Patents Examined by Paul J Durand
  • Patent number: 11953360
    Abstract: A volumetric flow measuring and metering device for flowable solids as a flow passage through which a flow of bulk material may be passed. An obturating device is positioned at the bottom end of the flow passage and is movable in a linear direction toward and away from the bottom end. The obturating device is positioned relative to the bottom end of the flow passage at a distance that imparts a consolidated, column-like flow of the bulk material in the flow passage. A speed sensor operates to measure a speed of consolidated, column-like flow of the bulk material in the flow passage. A controller uses the speed data from the speed sensor to calculate a volumetric flow rate of the bulk material flowing through the flow passage. The obturating device can be selectively positioned to increase or decrease the volumetric flow rate of the bulk material. Other aspects are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Richard Hallett
  • Patent number: 11938508
    Abstract: A glue dispenser dispensing switch includes a switching device main body, a needle holding base, a wear-resistant plate, and a rotating device. The switching device main body is equipped with a double liquid inlet, the needle holding base is equipped with a mixed glue outlet, the wear-resistant plate is installed between the switching device main body and the needle holding base, and the wear-resistant plate is equipped with a wear-resistant plate opening. The rotating device is utilized to rotate the needle holding base or the wear-resistant plate. A mixed double-liquid glue passes through the double liquid inlet, the wear-resistant plate opening and the glue outlet to dispense a mixed glue while the double liquid inlet, the wear-resistant plate opening and the glue outlet are overlapped. In addition, a double liquid dispensing equipment is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Kulicke and Soffa Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lu-Min Chen, Mu-Huang Liu, Tsung-Lin Tsai
  • Patent number: 11938506
    Abstract: A piston for a support sleeve of a dispensing assembly, the piston has a substantially cylindrical outer shape and includes a piston body as well as first and second film bag retainers arranged at opposite sides of the piston body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MEDMIX SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Richard Lavelanet, Hayden Turner
  • Patent number: 11939204
    Abstract: A juice dispenser, including a first tank including a first inlet, a first outlet, and a first faucet for the first outlet, and a second tank surrounding first tank, and including a second inlet, a second outlet, and a second faucet for the second outlet, thereby the second tank is not heat insulated, and the second tank insulates the first tank and thereby after inserting heated water into the tanks, adjustable opening of the first and second faucets dispenses the water to a receptacle mixed at an adjustable temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Iris Avraham
  • Patent number: 11931749
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing liquids, in particular ophthalmic liquids, for dispensing the medicine as individual drops is mounted on the neck of a reservoir, e.g., a bottle, and it is made of a flange connected to a bushing and with a domed tip situated on the opposite side of the bushing, the flange being fitted onto the neck of the reservoir and the bushing entering the neck of the reservoir, while a dispensing domed tip comprising a dispensing opening protrudes outside the reservoir. Inside the bushing and the domed tip there is a conical element placed therein, blocking the flow of liquids, the opening in the domed tip having an inner flange. The conical element has a flange at the base of the cone. The flange situated in the dispensing domed tip is ended from the inside with a fin directed towards the conical element blocking the flow of liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Gerresheimer Boleslawiec Spolka Akcyjna
    Inventor: Mateusz Sliwa
  • Patent number: 11932022
    Abstract: Convenience of an ink bottle and a bottle set is improved. An ink bottle includes: a container portion that contains ink; a guiding portion that is formed in one end portion of the container portion, and includes an outflow port from which the ink in the container portion flow out; and a cover that covers at least an end portion of the container portion on the opposite side of the guiding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Ishizawa, Tadahiro Mizutani, Ryoichi Tanaka, Manabu Akahane, Koichi Toba, Takumi Nagashima, Yoshiaki Shimizu, Tadashi Watanabe, Noriyuki Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 11932159
    Abstract: An air control valve assembly includes a semi-tractor that has an air brake system and a tanker trailer for containing a liquid. A gladhand air fitting is fluidly attachable to the air brake system and a valve is fluidly coupled to the gladhand air fitting. The valve is positionable in an open position to pass air through the valve and the valve is positionable in a closed position to inhibit air from passing through the valve. An air king fitting is fluidly coupled to the valve to receive the compressed air from the valve when the valve is in the open position. The air king fitting is releasably matable to the tanker trailer having the air king fitting. In this way the air king fitting can pressurize the interior of the tanker trailer for discharging fluid contained in the tanker trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventor: Steven C. Henry
  • Patent number: 11933325
    Abstract: A liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel storage system for a fuel cell-powered vehicle, and method includes a main LH2 storage fuel tank configured for close to ambient pressure storage of LH2, and one or more gas accumulator tanks (GATs) smaller than the main LH2 storage fuel tank and configured for elevated pressure storage of LH2 and for feeding pressurized LH2 to the fuel cell, wherein the one or more GATs each have a cooling interface configured to cool the GAT employing LH2 from the main LH2 storage fuel tank, and a heating interface configured to heat contents of the GAT with warm working fluid from the fuel cell-powered vehicle whereby to raise pressure of the LH2 in the GAT to a working pressure for feeding the LH2 to the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ZEROAVIA, INC.
