Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
141
FLUENT MATERIAL HANDLING, WITH RECEIVER OR RECEIVER COACTING MEANS

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> FLUENT MATERIAL HANDLING, WITH RECEIVER OR RECEIVER COACTING MEANS
1		PROCESSES
1.1		. Battery grid pasting
2		. Filling dispensers
3		. . Aerosol or gas-charged type
4		. Gas or variation of gaseous condition in receiver
5		. . With filling with fluent non-gaseous materials
6		. . . Counter-pressure type
7		. . . With evacuation of container
8		. . Vacuum
9		. Plural materials
10		. Bag filling
11		. With material treatment
12		. . Compacting
13		MODIFICATION OF FILLING CYCLE IN STARTING AND STOPPING
14		SIPHON BOTTLE CHARGING ARRANGEMENTS
15		. For receiver with diverse filling opening
16		. With plural heads, stations or materials
17		. With gas capsule supporting or manipulating means
18		FILLING OR REFILLING OF DISPENSERS
19		. With cutter or punch for gas pressure cartridge
20		. Aerosols
20.5		. Coating-implement-type receiver
21		. By operation of means causing or controlling dispensing
22		. . Removable dispenser is supply container closure
23		. . . Expansible chamber dispenser
24		. . . . Resilient wall
25		. . Expansible chamber of fluid pressure applying or controlling means
26		. . . Dispenser carried expansible chamber pump
27		. . . Container with follower
28		. . . Container mounted jet pump
29		. Closure type with manually controlled vent
31		CAPILLARY TYPE
32		BATTERY GRID PASTING
33		. Separate sources applied to opposite sides
34		CENTRIFUGAL FILLING
35		PLURAL CONNECTED RECEIVERS FILLED BY SERIAL FLOW
36		. Succeeding receiver advanced to filling position
37		DIVERSE FLUID CONTAINING PRESSURE FILLING SYSTEMS INVOLVING RECEIVER GAS CONTENT MODIFICATION
38		. Tire inflation
39		. Filling means controlled by gas condition in receiver
40		. . Control by level in filled receiver
41		. . . Air pump external to flow line
42		. . . . Float controlled vacuum line cut-off
43		. . . . . Vacuum line vented to atmosphere
44		. Gas and other material separating passage or chamber
45		. . Material returned to supply
46		. System fluid used in seal or in valve or lift operation
47		. Gas control or supply varied, shifted or supplemented during cycle
48		. . Gas cycle for pre-treatment of receiver or contents material
49		. . Plural or diverse gassing and/or filling cycles
50		. . Shifted to vent or fill pipe
51		. Gas condition control in housing for receiver
52		. With separate storage of gas displaced from receiver
53		. . With receiver vent to measuring trap
54		. With plural diverse passages for gas to receiver or head
55		. . Vent to drain fill pipe
56		. . Three or more
57		. . Receiver vented to atmosphere before separation (e.g., snift)
58		. . . Constant bleed
59		. Filling with exhausting the receiver
60		. . Receiver coupling comprises movable pump element
61		. . Vacuum cut-off before filling
62		. With lateral travel of registering head and receiver
63		. Gas treatment
64		. . Of filled receiver
65		EVACUATION APPARATUS
66		. With filling with gas
67		FLUENT CHARGE IMPELLED OR FLUID CURRENT CONVEYED INTO RECEIVER
68		. Valve bag type
69		WITH MATERIAL TREATMENT
70		. With fluid contact (e.g., jetting)
71		. Compacting
72		. . Agitation of head and receiver
73		. . Compacting material in receiver
74		. . . Agitation
75		. . . . Of suspended receiver
76		. . . . . Valve bag chair
77		. . . . With distortion of or impact on receiver side walls
78		. . . . Agitating means associated with receiver conveyer
79		. . . . . Rotary conveyer
80		. . . In filled receiver
81		. . With contraction of trap to form charge
82		. Heating or cooling
83		WITH TESTING OR WEIGHING RECEIVER CONTENT
84		CONVERTIBLE
85		WITH SOIL REMOVING, COATING, LUBRICATING, STERILIZING AND/OR DRYING
86		. Drip collection
87		. . Collector shiftable to non-use position
88		. . Collector associated with receiver support
89		. With cleaning, coating or drying means
90		. . Nozzle cleaner
91		. . Treatment by fluids
92		. . . Pre-treatment of receiver
93		. Suction hoods and off-takes
94		WITH SIGNAL, INDICATOR, RECORDER, INSPECTION MEANS OR EXHIBITOR
95		. Level or pressure in receiver
96		. . Hose nozzle or faucet mounted
97		WITH GUARD OR SCREEN FOR OPERATOR
98		COMBINED
99		PLURAL DIVERSE FILLING LINES
100		PLURAL MATERIALS, MATERIAL SUPPLIES OR CHARGES IN A RECEIVER
101		. Lateral travel of registering head and receiver
102		. Plural charges from the same source
103		. Separate stations for a single receiver
104		. Selectively utilized sources
105		. With common discharge
106		. . Dumping or draining
