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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125456 | MANIFOLD PLATES AND FLUID TREATMENT ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDING MANIFOLD PLATES A manifold plate and a filtration arrangement including a manifold plate which comprises a body having a mounting region on the exterior of the body and first and second fluid channels extending within the body. The mounting region has at least one first opening and at ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120067034 | Exhaust Aftertreatment System, And Engine Service Package Having Fuel Filtering Mechanism An exhaust aftertreatment system includes a combustion head housing defining a plenum, and an air supply system including an air conduit fluidly connected with the plenum. The aftertreatment system further includes a fuel system having a fuel supply housing defining a f... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120042833 | ANIMAL TRANSPORT WATERING SYSTEM AND METHOD Disclosed is a method and device for providing water to livestock during transport in a trailer that is being towed behind a vehicle. In the disclosed embodiments, each stall of the trailer is equipped with one or more transferable animal transport watering assemblies t... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120037231 | CEMENTIOUS WASHOUT CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR SAME A cementious washout container includes a container body having a container reservoir. A hinged chute assembly is rotatably coupled with an upper portion of the container body. The hinged chute assembly includes a chute panel, and a hopper screen coupled with the chute ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037233 | DIRECT FREE COOLING The invention relates to a mixing box for regulating temperature, having a base body through which at least one air stream can be conducted and in which there is arranged at least one filter device, through which the air stream can be conducted. The air stream is guided... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120031511 | Transverse Mounted In-Line Shower Filter A shower filter/diverter assembly is provided for selectively outputting filtered water to one of a plurality of output ports. The assembly comprises a shower filter/diverter body having an input port for receiving unfiltered water, a plurality of output ports for outpu... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031512 | COMBINED PUMP AND FILTER MODULE A pump and filter module for wind power plants may include a module housing having a receptacle for a pump and a filter device, wherein a plurality of associated lines may be integrated in the module housing.... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120006412 | Sports Pitch Rainwater Harvesting Systems Suitable for Use in Developing Countries A water harvesting sports arena system includes a stadium seating area, a playing surface operating as at least a part of a water catchment arrangement, and a water reservoir, which may be a segmented tank, positioned below the playing surface to receive and store water... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120000838 | Sequential Extracorporeal Treatment of Bodily Fluids An article and method to treat extracorporeally a patient's bodily fluid. The bodily fluid can include blood, cerebral spinal fluid and lymph. A first stage of the method includes applying a treatment. The treatment can comprise dosing with a medication, thermal treatme... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110315242 | FUEL PRESSURE CONTROLLER Provided is a fuel pressure controller used in a fuel supply device of an automobile, and more particularly, is a fuel pressure controller in which an open-close ball insertion groove is formed to be protruded in one side direction within a valve pressing member formed ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110303308 | Collapsible Underhood Container A collapsible underhood container for mounting under a vehicle hood with a portion of the collapsible underhood container extending into an area between the hood and an underhood safety plane when in an extended position, the container comprising: a lower housing, an up... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110296757 | Portable Hydroponic Terrace Cart A hydroponics apparatus for growing plants. The apparatus includes a frame attached to a base; the frame includes a frame member having an angled portion at an angle with respect to the base. A plurality of substantially parallel tubes are attached to the angled portion... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110284288 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR WELLBORE CHARACTERIZATION An apparatus and a process for wellbore characterization are disclosed, including: separating, in a separation vessel, drilling mud from gas produced during drilling of a wellbore; transporting the separated produced gas from the separation vessel to a downstream proces... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110265894 | Apparatus for controlling internal pressure of hermetically sealed chamber An apparatus for controlling an internal pressure of a hermetically sealed chamber (pass box 4) at a prescribed pressure level serves to relax pressure changes in the hermetically sealed chamber. The hermetically sealed chamber 4 is connected to an inlet p... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110265893 | FILTER ASSEMBLY A filter assembly for an additive manufacturing apparatus has a housing defining a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A filter element is located within the housing between the gas inlet and the gas outlet. The assembly includes valves that can be actuated to seal the gas inle... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110259450 | TRANSMISSION FOR A WORK MACHINE WITH ATTACHED HYDRAULIC FLUID PUMP A transmission assembly for a work machine (10) includes a transmission (16) having a transmission housing (18), a manifold housing (20) attached to the transmission housing (18), and hydraulic pump (22) configured to be connect... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110240149 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE A hydraulic control device includes a valve body having oil passages, a solenoid valve incorporated in the valve body, an oil pan that is disposed below the valve body and that accumulates hydraulic oil, and a strainer which, as well as being disposed between the valve ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110232270 | FUEL SYSTEM HAVING MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC PUMP A pump for a fuel system is provided. The pump may have a pumping mechanism and an electric motor connected to drive the pumping mechanism. The pump may also have a low-pressure inlet passage in fluid communication with the pumping mechanism, a pressurized inlet passage... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232781 | HYDRAULIC DIRECTIONAL VALVE A hydraulic directional valve which has a valve housing and a filter element. At least one groove encircles the valve housing and the filter element is arranged in the groove and has at least one frame element and a filter fabric which is firmly connected to the frame e... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232766 | Apparatus for Harvesting Rainwater A rainwater collection apparatus is formed with an outer sleeve member that is adapted to connect with upper and lower downspout portions, and with an internal colander that is operable to collect and filter the rainwater flowing through the upper downspout portion. The... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110226358 | FUEL PUMP APPARATUS A fuel pump apparatus for supplying fuel to an engine includes a lid member is foamed divisionally from a first lid member having a fuel supply path, and a second lid member removably provided on the first lid member and having a fuel inflow path. A fuel filter is dispo... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110197980 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTION OF WET CONCRETE RESIDUE FROM DISPENSING ELEMENT OF CONCRETE DELIVERY VEHICLES An apparatus for the collection of wet concrete residue that results from rinsing of a concrete dispensing element of a concrete delivery vehicle. The apparatus includes a container body having an internal volume with an open top and a back wall and side wall, a shield ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110174388 | PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE AND REGULATOR FOR GAS A regulator for gas having a diaphragm rod held at the center of a diaphragm of which rim is sandwiched between a body and a cover via diaphragm retainers, and a valve element capable of seating itself at a valve seat fixedly placed in the body with a valve hole opening... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110168648 | GASIFICATION APPARATUS WITH CONTINUOUS SOLIDS DISCHARGE A process for the discharge of slag and ash from a gasification reactor is disclosed. These solids are directed from the gasification reactor into a water bath housed with the gasification reactor in a pressure vessel. There are at least two lock hoppers underneath the ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162735 | FLOW GUIDED STEAM STRAINER FOR STEAM TURBINE VALVES A steam turbine valve includes a casing and an inlet in the casing through which a flow of steam flows into the valve. The valve also includes a strainer located in the casing, and a flow guide connected with the strainer to protrude out from the strainer at a location ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110162734 | PRESSURE CONTROLLED THREE WAY VALVE DEVICE A pressure-controlled three-way valve device for inflating, keeping inflated and deflating tires, the device having a plunger axially traversed by an inlet passage normally closed by a spring-urged inlet valve. The plunger's outer sidewall has a recess in which an O-rin... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110162733 | KITCHEN MACHINE COMPRISING MEANS FOR DISCHARGING IMPURITIES A kitchen machine having a housing that includes a housing base; a channel molded in a periphery of the housing and running in a direction of the housing base; a housing recess connected to the channel; and a coupling arranged in the housing recess to couple working app... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110146817 | WASTEWATER VALVE ARRANGEMENT The present invention relates to a wastewater valve arrangement. The valve arrangement includes a first receptacle for receiving a filter to filter wastewater. A second receptacle receives the filtered wastewater. A valve is provided for impeding the egress of filtered ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110146800 | DOMESTIC WATER RECYCLING APPARATUS AND FLUID CONTAMINATION DETECTION SYSTEM THEREFOR A domestic water recycling system using a combination of an optical detector to detect certain smaller sized (non-filtered) contaminants and a filter to remove larger sized (filtered) contaminants provides an efficient wastewater recycling system. Optical detection of c... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110146802 | WATER INTAKE STRUCTURE Water intake structures for power plants and other industrial facilities may include an inflow channel, a deep well, an outflow channel, and an intake channel. These structures include a fish screen, such as a wedge-wire screen or the like, positioned between the deep w... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110146816 | DEVICE FOR DISINFECTING A MOTOR VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM The invention relates to a device (11) for disinfecting a motor vehicle air-conditioning system (1), said air-conditioning system (1) including: a) circulation means (5) intended to circulate air through an air delivery duct (6) and pl... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110126808 | FUEL SUPPLY EQUIPMENT A fuel supply equipment includes: a lid member provided with a fuel discharge pipe; a fuel pump held by the lid member and configured to suck in fuel within the fuel tank and discharge the fuel to an outside of the fuel tank from the fuel discharge pipe; a suction filte... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110126925 | FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR FRYING OIL OR OTHER LIQUIDS AND AN ASSOCIATED VALVE ASSEMBLY A filter assembly is provided. Embodiments of the filter assembly allow for the continuous filtering of the frying oil, while the fryer is on-line. The filter assembly may include a dirty chamber, a clean chamber, a pump configured to suck the frying oil through the cha... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110126926 | Sanitary component, namely a stream regulator or stream former for flowing fluid media, method of producing such a sanitary component, and use of such a sanitary component A sanitary component, namely a stream regulator or stream former for flowing fluid media, including of property-defining constructional elements which are arranged in a sandwich-like manner in the direction of flow and have at least one wire-mesh screen attachment, a di... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110114195 | UNION COUPLING WITH REMOVABLE SCREEN A union coupling having a removable screen is disclosed. The union coupling includes a pipe joint, a fitting that receives the screen, and a collar which clamps the fitting to the pipe joint. In one form, the fitting has an inner surface that defines a passage through t... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110100488 | STEAM TRAP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATION A steam trap arrangement is provided. The steam trap includes an inlet header having an inner bore. A strainer having a plurality of perforations is positioned within the inner bore. A plurality of discharge ports couple the inlet header to a conduit, where each conduit... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110099988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION IN AN ENGINE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM A condensation collection system for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas recirculation system comprises a condensation collection line, a condensation accumulator, and a condensation expulsion line. The condensation collection line is disposed in fluid c... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110083757 | AIR TREATMENT DEVICE AND HOUSING FOR AN AIR TREATMENT DEVICE Various embodiments of air treatment devices (and housings therefor) are provided. The housings are generally configured to provide air treatment devices that lessen the perceived size of the air treatment devices. Further, embodiments provide housings that are typicall... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110079303 | Portable fuel transfer unit A portable fuel transfer unit comprising a plurality of functional elements, such as an electric pump connected to the intake with a flexible hose provided at the end with an adapted filter with a one-way valve and to the delivery with a flexible hose provided with a di... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110067433 | Water tank for dispenser and refrigerator having the same A water tank for a dispenser which has a sufficient capacity and allows a user to easily dispense water, and a refrigerator having the same. The water tank includes a water storage container to store water, a filter unit to purify water stored in the water storage conta... | 03/24/2011 |