    Inventor: Valery Miftakhov
  • Patent number: 11910969
    Abstract: Accessibly positioned sanitizing materials can include paper towels and sanitizing sprays. A paper towel holder with a central support to hold a roll of paper towels can allow spinning dispensing of paper towels. The central support can also function separately as a removable disinfectant sprayer, enabling a user to carry and store paper towels and disinfecting solution in the same location, and providing a disinfecting sprayer nearby when paper towels are used to clean a surface. The structure described can also house other fluids for spraying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: simplehuman, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Joseph Sandor, Myk Wayne Lum, Adam C. Wade
  • Patent number: 8709244
    Abstract: A mobile system for generating and dispensing a chemical includes a portable platform comprising a source of a gaseous chemical, the gaseous chemical forming a solution in water, and a fluid coupling through which the gaseous chemical is delivered to a body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivey Burns, Greg Waldron, David A. Killian
  • Patent number: 8696895
    Abstract: A percolation filtering system comprises a flow path of the water to be filtered including a filter cartridge seat (4) for removably receiving a filter cartridge (5) so that said flow path extends through said filter cartridge when said filter cartridge is inserted into said seat, characterized in that it comprises recognition means and counter-means of the suitability of said cartridge, respectively on said cartridge and said seat, suitable for reciprocal interaction when the cartridge is inserted in the seat to enable operation of the filtering system following the cartridge's suitability recognition, or to disable it or signal the suitability/unsuitability respectively of the cartridge if the cartridge is recognized/ not recognized respectively by the recognition means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Laica S.p.A.
    Inventor: Olga Alexandrou
  • Patent number: 8652336
    Abstract: In a system for decomposing organic compounds in water for use in semiconductor manufacturing, a chemical reactor vessel having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a persulfate anion addition system upstream of the reactor vessel, and a light emitting device contained within the reactor vessel. The light emitting device provides light capable of decomposing persulfate anions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Water Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Steve Donald Sitkiewitz, Gary Michael Carmignani, Lee William Fredrick
  • Patent number: 8640882
    Abstract: A compact fluid purification device includes a housing having an inlet for receiving unfiltered liquid and an open end and a first valve disposed within the inlet and being configured to only permit unfiltered liquid to flow into a hollow interior of the housing. The device has a plunger that is movable between a fully extended position and a fully retracted position. Movement of the plunger toward the fully extended position causes unfiltered liquid to be drawn into the interior of the housing and the device includes a second valve disposed within the outlet and being configured to only permit filtered liquid to be discharged from the plunger housing. The unfiltered liquid is filtered when the plunger is moved toward the fully retracted position causing the unfiltered liquid in the interior to flow into the inside of the filter elements and then across the filter elements and into the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Nephros, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory R. Collins, James Summerton
  • Patent number: 8641894
    Abstract: A Water and Wastewater Treatment Aerated Mini-Dosing air-lift pump System and filter housing, that replaces the conventional dosing pump, controls and additional Tank. It is adaptable to all access ports and uniquely smaller than a 3? inspection port and is integrally positioned in an existing or new raw water pretreatment or pump tank. It aerates the source pool thereby mitigating: H2SO4 gases, odors and source pool BOD5. The system communicates with an above ground aerator and optional controls and in it's plurality supplies dissolved and free oxygen to the pump, housing, effluent and the source pool, with surge protection and scum mitigation. Mini-metering and, low pressure, extended cycle durations increase the average microbial production balance and microbial Ratio to nutrients BOD. The raw sewage tank no longer requires gas removal prior to inspection due to oxic and anoxic microbial processes that mitigates H2SO4 gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Ted Arthur Bennatt
  • Patent number: 8623218
