Patents by Inventor Scott G. Little

Scott G. Little 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).

  • Multi-container filling machine, valves, and related technologies
    Patent number: 10954112
    Abstract: An apparatus for filling containers with fluid includes a volumetric filling valve. The volumetric filling valve includes a valve stem having a gas valve portion and a fluid valve portion. An interior passageway of the gas valve portion is positioned interior of the valve stem, wherein the interior passageway positioned to supply a quantity of gas to a filling nozzle. A gas valve actuator is mechanically connected to the valve stem, wherein the gas valve actuator controls an activation of the gas valve portion. A fluid valve actuator is mechanically connected to the valve stem, wherein the fluid valve actuator controls an activation of the fluid valve portion. The volumetric filling valve may be positioned within a filling head container with the gas valve portion positioned at least partially within a quantity of gas and the fluid valve portion positioned within a quantity of fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ABC FILLERS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph A. DiCarlo, Scott G. Little
  • MULTI-CONTAINER FILLING MACHINE, VALVES, AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
    Publication number: 20190144251
    Abstract: An apparatus for filling containers with fluid includes a volumetric filling valve. The volumetric filling valve includes a valve stem having a gas valve portion and a fluid valve portion. An interior passageway of the gas valve portion is positioned interior of the valve stem, wherein the interior passageway positioned to supply a quantity of gas to a filling nozzle. A gas valve actuator is mechanically connected to the valve stem, wherein the gas valve actuator controls an activation of the gas valve portion. A fluid valve actuator is mechanically connected to the valve stem, wherein the fluid valve actuator controls an activation of the fluid valve portion. The volumetric filling valve may be positioned within a filling head container with the gas valve portion positioned at least partially within a quantity of gas and the fluid valve portion positioned within a quantity of fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph A. DiCarlo, Scott G. Little
  • Multi-container filling machine, valves, and related technologies
    Patent number: 10214406
    Abstract: An apparatus for filling differently sized containers with fluid includes a filling head having a fluid holding area. At least one multi-container filling nozzle connected to the filling head, wherein at least two containers with differently-sized openings are fillable with a quantity of fluid from the fluid holding area without changing the multi-container filling nozzle. Related methods and devices for filing containers with differently-sized openings with fluid without changing a fluid nozzle are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: ABC FILLERS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph A. DiCarlo, Kenneth E. Damon, Jr., Scott G. Little, Scott Frash, Raymond E. McHugh, Joseph Ryan DiCarlo
  • MULTI-CONTAINER FILLING MACHINE, VALVES, AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
    Publication number: 20170001848
    Abstract: An apparatus for filling differently sized containers with fluid includes a filling head having a fluid holding area. At least one multi-container filling nozzle connected to the filling head, wherein at least two containers with differently-sized openings are fillable with a quantity of fluid from the fluid holding area without changing the multi-container filling nozzle. Related methods and devices for filing containers with differently-sized openings with fluid without changing a fluid nozzle are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph A. DiCarlo, Kenneth E. Damon, JR., Scott G. Little, Scott Frash, Raymond E. McHugh, Joseph Ryan DiCarlo