Patents Examined by Christopher M Afful
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Patent number: 11724925Abstract: Described herein are a machine for packaging liquids or semisolid products in containers, in particular liquids in containers such as bottles, and a support system of such a machine. In particular, the machine for packaging liquids in containers includes two or more operating units selected from a preform oven, a blowing unit for blowing the preforms to form containers, a rinsing unit for rinsing the blown containers, a container filling unit, a filled container capping unit, a container labeling unit, an empty or filled container sterilization unit, and a container descent and orientation unit; distribution starwheels for transporting the preforms or containers between the operating units; and a base including an upper plate and a lower plate, wherein all the operating units and the distribution starwheels are placed on the upper plate.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SMI S.P.A.Inventor: Angelo Nava
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Patent number: 11703169Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a coupling nozzle for cryogenic fluid. An example nozzle includes a flow body defining a conduit. The flow body is configured to permit cryogenic fluid to flow through the conduit. The nozzle includes a mounting ring through which the flow body slidably extends and a bushing fixedly positioned adjacent the mounting ring. The bushing slidably receives the flow body in a keyed manner to prevent rotation of the flow body. The nozzle includes a flow control assembly at least partially disposed in the conduit of the flow body. The flow control assembly is configured to permit the cryogenic fluid to flow through the flow body in an open position and prevent the cryogenic fluid from flowing through the flow body in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Engineered Controls International, LLCInventor: Kevin Jordan
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Patent number: 11703187Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing pressurized gas from a source of liquefied gas to a consumer (8), wherein vaporized gas is supplied from the source of liquefied gas (1) through a main input line (2) to a compressor arrangement (300) for pressurizing the vaporized gas, the compressor arrangement (300) comprising a plurality of compressor modules (3, 5, 31, 51), each compressor module being able to operate independently from any other compressor module of the compressor arrangement (300), one or more of the compressor modules (5, 51) of the compressor arrangement (300) can be bypassed, and wherein gas is conducted through only a part or all of the compressor modules depending on at least one of pressure level, temperature level, mass flow and composition of the gas to be provided to the consumer (8).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Cryostar SASInventor: Mathias Ragot
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Patent number: 11698285Abstract: A method can include obtaining a first weight measurement of a receptacle and obtaining a second weight measurement of the receptacle. The method can further include calculating a first difference between the first weight measurement and the second weight measurement, resulting in a reference dispensation value. The method can further include obtaining dispensation data, the dispensation data including a measured dispensation value. The measured dispensation value can correspond to a quantity of a substance dispensed from the receptacle, the quantity of the substance passing through a dispensation monitor coupled to the receptacle. The method can further include calculating a second difference between the reference dispensation value and the measured dispensation value. The method can further include determining that the second difference exceeds a threshold and adjusting the dispensation monitor in response to determining that the second difference exceeds the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: KYNDRYL, INC.Inventors: Harish Rajagopal, Michael John Lyons, Baiju Dhirajlal Mandalia
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Patent number: 11692768Abstract: A delivery apparatus and method for delivering liquid cryogen to a chilling application includes a liquid cryogen feed tank; a liquid cryogen conduit in fluid communication between the feed tank and the application, wherein the feed tank is in fluid communication with a vessel which is in fluid communication with the conduit between the feed tank and the application; a weight measurement device for controlling the weight of liquid cryogen to be delivered to the application through the conduit; a flow controller for controlling the speed of delivery of the liquid cryogen to the application; wherein the application utilizes the liquid cryogen and produces an exhaust gas; a device for measuring the temperature of the exhaust gas, the device in operative communication with the flow controller; wherein the flow controller is configured to vary the speed of delivery of liquid cryogen from the vessel through the conduit in response to the temperature of the exhaust gas.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: MESSER INDUSTRIES USA, INC.Inventors: Simon Shamoun, Isaiah Edmonds, Michael Newman
