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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7369920 | Pressure control system with optimized performance A pressure control system for controlling pressure of a fluid in a chamber includes a pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure of the fluid in the chamber, and a valve configured to control the pressure of the fluid in the chamber by regulating flow of the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7171995 | Fuel-recovery system and method A fuel-recovery system for removing fuel from a fuel tank having a filler neck and a rollover valve is disclosed. A fuel-recovery line has one or more holes in its outside wall and a tapered plug in its inlet end. The fuel-recovery line also has a bend in its inlet ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147065 | Connection design and sonde housing assembly for a directional drill Drill stem elements and connections are shown with advantages such as being mechanically robust. The absence of a side access window in a sonde housing is one design feature that provides robust mechanical properties. Further advantages of sonde housings include bei... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6194890 | Method and apparatus for monitoring physical integrity of a wall in a vessel An apparatus and method is described for monitoring the physical integrity of a vessel, such as a molten metal reactor. The apparatus includes a vessel for containing an electrically-conductive liquid having at least one electrically-grounded detection un... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6019116 | Liquid transfer system The liquid transfer system includes a liquid supply tank and at least two pressurizable liquid holding vessels. The liquid holding vessels are placed beneath the supply tank, and a liquid supply line connects the supply tank to each vessel. The liquid sup... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5832948 | Liquid transfer system The liquid transfer system includes a liquid supply tank and at least two pressurizable liquid holding vessels. The liquid holding vessels are placed beneath the supply tank, and a liquid supply line connects the supply tank to each vessel. The liquid sup... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5617891 | Siphon apparatus A siphon apparatus having a uniquely designed base for initiating fluid transfer from any fluid container having an opening which is large enough to accommodate a single tube to a desired site in a reasonably short transfer time without the likelihood of ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 4911891 | Sample monitoring instrument for on-line application An apparatus and method for on-line monitoring of a characteristic of a process liquid stream includes a cell for isolating a precise volume of the liquid. There are provided means for over-filling a sample chamber and means for removing the excess from t... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4759334 | Method and device for feeding fuel in a fuel system A method for feeding fuel in a fuel system is disclosed in its most preferred form utilizing a device including a valve stem which is reciprocally received through a bore in a foam rubber ball. The valve stem includes a plate which may be pulled against t... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4750634 | Primer cap A gas priming device combining a resilient bellows in combination with an open cap having an inwardly directed annular flange. The lowermost repeating bellows unit is enclosed and encircled by the inwardly directed annular flange of the cap, so that when ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4688435 | Syphoning sampler Sampling apparatus has a syphon with a longer arm (19) leading to a needle sampling station (20) from which extends a shorter arm (21) of the syphon. Liquid flow structure including a reverse flow diverter (10) is used to produce forward and reverse flow ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4611622 | Drain for condensate from flue gas For use with a hydrocarbon-fueled furnace whose secondary heat exchanger so cools the combusted gas as to condense much of its water vapor, and having a blower to the flue, a combined trap and drain is provided for the condensate formed both in the heat e... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4310013 | Siphon device A device for siphoning various fluids including gasoline from a relatively closed container. The device includes a siphon tube about which is positioned an expandable bulb which is pressurized, usually with oral pressure, to expand and form a seal with th... | 01/12/1982 |
| 3966437 | High pressure gas-liquid separator A pressure vessel adapted for connection in a high pressure gas line and having a coalescent type filter mounted to extract condensate; a vertical guide fitted with upper and lower magnetically operated switches at positions representing high and low cond... | 06/29/1976 |
