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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340970 | Method and device for isolating, collecting and transferring hazardous samples A method and system for isolating, transferring and testing potentially contaminated mail pieces. The mail pieces are encapsulated in a sealed package at one location and transferred to another location for testing. During testing, the sealed package is connected to... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7237767 | Device and method for manufacturing carbonated spring and carbonic water, control method for gas density applied thereto and membrane module Hot water (12) in a bath (11) is pumped up by a suction pump (9) and introduced into a carbon dioxide gas dissolver (7) through solution flow rate adjusting means (14) and then, poured into the bath (11). Carbon dioxide gas ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7159443 | Simple dissolved carbon dioxide analyzer The present invention relates to a new concept in measuring the dissolved gas levels in supersaturated liquid streams. In particular, the new device is specifically applicable to the measurement of carbonation levels in soft drinks. The measurement is made by permit... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7060927 | Method and system for isolating and testing biological contaminants in mail packages A method and system for encapsulating mail containers delivered to a building so as to prevent possible contaminants in the mail containers from contaminating the building. An opening is provided on a building wall that substantially separates indoor air circulation... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7017388 | Determination of gas-free densities and relative amounts of gases in liquids in manufacturing processes Improved control of continuous processes that handle liquids. Data generated by this invention is used to control gas contents of liquids within optimum ranges, for instance in paper coating processes and in the manufacture of food products (ketchup), personal care ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004010 | Method and device for determining penetration of gaseous substance through a membrane This invention relates to a method and device for measuring the penetration of gases through a package material. More specific, it relates to a method for predicting the transmission rate of the gaseous substance through the walls of a package as a function of time ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6874351 | Determining the quantities of gases dissolved in a liquid A method for determining the content quantities, solubilities and/or saturation pressures of gases dissolved in a liquid, which is characterized in that in order selectively to determine the individual content quantities of at least two gases dissolved in a liquid s... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6192737 | Method for measuring the concentration of a dissolved gas in a fluid The invention pertains to a method for measuring the concentration of dissolved gases in a liquid [(39)], especially of CO2 in beverages, in which the liquid [(39)] is passed across the retentate side [(140)] of a membrane [(14)] that is at lea... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6138497 | Method and apparatus for simultaneously measuring CO2, O2 and N2 dissolved in liquid A method for simultaneously measuring CO2, O2 and N2 gases dissolved in liquid includes a device for extracting the sample of gases from a container, such as a soft drink bottle, and a gas sample cell connected in fluid co... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5426593 | Gas content measurement This invention is directed to a device which measures the oxygen component of a beverage gas using a specific oxygen probe, ultrasonic degassing, a special valving technique, and microprocessor based software. The measurement is made in the gaseous state ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5402668 | High-resolution beer volatile analysis method The invention is an apparatus and method for preparing volatiles collected from a sample for gas chromatographic analysis. Volatiles are collected from the sample in a volatile trap, such as a porous polymer trap. The volatile trap is then connected to a ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5369600 | Apparatus for measuring gas density and sugar content of a beverage within a sealed container and method of measuring the same An apparatus and method in which the lateral surface of a sealed container (11) containing a beverage liquid (12) is pressed (21, 22) for deformation to measure the internal pressure (P) of the container, and displacement caused by the pressure and the lo... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5220513 | Gas content measurement in a sealed container of liquid by degassing The current generally accepted method for measuring the air content in a beverage liquid (usually carbonated) is by a non-electronic chemical technique. This invention measures the oxygen component of a beverage gas using a polarographic probe, ultrasonic... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5144831 | Method and apparatus for monitoring gas concentrations The concentration of a gas, such as carbon dioxide, in a fluid medium, such as an aqueous beverage, is monitored by pulsatingly measuring a specific parameter of diffusion of the gas through a membrane that is in contact with the fluid medium and is perme... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5099679 | Measurement of oxygen and residual pressure of a package Residual pressure and oxygen content of a pack are measured in an apparatus having a pressure measuring system and an oxygen measuring system in a branched arrangement. The oxygen content is measured by employing a vacuum pump to displace gas from the pac... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5029103 | Carbon dioxide monitor An apparatus for monitoring the concentration of dissolved gas in a liquid line comprises a heating element for causing the liquid in the line to boil at a localized point, a thermistor for measuring the temperature at the localized point at the instant o... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4926681 | Container content tester Apparatus for testing the contents of a sealed container 10 holding a liquid under the pressure of gas in a head space includes a first piercing needle 18 positioned and operable to penetrate the top of the container 10 whereby to place the head space in ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4745794 | Analyzer for carbon dioxide in beverages An analyzer typically used in conjunction with a standard carbonated beverage container filling line that determines the concentration of a dissolved gas such as carbon dioxide of a beverage liquid being supplied to the filling line has the following comp... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4745795 | Apparatus for measuring gases dissolved in water Apparatus for measuring gases dissolved in water using a gas exchanger to which the water to be tested can be supplied via a water feed line and a carrier gas can be supplied via a gas feed line, and wherein in addition to a water drainage line for degass... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4607342 | Apparatus for remotely measuring and controlling the carbon dioxide in a beverage liquid: on-line This device periodically isolates a sample of a beverage in production and determines the level of Carbon Dioxide present in the sample by the pressure temperature method. This system eliminates the overpressure in the line and then computes the carbonati... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4563892 | Total dissolved gas pressure measuring device The invention measures the total dissolved gas and fluid vapor pressure in liquids both aqueous and organic. It comprises a hydrostatically isolated gas phase of as low volume as possible isolated from the liquid being measured by a gas-permeable membrane... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4373374 | Arrangement for measuring the amount of gas enclosed in a liquid An arrangement for automatically measuring the carbonic gas contained in a beverage comprising a measuring chamber communicating with a bypass connected to a main conduit through which the beverage flows, elements in the bypass for alternatingly causing l... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4276769 | Apparatus for determining the carbon dioxide content of a liquid, especially a beverage An apparatus for measuring the carbon dioxide content of fluids, especially beer, is described in which there are two pistons disposed on either side of an expansion chamber, the pistons being in cylinders of different displacement volumes, the pistons be... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4257257 | Method and apparatus for measuring concentrations of gaseous or volatile substances in liquids A carrier gas is passed through a liquid-repellent porous partition tubing having channels extending through the wall of the tubing and immersed in the liquid to be tested, causing a gaseous or volatile substance to permeate through the wall and diffuse i... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4179918 | Method and an apparatus for measuring the carbon dioxide content in beer A method and an apparatus for measuring the carbon dioxide content in beer, in which a beer sample is separated in a vessel and there being created above the beer in the vessel a carbon dioxide atmosphere the pressure of which is measured. A temperature-r... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4150560 | Measuring cell for the continuous determination of a liquid, especially a beverage flowing through a pipe A measuring cell for the continuous determination of the carbon dioxide content of a flowing liquid. The cell comprises an inner chamber having a first substantially cylindrical portion, an input conduit for the feeding of liquid to the cell and a dischar... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4129029 | Device for measuring the amount of gas dissolved in a liquid Beer fermentation apparatus comprises a main pipe for transporting a water-entrained mixture of wort, yeast and gas to a fermentation tank. A measuring device is mounted in a by-pass circuit of the main pipe for measuring the amount of gas dissolved in th... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4120192 | Gas sampling apparatus A gas sampling method and apparatus for determining the volume of air present in carbonated liquid in bottles and cans and in process lines. The method comprises testing a predetermined quantity of liquid containing CO2 gas by absorbing free CO... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4003257 | Analysis of volatile organic compounds System and method for reproducibly analyzing, both qualitatively and quantitatively, trace amounts of a large number of organic volatiles existing in a gas sample. Applications include (1) analyzing the headspace gas of body fluids and comparing a profile... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3942356 | On-line carbon dioxide analyzer and analyzing method Apparatus and method for determining the amount of carbon dioxide in continuously supplied liquids containing dissolved carbon dioxide, such as wine or other beverages. A constant-flow sidestream of the liquid is ejected in the presence of a carrier gas w... | 03/09/1976 |
