Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136557 | Warming for high pressure hydrogen gas storage cylinders utilizing the Joule-Thomson effect A warming system for a high pressure hydrogen gas storage tank in a motor vehicle for maintaining the temperature of the gas within the tank and the gas flow control components associated with one or more boss at the tank ends above the lower design temperature tole... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8100151 | Shaped absorbent media installed in a high pressure tank Absorbent media for gas or heat is provided in a predetermined length of a polygon or curvilinear, and preferably honeycomb (hexagonal) cross sectioned shape with gas absorbent media packed therein. The hexagonal tubes may be installed along the radial or longitudin... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091593 | Method and device for filling a tank with a pressurized gas Method for filling a tank with a pressurized gas, in particular a vehicle tank with hydrogen, including the step of compressing the gas from a first gas source in order to fill said tank directly or via at least one buffer vessel, wherein the compression step is car... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8006724 | Apparatus for transferring a cryogenic fluid An apparatus for transferring a cryogenic fluid. The apparatus includes a conduit having an inlet and an outlet, a source of cryogenic fluid connected to the inlet for providing cryogenic fluid to the conduit and a cool down line connected to the conduit at an inter... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7938150 | Station side cooling for refueling vehicle storage tanks with high pressure fuel Reduction of fuel tank heating during the refueling process is effected by a coolant exchange between the station and the vehicle whereby an on board heat exchanger internal to the tank is interconnected through a heat exchanger external to the tank with a station s... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938149 | Supplemental heat exchange for high pressure gas tank Apparatus for heat exchange in a high pressure gas storage tank wherein a heat absorbent gas media circulates within the tank and absorbs or radiates the heat resulting from compression and expansion of gas stored in the on board tank depending upon the mode of oper... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7900660 | Automated ice vending apparatus and methods of use thereof An automated ice vending apparatus and method including an ice generating machine capable of producing enough ice to sufficiently keep full a first receptacle positioned beneath the ice generating machine, a plurality of augers positioned at least partially within c... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7891386 | Thermal management for high pressure storage tanks Apparatus for the thermal management of high pressure gas storage tanks wherein the compression heat of refueling the tank is evacuated from the interior of the tank in which a gas circulates within the tank powered by a pump powered and as the gas traverses from th... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7802593 | Dual hopper frozen food dispenser and methods A food dispensing apparatus includes a refrigerated cabinet having a dispense aperture, a hopper, an accumulator assembly, a weighing system, and a flap door. The hopper is positioned in the cabinet and configured to hold food articles. The accumulator assembly is p... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7757726 | System for enhancing the efficiency of high pressure storage tanks for compressed natural gas or hydrogen A system for reducing the energy and for reducing the time required to refill on board tanks on a vehicle from a high pressure fuel depot refilling line operatively interconnected to the tank wherein the refuel gas itself is circulated within the on board tank to ab... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7757727 | High pressure gas tank heat management by circulation of the refueling gas A heat management system for a high pressure gas tank comprising a loop circulation path for the gas including a path through an internal heat exchanger in the tank and a path through a heat exchanger external to the tank, wherein, in the instance of refueling, the ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7743797 | Gas flow management equipment for high pressure storage tanks In situ gas flow management equipment disposed within a high pressure industrial gas storage tank wherein interior longitudinally extending thermal management equipment interconnected with an external heat exchanger is installed in the interior of the tank along the... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7735528 | High pressure gas tank cooling by ejector pump circulation Apparatus wherein the compression heat of refueling of a high pressure storage tank is evacuated from the interior of the tank in which a gas circulating within the tank passes through an ejector pump powered by the mechanical energy of the refueling gas as the gas ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735527 | Automated ice delivery apparatus and methods An ice vending apparatus that includes a holding vessel, an ice metering device, an ice transferring device, and a device for facilitating the movement of ice through the aperture, such as an ice circulation device or moisture inhibiting device, are provided. The ic... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7726359 | Method for transferring a cryogenic fluid A method for transferring a cryogenic fluid from a floating vessel. The cryogenic fluids to be transferred can include liquefied hydrocarbon gases such as LNG. The method includes the steps of pumping a reduced flow of a cryogenic fluid into a first end and/or a sec... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7726358 | Method for loading LNG on a floating vessel A method for loading LNG on a floating vessel through a conduit having the inlet, an outlet and an intermediate port located between the inlet and the outlet. The method includes the step of pumping a reduced flow of LNG into the inlet and the step of pumping a redu... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7717143 | Heated outlet valve for a hydrogen storage tank A compressed gas storage tank that has particular application for storing hydrogen for a fuel cell system. The compressed gas tank includes a cylindrical adapter and valve through which the hydrogen is removed from the tank. A low cost generator is positioned in the... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7681604 | Gas cooling method using a melting/solidifying media for high pressure storage tanks for compressed natural gas or hydrogen A system for increasing the overall efficiency of a high pressure gas fueled vehicle and refilling station infrastructure wherein the compression heat of high pressure refueling of an on board tank is absorbed by a temperature dependent melting/solidifying media wit... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7658212 | Liquid dispenser assembly for use with an appliance A liquid filtering and dispensing system can be formed as an integral unit and configured for placement within an appliance compartment. The system can have a manifold with a filter connection including inflow and outflow attachments for a filter cartridge, an inlet... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7647952 | Apparatus for automatic delivering of paste food products, particularly ice cream and/or yoghourt The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatic delivering of paste food products, particularly ice cream and/or yoghurt, comprising a housing (4), within which a plurality of containers (3) of said paste food products are provided, each on... