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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167338 | Non-metallic raceway for wiring and fiber optic cable and method of forming raceway A continuous, non-metallic conduit for conductors, such as electrical wiring and/or fiber optic cable. The continuous conduit being formed from at least one pair of first and second conduits having enlarged ends coupled together. The enlarged ends are belled or othe... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8038178 | High pressure fuel pipe construction for an internal combustion engine A high pressure fuel pipe construction for an internal combustion engine, such as a direct injection engine. A conduit for the fuel is open at each end and a ball having a throughbore is slidably positioned over one end of the conduit. A reinforcing sleeve is positi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7896405 | Connector for fuel tank A connector includes an outer melt-bonding projection 2 integrally formed with a projecting end 10a of a flange 10 of a base member 1, and an inner melt-bonding member 3 having an upper side 30 unified to a lower surf... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7806444 | Element weldable by friction to a tube end, and a corresponding welding method A tubular element for securing to a tube end by friction-welding for the purpose of transporting a fluid, the element includes a body (1) having a housing (5) formed therein to receive the tube end, the housing having an inlet segment (6) for th... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7793992 | Junction part for coaxial pipe elements, and a method of joining together coaxial pipe elements A cylindrical junction part for joining together two elements of an assembly of at least two coaxial pipes, comprising an outer pipe containing an inner pipe defining an annular space preferably containing lagging material. The forged junction part forms two annular... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7708319 | Piping joint structure A piping joint that enables welding without back shielding and without oxidized scaling on the pipe's inner surface. A piping joint has an inner fitting portion formed around the circumference of an end of a first tubular material, and a first bevel is formed on the... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7686348 | Device for connecting lines including annular cavity joint The invention relates to a device for connecting lines, especially to a quick-connector, having at least two connections, with at least one connection thereof comprising two extensions to form a receiving portion for a line end, wherein one of said two extensions ha... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7681924 | Fused butt joint for plastic pipe A method, apparatus, and design of a fusion welded pipe wherein the effects of an inner bead of the fusion weld are minimized. The internal shape of the pipe prior to welding may be configured in several different shapes so that the beads or lips produced by the fus... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7631903 | Part for connecting a fluid line to an opening of a container comprising plastic material or for closing the opening A part for connecting a fluid line to an opening of a container comprised of thermoplastic material or for closing the opening of the container has a first component and a second component of thermoplastic material. The first component has a surface to be connected ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7490863 | Joint for fuel tank and method for manufacturing the same A joint for fuel tank is attached to an opening of a resin fuel tank. The joint includes a joint main body and a flanged junction. The flanged junction is connected to the joint main body and is weldable to a periphery of the opening of the fuel tank. The joint main... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7455326 | Connection tube for fuel tank A joint part includes a connection part weldable on the tank and a tube part including an inner circumferential face. An inner tube is fitted inside and in contact with the inner circumferential face. The tube and the inner tube include materials having different sw... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7416395 | Sleeve for coupling a refrigerant pipe to a compressor container A sleeve connecting a refrigerant pipe to a sealed compressor container has a reduced outer dimension and an inner step that accommodates the refrigerant pipe. An end of the refrigerant pipe abuts the inner step to accurately locate the refrigerant pipe to permit th... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7390375 | Method and a device for connecting a plastic conduit and a plastic socket A method and a device for connecting a plastic line part in a plastic socket. A head end (9) of the line part (6) is heated contactlessly all the way round until the end curls over to a diameter that is greater than the inside diameter of the socket ( | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364204 | Integrated transfer line for automotive steering system An apparatus according to this invention for carrying hydraulic fluid in a power assisted automotive steering system, includes a tube having a tube wall formed with a first port that extends though a thickness of the tube wall. A housing includes a wall formed with ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353967 | Container, in particular, inner pallet container A pallet container has a container wall having an outlet opening and a drainage fixture with a flange. The drainage fixture is connected to the outlet opening in the container wall and fastened by the flange to the container wall. A conductor element is provided to ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7316427 | Hollow plastic product having a connector pipe A hollow plastic product including a hollow main body, a reinforce member and a connector pipe is provided. Such a hollow plastic product is, for example, used advantageously as a component of an air-intake system or fuel supply system of an automobile. In one examp... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311882 | Capillary interconnect device A manifold for connecting external capillaries to the inlet and/or outlet ports of a microfluidic device for high pressure applications is provided. The fluid connector for coupling at least one fluid conduit to a corresponding port of a substrate that includes: (i)... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303214 | Metallic compression joint and fuel injector having a metallic compression joint A fuel injector for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines is described. The fuel injector includes an electromagnetic actuating element having a magnetic coil, a core, and a valve jacket as an outer magnetic circuit component and a movable valve clos... