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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311226 | Mixed liquid dispensing apparatus A mixed liquid dispenser head (7) is provided with a carbonated water supply port (39), raw material exits (33), and a diluting water exit (35) within a head main body (11); a nozzle (13) that is attached to the head main bo... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296709 | Fluid dispensing system A fluid dispensing system for providing improved freestanding capabilities and improved automatic shutoff of the system upon returning a nozzle to a nozzle holster after use. The fluid dispensing system includes a portable stand and self-contained power source. The ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7275417 | Fueling system vapor recovery and containment performance monitor and method of operation thereof A method and apparatus for monitoring and determining fuel vapor recovery performance is disclosed. The dispensing of liquid fuel into a tank by a conventional gas pump nozzle naturally displaces a mixture of air and fuel ullage vapor in the tank. These displaced va... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7237578 | Rechargeable dispensing head An adhesive liquid dispensing apparatus includes a gun manifold, a dispensing module, and a dispensing orifice. The inlet port of the gun manifold is directly coupled with a reservoir of adhesive hot melt liquid that is fixedly attached to the manifold. The contents... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7121433 | Portable dispensing pump A lightweight portable battery powered pump for moving fluids from a reservoir to a variety of end applications is disclosed. A simple and easy to manufacture centrifugal pump impeller and housing are shown. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7097079 | Automatic dosing device with a dosing screw and the use of such an automatic dosing device The present invention refers to a dosing screw unit for an automatic dosing device The purpose of the automatic dosing device is to control the dosing of stored material, kept inside (29) a container (27), out of the storage. The object of the dosing s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6968868 | Fueling system vapor recovery and containment performance monitor and method of operation thereof A method and apparatus for monitoring and determining fuel vapor recovery performance. The dispensing of liquid fuel into a tank by a gas pump nozzle displaces a mixture of air and fuel ullage vapor in the tank. These displaced vapors may be recovered at the dispens... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964283 | Fueling system vapor recovery and containment performance monitor and method of operation thereof A method and apparatus for monitoring and determining fuel vapor recovery performance is disclosed. The dispensing of liquid fuel into a tank by a conventional gas pump nozzle naturally displaces a mixture of air and fuel ullage vapor in the tank. These displaced va... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955946 | Flip chip underfill system and method A system for dispensing a viscous material onto a substrate which includes a dispensing element, a viscous material reservoir and a metering device coupled between the reservoir and the dispensing element for metering a variable amount of a viscous material through ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6908014 | Anti-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 |
| 6901786 | Fueling system vapor recovery and containment leak detection system and method A method and apparatus for monitoring a fuel vapor recovery system to determine if a leak condition exists in either the vapor return passage in a fuel dispenser or a common vapor return pipe. An air-flow sensor (AFS) may be located in the common vapor return pipe f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6640997 | Fluid dispensing system A fluid dispensing system includes a housing surrounding a tank holding a vehicle fluid. A control assembly is housed in the housing and operationally coupled to a pump assembly for permitting dispensing of the vehicle fluid upon insertion of a pre-determ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6354464 | Gasoline dispensing system and method with automatic dispensing shutoff A gasoline dispensing system and method according to which one end of a dispensing hose is connected to a source of gasoline, and a nozzle is connected to the other end of the hose for dispensing the gasoline. A conductor is connected to a source of energ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6334474 | Breakaway separation detection and alert system A breakaway separation detection and alerting system. A breakaway fuel hose is connected to a fuel pump. A breakaway unit connects the nozzle hose section and the fuel pump hose section of the breakaway fuel hose together. When the breakaway fuel hose is ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6188936 | Gravimetric blender with operatively coupled bar code reader A method for weight blending of granular materials comprises at a remote site generating a command for desired operation of granular material weight blending apparatus; encoding said command into transportable time-stable machine readable tangible storage... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6149033 | Sensing device for nozzle removal and replacement detection A fuel dispenser for delivering fuel to a user having a dispenser housing and a fuel delivery system including a storage tank, fuel delivery lines extending from the storage tank to the dispenser housing and a fuel pump. A hose extends from the dispenser ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5996843 | Centralized fuel tank submersible pump control A system for pumping a selected fuel product from a storage tank to a dispenser includes a site controller, several fuel dispensers, each operable for dispensing a selected fuel product, and a data link connected to convey product information from a selec... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5941418 | Multiple fluid dispensing system A device for dispensing multiple fluids in, for instance, a vehicle service facility is provided with a plurality of control modules. Each of those modules is capable of being connected to a number of pumps, a number of solenoid valves and a number of met... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5918766 | Locking forecourt fuel pump A locking arrangement for a forecourt fuel pump having a nozzle (11) receivable in a holder (13) of the pump body has a bar (23) movable between free and locked positions by an actuator (28). When the bar (23) is in its locked position, the bar passes thr... