Abstract: An apparatus dispenses flowable material from a source and includes a dispensing nozzle that reciprocates along an axis. A metering assembly includes a metering cylinder, a metering element reciprocally movable in the interior of the metering cylinder and a switching valve to switch the metering assembly between a metering mode wherein material flows into the metering cylinder and thereby displaces the metering element and a discharge mode. A metering element drive moves the metering element into the metering cylinder during the discharge mode to displace material thereby to dispense material through dispensing nozzle. A lift bracket is mounted for common equidistant movement with the metering element, and the dispensing nozzle is interconnected to the lift bracket for equidistant movement in one direction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for filling of a dispensing container with a product to be dispensed, particularly useful for highly viscous products, in which the container has a vented dip tube structure which is inserted into the container before it is filled. Filling is accomplished by inserting a filling nozzle into the container so that it cooperates with the top of the dip tube. Filling of the container therefore occurs through the dip tube. The vent in the dip tube structure allows the air in the container to be vented as the container is filled. Because the container is filled through the dip tube, the product completely fills the dip tube at the time when the pump structure is inserted into the container. The vent structure can be used as a vent for the container during a dispensing operation as well.

Abstract: An improved filling machine is used for filling like containers with a like measured amount of divided material. The filling machine includes a housing and a drive connected to the housing. A filling turret is mounted in the housing. The filling turret includes a filling tank with a rotatable floor connected to the drive. A plurality of measuring flasks is arranged in a circle in the rotatable floor. Each measuring flask includes an open ended measuring tube and a sleeve telescopically mounted on the tube. The measuring flasks receive divided material from the filling tank. A container support maintains the containers in a horizontal plane. A control selectively lowers and raises the sleeve relative to the respective tube as the containers move with the flasks to measure the amount of divided material to be delivered to the respective container and then deliver the measured divided material into the container.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for filling of a dispensing container with a product to be dispensed, particularly useful for highly viscous products, in which the container has a vented dip tube structure which is inserted into the container before it is filled. Filling is accomplished by inserting a filling nozzle into the container so that it cooperates with the top of the dip tube. Filling of the container therefore occurs through the dip tube. The vent in the dip tube structure allows the air in the container to be vented as the container is filled. Because the container is filled through the dip tube, the product completely fills the dip tube at the time when the pump structure is inserted into the container. The vent structure can be used as a vent for the container during a dispensing operation as well.

Abstract: A system for removing particulate material from a drum wherein the drum lid is replaced by a lid which is specially designed for this service. This new lid has at least a portion which is transparent so the operator can see into the drum and determine when and if it is empty. It also has a resilient portion which includes radial slits emanating from a predetermined point to produce an iris through which a wand can be inserted. The wand is operatively connected to a vacuum system so that the operator can insert the wand into the drum through the iris, and have the iris conform to the wand sufficiently that the vacuum being pulled through the wand sucks the particles out of the drum.

Abstract: An improved measuring flask is used in a filling machine for filling identical containers with the same measured amount of divided matter. The filling machine includes a filling turret having a rotatable portion driven by a drive. The filling turret includes a filling tank having a rotatable floor connected to the drive. The rotatable floor rotates with the rotating portion of the filling turret. A plurality of measuring flasks is arranged in a circle concentric with the circle of rotation of the rotating portion of the filling turret. Each of the measuring flasks is connected to the rotatable floor of the filling tank for receiving divided matter from the filling tank and measuring the amount of the matter. Each of the measuring flasks includes a transition body having one end connected to the rotatable floor and an opposite end extending downward. An open ended tube has one end connected to the opposite end of the transition body and the other end of the tube extends downward.

Abstract: An improved measuring flask is used in a filling apparatus for filling like containers with a like measured amount of divided matter. The filling apparatus includes a housing with a drive mounted in the housing. A filling turret is mounted in the housing and has a rotatable portion driven by the drive. The filling turret includes a filling tank. The tank has a rotatable floor connected to the drive for rotating with the rotatable portion of the filling turret. A plurality of measuring flasks is mounted on the rotatable floor and arranged in a circle concentric with the circle of rotation of the rotating portion of the filling turret. Each of the measuring flasks of the plurality of flasks is connected to the rotatable floor of the filling tank for receiving divided matter from the filling tank. Each of the measuring flasks includes an open ended tube having one end opening into the filling tank. A sleeve is telescopically mounted on each tube and is movable axially along the respective tube.