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7637292 | Pressure powered cooling system for enhancing the refill speed and capacity of on board high pressure vehicle gas storage tanks Apparatus wherein the compression heat of refueling of an on board vehicle tank is evacuated from the interior of the on board tank by a heat absorber within the tank through a radiator external to the tank and in which a coolant circulating from the heat absorber w... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7624772 | Load lock apparatus, processing system and substrate processing method A load lock apparatus including a carry port provided on a side of a carry-in/out section for carrying a substrate in/out from/to the outside, and a carry port provided on a side of a processing section for processing the substrate, includes: a temperature controlli... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7484540 | Liquid hydrogen storage tank with reduced tanking losses A liquid hydrogen storage system having minimized tanking losses. Hydrogen is discharged from a liquid hydrogen tank through connector piping of a filling connector to a discharge pipe and then to an external device, such as a fuel cell. As such, the connector pipin... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7464734 | Self-cooling pipeline system and method for transfer of cryogenic fluids A system for transfer of cryogenic fluids and a method to keep the system at cryogenic temperatures during non-transfer periods requires an insulated transfer pipe that is inclined with a high end at a storage tank, a transfer jumper extending from the high end to t... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7441568 | Rechargeable dispensing head An adhesive liquid dispensing apparatus includes a gun manifold, a dispensing module, and a dispensing orifice. The inlet port of the gun manifold is directly coupled with a reservoir of adhesive hot melt liquid that is fixedly attached to the manifold. The contents... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434603 | Bottom load water cooler A liquid dispensing apparatus and method for using same, including a dispenser for dispensing liquid such as water to a user. A liquid container is located below the dispenser and removably attachable to a pivoting cradle engaging the liquid container. The cradle ma... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426945 | Automated ice bagging apparatus and methods An automatic ice vending apparatus including a holding vessel formed with an aperture, the holding vessel being configured and dimensioned to receive and house ice pieces produced by an operatively associated ice supply, an ice metering device, and an ice transferri... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7418981 | System for dispensing biological fluids Systems, including methods and apparatus, for dispensing biological fluids, such as allergens. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7406987 | Apparatus and method for filling fuel A fuel filling apparatus is provided. The fuel filling apparatus comprises an overfilling protective valve arranged in a fuel gas supply path for supplying a fuel gas to an automobile. The overfilling protective valve further comprises a fuel gas path, a valve unit ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398802 | System for dispensing biological fluids A method and apparatus for dispensing biological fluids. The system may provide supply (stock) vessels of refrigerated biological fluids that remain connected to dispensers as the dispensers are operated to distribute the biological fluids to receiver vessels. Each ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7377294 | Gas cooling methods for high pressure fuel storage tanks on vehicles powered by compressed natural gas or hydrogen At a high pressure refuel depot that dispenses high pressure hydrogen or compressed natural gas to vehicles, the thermal energy (heat) generated by the high flow rate of the high pressure refueling gas is evacuated from the on board fuel tank[s] of vehicles eliminat... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367365 | Hot fillable container with flexible base portion A plastic container comprised of a closed base, a body portion, and a neck portion with a dispensing opening. The closed base includes a substantially rigid support portion and a flexible portion. The body portion preferably includes a shoulder portion and a substan... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363949 | Hydrogen station, method of charging hydrogen, and vehicle A hydrogen station includes gas storage equipment for storing hydrogen, a dispenser for charging hydrogen gas supplied from the gas storage equipment into a hydrogen tank of a vehicle, and a blower. When charging hydrogen, the blower blows air towards a radiator of ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360563 | System and method for refueling a hydrogen vessel Electrochemical systems and methods of operating the systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for operating an electrochemical system, comprises: forming hydrogen gas in an electrolysis cell, maintaining the hydrogen gas at a temperature sufficient ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7343682 | Technique for filling bearing clearance of fluid-dynamic-pressure bearing unit with oil Fluid-dynamic-pressure bearing manufacturing method for more efficient and fail-safe degassing of bearing oil. Method makes it possible to prevent the generation of air bubbles in the course of an oil-charging operation that amounts to a step following degassing, an... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322387 | Reception, processing, handling and distribution of hydrocarbons and other fluids An integrated energy hub facility capable of bringing together all aspects of hydrocarbon and other fluid product movement under controlled conditions applicable to the reception, storage, processing, collection and transmission downstream is provided. Input to the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316249 | Infant formula preparation apparatus An apparatus for dispensing infant formula including, a steriliser (2) for sterilising a bottle, a milk powder container (4) for dispensing milk powder into the bottle, a water container (3) for dispensing water into the bottle and a controller ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314056 | Hydrogen supply method A hydrogen supply method using an inexpensive and compact hydrogen supply means to reduce a pressure of hydrogen stored in the hydrogen supply means and to supply efficiently hydrogen to a high pressure hydrogen storage means. Hydrogen is supplied under high pressur... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311755 | Control of differential strain during heating and cooling of mixed conducting metal oxide membranes Method of operating an oxygen-permeable mixed conducting membrane having an oxidant feed side and a permeate side, which method comprises controlling the differential strain between the oxidant feed side and the permeate side by varying either or both of the oxygen ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306015 | Device and method for the creation of droplet targets An apparatus for making a droplet target provided with a chamber for receiving a target liquid and maintained under pressure, an electromagnetic valve switched at a ms rate for feeding target liquid from the receptacle to a heated expansion channel for converting th... | 12/11/2007 |
