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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091927 | Gas supply coupling for a water heater A gas supply coupling is disposed within and extends through an opening of a combustion chamber for a water heater. The coupling includes a fitting which is a relatively inexpensive stamped component. A stepped tubular connection extends from a plate and includes a ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8020896 | Hose connector and portable handheld work apparatus A hose connector (19, 59) for the assembly in a housing opening (13) of a tank of a portable handheld work apparatus is formed as one piece and has a base plate (20). A sealing rim (21) for mounting in the housing opening (13) is p... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7946628 | Tubular metal fitting expandable in a wall opening and method of installation A fitting (58) is inserted into an opening (56) in a wall (50). The fitting (58) includes a ring portion (64) where it extends through the opening (56). It also includes one or two end portions (66, 68) that extend ax... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7448652 | Tubular metal fitting expandable in a wall opening and method of installation A fitting is inserted into an opening in a wall. The fitting includes a ring portion where it extends through the opening. It also includes one or two end portions that extend axially outwardly from the ring portion. The ring portion has an inside diameter that is s... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7377554 | Seal structure for vehicle air conditioner A seal structure is provided for an air conditioning unit mounted inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle and connected with pipes, which extends to the passenger compartment from an engine cabin through a pipe penetration opening of an isolation member. The sea... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7354074 | Adapter assembly for a fluid supply assembly An adapter assembly for connecting a fluid supply assembly to a fluid applicator. The adapter assembly includes an outer lid for the fluid supply assembly and an adapter. The adapter assembly provides a connection between the fluid supply assembly and the fluid appl... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7322617 | Coupling endpiece for a corrugated tube, and a tube fitted with such an endpiece The invention provides a coupling endpiece engageable by force in a corrugated end of a corrugated tube having corrugations following one another at a predetermined pitch and possessing a minimum inside diameter and a maximum inside diameter. The endpiece is constit... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7284681 | Structure for joining a sheet member and a tubular member in a pouch container A self-standing type bag-shaped vacuum container has a self-standing container including a wall formed of a soft sheet, a pouring port, and a check valve mounted in the pouring port. The check valve is opened to allow the migration of a content of the container when... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7237806 | Expansion seal A hot gas seal for a conduit penetrating the wall(s) of a vessel such as a heat recovery steam generator unit. The seal includes three serially-arranged, independent insulation segments or pillows. The pillow adjacent the vessel casing and the center pillow employ m... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229103 | Heat exchanger tank-pipe connection structure A short cylindrical connection cup is fitted and brazed to a pipe fitting port of a metallic tank. Afterward, the extremity of a resin pipe is inserted via an O-ring into the connection cup, and a caulking claw of the connection cup is caulked to press a flanged por... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222885 | Drain seal for vehicle drain tube A drain seal for connecting a drain tube to a support structure includes a molded unitary body having first and second moldingly joined portions, each formed of dissimilar durometer materials. The first portion is formed to sealingly join the body to a drain tube. T... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204522 | Duct detector housing A duct coupled air sampling detector housing includes a box to contain the detector. The box has a slotted sleeve adapted to receive tubular conduit having a protruding conduit tab. The conduit upon passing the protruding conduit tab through the sleeve slot is rotat... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198304 | Fluid line connector with intermediate smooth surface A fluid line connector includes a length of tubing having a plurality of corrugations formed therealong between opposing tubing ends. A non-corrugated section is disposed along the length of tubing between the opposing tubing ends such that a portion of the pluralit... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192062 | Quick connect cartridge assembly with plug A quick-connect cartridge assembly includes a ring, a collar disposed within the ring, and an annular seal coaxially disposed with respect to the ring and the collar. A plug having a shank with an outer diameter substantially similar to the inner diameter of the col... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188864 | Occupant protection device An occupant-protection device including an airbag, and a gas generator connected to a filler tube for inflating the airbag. The filler tube has at least one inlet opening situated on its external wall between its two tube ends and is equipped with at least one adapt... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7134695 | Fittings and method of use An article for connecting a fluid conduit and a fluid container includes a receptacle configured to receive the fluid conduit. The receptacle has a base defining an opening for providing communication between the container and the fluid conduit and a sealing surface... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134694 | Hose connection adapter An adapter for connecting a hose to a hose receptacle of an object in a locking relationship. The adapter includes a first end adapted to be fixedly attached to one of the hose receptacle or the hose and a second end having a first locking element adapted to selecti... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128212 | Sealing system for ports of vessels used for corrosive fluids A sealing system, sealing system components, and methods of manufacture and use for a vessel that holds corrosive liquid, with the sealing system having a port on the vessel, an insert, and a sealing element. The sealing element is corrosion-resistant, essentially i... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128345 | Terminal connection comprising a threaded sleeve, a counter-sleeve and a terminal insert A terminal connection (1) is provided that includes a threaded sleeve (2) and a counter sleeve (3) that can be connected to it, and a terminal insert that can be pressed against an elongated body (4). The connection has a coupling element... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108290 | Corrugated web hole reinforcement A device is provided for reinforcing a penetration in corrugated material having a plurality of corrugations. The device includes a tube configured to be received within the penetration. A first holder is attached to the tube, and the first holder has at least one f... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7080486 | Pass-through firestop device A cast-in-place pass through firestop device for providing a passage in a partition in a structure through which wires, cables, pipes, and the like are run includes a housing having a riser portion with frangible connections that define removable bands that can be r... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7025387 | Locking plug-in connection device The connection device (101, 201) according to the invention has a locking head (109, 209) that can be locked to an opening (8) of a container wall (3). A clamping device (123, 223) is also provided on the corresponding coupling pie... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022934 | Connecting adapter for weld electrode An electrically and thermally conductive adapter for connecting a weld electrode to a tip holder portion of a welding device. The adapter has a first, threaded end, for removable engagement with a like-threaded receiving cavity in the tip holder. The threads may be ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6997484 | Pump discharge conduit system A pump discharge conduit system for allowing discharge from a pump to be discharged out of the structure. The pump discharge conduit system includes an output conduit being designed for extending through the wall of the structure. The output conduit comprises an inl... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6942255 | Twist fitting for air tank connections A fitting connector for a pressure vessel including a bushing for mounting within an aperture defined in a pressure vessel wall. The bushing includes a cylindrical bushing body having a head portion at one end thereof and including at least a pair of locking members... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6866297 | Welded structure of fuel filling container and welded part, and welding method therefor A welded structure constituted of a fuel filling container having an opening, and a welded part including a pipe-shaped section whose one end is disposed in the opening of the fuel filling container. A welding section is fixedly disposed around the outer periphery o... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6767280 | Corrugated flexible conduit connector In a method of exhausting an interior room to atmosphere through a corrugated conduit, the use of a connector which is attached to the corrugated conduit by tongues seated in the recesses of the conduit corrugations as a result of a telescoping together of the conne... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6729657 | Method and apparatus for fastening a tube to a wall A method of fastening a tube (101) to a wall (401) includes fastening a first assembly (200) to an outer perimeter of the tube and inserting the tube into an opening in the wall (401) such that the first assembly (200) is disposed ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6676165 | Tank joint parts and a process for manufacturing an annular molded product of resins A tank joint part has a welding member welded to the outer surface of a fuel tank and a main body formed of a material of low fuel permeability and welded or otherwise joined to the welding member. The welding member is formed of modified polyethylene, wh... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6617513 | Lamp rod assembled device for assembling inserting rod into wire box A lamp rod assembled device for assembling an inserting rod into a wire box comprises a retaining seat installed on a via hole at a lateral side of the wire box and an inserting rod inserted into the wire box. A polygonal though hole is formed in the enga... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6592127 | Air purged shaft seal assembly An air purged shaft seal assembly has a seal housing fixedly securable to a stationary support and having a circular aperture through which a shaft can pass. The seal housing has an internal annular surface defining the circular aperture, the internal ann... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6571683 | Hydraulic cylinder A double-action hydraulic cylinder (3) is provided with an axially slidable piston between a front cover and a rear cover, whereby the piston may be coupled to an extreme load through a piston rod (4) and whereby the piston may be biased via connections (... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6557255 | Method of constructing a transfer panel assembly A panel assembly for transferring fluids from one location to another comprises a panel structure with openings, a nozzle projecting through each opening and a sleeve affixed between the nozzle and its respective opening. Each nozzle includes a tubular po... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6505862 | Power steering apparatus A power steering apparatus (10) includes a housing (22) defining a chamber (25) for holding power steering fluid. The housing (22) has an opening (62, 153, 213) defined by a projection (64, 152, 212) integrally formed on the housing. A conduit (50) extend... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6489560 | Positioning device of lamp rod used in ceiling lamp of wire box A positioning device of a lamp rod used in a ceiling lamp of a wire box comprises a retaining seat fixed to a via hole of the wire box and an inserting rod inserted into the retaining seat. An inserting portion exactly passes through the via hole. A top s... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6474698 | Connection piece for a heat exchanger A metallic connection piece for an all-metal heat exchanger is capable of being used for a plastic hose coupling. The connection piece (20) has a double bead as a stop region with two integrally formed anti-twist retaining means (26, 27) that engage into ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6460896 | Sewer pipe coupling A pipe coupling for transverse connection of a drainpipe to a concrete sewer pipe of larger relative diameter. The coupling has a hollow, longitudinally extending cylindrical body with first and second ends and interior and exterior surfaces. The body has... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6419276 | Covering rosette A covering rosette for a sanitary flush-mounted fitting exhibits a covering plate, which is capable of being fastened to the flush-mounted fitting. An ornamental hood is detachably fastened to the covering plate by a latching device. The cover plate and t... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6394504 | Clampless fluid transfer hose coupling A clampless coupling which attaches a hose to a nipple without need of a clamp at the end of the hose to ensure sealing, including a connector and a nipple of a fluid system component. The connector is sealingly pre-connected at one end with a hose; the o... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394503 | System for securing tubing The present invention relates to a system and a method for securing tubing which includes a reservoir, preferably being a printer cartridge, having a rigid wall with interior and exterior surfaces, a rigid restraining member for a tube, and the restrainin... | 05/28/2002 |
