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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136246 | Method for forming an ejection hole in an emitting pipe An emitting pipe boring method, for forming an ejection hole on a drip pressure reducing hose above a discharging portion of at least one drip which is adhered to an inside of the drip pressure reducing hose and includes an introducing portion, a pressure reducing p... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8061032 | Fabrication of cooling and heat transfer systems by electroforming A process for fabricating a metallic component is disclosed. The process includes performing multiple electroforming steps on an object to form metallic layers. The process includes performing between the electroforming steps masking and patterning steps using a non... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8006382 | Method of manufacturing flow selector disk for fluid pressure regulator A method of manufacturing flow selector disk for a fluid pressure regulator, including the steps of providing a plate having a first face and a second face, and forming at least one baseline orifice in the plate including a first diameter portion adjacent the first ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7946037 | Microchemical device and method for fabricating the same In a microchemical device including a plurality of flow channels which feed liquids from at least one fluid supply device into a plurality of reaction zones, each of the plurality of flow channels has a plurality of minute flow channel members each of which has a cr... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946038 | Adjustable fittings for attaching support members to fluid conduits, including aircraft fuel conduits, and associated systems and methods Adjustable fittings for attaching support members to fluid conduits, including aircraft fuel conduits, are disclosed herein. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a fluid conduit carried by an aircraft and a housing fixedly a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7926176 | Methods for magnetically directed self assembly A fluidic assembly method includes dispersing a number of functional blocks in a fluid to form a slurry. Each of the functional blocks includes at least one element and a patterned magnetic film comprising at least one region. The fluidic assembly method further inc... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7823287 | Method for making a syringe pump having a piston brake The syringe pump comprises a receiving position for a syringe. The piston plate of the syringe is moved by a drive head which is fastened to a drive rod. For locking the piston rod prior to fixing the piston plate in the drive head, a braking element is provided on ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7716831 | 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 ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7406765 | Method of assembling a port assembly in a cavitation chamber A method of assembling a port assembly in a cavitation chamber, typically a spherical chamber, is provided. The method is comprised of the steps of boring a port in a cavitation chamber wall, positioning a cone-shaped member within a corresponding cone-shaped surfac... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7363708 | Method of assembling multiple port assemblies in a cavitation chamber A method of assembling multiple port assemblies in a cavitation chamber is provided. The method is comprised of boring at least two ports of different sizes in a cavitation chamber wall of the cavitation chamber. The external port diameter of the smaller port is sma... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7340831 | Method for making liquid discharge head A method for making a liquid discharge head including liquid discharge openings, a liquid channel having pressure chambers communicating with the liquid discharge openings, and piezoelectric elements corresponding to the pressure chambers and arranged in the form of... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7288323 | Vulcanized rubber composition and articles manufactured therefrom The rubber compositions described herein have been found to have an exceptionally long life as a spring-biased actuator diaphragm material that maintains its position compressed, e.g., bolted, between opposed flanges, while maintaining excellent compressibility, low... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7197408 | Flowmeter specification and ordering system A modular system and method is provided for enabling remote configuring and ordering of flowmeters in a client-server environment. The system includes a meter selection module configured to enable a user to select from a plurality of flowmeter types. A process data ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7146728 | Method for selecting material forming ink channel in ink-jet recording A method for selecting a resin or rubber material to construct an ink flow passage of an ink-jet recording apparatus includes immersing the resin or rubber material in water at 60° C. for 2 weeks in a tightly closed vessel, and determining an amount of eluted fatty... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146729 | Fuel vapor vent valve and method of attaching same to a tank A float operated fuel vapor vent valve has body structure with an annular mounting flange formed of material weldable to a fuel tank and the flange is spin welded to the tank. The float has surfaces thereon which slidably engage corresponding surfaces in the float c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135147 | Closing blade for deformable valve in a microfluidic device and method A microfluidic manipulation system is provided that includes a blade for manipulating deformable material and at least one movable support that is capable of moving the blade into contact with a microfluidic device including a deformable feature. When the microfluid... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127815 | Method of manufacturing a Coriolis flowmeter A method of manufacturing a Coriolis flowmeter for the measurement of a process material requiring an ultra high level of purity. This is achieved by forming the entire flow path of the Coriolis flow meter from a PFA plastic material that does not transfer ions from... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7073258 | Method of constructing a port assembly in a spherical cavitation chamber A method of constructing a port assembly for use with a single piece cavitation chamber, typically a spherical chamber, is provided. The port assembly includes a cone-shaped port, a cone-shaped mounting ring and a central member mounted within the mounting ring. The... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069655 | Device and process for vertically extracting diffusers from a wastewater treatment tank A device and process for vertically extracting diffusers from a wastewater treatment tank where the diffusers are attached to a device having a lifting point and a pivot extraction point. The device and diffusers are lifted from the bottom of the tank until there is... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047642 | Process for producing ink jet recording head An ink jet recording head and a process for producing the same, and an ink jet recording apparatus are provided that improve the printing performance and also improve the production efficiency. A conjugated body 73 formed by conjugating silicon wafers 50 | 05/23/2006 |
