Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting means inventions 09/08

20080230141 - Methods of filling a liquid container: A liquid container includes a liquid chamber, and a liquid supply chamber at least partially defined by at least one wall having a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening formed therethrough. A method of filling such a liquid container includes the steps of closing the third opening,... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080230142 - Tire sealant and air dispenser apparatus with a sealing mechanism: A tire sealant and air dispenser apparatus with sealing mechanism is provided in which ball seals are used. Each ball seal has a tube with an optional seat and a ball captured in the tube.... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20080230144 - Pumps for vacuum containers: A hand operated pump for evacuating air from a vacuum container having: (1) a barrel defining a conduit therethrough; (2) a plunger having a hand at one end and a piston at the opposite end, the plunger mounted within the barrel and capable of moving reciprocatingly within the plunger; (3)... Agent: Joseph A. Fuchs Rockey, Depke & Lyons, LLC

20080230143 - Vacuum storage system: The vacuum storage system comprises: a vacuum pump, a vacuum bus, a control system to monitor and maintain a selected vacuum level in the vacuum bus. The control system provides system shutdown and alerts or warnings when the selected vacuum level cannot be maintained within the vacuum bus. The vacuum... Agent: Roger L. Belfay

20080230145 - Sensing apparatus: The invention relates to a powder dispensing device for dispensing powder into hard gelatin capsules or the like. The powder dispensing device comprises at least one plunger for compacting the powder to a powder compact and/or at least one transfer plunger which transfers the previously produced powder compact into a... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080230146 - Automated fuel quality detection and dispenser control system and method, particularly for aviation fueling applications: A fuel quality monitoring system and method to automatically and/or continuously monitor quality of fuel dispensed and control the operation of the fuel dispenser. The control system monitors fuel quality to prevent unsafe refuelings when the fuel quality is unacceptable. In one embodiment, a combination of a differential pressure sensor,... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20080230147 - Sealing system for fill pipe head: f

20080223477 - Filling machine with pivotable bottle support and filling under-counter pressure or without counter-pressure: A universal valve for aseptic filling of drinking liquids in which a fork is articulated on a fulcrum to allow a bottle inclination during a lifting operation to optimize an aseptic filling process of carbonated drinking liquids by reducing their turbulence.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080223479 - Liquid dispenser adapter: A filling adapter for conveying liquid from a first liquid container to a second liquid container is provided. The filling adapter includes an adapter body having a top end and an opposite button end, the top end adapted for fitting an opening in the first liquid container, the bottom end... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20080223478 - Method of and apparatus for the bottom-up filling of beverage containers: A method and apparatus are disclosed for filling specially-designed beverage containers from the bottom through a one-way port. One embodiment of the invention employs an umbrella valve (19) mounted in a perforated stopper (18), which is interference-fitted into the bottom of a beverage container (11). When brought into contact with... Agent: Eerik Hantsoo

20080223481 - Fluid dispensing system: A method and apparatus for supplying fluid wherein a product specific ticket, card, or order form is utilized which incorporates a bar code, notch or hole formed in the media thereof, a mark, a colored area, or a particular shape to designate the fluid type to be installed.... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080223480 - Manually operable manifold/nozzle closure for fluid dispenser: A manually operated seal/closure system for a fluid dispenser manifold is disclosed The manifold includes at least one nozzle and, more typically, a plurality of nozzles ranging from more than one to twelve or more. The manifold housing includes a sidewall or other stationary structure. The stationary sidewall is pivotally... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20080223482 - Safety device to prevent overfilling: The invention relates to a device for preventing overfilling of a plurality of fuel tanks (8) at a gasoline station, in the event that fuel tanks are filled simultaneously by multi-chamber tank vehicles (7). The fuel tanks (8) are equipped with filling level threshold indicators (3) linked to a transmitter... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080223483 - Method and apparatus for providing constant liquid rates and dispensing precisely repeatable liquid volumes: Techniques for dispensing a type of liquid in a specific amount or at a constant flow rate are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a height difference between an inlet and an outlet is maintained by an adjustable tubing assembly. An overflow assembly is provided to divert... Agent: Silicon Valley Patent Agency

