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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270159 | Spilless funnel A funnel apparatus for aiding in filling containers, such as gasoline tanks on lawnmowers and similar items, with a liquid material. The funnel apparatus comprises a main body member having a first predetermined shape. There is a throat member having a second predet... | 09/18/2007 |
| 6578415 | Limit-level sensor and method of determining the undershooting or overshooting of an intended level of liquid in a container A limit-level sensor for measuring level of a liquid has a resistance element which has an electric resistance which suddenly varies a transition temperature which lies above the maximum liquid temperature. The resistance element is first of all heated by... | 06/17/2003 |
| 5661926 | Christmas tree watering funnel with indicating system An apparatus for maintaining a water supply in a stand supporting a Christmas tree is provided. A rigid funnel body comprises integrally formed top, center, and bottom portions. The funnel has a frusto-conical cross-section that tapers from the top portio... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5322097 | Automatic funnel A funnel body includes an exit tube, wherein a mesh web pocket is arranged for securement to a lowermost end of the exit tube secured to an annular groove, with the pocket including a buoyant sphere arranged for projection into the exit tube exit opening ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5277233 | Overfill safety adapter An overfill safety adapter is provide which is suitable for use on the outlet end of funnel like devices being used to transfer fluid from one container to another to prevent the overfill of the container and spilling of the fluid which includes an elonga... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5233869 | Fire fighting trainer and apparatus including a water sensor A fire fighting trainer for use in training fire fighters is provided. The fire fighting trainer includes a structure having one or more chambers having concrete or grating floors. Each chamber contains one or a series of real or simulated items such as f... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5195567 | Filler for small tanks or the like Filling units for supplying small tanks or the like with gasoline, kerosene, or other flowable materials which attach to an inlet to such a tank. When the filling unit is in a fill position, a displacer section occupies a substantial volume within the tan... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5190084 | Filling element for filling machines for dispensing liquid A filling element for filling machines is provided and includes a liquid flow valve, which comprises a valve body that can be moved back and forth in a filling element axis between a position that closes the liquid flow valve off and a position that opens... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5172739 | Waste liquid transfer device A waste-liquid transfer device. In a first embodiment, the device includes a receiver assembly having a horizontal bottom wall and a vertical side wall integral with the bottom wall, providing a receiver cavity for temporarily holding the waste liquid. Th... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5074343 | Filler for small tanks or the like Filling units for filling small tanks or the like with gasoline, kerosene, or other flowable materials which attach an inlet to such a tank. When the filling unit is in a fill position, a displacer section occupies a substantial volume within the tank. It... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5036892 | Automatic control system for filling beverage containers An automatic, ultrasonic system for controlling the filling of different sizes of beverage containers which may or may not contain various quantities of ice. The system includes a transducer assembly and a control module, both preferably connected to a be... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4997013 | Liquid fill level indicator An apparatus and a method for filling vessels with liquid has a non-electric fill indicator having an air passageway leading up and out of the vessel to an air flow indicator, air escaping during filling causes the indicator to whistle and when the whistl... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4976297 | Funnel having improved liquid fill level indicator An apparatus and a method for filling vessels with liquid has a non-electric fill indicator having an air passageway leading up and out of the vessel to an air flow indicator, air escaping during filling causes the indicator to whistle and when the whistl... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4944336 | Automatic control system for filling beverage containers An automatic, ultrasonic system for controlling the filling of different sizes of beverage container which may or may not contain various quantities of ice. The system includes a housing, a front and a rear pair of separate transmitter and receiver crysta... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4905743 | Faucet for filling maple syrup jugs and the like A valve and coacting control circuitry for filling variously sized and shaped receptacles to an exact settable level with a relatively high impedance fluid such as maple syrup. Errors caused by bubbles are avoided by controlling the flow rate through a sh... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4901776 | Funnel with fill indicator A funnel has a float member which rises when a container is filled to warn the user to halt the pouring of a liquid. The funnel body has a conical funnel portion with three colored circles, of different colors, at separated levels on the cone. The float m... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4877066 | Apparatus for filling transmission fluid into transmissions A filling apparatus for filling liquid into a container to either of at least two levels has a liquid pouring gun unit for dispensing a liquid and a sensor thereon for sensing that the distance of a surface of the liquid from the end of the gun unit close... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4850403 | Funnel with indicator showing filled condition of serviced container An indicating funnel for filling a container through an opening is formed as two peripherally joined, coaxially arranged funnels, one nested within the other to define a cavity between adjacent funnel walls. A vertically movable fluid level indicator is r... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4806902 | Fluid level monitor and filler assembly A monitor and filler assembly providing an easily observable reading as to the fluid level in a reservoir such as an automatic transmission or crankcase of an automobile. The filler may be integrally formed with the monitor to allow for easy replenishing ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4796470 | Indicating liquid funnel An indicating liquid funnel with simple, inexpensive indicating means which responds freely to rise of the liquid level within a container being filled approaching full fill in any operative position of the funnel.... | 01/10/1989 |
| 3988857 | Accessory unit for hydroponics receptacles The invention concerns an accessory unit for plant receptacles for hydroponics, this accessory unit forming the water-level gauge-channel and the pouring-in-and emptying-channel, both of the channels being placed close to each other, rigidly connected tog... | 11/02/1976 |