107		. . With mingling in or successive path through trap
108		SCOOP TYPE FILLER WITH ASSOCIATED RECEIVER
109		. Receiver within scoop or inserter
110		ABSORPTION AND/OR IMMERSION
111		. With handling means for receiver
112		. Receiver secured to supply closure
113		RECEIVER FILLED THROUGH BOTTOM OR WHILE INVERTED
114		WITH MANIPULATION OF FLEXIBLE OR COLLAPSIBLE RECEIVER OR SUPPLY
115		DRIP PREVENTION BY FLOW REVERSING AND/OR OVERFILL REMOVAL
116		. By means reversing direction of flow
117		. . Expanding chamber in disengaged head
118		. . By tilting receiver and adjoined filler
119		. . Interconnected supply valve cut-off and vacuum control
120		. . Siphonic return to supply
121		. Separate removal station
122		. . With subsequent filling
123		. . Combined displacement receptacle and vacuum means
124		. . Receiver tilting or inverting means
125		. . Wiping, scraping or spatulating means (e.g., trimming)
126		. Simultaneous filling and removing
127		. . Double acting or plural pumps
128		DRIBBLE OR REDUCED FLOW AT END OF CYCLE
129		WITH CONVEYING MEANS TO SUPPLY SUCCESSIVE RECEIVERS
130		. Sampler type
131		. Continuous flow type
132		. . Receivers with overlapping flanges or apertured shields
133		. . Receiver carrier forms moving support for supply
134		. . With spaced receivers and redirected flow
135		. With lateral motion of registering head and receiver
136		. . Bodily lifted or swinging siphon filling means
137		. . Laterally reciprocating head or trap
138		. . Interrupted or irregular cycle
139		. . . Automatic control by contents material
140		. . . No can - no fill
141		. . . . Power control by receiver
142		. . . . . Cam track switching
143		. . . . . Vertical axis trigger
144		. . Rotary set of heads
145		. . . Common vertical axis for conveyer
146		. . . . With vertically reciprocating plunger or valve piston for each head
147		. . . . With cam or abutment operated valve or head
148		. . . . With lift means for receiver
149		. . . . . With additional cushion or yielding lift
150		. . . . . Cam lift or lowered movement
151		. . . . Manually placed receivers
152		. . . . Adjustable to receiver size
153		. Automatic control of filling cycle by contents material
154		. Receiver with asymmetrical or flap closed inlet
155		. Safety-stop or non-operating interlock between supply and conveyers
156		. Fill triggered by receiver
157		. . Individual receiver controls the filling cycle therefor
158		. . . Charge-forming prevention or charge disposal
159		. . . Power control by receiver
160		. . . . Servo-system
161		. . . . Clutch control
162		. . . Power derived from lateral motion of receiver
163		. Horizontal axis conveyer
164		. Receiver supported on side during filling
165		. With relatively movable receiver grip or centering means
166		. . Bag type receiver
167		. With variable rate of receiver travel in cycle
168		. Conveyer with additional receiver conveying or manipulating means
169		. . Plural receiver lines to or from single
170		. . Lateral shift at filling station between parallel receiver paths
171		. . With change in receiver orientation
172		. . With lifting or lowering means for receiver for filling
173		. . With receiver dispenser
174		. . . Cup-type dispenser
175		. . . Reciprocating discharge means and receiver guideway
176		. . Conveyer with relatively movable receiver discharge means
177		. Nozzle, guide or conveyer adjustable to receiver size
178		. Successive groups or non-sequential filling of a receiver series
179		. . From a single uniform line of receivers
180		. Continuously moving conveyer with receiver stop
181		. With head, manifold or supply lowering means
182		. . Separate movable or removable sleeve or funnel supply terminal
183		. With interconnected contents discharge means
184		. . With predetermined number of cycles
185		. . . Single group filled by rows
186		. . Plural lines
187		. . With contents gripping or penetrating discharge means
188		. . With valve period adjustment
189		. . By contact with conveyer projection
190		. . Ratchet drive for conveyer
191		. . Cam and gear drives
192		AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF FLOW CUTOFF OR DIVERSION
193		. Responsive to relative recession of supply means and receiver engaging means
194		. . Ejection or release of filled receiver
195		. . Discharge assistant control by filled receiver
196		. Control by test receiver or chamber or by filled preceding receiver
197		. In gas filled receivers
198		. Level or overflow responsive
199		. . Funnel type closed by float
200		. . . Valve latched in open position
201		. . . Normally open with closed position holding means
202		. . . Plural series valves
203		. . . Valve stem accessible at top of funnel
204		. . . . Single valve and float stem
205		. . . Pivoted valve
206		. . Manually initiated valve with both manual and level cut-off controls
207		. . . With receiver positioned interlock
208		. . . With nozzle dislodgment valve trip means
209		. . . Manual control disabler or disconnect
210		. . . Separate controls for plural series liquid flow line valves
211		. . . . Self-opening valve
212		. . . . . Float initiates closing control
213		. . . . . . Float arm operated valve
214		. . . . . Pressure initiated closing control
215		. . . . . . Liquid back pressure completes closing
216		. . . . Float operated valve
217		. . . Diverse controls for single valve
218		. . . . Valve latched open
219		. . . . . Electromagnetic trip
220		. . . . . Float controlled trip means
221		. . . . . . With sensitivity or level adjustment
222		. . . . . . . Adjustable receiver engaging or coacting means
223		. . . . . . With spring means biasing valve to close
224		. . . . . . . Reciprocating valve
225		. . . . . Air displacement trip means
226		. . . . . . By response to receiver pressure increase
227		. . External initiator as second diverse control
228		. . . Series flow line valves
229		. . . . Float control cut-off
230		WITH SIPHON FLOW CONTROL BY EQUALIZED LEVELS
231		PORTABLE SYSTEMS OR TRACK MOUNTED SUPPLY MEANS
232		. Track mounted
233		. . Track on receiver supporting means
234		PLURAL FILLING MEANS
235		. Adjustable lateral spacing of heads or receivers
236		. Diverse flow manifold
237		. For plural receivers simultaneously filled
238		. . Supply apportioned prior to delivery
239		. . . Tilting tray or trough means
240		. . . Grid or cellular insert type divider
241		. . . Inverted for discharge to receivers
242		. . With discharge means
243		. . . With means for selective operation
244		. . . Manifold or divider
245		. . . . Displacement type
246		. . With receiver ejecting and/or accommodating means
247		. Aids to manual filling
248		. Alternating
249		WITH CHARGE FORMING MEANS CONTRACTING TRANSVERSELY TO FLOW PATH
250		WITH MEANS TO MOVE SUPPLY MEANS AND/OR RECEIVER TO, FROM OR DURING FLOW RELATION
251		. Relatively receding discharge assistant and receiver engaging means
252		. . With external form for receiver
253		. . With lift or power drive for receiver support
254		. . Receiver support bias varied with position of support
255		. . With feeder and additional flow modifier or retarder at foot of fill tube
256		. . Continuous feeding during filling (e.g., rotary auger)
257		. . . Receding receiver support or engaging means
258		. . Axially reciprocating discharge assistant
259		. . . Rotatable reciprocating discharge assistant
260		. . . Reciprocating filling tube type discharge assistant
261		. . . With synchronized intermittent supply (e.g., check valve)
262		. . . With receding receiver support
263		. Relatively receding filling tube and receiver engaging means
264		. . With flow stop or severer at foot of fill tube
265		. With means to separate filled receiver and internal form
266		. With adjustable movable component
267		. Unitary receiver support and flow controller
268		. . Rotary or oscillating
269		. With clamp for receiver interconnected with movable head or lift
270		. Both supply means and receiver support having movement
271		. Swinging support for receiver
272		. . Tilting type support for separating receiver from filling head
273		. . Inversion of receiver
274		. . . Receiver with gravity operated valve
275		. Receiver lift or lower for filling
276		. . With interconnected external means to control discharge
277		. . Fluid operated lift
278		. . Yielding lift
279		. With movable support for hose connected head or supply
280		. Scraping or leveling by lateral relative movement of supply means and receiver
281		. With means for manipulating a filled receiver for separation from head or support
282		. . From an external form
283		. With movement of receiver in horizontal plane
284		. Movably mounted supply
285		MULTIPLE PASSAGE FILLING MEANS FOR DIVERSE MATERIALS OR FLOWS
286		. With baffle, spreader, displacer, drip ring, filter or screen
287		. With gas expanded seal
288		. Adjustable outlet element controls level
289		. Vent laterally shiftable
290		. With flue or vent externally returning to supply
291		. With valve operated by receiver engaging means
292		. . Valve operator interconnected with receiver inlet engaging means
293		. . . Plural valves operated
294		. . . . With mechanical or lost motion connection
295		. . . Concentric open vent
296		. . Biased coaxial valve stem and nozzle
297		. Funnel type
298		. . Concentric vent forms valve stem
299		. . Concentric external vent
300		. . Vent extends along wall to top
301		. With valve
302		. . Plural valved passages
303		. . . Float operated vent cut-off
304		. . . Swingable nozzle operated liquid supply valve
305		. . . Rigidly interconnected or intergral valves
306		. . . Gravity seated inversion opened valve
307		. . With trap or chamber in vent passage
308		. . Air vent to supply cut-off by liquid in receiver
309		. With air inlet to liquid supply
310		. Passage formed by head and receiver spacing means
311R		FILLING MEANS WITH RECEIVER OR RECEIVER COACTING MEANS
312		. Extensible or expansible inserted coupler or centering means for receiver
313		. Flexible or collapsible receiver
314		. . With bag or liner securing means
315		. . . Valve bag clamp and/or chair
316		. . . With inserted or external form for bag
317		. . . With flow controlling means
318		. Filling by retracting receiver or cartridge
319		. Manually coupled and inverted
320		. . With discharge assistant, trap or valve
321		. . . Receiver operated supply discharge means or controller
322		. . . Combined supply closure and trap
323		. Siphon type
324		. Continuous flow or overflow type supply
325		. Receiver with plural compartments or openings (e.g., vents)
326		. . With means to cap or close an opening
327		. . . Receiver open at both ends
328		. Filling means or support provides handle for receiver
329		. With puncturing connecting means
330		. . Mounted on receiver
331		. Funnel type
332		. . With connector, guide or support for separable supply
333		. . Supply or flow path not concentric with receiver inlet
334		. . . Laterally extending spout
335		. . Valves open when funnel rests on receiver
336		. . Valve closed by lifting on funnel handle
337		. . Flexible, collapsible or folding
338		. . . Stored in or on receiver
339		. . Anti-swirl, anti-splash, cover or shield
340		. . With additional support
341		. . . With nonsystem support
342		. . . . Nonuse
343		. . . . . Supported on supply container
344		. . With valve actuator or extended stem
345		. . . Relatively movable
346		. Interlocked discharge means, support and/or coupling
347		. . With coupling means responsive to material flow
348		. Supply means carried receiver flow control opening means
349		. . Coupling controls receiver inlet flow
350		. . . For inlet with externally engaged flap or closure member
351		. Receiver actuated discharge means
352		. . Movable supply or head
353		. . Receiver coupling telescopes flow path elements
354		. . . Mechanical or lost motion connection
355		. . . Connection external to tube or tube sections
356		. . . Control by contact at bottom of receiver
357		. . Receiver applied to plunger-type follower
358		. . Scoop or drawer type
359		. . Receiver weight operated discharge means
360		. . Actuator juxtaposed outlet
361		. . . Servo-system
362		. . . Relatively movable actuator
363		. Filling supply supported by receiver
364		. . Dumping or draining type
365		. . Material guide
366		. . . Supply container hand manipulated
367		. Adjustable contact area or plural interchangeable or selectively usable coupling means or flow paths
368		. Adjustable gauge collar, displacement member or seal
369		. With receiver support, guide means, or shield
370		. . Guide or shield
371		. . . Reciprocating guard or guide
372		. . . Receiver neck or inlet rim engaging support
373		. . . For movement of receiver laterally of supply outlet
374		. . Fill tube extending to or near bottom of receiver
375		. . With support for removable supply container
376		. . With adjustable support for supply
377		. . Receiver swingably supported or supported by bail
378		. . Plural interchangeable or selective or adjustable support for receiver
379		. . Nonuse position or cover
380		. . . Receiver supported by supply container
381		. . . . Closure type
382		. Flexible hose terminal with receiver engaging means
383		. With receiver and supply securing means
384		. . Rotatable collar or sleeve
385		. . Telescoping jaws
386		. . Fixed flange on supply means for engagement of receiver
311A		. Drip prevention
387		FILLING HEAD SHIFTABLY OR SEPARABLY CONNECTED TO SUPPLY
388		. Flexible or collapsible coupling section
389		. . Hand-held head
390		INSERTED OR EXTERNAL FORM OR PROTECTOR
391		MATERIAL GUIDES OR SUPPLY WITH RECEIVER SUPPORTS (I.E., AIDS TO MANUAL FILLING)
392		MISCELLANEOUS (E.G., FILLING HEADS)
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		DIGESTS
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DIG 1		Magnetic
DIG 2		Fluidic flow control valves

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