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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992300 | Method of assembling a hydraulic fluid accumulator A method of assembling a hydraulic fluid accumulator in a bore defined in a housing structure is disclosed. The method includes (a) inserting an annular seal into a second bore portion of the bore so that the annular seal is positioned in contact with the first ledg... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7716830 | Method of manufacturing a glass fuel injector A method and apparatus for manufacturing a fuel injector comprising a glass substrate and a nozzle enclosed within the glass substrate, wherein the nozzle comprises at least one injection hole is provided. The method of manufacturing the fuel injector comprises defi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7249613 | Energy attenuation device An energy attenuation device for a conduit that is adapted to convey a pressurized fluid therethrough, comprising a hose section disposed about a portion of the conduit, wherein such conduit portion is provided with at least one aperture, for example in a surface th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7165535 | Fuel rail pulse damper with improved end crimp An internal pulse damper for use in a fuel rail for an internal combustion engine. The damper is formed from a length of tubular metal stock having a flat oval cross-section and ends flattened by crimping to form a captive-air pillow. The end crimps are improved thr... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7093361 | Method of assembling an actuator with an internal sensor A method of installing a piston position sensor proximate to a closed end of a hydraulic cylinder is provided. The sensor is attached to the face of a piston and that piston/sensor combination is inserted into the cylinder tube to position the sensor in the desired ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7024883 | Vapor compression systems using an accumulator to prevent over-pressurization An accumulator acts as a buffer to prevent over-pressurization of the vapor compression system while inactive. By determining the maximum storage temperature and the maximum storage pressure a system will be subject to when inactive, a density of the refrigerant for... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6993888 | Metal hydride storage canister design and its manufacture This invention is related to a metal hydride storage canister, comprising a storage canister body, a wafer baffle stacked on the body for containing metal hydride of a pre-determined amount, and a tubing having a porous surface for securing the wafer baffle in the b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6968713 | Desiccant cup with integral filter A desiccant container for use in an accumulator or a receiver/dryer of a vehicle includes at least one integral mesh screen for preventing small particles from passing therethrough. Preferably, the container includes two integral mesh screens, one forming an upper s... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6568204 | Baffle connection for an accumulator and related method of manufacturing An accumulator having an improved baffle connection and a related method of interlocking an outlet tube and baffle within annular grooves of a passage of an enclosure to prevent blow by of liquid refrigerant fluid past the baffle connection. The baffle in... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6463757 | Internal heat exchanger accumulator An accumulator for an air-conditioning (refrigeration or heat pump) system is designed to reduce flooding due to greater effective internal volume while at the same time incorporating an internal heat exchanger for better system performance, and providing... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6463911 | Fuel pressure damper A tubular fuel pressure damper for use in a fuel rail. The tubular fuel pressure damper includes a first and second end and an inner surface defining a cavity. The first and second ends of the fuel pressure damper are closed by crimping to form contact ar... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6425181 | Method and a machine for the production of accumulator plates The method comprises the steps of: moving a strip through an expansion machine having at least one expansion punching tool and an associated complementary tool or matrix, causing the expansion machine to operate in synchronism with the movement of the str... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6298553 | Composite pressure vessel with heat exchanger A seamless plastic pressure vessel having a heat exchanger encased therein is disclosed. The pressure vessel is a unitary seamless wall and the wall surrounds a heat exchanger unit comprising a length of hollow tubing having ends retained in a mounting fi... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6260270 | Method and apparatus for short-term relining or construction of blast furnace Method and apparatus for short-term relining or construction of a blast furnace uses a grounding apparatus for grounding of ring-shaped blast furnace segments having shells and a casting floor present as a blast furnace floor for transferring the ring-sha... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6039110 | Heat store, especially latent heat store A heat accumulator comprises an interior envelope containing an accumulator core, an exterior envelope surrounding the interior envelope at a distance therefrom so as to form an insulating chamber, two lines extending through the insulating chamber and in... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5966810 | Packaging of replaceable desiccant in an accumulator or receiver dryer A pressure vessel housing that can be brazed and leak tested before adding desiccant material, eliminating the risk of damaging desiccant bags during assembly. The desiccant is added to the housing of the pressure vessel through an existing inlet opening ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5924196 | Accumulator, process and apparatus for making the same A shell is constituted by an outer shell and an end plate. The end plate has a port in communication with a liquid chamber. A bladder divides an internal space of the shell into a liquid chamber and a gas chamber. A gas is introduced into the gas chamber ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5918355 | Apparatus for making an accumulator A shell is constituted by an outer shell and an end plate. The end plate has a port in communication with a liquid chamber. A bladder divides an internal space of the shell into a liquid chamber and a gas chamber. A gas is introduced into the gas chamber ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5787573 | Method of making air conditioner receiver dryer A receiver dryer for an automobile air conditioning system is produced by physically working a metal blank by impact extrusion to form a receptacle with a continuous side wall and an end wall at one end having a relatively thick mounting block included th... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5774982 | Conduit attachment to receiver/drier or accumulator A method of attaching and sealing a fluid conduit to a refrigerant receiver drier of the type formed of an aluminum canister with a welded header in which is formed the inlet and outlet ports. An annular rib is formed in the header about the inlet port. A... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5746065 | Accumulator deflector connection and method An accumulator deflector connection is used in an accumulator including a deep drawn can connected to a puck having an inlet passage and an outlet passage. The outlet passage includes a counterbore having a cylindrical bushing received therein, the deflec... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5729998 | Accumulator for an air conditioning system A heat shield for an accumulator used in automotive air conditioning systems is disclosed. The heat shield prevents overheating of the interior components of the accumulator while the accumulator is being manufactured.... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5722146 | Method of assembling a suction accumulator in a receiver for a heat exchanger A method of assembling a two-chamber component includes radially deforming an outer chamber to permit an inner chamber, which includes a fusible plug, to be inserted into the outer chamber. The inner chamber includes a fusible plug that extends radially a... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5701758 | Refrigeration system accumulating vessel having a brazed, metal-clad deflector An accumulating vessel for use in a refrigeration system wherein a partially vaporized refrigerant is circulated therethrough. The vessel is constructed as a generally cylindrical housing having first and second end portions, and a body portion with a gen... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5689880 | Refrigerant circuit accumulator and associated fabrication methods A refrigerant circuit suction accumulator has an inner copper U-tube with open inlet and outlet ends, a small oil inlet metering orifice formed in the closed tube end, and a threaded connection stud secured to the closed tube end. Formed on an inlet end p... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5651266 | Drier/accumulator for refrigerant system and method of making same An aluminum header has spaced inlet and outlet ports formed thereon to closely interfit inlet and outlet tubes. A U-shaped standpipe has one end swaged in the outlet port and the opposite end spaced adjacent the header surface to control flow into the sta... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5605190 | Heat accumulator, in particular for latent heat, and method of manufacture of the same A heat accumulator, in particular latent-heat accumulator, has an inner casing containing an accumulator core and with an outer casing enclosing the inner casing at a distance thereto so as to form an insulation space, the insulation space being baked out... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5596882 | Receiver for refrigerant and method of making same A receiver/drier/filter for refrigerant having an aluminum cannister formed integrally with one end closed and an inlet tube and outlet standpipe extending through ports in the closed end and brazed therein with the external tube ends formed at right angl... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5435153 | Receiver/drier A receiver/drier for fluid refrigerant having the housing formed of an aluminum header with a centrally disposed outlet port and off-center inlet port welded to an aluminum canister. A header sub-assembly is formed with an outlet tube with one attached to... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5419157 | Air-conditioning system accumulator and method of making same An accumulator for use in an air-conditioning system wherein a refrigerant fluid is circulated. The accumulator embodies an enclosed housing defining an internal vapor chamber, an inlet tube, an outlet tube having a vapor inlet end in an upper portion of ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5375327 | Method of manufacturing a receiver dryer A receiver dryer for an automobile air conditioning system embodies a cylindrical housing having a spin-closed top end; an inlet tube and an outlet tube inserted in holes drilled in the top end of the housing and both extending through the housing to thei... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5075967 | Method of assembing a suction accumulator A method of assembling suction accumulators is provided. A suction accumulator as employed in a refrigeration system conventionally comprises a cylindrical casing, a pair of end closures therefor, an inlet tube, an outlet tube, and a stand pipe. In applic... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4800642 | Method of producing a hydropneumatic accumulator A method for manufacturing a hydropneumatic accumulator including a metal sheet casing and an elastomer membrane which separates the inside of the casing into a first chamber containing a pressurized gas and a second chamber containing a liquid, this memb... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4677939 | Heat exchanger and application to a fluid heating apparatus, particularly a domestic hot water accumulator The apparatus for heating a fluid comprises a heating enclosure supplied in its lower part with fluid to be heated, a combustion chamber comprising a burner at one of its ends and extending on the side opposite the burner inside the enclosure, a fume circ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4611750 | Method of assembling an accumulator dehydrator A method for assembling an accumulator dehydrator comprising a cap, a fitting and a deflector, the deflector having a body and an arcuate flange extending from it, the method comprising providing a cap having an opening through it, the fitting having a po... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4565499 | Ejector An ejector device having large evacuation capacity comprises a cylindrical body the cylinder face of which is subdivided into ring shaped chambers which extend around and are partitioned off from an empty space at the center of the cylinder. The said cham... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4492013 | Method for manufacturing a prestressed hydraulic accumulator A hydraulic accumulator comprises two-halfs shells, the diaphragm therebetween defining two cavities. One cavity contains presssurized gas and the cavity receives hydraulic fluid under pressure. The two-half shells are held together by a mechanical elemen... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4425698 | Method of assembling a pressure vessel A inexpensive pressure vessel which can be disposed of rather than being repaired once it fails, which includes a cylindrical housing having two chambers separated by a resilient bladder. One chamber is for housing a gas while the second is for housing a ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4352231 | Method of forming a low pressure low cost accumulator The present invention is directed to the method of making a dependable, low cost, low pressure accumulator characterized by the provision of a bladder support sub-assembly secured to an end cap member by an annular weld line, the connection between the no... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4348792 | Method of making low cost accumulator The present invention is directed to a low cost accumulator device and the method of making the same. The device is fabricated by utilizing the shell or pressure vessel as a mold component wherein a bladder is molded in situ, the bladder being bonded in t... | 09/14/1982 |
