Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting means inventions 01/07

20070017593 - Method of operating a beverage bottling plant with a beverage filling machine for filling beverage bottles, and a method and apparatus for monitoring beverage bottle or container handing machines in the beverage bottling plant: Method of operating a beverage bottling plant with a beverage filling machine for filling beverage bottles, and a method and apparatus for monitoring beverage bottle or container handling machines in the beverage bottling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20070017594 - Storage apparatus for rod-shaped articles and method for filling same: The invention concerns a storage apparatus for rod-shaped articles, including a housing with a closable opening for filling and emptying the storage apparatus, wherein within the housing is arranged a flexible belt element which is designed for variable adjustment of a storage space depending on the fill level, which is... Agent: Venable LLP

20070017595 - Tire fill nozzle and dryer: A tire fill nozzle having an integrated dryer for drying compressed air or gas delivered to a tire. According to exemplary disclosed embodiments, the tire fill nozzle comprises a main body, an inlet connector on the main body adapted to engage an air/gas line, an outlet connector on the main... Agent: Walter W. Duft Law Offices Of Walter W. Duft

20070017596 - System for purging high purity interfaces: In one embodiment, a system for purging high purity interfaces comprises a first manifold in flow communication with a high purity container and a second manifold. The first manifold comprises a first diaphragm valve connected to the container, to a first end of the second manifold and to sources of... Agent: Serafini Associates

20070017597 - Method for filling a pressure vessel with gas: The inventive method for filling a pressure vessel, for example an airbag system with a gas or a gas mixture consists in filling said vessel with at least one type of gas at a temperature which is higher than the boiling point thereof, closing the cold vessel and in producing... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070017598 - Machine for loading leaves and yard debris into a yard bag: A machine for simplifying the processes involved with yard debris bagging. The machine is comprised of a cylinder with an extended scoop, and a yard bag retainer that also serves as the primary handle. In the preferred embodiment, the two-piece plastic machine, consisting of a tapered cylinder with a hinged... Agent: Gunard Scott Solberg

20070012375 - Waste-liquid transfer apparatus and method: A waste liquid transfer apparatus and method includes a liquid pump driven by pressurized gas connected to collection and discharge lines that respectively extend into collection and discharge containers. The pressurized gas is also applied to the waste liquid for otherwise enhancing orderly transfer of the waste liquid from the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070012376 - Multiple fluid dispenser: An improved multi fluid dispenser for simultaneous dispensing of a plurality of fluids shown and described. The dispenser includes a controller that is linked to a coordinator board. The controller has a memory with a plurality of recipes stored in the memory. A coordinator board is linked to a first... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070012377 - Container treatment device with a gas curtain: Equipment for treating open beverage containers (3), e.g. by filling or closing, comprising: a treatment site (1), to which a container (3) can be delivered for treatment, and at which a treatment element (2) is situated that acts upon the mouth (6) of the container (3) from above, and slit... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070012378 - Multiple fluid dispenser: An improved multi fluid dispenser for simultaneous dispensing of a plurality of fluids shown and described. The dispenser includes a controller that is linked to a coordinator board. The controller has a memory with a plurality of recipes stored in the memory. A coordinator board is linked to a first... Agent: Michael R. Hull Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070012379 - Method for loading pourable material and device for carrying out said method: A method for loading a pourable material in a container, the material being supplied by gravity forces through a channel which is arranged in the opening of the container. In order to obtain a desired material distribution in the container, the material, a little bit before the passage thereof through... Agent: Stephen A. Soffen Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP

20070006936 - Load lock chamber with substrate temperature regulation: A load lock chamber and method for regulating the temperature of substrates positioned within a chamber are provided. In one embodiment, the load lock chamber is configured to remove gases heated during venting of the load lock chamber. In another embodiment, the load lock chamber is configured to provide a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070006937 - Means and method for filling bag-on-valve aerosol barrier packs: A bag-on-valve aerosol valve system in a container. Propellant is pressure filled around the valve stem, outwardly over the stem gasket and down into the container space outside the bag. Product is filled through the valve stem into the bag. The valve stem has an exterior intermediate frusto-conical annular surface... Agent: Daniel H. Steidl, Esq. Kilgannon & Steidl

20070006938 - Means and method for filling bag-on-valve aerosol barrier packs: A bag-on-valve aerosol valve system in a container. Propellant is pressure filled around the valve stem, outwardly over the stem gasket and down into the container space outside the bag. Product is filled through the valve stem into the bag. The valve stem has an exterior intermediate frusto-conical annular surface... Agent: Daniel H. Steidl, Esq. Kilgannon & Steidl

20070006939 - Beverage bottling plant with a beverage bottle filling machine for filling beverage bottles, and filling elements for the beverage bottle filling machine: A beverage bottling plant with a beverage bottle filling machine for filling beverage bottles, as well as the filling elements for the beverage bottle filling machine. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20070006940 - Auto-release vacuum device: A vacuum device for a material handling system includes a vacuum device body and a sealing element. The vacuum device body has a vacuum passageway in which a vacuum is generated in response to activation of a pressurized air supply that forces pressurized air through a venturi device. The sealing... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070006941 - Method for purging a high purity manifold: A method for purging a manifold for the delivery of a high purity chemical by injecting of a purge gas into the manifold under vacuum conditions. In one embodiment, the method comprises a first step of injecting a purge gas into the manifold at a first end while applying vacuum... Agent: Serafini Associates