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5651478 | Oil-feeding apparatus An oil-feeding apparatus of the present invention includes a main body housing containing oil-feeding pumps and flow meters therein. An indicator housing is placed on the main body housing with supplied oil amount indicators, and a strut is stood at one s... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5452750 | Manually activated vapor valve for gasoline dispensers A method of recovering fuel vapors using a fuel dispenser having first and second sets of associated liquid flow lines, vapor flow lines, nozzles and nozzle rests includes removing the first nozzle from the first nozzle rest, inserting the first nozzle in... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5363988 | Fuel dispenser controlled in dependence on an electrical signal from a gas detector of the dispenser This invention relates to an improved fuel dispenser comprising a gas detector responsive to the presence of gas within the fuel. The gas detector provides an electrical signal indicative of the presence or absence of gas to a computer which controls a va... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5110010 | Automatic fuel dispenser actuator An improved fuel dispenser actuator includes a flap in a nozzle support such that the nozzle engages the flap when the nozzle is put into the dispenser housing and not in use. The resulting movement of the flap moves a magnet on the flap out of proximity ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5102012 | Fuel dispensing system having a flexible hose with a static dissipater and a fuel leak detector A fuel dispensing system and method of making the same are provided, the system comprising a storage tank for the fuel and being disposed in the ground, a dispensing pump disposed above the ground, a first flexible hose construction having an inner surfac... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5029100 | Blender system for fuel dispenser A fuel dispensing system includes a manifold for receiving one or more grades of fuel at individual input ports and a plurality of output ports. The output ports are each connected to individual input ports of steering valves, the latter having output por... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5024029 | Abrasive media valve system A valve system for the finite control of abrasive media within an abrasive blasting environment. Two valves communicate in series: (i) to stop the flow of abrasive media when the deadman switch is deactivated; and (ii) to adjust the flow of abrasive media... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4850513 | Control system and method for high production plaster pump A control system and method is disclosed for a plaster pump 10. A pair of nozzles A, B dispenses material pumped from the nozzle and are connected by a "Y"-branch 50 in supply lines 11a and 11b to pump manifold 10a. Actual pressure signals 14a are compare... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4726492 | Fuel supplying apparatus A fuel supplying apparatus comprises a switch for driving a pump in response to moving of a fuel supplying nozzle from a waiting position, a circuit for driving the pump and carrying out a fuel supplying operation until a desired quantity or price of fuel... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4682711 | Method and apparatus for sealing welded seams of automobiles A system for applying sealant material to the welded seams of an automobile body including a reciprocating piston pump for supplying the material under pressure from a reservoir to an overhead distribution manifold. From the manifold the material is suppl... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4662539 | Fuel supplying apparatus A fuel supplying apparatus comprises a switch for driving a pump in response to unhooking of a fuel supplying nozzle from an accommodating part, a circuit for driving the pump and carrying out a fuel supplying operation until a preset fuel supplying quant... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4611729 | Universal nozzle boot for fuel dispenser A nozzle boot for a fuel dispenser in which the nozzle support hook is adjustably settable between a first position for accommodating a standard size dispenser nozzle and a second position for accommodating a larger size dispenser nozzle utilized for reco... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4511063 | Self supplying hawk An apparatus for maintaining a continuous supply of cementitious material such as stucco or plaster on the hawk of a workman skilled in applying said materials to surfaces with a trowel. Cementitious material stored in bulk in a hopper remote from the wor... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4483462 | Water guard A water guard system is used in a gravel loadout structure wherein wet bulk material is stored in a bin (12) and released through a gate (14). Runoff water from the bulk material tends to leak through the gate (14) and drip on an underlying scale (22) as ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4476999 | Automated liquid dispenser An automated liquid dispenser for dispensing reagents or diluting samples with reagent automatically with enhanced accuracy, precision and speed, which comprises a dispenser frame carrying demountable precision metering syringes that are reciprocated and ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4331190 | Hook and shut-off bracket for automatic fuel nozzle In a bracket for use in conjunction with a fuel dispensing nozzle, said bracket mounting to the nozzle at the location of the joint between the nozzle and its spout, the upper portion of said bracket extending upwardly and outwardly and formed into a hook... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4282987 | Beverage dispensing and metering apparatus A beverage dispensing and metering apparatus adapted to be mounted in a stationary cabinet structure or a portable suitcase-type housing, including an electrically driven liquid pump and push-button switch for each liquid or beverage to be dispensed. The ... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4240475 | Safety mounting device for the nozzle of a liquid-fuel dispensing pump A safety mounting device for a fuel-pump nozzle includes a vertical passage which attaches the nozzle receptacle to the pump casing. The major portion of the passage is located within, but sealed from the casing, but upper and lower vents open outside the... | 12/23/1980 |