20080223484 - Piercing member protection device: The invention concerns a piercing member protection device, a kit of a piercing member protection device, a first and second fluid container and a method a method for transferring a fluid between a first and a second container using a piercing member protection device. The piercing member protection device comprises... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080223485 - Ingredient release spout: A spout for an associated container for dispensing a substance into the container. The spout may include a cap, a capsule that can be filled and sealed with a sealing layer, and a nozzle that can be screwed onto the container and carries a piercing device protruding therein such that... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080223486 - Locking device for a quick-action connection coupling: The aim of the invention is to create a simple and reliable locking device for a quick-action connection coupling for transferring gaseous and/or liquid fluids, especially for refuelling vehicles. Said device comprises a hand lever (50) for actuating a valve and a lock which is positioned on the end side... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080216913 - Apparatus and method for dispensing liquid and gaseous hydrogen: A service station, in particular a hydrogen service station for filling a motor vehicle with a gaseous and/or a liquid medium, in particular with gaseous or liquid hydrogen, is disclosed. The station includes a) a reservoir for storing a liquid medium, b) a liquid medium dispensing unit which is supplied... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080216914 - High pressure gas tank heat management by circulation of the refueling gas: A heat management system for a high pressure gas tank comprising a loop circulation path for the gas including a path through an internal heat exchanger in the tank and a path through a heat exchanger external to the tank, wherein, in the instance of refueling, the refueling gas circulates... Agent: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080216915 - Method for vapor phase catalytic oxidation: adjusting pressure losses of the respective reaction tubes so that the pressure losses of the respective reaction tubes after catalyst packing is within ±20% of an average pressure loss of the reaction tubes by: packing an inert substance at a raw material gas inlet portion of the reaction tubes or... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080216916 - 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 vapors may be recovered at the dispensing... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20080216917 - Resin filling apparatus, filling method, and method of manufacturing an electronic device: A resin filling apparatus, a filling method, and a method of manufacturing an electronic device fill a cavity between a substrate and an electronic component mounted on the substrate with resin. The resin filling apparatus includes a stage for supporting the substrate in an inclined state, and an application head... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080216918 - Methods and apparatus for dense particle loading: Methods and apparatus enable filling a receptacle with solid particles introduced into the receptacle with a controlled flow rate and pattern of distribution of the particles. A pneumatic loader may dispense the particles into the receptacle with ability to adjust the flow rate and pattern of distribution of the particles.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.l.p.

20080210331 - Method of filling a reservoir by means of a cartridge-reservoir and associated cartridge: A method for filling a reservoir on board a motor vehicle by a reserve cartridge. The reservoir includes a filler pipe, including a device for sealed attachment of the cartridge to the pipe. The cartridge includes a latching device configured to allow the fluid to flow from the reserve cartridge... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080210332 - Bio-ejector filling stops to facilitate efficient filling: Disclosed is a small volume, liquid dispenser having particular application in the analytical fields. The liquid dispensers can be quickly and reliably filled to a predetermined volume without monitoring liquid flows or volumes or filling times. Various versions of the dispenser and systems utilizing one or more of the dispensers... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Parc

20080210333 - Fuel discriminating filler neck cover: A protective cover for a filler neck is designed to discriminate between different sizes of fuel nozzles. The cover includes a body portion and a movable door that covers and exposes an opening in the filler neck. The body portion has a pair of spaced body protrusions that form a... Agent: Anna M. Shih

20080210334 - Filing valve having a liquid chamber, a gas chamber and a medium chamber, and filling machine comprising the same: Filling valve (12) including:—a hollow housing (21); a moving valve assembly (24) slidingly mounted in the housing (21), the moving valve assembly (24) and the hollow housing (21) together defining a liquid chamber (30) and a gas chamber (32); a liquid inlet (46) for putting the liquid chamber (30) into... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080210335 - Bio-ejector filling stops to facilitate efficient filling: Disclosed is a small volume, liquid dispenser having particular application in the analytical fields. The liquid dispensers can be quickly and reliably filled to a predetermined volume without monitoring liquid flows or volumes or filling times. Various versions of the dispenser and systems utilizing one or more of the dispensers... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Parc