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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7931050 | Nano or sub-nano FIR and anion fuel pipes for motor vehicles and ships A fuel pipe that is made from nano or sub-nano plastic or rubber materials and can be used for motor vehicles and ships includes a nano or sub-nano Far Infrared Ray (FIR) and anion carrier. The structures of the carrier are made up of nano or sub-nano tourmaline gra... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931049 | Nano or sub-nano FIR and anion metal fuel pipes for motor vehicles and like A fuel pipe that is made from general, nano or sub-nano metal materials and can be used for motor vehicles and ships includes a nano or sub-nano Far Infrared Ray (FIR) and anion carrier. The structures of the carrier are made up of nano or sub-nano tourmaline granul... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7396597 | Ni-Cr-Fe alloy and Ni-Cr-Fe alloy pipe having resistance to carburization and coking A stainless steel pipe includes a base metal containing 20-35 mass % of Cr, and a Cr-depleted zone is formed in the surface region of the pipe. The Cr concentration in the Cr-depleted zone is at least 10%, and the thickness of the Cr-depleted zone is at most 20 micr... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389799 | Antistatic hose for conveying fluids An antistatic hose for conveying fluids with at least one conductive layer (2) comprising a first, conductive material (3) and a second, non-conductive material (4). The first, conductive material (3) forms a basic matrix and medium sized... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381454 | Tubular product A tubular product has a tubular base layer, a tubular innermost layer made of plastic by continuous extrusion, and a tubular tie layer of foamed plastic between and adhered to the base layer and the innermost layer. The tie layer is made of melt processable adhesion... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7357968 | Reinforced, high pressure, low permeation multilayer hose A reinforced, high pressure hose is disclosed for use in the transport of high pressure fluids. The hose includes a multilayered inner tube capable of prolonged exposure to fluids such as those containing hydrocarbons, and a reinforcement layer overlaying the inner ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7320341 | Protective liner for slurry pipelines A pipe comprises an outer surface and an inner surface, where the inner surface includes an abrasion resistant material layer covering a substantial portion thereof. An adhesive layer affixes the abrasion resistant material layer to the inner surface. The abrasion r... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316252 | Modular tire A device for serving as a wheel for motor vehicles, where the wheel has its tire tread replaceable when it is worn out via unique rims and molded tire features. An alternate internal structure prevents the tire from “going flat” or “blowing out” when it is p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311188 | Electromagnetic clutch An electromagnetic clutch for separably coupling a drive source and a rotary shaft has a rotor to be disposed in the outside of the rotary shaft concentrically therewith. The rotor is rotated by a drive source and accommodates an electromagnetic coil. The electromag... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306013 | Fuel hose A fuel hose which is excellent in antistatic property, sour gasoline resistance, a sealing property and the like. The fuel hose includes a polyamide resin inner layer 1 and an electrically conductive coating layer 2 which is formed by the following ess... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7281547 | Multi-layered flexible tube A multi-layered tube comprising a first inner polymeric tubular structure, a second foamed polymeric structure containing a plurality of short or long reinforcing elements dispersed therein and, optionally, a third cover layer on the outer surface of the reinforcing... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275521 | Joint structure of diverging branch pipe in fuel rail for internal combustion engine, diverging branch pipe and manufacture method of its diverging branch pipe A joint structure connects a diverging branch pipe to a fuel rail for an internal combustion engine. The fuel rail is stainless steel or steel with rust prevention processing on at least the inner face. The diverging branch pipe is a double pipe with inner and outer... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273645 | Fluorocopolymer A fluorocopolymer which comprises (A) polymerized units based on tetrafluoroethylene, (B) polymerized units based on ethylene and (C) polymerized units based on itaconic anhydride or citraconic anhydride, wherein the molar ratio of (A)/(B) is from 20/80 to 80/20, an... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269951 | Throat retention apparatus for hot gas applications A nozzle for use in a hot gas valve is provided that includes a housing, an insert, and a throat retainer. The housing is constructed of an insulating material and has a flow path formed therein. The flow path has a throat section. The insert is made of material cap... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268562 | Low cost detectible pipe and electric fencing manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Detectable pipe and electric fence are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base re... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264762 | Electrospinning ultrafine conductive polymeric fibers A process of making conductive polymeric fibers by electrospinning fibers from a blend of polymers dissolved in an organic solvent includes generating a high voltage electric field between oppositely charged polymer fluid in a glass syringe (4) with a capilla... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7234433 | Cylinder sleeve support for an internal combustion engine The disclosed multi-cylinder, poppet-valved engine, has replacement cylinder sleeves larger than the original sleeves, and laterally supported near their upper ends by an aluminum alloy plate having a continuous flange or boss projecting into the cylinder block. The... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231941 | Hose for transporting fluid A hose for transporting a fluid has a tubular hose body, an inner resin layer as a barrier layer having permeation resistance to a fluid transported, and an elastic sealing layer coating in membrane an inner surface of a connecting end portion of the hose. The elast... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232597 | Corrugated polyamide tube A corrugated polyamide tube composed of a corrugated outer tube layer of polyamide resin and a flat inner tube layer fixed to the outer tube layer at bottom portions thereof, in which the inner tube layer is made essentially of a polyetheramide elastomer. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228878 | Catheter tubing with improved stress-strain characteristics A medical tubing is disclosed which includes a first material extending between proximal and distal ends of the tubing and which defines a lumen of the tubing. The tubing also includes a second material extending between at least portion of the distance between the ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226649 | Laser weldable flexible medical tubings, films and assemblies thereof The present invention provides a tubing assembly having a sidewall having a first layer. The first layer is fabricated from a first polymer blend comprising a first component of a material not thermally responsive to laser beam and selected from the group consisting... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223455 | Duct board with water repellant mat A duct board or duct liner comprises: an insulating layer formed from fibrous material bound with a resin binder, an outer facing layer adhered to an outer surface of the insulating layer, and a water repellant mat facing adhered to an interior surface of the insula... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204234 | High-pressure fuel injection pipe A high-pressure fuel injection pipe, which has an outside diameter (φ) of 6.35 mm, an inside diameter (φ) of 4.35 to 2.95 mm, and a wall thickness (t)of about 1.0 to 1.7 mm, can serve as a high-pressure fuel injection pipe for in-cylinder injection type gasoline e... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198686 | Foamable coupling for lamp assembly and methods for using the coupling A foamable copolymer based coupling is provided for securely affixing a light emitting glass lamp in a metal base to form a lamp assembly. The copolymer is preferably selected from ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene methyl acrylate, and combinations thereof. The foama... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192646 | Hose construction containing fluoroelastomer composition and fluoroplastic barrier The present invention relates to a hose comprising: a thermoplastic fluoropolymer barrier layer; and a rubber layer adjacent to the barrier layer, the rubber layer comprising 100 parts by weight of an elastomer comprising FKM fluoroelastomer; from about 1 to about 1... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7160593 | Polyefinic pipe having a chlorinated polyolefinic hollow core A multi-layered pipe of arbitrary length and cross-section is produced by co-extrusion of a lower polyolefin (C2–C4) outer body over the exterior surface of a tubular core of randomly, partially randomly, or blocky chlorinated lower polyolefi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147485 | Wiring connection method and wiring connection structure A wiring connection method includes the steps of connecting a bus bar for wiring inside an electronic apparatus and a harness for leading out wiring to outside, placing the bus bar and the harness connected together on a botch portion of a housing, and filling a res... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140396 | Air duct containing an organic liner material Provided is an air duct suitable for conducting a flow of air. The air duct includes a central layer formed from a fiber glass. The central layer has an inner surface and an outer surface. The air duct also includes a liner layer arranged adjacent to the inner surfa... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132141 | Multilayer polymer hose line or tubing having reduced length variations Two-layered or three-layered polymer tubing for use as a pressurized fluid conduit in automobiles can be either walled or have walls continuously or partially corrugated. The tubing has an outer layer of a hard polymer molding material and an inner layer of a soft r... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132160 | Laminate tape A laminate tape useful for insulating pipes, lines and the like is constructed of a tacky first layer containing asphalt and an insulative filler such as granulated cork adhered to a flexible second layer that is less tacky. The flexible second layer contains a rubb... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7111646 | Multilayer resin pipe A multilayer resin pipe includes a plurality of resin layers. At least the innermost resin layer is made of a resin having a low permeability. At least one of the resin layers of the multilayer resin pipe is an electrically conductive layer having electrical conduct... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104727 | Piping system with transition coupling In a pipeline system having a plurality of pipe segments joining a fluid supply tank to a fluid dispenser, the invention includes a pipe coupling assembly for use on at least one terminal end of a fluid transfer pipe, where the transfer pipe has an inner tubular mem... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097895 | Cross laminated oriented plastic film with integral paperboard core A multi-layer lamination is formed from a core sandwiched between a first oriented plastic layer and a second oriented plastic layer. The orientations of the plastic layers cross at an angle between but not equal to zero degrees and 180 degrees relative to one anoth... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094310 | Method for joining high-pressure composite pipes A high-pressure composite pipe includes a pipe-shaped inner layer made of a synthetic resin, and a reinforcing layer made of a stretched polyolefin resin sheet and wound on an external circumferential surface of the inner layer, with a winding direction of the reinf... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093620 | Reinforced plastic pipe and process for manufacturing the said pipe Reinforced pipe obtained by winding, onto a tubular support based on a polymeric composition, of reinforcing tapes comprising an oriented polymeric composition in layers crossed at an equal but opposite angle relative to the axis of the pipe. The tapes are selected ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073625 | Exhaust gas muffler and flow director Either or both of an exhaust pipe coupled to the output end of an automobile engine collector pipe or the plurality of pipes coupled to the input apertures of the collector pipe from the engine are apertured along their lengths and contained within a further surroun... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069956 | Marina piping A marina pipe includes a flexible conduit resistant to mechanical stresses, the conduit adapted to surround the secondarily contained flexible piping. The conduit comprises a metallic core and a thermoplastic jacket. The secondarily contained flexible piping compris... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069978 | Chemically compatible, lightweight heat pipe The present invention provides an apparatus including a magnesium alloy vessel that is substantially free of aluminum and zinc, but including magnesium in combination with a gettering metal. The magnesium alloy vessel has a hollow interior cavity containing a workin... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059355 | Pipe for water pipe and the like The water pipe includes a pipe body which is used as a water pipe, supply-pipe, drainage pipe, including a mixed layer, provided at an inner surface of the pipe body, the mixed layer including a mortar layer and a resin layer and being mixed into a mixture which inc... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059354 | Refrigerant transportation hose A refrigerant transportation hose having excellent processability and durability, as well as high resistance to gas permeation (gas barrier properties) and adequate flexibility. The refrigerant transportation hose containing a tubular rubber layer in which refrigera... | 06/13/2006 |
