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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967032 | Entrance/exit piping structure for intercooler and intercooler The inventive entrance/exit piping structure 20 for an intercooler 10 is formed of a plurality of pipes 21 to 24, the pipe end portions 20a, 20b are bundled together to have a circular contour and, in a middle ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7766049 | Balloon catheter This is a balloon catheter having at least two lumens. One of the lumens is a large working lumen. The balloon catheter is especially useful as a guide catheter or micro catheter and may be used in a variety of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. In particular, i... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7431053 | Inner-space-sectioned tubes and method for manufacturing the same An inner-space-sectioned tube wherein, in manufacturing the tube having four or more independent fluid channels formed inside thereof, while at least two lengths of inner tubes are set to inscribe an outer tube, cold working is applied, which is a simple manufacturi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422035 | Flat pipe suitable for variable flow capacity A flat pipe with variable flow capacity comprises a main body shaped as a flat tube wherein opposing ridges are installed at the inner upper and lower positions of the main body, and thin-film spacers are installed between said pairs of ridges, forming multiple pass... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7370700 | Multiple entrance shunt Multiple pathways are provided by which fluid can enter one or more alternate pathway conduits. Entrance tubes can be arranged such that their spacing prevents all of them from being simultaneously obstructed, covered, or otherwise blocked. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347223 | Pipe flow stabilizer A fluid flow stabilizer for use in a flow of fluid in a conduit between a source of turbulence and a fluid control device. The stabilizer comprises a fluid conduit section having a first end with a mounting arrangement for mounting the first end to the fluid conduit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7249614 | Structure and method for improving flow uniformity and reducing turbulence A structure for reducing turbulence and increasing flow uniformity in a flowing fluid in a wind tunnel, or a fluid channel, has a plurality of conduits or channels arranged into a conduit bundle. The conduit bundle has a number of parallel conduits with plurality of... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246778 | Releasable barb assembly The embodiments provide a barb assembly for use with a cable duct component to oppose removal of a cable duct section from the cable duct component. The barb assembly can comprise a releasable assembly for applying a force to a barb and, responsive to the applicatio... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226022 | Cable duct coupler A cable duct coupler for coupling a first cable duct section to a second cable duct section without the need for tools, the cable duct coupler comprising a channel portion, a first outer guide element and a second outer guide element, a barb mount extending from at ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207383 | Multiple entrance shunt The present invention provides for multiple pathways by which fluid can enter one or more alternate pathway conduits. Entrance tubes can be arranged such that their spacing prevents all of them from being simultaneously obstructed, covered, or otherwise blocked.... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7156125 | Coaxial hose assembly and method of making same The present invention, there is provided a hose assembly having a tubular first layer containing therein multiple compartments 11 for carrying fluids in an automobile. Also disclosed is a method of making a hose assembly by forming a multiple compartment first layer... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156126 | Pipe insert and pipe assembly formed therewith A synthetic resin pipe insert for insertion in an existing pipe or for use in the manufacture of new pipe to form a multi-channel pipe. The insert has a curved cross sectional configuration which defines a segment of a circle with a convexly curved radially outer wa... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147238 | Bicycle part with a partitioned chamber A bicycle part comprises a tubular bicycle member elongated in a first direction and having a partition forming an interior partitioned chamber that is elongated in the first direction. The bicycle member does not form an opening extending along the entire length of... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7085458 | Fire resistant conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible fire resistant innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085455 | Conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through which the cable ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7021338 | Separated sanitary and storm sewer system An apparatus and method for improving the operation of sewer systems includes a first set of sewer lines connected to a source of other water and a second set of sewer lines of smaller diameter than the first sewer lines connected to sources of sanitary effluent, th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013929 | Self-closing thermal protection sheath and its method of fabrication A self-closing thermal protection sheath includes an interleaved structure comprising firstly a monofilament and secondly strips of metallized foil. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013928 | Peritoneal dialysis catheter A peritoneal dialysis catheter having an inflow conduit and an outflow conduit. Each conduits are linearly mated and contoured to cooperatively define a substantially circular cross sectional profile along a medial, trans-abdominal segment, but separating perhaps in... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6949410 | Flip chip in leaded molded package and method of manufacture thereof A chip device that includes a leadframe, a die and a mold compound. The backside of the die is metallized and exposed through a window defined within a mold compound that encapsulates the die when it is coupled to the leadframe. Leads on the leadframe are coupled to... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6929035 | Thin walled compartmented tubular structure and its manufacturing process Thin walled compartmented tubular structure and its manufacturing process. The elbow or T-shaped structure, includes an external wall (14)and continuous internal walls (22) made in one piece. This therefore materializes, between the inlet (10... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6901968 | Fluid conduit The present invention relates to a fluid conduit, and to a multi-conduit umbilical for use in the transportation of chemicals with small molecular size and shape e.g. methanol ethanol and other hydrocarbon fluids used in the oil industry. The conduit comprises a fle... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6889713 | Peritoneal dialysis catheter A peritoneal dialysis catheter having an inflow conduit and an outflow conduit. Each conduits are linearly mated and contoured to cooperatively define a substantially circular cross sectional profile along a medial, trans-abdominal segment, but separating perhaps in... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886601 | Multi-compartment aerial duct A duct (10) is made up of a plurality of layers (11, 12, 13) of pliant material. The layers (11, 12, 13) are attached by stitching (20, 22) to form pockets (23, 24) between adjacent layers. One of the layers (11) is wider th... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6876797 | Fire resistant conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible fire resistant innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through w... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6823899 | Insulated pipe arrangement and method for its production The insulated pipe arrangement comprises at least two pipe bodies, each of which has a flexible inner fluid-guiding pipe, which is enclosed by an insulating layer made of elastomeric or thermoplastic foam, a protective film made of a thermoplastic, elastomer, or dur... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6718100 | Fire resistant conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible fire resistant innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through w... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6701963 | Flow conditioner A flow conditioner includes a body composed of an array of vanes generally parallel to the direction of fluid flow. The vanes create a plurality of chambers to effectively reduce large scale vortices in the flow. The vanes have surfaces with perforations ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6702782 | Large lumen balloon catheter This is a balloon catheter having at least two lumens. One of the lumens is a large working lumen. The balloon catheter is especially useful as a guide catheter and may be used in a variety of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. In particular, it has v... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6668864 | Conduit assembly and method of installation A conduit assembly for a partition for receiving wires, hoses, or cables. The conduit assembly includes passages and foaming material, which expands on the outer surface of the conduit assembly. The conduit assembly is arranged in a through hole, which is... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6659134 | Peritoneal dialysis catheter A peritoneal dialysis catheter with two, linearly mated conduits contoured to cooperatively define a substantially circular cross sectional profile along a medial, trans-abdominal segment, but separating on either end of the medial, trans-abdominal segmen... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6634387 | Reinforced flexible tubular pipe with conveying back of leak fluid A reinforced flexible tubular pipe including an inner liner (3) that forms a barrier against outflow of medium that flows through the pipe, the inner liner (3) being encased by at least one reinforcing layer having a space in which a number of profiles ar... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634388 | Annular fluid manipulation in lined tubular systems A lined tubular system and method provides for the manipulation and control of annular fluids in channels (18) between the tubular (10) and the liner (17). This structure allows for profiling of the exterior wall of a liner such that one or more continuou... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6571833 | Optic cable conduit insert and method of manufacture A conduit sleeve structure for use with fiber optic cables, coaxial cables and the like includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through which the cable can ext... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6491580 | Individual room duct and ventilation system for livestock production building The present invention relates to a duct and ventilation system for livestock production buildings. The building comprises a plurality of containment rooms for livestock, a pit beneath the room, an attic above the rooms, a ventilation duct for each room an... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6460574 | Sewer pipe structures and their method of construction A sewer pipe structure and associate method of construction includes a storage tank connectable to an inflow pipe to receive an inflow of sewage and connectable to an outflow pipe through which the sewage can exit the storage tank. The sewer pipe structur... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6450205 | Hose or tubing provided with at least one colored inner partition Multi-lumen hose including a substantially transparent tubular member provided with at least one colored inner partition dividing the tubular member into a plurality of lumen and wherein the colored inner partition is optically perceptible through the tub... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6431218 | Multi-lumen hose with at least one substantially planar inner partition and methods of manufacturing the same A multi-lumen hose including a corrugated peripheral wall including an interior area and having an inner surface which defines a diameter, and at least one substantially planar inner partition extending from the inner surface across at least half of the d... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6397893 | Easily bendable tubing for two separate fluids An easily bendable tubing for conducting two separate fluids, which tubing (18) comprises two laterally spaced flexible tubes (50, 52) which are spaced apart and kept together alongside each other by a connection (54) between them. On opposite sides of th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394142 | Multi-lumen hose with at least one substantially planar inner partition and methods of manufacturing the same A multi-lumen hose including a corrugated peripheral wall including an interior area and having an inner surface which defines a diameter, and at least one substantially planar inner partition extending from the inner surface across at least half of the d... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394141 | Single lumen to multiple lumen transition catheter and method A tubing having unitary construction and having a single lumen portion, a multilumen portion and a transition portion therebetween. The single lumen is in fluid communication with each and every lumen comprising the multilumen portion. The tubing may be m... | 05/28/2002 |
