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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7308919 | Refill apparatus for multiple containers A refill apparatus for multiple containers is provided, which comprises a single piece, integrally molded primary container for holding matter. The basin of the container is comprised of a bottom with a plurality of apertures that are arranged in rows and columns fo... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7150474 | Permanently mounted hose fitting and method for filling tank cars The present invention relates to a permanently mounted hose fitting for filling tank cars that facilitates the insertion of the hose into the top of the tank car to disperse material, pellet-like particles for example, throughout the tank car. The secured hose fitti... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7025098 | Syringe bandoleer with control feature A bandolier of syringes for use in an automated syringe handling system is provided. The automated syringe handling system generally receives syringes and fills the syringe with a substance, such as a medicament. In one exemplary embodiment, the syringe handling sys... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6945285 | Apparatus and method for collecting fluid fractions An apparatus and a method for collecting fluid fractions. The present apparatus includes an inlet, a channel, a plurality of collectors, and an outlet. The inlet communicates with the collectors and the outlet through the channel. The collectors are disposed between... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6808515 | Multiple continuous type liquid waste disposal apparatus The object of this invention is to provide a multiply connected type liquid waste disposal apparatus to unify the kind of canister bottles used for multiple connection, to provide plural patient hoses for separate use, to enable easy visual recognition of a content ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6722404 | Syringe bandolier with control feature A bandolier of syringes for use in an automated syringe handling system is provided. The automated syringe handling system generally receives syringes and fills the syringe with a substance, such as a medicament. In one exemplary embodiment, the syringe handling sys... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6659122 | Dual tank simultaneous fill system A fuel supply system for an automotive vehicle having an internal combustion engine, comprises a fluid inlet line configured to receive fuel from a vehicle refueling station. A manifolded Y-connector includes an inlet port at an upper end of the Y-connect... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6588460 | Device for filling an accumulator cell with electrolyte An apparatus (10) for filling at least one cell of an accumulator (12) with electrolyte is described, having a vacuum pump (14) for evacuating the cell of the accumulator (12), and having a filler device (16) for introducing the electrolyte into a fill op... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6508265 | Dual fuel tank system with single fuel nozzle A dual fuel tank (10) including first fuel tank (12) and a second fuel tank (14). A single fuel hose (16) allows fuel to enter the first fuel tank (12) from an outside source. When the fuel level in the first fuel tank (12) reaches an overflow level (17),... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6435225 | Gassing of containers A treatment method for the internal surface of a moulded polyethylene plastics material container such as a drum, comprising the steps of: introducing an ionisable gas, such as argon, into the container; generating a plasma of the introduced gas by applyi... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6338368 | Electric golf car battery refill system A gravity refilling system for adding water to wet cell batteries. The system is for one or more batteries and utilizes apparatus mounted to the underside of a golf car seat. The apparatus includes a reservoir tank, a valve assembly, a disconnect assembly... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6286564 | Open top water cooler bottle and device The water cooler bottle has a cylindrical body in order to enable it to be used with most water cooler units, and is enclosed on one end by a top portion and on the other end by a bottom portion. The top portion has a spout portion extending outwardly the... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6253801 | Method and apparatus for draining connecting pipes between tanks An air and gas vessel (1) having a downward opening is mounted within a tank (10, 20) for transport of liquid, e.g., oil. From the top side of the vessel runs a conduit (2) toward the inlet of the bridging hose (5) to the next tank. The conduit (2) may be... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6095206 | Automatic liquid filling device and method of filling to a predetermined level A method and device for filling a container with liquid up to a predetermined level. The device includes a cylinder and a piston movable within the cylinder between a rest position and a fill position. A supply of liquid for filling the container is provi... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5636665 | Method and apparatus for filling and emptying of tank vehicles A method and apparatus for collectively filling and emptying fluid in a plurality of tanks, particularly in a railway train. The apparatus enables filling and emptying via a hook-up at the filling terminal or discharge terminal.... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5404918 | Cryogenic liquid storage tank The storage tank consists of a main tank and ullage tank connected by a relatively small passage having a flow rate capacity up to 30% of the main fill line. To fill the tank, liquid cryogen is delivered to the main tank by either a top or bottom fill. Be... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5329976 | Syringe-filling and medication mixing dispenser A medication dispenser (2, 120) is used to directly fill a syringe (8, 134) with measured amounts of one or more liquid medications, typically two different types of insulin, from containers, such as vials (4, 6) and cartridges (230, 232, 234) each having... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5241997 | Apparatus and method for filling and impregnating capacitors with a capacitor oil A plurality of capacitors of the type each including capacitor elements with a very small gap between adjacent electrodes are filled and impregnated with a capacitor oil with the aid of a capacitor oil filling/impregnating apparatus. The apparatus compris... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5179984 | Storage tank system having an internal overfill means An underground storage tank system has an internal retained capacity area for receiving excess liquid from a filling operation. The storage tank system comprises a rigid storage tank, a fill pipe, a vapor recovery tube, a vent line, a dispensing line, and... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5174354 | Delivery system for carbonated beverages A carbonated beverage delivery system having at least two syrup storage tanks. Each storage tank is provided with a valve that allows air to vent from the tank during delivery, acts as a nozzle to deliver cleaning solution during clean-up operations and, ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5105858 | Water dispenser bottle A stackable, lightweight water dispenser bottle and method of using a plurality of such bottles in conjunction with a conventional water cooler is disclosed. The bottle comprises a generally parallelepipedal container body with rounded edges and corners w... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5078187 | Vented storage tank systems with internal overfill means An underground storage tank system has an internal retained capacity area for receiving excess liquid from a filling operation. The storage tank system comprises a rigid storage tank, fill pipe, vent line, vent extension line, dispensing line, and trapped... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5049270 | Filter apparatus having liquid control mechanism A filter apparatus is used to filter tap water and to automatically fill two containers. This apparatus includes a filter subassembly, a housing subassembly, a water control subassembly, and first and second containers. The water control subassembly inclu... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5042840 | Refillable tank car for storing and transporting fluids The present invention includes a system for storing and transporting a liquid in which a series of tank cars each have a hollow tank body with an inlet and an outlet supported on a frame with a plurality of wheels on the frame. In one embodiment, these ca... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5018558 | Storage tank system with internal overfill means An underground storage tank system has an internal retained capacity area for receiving excess liquid from a filling operation. The storage tank system comprises a rigid storage tank, a coaxial fill line with a fill pipe and an outer concentric vapor reco... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5009254 | Apparatus to fill seed/fertilizer drills A seed drill comprises first through fourth bins and a distributing mechanism. The bins have upper edges defining first and second openings. The upper edges and the openings are substantially coplanar. The distributing mechanism distributes material from ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5002100 | Battery filler apparatus An apparatus including a reservoir mounted for gravity feed overlying an associated battery, wherein the battery includes a plurality of cell openings, with a valve member mounted within each cell opening, wherein each valve member is in fluid communicati... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4981153 | Method and apparatus for reducing hydrocarbon vapor emission from a storage tank A method and apparatus for reducing hydrocarbon vapor emission from a hydrocarbonaceous liquid in a storage tank during filling of same wherein at least two storage tanks are present and an essentially inert gas is provided in a first storage tank contain... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4773797 | Device for loading containers for particulate materials and the use thereof A device for loading containers that are open or can be vented, containers for fine particulate materials, said device being part of a pneumatic conveyance system, in particular such a system using dense layer transportation, where the said device compris... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4765359 | Filling manifold for plural fuel tanks This invention relates to improvements in fuel filling operations on vehicle utilizing two or more fuel tanks that are placed on opposite sides of the frame of the vehicle. The invention provides a manifold whereby such vehicle to be fueled may have its t... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4711274 | External purge system for a tank train A novel purge system for a string of tank cars wherein purge gas is directly introduced into the vapor space of each tank above the cargo in the tank and wherein the purge gas is not bubbled through the cargo but is supplied directly to the vapor space ab... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4653552 | Fuel tank cap A fuel tank cap having a fuel inlet passage therein includes an arrangement automatically closing the fuel inlet passage when the cap is removed from the tank. A valve in the fuel inlet passage is spring biased toward a closed position. A valve actuator e... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4586547 | Ball valve purge device for tank cars A novel ball valve type purging device for a tank train ball valve purging device wherein a one-way valve is connected in an upper portion of a long vertical interconnecting pipe between adjacent cars of a string of tank cars so as to let gas pass from th... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4515189 | Molten sulfur tank car assembly One or a series of wheeled tank cars for carrying a commodity which must be heated for effective handling and which produces noxious gases when heated is provided with a closed vapor recovery system, including valved lines respectively associated with eac... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4513795 | Tank with selectively variable automatic outage The tank of a railway tank car has two top-mounted lading conduits coupled thereto in fluid communication therewith. One of the lading conduits has the inner end thereof disposed at the minimum fill level of the tank. A vapor vent fitting is also formed i... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4388922 | Suction canister system for serial collection of fluids A suction canister system for serial collection of fluids comprises a plurality of canisters for collecting fluids. The canisters are in fluid communication with each other so that a vacuum may be applied to the interior of the canisters simultaneously in... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4384580 | Suction canister system and adapter for serial collection of fluids A suction canister system for serial collection of fluids comprises a plurality of canisters. Vacuum is provided to the interior of the canisters each of which includes a valve for terminating the vacuum in the canister responsive to the level of fluid th... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4353968 | Battery water-filling systems and check valves therefor An improvement in a water-filling system for batteries, which protects battery cells from damage caused by hydrogen explosions occurring at other cells, is a check or stop valve, placed in the fluid communication lines between two cells, which allows pass... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4350185 | Liquid replenishment system for accumulator cells In a central liquid replenishment system for accumulator cells (1,2) each cell is connected to an inflow conduit (9) for battery liquid and comprises means (7,8,10) permitting the battery liquid to the flow past the cell when the electrolyte level in the ... | 09/21/1982 |