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Patent number: 11685640Abstract: A filling machine configured to fill containers with a pourable product having a conveyor configured to receive containers to be filled at an input station, and a plurality of filling devices carried by the conveyor and each configured to fill one container at a time with a predetermined amount of pourable product during its advancement along the filling path. Each filling device includes a filling valve controllable between an open position and a closed position. The machine also includes a control unit configured to generate a signal for triggering the opening of the filling valves and to sequentially send said signal to each filling device. Each filling device is configured to receive one container at a time at the input station, and the control unit is configured to send the signal to each filling device with an advance time before the filling device receives the container to be filled.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONSInventor: Andrea Cortesi
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Patent number: 11686434Abstract: A system and a method for dispensing a liquefied fuel (e.g., hydrogen) are provided. The system includes a cryotank for storing a liquefied fuel, a pump insertable into the cryotank, and a switching valve. The pump has a piston, an intake port, and an isolation valve configured to supply the liquefied fuel to the intake port. The switching valve is controlled to flow the vapor from the pump and the liquefied fuel contacting a backside of the piston to the intake port of the pump. At least one block valve is also connected with the cryotank and the pump. At least one of the switching valve, the at least one block valve, and the isolation valve can be controlled to operate the system in one of three working modes including a pressure increase mode, a pressure maintaining mode, and a pressure decrease mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignees: China Energy Investment Corporation Limited, National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon EnergyInventors: Xianming Li, Anthony Ku, Edward Youn, Ashwin Ramteke
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Patent number: 11673752Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a dispenser vane comprising a flexible outer surface and a plurality of flexible teeth arranged along the length of the outer surface. The flexible outer surface and flexible teeth are radially moveable.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: 6D Bytes Inc.Inventors: Vipin Jain, Venkateswaran Ayalur, Vijayasimha Doddabalapur, Kevin Andrew Marshall, Jessica Pei-Sheng Murphy
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Patent number: 11668437Abstract: A body structure has an inlet port that receives fluid, a first outlet port that connects to a top-fill line of a cryogenic tank, a second outlet port that connects to a bottom-fill line of a cryogenic tank and a slider tube cylinder. A cylinder housing connects to the body structure and has a pressure comparison cylinder with upper and lower volumes, with the latter in fluid communication with a cryogenic tank. A piston having a piston shaft slides within the pressure comparison cylinder. A pressure regulator is in fluid communication with the upper volume and the slider tube cylinder. A slider tube is connected to the piston shaft and slides within the slider tube cylinder. The slider tube cylinder selectively directs fluid to a top-fill line through the first outlet port or to a bottom-fill line through the second outlet port.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Chart Inc.Inventor: Erik Gustafson
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Patent number: 11649929Abstract: A system for cryogenic gas delivery includes a cryogenic tank configured to contain a cryogenic liquid and a gas within a headspace above the cryogenic liquid. The system also includes first and second vaporizers and a use outlet. A first pipe is configured to transfer gas from the headspace through the first vaporizer to the use outlet. A second pipe is configured to transfer liquid from the tank through the first vaporizer so that a first vapor stream is directed to the use outlet. A third pipe is configured to build pressure within the tank by transferring liquid from the tank through the second vaporizer so that a second vapor stream is directed back to the headspace of the tank. A first regulator valve is in fluid communication with the second pipe and opens when a pressure on an outlet side of the first regulator drops below a first predetermined pressure level.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Chart Inc.Inventor: Lukas Konfrst
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Patent number: 11649120Abstract: A sandbag filling system includes a support frame, a driving unit, a conveyor unit, and a hopper chute. The support frame includes a feed gate and an adjustable mount and is configured to receive a material and guide the material to a conveyor belt. The driving unit is arranged in the support frame and includes a motor connected to a drive shaft. The conveyor unit is arranged in the support frame as well and includes a conveyor belt configured to be moved by the driving unit. The hopper chute is arranged below the feed gate of the support frame and located proximal to the conveyor belt.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Truck and Transportation Equipment Co., Inc.Inventors: H. Daniel Hughes, II, George Wilson, Richard Toal, Alex Fabio
