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Class 137/573 - Fluid progresses by zigzag flow


Subclass of Class 137 - Fluid handling
Definition: Systems in which fluid passes through the tanks or compartments
No. of patents: 21
Last issue date: 03/20/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7192469Exhaust treatment device, system and methods for internal combustion engines
A device, system and methods related to the same are provided for the treatment of exhaust gases from internal combustion engines. An exhaust treatment device is provided comprising a chamber containing a liquid bath through which exhaust gases are directed for remo...
03/20/2007
7004196Disposable container for use in fluid processing
A flexible, disposable container used in fluid processing apparatus including flow control means to promote mixing of fluid within the flexible container. ...
02/28/2006
6978802Fuel tank and manufacturing method thereof
In the fuel tank, a tank wall providing a tank chamber is formed by blow molding. A tank partition is disposed in the tank chamber. The tank partition is positioned in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the tank wall, and is clamp...
12/27/2005
6948511Fuel tank and a method of manufacturing it
A fuel tank comprises a shell made by assembling together at least two tank portions each made by molding a thermoplastic material and, when assembled together, defining the inside surface of the tank. The tank has a fuel pump fixed to its inside surface before the ...
09/27/2005
6817376Gel hydration tank and method
The present invention relates to a gel hydration tank and method for hydrating gels for use in oil well treatment operations according to which a mixture of water and gel is introduced into the interior of the tank and flows through the tank before being discharged ...
11/16/2004
6681801Pumping station with efficiency increasing and backflow preventing structure
A pump station including a structure that includes at least one inlet chamber and at least one discharge chamber arranged on a different level. A separating wall is arranged within the structure between the two chambers, and at least one pump delivers a l...
01/27/2004
6408874Device for reducing splash noises in a fuel tank
Arranged in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle are guide elements and guide plates which deflect a flow of the fuel toward a wall of the fuel tank at a flat angle. Splashing noises of the fuel are thereby markedly reduced. The guide plates form a channel with...
06/25/2002
5894857Fuel delivery device of fuel tank
A fuel delivery device for a fuel tank comprising a float chamber for sucking fuel in a normal state, a sub chamber for sucking a small quantity of fuel remaining within a tank and a communication chamber for communicating the float chamber and the sub ch...
04/20/1999
5293899Fuel tank of oil heater
A fuel tank includes an inlet port communicating with a fuel decelerating section of the tank in which the inflowing fuel is decelerated. The decelerated fuel is delivered to a fuel intake compartment of the tank which contains a filter. The filtered fuel...
03/15/1994
5228473Internal safety valve system
An internal valve and metered positive displacement pump for a pressure fluid tank. The tank defines a fluid compartment, and first and second vessels are positioned within the protective envelope of the tank. A bellows pump assembly disposed in the first...
07/20/1993
5111844Automotive fuel system
An automotive fuel system including a reservoir having upper and lower chambers on opposite sides of a partition in the reservoir, a high pressure fuel pump having an inlet connected to the lower chamber, a low pressure fuel overage return pipe returning ...
05/12/1992
4833329System for generating and containerizing radioisotopes
A system for eluting a daughter radioisotope from a parent radioisotope and containerizing the resultant eluate in an evacuated container having a rubber stopper, providing for delivery of eluant from a reservoir through a tube to a generator containing t...
05/23/1989
4791959Release agent management system for a heated fuser roll
A release agent management system that assures oil delivery to a metering roll in a fuser apparatus regardless of machine tilt includes at least two race portions that direct oil to a sump depending on whether the machine is tilted more or less than an an...
12/20/1988
4756327Irrigation head control device and method
A method and apparatus for head control of irrigation waters in above-ground gated pipe located on a gradient. The method includes the steps of: measuring the elevation drop over the length of said pipe; providing an in-line container at predetermined ele...
07/12/1988
4685409Device for the storing of oil
In order to facilitate temporary storing of oil in an underwater receptacle, for instance the pontoon of a semi-submersible vessel, the receptacle is subdivided by bulkheads into a series of tanks. A first tank is connected to a production unit by way of ...
08/11/1987
4651780Apparatus for visually monitoring and controlling the liquid flow in a pressure line
A pressurized liquid conduit is broken or interrupted to provide an upstream inlet into a downstream outlet from a visual monitoring device. The device, which includes a collection chamber surrounding the conduit outlet and a transparent tube extending up...
03/24/1987
4587992Hydraulic reservoir with contamination separation
A reservoir for hydraulic fluids and hydrocarbon fluids having an outer tank, an inner tank contained therein, an inlet conduit for the delivery of fluids to the outer tank with a minimum of turbulence, an outlet for withdrawal of fluids from the inner ta...
05/13/1986
4576197Pump suction vacuum lift vortex control
The invention involves positioning the working end of a vertical pump below the surface elevation of the fluid, enclosing a space around the pump with a structure extending below the surface and having a submerged opening to the main reservoir, and drawin...
03/18/1986
4474210Surge control weir structure for sewage treatment plants and the like
A simplified, energy efficient, low cost liquid flow controlling weir apparatus is provided for "in tank" flow equalization and surge control. The apparatus is especially adapted for use in waste water treatment plants at tank outlets, and includes first ...
10/02/1984
4214609Apparatus for dividing gravity flow liquid stream
Apparatus for dividing a gravity flow liquid stream into a plurality of separate streams of predetermined proportions comprising (a) a substantially vertical inner liquid inlet tube having a closed end, such end being that toward which the liquid is flowi...
07/29/1980
4210176Hydraulic liquid reservoir with internal baffle
A hydraulic liquid reservoir includes a tank that has a plurality of walls and a baffle structure which divides the inside of the tank into three compartments. An inlet is connected to one lower compartment while an outlet is connected to the second lower...
07/01/1980
 
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