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Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting means February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/10

20100043911 - Drinking vessel fillable from the bottom and apparatus for dispensing a beverage therein: The present invention relates to a drinking vessel (1), comprising a base (2) and at least one wall (3), wherein the base and the wall together define a chamber (4) for receiving a beverage. The drinking vessel further comprises a sealable aperture (5) provided adjacent the base for filling the... Agent: Tod R Nissle

20100043910 - Pour spout: A container has a body, a spout fitment, and a cap. The body has a body opening. The spout fitment is within the body opening and secured by a backlocked mechanical engagement. The cap is threadingly mounted to at least one of the body and spout fitment. The cap has... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20100043912 - Kit and device for connecting and transferring fluid and the use of said device: The high-pressure output (2) of a donor container is coupled to a user system (11) by means of a main transfer tube (4) through a pilot valve (5) controllable by an auxiliary line (6) which is connected (12) to an auxiliary circuit of the system (11), extends along the main... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20100043913 - Apparatus and method for ice and snow removal: An object such as a trailer or building has a flexible cover which normally protects the object, but on which unwanted surface material such as snow and ice may build up. Stowed between the object and the cover is an inflatable air bag. When it is desired to remove accumulated... Agent: Stuart Wilkinson

20100043914 - Inflation valve: An inflation valve for inflating containers with non-rigid walls, has a body with a passage and first tubular part with a first opening at one end leading into the passage and a second opening at its opposite end leading into the passage. A cap is removably fitted over the body... Agent: Summa, Additon & Ashe, P.A.

20100043915 - Aseptic beverage bottle filling plant with a clean room arrangement enclosing the aseptic beverage bottle filling plant and a method of operating same, and an aseptic container filling plant with a clean room arrangement enclosing the aseptic container fi: An aseptic beverage bottle filling plant with a clean room arrangement enclosing the aseptic beverage bottle filling plant and a method of operating same, and an aseptic container filling plant with a clean room arrangement enclosing the aseptic container filling plant, and a method of operating same. The abstract of... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20100043916 - Filling shoe and method for powder filling and compaction: Disclosed is a filling shoe device for passing and dispensing powder into a cavity of a powder compaction apparatus for subsequent compacting of the powder, the filling shoe device comprising a filling shoe, the filling shoe comprises an inlet portion for receiving powder into said filling shoe, an outlet portion... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20100043917 - Bottle air evacuation system with stopper and vacuum pump: A bottle air evacuation apparatus includes a stopper for a bottle with the stopper having a valve component associated with a central aperture through the stopper, along with a device for an upper portion of the stopper for actuating a vacuum pump device when the stopper is placed in a... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20100043918 - Cross purge valve and container assembly: The present invention is a quartz bubbler container with cross purge capability. This cross purge allows the user to easily purge air and chemical from the valve inlet and outlet by simply flowing inert gas, and avoids the requirement for a more complicated vacuum purging apparatus. The design incorporates two... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20100043919 - Machine for the automated production of compositions of raw materials such as liquids, powders or pastes in a mobile tank: The invention relates to a machine for the automated production of raw-materials compositions in at least one vat (100), including: a guiding assembly provided above the ground; a bearing frame (2) capable of displacement on the guiding frame along a first horizontal longitudinal axis; a transport carriage (3) capable of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100043920 - Dispenser: A dispensing head 4 which moves relatively to a sample vessel 8 to dispense a sample into the sample vessel is provided with lid traps 32. The lid traps 32 have arms 38 freely swingable for the dispensing head 4 and sucking pads 39 formed on the lower ends of... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20100037981 - Method and device for filling containers: A method for filling a plurality of containers in cycles at a predetermined number of stationary filling units arranged in a row with a first spacing from each other. The method includes providing a plurality of positively guided containers in a row, one-by-one, wherein the containers have a uniform second... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20100037982 - Method and apparatus for auto-cascade bottle filling: A system is disclosed for filling bottles and other fluid holding vessels. In the system, a pressure transducer monitors fluid pressure within a conduit that communicates with fluid filled storage banks. Using a programmable logic controller, valves associated with the banks may be systematically opened to cause fluid to pass... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20100037983 - Neck ring seal: A filling valve device having a gripper and a container mouth seal, in which vertical movement of the gripper holding an empty beverage container relative to a filling valve causes a filling valve container mouth seal to be brought into contact with a neck ring to form a gas seal... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100037984 - Aseptic filling device for carbonated beverages: An aseptic filling device for filling carbonate beverages capable of decreasing the size of the clean booth, facilitating maintenance around the filling valve, and reliably sterilizing the interior of gas piping is provided. The aseptic filling device includes a plurality of filling valves, a fluid rotary joint, a filling fluid... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100037985 - Dispensing apparatus and weighing process with control unit: A dispensing apparatus is provided having a platform for receipt of a container such as a wine glass. The platform is connected to a transducer which is sensitive to weight on the platform and which produces an electrical signal dependant on the magnitude of that weight. Electrical outputs from the... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20100037986 - Method of operating a rotary beverage bottle or container filling or handling machine with a bearing with a cleaning arrangement in an aseptic clean room in a beverage bottling or container filling plant: A method of operating a rotary beverage bottle or container filling or handling machine with a bearing with a cleaning arrangement in an aseptic clean room in a beverage bottling or container filling 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 & Associates

20100037987 - Device for filling containers of collapsible type: A device fills a container of a collapsible type with a product in the form of powder or liquid. The container has a compartment that is defined by flexible walls and has a volume that is dependent on the relative position of the walls and communicates with the surroundings through... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20100037988 - Bottling or container filling machine and other rotary bottle or container handling machines in a bottling or container filling plant and a drive therefor: A bottling or container filling machine and other rotary bottle or container handling machines in a bottling or container filling plant and a drive therefor. 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... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20100032050 - Nozzle: The present invention provides a nozzle which can introduce gas into containers placed at a predetermined interval. The nozzle introduces the gas into the container without contacting the container, and includes the main opening where the gas at a first flow rate is discharged and the sub-opening where the gas... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20100032051 - Method and apparatus for insulating a component of a low-temperature or cryogenic storage tank: A new process for insulating the void in a thermal distance piece in a low-temperature or cryogenic storage tank uses a vacuum source to draw insulation into the TDP. Two remotely spaced openings to the void are provided. A strainer is temporarily mounted in one of the openings. The other... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20100032052 - By-pass line connector for compounding system: A bypass used for selectively dispensing fluid components includes a fluid passage with an inlet, a first outlet for fluid communication with a first collecting container, and a second outlet for fluid communication with a second collecting container. A method for dispensing fluid components using the bypass includes the steps... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20100032053 - Container lining device and method for using the same: A container lining device and a method for using the same are disclosed. The container lining device for being installed in a container includes a sealed rectangular bag made of a pliable material and having a single-layer or multi-layer bag wall. The bag has a front side centrally provided with... Agent: Guangzhou Scihead Patent Agent Co., Ltd. Room 1508 Huihua

20100032054 - Fuel tank of motor vehicle: The fuel tank has an indentation inside which its inlet is positioned. An elastic fuel pipe is provided so that a bottom end of the fuel pipe is fixedly attached to the inlet of the fuel tank. Due to its elasticity, the fuel pipe could easily have its top end... Agent: Leong C Lei

20100032055 - Aseptic bottling or container filling plant with a clean room arrangement enclosing the aseptic bottling or container filling plant and a filter unit for filtering air entering the clean room, and a method of operation thereof: Aseptic bottling or container filling plant with a clean room arrangement enclosing the aseptic bottling or container filling plant and a filter unit for filtering air entering the clean room, and a method of operation thereof. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b).... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20100032056 - Rotary filling machine: The invention relates to a rotary container-filling machine comprising a rotary annular tank for storing the filling product, a number of filling stations, each filling station comprising a filling spout connected to the annular tank and metering means, said metering means comprising a valve system positioned in the region of... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20100032057 - Portable pipe threading funnel and method of manufacturing the same: In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a pipe threading machine comprising a cutter, a reamer and a threader. The pipe threading machine further comprises a releasably attached funnel. One embodiment of the funnel comprises angled sidewalls joined to form a leak proof funnel shaped receptacle, a continuous upper rim... Agent: Kevin Farrell Pierce Atwood

20100032058 - Manual apparatus for dividing and encapsulating drug powders: A manual apparatus for dividing drug powders and encapsulating the divided drug powders into capsules is provided. According to the present invention, drug powders are loaded in vertical slots. Then, a partitioning plate is drawn to expose holes configured thereunder, so that the drug powders fall down from the drug... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20100024913 - Refillable vending system and method: A system for reducing waste and encouraging recycling through a vending system which refills only those containers which are compatible with the vending system. The vending system distinguishes a container's compatibility with the vending system to permit refilling of the container.... Agent: Brannon & Associates PC

20100024914 - Closure and dispensing system: A closure (12) for a container (14) adapted to store fluid (16) to be dispensed, said closure comprising a body (17) having an outer surface (23) communicating with the exterior of said container and an inner surface (27) embedded within said body wherein said outer surface includes a cavity (26)... Agent: Stevens & Showalter LLP

20100024915 - Rfid controlled chemical porportioner and dispenser: A chemical dispenser reads RFID tags on both chemical source and diluted chemical mixture containers. A dispensing button shifts and electric controller from low to high power state for such reading and initiation of dispensing when data read from such tags is determined compatible. A battery powers the controllers in... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100024916 - Automatic filler: A chemical proportioner comprises an eductor wherein a venturi generates a vacuum to suck chemical into a diluent and also to maintain open a diluent valve until the vacuum is automatically vented by depletion of a concentrated chemical, discharge of a predetermined diluent and chemical mix or manual venting. An... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100024917 - Device for preventing overfilling of containers, in particular containers intended to contain liquefied gases: A device for preventing overfilling of containers, such as those intended to contain liquefied gases, includes a valve body in which a gas duct is defined and a closure. The closure is axially movable in the valve body away from and towards a valve seat in order to respectively open... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20100024918 - Valve device for filling containers, in particular containers intended to contain liquefied gases: A valve device for filling containers, particularly containers intended to contain liquefied gases, includes a valve body in which a gas duct is defined at the inlet of the container, the gas duct extending predominantly in an axial direction. A closure is axially movable in the valve body away from... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP