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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181458 | Pressure recovery system A pressure recovery system according to the present invention comprises a pump, a flow control valve and a flow amplifier. The flow control valve has an inlet connected to the outlet of the pump, an outlet for supplying fluid to the load to which pressurized fluid i... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176943 | High temperature fire sleeve A flexible hose for conveying fluids and suitable for high temperature environments, the hose comprising a core tube, a thermal insulating layer surrounding the core tube, a metal layer surrounding the thermal insulating layer, and a vented jacket surrounding the co... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174828 | Narrow gap spray cooling in a globally cooled enclosure Electronic circuit boards are arranged as respective parallel pairs defining a narrow gap there between. One or more such pairs of boards are supported within a hermitically sealable housing and cooled by way of spraying an atomized liquid coolant from a plurality o... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172274 | Sealing joint for connecting adjoining duct pieces in an engine exhaust system An engine exhaust system comprises duct pieces (201, 202) and a sealing joint (30) for interconnecting their adjoining ends. The sealing joint (30) comprises a one-piece tubular body (31) including a first axi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8164031 | Electric trace tube bundle with internal branch circuit An electric trace tube bundle characterized by an internal branched circuit or circuits wherein power to the branched circuit or circuits is supplied via leads contained within a tubular jacket surrounding an insulation layer and an inner core containing one or more... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161742 | Electro-hydraulic actuator mounting An electro-hydraulic actuator includes a hydraulic pump, an electric motor operatively connected to the hydraulic pump and operable for driving the pump, an actuator moveable in response to fluid flow from the pump, and a housing for the pump, electric motor and act... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8146545 | Filter for a crankcase ventilation system An oil-collecting can (500) for a filter cartridge (300) comprises a plurality of capillary ribs (530) that are sized and shaped to contact filter media in the outlet chamber. The oil-collecting can (500) can be used in conjunction with a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136418 | Electromechanical actuating assembly An electromechanical actuating assembly (100), operable in a plurality of fault-tolerant modes to accommodate at least the most probable fault situations. In the M1D1-only mode, actuator-moving power is transferred only through the first drivetrain (400 | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128062 | Valve with self-aligning shaft seal A valve design that enables a positive shaft seal to be obtained in an inexpensive manner by reducing the need for close tolerances heretofore required in prior art designs. This unique valve design employs a shaft seal that is adapted for transverse and/or angular ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127800 | Fire protective hose assembly A flexible hose for conveying fluids and suitable for high temperature environments, in one embodiment the hose assembly comprises a thermal paint coated nipple, a core tube, a thermal insulating layer surrounding the core tube, a cover layer surrounding the thermal... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122903 | Close-coupled purgeable vaporizer valve A method and system are provided for an integrated fluid and vapor delivery system design that optimizes vapor delivery. The method and system utilize a purgeable valve assembly which is closely coupled to a vaporizer. The purgeable valve assembly includes a liquid ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119191 | Dispensable cured resin The present invention discloses methods, materials and devices for facilitating electromagnetic/radiofrequency interference (EMI/RFI) shielding and thermal management in packaging circuits. More specifically, a method of packaging integrated circuits with improved t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114285 | Tri-flow filter element with venting A filter element and assembly which has three flow paths, has particular application to a fuel supply system for a diesel engine for filtering flow from the fuel tank as well as fuel returning from the engine that is to be recirculated back to the engine. The filter... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104770 | Semiconductor process chamber A process chamber 10 comprising a container (12), a lid (14), and a sealed interface (16) therebetween. The container's interface surface (30) and/or the lid's interface surface (32) includes at least one groove (36) ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100204 | Mounting of hydrostatic transmission for riding lawn mower A hydrostatic transmission including a pump and motor connected by supply and return lines. The hydrostatic transmission can be an integrated unit mountable to a vehicle frame as a unit. The motor portion of the transmission is configured to be at least partially re... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094435 | Modular high-power drive stack system and method A power drive stack system comprises a series of power electronic modules, each one of the modules containing power components and module contacts electrically and mechanically aligned for building a portion of a complete AC/DC drive stack. The modules utilize a com... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8069741 | Modular split shaft transfer case A split shaft transfer case includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion that are secured together along a plane of engagement to form an enclosure. An input shaft and an output shaft that are each supported for rotation about an axis of rotation th... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069615 | Supported hollow seal A hollow seal for use in sealing between relatively movable first and second panels, such as between a fixed window panel and a slidable window panel of a rear window of a pick-up truck or the like. The hollow seal has an internal geometry that supports an outside l... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057756 | Sampling probe, gripper and interface for laboratory sample management systems A self-contained sampling probe characterized by a drive module and a syringe module removably coupled coaxially to the drive module to allow for different syringe modules to be interchangeably coupled to the drive module. The coupling is effected by quick connect a... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052401 | Double-acting radial piston hydraulic apparatus A hydraulic apparatus comprises a housing having a central axis; a plurality of radially-oriented piston-cylinder assemblies each including a cylinder supported by the housing and a piston movable within the cylinder, the piston separating radially inner and outer c... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043503 | Filter with quick attachment features A quick attachment feature for a filter includes i) a pair of radially-outward projecting pivots on opposite sides of the filter canister toward a lower end thereof; and ii) a pair of flexible retaining clips also located on opposite side of the canister toward the ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042575 | Spring energized plug A self-contained cartridge sealing plug that does not require any torque settings. The sealing plug includes a cylindrical-shaped plug body that carries an O-ring seal. The bottom of the plug body has a hole where a spring is inserted and retained by a spring retain... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034240 | Coalescing element A filter element includes a cylindrical housing enclosing a ring-shaped filter media assembly. The media assembly includes inner and outer media rings, moveably supported relative to one another, to remove particulate matter and water from a fluid stream. The outer ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028776 | Integrated hydrostatic transmission for left and right wheel drive A hydrostatic transmission mountable to a frame of a vehicle for driving a left side or right side drive wheel. A motor portion of the transmission can extend outwardly from the frame and a pump portion can extend upwardly from the frame. The motor portion can be co... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025073 | Incline-responsive valve A valve (100) includes a valve body (300), a spool assembly (600), and a pendulum assembly (700). The valve body (300) is adapted for fixed attachment to a mounting surface (260) having an orientation corresponding to the in... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020384 | Fuel injector nozzle with macrolaminate fuel swirler A fuel injector nozzle for dispensing fuel in the combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine, comprises a fluid feed conduit having at least one internal channel for the passage of fluid from an inlet end to an outlet end of the fluid feed conduit. The fluid feed co... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8015815 | Fuel injector nozzles, with labyrinth grooves, for gas turbine engines A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine of an aircraft, and more particularly a novel and unique heatshield structure for a fuel nozzle wherein a labyrinth seal is uniquely provided in the nozzle to isolate a portion of an insulating gap from an interface whereat f... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8001861 | High force electro-mechanical actuator An actuator is disclosed that utilizes a fixed screw attached at one end to an actuator housing. A rotatable tube concentric with the fixed screw rotationally drives a nut having threads engaging the threaded shaft, such that the nut moves axially relative to the tu... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998593 | Process for coating silver indium alloy metallic seal A process for the manufacture of a metallic seal comprising applying a first intermediate layer to a base metal, applying a second intermediate layer overlying the first intermediate layer, applying a first coating layer comprising silver overlying the second interm... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992626 | Combination spray and cold plate thermal management system A combination spray and cold plate thermal management system for effectively thermally managing a heat producing device during startup. The combination spray and cold plate thermal management system includes a spray unit thermally managing a heat producing device an... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984731 | Lightweight high pressure repairable piston tie rod composite accumulator A lightweight high pressure repairable piston composite tie-rod accumulator that does not use a load bearing metallic liner. An exemplary accumulator includes composite tie rods that sustain the axial stress induced by pressurization of the accumulator, while the sh... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7975500 | Refrigerant accumulation and oil recovery device for refrigerant fluid recovery/regeneration/recharging systems A refrigerant accumulation and oil recovery device for recovery/regeneration/recharging units for a refrigerant fluid withdrawn from refrigeration or air conditioning plants or heat pumps, characterized by comprising a refrigerant fluid accumulation/evaporation vess... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7969146 | Displacement measurement device An displacement measurement device and associated method where displacement measurements of a movable member are obtained by an electromagnetic field sensor that need not move relative to the magnet or other electromagnetic field source. The electromagnetic field se... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7968244 | Fuel supply manifold assembly A fuel supply manifold assembly (20) comprising a manifold (40), one or more supply inlet connections (42), pressure readers (44, 46), a manual turnoff (50), pressure-reducing devices (52,54), a pressure-relieving device ( | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967060 | Evaporating heat exchanger An evaporating heat exchanger (12) comprises a multitude of parallel channels (40) extending between vertical header pipes (30,32) and forming flow passages (44) from the inlet chamber (34) and to the outlet chamber (36). A ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966819 | Vibration damper for fuel injector Fuel injector assemblies with frictionally damped fuel supply members, including fuel feed strips. More particularly, the invention provides friction dampers and/or assemblies that frictionally damp movement of fuel supply members in at least one direction. Some of ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7956308 | Weld gun control system A system and method for controlling a piston-cylinder assembly of a welding apparatus, the piston-cylinder assembly including a plurality of pressure chambers, wherein the piston-cylinder assembly is operatively coupled to at least one welding electrode of the weldi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938407 | High temperature spring seals A spring seal for sealing in high temperature applications includes a jacket and a spring member disposed within the jacket. The spring member is constructed to control a sealing load or spring rate of the spring seal relative to opposing flanges while the jacket is... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7922150 | Solenoid valve A valve flow-directing vessel (42) comprising a sleeve (44) having a threaded installation portion (84) for connection to a receiving member, a plunger (46) movable within the sleeve (44) between a closed position and an opened pos... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921649 | Mode suppression shape for beams A method for increasing and/or suppressing a natural frequency of a fuel injector feed strip while increasing in the axial direction the flexibility of the feed strip, without the use of additional structure or damping devices. More particularly, and by way of examp... | 04/12/2011 |