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Patent number: 11649151Abstract: A filling element has a gas valve that controls flow of gas through a gas channel that extends into or faces the container during filling thereof. The gas valve transitions between discrete states, which includes a fully-open state, a closed state, and one or more partially-open states.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: KHS GmbHInventors: Ludwig Clüsserath, Dieter-Rudolf Krulitsch, Andreas Lohner, Bernd Bruch
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Patent number: 11642284Abstract: A carousel configured to house a plurality of pump cartridges for a compounder system is provided. The carousel may include a plurality of cartridge pockets each having an extended portion that covers a portion of a cartridge and a bottom surface Shaving an extension with a recess. The bottom surface recess of each cartridge pocket may be shaped and sized to receive a needle housing of a pump cartridge in the cartridge pocket. A recess may be provided in the extended portion of each pocket that receives a protrusion that extends from a top surface of a backpack coupled to the pump cartridge to secure the pump cartridge in the cartridge pocket. The bottom surface recess may have an additional bottom surface that prevents actuation of the needle housing of the pump cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.Inventors: Christopher J. Zollinger, George Michel Mansour, Kraig Kruger
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Patent number: 11644154Abstract: To provide a safety joint that can immediately shut off a hydrogen gas flow path at the initial stage when a plug (nozzle side member) comes out of a socket (fueling apparatus side member) to prevent release of outgas.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TATSUNO CORPORATIONInventor: Masahiro Takezawa
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Patent number: 11639288Abstract: An apparatus for filling containers with a product includes a filling element, a supply line that supplies the product, a switching valve, a control valve, a vessel that is disposed between the switching valve and the control valve, and a volumeter that is disposed between the switching valve and the control valve. The vessel supplies a pre-metered quantity of the product for discharge via the switching valve to the filling element, the quantity having been pre-metered by the volumeter. The supply line provides the product to the vessel at a first flow rate. Discharge of the product through the switching valve and into the filling element occurs at a second flow rate that exceeds the first flow rate, the first and second flow rates being volumetric flow rates.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: KHS GmbHInventors: Ludwig Clüsserath, Dieter-Rudolf Krulitsch
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Patent number: 11633329Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a feeding system for treating liquid medical waste. The feeding system comprises a receiving container for storing liquid medical waste and a feeding container for accommodating a coagulant. The feeding container comprises an outlet and a seal for closing the outlet, and the receiving container comprises a feeding connector with a feeding channel. The feeding container and the receiving container are provided with a guide mechanism comprising guide lugs and guide slots, and the feeding connector is provided with a plurality of splitting portions arranged along the circumferential direction of the feeding channel and spaced apart from each other by a certain distance.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: AMSINO MEDICAL (SHANGHA) CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhongze Li, Richard Lee
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Patent number: 11634310Abstract: A container filling assembly that can be used with container filling systems to fill containers during successive filling cycles with the same or different fluid compositions at high rates of speed, with little to no machinery changeover, and/or with little to no fluid waste.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Justin Thomas Cacciatore, Eric Shawn Goudy, Bernard George Durham, Benny Leung, John Glenn Kuley, Scott William Capeci, Vincenzo Guida, Emilio Javier Tozzi
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Patent number: 11629887Abstract: An apparatus includes a high-pressure tank, a controller, a valve, controlled by the controller, and a heater.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Marlin Gas Services, LLCInventors: Kenneth Lynn Baker, Paul Sydney Richards
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Patent number: 11629859Abstract: An apparatus includes a high-pressure tank, a controller, a valve, controlled by the controller, and a heater.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Marlin Gas Services, LLCInventors: Kenneth Lynn Baker, Paul Sydney Richards
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Patent number: 11624479Abstract: A quantity of gas is introduced into a gas reservoir via a filling station provided with a filling line. The quantity is measured. A signal is generated indicating a corrected quantity of transferred gas. The signal is obtained by adding a predetermined, positive or negative, corrective amount to the measured quantity of gas transferred.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges ClaudeInventors: Thibaut Francois, Marcus Buck