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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171952 | Multi-function control valve for fuel vapor system A fuel vapor vent valve assembly is provided that may include a float valve and an isolation valve arranged in series with each other. Bypass openings in the valve assembly create multiple flow paths as the float valve and the isolation valve respond to changes in f... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8141576 | Float valve device Provided is a float valve device which allows a valve to be quickly opened when, in a state in which a float has been raised as a result of a rise in fuel liquid level to close the valve, the fuel liquid level is lowered again. The float valve device includes a hous... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8118051 | Valve for the venting circuit of a liquid tank Valve for the ventilation circuit of a liquid tank, comprising: a) a chamber comprising a base, a side wall and a cover; b) at least two independent ventilation orifices in the chamber cover connecting the chamber to the venting circuit; | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109285 | Roll over vent valve A roll-over vent valve comprising a housing formed with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a valve seating bounding an outlet aperture of the housing, a float member received within the housing and axially displaceable between a sealed position wherein a sealing memb... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8091578 | Axially adjustable fill limiter vent valve A fill limiter vent valve (FLVV) adapted for suspension downward into a fuel tank has upper and lower housing members having openings in their cylindrical walls cooperating to define a spill-over level for fuel into the FLVV producing float-initiated vent valve clos... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8042564 | Fuel cutoff valve A fuel cutoff valve is furnished with a casing defining a valve chamber, and a float mechanism housed to be able to rise and fall in the valve chamber. The casing is furnished with a closure plate situated in the space above the valve chamber and in a facing arrange... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8001991 | Vent valve for the fuel tank of a motor vehicle A vent valve for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle includes a housing, a cage in the housing, a movable float, and a sealing arrangement with an at least three-stage reopening operation. The sealing arrangement includes multiple movable supports defining openings of va... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001992 | Liquid enclosure with automatic air bleeding valve A liquid enclosure has an automatic air bleeding valve which has a first stage wherein the fluid pathway is open and a one-way valve is interposed in the fluid pathway; a second stage wherein the fluid pathway is open and circumvents the one-way valve; and a third s... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7963296 | Fuel cutoff valve The fuel cutoff valve comprises a float and a valve mechanism situated within the valve chamber of a casing. The float has a supporting portion disposed in the upper portion of the float for supporting the valve mechanism, and having a supporting face formed with a ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7934514 | Fuel cutoff valve A fuel cutoff valve comprises a casing having a seal portion disposed facing a connecting passage and projecting in annular configuration towards a valve chamber; and a float mechanism having a float which rises and falls due to increasing and decreasing buoyancy ac... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7926506 | Tank flow path structure The fuel cutoff valve has a connection conduit that connects the connection hole to the approximately round shaped cross section tube passage. With the connection conduit, the connection hole and the flow path area are almost the same, and this comprises a curved pa... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7921868 | Airing and venting elements for pipes and fittings The invention relates to an airing and venting valve for pipes and fittings carrying fluid, comprising a substantially cup-shaped valve body becoming smaller in cross-section towards the bottom for closing and opening a valve outlet, with a seal cup co-operating wit... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7900648 | Valve for the venting circuit of a liquid tank A valve for the venting circuit of a liquid tank including a main chamber which opens into the tank and is connected via an aperture to the venting circuit, a float comprising a body, and a head capable of closing off the orifice. The float being able to slide verti... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896022 | On-board refueling vapor recovery system with vent line check valve An on-board refueling vapor recovery system includes a shutoff mechanism that closes a first vapor path between the fuel tank and the filler cup when liquid fuel in the tank reaches a predetermined level and a vent line closure that closes a second vapor path betwee... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891371 | Vent valve A vent valve comprising an outer sleeve including a vent window; a housing disposed within the outer sleeve, the housing including a vent slot; a baffle disposed in front of the vent slot. Embodiments of the invention may include a float disposed within the outer sl... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886759 | Fuel cutoff valve A fuel cutoff valve comprises a casing and a float mechanism having a float and a seat portion. An upper vent hole is formed in the upper wall portion of the float, and a side portion communication hole is formed in the side wall portion. The passage area of the sid... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7845366 | Weldable mount for fuel system component A vent apparatus is adapted to be mounted in an aperture formed in a fuel tank. The vent apparatus includes a vent controller sized to extend through the fuel tank aperture and an outer cover coupled to the vent controller and welded to the fuel tank to support the ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7819129 | Relief vent including float and seal One embodiment of a thermal relief vent includes a float including a side surface and a top surface, and a seal secured to the surface of the float and extending over the top surface of the float. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806135 | Variable flow valve A variable flow valve includes a housing, a valve element, an urging member, a first valve, a second valve, and a guide flow passage. The housing has an inlet opening, and an outlet opening. The first valve and second valve are formed between the valve element and t... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7784484 | Fuel leakage preventing valve Disclosed is a fuel leakage preventing valve, involving no variations in valve closing characteristics, in which a vertically movable float valve is arranged in a chamber defined inside a housing and in which a valve seat of the housing communicating with an outside... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7770593 | Bleed valve A bleed valve which is intended for the fuel tank of a vehicle has a housing, a floating body disposed in such a manner as to be able to move in the longitudinal direction. A rim of an outlet orifice forms a valve seat for a sealing element which is supported by a s... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770594 | Liquid shutoff valve gear A liquid exhaust valve gear includes a housing divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by being partitioned by a partition plate having an opening portion, and a float slidably contained at inside of the lower chamber and moved up by receiving liquid insid... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7686030 | Cut valve A cut valve which is installed on a fuel tank and is adapted to shut off a vent passage between the interior of the fuel tank and the outside when a fuel level in the fuel tank has risen, including: a housing having: a cover having a lead-out pipe connected to an ex... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7617838 | Gas purge valve A gas purge valve comprising a housing (12) formed with an inlet (24) and an outlet (30) formed with a valve seating (54), and a sealing assembly (38) comprising a sealing member (70) displaceable between an open position an... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614417 | Air release valve for fuel tank of a motor vehicle The device includes an air release valve for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, the air release valve comprising a housing defining at least one inlet opening therein, a central axis and a wall disposed proximate the inlet opening, the wall defining at least two outlet... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7607450 | Cut valve A cut valve preventing fuel overflow from a fuel tank to a fuel gas passage includes a float moving upward and downward corresponding to a surface of the fuel, a cone formed to an upper surface of the floater to move with the float, at least one link formed to an up... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7571740 | Fuel cutoff valve A fuel cutoff valve is provided with a casing that forms a valve chamber that is connected to a connection conduit, a float mechanism that is housed so as to be able to rise and fall in the valve chamber, and a spring that supports the float mechanism. The float mec... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568494 | Electronic fuel tank fill limit control A vent apparatus is opened to allow free flow of fuel vapor from a vehicle fuel tank through the vent apparatus to a fuel vapor recovery canister during tank refueling until a predetermined level of liquid fuel is reached in the vent apparatus. Once refueling has be... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7543597 | Vent valve assembly with lever arrangement A vent valve assembly utilizes a lever arrangement that opens a vapor discharge opening such as during normal operation of a motor vehicle to permit fuel vapor venting and that seals the vapor discharge opening such as when the motor vehicle is inclined to prevent l... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7520293 | Fuel storage system for a vehicle A fuel storage system for a transportation or recreational vehicle has a fuel tank that carries a vapor assembly that seeks out vapor pockets and controllably removes fuel vapor from the tank without releasing hydrocarbons to the surrounding environment. Preferably,... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7481238 | Automatic degassing valve An automatic degassing valve has a chamber with a float positioned therein to provide for automatically venting gas from a fluid system. The degassing valve includes an actuator lever having on one end a closure for sealing a vent and being attached at the other end... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7472717 | Float Valve A first valve port is set to have a seal diameter smaller than that of a second valve port. Due to a pressure reception area of a first valve body port being small, the attachment force of the first valve body portion is reduced with respect to a valve seat. It thus... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7422027 | Marine fuel tank vent valve The present invention relates to a simple fuel vent assembly for use in inboard and outboard fuel tanks for marine vessels. The vent assembly includes upper and lower portions defining an L shaped interior passageway. The lower portion includes upper and lower valve... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418975 | Fuel cutoff valve A fuel cutoff valve of the invention attached to an upper portion of a fuel tank includes a casing, a first part supported by multiple legs, a second part, and a spring. The second part is located below the first part in a vertically movable manner and has multiple ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7389789 | Fuel accessory for fuel tank and method for internally attaching same A fuel tank made of a plastic material and fitted with at least one fuel accessory attached to an inside surface of a wall thereof, wherein the fuel accessory is attached to a predetermined site at the inside surface by fusion welding. Further there is disclosed a f... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7370665 | Tanks A tank which is primarily intended for spraying applications and mountable on an all terrain vehicle (“ATV”). The tank (10) includes a main tank section (11) which, in use, extends laterally of the ATV and at least one longitudinally extending arm ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364609 | Method and kit for use with standard pipe couplings to construct a de-aerator A kit for constructing a de-aerator for a fluid distribution system includes a gas concentrator adapted to be received in chamber of a T-coupling provided with the kit. A cap is provided that closes a cap connector integrally formed with the T-coupling. The cap supp... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360552 | Injectable structural adhesive Injectable structural adhesives, methods of using the same, and products formed therewith, are described. The adhesive is introduced through a first opening into an internal cavity formed between two or more components. The adhesive is then permitted or forced to fl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360529 | Fuel level measurement and run time interpolation At least one aspect of the invention provides an improved fuel sensing system for a generator, in addition, one or more other aspects of the invention provide improved systems and methods for determining remaining run-time of a generator system. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357149 | Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use. In one embodiment, an aircraft can include a fuselage, at least one engine, and a fuel system configured to distribute fuel to at least one of the engine and an aerial refueling mani... | 04/15/2008 |
