flow rate, the estimated overfill and the actual overfill is recorded for a plurality of b... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5868279 | Device for dispensing liquids in a desired ratio The assembly of the present invention comprises a liquid dispensing device having conduit means for delivering liquids from a storage chamber to a mixing chamber, from which the liquid product is dispensed, and valve means incorporated in each conduit. Th... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5835993 | AC Motor controlling apparatus An apparatus for incrementally controlling actuation of an alternating current motor and rotation of the motor shaft, to incrementally control rotation of a rotatable member connectable to the motor shaft. The apparatus includes motor pulsing elements for... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5829263 | Method for controlling water supply of automatic ice maker in refrigerator and water supply device employing the same A method for controlling water supply in an automatic ice maker comprises the steps of establishing a table for a water supply time versus a non-load current; starting a timer for measuring the water supply time after turning on a water supply motor; dete... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5823388 | Liquid dispenser having flow rate compensation A method and apparatus for dispensing a predetermined quantity of a liquid from a dispensing pump. A recirculation path from the dispensing pump to a bulk reservoir is configured to be substantially identical to the dispensing path itself. Periodically, a... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5816448 | Dosing device and system for accurate dosing of fluids An arrangement for dosing fluids, such as beverages, comprising a flow meter arranged in the fluid dosing duct, an on-off valve arranged in the dosing duct downstream of the flow meter for releasing or cutting the flow of fluid, and an evaluation circuit ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5806716 | Mass flow, fluid measuring and dispensing system A measuring and dispensing system capable of repeatedly dispensing discrete amounts of fluid having a mass of about 10 g or less and even amounts as small as 1 g. The system includes a pressurized tank for holding a fluid medium such as a liquid pharmaceu... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5808242 | Electromagnetic flow rate measuring apparatus and method for compensating the measured flow rate An electromagnetic flow rate measuring apparatus measures and calculates a flow rate of granules based on a measurement of capacitance which changes according to the quantity of the granules flowing at a granule passage. The measuring apparatus includes a... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5787943 | Process and device for dosing free-flowing media A procedure and a device for dosing free-flowing media irrespective of its viscosity into containers. It is based on the task of providing an inventive solution for filling machines of the procedure, allowing the dosing of free-flowing media into containe... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5731981 | Beverage dispensing system for bar The system controls the dispensing of beverages in a bar. The system has individual manually actuated beverage dispensers equipped with electrically controlled flow valve devices which meter and dispense variable amounts of beverages upon command by a use... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5564595 | Chemical dispensing system An automatic chemical dispensing system is provided wherein a preselected quantity of liquid chemical drawn from one of several storage vessels is dispensed to one of several different receptacles using a single operating pump. The system includes a singl... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5551598 | Water run-on timer An apparatus for measuring and displaying a time interval between a valve closure and subsequent termination of a flow at a spigot is provided. The apparatus has magnetic sensors coupled to a flow regulating valve for providing a signal indicative of a so... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5544786 | Volume and flow measuring apparatus Apparatus for dispensing liquids includes a body in which the liquid is initially located. A one-way valve and an outlet are located on the body in reasonable proximity to each other, the outlet communicating with a conduit able to be closed by a control ... | 08/13/1996 |