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for improved operation of a fluid purification apparatus. The fluid purification apparatus includes a pressure sensor to energize and de-energize one or more components of the fluid purification apparatus based on the pressure entering or in the fluid purification apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Next Generation Filtration Systems, LP
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Geiger
  • Patent number: 8623219
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for level control in a fluid purification apparatus. The apparatuses and methods include a fluid purification apparatus and a level sensor that regulates operation of the fluid purification apparatus. The level sensor may further operate a bypass valve or a heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Next Generation Filtration Systems, LP
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Geiger
  • Patent number: 8617402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of raising the pH of a body of water having a pH of less than 4.5 by introducing neutralizing agent, the raising of the pH taking place in at least two stages thus: at pH levels below 4.5, a first neutralizing agent having a final conductivity of not more than 100 ?S/cm, and, after attainment of a pH of at least 4.5, a second neutralizing agent, having a final conductivity of more than 100 ?S/cm, is introduced into the body of water, the final conductivity of the neutralizing agents being defined as the conductivity of an aqueous suspension or solution of neutralizing agent in solution equilibrium at 25° C., having a neutralizing agent content of 0.015% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Rheinkalk GmbH
    Inventors: Christopher Pust, Günter Scholz, Helma Honig, Wolfgang König
  • Patent number: 8617401
    Abstract: An apparatus for optimizing water purification profile, has a front processing unit, a booster pump having a water inlet, a rear processing unit, a waterflow control unit, an emission control unit, a control circuit, and a temperature sensing probe. The front processing unit is connected to the water inlet via a pipe. The control circuit corresponds to the emission control unit. The temperature sensing probe senses water temperature. The control circuit is connected to the temperature sensing probe whereby automatically adjusting time of producing purified water in a periodic cycle. The apparatus implements a constant water utilization rate as water temperature changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Shenzhen Inike Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dingshan Jiang, Kai Zhao
  • Patent number: 8608955
    Abstract: An automatic strainer assembly for straining a slurry comprises an inlet for receiving the slurry, a horizontally disposed strainer body in fluid communication with the inlet, and a rotatable strainer member received within the body having an inner surface and an outer surface. One or more scrapers are positioned for removing material from the outer surface of the strainer assembly. A collection vessel is positioned substantially below the body for receiving material scraped from the outer surface of the strainer member. A transport member can be provided for returning the scraped material to the slurry supply for reprocessing thereof. An outlet expels the strained slurry. A manual or automatic washdown system is provided for removing the slurry from the strainer member. A radial bearing assembly and radial seal are associated with the drive shaft of the strainer member to prevent galling. A method for processing a slurry is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: TM Industrial Supply, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl A. Steiner, Yousif A. Khalid Al-Abdullah, Ricky L. Jackson
  • Patent number: RE44920
    Abstract: A system for collecting, treating and disposing of waste fluid includes a station that features transfer, flushing and mixing pumps as well as a bowl that holds the waste fluid. The waste fluid is collected in a container mounted on a cart. The cart container connects to the station so that the waste fluid is transferred from the cart to the station bowl by the transfer pump. The flushing pump has an inlet that communicates with a source of water and a disinfectant dispenser. The flushing pump is used to flush both the cart container and the station bowl, the latter of which communicates with a drain system. The flushing pump also delivers disinfectant to the waste fluid in the station bowl. The inlet and outlet of the mixing pump communicate with the bowl so that it mixes the bowl contents. Buffer is provided to the circulating waste fluid until the pH level drops to a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Dornoch Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Dunn, Lawrence E. Guerra