Patents by Inventor Joseph Francis Gerling

Joseph Francis Gerling 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).

  • Measuring and dispensing system for solid dry flowable materials
    Patent number: 7075019
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring and dispensing solid dry flowable materials, comprising a supply container (10), a reserve hopper (18), a means for connecting said supply container (10) to said reserve hopper (18), a means for weighing said reserve hopper (18) and a means for regulating the weight of said material dispensed from said reserve hopper (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Ryan Keith Bergman, Joseph Francis Gerling
  • Measuring and dispensing system for solid dry flowable materials
    Publication number: 20040060367
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring and dispensing solid dry flowable materials, comprising a supply container (10), a reserve hopper (18), a means for connecting said supply container (10) to said reserve hopper (18), a means for weighing said reserve hopper (18) and a means for regulating the weight of said material dispensed from said reserve hopper (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Ryan Keith Bergman, Joseph Francis Gerling
  • Measuring and dispensing system for solid dry flowable materials
    Patent number: 6253959
    Abstract: A portable apparatus for measuring and dispensing solid dry flowable materials, comprising a hopper for containing material, a quantitative measuring device having a dispensing outlet, material inlet means in communication with said hopper and said quantitative measuring device for regulating the flow of material between, system control means in communication with quantitative measuring device for controlling type of measurement and quantity of material and a receptacle in communication with the dispensing outlet of said quantitative measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Lawrence Doka Gaultney, Joseph Francis Gerling
  • Measuring and dispensing system for solid dry flowable materials
    Patent number: 5738153
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring and dispensing solid dry flowable materials, comprising a refill container, hopper, dispensing valve, transfer container, load cell and controller. The refill container and the transfer container are each mechanically and/or electronically keyed to a specific product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Joseph Francis Gerling, Paul Allen Nolte, Laurence Alfred Shaul