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278661 | Connecting structure of branch connector in fuel pressure accumulating container A branch connector in a fuel pressure accumulating container is joined with a through hole formed on a peripheral wall of the pressure accumulating container. The branch connector is inserted deeply into the through hole until the distal end of the branch connector ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270342 | Connection between vehicle axle and suspension arm A vehicle suspension axle wrap is a composite tubular structure of cast or forged shells of part-tubular shape. The shells are assembled into a tubular form and welded together at juxtaposed edges. The shells can be cast or forged accurately to shape and profile to ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267376 | Tube joint for fuel tank A tube joint for a fuel tank includes a joint body having a tubular shape, and a barrier layer covering the inner surface of the joint body. The joint body is formed of a material which is weldable to a tank body, and the barrier layer is formed of a material which ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7253671 | Apparatus and method for compensating for clock drift in downhole drilling components A precise downhole clock that compensates for drift includes a prescaler configured to receive electrical pulses from an oscillator. The prescaler is configured to output a series of clock pulses. The prescaler outputs each clock pulse after counting a preloaded num... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7219933 | Hollow product, fluid processing system and joining method of hollow members A connecting portion (10c) of a container (10) of a catalyst converter is formed with a joining portion (15) to be joined to a joining portion (16) of a flange member (11) by spinning working, and the joining portion (15) fo... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219727 | Wear resistant tubular connection A wear resistant casing connection including a wear resistant portion on its exterior surface is taught. A casing connection having a controlled bend angle is also taught. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210709 | Tubular socket A tubular socket for connecting a fluid conduit to a thermoplastic container has first and second thermoplastic parts connected to one another by a multi-component injection molding process. The first part has a smaller creep tendency under pressure load and a small... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7178391 | Insertion tube methods and apparatus A drill string comprises a first drill string member having a male end; and a second drill string member having a female end configured to be joined to the male end of the first drill string member, the male end having a threaded portion including generally square t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152321 | Method of producing a gas generator housing part, gas generator including such housing part and gas bag module A gas generator housing part is produced of a thin-walled tube having a wall thickness which amounts to a maximum of 10% of a tube external diameter and a minimum tensile strength which amounts to at least approximately 800 N/mm2, and a connecting piece h... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137652 | Pipe joint structure and method of assembling same In a pipe joint structure, a second screw thread formed on an outer circumference end of a joint member is screwed deep into a first screw thread formed on an inner circumference of a cylindrical joint fitting member whose axial end is bonded to a common rail body s... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125051 | Common-rail injection system for diesel engine A common-rail injection system is provided for a diesel engine and has excellent internal pressure fatigue resisting characteristics, vibrational fatigue resisting characteristics and cavitation resisting property and sheet face flawing resisting property, and can b... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125053 | Pre-expanded connector for expandable downhole tubulars A method and apparatus for providing an expandable threaded connection between segments of expandable tubulars. Threaded connections are machined into pre-expanded ends of tubulars. Once the threaded connections are machined into the pre-expanded ends, two joints of... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118137 | Testable pipe joint A locking ring-type pipe joint has a spigot ring provided on a first pipe section, a bell ring provided on a second pipe section, and a locking ring that may be contracted to engage the spigot ring to the bell ring. First and second circumferential grooves formed in... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100946 | Bulkhead assembly for use in pipe-in-pipe systems A bulkhead assembly for a pipe-in-pipe system includes coxially inner and outer components which are screwed together along a first threaded portion and a locking device which includes a locking element screwed onto a threaded portion on one of the components having... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093864 | Connecting element for pipes and method for welding a connecting element onto the end of a pipe The invention relates to a connecting element for welding onto a circular front face of a pipe, said element having an annular region, (friction region), that can be friction welded to said front face. The connecting element can be welded onto the end of a pipe with... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090258 | Sealing socket and method for arranging a sealing socket to a tube Sealing socket (1) and method for arranging a sealing socket to a tube (2). A sealing socket (1) includes a sleeve (3) having an outer dimension somewhat larger than the tube (2) to be sealed, defining an annular compartment (4 | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077864 | Vertebral interbody cage with translatable locking screw A vertebral cage is provided for use in preserving the space between adjacent vertebral during the process of spinal fusion. In particular, this cage has an open modified oval peripheral shape with a continuous fluid anterior wall having angled screw passages access... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066498 | Part for connecting a fluid line to an opening of a container comprising plastic material or for closing the opening A part for connecting a fluid line to an opening of a container comprised of thermoplastic material or for closing the opening of the container has a first component and a second component of thermoplastic material. The first component has a surface to be connected ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7011343 | Socket-welded pipe joint A welded pipe joint having reduced internal stresses comprises a pipe, a socket fitting, and an annular weld. The end surface of the fitting is chamfered, preferably in a concave profile, so that the weld profile subtends an angle of from about 100 degrees to about ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005620 | Piston and method of manufacture A piston particularly adapted for heavy-duty diesel engine applications is fabricated from separate parts having circumferentially extending joining surfaces that are heated prior to bonding to an elevated temperature sufficient to enable bonding of the joining surf... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6993917 | Coupling for heat transfer member A heat transfer member having an external heat transfer member including an insertion hole having an adaptor ring inserted thereinto, and at least one of a base blocking protrusion and a grove blocking protrusion formed on a predetermined portion of the surface of t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6969093 | Fluid coupling plug A fluid coupling includes various features. One feature is a disconnect tool that may expand a lock ring from engagement with a lock shoulder to permit the male half and female half to be separated. Another feature is to utilize geometry and structure whereby a leak... | 11/29/2005 |
