Patents Assigned to Symyx Technologies Europe SA
  • Apparatus and methods for storing and dispensing solid material
    Patent number: 8118068
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a dispensing unit suitable to precisely dispense material in powdery and/or granular form. The dispensing device comprises an gate valve opening sealingly closed by a blend. A control unit, which is interconnected to a scaling device, controls the opening of the gate valve opening by the position of the blend. The precise amount of the material is adjusted in relation to the signal of the scaling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Symyx Technologies Europe SA
    Inventors: Loic Pluvinage, Antonio Valella, Gian-Luigi Berini
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR STORING AND DISPENSING SOLID MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20100051644
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a dispensing unit suitable to precisely dispense material in powdery and/or granular form. The dispensing device comprises an gate valve opening sealingly closed by a blend. A control unit, which is interconnected to a scaling device, controls the opening of the gate valve opening by the position of the blend. The precise amount of the material is adjusted in relation to the signal of the scaling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE SA
    Inventors: Loic Pluvinage, Antonio Valella, Gian-Luigi Berini
  • Apparatus And Method For Storing And Dispensing Material, Especially In Micro Quantities And In Combination With Limited Starting Amounts
    Publication number: 20090090433
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a dispensing unit suitable to precise! dispense material in powder and/or granular form. The dispensing device comprises a gate valve opening sealingly closed by a blend. A control unit, which is interconnected to a scaling device, controls the opening of the gate valve opening by the position of the blend. The precise amount of the material is adjusted in relation to the signal of the scaling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Symyx Technologies Europe SA
    Inventors: Loic Pluvinage, Antonio Valella, Gian-Luigi Berini, Pascal Courtin