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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7784491 | Cover on power steering reservoir assembly A reservoir assembly of a power steering system includes a reservoir tank defining a tank chamber for holding a power steering fluid and an opening fluidly connected to the tank chamber for allowing power steering fluid to be added to the tank chamber. A breathable ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7552746 | Fluid container apparatus having support elements for supporting apparatus components A fluid storage and delivery apparatus may include a fluid container, a first apparatus component, and a housing. One or more support members may be coupled to the housing and configured to secure the first apparatus component physically separate from the fluid cont... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7546850 | Controlled access vent for water storage unit A vented water storage system (16) is disclosed. A vent (62) is disposed within an elbow (38). A riser pipe (26) extends from the elbow (38) to a containment (18) having water (22) stored therein. The vent (62)... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7383856 | Motor vehicle tank with air venting A fuel tank contains a system for the removal of air, which includes an air removal line to connect the interior of the tank with the outside ambient atmosphere, whereby this line forms a siphon, and at the deepest location of the air removal line a connection secti... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7360671 | Liquid reservoirs A liquid reservoir comprising a container (20) forming a chamber for holding the liquid (27). The container has a top wall (23) that closes the upper end of the chamber, a liquid outlet (35) in fluid communication with a lower en d of the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7347191 | Vehicle fuel system A fuel system with a fuel tank having at least one opening into an interior of the fuel tank, and an electrically operated vent valve having an inlet communicated with the interior of the fuel tank and an outlet for venting fuel vapor from the fuel tank. The vent va... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325423 | Drum-type washing machine A drum-type washing machine is disclosed which includes a ventilation apparatus that provides an air passage for an inner space of a tub to communicate with an external atmosphere. The ventilation apparatus employs a bubble dissipation device that prevents bubbles g... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318445 | Fuel vapor pipe structure of fuel tank In a fuel vapor pipe structure including a plurality of cut valves for passing or cutting a fuel vapor at inside of a fuel tank, a pipe joint connected to the cut valves for communicating the fuel vapor to a canister, and a resin tube for connecting the cut valve an... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309155 | Tank mixing system and valve therefor A mixing system and valve(s) are provided for a tank or other container of liquid to be mixed. A directional flow control valve is secured within the tank. The directional flow control valve includes a plate secured adjacent an inlet supply opening or an outlet supp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287542 | Shutoff valve for mechanically sealed ORVR system A vapor vent/tipping valve has a diaphragm with a bleed therethrough responsive to the differential pressure of bleed flow to control vapor venting to the canister and vapor recirculation to the filler tube. A dip tube causes rising fuel in the tank to close the dip... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278439 | System and method for sealing a tank opening System for closing off an opening in a plastic tank, formed from a sheet of multilayer plastic that includes a barrier layer, the said sheet being welded around the perimeter of the opening and provided with a peripheral region that is slimmed down so as to effectiv... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275556 | Low permeation weldable fuel tank assembly A low permeation weldable fuel tank assembly is provided to reduce fuel vapor permeation from a fuel tank. The weldable fuel tank assembly has a mounting portion mountable to the fuel tank and a valve housing that is attachable to the mounting portion. In one aspect... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261092 | Fuel-vapor processing system A system for processing fuel vapor includes a fuel tank having a pressure gauge, a gas separation membrane module having a gas separation membrane for separating fuel vapor into condensed fuel vapor and fuel lean vapor, a fuel-vapor dissolution device for introducin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249595 | Vapor vent valve with pressure relief function integrated to carbon canister A combination fuel vapor storage canister and vapor vent/tipping valve in a common housing with ports for connection to a fuel tank, a purge line and an atmospheric vent. The vapor vent/tipping valve includes a pressure relief valve which prevents vapor venting unti... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243678 | Fuel fill system with fuel vapor recirculation A fuel fill system includes a funnel having an inlet port configured to receive a nozzle from an external fuel source, a fuel filler tube coupled to an outlet port of the funnel, and a vapor recirculation tube coupled to the funnel. Fuel vapor entering the funnel fr... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234451 | Dual fuel pump configuration for saddle fuel tanks A dual fuel pump fuel extraction system for saddle fuel tanks. A primary modular reservoir assembly (MRA) includes an electric primary fuel pump located in the primary sump of a saddle fuel tank and a secondary MRA including an electric secondary fuel pump located i... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228849 | Conical concave cap pressure relief valve A pressure relief valve useful in vehicle fuel delivery systems includes a spring biased, concave conical flow directing surface and a spherical valve seat. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228992 | Fluid dispenser cartridge A single-use fluid dispenser cartridge, installable or installed into a host fluid dispensing apparatus, is described. The single-use fluid dispenser cartridge is provided with a fluid reservoir, a fill tube assembly, and means for controlling pressure within the ca... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213582 | Vent valve for a fuel tank A compact venting valve for the fuel tank of a motor vehicle comprises a valve housing with at least one switchable element for providing at least two switching positions and with at least three connections, a first connection to the fuel tank or to a fuel vapor fil... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213583 | Small engine fuel tank with integrated evaporative controls A fuel tank assembly for small engines having a vapor storage canister disposed within the tank in the vapor dome with an atmospheric vent line to the canister through the tank wall and a canister vapor outlet line also through the tank wall. A fuel vapor vent valve... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210466 | Purge valve and vapor control system A vapor control system includes a vapor receiver having an inlet through which vapor is received, an outlet through which vapor is discharged, and a control valve having a first inlet in communication with the outlet of the fuel receiver, a second inlet in communica... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204238 | Fuel tank comprising an aeration system A fuel tank with ventilation system and activated carbon filter which, on the one hand, is connected by a first line (22) to the fuel tank and by a second line (25) to an internal combustion engine, and, on the other hand, by a third line (26) t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7201287 | Drum vent A venting device for a drum. The venting device includes a body having a pair of opposing sides and defining a plurality of vent passages. The vent passages extend through the body and each an opening at each of the pair of opposing sides. The vent passages are spac... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7171749 | Tube connector for fuel tank A tube connector 10 of the invention is used for a fuel supply device to feed a supply of fuel to a fuel tank FT. The tube connector 10 is attached to the fuel tank FT and is connected with an inlet hose H, which is fastened by a clamp CP. The tube con... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168443 | 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 ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159607 | Low permeation weldable fuel tank assembly A low permeation weldable fuel tank assembly is provided to reduce fuel vapor permeation from a fuel tank. The weldable fuel tank assembly has a mounting portion mountable to the fuel tank and a valve housing that is attachable to the mounting portion. The mounting ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152639 | Venting device for fuel tanks In a venting device for a fuel tank 1 of a motor vehicle having a filler neck and a venting valve, a circulation pipe is provided which, due to the suction jet effect when refueling circulates gas from the fuel tank back into the tank with the fuel so as to p... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150299 | Assembly and method for containing, receiving and storing fluids and for dispensing gas from a fluid control and gas delivery assembly having an integrated fluid flow restrictor A fluid control and gas delivery assembly and method for containing, receiving and storing hazardous fluids and for dispensing gas comprising a container, a fluid fill path, a gas dispensing path, a first shut-off valve, a pressure reducer, a fluid flow restrictor, ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150711 | Method for controlling an assist pump for fluid delivery systems with pulsatile pressure Method for controlling an assist pump for fluid delivery systems with pulsatile pressure. If for example a heart assist pump is driven with a constant number of revolutions, it is achieved, that the blood is also delivered through the assist pump, even when the hear... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146730 | Mounting a pass-through on a plastic fuel tank A method of mechanical twist lock attachment of a pass-through valve or fitting over an aperture in a plastic fuel tank having an embedded vapor barrier layer. A ring having circumferentially spaced internal lugs is secured to the tank by weldment around an aperture... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143751 | Air intake apparatus for air filter of canister An air intake apparatus used for a canister of a fuel system includes a device and system to prevent the accumulation of dust and/or foreign substances from building up in the air filter. An air intake hole, for supplying air to an air filter used for a canister, is... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131277 | Cryogenic vessel with an ullage space venturi assembly A cryogenic vessel includes a first, outer vessel assembly having an outer vessel and a liquid fill line assembly and a second, ullage space vessel having a bottom and disposed within the first, outer vessel, adjacent to the top of the first, outer vessel. The liqui... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131452 | Internal fuel vapor valve A device that is adapted to be mounted to an interior surface of a polymeric fuel tank includes a body, a weld foot adapted to be inserted into the molten inner surface of the fuel tank and having a support surface adapted to control insertion of the weld foot into ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128346 | Structure for connecting tubular member to fuel tank An cylindrical convex portion of which opposite ends are open is integrally formed onto a fuel tank made of HDPE therewith so as to inwardly extend in the fuel tank to provide an opening thereon. A press-fit portion of a filler hose connecting pipe made of PA as a t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124775 | Micro pump device with liquid tank A micro pump device with liquid tank comprises a liquid tank being made of transparent material; and a micro pump having an inlet positioned in center of the liquid tank and the micro pump locating the side of said liquid tank. And, the liquid tank further includes ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121301 | Fuel tank A fuel tank (1) has a constructional unit which can be preassembled and comprises a surge chamber (3) and venting device (6). The constructional unit is fastened to the bottom of the fuel tank (1) and has spring arms for prestressing open... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7086276 | Temperature correction method and subsystem for automotive evaporative leak detection systems A method and sensor or sensor subsystem permit improved evaporative leak detection in an automotive fuel system. The sensor or sensor subsystem computes temperature-compensated pressure values, thereby eliminating or reducing false positive or other adverse results ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080657 | Fuel tank venting system A fuel tank venting system includes a fuel cap, a vent diaphragm and a vent disc. A valve cavity with a substantially concave bottom is formed in a bottom of the fuel cap. At least one air passage is formed through the vent disc. A substantially convex surface is fo... | 07/25/2006 |