| 6979192 | Burner head and gas burning appliance provided with such a burner head Disclosed is a burner head capable of securing heat resistance and durability characteristics and improving the quality of machining at the same time, capable of easily and stably machining a material into a complicated shape. A second metal primary material of the ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976299 | Stump treatment guide bar A tree harvesting guide bar adapted for treating stumps with a treatment material as the tree is being harvested is provided, and more particularly a valve arrangement for enabling connection of the guide bar inlet to treatment material sources on a variety of diffe... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6931729 | Method for manufacturing a filler neck In response to the recent various requests, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing filler neck to facilitate jointing a mouthpiece and a feeding pipe which were manufactured separately into an integrated filler neck having an excellent hermeticity... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6810573 | Method for manufacturing fuel inlet In manufacturing a fuel inlet, bulge forming and bend processing are conducted to a stainless pipe which will serve as an inlet pipe. Next, one end of the stainless pipe is eccentrically expanded, and the hardened portion is removed. After the pipe expanding step is... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6769176 | Method of manufacturing a fuel injector A method of manufacturing a fuel injector is disclosed. The method includes assembling a power group assembly with a valve group assembly to form the fuel injector. The power group assembly includes an overmold formed over a coil assembly. The valve group assembly i... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6745570 | Methods and apparatus for sealing gas turbine engine nozzles using a flap system A method for assembling a flap system for a gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle including a plurality of backbone assemblies facilitates extending a useful life of the exhaust nozzle. The method includes providing a flap basesheet having a width defined between a pair... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6718615 | Method of forming a coriolis flowmeter A method of forming a flowmeter having a case enclosing a single straight tube surrounded by a balance bar. The balance bar ends are coupled by means of a brace bar to the flow tube as well as by case connect links to the inner wall of the case. The flow tube projec... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6651328 | Method for manufacturing sliding parts for hermetic compressor A method for manufacturing a sliding part for a hermetic compressor is disclosed. Since the abrasion resistance and corrosion resistance of the sliding part is increased, the energy consumption efficiency is improved and the performance of the compressor ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6626468 | Pipe joint, its manufacturing method, and fluid device using the same A pipe joint is made by filling resin in at least an inside of a hole passed through the substrate and opened at the substrate's surface. A resin die is formed projected out of the surface of the substrate. A layer-form member is formed integrally at the ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6254142 | Exhaust manifold flange for an internal combustion engine An exhaust manifold flange for an internal combustion engine, for sealably connecting at least one stub pipe of an exhaust manifold to a wall of the engine, the flange has a basic part made of sheet steel provided with a bead which extends substantially a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5791232 | Universal adapter pressure cap A double diaphragm spring brake actuator comprising both a spring brake actuator and a service brake actuator separated by a universal adapter pressure cap, which allows the service brake actuator to be used as a stand-alone unit, or coupled to a spring b... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5758565 | Diaphragm assembly and method of manufacturing same A diaphragm assembly has a center disk in which use of a metal member is not required. The center disk comprises first and second center disk members, made of resin, embracing a resin diaphragm between them. The first center disk member has an inwardly di... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5575063 | Melt-spinning synthetic polymeric fibers A spin pack for spinning synthetic fibers from two or more liquid polymer streams includes a supply for at least two polymer streams to the spin pack; a spinneret having extrusion orifices; and flow distribution plate sets. The flow distribution plate set... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5319849 | Method of manufacturing a brake cylinder A method of manufacturing a brake cylinder. The brake cylinder is made form an extruded profile by severing a required length of profile and closing an end thereof with a cap (19). The profile consists of a cylinder jacket (11) with connection ribs (13, 1... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5203080 | Method of making modular protector assemblies for oil-filled submergible electric motors Modular protector apparatus for oil-filled submergible electric motors that drive submergible pumps comprises pluralities of components that are interconnected in different system permutations to form protectors appropriate for different applications. The... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5085403 | Gate valves The gate valve assembly forms a very efficient seal which incorporates a wedge-shaped valve body assembly having resilient valve-sealing elements which are made of such material as to be sensitive to destruction or detrimental effect from excess heat duri... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4972577 | Method for manufacturing gate valves A method is provided of making a gate valve assembly. First, two dish-like stamped metal valve bodies are mated while capturing an actuating nut between the noted halves. Next, the halves are welded together. The metal valve body is cooled and heat-sensit... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4897906 | Method of making a fluid pressure surge damper for a fluid system A fluid surge damper for damping fluid pressure surges in a fluid system. The damper including a housing and elastomeric element located therein which is protected from the deleterious effects of the fluid by a flexible membrane. The flexible membrane con... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4864707 | Method of aligning a vortex meter A method and tool for alignment of a vortex meter with pipe flanges having raised faces on the side engaged by the meter, the tool comprising a round cylinder having an eccentric hole longitudinally therethrough for rotating the tool to touch raised space... | 09/12/1989 |
