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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721759 | Valve having a protective cage A valve for a liner bag includes a valve seat having an opening extending therethrough to be aligned with an opening in the liner bag, and a flange extends outwardly from the valve seat and is to be placed inside the liner bag so that the valve seat projects outside... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7418950 | Fuel pump and tank assembly for an automotive vehicle A fuel tank assembly includes a fuel tank having a plurality of side walls spaced apart by a floor. A flange extends downward from one of the plurality of side walls at an angle toward the floor. A fuel pump extends from the flange; the fuel pump and flange are arra... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7395832 | Fuel tank for spacecraft A fuel tank for a spacecraft stores a liquid fuel and a pressurized propellant gas that drives the fuel out of the tank through a fuel extraction arrangement including a reservoir or collection container and a tank outlet. The collection container bounds a fuel rese... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7373946 | Vacuum tank assembly A vacuum tank assembly is provided for use on an RV or a boat and includes a two-piece vacuum tank. The two-piece vacuum tank includes a body and a removable top with a gasket located between the body and removable top. A dip tube is integrated into the removable to... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367325 | Fuel feed apparatus having electric connector A fuel feed apparatus is provided to a fuel tank. The fuel feed apparatus includes a lid member, a pump module, and an electric connector. The lid member plugs an opening of the fuel tank. The pump module is accommodated in the fuel tank for pumping fuel from the fu... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368154 | Heat-resistant plastic tube A heat-resistant plastic tube is mainly made of a polyester-based elastomer and exhibits a change amount in angle of ±10° or less in a shape retainability performance test, a change rate in inner diameter of ±2% or less in a dimensional stability performance test... | 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 |
| 7341662 | Distribution and collection headers for a filter bed A filtration vessel has an inlet for inflow into the filtration vessel of liquid media to be filtered, a body of filter media in the filtration vessel, and a drain to receive filtered liquid media for take off from the filtration vessel. The inlet is configured to i... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341046 | In-tank fuel delivery assembly with a pivotably mounted emissions canister A fuel delivery assembly including a fuel pump module having a mounting flange and a reservoir housing carried by the mounting flange, and an emissions canister pivotally mounted to the reservoir housing of the fuel pump module, wherein the emissions canister is piv... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7311846 | Apparatus and method for separating ferrous and non-ferrous metal particles suspended in a liquid A method and apparatus for separating ferrous metal particles from non-ferrous metal particles suspended in a liquid, such as a coolant from a machining operation, in which mixed particle containing liquid is discharged across a horizontal, non-magnetic separating s... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302968 | Fill tube diffuser for fuel storage tanks A flow diffuser adapted to be fitted to the exit end of the fill tube of a fuel tank having slot like apertures which are arranged to extend substantially at right angles to the axis of the fill. A deflector is fitted into the base of the diffuser and is formed with... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299824 | Multiple-mode fluid valve A multi-position fuel valve includes a main body having an enclosed chamber with a number of inlet ports and an outlet port and associated seats in the chamber. Disposed inside the chamber is a revolving rotor that is connected to a selector handle located outside t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300073 | Fuel tank trailer A fuel tank trailer has a fuel tank supported on the bed of the trailer, and a secondary containment wall surrounding the fuel tank to provide an open secondary containment region. A drain valve controls the flow of fuel and water collecting in the secondary contain... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293802 | Mobile fluid and storage apparatus A trailer has a fluid storage and supply container supported on the bed of the trailer, and a containment wall surrounding the fluid storage and supply container to provide an open containment region. A drain valve controls the flow of fluid collecting in the contai... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284564 | Gas storage and dispensing system for variable conductance dispensing of gas at constant flow rate A gas supply system arranged for dispensing of gas at a predetermined flow rate. The system employs a gas dispensing flow circuitry arranged for dispensing gas at selectively variable gas flow conductance conditions, to maintain the flow rate of the dispensed gas at... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282143 | Septic tank A septic tank includes a chamber, an inlet through which waste water enters the chamber, an outlet, and an outlet pipe mounted to the outlet. At least one partitioning member is mounted in the chamber and separates the chamber into at least a first subchamber adjace... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275562 | Extensible spiral for flex circuit A planar extensible structure in a flat planar flex circuit can be extended out of the plane of the circuit by a distance of more than the width of the structure to carry fluids, electrical signals or optical signals into and out of the circuit. The planar extensibl... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261123 | Reservoir tank of a power steering system for a car A reservoir tank of power steering system for a car includes an inlet port delivering oil through a swirl prevention member. The oil is then allowed to flow so swirl does not form in the oil flow of a reservoir tank. Furthermore, bubble formation in the oil is minim... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261120 | Device for splitting a two-phase stream into two or more streams with the desired vapor/liquid ratios A stream splitting device splits a two-phase inlet stream into two or more outlet streams having nearly identical vapor-to-liquid ratios. The inlet stream is directed into a separator vessel containing an impingement plate to decrease the velocity of the stream and ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7225824 | Dip tube anchor assembly and related container A container assembly includes a container bounding a chamber and having a floor. A well is mounted on the floor of the container. The well bounds a compartment that extends below the floor of the container and communicates with the chamber of the container. An ancho... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222638 | Vortex minimizing fluid gathering and transferring apparatus A liquid gathering and transferring apparatus for gathering liquid from a liquid source containing a quantity of liquid having a liquid surface and containing debris and discharging the liquid into a liquid receiving location includes an intake chamber having a cham... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219695 | Hydrogen valve with pressure equalization A shut-off valve that has particular application for opening and closing a compressed hydrogen storage tank. In one embodiment, the valve includes two valve sealing members where one side of one valve sealing member is on the high pressure side of the valve and an o... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219693 | Container shut-off valve with venting An apparatus for effecting transport of a liquid from a container defining an interior storage volume and having a container aperture to effect communication between the interior storage volume and an environment external to the container, the apparatus comprising a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216673 | Non-metallic expansion tank with internal diaphragm and clamping device for same A non-metallic, diaphragm-type tank assembly for use with a pressurized water system is disclosed. The tank assembly comprising a non-metallic outer body; a non-metallic inner shell assembly, including an upper portion and a lower portion, that is contained by the n... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7179374 | Device for shear-thinning of solids containing material The invention relates to a device to be used in connection with thickening and clarifying apparatuses for shear-thinning of solids containing material, such as slurry, which device contains one conduit for feeding material to be shear-thinnned and another conduit fo... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7168683 | Oil drain valve A drain valve to be used with numerous drain applications, such as draining fluid from an engine, includes in an exemplary embodiment a valve body, an o-ring and a cap. In another exemplary embodiment, the drain valve includes a valve body, an o-ring, a cap retainer... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7125230 | Valve with operation parameter set at assembly and pump using same A valve is assembled by telescoping a first body component relative to a second body component until reaching a relative position that corresponds to a predetermined valve operation parameter, such as a valve opening pressure. The first body component is then fixed ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117855 | Diesel reservoir ice bypass valve A diesel fuel delivery system that maintains optimum fuel delivery to the engine despite the presence of an ice blockage at the fuel strainer. Ice formation in diesel fuel can cause fuel blockage at the fuel strainer and generate high vacuum conditions as the engine... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104279 | Method and apparatus for preventing stagnation in fluid reservoirs An apparatus (16) for preventing stagnation in a fluid reservoir (2) comprised of: an inlet/outlet conduit (6); a manifold (8), which communicates the inlet/outlet conduit (6) to inlet check valves (10) and outlet check valv... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100635 | System and method for storage and mixing of solution that is not compatible for long-term storage in pre-mixed formulation A large-scale system for storage and mixing of a solution comprising a plurality of ingredients not compatible for long-term storage in a pre-mixed formulation includes a storage tank that is divided into a plurality of compartments each of which is adapted to isola... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7059305 | Internalized component for fuel tanks An assembly is provided for internal placement of a component within a vehicle fuel tank. The assembly generally includes a two housing elements biased apart to retain the component within the fuel tank. The component may be non-destructively and selectively attache... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051752 | Safety container A safety container, specifically for transporting, storing, and dispensing metallo-organic substances which is sealingly closed by a lid at the upper side wherein the lid has a closable feed port and two pipe line portions are adapted to be selectively connected to ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044440 | Outfall valve structure conforming to ergonomics An outfall valve structure conforming to ergonomics is primarily composed of a casing, which is moveably connected with a hollow pipe. The casing is in the form of a short pipe, the exterior wall thereof is provided with a coupler with an opening provided on the bot... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025880 | Fluid receptacle and filter system A system for separating particles from fluid which includes a receptacle for containing the fluid, a lid for covering the receptacle, and a filter assembly which includes a filter component shaped to fit the receptacle, an o-ring encircling the perimeter of the filt... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6971410 | Portable drum dosing system A portable drum dosing system includes an outer mast assembly extending generally horizontally from the main frame and includes a pair of legs disposed at an angle with respect to each other so that the legs may straddle and dispose the main frame near a drum. An up... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6915818 | Floating arm pick up device A fluid pick up device for removing fluid from storage tanks includes an intake, a submerging member that maintains the intake submerged in the fluid, and a float that enables the intake to move in relationship to the level of fluid. The submerging member can includ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910427 | Security device and method to prevent unauthorized discharge of contents from a tank Security devices are provided to prevent or block unauthorized access through portholes formed in a protective housing assembly when the protective housing assembly is in its first, closed position and to allow access through the portholes when the protective housin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907865 | Fuel tank assembly A cosmetically attractive fuel tank assembly preferably for a motorcycle application has a fuel pump subassembly inserted into the fuel chamber of the tank through bottom access hole thus preserving the overall appearance of the tank itself. The flange of the fuel p... | 06/21/2005 |