Abstract: A binary fluid system, and components thereof for producing an impregnated metered fluid stream. Broadly, a container is included in the system and contains upper and lower, first and second fluid phases, i.e., liquids, gases or a combination of the same, which fluid phases meet at a common, unobstructed horizontal boundary or junction, extending the cross sectional width of the container. The fluid phases are of differing density, molecular weight, or specific gravity with the lighter phase being on top. Plural means are coupled to the container for replenishing both of the phases and also for drawing off, at a metered flow rate, the first or upper phase as impregnated by said second phase through diffusion processes across the common phase boundary, the withdrawal being from the container at the volumetric position of the first phase and proximate and above such phase boundary. The invention has special application to recirculating systems as may accommodate swimming pools, by way of example.

Abstract: A device for collecting physiological samples, in particular coprological samples, which affords improved sanitary conditions of operation, comprises a container, a cap for said container, a pick-up stick fastened to the cap, a passageway extending through said cap, and a stopper for hermetically sealing off said passageway.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tapping tube intended for the filling of container-like receptacles, such as bottles, with a liquid, said tapping tube preferably communicating with a metering pump, whereby the liquid in question is intended to flow through the tapping tube and to be interrupted during removal and replacement of the receptacles in question. An arrangement for a tapping tube of this kind is made available in which above all dribbling and dripping can be prevented, especially in conjunction with the removal and replacement of the receptacles. There is connected to the tapping tube (1) a suction channel (14) which discharges in the vicinity of its lower end and which is so arranged as to be actuated in such a way as to provide a suction effect at least for the duration of the aforementioned interruption in the flow of liquid through the tapping tube.

Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus for manipulating small quantities of liquid, comprising at least one test tube for accommodating the quantity of liquid, a cannula which can be inserted into the vessel, and a control arrangement for controlling the system vessel and cannula in relation to one another in a manner such as to bring the cannula to the bottom of the vessel. In accordance with the invention, the cannula is provided with a suspension structure which is connected to a mechanical or electronic sensor arrangement which records pressure acting axially on the end of the cannula. When pressure is detected, the control arrangement halts further insertion of the cannula into the vessel.

Abstract: Drum filling apparatus and method enabling liquid to be introduced into a container automatically. The apparatus includes a filling lance and a mechanism for gradually raising the filling lance to ensure that only a relatively small portion of the lance remains submerged in the liquid. The apparatus also includes a control mechanism for ensuring that the lance is properly positioned within the container as it is being withdrawn.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of filling an evacuated metal vessel ith a radioactive glass melt from a glass melting furnace. The metal vessel is equipped with a suction tube mounted at the bottom of the vessel. The steps of filling and sealing the metal vessel are carried out faster and with the furnace atmosphere properly sealed off. For this purpose the vessel is placed in a holding device which is positioned over a closable suction port of the glass melting furnace. The suction port is hermetically sealed off from the atmosphere of the cell and is then opened. The vessel is lowered vertically until the suction tube dips into the glass melt. After the vessel has been filled, the glass in the suction tube is frozen thereby forming a plug. The vessel is moved upwardly in the vertical direction until the suction tube is drawn out of the furnace. The suction port is closed and a sealing cover for the vessel is put into position over the port.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of filling an evacuated metal vessel ith a radioactive glass melt from a glass melting furnace. The metal vessel is equipped with a suction tube mounted at the bottom of the vessel. The steps of filling and sealing the metal vessel are carried out faster and with the furnace atmosphere properly sealed off. For this purpose the vessel is placed in a holding device which is positioned over a closable suction port of the glass melting furnace. The suction port is hermetically sealed off from the atmosphere of the cell and is then opened. The vessel is lowered vertically until the suction tube dips into the glass melt. After the vessel has been filled, the glass in the suction tube is frozen thereby forming a plug. The vessel is moved upwardly in the vertical direction until the suction tube is drawn out of the furnace. The suction port is closed and a sealing cover for the vessel is put into position over the port.

Abstract: A gas mixing device and method for filling gas storage cylinders with two or more diverse gases and automatically mixing the gases. A high pressure cylinder valve has an elongate hollow tube welded into the valve body and extending to the lower end of a storage cylinder. A plurality of holes through the tube sidewalls is distributed in a spiral along the length of the tube. Each gas is filled in order of its final pressure and distributed along the length of the cylinder thereby mixing with the other gases.

