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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7267372 | Tube connector Tube connectors and tube connector systems are provided. An exemplary system includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and radially compressible ring. A tube fits radially inside of the ring and the first and second sleeves. As the first and second sleeves are coupl... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255373 | Coupling or transition fitting for the connection of metal or plastic pipes A pipe coupling having a radially deformable housing, wherein a pipe is freely insertable into the housing bore and a nut causes engagement of the grip ring with the pipe. The housing bore including a plurality of outwardly extending projections. The grip ring inclu... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7096639 | Connecting flange for tubular components and wind turbine tower employing same The present invention relates to an annular flange connection for attachment to one end of a tubular component. An object of one aspect of the invention is to provide an annular flange that is less prone to damage resulting from the stresses associated with the inte... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055866 | Non-damming coupler An open-ended coupler for joining a pipe to a larger opening defines a passageway having straight and angled sections. The straight section has a uniform inner diameter concentric about a centerline sized to receive the outer diameter of the pipe. The angled section... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7007981 | Connecting structure of pipe and pipe joint and method of connecting the pipe to the pipe joint In a connecting structure of a pipe of an air conditioning unit and a pipe joint for supporting the pipe, an insertion hole through which the pipe is inserted is formed within the pipe joint. The insertion hole has substantially a L-shaped cross-section and includes... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6932690 | Adjustable roof ventilator jack An adjustable roof ventilator jack for operationally coupling a roof ventilator to a venting aperture extending through a sloped roof. The jack includes a base section having base section front, rear and side walls. The base section is configured so as to be angled ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6550779 | Mechanical split seal A split seal component including a seal face comprising two seal face segments rigidly mounted in two holder halves and methods of assembly and installation. The seal face segments may each have a nose that is held snugly by each holder half and is suppor... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6536777 | Sealing techniques suitable for different geometries and constrained spaces The invention relates to a fluid connector for sealing an interface between first and second fluid passages in a plasma processing apparatus. The fluid connector includes a first end member having a first geometry. The first geometry is arranged to substa... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6468003 | Composite pile with tapering lower portion and method for driving pile into granular soil A pile includes a tapered bottom section of polygon-shaped steel tubing and a top cylindrical section of steel tubing spliced together with a transition ring to form a composite pile, which, after being driven, is filled with concrete.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6030003 | Gas supply device A gas supply assembly having a tube with a first end and a second end. The first end is provided with a burner fitting and the second end is provided with an inlet fitting, the inlet fitting having an inlet fitting shape. The assembly also has a mounting ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5901887 | Garden hose adapter for fuel can An improved dispensing system for gasoline cans, comprising a hose adapter which replaces at least the typical spout and sealing disk associated with the gasoline can cap. The hose adapter is designed to accept common garden hose couplings, such that an o... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5842727 | Coupling for spiral corrugated pipe A coupling for interconnecting adjacent ends of spiral corrugated pipe includes a generally cylindrically shaped body having generally tubular ends extending axially outwardly from a circumferential stop. One of the tubular ends defines a substantially co... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5819326 | Connecting apparatus for a toilet and a drainpipe In connecting a flushing port (2) of a toilet stool (1) which is formed so as to face the floor surface to which the toilet stool (1) is installed to a drainpipe (3) of the building, the connection is made by means of a flushing-side connecting pipe (6) w... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5758908 | Oil cooler with improved coolant hose connection An oil cooler (16) including an oil cooler housing (22) and a coolant hose connection (24) for transferring a coolant flow between a coolant hose (28) and the oil cooler housing (22), wherein the hose connection (24) changes the direction of the coolant f... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5743570 | Universal coupling for bath accessory The coupling of this invention consists of a flexible plastic housing having a body and downward extending spout. An annular sealing element is constructed from a rubber or plastic foam material, said element having a central opening which fits over the f... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5718460 | Flange-less flow reducer for joining fluid-flow components Difference in internal diameters of flanged fluid-flow components, such as pumps and valves, are accommodated by the present flow adapter with a much lessened space requirement. The adapter is preferably formed as a metal casting with parallel faces, and ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5685571 | Pipe socket A socket accommodates pipes of different wall thicknesses that are to be joined by a fillet weld. The socket has a body with a central opening in one face. The face includes a series of physical indicators each of which are spaced from the opening a dista... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5655468 | Delivery system for an agricultural implement A system is provided for delivering particulate material from a material storage hopper to a remote discharge station on a wheeled frame structure of an agricultural implement. The system includes a material dispensing mechanism, a connector, and an elong... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5511829 | Universal connector for downspout drainage extension An adaptor for eavestrough downspouts has two portions of different cross sections. The first section fits outside the downspout and the other fits inside the drainage extensions. The two portions are hinged together. The adaptor is formed with step-down ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5411114 | Coupler for quick disconnect oil change system An apparatus and method for retrofitting a vehicle for removing spent oil from an oil pan reservoir by installing the apparatus in an access aperture located in a sidewall of the oil pan reservoir. The apparatus comprises a bent tube, having a widened and... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5375891 | Universal connector for downspout drainage extensions An adaptor for connecting industry standard eavestrough downspouts to drainage extensions of a similar or dissimilar cross section and allowing the extension to be pivoted vertically. Such an adaptor is shown with portions having two different cross secti... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5364136 | Flanges and bodies for microwave waveguides components Joint formers for coupling between duct components having different cross-sections include a core having holes for fixing members and an opening provided with a hollowed out recess. In the opening there is formed at least one series of stepped spot-faced ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5361846 | Apparatus and method for enhancing fatigue properties of subterranean well drill pipe immediate the area of securement to a tool joint An apparatus and method are provided for enhancing fatigue properties of subterranean well drill pipe immediate the area of securement to a tool joint by providing a multi-ramp upset series on the drill pipe which, in effect, enhances fatigue resistance p... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5297820 | Line coupling system In a line connector system an incorrect interconnection of different lines shall be excluded. This is achieved by connecting a female connector (1-3, 1-6) to one line and a male plug (2-3, 2-6) to the other line, the female connector and male plug having ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5240288 | Double air duct boot A double air duct boot which includes a pair of identical opposed severable parts, joined through a central section. The two parts are geometrically symmetrical about the central section which joins the two parts. The central section includes a pair of id... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5229673 | Joint construction of cooling pipes for liquid cooled motor A liquid cooled motor in which cooling pipelines are located in a casing around an outer periphery of a stator core, comprising deformed O-rings (5) provided around the circumferential edges of a deformed cross sectional hole (40) at ends of a casing (1),... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5205306 | Spraying equipment for removing hazardous materials from objects A decontamination system for rinsing hazardous materials from victims or suited emergency personnel using hand held thin flat octagonal rings of square aluminum tubing having a plurality of radially inwardly directed nozzles for simultaneously spraying wa... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5160811 | Duct transition converter and flexible connectors including same A universal flexible transition connector for connecting the ends of spaced apart wiring ducts is described. The connectors are flexible along six axes of change to provide a single fitting capable of making any number of gradually curved interconnections... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5141258 | Expansion joint for conduit for cables An expansion coupling and method of use for joining the ends of a pair of first and second conduits along a longitudinal axis. Each of the conduits is a tubular member of circular cross-section having an outside threaded leading end and an outside threade... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5108136 | Pipe intersector fittings Pipe fittings that allow pipes to intersect each other without communication, and without extending one pipe over and around the second one. The use of these fittings allow installation of intersecting pipes in two dimensions. The angle of intersection ca... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5044674 | Angularly adjustable pipe connector A pipe connector for connecting a pair of conventional, circular cross-section pipes whose axes are generally coplanar but are angled relative to each other, is formed of a pair of identical, but reversely arranged, tubular sections, each having an outer ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4998754 | Drainpipe joint In a vent-free single-duct drainage piping system for vertical installation in multi-storied buildings with horizontally extending branches to receive drain from sources of different floors of the building installed, a joint for connecting vertical pipe s... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4956948 | Clog resistant gutter-downspout connection unit An improved gutter-downspout connection unit to be used in connecting a conventional gutter to a conventional downspout in rain water removal systems which is generally anvilar in structure comprising an upper body having first and second upper body sides... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4948177 | Laminated fitting for heat exchanger An end fitting for a serpentine heat exchanger couples an inlet or outlet port to a pair of flat tubes comprising the heat exchange core. The fitting comprises three laminated plates and a nipple coupled to an opening in the outermost of the plates. The i... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4923223 | Kink impeding hose for spraying water A kink resistant flexible plastic or rubber hose for spraying water is provided having a plurality of functions including resistance to hose kinking, water delivery through the hose when kinked and equalization of water pressure on both sides of the kink ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4898494 | Subsurface water drainage system A drainage system for location adjacent a pavement subbase includes a tube of a geotextile fabric supported by a self-sustaining water-porous plastic support. An end of the fabric tube and its encased support are compressively received in the flared open ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4867485 | Kink impeding hose and coupling A hose with connector end fittings for carrying pressurized fluid having longitudinally displaced internal ribs. These ribs run along inside walls of the hose to prevent flow termination due to kinking or compression.... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4865353 | Abrasion resistant ceramic elbow A pipe elbow for transmission of abrasive materials therethrough defining a square or rectangular cross-sectional shaped flow passageway in the area wherein the direction of flow of said abrasive material is changed, said pipe elbow including an outer cas... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4793637 | Tube connector with indicator and release A push-to-connect tube connector for interconnecting conduits wherein a male part is received within a female part passage by relative axial displacement. Resilient fingers mounted upon one part cooperate with a shoulder defined on the other part to maint... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4793728 | Subsurface water drainage system A drainage system located adjacent a pavement subbase includes a tube of a geotextile fabric supported by a self-sustaining water-porous plastic support. An end of the fabric tube and its encased support are compressively received in the flared open end o... | 12/27/1988 |
