161 |
Liquid Level Monitoring |
US13758305 |
2013-02-04 |
US20130319108A1 |
2013-12-05 |
Martin Trump |
A method and an apparatus for filling at least one liquid into at least one cavity. The method comprises filling a predetermined filling volume of the at least one liquid into the at least one cavity and determining if the liquid in the at least one cavity reaches a first liquid level in the at least one cavity. Filling the predetermined filling volume of the at least one liquid and the determining if the first level has not been reached, is repeated until enough volume of the at least one liquid has been added to the cavity or if the first level has been reached. The predetermined filling volume is equal to or smaller than a buffer volume above the first liquid level in the at least one cavity. |
162 |
Valveless liquid dispenser |
US12418861 |
2009-04-06 |
US08272537B2 |
2012-09-25 |
Leslie J. Varga |
An apparatus includes a valveless cartridge assembly that has a housing with an opening at a proximal end and an outlet port for dispensing the liquid at a distal end, with the opening being configured to accept a cartridge of the liquid therethrough and communicating with an interior space of the housing. A metered dispensing device is coupled to the valveless cartridge assembly and includes a positive displacement pump in fluid communication with the interior space and the outlet port for selectively dispensing the liquid through the outlet port. The apparatus may be such that at least a portion of the metered dispensing device is disposed within the housing or it may alternatively be coupled to an exterior of the housing. The positive displacement pump may be a gear pump. |
163 |
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING QUANTITIES OF FLUID IN A CONTAINER |
US13346267 |
2012-01-09 |
US20120109542A1 |
2012-05-03 |
James Cebulski |
The present technology relates to a volumetric measurement device and various methods for operation of the device. The device comprises at least one accelerometer for detecting the angle of tilt/tip of a container. The device also comprises at least one fluid property processor capable of providing at least one fluidic property value of a fluid, a flow-rate processor capable of continuously calculating the present flow rate of the fluid when poured from the container, and a volume processor capable of continuously calculating the present volume of the fluid within the container. The flow-rate processor calculates the rate of flow of the fluid poured from the container based on the angle of tilt/tip of the apparatus, the at least one fluid property value, and the present volume of fluid within the container. |
164 |
FLUID DISPENSING DEVICE |
US12472367 |
2009-05-26 |
US20100302313A1 |
2010-12-02 |
Gilbert G. Smith |
A fluid dispensing device and method to wick fluid, to be ejected or expelled by a fluid ejecting device, along a capillary slot. |
165 |
Hand washing timer |
US11953416 |
2007-12-10 |
US07819136B1 |
2010-10-26 |
Zachary P. Eddy |
A hand washing timer with a sensor for assisting a user in washing his or her hands for a proper amount of time, for example in accordance with one or more health code regulations. The timer can also include a display, a solenoid valve, a pressure sensor, and/or a float valve. |
166 |
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING QUANTITIES OF FLUID IN A CONTAINER |
US12171575 |
2008-07-11 |
US20100006599A1 |
2010-01-14 |
James Cebulski |
The present technology relates to a volumetric measurement device and various methods for operation of the device. The device comprises at least one accelerometer for detecting the angle of tilt/tip of a container. The device also comprises at least one fluid property processor capable of providing at least one fluidic property value of a fluid, a flow-rate processor capable of continuously calculating the present flow rate of the fluid when poured from the container, and a volume processor capable of continuously calculating the present volume of the fluid within the container. The flow-rate processor calculates the rate of flow of the fluid poured from the container based on the angle of tilt/tip of the apparatus, the at least one fluid property value, and the present volume of fluid within the container. |
167 |
Third stream automotive color injection |
US10842781 |
2004-05-11 |
US07025286B1 |
2006-04-11 |
Gary D. Langeman |
A method and system are provided for dispensing a colored polymerizing composition. Two reactive components and one color component are pumped from respective containers at a metered volume. The color component, which is preferably a low-viscosity automotive paint is injected into either the first or second stream of reactive component at a point immediately prior to mixing all components in a dispensing device for dispensing the resulting colored fluid mixture onto a surface to be coated. The mixture may be dispensed by pouring or spraying onto the surface. The method and system are particularly useful for mixing and dispensing colored polyurethane or polyurea coatings, such as for spray-on truck bed liners. |
168 |
Method and apparatus for measuring material |
US09939641 |
2001-08-28 |
US06782327B2 |
2004-08-24 |
Sakae Nishijima |
A method and apparatus for obtaining accurate measuring of material a system where stopping element which stops feeding the material has a time delay which takes a certain time to stop the feeding completely after receiving a stopping signal. The apparatus includes feeding line which is capable of changing feeding rate from high to low when a total fed amount reaches a predetermined alerting amount, preset amount calculator for determining the current preset amount value by multiplying the time delay by a detected feeding rate and a controller for generating a signal to actuate the stopping element to stop the feeding when the total fed amount reaches a value of difference between the intended amount and the current preset amount. |
169 |
Volumetric ice dispensing and measuring device |
US09931196 |
2001-08-15 |
US06607096B2 |
2003-08-19 |
Greg A. Glass; David C. Hobson; Jerry L. Landers; Richard K. Renken |
This invention relates to an apparatus and method for the volumetric measuring and dispensing of ice from a holding bin. The ice is desirably in a crushed or cubed state and is agitated during storage to prevent its freezing into a solid block. When a volume of ice is desired, a user activates the machine to dispense the desired amount. As the ice is dispensed, it rotates a wheel that provides a volumetric measurement and closes a door to the holding bin when the proper amount is dispensed. |
170 |
Device for directed dispensing of free-flowing materials |
US09528925 |
2000-03-20 |
US06360926B1 |
2002-03-26 |
Evette Alldredge; Gregg D. Niven |
A dispensing device including a container with a top aperture adapted for the entry of free-flowing materials and a bottom opening adapted for the directed dispensing of free-flowing materials, a handle, a thumb release trigger associated with a stopper located in the opening. Downward pressure on the thumb release trigger moves the stopper downward allowing the free-flowing material to be dispensed out of the opening. The opening and stopper are adapted to direct the dispensing of the free-flowing material, thereby reducing the spilling inherent in many of the devices found in the prior art. |
171 |
Pressure system for dispensing fluid from a container |
US09604613 |
2000-06-27 |
US06244465B1 |
2001-06-12 |
Michael L. Lane; Sian Bronwyn Gastall |
A system for pressurizing a dispensing container, such as a beverage dispensing container, may be in the form of a pressure pouch package which includes an outer pouch and an inner pouch. The inner pouch may be a pressure pouch having multiple compartments and components of an at least two component gas generating system contained within the compartments. The outer pouch may be sized so that it will not open when the pressure pouch is initially activated but will only open after a first quantity of product is dispensed from the dispensing container. In this manner, the outer pouch serves to maintain the folded configuration of the pressure pouch until after a first quantity of product is first dispensed from the container. This, in turn, prevents entrapment of the pressure pouch reactive components from occurring. The outer pouch also serves to prevent the pressure pouch from coming into contact with the product until after a first quantity of product is first dispensed from the container. Accordingly, the necessary gas barrier properties may be shifted from the pressure pouch to the outer pouch, which has a relatively simpler structure. |
172 |
Mechanical counter for a metering apparatus |
US91999 |
1998-10-31 |
US6149054A |
2000-11-21 |
Pasquale Cirrillo; Joachim Eicher; Andreas Fiol |
A metering apparatus for metering for example a medicament requires a device with which the number of metering portions is displayed. The known display devices however are not suitable for a metering apparatus having two housing portions which are rotatable relative to each other. The mechanical counter for a metering apparatus of that kind comprises at least one spindle with rotary locking, whose axis extends in parallel relationship with the axis of the metering apparatus and which is disposed in the region of a peripheral surface of the apparatus. The spindle is automatically driven by way of a transmission assembly when the metering apparatus is actuated. The number of metering portions already discharged and the number of petering portions permitted in total is quasi-continuously displayed by the mechanical counter. The transmission ration of the transmission assembly can be designed to cover a wide range. The cursor serving for display purposes can be reset on the spindle. The permissible period of use of a metering apparatus which can be used for a plurality of supply containers can be reliably viewed. |
173 |
Fluid handler and method of handling a fluid |
US862092 |
1997-05-22 |
US5965828A |
1999-10-12 |
Richard Merriam |
Methods of fluid handling are disclosed. In one method, a nozzle is moved adjacent a container for a fluid. A pump fluidly associated with the nozzle is energized to move fluid with respect to the nozzle. A pressure transducer fluidly associated with the nozzle is energized to monitor transient pressure fluidly associated with the nozzle. The transient pressure fluidly associated with the nozzle is substantially continuously monitored with the pressure transducer at least during operation of the pump. It is determined whether movement of fluid with respect to the nozzle is intended or unintended based on the substantially continuously monitored pressure fluidly associated with the nozzle. |
174 |
Metering of liquid substances |
US113137 |
1993-08-30 |
US5490428A |
1996-02-13 |
Dieter Durr |
The process relates to the metering of liquid substances wherein the liquid substance, with separation of drops, is conducted through one or several discharge orifices, and the quantity of liquid is measured by way of the number of thus-produced drops. Liquid drops of varying sizes render exact metering impossible since no conclusion can be drawn to the exact quantity of liquid. According to the invention, drops of homogeneous density and constant size are produced by regulating the size of the drops by means of an electrical field generated in the zone of the discharge orifices. |
175 |
Volumetric measurement device for a dispensing container |
US324229 |
1994-10-17 |
US5438886A |
1995-08-08 |
John H. Knowles, Jr.; DeeAnn I. Yabusaki |
The present invention provides a dosing system and method for quickly and accurately indicating the proper volumetric dosage of a topical preparation. The container holding the topical preparation is provided with a pictorial representation of a measurement area which is equivalent to a known amount of the preparation when dispensed from the container to cover an equivalent area. A specialized instruction set is provided on the container which equates the represented area to dosage requirement such as age, weight, and/or effective application rate usually expressed as milliliters of topical preparation per square area of skin surface. |
176 |
Device for metering the mass of natural gas for fueling motor vehicles |
US177106 |
1988-04-04 |
US4898217A |
1990-02-06 |
Leonard Corbo; Carlo Draghi |
The device comprises at least two metering chambers which are so counter weighed as to be in a balanced condition on corresponding yoke members, each chamber bearing on a measuring cell, the two chambers operating, alternatively, with a loading step from the gas storage tank and a fueling step for filling the motor vehicle gas cylinders, under the control of a programmed computer or processor designed for driving a plurality of solenoid valves included in the gas supply circuit. |
177 |
Extended surface apparatus for use in dispensing liquids |
US741159 |
1985-06-04 |
US4750650A |
1988-06-14 |
Carl P. C. Ling |
Extended surface apparatus contained within a vessel for dispensing a liquid and connected to a nozzle assembly fitted to the vessel comprises an array or arrays of spaced apart elements and a communicating device connecting the array or arrays to the nozzle assembly. The elements are adapted to retain a predetermined dose of the liquid using the solid-liquid intermolecular attraction between the liquid and the elements when the elements come into contact with the liquid. |
178 |
Adhesive dispenser |
US778237 |
1985-09-20 |
US4646676A |
1987-03-03 |
Robert A. Kidder; Stanley R. Vancelette; Willis B. Whalen; Robert D. Di Nozzi |
An adhesive dispenser for metering very small quantities of viscious liquids (grease-like materials) or thick pastes (putty-like materials) and transferring the metered material as a hemispherical or conical dot to a substrate at a high rate of speed. This device can be used to place adhesives between the conductive lands of a printed circuit board to adhere "chip type" electronic components between the conductive lands of the board. The dispenser comprises an outer cylinder carried in a support housing for movement toward and away from the board, the outer cylinder carries an adhesive metering device which places a dot of adhesive on the board. |
179 |
Black powder measuring device the pro-charger |
US487042 |
1983-04-21 |
US4571873A |
1986-02-25 |
Stanley M. Houk |
A black powder measuring, transporting, and dispensing device which includes a cylindrical open ended body to receive and dispense powder for use in muzzle loading firearms. The device has an elongated body with a larger top opening and a powder cavity to receive and hold powder, which tapers to a narrower dispensing end so as to funnel a charge of powder into the muzzle of varied caliber firearms including rifles, pistols, and shotguns, and is constructed of brass. Encased in the body, and having graduated powder quantity indicators, is a transparent scale viewer for measuring and viewing contained powder. The scale viewer is constructed of high impact synthetic material. A spring energized plunger rod controls the dispensing of the powder charge contained within the device. |
180 |
Dispensing package with applicator surface |
US400758 |
1982-07-22 |
US4548524A |
1985-10-22 |
Richard H. Seager |
Disclosed is a package for dispensing flowable materials such as powders and liquids, particularly those intended for cosmetic use. A cover (30) fits snugly against chamber wall (12) and overlies dispensing opening (14). Removal of the cover draws a measured quantity of flowable product (50) through conduit (40) and out of the dispensing opening. A vent opening (22) through the chamber wall is preferably provided to permit the interior of the chamber to adjust to atmospheric pressure. And, a cover relief opening (32) is preferably provided to permit easy replacement of the cover and control of the quantity of product dispensed. |