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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141584 | Water collection, storage, and distribution system A water collection, storage, and distribution system includes one or more individual water storage tanks. Each water storage tank has its own microprocessor that controls the operation of the storage tank so that each storage tank can operate either as a stand-alone... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7640946 | Vacuum treating device with lidded treatment container A vacuum treating device, comprising a treatment container having a container body (111) and a lid (112) and allowing an internal pressure to be reduced and a lid support mechanism (130), wherein an upper opening (111a) formed in t... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7631659 | Fluid tank The invention relates to a fluid tank (20) comprising a base section (26) that is delimited by a tank base (22), an intermediate plane (24), which is situated at a distance above the tank base (22) and a domed section (28), ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7380626 | Service vehicle A hydraulic excavator is equipped with one or more downsizing scheme including at least one of: (i) a bubble removing device for removing bubbles in hydraulic fluid, (ii) a hydraulic tank including a main tank and a variable capacity tank arranged separately from ea... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7318424 | Integrated vapor management and rollover valve for a fuel tank A fuel system comprising a fuel tank having an opening. A cap is removably coupled to the fuel tank and operable for sealingly closing the opening to prevent ingress and egress of air through the opening. An overfill chamber is in communication with the fuel tank, a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308889 | High pressure gaseous fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine and a method of sealing connections between components to prevent leakage of a high pressure gaseous fuel A high-pressure fuel system supplies gaseous fuel to an internal combustion engine. Gaseous fuel pressure within the system is at least 17 MPa during normal operation. The system comprises a number of components and conduits and at least one resilient member for sea... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293552 | Purge system for ethanol direct injection plus gas port fuel injection A method for managing vapors generated by a first and second reservoir onboard a vehicle traveling on the road, the method comprising of inducting vapors from the first and second reservoirs during engine operation; and reducing flow of vapors from first the reservo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7252111 | Transport of highly viscous fluids in closed pipeline systems Apparatus far equilibrating differences between flow rates into and out of closed pipeline systems, which apparatus includes a tank having a supply line and a discharge unit, with a displaceable plate; the supply being fed to the tank through the displaceable plate,... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251983 | Secondary containment system and method A pump housing that contains a pump that draws fuel from an underground storage tank containing fuel to deliver to fuel dispensers in a service station environment. The pump is coupled to a double-walled fuel pipe that carries the fuel from the pump to the fuel disp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7222610 | Fuel feed apparatus having small sized structure A lid member is mounted to the fuel tank to cover an opening of the fuel tank. A fuel pump is arranged in the fuel tank to pump fuel in the fuel tank. A module case supports the fuel pump. A pump module includes fuel component protruding from a lateral side of the m... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219658 | Fuel feed apparatus having pump and stay A fuel feed apparatus includes a flange, a fuel pump, and a stay. The flange covers an opening of a fuel tank. The fuel pump is accommodated in the fuel tank. The fuel pump pumps fuel in the fuel tank to the outside of the fuel tank. The stay has a first end, which ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216633 | Transfer jet pump prime reservoir with integrated anti-siphon valve feature A movable fuel valve lies within a housing at an end of a housing fuel passage. A fuel tube has a nozzle end inserted within a first end of the housing fuel passage while the movable valve element is situated at a second end of the housing fuel passage and controls ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210912 | Reciprocating piston compressor having improved noise attenuation A reciprocating piston compressor having a suction muffler and a pair of discharge mufflers to attenuate noise created by the primary pumping frequency in the primary pumping pulse. The suction muffler is disposed along a suction tube extending between the motor cap... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207318 | Method for operation of a device for energy conversion using a main fuel and at least one auxiliary fuel A method for operating a converter for the energy conversion of fuel from at least one main fuel supply, and from at least one auxiliary fuel supply for operating the converter directly and/or by operating an auxiliary unit, comprises: detecting the amount of fuel i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7178512 | Fuel system for a marine vessel with a gaseous purge fuel container A fuel container for a marine propulsion system is provided with a pump and a hose connected to an outlet of the pump and disposed within the cavity of the fuel container. The hose is provided with an opening, formed through its wall, through which a fluid can flow ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168442 | Liquid handling system A liquid handling system transfers liquid (e.g. water, bearing marine animals) between two tanks each having a respective liner which is movable between a lining position (when filled with liquid) and an inverted position (when its respective tank is emptied). In an... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159575 | Fuel feed apparatus having inner supporting structure Surplus fuel returns from an engine into the sub-tank through a bellows pipe. A downstream end of the bellows pipe is supported by a sub-tank lid that closes an opening of a sub-tank. One ends of arms engage with the top of a pump module, which includes a fuel pump.... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152618 | Vacuum station and the method for operating the same A vacuum station is used for storing sewage from a vacuum sewage pipe and then delivering the sewage to a sewage treatment plant or the like. The vacuum station includes a collection tank for collecting sewage, a plurality of vacuum pumps for depressurizing and pres... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137409 | Multilayered pressure vessel and method of manufacturing the same A multilayered pressure vessel (10) fabricated from at least one single ply sheet of flexible material (100) having an approximate longitudinal midline which divides the material into an inner portion (130) having an inner surface, an outer surf... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134568 | Fuel tank system In a fuel tank system, a strainer chamber with a suction bore opened into its upper surface is provided in a collecting recess for collecting a residual fuel containing impure foreign substances such as dust and water, the collecting recess being provided in a botto... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124768 | Method for transferring aqueous polymer dispersions from one container to another container A method of transferring an aqueous polymer dispersion with a temperature ≧50° C. from a vessel 1 via a connecting line to a vessel 2 is described. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107921 | End portion for a flexible fluid containment vessel and a method of making the same A flexible fluid containment vessel fabricated out of a fabric for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, having a tapered front and/or rear portions on which an end portion is affixed in the form of a clamping mechanism seali... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100634 | Liquid collection basin connection assembly An assembly for connecting two adjacent liquid collection basins is provided. The assembly includes a flume for connecting a first liquid collection basin to a second liquid collection basin. The flume comprises a generally rectangular structure having a top section... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096892 | Fluid filling device In the fluid filling device A of the present invention, when installed in the fluid filler port B1 of the drum B, the hollow internal space of the tubular body 10 provided with the communication part 10a communicating with the internal sp... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087162 | Accessible well for brine tank A well (12) outside of a brine tank (10) is provided which provides better accessibility to the brine refill valve (112) or other components within the well. Also, apertures (42–48) of differing elevations above the bottom of the brine ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080662 | Rain recycling system A water recycling system and method of use is disclosed for use in a building having a basement with water seepage accumulating in a sump area by providing a holding tank which receives water pumped by a sump pump for later use either in the interior or exterior of ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073525 | Multi-tank connecting device for liquefied petroleum injection vehicle A multi-tank connecting device has a main tank with a fuel pump and one or more auxiliary tanks. A fuel pipe connects the main tank and the auxiliary tank and allows fuel to flow between the main tank and the auxiliary tank. A fuel isolating device closes the fuel p... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063357 | Flexible pipe coupling A flexible pipe coupling having first and second member rotatable relative to one another. The first member defines national pipe taper, or NPT, threads and the second member includes an internal swag member for forming a swagged connection with a flexible pipe. The... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059346 | Liquid collection basin connection assembly An assembly for connecting two adjacent liquid collection basins is provided. The assembly includes a flume for connecting a first liquid collection basin to a second liquid collection basin. The flume comprises a generally rectangular structure having a top section... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052051 | Quick-coupling device for male and female members and assembly forming a brake fluid reservoir equipped with this device A quick-coupling device having a support (18) on which a female member (20) is mounted in a manner to move between a position of retaining a male member (14E) in a position fitted into the female member (20) to a position of releasing the... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044327 | System and method for tank pressure compensation A supplemental fluid tank, preferably having two chambers each partially containing a fluid, fluid communicated intermediate a fuel tank and vent to reduce fuel vapor emissions, particularly for a boat. More specifically, when fuel is used or cooled, pressure or vol... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025082 | On-board refueling system for vehicles An on-board refueling system for vehicles. The refueling system includes a coil reel and a fuel pump. The coil reel has a forward end and a rearward end, a handle proximate the forward end, and a nozzle attached to the forward end. The nozzle is configured to engage... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004185 | Liquid loading techniques An improved method for loading propellants into separate tanks on a reusable launch vehicle (RLV) uses three innovative methods. The liquid loading provides three liquid transfer methods, integrated and coordinated to provide less complicated loading and unloading o... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6971373 | Control system A fuel control system for controlling the supply of fuel to an engine, the control system comprising: pump means for providing a flow of fuel to said engine; first and second drive means for driving said pump means... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6938633 | Method and apparatus for supplying process liquid for machine tool The present invention provides a method and apparatus for supplying process liquid s for a machine tool, which are able to reduce the consumption power and power factor of the pump 21 to a large extent in comparison with prior arts while maintaining the effec... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6920866 | Method and arrangement for the transport of fuel at a combustion engine Fuel for an engine is supplied from a first fuel tank and return fuel from the engine is gathered in a second fuel tank for resupply to the engine. The second fuel tank constitutes a fuel tank which is connected to and fillable from the first fuel tank and the engin... | 07/26/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6913040 | Hydraulic fluid reservoir A hydraulic fluid reservoir apparatus for an automotive power steering system comprises a filter chamber, and a filter parallel to a vertical axis and dividing the filter chamber into an upstream region and a downstream region. The reservoir apparatus also includes ... | 07/05/2005 |
