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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347055 | Rapid chilling apparatus and method for a beverage-filled container An apparatus and method for rapidly chilling a beverage-filled container and the beverage therein is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having a cylindrical inner surface that generally conforms to the cylindrical outer surface of a beverage-filled containe... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7080525 | Drink dispensing system A drink dispensing system having sets of faucet dispensers, ice storage bins adjacent to the sets of faucet dispensers, respectively, a common carbonator and circulation pumps associated with fluid circuits provide circulating flow through cold plates defining botto... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077293 | Drink dispensing system A drink dispensing system for at least one dispenser valve. The system includes a carbonator, an ice storage bin having heat transfer coils therein, a two-position valve, a carbonated water circuit, a source of water and a pump circuit. The two-position control valv... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6978803 | Flue cap A flue cap is provided comprising a body defining a plurality of attachment surfaces adapted for selectively matingly engaging a selected flue from a plurality of different size flues. The flue cap comprises a polymer material defining an attachment surface that is ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6012481 | Constant-level fluid supplier A constant level of fluid (8 or 106) in vessel (1 or 104) is maintained using a reservoir (5 or 102) and a tank (4 or 101). Float valves (9 or 107) which raise and lower with the level of fluid in the reservoir are used to selectively close off fluid pass... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5715856 | Liquid flow control apparatus A liquid flow control apparatus (5) suitable for handling milk from a milking machine, comprising a first chamber (10) that comprises an inlet (11) for the milk, an outlet (12) for connecting to a vacuum pump, and an outlet (14) for the milk to flow by gr... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5417491 | Apparatus for dissolving dry material into solution and injecting the same into an irrigation system The present invention represents an improvement in state of the art apparatus for injecting controlled amounts of a soil amendment, including fertilizers, into an irrigation system, by first effecting the batch mixing of a selected soil amendment, in the ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5176167 | Control valve A control valve includes a vertical housing having an upper float chamber, a lower valve chamber, and a valve seat support which is provided between the float chamber and the valve chamber, defines a passage communicating the float chamber and the valve c... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5035346 | United liquid-level and pressure regulator for separators The invention relates a combined liquid level and pressure regulator for separators, comprising a liquid level sensing float connected through a rigid vertical shaft with two discharge cross section controlling valves. The essence of the invention is that... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4742939 | Remote soda-circulating beverage dispenser The recirculating beverage dispenser unit comprises a cooling unit, a carbonation unit, an inlet connection between a source of fresh water and the cooling unit, a fresh water valve and spigot, a delivery conduit coupling the fresh water valve and spigot ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4638925 | Apparatus for volumetric metering and dispensing or liquids An apparatus is proposed for volumetric metering and filling of liquids which includes a vertically extending dispensing chamber provided with a lower inflow and outflow opening and an upper vent opening. A float having an indicator ring is freely recipro... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4387595 | Float of slurry pressure feeding system A float of a system for pressure feeding of slurry including a main body in the form of a bellows having a liquid and a gas sealed therein. The float has an apparent specific gravity which may vary depending on the value of pressure of a slurry or a drivi... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4328820 | Constant-flow regulator for gravity-fed liquids A constant-flow regulator for use in gravity-assisted liquid-delivery systems, wherein the regulator comprises: upper and lower cylindrical elements secured together for movement to form a chamber, whereby the height of the chamber formed by the upper and... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4284210 | Static metering pump A static metering pump includes a pair of tanks, electrically operated inlet and outlet valves, liquid level sensors and controls which permit the alternate filling of a first of the tanks while permitting the discharging of liquid from a second of the ta... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4096879 | Adjustable fluid flow regulator A rate of flow regulator comprising upper and lower fluid chambers, the upper chamber having a double acting float valve to maintain a predetermined level of fluid therein, vent means venting each chamber to atmosphere, and metering means for regulating f... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4006843 | Apparatus and method of watering objects An automatic gravity-actuated plant watering system receives quantities of water from a supply, collects a predetermined amount, discharges and distributes the same whenever the collected quantities of water reach the predetermined amount. Metering means ... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3989043 | Automatic flow control and automatic shut off for intravenous feeders An apparatus is disclosed for regulating the flow of solution from a fluid reservoir to the vein of a patient. All of the embodiments of the present invention include a first fluid chamber having an inlet and a discharge port and means disposed within a f... | 11/02/1976 |
