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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6164346 | Dual chamber fluid exchange apparatus A first structure has a flexible outer wall system defining a first vessel. The first vessel is used to contain one or more fluids and is expandable and compressible to one or more states dependent on a volume of one or more fluids in the first vessel. A ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6161566 | Tool and method for draining and recovering coolant from a motor vehicle cooling system A coolant draining tool has a thermally insulating handle with a passageway therethrough. A curved drain tube is connected to the passageway and has an end portion with plurality of apertures for insertion into the cooling system of a motor vehicle. A hos... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6155313 | Tire evacuation and inflation apparatus and method A tire inflation apparatus and method involves first evacuating a seated pneumatic tire using a vacuum pump and then inflating the tire with a dried inert gas under pressure without allowing any ambient air to reenter the evacuated tire. The apparatus inc... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152193 | Apparatus and method for filling a motor vehicle cooling system with coolant An apparatus for adding coolant to a cooling system of a motor vehicle includes a cap with a resilient sleeve that expands against the inside wall of a radiator filler neck to provide an air-tight connection. A valve attached to the cap controls the flow ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6148876 | Method and tank for dispensing liquid substances into containers Containers are directed onto a carousel rotatable as one about a vertical axis with a tank affording a fluid-tight enclosure and equipped with filler valves, each positionable over the mouth of a relative container; the tank is filled with a liquid substa... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6148875 | Vacuum food storage system A vacuum food storage system comprising: (a) a storage container open at its top or front and suitable for containing fruit, vegetables or cold cuts; (b) a lid to cover the open top or front of the storage container and having an air-tight gasket surrounding i... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6135136 | System for draining and recovering coolant from a motor vehicle cooling system An apparatus for recovering coolant from a motor vehicle includes an inlet tube with a sharply pointed end for penetrating a wall of a hose of the vehicle cooling system. The inlet tube is connected to an inlet of a closed container. An outlet of the clos... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6123174 | Apparatus and method for automatically performing fluid changes An environmentally sound apparatus and method for automatically extracting fluids such as lubricating fluids from a target reservoir such as a crankcase for a vehicle engine, and injecting the proper type and quantity of fresh fluid into the reservoir is ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6123120 | Clean storage equipment for substrates and method of storing substrates Storage equipment simply and effectively maintains the cleanness of substrates stored therein. The substrates in the storage equipment are set in a pod. The storage equipment has removable covers, a unit for fitting the covers to pods, respectively, a uni... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6109312 | Air evacuation insert for wood chip digester An insert is bolted to the inlet of a wood chip digester to provide air exhaust during chip loading, and over pressure relief during chip processing. The insert has an upper flange which connects to an overhead chip valve, and a lower flange which mates w... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6102251 | Method and apparatus for extracting excess material from containers An apparatus for removing excess material from a container with a follower plate pump assembly comprising providing an air bladder, disposing the bladder within the container, connecting the bladder to the air source, and inflating the bladder via the sou... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6095203 | Method and apparatus for injecting liquid crystal material A method for injecting a liquid crystal material into a liquid crystal panel which is provided with a liquid crystal injection port and an evacuation port is provided. The method includes the steps of: evacuating the liquid crystal panel; and after the ev... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6085808 | Liquid solvent transportation process A process for safely and efficiently transporting flammable or combustible solvents is disclosed. A covered trailer contains an empty container for contaminated solvent and a container full of non-contaminated solvent. The trailer moves from point to poin... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6082416 | Fluid exchange apparatus A system and method for exchanging used hydraulic fluid with fresh hydraulic fluid in an accessed hydraulic fluid system. The system including a fluid exchange assembly having a fluid receptacle and an interior fluid separation member, which may be a dist... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6082414 | Apparatus and method for replacing an attachment on a vacuum chamber An apparatus and a method for replacing an attachment device on a vacuum chamber is disclosed. The apparatus is constructed by the major component of two shut-off valves, a rough vacuum pump, and a pressure gauge. The attachment replacement apparatus can ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079459 | Controller for tank-filling system The tank-filling system includes a manifold for coupling to tanks to be filled, a pressure transducer coupled to the manifold and a temperature transducer coupleable to at least one of the tanks. The controller receives inputs from the pressure transducer... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6080679 | High-speed soft evacuation process and system A process for evacuating the inside of a vacuum vessel before a processing gas is introduced into the vacuum vessel. The process includes steps of evacuating the inside of the vacuum vessel through a by-pass evacuation path such that a pressure reduction ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079461 | Use of inert gas in transfer of comminuted product to tank A method and apparatus for transferring comminuted product from an unpressurized storage unit to a tank, especially a trailer-mounted tank. According to this method, an inert gas source is provided, preferably mounted on the trailer, and a conduit is prov... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6073666 | Automated fluid dispensing and collecting device A portable automated fluid collecting and dispensing unit (10) for the collection of used fluid and for the delivery of new fluid to a fluid utilizing device, such as motor (44). The device (10) includes a tank arrangement (12) having a used fluid tank (1... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6062275 | Automated replacement of transmission fluid Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6047744 | Delivery system and manifold This invention concerns a manifold for use in refill of canister containing chemicals. The manifold may comprise a vacuum supply valve; a vacuum generator; a pressure vent valve; a gas inlet valve; a bypass valve; an isolation valve; a control valve; a ca... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045010 | Hand powered liquid chemical measuring and dispensing system A hand-powered apparatus and method for measuring and dispensing a predetermined volume of liquid. A predetermined volume of liquid is selected using a control knob on the apparatus and a valve is moved to a fill position. The handle on an attached hand p... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6041506 | Hole-forming device A hole-forming device includes a pointed shaft which is raisable to a position facing a bottom of a can. The shaft is slidably supported on a support plate, with its lower end projecting downward below the support plate. With the hole-forming device mount... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039091 | Filling device for use in manufacturing of gel filled prostheses Filling device and method for use in manufacturing of gel filled prostheses which provides fast and accurate filling of prosthesis shells without deterioration of the gel or induction of air into the prosthesis. The filling method utilizes a dual port can... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6035903 | Self regulating automatic transmission fluid changer An automatic transmission fluid changer for connection with a cooling circuit of an automatic transmission, including a used fluid receptacle for collecting fluid pumped from the transmission and a new fluid receptacle for containing new fluid supplied to... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6035902 | Fail-safe power steering service machine A fail-safe service machine for the power steering system of automotive vehicles includes a pair of pumps each driven by electrical power from a vehicle under service, and a suction/delivery probe extending into the power steering system reservoir of the ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6029720 | Dispensing tool assembly for evacuating and charging a fluid system A generally oval upper body supports a generally cylindrical lower body comprising an outlet tube on which is mounted an inner piston containing an annular resilient sealing member adapted to be connected to the tubular inlet fitting of a liquid coolant s... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6024141 | Particulate processing apparatus An apparatus including: a conduit operably connected to a source and extending downwardly therefrom, the conduit being adapted to permit a flow of particulate material from the source through the conduit; a fluidizing nozzle operably connected to the cond... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6021821 | Particulate processing apparatus An apparatus including: a conduit operably connected to a source and extending downwardly therefrom, the conduit being adapted to permit a flow of particulate material from the source through the conduit; a fluidizing nozzle operably connected to the cond... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6019034 | Apparatus for treatment of liquor An apparatus is provided for improving the flavor of distilled liquor by applying a vacuum to remove volatile compounds. The apparatus allows a consumer to treat various kinds of liquor in differing quantities regardless of the size or shape of the liquor... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6010038 | Apparatus for the volumetric metering of substances and use of the apparatus In an apparatus for the volumetric metering of fluid, pasty and/or powdery substances, in particular for separating small amounts of substance from a delivery flow, by means of an adjustable-volume measurement chamber which is connected to a feed conduit ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6003741 | Quantizer and dispenser of plant-growers' materials A pipe shaped wand connected to a vacuum pump has at least one port, each port being covered by an air filter and having one end of a quantizing tube attached thereto. When the distal end of the quantizing tube end is held in a bed of fertilizer, insectic... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5992476 | Tire inflation apparatus The invention relates to a method of inflating a tire comprising the steps of: providing a tire mounted on a rim, said tire comprising a tire valve to allow selective inflation or deflation of said tire, said tire being filled with a certain amount of air... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5992475 | Aerosol-container evacuating system An evacuating kit (10) having a puncturing device (14) for evacuating aerosol cans into a drum (12), on which the puncturing device is mounted at a first bung hole (36), also includes a filter canister (16) for being coupled to a second bung hole (77) of ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5975151 | Charging a refrigerator with non-volatile liquid A charging device and method for injecting a non-volatile liquid such as oil or stop-leak into a refrigeration system through a service port, uses a hollow pressure container partly filled with the liquid using system refrigerant as the pressurizing gas. ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5975163 | Bag filling valve for viscous fluids A housing (10) has a cavity (18) to which fluid product can be fed, and which opens into a terminal neck (20) adapted to be inserted over a bag straw. A hollow bolt (28), having a bore at its tip, is slidable in the housing between a neck-shutting positio... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971038 | Process and device for checking the tablet parameters A process for checking the tablet parameters weight, height and hardness by weighing and measurement, and to a device for carrying out the process as an individual device and preferably as a rotary tabletting press for permanently complying with preset ta... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5971037 | Method of controlling the weight of granulated products on multiple metering machines, and metering machine implementing such a method A method of controlling the weight of granulated products on a multiple metering machine; the method operating on a machine performing a metering cycle in which at least two products are metered into a container; and the method including: a step wherein t... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967198 | Tire evacuation and inflation apparatus and method A tire inflation apparatus and method involves first evacuating a seated pneumatic tire via a vacuum pump and then inflating the tire with a purified, dried gas under pressure, such as pressurized nitrogen, without allowing any ambient air to reenter the ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5964256 | Apparatus and method for changing oil in an internal combustion engine and simultaneously determining engine oil consumption and wear A method and apparatus for changing oil and measuring oil consumption in an internal combustion engine having an internal oil lubrication distribution passage system with an oil filter and oil reservoir which includes the steps of connecting an external, ... | 10/12/1999 |
