Patents by Inventor James W. Petrzelka

James W. Petrzelka 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).

  • Container filling apparatus
    Patent number: 3967659
    Abstract: The subject matter contained herein is an apparatus for filling like containers with a given amount of divided matter. The apparatus includes a housing, with a drive mounted in the housing. A filling turret is positioned in the housing; and the filling turret has a rotatable portion connected to the drive, to be rotated thereby. The filling turret includes a filling tank, having a rotatable base connected to and rotated by said drive at a selected rate. A plurality of measuring flasks is arranged in a circle, having its center concentric with the axis of rotation of the rotatable portion of the filling turret. The measuring flasks are connected to the rotatable base of the filling tank for receiving divided matter from the filling tank and measuring the amount of said divided matter. A container pocket is positioned adjacent to each of the measuring flasks and moves with the rotatable base of the filling tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1976
    Assignee: John R. Nalbach Engineering Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme W. Warner, Victor M. Svagdis, James W. Petrzelka, John C. Nalbach