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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047236 | Flexible conduit with locking element A flexible conduit for insertion into a body lumen comprises a plurality of elements coupled end to end to define a conduit lumen. A first one of the elements includes a male portion and a female portion. A second element includes a female portion having an inner su... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7543607 | Automatic pool cleaner power conduit including stiff sections and resilient axially flexible couplers An improved power conduit for use with automatic pool cleaners particularly configured to avoid the formation of persistent coils and/or knots. Embodiments in accordance with the invention are characterized by the use of at least one axially stiff elongate member to... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7418979 | Method and apparatus for preventing foam disbondment The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for preventing disbondment in an insulated piping system that is used for conveying high temperature fluids. More specifically, an external slip wrap is shown, capable of surrounding the outer protec... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7337808 | Bimodal flexible-rigid hose The present invention provides a flexible hose easily converted to a rigid hose. The flexible-rigid bimodal hose comprises a plurality of adjacently engaged hollow members defining a tube having a first end, a second end, and an elongated hollow. A flexible tube as ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311061 | Telescoping flagpole A telescopic flagpole for reducing the manual force required to extend and secure multiple segments. The flagpole includes a plurality of segments including a bottom segment, at least one intermediate segment, and a top segment; a plurality of sleeve assemblies each... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306555 | Centrifuge system utilizing disposable components and automated processing of blood to collect platelet rich plasma A centrifugal method, and corresponding system, for processing blood to collect platelet rich plasma. A separation chamber is filled with blood from a fill syringe by rotating the separation chamber at a fill rotation rate and pumping the blood from the fill syringe... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303058 | Telescoping spout for agricultural harvester An adjustable height spout for an agricultural harvester may be remotely actuated by an operator. The spout may be positioned to match a height of a receptacle into which grain from the harvester is being transferred. An agricultural harvester including an adjustabl... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7240477 | Flexible router for liquid tubes and electrical ribbon cables An improved energy tube-cable-router for securing flat cables and fluid carrying tubes and adapted to eliminate an undesirable pumping action of the fluid within the tubes by maintaining the longitudinal axis of tubes in a plane containing the central radius of curv... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238317 | Method of continuously producing a twin-wall pipe with a ventilation zone between a socket and an adjacent elevation A twin-wall pipe comprises an internal pipe and an external pipe. The external pipe is corrugated, having elevations and troughs. The twin-wall pipe is further provided with a socket. In a transition portion towards the twin-wall pipe and the socket, provision is ma... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222512 | Method and device for bending a cylindrical tube or the like The invention concerns methods and devices for bending a cylindrical tube or the like (1) so as to obtain two consecutive sections (2, 3) of said tube forming between them a non-null angle alpha. The method is essentially characterised in that it consi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218510 | Computer controlled display device The present invention is a computer controlled display device. In one embodiment, the display device includes a flat panel display having an input for receiving display data. Additionally, a moveable assembly may be coupled to the display. The moveable assembly may ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211730 | Cable or the like protection and guide device An improved cable or the like protection and guide device in which even if curling, strain and the like exist in a side plate after molding, static electricity can escape and the device can be produced at a reduced cost. In a cable or the like protection and guide d... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204462 | Expanding hose holder An insulation delivery apparatus has a hose holder and a nozzle section holder, the nozzle section holder being mounted on an extensible section of the hose holder. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7168486 | Apparatus comprising expandable bistable tubulars and methods for their use in wellbores A technique for connecting expandable tubulars. The technique comprises an expandable connector system that facilitates the connection of tubular components, such as tubulars used in wellbore environments. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168451 | Removable hose cover A removable hose cover comprises a hose cover which is adapted to telescopically receive a hose therein. The hose cover has at least one hose cover end fitting on one end thereof and the hose has at least one end fitting on one end thereof, The hose cover end fittin... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163062 | Riser A riser for conveying fluids from a subsea location to a surface vessel comprises an upper section which is located in a confining conduit, said upper section being allowed to deform elastically into a helical configuration against the inside of the confining condui... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150206 | Cable or the like protection and guide device To provide a cable or the like protection and guide device, which reliably maintains linear position mode of the adjacent connecting link bodies without backlash to remove distortion and can attain a smooth change of form between the linear position mode and the ben... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143788 | High temperature line expansion installation with bellows An flexible coupling is shown for an insulated piping system of the type used to convey steam and other high temperature fluids. The coupling uses a flexible bellows and additional insulating and joining components to couple conventional lengths of insulated pipe. T... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137414 | Fluid transfer apparatus The fluid transfer apparatus has an outer composite body having end sealing lips that are adapted to sealingly engage the surface surrounding the spaced passages between which fluid is to be transferred. The transfer apparatus has a central member having a uniform c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134455 | Insulator apparatus for vacuum insulated tubing An insulating apparatus for use with vacuum insulated tubing sting to reduce heat loss through the joints, where the apparatus includes an insulator adapted to surround the joint and a latching joint protector adapted to surround the insulator and hold the insulator... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7104329 | Marine bottomed tensioned riser and method A new marine oil production riser system for use in deepwater applications is disclosed. An efficient means for accommodating movements of the host facility, while maintaining riser top tension within the limits for long-term riser performance. Long riser stroke len... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100676 | Fan duct A fan duct includes an immovable cylinder and a movable cylinder. The movable cylinder is capable of sliding in an axial direction of the immovable cylinder. One of the immovable cylinder and the movable cylinder defines at least one groove in an axial direction the... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089965 | Pipe for transporting automobile fluids, comprising a smooth inner tube and an annellated outer tube A pipe for transporting automobile fluids includes a smooth inner tube (1) based on a fluorinated thermoplastic material, a corrugated outer tube (2) in contact with the inner tube via the inside peaks (3) of its corrugations, and made of a poly... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077166 | Drain hose for electrical appliance having water outlet A continuous drain hose for an electrical appliance having a water outlet is disclosed. The drain hose comprises a first cylindrical end portion being connectable to the water outlet, a second end portion being connectable to a drain pipe and comprising a bellows th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077822 | Stereotactic hypothalamic obesity probe Apparatus and methods for regulating the appetite of an individual suffering from morbid obesity, the apparatus including a plurality of stimulation electrodes arranged longitudinally on at least one electrode support shaft for insertion within the hypothalamus for ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069953 | Plastic corrugation corrugated pipe with monolithic container The invention relates to a plastic corrugation corrugated pipe with corrugation peaks and corrugation valleys for household apparatus or motor vehicles, which pipe has at least one connecting portion and, in accordance with the invention, a container monolithically ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066411 | Flexible shower arm assembly A flexible shower arm assembly that allows the user to repeatably adjust the position of the shower head in three dimensions by configuring the shape of the shower arm attached between the water source, such as a shower pipe, and the water dispenser, such as a showe... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063454 | Heat exchange system and rotor having the same A heat exchange system includes a rotor, a hole, a main tube, and branch tubes. The rotor, the outer surface of which is in contact with a kneaded object, has a heat-exchange chamber therein, in which a heat medium flows. The hole having a diameter less than that of... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062143 | Modular mechanism for protecting fiber optic cables A method and modular mechanism are provided for protecting fiber optic cables. The modular mechanism includes an inner member for receiving the fiber optic cable, and an outer container receiving and retaining the inner member, such as, an inner tube and outer tube.... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044245 | Toroidal propulsion and steering system An apparatus comprises a body having a torus skin with inner and outer layers, and a drive system configured to propel the apparatus by moving the inner layer relative to the outer layer. The active skin propulsion system allows movement and steering of a device. A ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045705 | Cable protection and guide device A cable protection and guide device which can protect and guide a cable with a simple connection between the movable end jig and the fixed end jig under various mounting configurations is disclosed. A cable protection and guide device in which when said link frame b... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046509 | Computer controlled display device The present invention is a computer controlled display device. In one embodiment, the display device includes a flat panel display having an input for receiving display data. Additionally, a moveable assembly may be coupled to the display. The moveable assembly may ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032621 | High temperature line expansion installation with release agent A high temperature pre-insulated piping system is shown which can withstand conveyance temperatures in excess of 250° F. The piping system includes a first and second length of insulated and jacketed pipe. Each pipe length includes an inner metal pipe having an int... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7003919 | Post mount assembly A post and post mount assembly in a hole in the ground has a socket in the hole, concrete in the annular space between the interior walls of the hole and the exterior of the socket, a post in the socket, a wedge member having a tapered portion filling a gap between ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6983768 | Insulation module, system and method for installation and manufacture Disclosed is a pre-formed insulation module (310, 320) for insulating a process component having opposed longitudinally extending contacting surfaces (390) extending along a length thereof and terminal contacting surfaces (337, 387) at each end ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6974912 | Insulator and connect cable and method of making same An insulator and cable, wherein the insulator includes a spacer of low dielectric factor having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises more than about three quarters of an axial length of the insulator and wherein the first end has a generally... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966527 | Closed cable drag chain To provide a closed cable drag chain, which is capable of preventing the contact wear powder generated in the holding and guiding the inserted cable or the like from being scattered into an operation space, and of suppressing noises such as sliding contact noise and... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951185 | Telescoping flagpole A telescopic flagpole for reducing the manual force required to extend and secure multiple segments. The flagpole includes a plurality of segments including a bottom segment, at least one intermediate segment, and a top segment; a plurality of sleeve assemblies each... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949101 | Medical instrument for milling a curved path in bone and procedure A medical instrument and procedure is adapted to mill bone along a curve and with respect to at least two angles of orientation with respect to an input source of rotary motion. Particularly, the medical instrument is a bone milling apparatus that is configured to m... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941974 | Cable or the like protection and guide device To provide a cable or the like protection and guide device excellent in endurance and reliability by preventing breakage of a flexible cable-shaped body (cable, rope, wire or the like). A cable or the like protection and guide device of the invention includes link f... | 09/13/2005 |
