Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353808 | Breather system for fuel tank In a breather system for a fuel tank having a tank body, a fuel supply port opened and closed by a fuel cap provided in a central portion of an upper wall of the tank body, wherein an upper end of a breather pipe is located to face a central portion of a fuel supply... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7150298 | Method and apparatus for stacking sheets, and method and apparatus for manufacturing liquid crystal display panel A broad crystal display panel having a color filter substrate is supported by supporting nails and the middle portion of a supporting span is pressed by a loading bar. From this state, the supporting nails are removed to release the supporting, and subsequently the ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6955531 | Pump for inflating and deflating an inflatable object with a rotatable nozzle assembly A pump is capable of inflating and deflating an inflatable object. The pump includes a cylinder, a piston and a nozzle. The cylinder defines an outlet through which air can only flow into the cylinder and an inlet through which air can only flow from the cylinder. T... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6932128 | Apparatus and method for using a lightweight portable air/gas power supply A lightweight carbon fiber air/gas supply vessel storing high pressure air/gas. The air/gas supply vessel output is controlled by an adjustable pressure reduction valve which varies output pressure from very high to low pressure levels. An alternative multi-valve sy... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6719019 | Deployable oxygen charging system A gas cylinder charging system includes (1) at least two gas inlet ports and (2) at least two gas outlet ports, (3) a gas compressor having an input port and an output port, where the input port selectively receives gas from a gas inlet port and selectively transfer... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6648028 | Safety device for liquid aerating apparatus A liquid aerating apparatus--in combination with a cylinder containing gas under pressure (53); a cylinder holder (30) for retaining a pressure gas cylinder; an aerating (61) head for retaining a bottle (63) which contains a liquid to be aerated; an inter... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6581651 | Gas filling apparatus and method for gas shock absorber A gas filling apparatus for gas shock absorber comprises the assembly location correction unit, a gas filling unit, wherein the gas filling unit includes a rod chucking unit, a calking jig, an oil seal pushing unit, and a jig housing. A gas filling method... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6470923 | Inflation of tires with deoxygenated air A device for program-controlled variation of the composition of a gaseous mixture for inflating a tire for performing the method, comprising a first source of at least one main gas, a second source of at least one additional gas, at least one first compre... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6470922 | Bottling plant for bottling carbonated beverages Apparatus for the recovery of an inert gas, preferably for the recovery of CO2, for use in counterpressure filling machines, the filling elements of which--prior to introduction of a liquid filling material into a container--evacuate this conta... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6418982 | Process of bulk filling A process of bulk filling containers which includes the steps of arranging a number of containers upside down in a tray (24) that has a raised peripheral lip (26). This tray full of containers is then placed in a vacuum chamber (28) which is then evacuate... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6408902 | Balloon-inflating device A balloon-inflating device capable of mixing a multiple type of gases, which includes a body having an air-inlet cavity and a compression cavity; at least one air pump mounted to the body to pump air from the air-inlet cavity to the compression cavity; at... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6237645 | Boat fuel overflow protection system Apparatus and method to prevent fuel spillage from a fuel tank vent used with a boat mounted fuel tank having a filler tube leading thereto from a fuel filler fitting mounted to a surface of the boat and a vent line leading from the fuel tank to a vent ex... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6135166 | Filling valve (two screens) A filling valve assembly for filling a container (11) with a fluid material and comprising a valve body (16) having an outer wall (18) defining an inner chamber (20). A vent tube (30) extends upwardly through the chamber (20) for ventilating the container... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6014995 | Onsite petrochemical storage and transport system An onsite petrochemical storage and transport system comprising a land based facility, which provides storage at a well site for hydrocarbon reservoir products which include gas, oil and water at a high pressure. The pressurized mixture is transferred, by... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5524871 | Method of making a shock absorber and a shock absorber made by the method Process for the filling of a piston-cylinder unit, for example a shock absorber, with compressed gas and for closing the gas chamber of the piston-cylinder unit with a sealing element in the form of a base. The piston-cylinder unit is placed in an apparat... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5396934 | Method and apparatus for injecting gas into a bottled fluid A method and apparatus for injecting CO2 gas into a bottled liquid to carbonate or maintain carbonation in the liquid. A valved coupling having a conduit extending there through is screwably attached to a P.E.T. bottle substantially filled with... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5083593 | Flip-flop seal A low-resistance, liquid-tight seal for use in a valve having a nozzle that telescopes into an axial fluid passage in a valve body. The nozzle has a peripheral portion of reduced diameter near one end thereof for supporting a flat annular seal. The inner ... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4966206 | Device for filling a gaseous fuel container The filling device houses a compressor which is connected via a suction line comprising an inlet shut-off valve to a source of gaseous fuel, and is adapted to be connected to a gaseous-fuel container via a supply line equipped with a pressure-limiting val... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4921020 | Apparatus for filling and refilling of containers with flowable material and pressurized propellant Apparatus for the discharge of fusible materials from a container under a pressure higher than the normal atmospheric pressure by compressed air of laboratory purity or compressed from fresh air, wherein a common tank (1) suitable for receiving the fusibl... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4907629 | Apparatus for liquefying a thermoplastic plastic An apparatus for liquefying a polyurethane based thermoplastic adhesive which includes a heatable sealed supply container having an upper portion for receiving a downwardly open transport container for the adhesive and a lower portion serving as a buffer ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4880040 | Liquid petroleum confinement system A method for collecting and maintaining oil at elevated pressures eliminates the undesirable discharge of volatile components to the atmosphere. At least two tanks are interconnected by a valved liquid inlet manifold and a valved gas outlet. While one tan... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4848420 | Apparatus for liquefying a thermoplastic plastic An apparatus for liquefying a polyurethane based thermoplastic adhesive which includes a heatable sealed supply container having an upper portion for receiving a downwardly open transport container for the adhesive and a lower portion serving as a buffer ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4827965 | Nitrogen/carbon dioxide mixing valves N2 and CO2 are admitted, through separate valves actuated by single high hysteresis actuator, into a mixing device when the mixture is fed to a beer keg. The actuator is dependant upon the relative Co2 N2 mixtur... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4708184 | Tire pressure regulating unit A tire pressure regulating unit for modifying the air pressure in vehicle tires while traveling. Shutters, which are arranged between the tire and the tire control valve, have parallel-connected auxiliary valves which release an additional passage cross-s... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4690179 | Fluid inductor and metering device and method of use Fluid inductor and metering device for handling and mixing concentrated chemicals such as herbicides and pesticides. In one mode of operation, the concentrated chemicals are first drawn by a transfer pump from their storage container or containers into a ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4538652 | Device for incorporating a dose of liqueur in a bottle of champagnized wine The present invention relates to a process and device for incorporating a dose of liqueur in a bottle of champagnized wine, wherein the device comprises a receptacle containing the liqueur which receptacle is connected to a pump from which the delivery is... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4453574 | Dispensing of liquids Liquid additives can be supplied to a fermenter vessel from a reservoir by a dispensing device which comprises a central discharge chamber connected in series between an upper escape chamber and a lower inlet chamber. These chambers are arranged to provid... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4436124 | Process and apparatus for bottling oxygen-sensitive liquids During the process of filling containers with an oxygen-sensitive liquid under pressure, a buffer layer of gas is maintained over the surface of the liquid throughout the filling process in order to maintain the liquid separated from any oxygen which may ... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4270585 | Filling device having an air return pipe for filling containers with gas-containing liquid The filling device for use in connection with a rotary filling machine, includes a housing enclosing an air-return chamber, a vertically reciprocating air-return pipe projecting with its upper part into the air-return chamber, a rack-and-pinion drive rota... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4228832 | Vacuum encapsulating apparatus This invention relates to apparatus for applying liquids to objects under vacuum, and in one embodiment, particularly suitable for injecting potting compounds into electronic components, comprises a portable, bell-shaped housing, preferably made from tran... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4171714 | Filling machine for charging containers with a liquid The filling machine has a rotary tank containing the liquid, an annular channel surrounding the tank and containing gas having a lower pressure than the gas in the tank but higher than the atmospheric pressure, a filling unit adapted for sealing the conta... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4115070 | Transfer pipe system A transfer pipe system for transferring particulate bed material from a fluid bed reactor includes a discharge pipe connecting the fluid bed reactor with a vertical transfer pipe, gas injection nozzles for fluidizing particulate material within the transf... | 09/19/1978 |
| 3941565 | Clinical testing means and methods Clinical testing means for determining pH dependent body fluid substances. In vivo ionized calcium concentration is obtained by withdrawing a blood specimen, determining the pH of the serum when withdrawn from the body and later, determining the in vivo i... | 03/02/1976 |