Abstract: A nozzle assembly (44) for a filling machine, the nozzle assembly controlling foaming and dripping of the product during and after the filling operation. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body (46), a fixed filling tube (48), a movable tube assembly (50), and movable cam structure (52). The movable tube assembly is provided with a sealing foot (80) through which a bore extends, the body being interconnectable with a vacuum line (66) after the completion of the filling of a container (16) to prevent dripping on the container. The movement of the movable tube assembly (50) is controlled by gear structure (100) associated with a valve (38) which controls the discharge of material through the nozzle assembly, in such a manner that the nozzle assembly will be closed when the valve is closed.

Abstract: A container having an actuating mechanism with a depending flexible central stem is filled with a flowable viscous substance by the method disclosed. In the method, the container is disposed with its open end facing upwardly for receiving the lower end of a filling tube having a camming surface which engages the stem and displaces it laterally as the filling tube enters the container and advances alongside the stem. After the filling tube reaches a predetermined depth, discharge of the viscous material begins and continues as the filling tube is withdrawn from the container.

Abstract: The waste collecting apparatus includes a container with a movable wall which rises during accumulation of waste within a container and which compacts the waste within the container. Outlets for the exhaust of the carrier medium are provided in the stationary wall of the container in one embodiment or in the movable wall in a second embodiment. Compressed air may also be delivered to the container in a pulsed manner so as to impart a tamping action to the movable wall during a filling operation.

Abstract: A device for filling ice cream containers simultaneously with ice cream and a flavoring syrup to produce a reveled ice cream with the syrup being evenly and smoothly disbursed about the inner surface of the container to provide an attractive package which shows the flavoring syrup and to dispense the flavoring syrup also about the central or inner portion of the ice cream being delivered to the container. The filling device or head is utilized with ice cream filling equipment which provides ice cream and flavoring syrup pumping and transport means adjacent the inner surface of the container, and also provides for substantially smooth and equal delivery of the syrup to the interior portions of the ice cream.

Abstract: A distribution device for a butter filling system is disclosed. The distribution device receives fluent pressurized butter from a butter filling system, distributes the butter and discharges it from a plurality of outlets into a carton being filled. The distribution outlets are disposed about the periphery of the device to insure uniform filling of the carton.

Abstract: A novel seal, weighing tube and filling tube for a weighing feed system spout advantageously used for simultaneously filling and weighing bags with particulate material. The seal is an annularly shaped non-resilient member installed between the exit ends of the tubes to prevent accumulation of particulate material which would otherwise adversely affect the accuracy of the weight measurement. The seal is made of a non-influencing material such as dacron, silk, cotton or the like to preclude weight measurement inaccuracy. The weighing and filling tubes are provided with unique seal retainer rings which provide for retention of the seal by means of an effective gathering such as a drawstring on the filling tube and an O-ring on the weighing tube. An optional tool is disclosed for facilitating seal installation.

Abstract: A device for disposing of a contaminated suction tube connected to a storage container for glass-enclosed radioactive waste material by inserting the tube in the container for ultimate disposal with the container. The device consists of a metal sleeve that is mounted on the bottom wall of the container and extends upwardly into the container and an inner tube which slides in the sleeve. The suction tube is connected to the lower end of the inner tube. Detachable connecting means, such as solder, fixes the inner tube and hence the suction tube to the sleeve until the glass filling operation is over. At this point the solder melts and the suction tube and inner tube are free to be inserted into the container by sliding the inner tube upwardly in the sleeve.

Abstract: An apparatus useful in the addition of reagents in small quantities to micro reaction systems is described. The apparatus enables liquids to be dispensed within a narrow desired area of a receiving tube or other receptacle from a needle while avoiding undesired contact with tube walls. Guide means control the position of the needle with respect to the tube. The apparatus is particularly useful in connection with a radioimmune assay system wherein radioactive labelled protein is delivered to a tube.

Abstract: In an automatic tank filling installation, the duct for insertion in the filling orifice of the tank, e.g. mounted on a railway truck or road vehicle, is mounted for movement in the longitudinal direction of movement of the truck or vehicle, for movement in a direction transverse thereto and for pivotal movement about an axis parallel to the longitudinal direction to allow the axis of the pipe to be aligned with the axis of an off center filling orifice, means being provided for causing the pipe to pivot simultaneously with, and as a function of, movement of the pipe in the transverse direction.

Abstract: In filling a tank, e.g. of a lorry or wagon, with a liquid, particularly a hydrocarbon, by lowering a pipe under the control of a double acting hydraulic jack into the tank to the bottom and then supplying the liquid to the pipe, the volume of hydraulic fluid flowing to the jack is measured during lowering movement of the pipe, the measurement is converted into a signal representing the position of the end of the pipe and the signal is compared with a reference signal representing the position of the bottom of the tank, so that the operator can check whether the pipe has reached the bottom of the tank.

Abstract: A fluidized bed reactor adapted for carrying out chemical reactions between liquids and solid particles, having a design which provides stabilized hydrodynamic conditions within the reactor zones and thereby avoids the disadvantages of blockages of grid holes and passages in the system during operation. Fluid inlet tubes are provided which are slidably supported, with fluid outlets which rest on the bottom of the reactor, sealing against reverse flow, and which lift up due to hydraulic forces upon introduction of fluid to the reactor.

Abstract: A railway train made up of individual tank cars for interconnection and fluid communication with associated-like tank cars by flexible connecting conduits, wherein each tank car includes a wheeled chassis structure provided with coupling means for coupling adjacent tank cars. A tank is mounted on the chassis structure and has two lading conduits respectively coupled to the tank and in fluid communication therewith, each of the lading conduits having an outer end extending outwardly from the tank adjacent to the top thereof. Each of the lading conduits is connected to a vent conduit and to an eduction conduit with the vent conduit extending into the tank and having the inner end thereof terminating a predetermined distance from and near the top of the tank and with the eduction conduit extending into the tank and having the inner end thereof terminating near the bottom of the tank.

Abstract: An apparatus for high speed filling of containers with product such as ice cream and the like. The apparatus includes a turret driven by power means for moving containers from a feed station to a fill station for filling of the container and then to a capping station for placing a cap on the container and finally to a removal station. A lift is provided to move the containers toward and away from a dispensing nozzle which dispenses product into the containers. Pneumatic control means are provided to cooperate with the lift and a shut-off valve in the dispensing nozzle for independent adjustment of the timing of the operations thereof.

Abstract: A filling apparatus for carbonated beverages including a filling valve connected to a beverage source under pressure and including a measuring cylinder movable into and out of a container to be filled. The measuring cylinder has a foot valve on its lower end and is telescopically associated with an inlet valve. The measuring cylinder defines a chamber between the foot valve and the inlet valve. The measuring cylinder is filled with a predetermined amount of beverage at superatmospheric pressure by moving the cylinder down into an empty container when the foot valve is closed and the inlet valve is open. The inlet valve is then closed. The cylinder and foot valve can then be moved down a slight amount or the foot valve can be moved down a slight amount relative to the cylinder while retaining sealing contact with the cylinder to increase the volume in the chamber thus reducing the pressure of the measured volume of beverage to atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: The subject matter contained herein is directed to an apparatus for filling like containers with a like given amount of divided matter. The apparatus includes a housing and a drive mounted in the housing. A filling turret is positioned in the housing. The filling turret has a rotatable portion connected to the drive. The filling turret includes a filling tank having a rotatable base connected to and rotated by said drive. 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. Each of the flasks includes a head having its upper end flush with the rotatable base. Each head has a tapered filling aperture contained therein. The larger portion of the aperture is adjacent to the filling tank. Each flask includes a thin wall tube connected to the head extending downward therefrom.

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.

Abstract: Apparatus for selective controlled volume and rate administration of parenteral solutions, blood and the like, wherein sight and flow control problems caused by splashing and foaming of fluids having high surface tension such as blood are substantially diminished, and flow rates during different time phases of operation are optimized due to an arrangement of structure providing an increased head pressure on flow of fluid to a measuring chamber.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONAdministration sets for delivery of parenteral solutions, blood and the like, have been heretofore available to the medical profession, which included volumetric chambers that allowed accurately measured volumes of solution to be administered to a patient. Volumetric sets of this type are especially essential for delivering discrete small volumes to infants and young children who could not tolerate larger, unregulated volumes of fluids. Volumetric control sets of this type are disclosed in prior U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,216,418 and 3,216,419.

Abstract: In storage containers for fluids, a disperser/diffuser member is positioned between the inner end of the fillpipe and the interior of the container, to cause dispersion of the fluid flowing into the container from the fillpipe during a filling operation. The disperser member has therein a multiplicity of tortuous fluid passages, and may be used in a subterranean storage container, or in a mobile storage and transportation container (tank truck).