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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181667 | GTank-C90 auxiliary fuel transfer system The GTank-C90 Auxiliary Fuel Transfer System consists of an auxiliary fuel transfer cell 1 that connects to and becomes an integral part of the increased fuel capacity of the motorcycle extending its usable riding range. The GTank-C90 Auxiliary Fuel Transfer ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7426935 | Method of discharging high pressure storage vessels A master/slave tank system for storing a compressed hydrogen gas, where the system employs an electrically driven shut-off valve for each tank in the system. The tank system includes a master tank and a slave tank for storing the gas. A first line is coupled to the ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7367352 | Multiway valve arrangement The valve device consists, according to the invention, of (at least) two part valves which are symmetrical in circuit terms with respect to the existing connections and which are designed, in particular, as four-way, two position valves of any desired type of constr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367349 | Method for opening tank shut-off valves in gas feeding systems with connected tanks A method for opening tank shut-off valves in a fuel cell system that includes multiple pressurized tanks. A flow control device is positioned in a supply line downstream of the tank shut-off valves. When the system is started up, only one of the tank shut-off valves... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7343924 | System for supplying halogen gas or halogen containing gas and method thereof Since the system for supplying gas comprises a storage container, a compressor which pressurizes fluorine gas in the storage container, and a pressurized storing container which presses fit and stores the fluorine gas, by supplying fluorine gas or the like to the de... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337795 | Fuel balancing system A fuel system for a mobile platform is provided. The system includes a crossfeed fuel transmission assembly having a single crossfeed valve that controls fuel consumption from a first fuel tank and a second fuel tank. The system additionally includes a balancing fue... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337794 | Method and apparatus for the delivery of compressed gas in the field The invention is a method and apparatus for delivering large volumes of nitrogen gas, air, or other gas at high pressures from banks of high pressure cylinders and releasing that gas at the rate required by the operation. Not only can higher flow rates be achieved, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334708 | Integral blocks, chemical delivery systems and methods for delivering an ultrapure chemical Integral blocks, chemical delivery systems and methods for delivering an ultrapure chemical to a point of use or to another integral block are provided. More particularly, the integral blocks include a recharge container block, a pressurization gas block, a purge ga... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316242 | Hydrogen storage system and method of operation thereof A regenerative fuel cell system is provided having at least one hydrogen storage container fluidly coupled to at least one hydrogen generator and at least one power generator. Each power generator further includes a fuel cell fluidly coupled to the hydrogen storage ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314056 | Hydrogen supply method A hydrogen supply method using an inexpensive and compact hydrogen supply means to reduce a pressure of hydrogen stored in the hydrogen supply means and to supply efficiently hydrogen to a high pressure hydrogen storage means. Hydrogen is supplied under high pressur... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302958 | Method and device for operating tank farm systems which are interconnected with pipes in a fixed manner and which have pipe systems for liquids The invention relates to a method for operating tank farm systems, which are interconnected with pipes in a fixed manner and which have pipe systems for liquids, particularly for use in systems which are subject to high microbiological quality requirements and which... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287543 | Hydraulic device A hydraulic device is provided herein. The hydraulic device mainly contains a reservoir having an airbag inside. The reservoir is provided with an inlet pipe and a plurality of outlet pipes, both extended from a top side of the reservoir. The inlet pipe receives wat... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258140 | Portable pressurized gas supply apparatus for pneumatic equipment A portable gas supply apparatus comprises first and second storage tanks, a first pressure reducing device, a manifold and a first pneumatic connector fitting. The first storage tank includes an internal cavity for holding a supply of a pressurized fluid at a relati... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255293 | Hose-end sprayer assembly A sprayer assembly for connection to a container of liquid chemical to be sprayed has a manually operable rotary valve mounted within the housing of the assembly and has a carrier liquid duct and a product duct opening into the liquid duct, the valve being selective... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249612 | Mounting structure of an open/close valve in a sealed body Provided is a mounting structure of an open/close valve in a sealed body, wherein the open/close valve 2 mounted in the sealed body comprising soft resin sheets and allowing air to be filled therein is stuck on one sheet constituting the expansion part 12 | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246606 | Fuel return device for internal combustion engine The object of the present invention is to provide a fuel return device whereby the residual amounts of fuel in a plurality of fuel tanks can be made approximately equal. According to one preferred mode of the present invention, the fuel return device comprises: resi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222609 | Fuel supply system In the case of a fuel supply system for supplying an internal combustion engine (2) of a motor vehicle via two feed units (5, 5′), a mixer valve is arranged in a connecting piece (11, 12) connecting the feed units (5, 5′). The mixer v... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204114 | Method of progressive hydro-forming of tubular members A method of progressive hydro-forming of a tubular member includes the steps of positioning a tubular member between open die halves mating with one another to define a first tubular cavity portion in a first stage. The method also includes the steps of progressivel... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201179 | Modular fluid supply system A modular fluid supply system for use with a liquid supply source includes a plurality of container packs, a fluid delivery line in fluid communication with the containers of the packs, and a controller. Each container pack includes at least one container that conta... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201178 | Continuous chemical feeder and method of use thereof A method of providing a continuous, sequential, and cyclic, if desired, liquid feed to a processor from a plurality of containers, which comprises feeding the liquid from a first of the containers through a first conduit to a reservoir having a float valve, to keep ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189358 | Integrated micropump analysis chip and method of making the same An integrated micropump or a plurality of integrated micropumps are communicated to a plurality of analysis chambers. A plurality of integrated analysis chambers include integrated analysis devices to test a fluid for an analyte. The micropumps continuously or perio... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182071 | Device for fuel transfer in combustion engines Fuel for an engine is supplied from a first fuel tank. Return fuel from the engine is gathered in a second fuel tank for resupply to the engine. The second fuel tank is connected to and replenishable from the first fuel tank. The engine receives all its fuel from th... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168415 | Electronically controlled selective valve system for fuel level balancing and isolation of dual tank systems for motor vehicles A vehicle chassis with at least two fuel tanks with each of the fuel tanks having fuel level detector or sender. The level senders are engaged to an electronic controller. The individual tank draw lines from each tank come together at a control valve that has a sing... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7087117 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus useful for plating a substrate or processing a substrate by dipping a substrate in a processing liquid. A substrate processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a loading/unloading area for... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7059341 | Discharge ducts for pumping water from a supply reservoir to a delivery reservoir A discharge duct for discharging pump water from a supply reservoir defined by a first minimum water level and a supply reservoir floor to an operatively higher located delivery reservoir defined by a second minimum water level and the delivery reservoir floor, the ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055543 | Solenoid actuated control for fuel distribution in a dual fuel tank vehicle A vehicle chassis with at least two fuel tanks with an engine engaged to the chassis structural member. Each of the fuel tanks has fuel level detector or sender. The level senders are engaged to an electronic controller. Each of the tanks has fuel draw line from it.... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040340 | Apparatus for the recycling of used water A grey water tank mounting and control arrangement for the recycling and storage of used water contains three plastic tanks constructed as individual standing units, which can be mechanically connected to one another and to a control unit. The tanks and the control ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028671 | Fuel return systems A fuel return system for returning fuel from a fuel pump to first and second fuel tanks in an automotive vehicle includes an open T fitting having branches connected through couplings to the first and second fuel tanks. The couplings each have a low return, fuel flo... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6957668 | Waste water disposal system A waste water disposal system includes a carousel that is driven to extend and retract a hose that is connected on one end to a dumping station and at a second end to pipes connecting to the black and gray water tanks of an RV. ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6929334 | Caterpillar track tension management A management system is disclosed for controlling the tension of an endless track by regulating the hydraulic pressure in a hydraulic jack acting on a roller serving to tension the track. The tension management system comprises two accumulators of different capacity ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918408 | Valve driving device A valve driving device comprises a main case having one or more inlet pipes through which a fluid flows in from an external compressor and two or more outlet pipes through which the fluid flows out and also having built-in valve elements to open and close openings t... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918406 | Chemical supply apparatus The present invention is directed to a chemical supply apparatus including a first tank in which at least two chemicals supplied from each supply bath are mixed, circulating means for circulating the chemicals in the first tank to uniformly mix the chemicals therein... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915815 | Apparatus for storing and dispensing oil and gas well drilling fluids A fluids management apparatus is disclosed herein that enables management of multiple volumes of different fluids when drilling and/or producing oil and/or gas with an oil and gas well drilling platform. The apparatus includes a structural, transportable frame that ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6845782 | Multiple tank circulating fuel system An apparatus and method for the balancing of fuel among tanks in a circulating fuel system. The tanks in the system have both a draw conduit and a return conduit mounted to and extending into the tank. Flow restriction devices are mounted in both the draw and the re... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6827099 | Sealing method and apparatus for fluid container A method and apparatus for a fluid container having a plurality of container members and firmly sealing the fluid container to prevent reverse flows of fluid from the container members where each container member is not provided with a check valve. The fluid contain... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6799562 | System and method for balancing fuel levels in multiple fuel tank vehicles Each of two fuel tanks is disposed at a respective side of a chassis of a motor vehicle and has a respective sender for indicating the level of liquid fuel in the respective tank. A pump draws fuel from the tanks through a respective fuel draw conduit. Excess fuel i... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6779550 | Magnetic pulse welder pressure canister A pressure vessel or pressurizable canister has a hollow, thin-walled, cylindrical metal shell or tube. Two end caps are hermetically sealed to the respective distal ends of the metal shell by the process of magnetic pulse welding that requires no external heat. The... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6708718 | High pressure gas supplying system A high pressure gas supplying system comprises a supplying line 4 for supplying high pressure gas from high pressure tanks 3a, 3b. The supplying line 4 includes a supply piping line 30 connected with the high pressure... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6666226 | Series/parallel relief valve for use with aircraft gaseous oxygen system A reliable and economical apparatus for relieving pressure in a large aircraft cabin oxygen supply, where multiple oxygen cylinders are used concurrently. A series-parallel array of valves actuated by changes in differential pressure between the oxygen su... | 12/23/2003 |
