Abstract: A fluid supply system of a docking station for a moving apparatus includes a moving apparatus including a first storage tank configured to receive a fluid therein, a docking station into which the moving apparatus is selectively docked, the docking station including a second storage tank configured to receive the fluid therein and a pump configured to discharge a fluid received in the second storage tank, and a processor electrically connected to the pump and configured to determine, when the moving apparatus is docked to the docking station, whether the moving apparatus has been successfully docked, and to control the pump to operate with an operation load, when the processor concludes that the moving apparatus has been successfully docked into the docking station so that the fluid is supplied from the second storage tank to the first storage tank.

Abstract: In embodiments, the invention is a novel hydration pack refill system that comprises a fluid bladder, a bag for carrying the fluid bladder, a bladder nozzle for refilling the fluid bladder, a clip for sealing the end of the bladder nozzle, and a refill port for accessing the bladder nozzle through the bag and methods for its use. The invention may further comprise a water tube and a mouthpiece to allow a user to drink from the fluid bladder while wearing the bag. In an embodiment, the invention may employ one or more locking devices for holding the clip in place. The invention may further employ mating pairs of seating connectors to provide a watertight seal to the closed bladder nozzle.

Abstract: A device for filling pressurized gas tanks, including a fluid transfer circuit having an upstream end connected to a plurality of sources of pressurized fluid and a downstream end having at least one dispenser intended to be connected to a tank to be filled, the sources being connected in parallel, each source has a fluid outlet connected to a respective outlet valve, the transfer lines being connected in parallel to the at least one dispenser and each having a respective transfer valve, the transfer lines and the transfer valves being dimensioned so as to transfer a maximum transfer gas flow which is smaller than the maximum filling gas flow, the sum of a plurality of maximum transfer gas flows provided by a plurality of outlet valves and a plurality of transfer lines being greater than or equal to the maximum filling gas flow.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a medication dispensing assembly includes a housing containing a plurality of electronically activated guidance devices which are configured to guide medications from at least one medication dispenser into a plurality of containers. The housing includes a panel which closes off at least a portion of one side of the housing. The panel has a plurality of wire openings that are spaced apart from one another. A plurality of wires extend through a portion of an interior of the housing and extend through the wire openings of the panel from the interior of the housing to outside of the housing. The wires are electronically connected with electronically activated guidance devices. At least one of the wire openings includes a slot which extends to an edge of the panel.

Abstract: A cryogen storage vessel at an installation is filled with liquid cryogen from a liquid cryogen storage tank that has a pressure lower than that of the vessel. After headspaces of the vessel and tank are placed in fluid communication with another via a gas transfer vessel and are pressure-balanced, a pump in a liquid transfer line connected between the tank and the vessel is operated to transfer amounts of liquid cryogen from the tank to the vessel via the liquid transfer line and pump as amounts of gaseous cryogen are transferred, through displacement by the pumped cryogenic liquid, from the vessel to the tank. Following filling, the tank is disconnected and then driven to another location to repeat the filling process with a second vessel that is at a different location.

Abstract: A displacement device for a handling device, including an articulation mechanism on which the handling device is accommodated, wherein the handling device is displaceable by the articulation mechanism between a first position and a second position. The articulation mechanism has a four-pivot arrangement with a first link and a second link, wherein the first link is connected to the second link via a coupler. The coupler has a receiving section for receiving the handling device, wherein the first link, the second link and the coupler are matched to one another so that a substantially rectilinear displacement of the handling device takes place from the first position into the second position. In a method for displacement of a handling device by such a displacement device, the handling device is displaced substantially rectilinearly by the articulation mechanism between the first position and the second position. A packaging machine includes the displacement device.

Abstract: A system for container processing for setting up in a shop or at a station. The system may have a receiving region, a cleaning device, a filling device, a removal region and a handling device. The system can advantageously be set up or installed directly in a shop, at a station or in the public space in a town square (e.g. marketplace). The system makes it possible for beverages and other products to be able to be decanted locally. The containers here can be cleaned beforehand in order to ensure hygienic filling.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a coupling nozzle for cryogenic fluid. A coupling nozzle includes a flow body. The coupling nozzle includes a mount, a flow control assembly, and a pneumatic cylinder. The pneumatic cylinder includes a cylinder body and a shaft. The shaft is coupled to and configured to actuate the flow body. The coupling nozzle includes a first locking mechanism coupled to the mount and configured to secure the coupling nozzle to a receptacle in a locked position. When the first locking mechanism is in the locked position, the shaft is configured to actuate the flow control assembly. The coupling nozzle includes a redundant locking mechanism including one or more feet and a lock. The one or more feet are configured to engage the lock to prevent the first locking mechanism from transitioning from the locked position when the shaft is in the extended position.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a quick-connecting receptacle for a liquid hydrogen storage tank. The quick-connecting receptacle comprises: a storage tank for storing liquid hydrogen; and a receptacle connecting an external transmission pipe and the storage tank so that liquid hydrogen introduced through the external transmission pipe is stored in the storage tank. The receptacle includes an upper receptacle connected to a lower end portion of the transmission pipe and a lower receptacle connected to an upper portion of the storage tank. The lower receptacle includes a cylinder member accommodated therein, and as the cylinder member moves up and down, liquid hydrogen or gaseous hydrogen is stored in the storage tank or liquid hydrogen or gaseous hydrogen is discharged from the storage tank to outside.

Abstract: A control unit for a pressure container system comprising at least one pressure container with a pressure container valve designed to conduct fuel from the pressure container into a removal line for supplying an energy converter. The control unit is designed to determine that a fueling procedure of the pressure container is occurring or has occurred. In response thereto, the control unit is additionally designed to cause the pressure container valve to open in a pulsed manner temporally prior to a removal request for fuel for operating the energy converter so that the pressure in the removal line approximates the pressure in the pressure container.

Abstract: A dispensing system for dispensing compressed gas into a receiving vessel, comprising: a supply of compressed gas; a fill line for connecting the supply of compressed gas to the receiving vessel; a fill valve to vary the flow of compressed gas through the fill line; a controller to control the fill valve; a vent line for venting the fill line downstream of the fill valve; a vent line restriction to restrict flow of the compressed gas through the vent line; and a vent pressure sensor to sense a vent pressure representative of an instantaneous pressure of the compressed gas in the vent line upstream of the vent line restriction and to generate a vent pressure signal based on the sensed vent pressure.

Abstract: A filling method capable of reducing medicinal liquid loss, comprising weighing stations and a liquid-dividing container. The liquid-dividing container is provided with liquid outlets; filling needles arranged side by side are correspondingly arranged above the plurality of weighing stations; the respective liquid outlets and the respective filling needles are connected by means of pipelines; and the respective pipelines are each provided with a filling pump.

Abstract: The invention relates to a distributor device (1) for generating an aerosol (8) comprising both gas and sealant, wherein the distributor device has at least one gas connector (2) for connection to at least one compressed-air source (11), at least one sealant connector (3) for connection to at least one sealant container (12), and one or more than one connecting element (4) for connection to a pneumatic vehicle tire (16), characterized in that the distributor device has a metering unit (5) for metering the sealant quantity fed to the distributor device. The invention also relates to a system for sealing and inflating pneumatic vehicle tires, and to a method for sealing pneumatic vehicle tires or inflatable technical articles, and to the use of a dosing unit for generating an aerosol.

Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, there is provided a fluid processing apparatus including: a housing with a space formed therein; a fluid receiving part removably coupled to the housing and receiving a fluid therein; and a conveying part accommodated in the space of the housing and coupled to the fluid receiving part to be in fluid communication therewith, wherein the conveying part includes: a pump member coupled to the fluid receiving part and providing a conveying force to the fluid; and a mixing nozzle which is in communication with the pump member, and into which the fluid flows after having passed through the pump member.

Abstract: Described are systems and methods of storing adsorbing diborane on carbon adsorption medium. The invention discloses a vessel for storing diborane. The vessel includes: a vessel interior; microporous carbon adsorbent in the vessel interior; diborane in the vessel interior at least partially adsorbed on the microporous adsorbent. The microporous adsorbent includes slit pores between graphite layers at a graphite layer spacing that increases an activation energy required for diborane degradation relative to an activation energy of degradation of non-adsorbed gaseous diborane at ambient pressure, and at the same temperature.

Abstract: A deflating device for transferring a liquid content from a supply container into a baby feeding device is disclosed, comprising a positioning and holding arrangement configured for positioning and for holding a dual structure comprising (i) a squeezable bag prefilled with a liquid content and constituting said supply container, and (ii) an inflatable container constituting said baby feeding device, the positioning and holding arrangement being configured to allow transferring the liquid content from the squeezable bag into the inflatable container while the dual structure is held by; the device is further comprising a deflating mechanism configured to apply a deflating pressure on the squeezable bag thereby evacuating its liquid content into the inflatable container. A method for finalizing a baby feeding formula and introducing it into a disposable inflatable container is also disclosed.

Abstract: A dropper dispenser is provided and comprises a body and a dispensing tube. The body includes two or more parts. One or more of the parts is movable to create a vacuum to draw fluid into the dispensing tube.

Abstract: One or more indicators provide an indication of fueling status of a hydrogen powered vehicle. One or more sensors detect temperature and/or other characteristics of the fuel provided to the vehicle and provide an electrical signal to one or more of the indicators to permit an indication of fueling status. The indicators, which may be visual and/or audible, may be positioned on the fueling apparatus and on the vehicle in the vicinity of a fueling receptacle. The indicators may also be positioned elsewhere on the vehicle and may be separate from the vehicle such as on or around a fueling station and/or on separate computerized devices. Certain of the visual indicators may be positioned on a fueling hose and may include electrically energized paint and an illuminated sheath.

Abstract: An apparatus and process for preventive maintenance for nozzle elements of a fuel dispenser or recharging station can include a nozzle preventive maintenance apparatus (e.g. fuel dispenser nozzle preventive maintenance apparatus or vehicle recharging nozzle preventive maintenance apparatus). The nozzle preventive maintenance apparatus can be configured to communicate with a sensor element of a nozzle to evaluate the operational status of that sensor element. In the event the testing determines that the sensor element is malfunctioning or broken, the apparatus can respond by scheduling or ordering maintenance to repair the component so the failure can be identified quickly and resolved to try and avoid the chance that a user may attempt to utilize a nozzle with a non-functioning element and have a negative experience in use of a dispenser (e.g. fuel dispenser or electricity dispenser that can be considered a recharging station).

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a fuel tank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a fuel tank having a plurality of volumes, and a controller that controls a charging state of a fuel charged in the fuel tank and selectively controls use of the fuel charged in the plurality of volumes based on an amount of the fuel used and a state of the fuel tank.