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

20090236006 - Temperature-compensated dispensing of compressed gases: Method for dispensing a gas comprising (a) providing a gas storage system containing pressurized gas and having at least first and second gas storage volumes, first and second flow control valves in flow communication with the first and second gas storage volumes, respectively, wherein each flow control valve is initially... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20090236007 - Method and apparatus for filling beverage bottles, in a beverage bottling plant, with a beverage material comprising a carbonated water component and a liquid flavoring component, and method and apparatus for filling containers, in a container filling pla: A method and apparatus for filling beverage bottles, in a beverage bottling plant, with a beverage material comprising a carbonated water component and a liquid flavoring component, and method and apparatus for filling containers, in a container filling plant, with a material comprising a first ingredient and a second ingredient.... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20090236008 - Static electricity eliminator: An apparatus for reducing static electricity includes an ionizer that generates ions for neutralizing static electricity, a blower that produces a current of air for moving the ions to a desired location, and a motion detector operatively connected to the blower. Upon detecting motion, the motion detector activates the blower,... Agent: Ashley Law Firm P.C.

20090236009 - Device for the replacement of sterile containers containing concentrated products in apparatus for the production of beverages: Device for the replacement of sterile containers (1) containing concentrated products in apparatus for the production of beverages from these concentrated products, said sterile containers (1) being provided with a union (3) having a one-way valve for dispensing the product, said device comprising a body (5) with a seat (6)... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090229699 - Beer tender: This disclosure and the method of its use are now disclosed. This patent is directed to provide an invention that can be placed under a beer tapping system, and allow for a hands free operation to transfer dispensed beer into a pitcher. This disclosure includes a main pitcher support assembly... Agent: Julie Arcuri

20090229700 - Method for filling with electrode active material and method for producing all-solid-state cell: A solid electrolyte structure containing a porous solid electrolyte is prepared. At least the porous solid electrolyte of the solid electrolyte structure is immersed in a first sol solution containing at least a precursor of an electrode active material as a solute. Then, the first sol solution, in which the... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090229701 - Device and method for filling a container with a gas under pressure: Device for filling a container with a gas under pressure, especially hydrogen in a tank of a vehicle, comprising at least one source (1, 2, 3, 6) of gas pressurized to a first pressure, called high pressure, a transfer circuit (201, 36, 13, 14, 136, 146) capable of selectively connecting... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20090229702 - Device with needle penetrable and laser resealable portion and related method: A device and method are provided for needle penetrating and filling a chamber with a predetermined substance, and laser resealing a resulting needle hole in the device. A needle penetrable and laser resealable portion of the device is pierceable with a needle to form a needle aperture therethrough to fill... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP Hartford Cityplace I

20090229703 - Flexible container, method and device for filling said flexible container: A flexible container has a container body with container walls that define a container interior. A container socket is connected to the container body and has a container opening through which the container interior is filled. Carrying loops are connected to the container body for lifting the container. The container... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20090229704 - Plastic container base structure and method for hot filling a plastic container: A base for a plastic container defining a central longitudinal axis. The base includes an annular standing ring portion defining a standing surface. The base includes a substantially cylindrical ring portion extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the standing surface. The base further includes a substantially concave dome portion... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy

20090229705 - Machine for filling containers with at least one powdered product: In a continuous machine for filling containers with at least one powdered product, each container is fed along a path phased with a corresponding metering device, which transfers the product from a tank to the container, and has a cylinder and a piston axially movable under the bias of corresponding... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20090229706 - Funnel-type apparatus removably securable to a concrete chute: A funnel-type apparatus removably securable to a concrete chute having a retainer element coupled to a funnel element. The funnel element includes a downwardly sloping base forming an aperture for concrete to flow through, and the aperture may be any shape or size. Bearings, sprockets, rollers or other rotatable mechanisms... Agent: Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20090229707 - Concrete funnel and placement system: A concrete funnel and placement system comprising a funnel-type apparatus removably securable to a concrete chute having a retainer element coupled to a funnel element. The funnel element includes a downwardly sloping base forming an aperture for concrete to flow through. The aperture may be any shape or size, and... Agent: Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20090223591 - Controlling bulk particulate flow rates: A method of transferring particulates from a storage silo to another container or to a process, in which the particulates are fed from the silo into a transfer device comprising a conduit having a first convergent section (2) converging in the direction of particulate flow followed by a second convergent... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090223593 - Apparatus or method for applying a solvent: An apparatus including a cover, a foam housing, a pushing cap, a container, and a seal. The container may be adaptable for retaining a solvent, and the combination of the seal and the container may retain the solvent in a completely enclosed chamber. The seal may prevent the solvent from... Agent: Mr. Walter J. Tencza Jr. Suite 210

