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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293587 | Portable fuel assembly A portable fuel assembly has a holder that securely holds a fuel pump, at least one tool and at least one spare part, while at the same time having a base, which may be attached to a fuel container in order to transport fuel for a remote controlled vehicle to a desi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7063112 | Fuel dispensing nozzle having a dripless spout A fuel dispensing nozzle having a dripless spout has a nozzle for placement in a tank. The nozzle has a housing with an air bleed device, an attitude support device extends from the housing, a gland joined to the attitude support device and then the spout attaches t... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6945286 | Closed loop fluid transfer system for liquid supply and vapor recovery A single-point connection apparatus for a closed fluid transfer delivery system having a mobile dispense to transfers liquid from a chemical delivery vessel to a chemical-receiving device, e.g., a dry cleaning machine, with return flow of vapor therefrom to the deli... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6799614 | Dispensing tool assembly for a fluid fill tube Fuel is dispensed into a fuel tank fill tube by a hand-held tool assembly having a body with an outlet tube connected to a fuel supply passage through an air actuated control valve. Spring biased arcuate jaws surround the outlet tube and expand outwardly into engage... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6786250 | Flexible dispenser modules A fuel-dispenser station which comprises one or more fuel hoses with fuel-dispenser nozzles useable to control a flow of fuel, which has been purchased from a fuel vendor, from the fuel vendor's fuel storage tank to the customer's fuel storage reservoir. The fuel-di... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6289949 | Preconditioned air adapter chute A preconditioned air adapter chute for attachment to a ring connector of an aircraft has a body adapted at a first end to attach a hose for transmitting the preconditioned air. The body is provided at a second end with a flange connecting to the ring conn... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6123123 | Non-stretch breakaway hose particularly for fuel dispenser A system for dispensing a fluid from a first tank into a second tank, in which one of the tanks is attached to a vehicle. The system comprises a flexible, stretchable, resilient delivery hose, a first end of the delivery hose being connected to the first ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6116300 | Push-pull type pre-conditioned air adapter A pre-conditioned air adapter chute to connect an aircraft to a pre-conditioned air unit on the ground. The adapter is a type which can be attached to the aircraft by pushing up on the adapter's handles to cause the safety latches to engage the aircraft, ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5927355 | Pre-conditioned air adapter A pre-conditioned air adapter for attaching an air access port of an aircraft to a pre-conditioned air unit made of an integral one-piece plastic body, a clamp connected to the body, a hook connected to the clamp, a strengthening ring member secured to a ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5927350 | System for preventing spillage from containers during filling thereof A system for preventing spillage from containers during the filling thereof includes an electrical circuit extending between one or more filling ports of the container and being connected with one or more liquid level sensitive switches within the contain... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5740846 | Hose adapter for use in connecting a proconditioned air hose to an aircraft A hose adapter for use in connecting a preconditioned air hose to an aircraft having a ring connector with a plurality of slots formed therethrough by which a ground-based heating/air conditioning unit is connected to an internal ventilation system of the... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5651400 | Automatic, virtually leak-free filling system An automatic virtually leak-free filling system for filling a liquid tank (1), comprises a bulk supply tank (3), a pump (12, 22) and a liquid line (5, 11) connected to the bulk supply tank which at its open end is provided with a coupling (9) for a manual... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5634505 | Refueling system for race cars An improved refueling system is provided for faster and safer pit stop refueling of a race car during a race, wherein the system is particularly designed for faster gravity drain flow to fuel from a pitside fuel tank to a fuel cell on the race car. The re... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5609192 | Fuel dispenser A fuel dispensing nozzle and a method utilizing that dispensing nozzle, are provided, the method comprising the steps of: providing a sealing means effective to mate in a sealing relationship with a fuel tank inlet, the sealing means comprising a boot hav... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5174347 | Water dispensing and alignment apparatus An organization for dispensing of water from a water dispensing organization to include a housing with a wall opening directed therethrough, the wall opening includes a flexible hose reciprocatably mounted within the opening and biased in a retracted conf... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4883229 | Retrofit refueling apparatus for an overhead fuel manifold A retrofit refueling apparatus is shown for use with an overhead fuel manifold of the type used to supply fuel to a locomotive fuel tank. The refueling apparatus includes a movable carriage and a conduit which joins the movable carriage to the primary flo... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4864696 | Hose clamp for a fuel dispensing system A hose clamp for clamping a swivel hose in a fuel dispensing installation. The hose clamp includes a breakable portion by which the hose clamp is connected to a retrieving cable. When sufficient force is placed on the cable, the hose clamp will break away... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4434823 | Liquid transfer device A liquid transfer device is disclosed which comprises a body having a wall defining a cavity within the body. Two hollow conduits extend from the cavity through the wall and project outwardly from the body. Two resilient tubes extend through the body and ... | 03/06/1984 |
