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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7383852 | Self sealing water trap A water trap suitable for use in a mechanical ventilation circuit comprising a cap with an inlet and an outlet, a fluid collection vessel engageable with the cap, and a rotatable closure with at least one aperture interposed between the cap and the vessel. The vesse... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7344579 | Pipe trap A pipe trap comprising a body, a disc filter, a pipe and a plurality of mesh filter suitable for filtering gases is provided. The pipe trap body has a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The disc filter and the mesh filters are enclosed inside the pipe trap body. One end of... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7169616 | Method of purging trapped gas from a system fluid contained in an actuation valve An apparatus and method for delivering repetitive, precision, low volume liquid dispensing from a dispensing orifice of a non-contact liquid dispensing apparatus. An elongated communication passageway of the dispensing apparatus is defined by interior walls having o... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7104272 | Vehicle battery fluid supply system with vacuum source A system for supplying fluid to a battery, a vacuum source, a vehicle, a combination, a method for supplying fluid to a battery and a method of charging a battery. The fluid supply system supplies fluid to a battery in a vehicle, the vehicle including a frame suppor... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093618 | Lounge valve mounting housing and assembly The present invention provides a lounge valve mounting housing and assembly. The housing and assembly are useful for directing air through ducts, and particularly the assembly is useful for directing air, or other fluid, through Y-shaped junctions. The housing compr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7025807 | Method for absorbing vapors and gases from pressure vessels The invention relates to a process for absorbing vapors and gasses by controlling overpressure in storage tanks during filling, transport and storing of fluids in liquid form. The process includes leading of gas down to the bottom of the tank, where a major part of ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6968857 | Pressure reducing fluid regulators A pressure reducing fluid regulator having a housing with a flange including a plurality of ear-shaped protrusions is disclosed. Each of the protrusions includes at least one aperture configured to receive fastener such that the circumferential spacing between first... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968710 | Refrigeration compressor capacity limiting device A sonic nozzle is disclosed that is positioned between an evaporator and compressor in an air conditioning system. The sonic nozzle limits refrigerant flow rate to that allowed by sonic velocity at a throat area of the sonic nozzle. The sonic nozzle may have a by-pa... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969012 | Low pressure atomizer for difficult to disperse solutions An atomizer for difficult to disperse solutions such as sizing and paper coatings comprising three nozzles defining three channels respectively two of the nozzles comprising fluid-emitting nozzles and the third nozzle comprising a treatment-emitting nozzle. Alternat... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6941968 | Fluid spigot and filter unit A fluid spigot with a spigot body, a spigot tube, a rotary disc valve located in a valve cavity in the spigot body, the rotary disc valve having an opened and closed positions, a valve stem for turning the rotary disc valve, and a handle for turning the valve stem. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6913040 | Hydraulic fluid reservoir A hydraulic fluid reservoir apparatus for an automotive power steering system comprises a filter chamber, and a filter parallel to a vertical axis and dividing the filter chamber into an upstream region and a downstream region. The reservoir apparatus also includes ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902595 | Intake water separator A water separator is formed in two pieces, one of which is unitary (in one piece) with the intake air scoop, and the other of which is unitary (in one piece) with the air cleaner housing, or cowl therefore. An inlet scoop piece includes an enlarged rib defining an i... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6694999 | Systems for well gas collection and processing Well gas collection systems and methods for improved efficiency, structural integrity, and convenient application provide a multiple well header system, a header element with upper and lower ends and a plurality of inlets in fluidic communication with the... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6397877 | Blowdown manifold evacuator for nuclear power plants A blowdown manifold for a nuclear power plant includes a main conduit section, at least one coolant exhaust conduit, and at least one fluidic device. The main conduit section is connected to a pressure relief system in the nuclear power plant. The coolant... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394123 | Liquid circuit reservoir A reservoir for a liquid circuit has a partition dividing it into an upper chamber and a bottom chamber from which liquid is drawn via an outlet conduit. An inlet conduit for returning liquid to the reservoir opens into a deaerator which is mounted on the... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6227222 | Closed oil liquid ring gas compression system with a suction injection port A gas compressor system draws and compresses gas from a well, wherein the gas has entrained liquid and vapor. The apparatus has a scrubber vessel for receiving the gas and separating at least a portion of the liquid. A storage vessel integral with the scr... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6164311 | Pressure regulator for watering system A pressure regulator for a drinking system for birds or other animals that includes a housing and first and second engaging members for engaging the elongated supports for the fluid supply conduit of the drinking system. The first engaging member includes... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6119711 | Multiple well header system for collection of methane coal gas A multiple well header system includes an upright header, a plurality of inlet pipes and an outlet pipe. The header has a substantially vertical orientation relative to the ground. The inlet pipes are for interconnection with separate gas wells to allow f... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6065486 | Two phase flow dispersion device An apparatus for dispersing the relative flows of a separated two phase flow using a nozzle positioned immediately downstream from a bend in a pipe. The inlet of the nozzle is adjacent an external wall of the pipe and the outlet of the nozzle is substanti... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5931349 | Viscous fluid discharging apparatus for manufacturing semiconductors having a removable bubble capturing portion A viscous fluid discharging apparatus is provided for removing air bubbles introduced during the passing of the viscous fluid before being supplied to the substrate. A viscous fluid discharging apparatus according to the present invention includes a visco... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5769628 | Furnace exhaust system with regulator A furnace exhaust system with a regulator is disclosed. The furnace exhaust system comprises a furnace for providing a reaction chamber wherein a semiconductor process takes place, exhaust gas reacted from the semiconductor process being released through ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5706850 | Oil diffuser The present invention provides an oil diffuser in the suction line of a compressor. The oil diffuser provides an increased cross sectional area whereby the flow velocity is decreased and further provides non-aligned entering and discharge lines whereby in... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5664599 | Flow controller for a particle sensor Provided is a gravity feed flow controller in which fluid communication with a particle sensor allows gas bubbles, present in a liquid flowing therethrough, to escape, under influence of a buoyant force associated therewith, before entering the sensor.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5548944 | Vacuum operated processing station having a liquid separating system A vacuum operated processing station having a liquid separating system is set forth. The liquid separating system includes a separator tank disposed between a vacuum operated processing apparatus and an under-pressure source. The separator tank prevents l... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5544672 | Slug flow mitigation control system and method Liquid slug flow in oil production well flowlines and the like is controlled by a throttling valve in the flowline upstream of a gas-liquid separator and a differential pressure gauge, densitometer or other device for measuring the presence and the volume... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5476525 | Steam condensate recovery component A steam condensate recovery component particularly useful for pressurized deaerator units, the recovery component being a vertical extension pipe of thermally conductive material connected to a system air vent and extending into the atmosphere. The extens... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5391361 | Condensate separator A condensate separator includes a vertically oriented cylindrical body with an inlet at its bottom and an outlet at its top. The cross-section of the body is at least an order of magnitude larger than the cross-section of the inlet.... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5375618 | Multiphase fluid regulating and distributing device Device for supplying a multiphase fluid comprising at least a liquid phase and a gas phase to a pumping assembly. The device consists of a tank including means for taking samples of the fluid, at least two, extending in the tank so as to run across the li... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5293893 | Empty drum detecting apparatus Empty drum detecting apparatus comprises an upright manifold chamber connected at its intermediate portion to a supply line extended to a supply drum of liquid chemical, and a pump for directing pumped liquid to process equipment utilizing the liquid chem... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5218985 | Method and apparatus for eliminating unequal phase splitting at piping junctions The separation of wet steam into its liquid and vapor phases, prior to encountering a pipe junction, is facilitated. The liquid phase is then recombined by aspiration to effectively behave as a single phase vapor of homogeneous density at the point where ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5147426 | Centrifugal separator for preparing automotive exhaust gas for pollution testing with pressure compensation As gas-liquid centrifugal separator includes a housing having a gas separating chamber that communicates with a source of a gas sample. A rotating plate can be positioned within the gas separating chamber for the centrifugal separation of liquids and/or s... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5088518 | Steam restricter device A steam restricter device of the present invention is designed for retrofit to an existing steam trap of the type including a bowl-shaped chamber-defining member having an opening in it for admitting steam and condensate, and a drain for passage of conden... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5060686 | Multi-piece nozzle for steam condensate removal devices A device for draining condensate or the like from steam piping systems while retaining the live steam within the steam piping system, which comprises a body structure having an entrance end, an exit end, and an internal cylindrical bore to permit fluid to... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5044392 | Condensate drainage device for closed circuit steam installations A drainage apparatus having a spiral conduit housed inside a metal tube. Condensates flow through an inlet of the metal tube and through a chamber between the inside wall of the metal tube and the outside of the spiral tube to enter into the spiral tube. ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4993517 | Oil-fill opening for introducing lubricating oil into an internal combustion engine A oil-fill opening 12 for introducing lubricating oil into an internal combustion engine provided with a cap 15 which has a bayonet lock. On the outside of the wall of the oil-fill opening there is an oil separator 22 through which the blow-by gases from ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4987918 | Trap for steam condensates Formed by a cylindrical body (10) provided on the upper third of the lateral surface thereof with respective cylindrical conduits (10) and (11) extending thereform, the conduit (12) being provided with a further two conduits (16b) and (16), a direct purge... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4964420 | Distributor A distributor is connected through a main pipe to a discharge port or discharge ports of a lubricating apparatus. Deaerating valves of the distributor are disposed in connection with at least one of a main pipe flow passage and discharge ports of the dist... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4945343 | System and method for detection of malfunctioning steam traps A system and method for detecting malfunctioning of a steam trap is disclosed employing malfunction detecting means, signal generating means and signal indicating means.... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4907305 | Bubbling bathtub system A bubbling bathtub system including both a large bubble generator, which blows relatively large bubbles into a bathtub, and a minute bubble generator, which functions so that bath water with air dissolved therein by pressurization is sent to the bathtub t... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4887512 | Vent reservoir in a fluid system of an automatic transmission system A system which provides a vent reservoir to maintain a fluid level above the vent of the solenoid-actuated valves which ensures that the fluid passages are filled with fluid to provide rapid hydraulic response of the fluid system while allowing trapped ai... | 12/19/1989 |