20090223592 - Robotic filling systems and methods: Systems and methods permit filling containers with a product. A filling arm is disposed within a chamber. An optical sensor is configured to sense openings of the containers within the chamber. Locations of the sensed openings are used to guide the filling arm to fill the containers with a product.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090223594 - Reactive gases with concentrations of increased stability and processes for manufacturing same: Methods of passivating a metal surface are described, the methods comprising the steps of exposing the metal surface to a silicon-containing passivation material, evacuating the metal surface, exposing the treated surface to a gas composition, having a concentration of reactive gas that is greater than an intended reactive gas concentration... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20090223595 - Spill containment apparatus for storage tanks: A spill containment apparatus includes a container adapted to be coupled to an end of a riser pipe of a storage tank and having a proximal end and a distal end. A tubular socket is formed in the container adjacent its distal end for receiving the riser pipe therein. The... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090223596 - Funnel having movable valve assembly: A funnel having a stopper valve member for delivering a flowable material to a vessel. The funnel has an upper open bowl and a lower delivery tube having a fluid outlet. The valve member is arranged to move from an upper position inserted into the fluid outlet for stopping flow... Agent: Edward D. Gilhooly

20090223597 - Fuel fill cuff fuel nozzle attachment with floatation capability: A device that is placed over an inlet of a fuel tank for an automobile, motorcycles, watercraft or other vehicle, that prevents the overflow of fuel during the filling of the fuel tank. The device allows the user to completely fill the gasoline or fuel tank on the vehicles without... Agent: Alan Castro

20090218003 - Method and device for manufacturing content-filled bottle: A method and device for manufacturing a content-filled bottle having an inversion part at its bottom. In producing the bottle, the inversion part is inverted to prevent deformation of a body part caused by a pressure reduction in the bottle, and as a result, inappropriate deformation and buckling of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090218004 - Process and a device for conveying odd-shaped containers: A process for efficiently conveying containers along a table-top conveying system includes the steps of temporarily securing a transfer stabilizing support (1a, 1b) to a bottom end of a formed container (14) so that the container can freely move along a production line using the table-top conveying system where the... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090218005 - Filling system for sealing and inflating tires: In a filling system for sealing and inflating tires, comprising at least one pressure source, in particular a compressor, and at least one container for receiving tire sealant, the container for receiving tire sealant is to be of tire-like design.... Agent: Lambert & Associates, P.l.l.c.

20090218006 - Aircraft gas turbine oil tank with indication of filling level: An aircraft gas turbine oil tank 1 includes a casing, which is connected to a filler port, with an optical indicator 2 being associated with the oil tank 1, which includes at least one light emitter 3. This light emitter is associated with a specified filling level and emits an... Agent: Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C

20090218007 - Manual hair dye apparatus and method for using the same: In one embodiment of the present system invention, the operator enters the customer name into the color management system and the computer screen displays the customer's history. If this is a new customer, a history file is created. The operator selects desired color from the color pallet, enters the required... Agent: Adam K. Sacharoff Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein

20090218008 - Dispensers e.g. for cosmetics: The application describes small hand-held dispensers suitable for use with creamy flowable products such as cosmetics. The dispensers are of a kind having a top plate (4) with a dished pick-up surface (42), and a product discharge opening (43) opening into the pick-up area (42). Specific proposals include positioning the... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090218009 - Fuel filling device: A fuel filling device that includes, but is not limited to a filling head and a filling pipe disposed between fuel tank and filling head, has a further guiding tube having a front end viewed in the direction of insertion and a rear end viewed in the direction of insertion,... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)