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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 |
| 7854191 | Three-piece oil ring and combination of the three-piece oil ring and piston A three-piece oil ring and a combination of the three-piece oil ring and a piston, those capable of realizing improved sealing property and reduction in lubrication oil consumption with avoiding generation of sticking even at low tension and thin width of the ring. ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7340939 | Emissions sampling valve The invention provides a device for use in sampling the exhaust emissions from a turbine engine. The device has a valve array in a manifold housing coupling multiple turbine exhaust lines to an emissions analyzer, such as used in CEMS. Each valve can be actuated by ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7243596 | Spacer expander In a combined oil ring having a spacer expander to be installed between a pair of upper and lower side rails, a plurality of axially protruding inner peripheral protruding portions are formed on the inner peripheral side of the spacer expander along its peripheral d... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7140291 | Oil-free/oil-less air compressor with an improved seal An oil-free/oil-less air compressor with a piston positioned for reciprocating in a bore, the piston having a first piston ring assembly made from a rigid, high temperature polymer, and a second piston ring assembly comprising a first portion that engages the bore, ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6938538 | Bore seal telescopic hoist A bore seal telescopic hoist is formed of a series of telescopically arranged tubular sections each having a circumferential reservoir. A circumferential wiper is lodged in the reservoir and is used to collect debris or dirt which may be present on the inner wall of... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6293764 | Reciprocating compressor with dry lubricating system The compressor contains at least one piston (5) guided in a dry-running manner which, together with a cylinder insert (33), bounds a ring gap which is open over the common longitudinal section in each case and permits a leakage flow of the compressed medi... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6161468 | Four-piece oil seal A four-piece oil seal is disclosed that includes a resilient expander spacer having an axial top edge, an axial bottom edge and an axial intermediate portion therebetween. The axial intermediate portion of the resilient expander spacer includes a pluralit... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6109167 | Actuator with axially movable O-rings between piston and housing An actuator for a turbocharger includes a piston axially movable within a housing. The piston has a plurality of annular grooves thereon, and a plurality of O-rings are loosely restrained respectively in the annular grooves. Thus, the O-rings are axially ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5934175 | Cylindrical working member and system employing same An improved cylindrical working member and associated system comprising a simple cylindrical sleeve having an outer surface with two spaced grooves surrounding a cylindrical land. At the other end, a single groove is formed. A "SANDWICH" consisting of a s... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5284084 | Light weight piston A lightweight mud pump piston assembly for reciprocating inside of a cylinder. The piston has decreased weight because light weight materials are used to form the majority of the hub which is the heaviest part of the piston. The piston maintains its compr... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5174551 | Cylinder piston device A cylinder piston device comprises a cylinder and a piston rod. The piston rod is guided through one end of the cylinder inwards and outwards of the cylinder. A damping body is provided for damping the axial movement of the piston rod with respect to the ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4813342 | Cryogenic pump multi-part piston with thermal expansivity compensated polytetrafluoroethylene seal rings A reciprocating pump for a cryogenic fluid includes a pump cylinder made of a material with low thermal expansivity, a piston displaceable in the pump cylinder, and self-lubricating piston rings made of polytetrafluorethylene held on the circumferential s... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4770085 | Hydraulic jack A hydraulic jack includes a body (1) with front (2) and rear (3) covers and a rod (4) moving relative to said body (1) and having at least one projection made therein and mounting an additional member (7) and at least two grooves which form the respective... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4743033 | Dynamic seal assembly for piston and cylinder operating in subterranean wells A dynamic seal for effecting the sealing of a piston which is axially movable in a cylinder bore comprising a primary sealing element formed of a non-elastomeric sealing material having a hub portion secured to the piston element and an outwardly flaring ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4370918 | Fluid cylinder assembly A fluid cylinder assembly comprising a cylinder housing including a closed end portion and a piston assembly including an end piece member having at least one projection extending therefrom for abutting the closed end portion of the cylinder housing so as... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4346647 | Piston construction for reciprocating pumps A pump piston construction for mud pumps and the like incorporating a resilient sealing member that establishes a pressure enhanced seal between the piston and pump cylinder. A bearing and anti-extrusion member composed of a relatively hard and flexible f... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4309937 | Composite master cylinder pistons Each of the pistons has a metallic, ceramic or high glass nylon plastic core insert with glass-filled nylon plastic molded around it to form the finished piston. The finished piston is ready to use as it comes from the mold. The core insert is designed to... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4248299 | Packer nose assembly A packer nose assembly for pumping downhole equipment of the free type into and out of boreholes. The assembly includes a mandrel having a lower end portion attachable to the downhole equipment and an upper end portion terminating in the form of a fishing... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4189285 | Metering pump A solenoid operated metering pump for displacement of exact amounts of fluid pumped by reciprocation of pumping piston incorporating integral check valve has an elongated valve housing with solenoid operator serving as pump actuating means attached to one... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4122759 | Jam-proof actuator structure An actuator, and a system employing the same, which will continue to operate after deformation of a portion thereof which deformation would normally restrict movement between the piston and cylinder of the actuator. The piston or gland of the actuator is ... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4050360 | Oil damped piston An improved oil damped piston for use in internal combustion engines, pumps, compressors, or the like. The piston includes a generally cylindrical piston body having a crown and a depending skirt. A pair of spaced bands of polytetrafluoroethylene are carr... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4003297 | Hydraulic cylinder A hydraulic cylinder assembly for farm machinery or the like including a tubular elongate cylinder with a smooth inner cylindrical wall and a fluid inlet at a first end with a hollow piston rod slidable therein having an annular piston secured at a first ... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3973473 | Shoe-drum brakes for vehicles In an hydraulic actuating assembly for a vehicle shoe-drum brake comprising first and second relatively slidable members, the first member is provided with a longitudinally extending bore which is closed at one end and in which works a portion of the seco... | 08/10/1976 |