20070006942 - Apparatus and method for storing and dispensing material, especially in micro quantities and in combination with limited starting amounts: The invention is directed to a dispensing unit suitable to precisely dispense material in powdery and/or granular form. The dispensing device comprises an gate valve opening sealingly closed by a blend. A control unit, which is interconnected to a scaling device, controls the opening of the gate valve opening by... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070000556 - Syringe: A retractable needle safety syringe is provided having a braking mechanism. The braking mechanism may be disposed at a proximal portion of a syringe body of the syringe. The braking mechanism may comprise split brake members which are traversable between a braking position and a released position. At the braking... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070000558 - Sludge removal system: A sludge removal system for removing contaminants from a fluid storage tank. The sludge removal system includes a contaminant intake for receiving contaminants within the tank and a removal member for transporting the contaminants from the contaminant intake to the outside of the tank. The contaminant intake prevents the layer... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070000557 - Suspended containment system: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for containing aircraft fuel. According to some embodiments the apparatus includes a structural connector comprising an open shape, a first surface and a second surface, a seal defining a suction area disposed in the first surface, and a boot extending from the structural... Agent: D. Delos Larson Holland & Hart LLP

20070000559 - Pressure measuring method and device: Disclosed is a method for measuring pressure in a container (1) filled or capable of being filled, using a pressure sensor (6) and a control unit (5). The filling or emptying is carried out under the control of the control unit (5) which receives as input signal, in addition to... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20070000560 - Corrosion inhibitor dispensing apparatus and methods: A corrosion inhibitor dispensing apparatus has a housing with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A first body within the housing comprises a cathodic corrosion inhibitor. A second body within the housing comprises an anodic corrosion inhibitor.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070000563 - Gas cooling method using a melting/solidifying media for high pressure storage tanks for compressed natural gas or hydrogen: A system for increasing the overall efficiency of a high pressure gas fueled vehicle and refilling station infrastructure wherein the compression heat of high pressure refueling of an on board tank is absorbed by a temperature dependent melting/solidifying media within the interior of an on board tank and may be... Agent: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070000561 - Pressure powered cooling system for enhancing the refill speed and capacity of on board high pressure vehicle gas storage tanks: Apparatus wherein the compression heat of refueling of an on board vehicle tank is evacuated from the interior of the on board tank by a heat absorber within the tank through a radiator external to the tank and in which a coolant circulating from the heat absorber within the tank... Agent: Edwin M. Baranowski C/o Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

20070000562 - System for enhancing the efficiency of high pressure storage tanks for compressed natural gas or hydrogen: A system for reducing the energy and for reducing the time required to refill on board tanks on a vehicle from a high pressure fuel depot refilling line operatively interconnected to the tank wherein the refuel gas itself is circulated within the on board tank to absorb the compression heat... Agent: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070000564 - Apparatus for and methods of draining an enclosure: An assembly includes a sensor element operable to generate a signal in response to moisture being present at a predetermined level within a sealed housing, and a valve element coupled to the housing and, in response to the signal, operable to enable at least a portion of the moisture to... Agent: Bryan A. Santarelli Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP

20070000565 - Visual fuel system for an engine welder: A fueling assembly for a fuel tank positioned in an engine driven welder. The fueling assembly includes a filler tube, a fuel level monitor and a grommet. The filler tube has a bottom portion and a top portion. The bottom portion of the filler tube has a cross-sectional area that... Agent: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070000567 - Kit comprising an ice-cream cone holder and a gift item: A cone holder comprises an open hollow body a gift item for supporting an ice-cream cone a gift item partially inserted therein. Advantageously the hollow body a gift item is shaped in such a manner as to define a housing a gift item in which a gift item a gift... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20070000566 - Packaging and applicator device for applying a cosmetic or dermatological composition: A packaging and applicator device may include: a composition for application to the skin; a receptacle containing the composition, and including a dispenser zone configured to dispense the composition; and a closure system configured to close the receptacle. The closure system may include a first end facing the dispenser zone.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070000568 - Packaging material for food items containing permeating oils: A packaging material for oily or greasy food items includes one or more features for resisting penetration, masking penetration, or for a combination of resisting and masking penetration by the oily or greasy substance.... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070000569 - Automatic built-in air nozzle: An automatic air nozzle includes a valve adapted to engage with a peripheral side face defining the air path inside the inflatable object, a linking element having a first end operably connected to the valve and a second end and a motor operably connected to the second end of the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070000570 - Beverage bottling plant for filling and closing beverage bottles with a packaging device for packaging beverage bottles: A beverage bottling plant for filling and closing beverage bottles with a packaging device for packaging beverage bottles. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20070000571 - System and method for preventing incorrect aircraft fuel usage: An aircraft refueling system incorporates a fuel port adapter configured to allow the use of jet fuel nozzle spout but prevent the use of avgas nozzle spout. The device has an opening that configured to receive a standard jet fuel nozzle spout. The device also includes a blocking plate that... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20070000572 - Disposable/reusable lubrication container system: A disposable lubricating container system including a disposable container, a carrier, a sealing unit and transfer tubes. The carrier rigidly attaches itself to an engine or other machine part and a container attaches to the carrier. The container mates with the carrier to securely hold the container while being easily... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070000573 - Sealed containers and methods of making and filling same: Disclosed is a uniquely configured medicament vial assembly which includes a storage vial, a stopper member and a securing ring. The vial assembly is configured to improve healthcare worker safety by providing a shielded gripping location to aid in the reduction of accidental needle sticks. The storage vial has a... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20070000574 - Fuel and vapor vent management system for filler neck: A filler neck closure assembly is provided for a fuel tank filler neck. The closure assembly is configured to receive a fuel-dispensing pump nozzle and to regulate discharge of liquid fuel and fuel vapor from a fuel tank filler neck to the surroundings.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP