Patents by Inventor Dale W. Bellin

Dale W. Bellin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for filling liquid containers
    Patent number: 6543494
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for filling containers with liquid including a vertically disposed filling lance operatively connected to a source of liquid and to a power device by which the lance may be vertically moved between raised and lowered positions. A tubular rod extends upwardly through the lance for operative connection to an actuator by which the tubular rod and a foot valve of the lower end of the lance may be vertically moved between closed and open positions. A pressure transducer detects fluid pressure in the tubular rod and converts the pressure to a proportional signal which is transmitted to the power device for raising the lance a predetermined amount while keeping the foot valve and lower end of the lance submerged beneath the surface of container liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Inventors: Dale W. Bellin, Donald H. Green
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING LIQUID CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20020174911
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for filling containers with liquid including a vertically disposed filling lance operatively connected to a source of liquid and to a power device by which the lance may be vertically moved between raised and lowered positions. A tubular rod extends upwardly through the lance for operative connection to an actuator by which the tubular rod and a foot valve of the lower end of the lance may be vertically moved between closed and open positions. A pressure transducer detects fluid pressure in the tubular rod and converts the pressure to a proportional signal which is transmitted to the power device for raising the lance a predetermined amount while keeping the foot valve and lower end of the lance submerged beneath the surface of container liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: Specialty Equipment Conveyor Company
    Inventors: Dale W. Bellin, Donald H. Green