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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314211 | Connector for a compressed-gas cannister and a fastening appliance A connection arrangement for transferring gas from a compressed gas cartridge, has a valve element configured to control the release of gas from the cartridge; a male outlet which is integral with the valve element; a male inlet of a gas receiver for a tool that run... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314210 | Gas-socket outlet A gas socket is to be provided which can be used for surface installation. The final installation of the gas socket must still be possible after the construction of the installation site has been fully completed. Replacement of the externally visible area of the gas... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7270140 | Poppet valve assembly A poppet valve assembly is sized and constructed for insertion into the lower portion of a flow control valve used within the opening of a cylinder for storing a compressed gas. When the flow control valve is removed, the normally open poppet valve assembly of the p... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7225810 | Valve for use in high pressure gas containers An on-off valve mounted in a high pressurized gas container, which has a holding portion for holding a flow amount controlling member in a path formed in an upper stream side of the body of the valve, and in which a flow amount controlling member is movably held. In... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7182099 | Tap for gas or liquid cylinder A tap for a gas or liquid cylinder is provided that comprises an inverted seat primary valve located in a main portion of a tap body and a secondary check valve spring biased into closed position and located below the lower end of a threaded section of a root end po... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7077157 | Spring-loaded pressure relief valve, particularly for containers of pressurized fluids A spring-loaded pressure relief valve, particularly for containers of pressurized fluids, comprising a valve body that is associable with a container and forms a discharge port that is controlled by a main piston; an auxiliary valve is further provided, which contro... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7040341 | Gas plug connector It shall be created a gas plug connector that allows a positional adjustment of the same in relation to the outer wall surface and in this way enables compensation of positional setoffs as regards the stationary gas pipe installation. To achieve this, the gas plug c... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6607105 | Stopper for wine or champagne preservation and dispensing apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for preserving and dispensing wine or champagne. The apparatus provides a housing having a container support for holding wine or champagne bottles, a plurality of removable stoppers for insertion in the bottle... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6347643 | Gas outlet barrel retention apparatus A gas outlet apparatus (10) is configured to provide a medical gas outlet for a gas supply line (62). The apparatus (10) includes a front cover (12) formed to include a gas outlet opening (14), a back plate (24) coupled to the front cover (12), and a gas ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6230737 | Cylinder valve assembly A cylinder valve assembly having a check valve in a sealing assembly attached to a cylinder, and a detachable dispensing valve matingly fitted with the sealing assembly which actuates the check valve when seated.... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6189560 | Connector assembly for medical gas service outlet A secondary valve unit is provided to interconnect a front/finish assembly and an existing wall outlet for supplying medical gases. The secondary valve unit includes a cylindrical body containing a secondary valve assembly to prevent gas leakage when the ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6116265 | Removable frost proof hydrant A freeze-proof hydrant has a hollow, tubular housing adapted to be buried in the ground in a vertical orientation so that its upper end is approximately even with the surface of the ground and its lower end is below the local frost line. A base fitting at... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5992441 | Fuel vapor vent valve A fuel vapor vent valve for a motor vehicle is connected to an upper wall of a fuel tank in vertically depending relationship. The valve has a cover with a vapor exit passage connected to a fuel vapor storage canister and a body depending from the cover. ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5975486 | Valve combination A valve combination is proposed for use in plumbing applications which is suitable as a replacement for conventional solenoid valves with a plunger armature. The valve combination consists of a main valve (10), embodied as a diaphragm valve, a servo valve... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5538690 | Air quality indicator system for breathing air supplies An apparatus for indicating the presence of CO and oil in a compressed breathing air supply provided in a tank. An indicator contains a substance which undergoes an observable physical change when exposed to a contaminant. The indicator is activated and p... | 07/23/1996 |
| 4848661 | Sprinkler head shutoff valve A sprinkler head shutoff valve for use with underground lawn sprinkler systems includes a central housing including a lower water inlet port and an upper water exit port. The lower water entry port may include a threaded male fitting for threadedly engagi... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4706847 | Dispenser for wine A wine dispensing mechanism for dispensing individual portions of wine from a bottle while protecting the remaining wine in the bottle against the deleterious effects of air. The dispenser uses a source of low pressure inert gas for a number of bottles of... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4437487 | Lightning protected check-type drain valve A drain valve assembly is mounted in the bottom of a fuel tank (10) to allow draining of condensate. The tank (10) is drained of fluid by the use of a tool (27) pushed upward against the piston (18) of the valve assembly separating it from its seat (15) i... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4344455 | Coupling assembly An improved coupling assembly includes a socket assembly which telescopically receives a plug to connect a pair of conduits in fluid communication. The plug is movable from a disengaged position to a storage position in which the plug is supported by and ... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4120314 | Remote actuated flush valve A hydraulic actuator for use in operating a remotely located flush valve includes a housing having fluid inlet and outlet ports, each of which are connected to the flush valve through tubes or the like with the inlet port being under fluid pressure derive... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4067354 | Gas pressure regulator having high and low pressure shutoff means There is disclosed herein a gas pressure regulator having valve means for stopping the flow of gas downstream through the regulator when the pressure of the incoming gas is higher or lower than predetermined acceptable values even though acceptable pressu... | 01/10/1978 |
| 3930517 | Safety valve A high pressure gas tank safety and service valve which comprises a body portion that sealingly engages a threaded opening of a high pressure gas tank. The valve has a flow passage that communicates the interior of the gas tank to an outlet port of the sa... | 01/06/1976 |
