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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413414 | Air compressor assembly An air compressor assembly with one or more of the following features: a removable manifold assembly capable of being remotely located from the air compressor assembly for controlling and distributing compressed air from the air compressor assembly to one or more ai... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7240692 | System for producing and distributing compressed air A system for producing and distributing compressed air that comprises at least one compressor (1) having connected thereto a suction pipe (2) for the intake of air and an output pipe (3) for air compressed by the at least one compressor, and dis... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228935 | Attachment pin for an exhaust-gas muffler The invention relates to an attachment pin (1) for fixing an exhaust-gas muffler (2) in an apparatus part (4) of a portable handheld work apparatus (5) driven by an internal combustion engine. The exhaust-gas muffler (2) includes e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7140845 | Portable air compressor An air compressor has a housing, a battery, a printed circuit board, a switch, an air compressing device and a belt. The housing is composed of a right cover and a left cover. A battery chamber, a printed circuit board chamber and a compressing device chamber are de... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6834666 | Apparatus for outputting compressed air in compressor The invention provides an apparatus for outputting compressed air in a compressor to a plurality of pneumatic tools at a plurality of pressures. The apparatus includes: an air tank storing compressed air compressed by the compressor at a high pressure; a pressure ad... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6810901 | Air compressor with foot-actuated condensate valve A foot-actuated condensate drain for an air compressor tank. The foot-actuated condensate drain includes a lever that is connected to a valve on the bottom of the air compressor tank. Movement of the lever, for example by a user's foot, causes the drain valve to ope... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6796332 | Fluid balance control system for use in a fuel processor A method and apparatus for providing a balanced fluid supply through multiple feeds are disclosed. The method comprises supplying the fluid through a plurality of feeds from a common fluid accumulator; determining the fluid pressure in a common fluid accumulator; an... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6779496 | Pressure reservoir for exerting pressure on a hydraulic system, with which preferably a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine is actuated A pressure reservoir is used to exert pressure on a hydraulic system with which, a gas exchange valve, for instance, of an internal combustion engine can be actuated. The pressure reservoir includes a housing and a piston that is prestressed in operation by a device... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6537039 | Hydraulic drive portable air compressor system A portable high capacity air compressor system comprises an air compressor with a hydraulic motor coupled thereto to form a compact compressor unit, and a removable air reservoir which is releasably attached to the compressor unit.... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6402688 | Air delivery unit for endoscope An air delivery unit, in which a closed-space is formed, comprises a discharge-mode switch, a pressure switch and a discharge switch. The discharge-mode switch, the pressure switch, and the discharge switch are arranged on an operation panel. The discharg... | 06/11/2002 |
| 5399072 | Electrical portable air compressor An electrical portable air compressor with an air storage tank having a relief valve on an end portion therethrough. The relief valve serves to release pressure from the air storage tank. An air pressure gauge is secured to an end portion of the air stora... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5360033 | Oil transfer system A hazardous fluid removal and storage apparatus for the fail-safe removal and storage of hazardous liquids. An electrically monitored and electro-pneumatically controlled system provides safe pumping and storage of hazardous liquids with automatic pump sh... | 11/01/1994 |
