Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8408251 | Apparatus and method for venting gases and removing sediment from a liquid Apparatus, methods, and systems are provided for venting gases and removing sediment from a liquid comprising a body containing a flow through passageway running from a top end of the body to a bottom end of the body, adapted to sealably attach to an opening of a li... | 04/02/2013 |
| 7967036 | Recipicating compressor with inlet booster for CNG station and refueling motor vehicles The present invention provides a natural gas compression system, comprising a gas inlet component for the entrance of natural gas into the system, a booster component for increasing the pressure of the natural gas, a drying component for drying the natural gas, a co... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7389800 | Orientation-independent fluid delivery apparatus A fluid delivery device that may be used in any orientation is presented. The device includes a container, a first fluid in the container space, an inlet opening attached to a bladder, and an outlet opening. A second fluid enters the container through the inlet open... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7353848 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material having a filling device and a filling machine having such a filling device A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material having a filling device and a filling machine having such a filling device. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. ยง1.72(b). As stated in 37... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7189365 | Liquid treating equipment including a storage vessel and a discharge vessel In a liquid treating equipment to maintain a small amount of liquid to a desired liquid level with constantly supplying an additional liquid into a small capacity vessel, a storage vessel 13 to store the small amount of liquid, an injection tube 16 to ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168464 | Dual-service system and method for compressing and dispensing natural gas and hydrogen A dual service system and method for selectively compressing and dispensing methane, hydrogen, and variable mixtures of methane and hydrogen for use as a gaseous fuel. The use of an in-line gas density meter, hydraulic intensifier, pressurized gas cooler, optional i... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147017 | Fill limit vent valve assembly A fill limit vent valve assembly includes a cover assembly, a valve assembly and a fill control system. The fill control system has a primary fuel control window, a secondary fuel control window, a first conduit and a second conduit, the primary and secondary fuel c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7063111 | Method of and device for filling a bag having air extracting means A method of filling a bag with pourable, especially powdery material, by means of a dispensing device with a vertical filling pipe which can be introduced into the bag and which comprises flanging-on means at its upper end and a closing device at its lower end, wher... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055556 | Controlling vapor recirculation during refueling of a tank through a filler tube from a dispensing nozzle A two-stage pressure differential pressure responsive flow control valve is disposed to provide greater fuel vapor recirculation to a tank filler tube when high vacuum conditions are encountered during refueling from a fuel dispensing nozzle inserted in the filler t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036322 | Storage tank for cryogenic liquids A storage tank for cryogenic liquids incorporates an ullage vessel that provides for an ullage space. The ullage vessel is in communication through an ullage line to a fill line that provides cryogen to a cryogen space. The junction where the ullage line and fill li... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011119 | Vapor trapping and controlling container An underground tank releases vapors depending upon air pressure. As pressure increases, vapors decline. When pressure decreases, vapors increase and escape the tank or spill to pollute the atmosphere. A container for trapping vapors has a housing upon a base. Within... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011118 | Residential compressor for refueling motor vehicles that operate on gaseous fuels A compressor for natural gas is made in a format suitable for mounting on a wall or upright support at a residential location to permit refilling of the gas reservoir of a gaseous-fueled motor vehicle parked at the residence. The wall-mounted appliance has vibration... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004208 | Accumulated oil separator for oil-gas recovery system The accumulated oil separator has a main body with an oil-gas connecting pipe on its front end and with an axial central hole having a predetermined diameter: a through hole in the main body is concentric with an axial central hole of the oil-gas connecting pipe; a ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6938649 | Substrate holding device, substrate processing apparatus, and method of releasing substrate A substrate holding part in a substrate processing apparatus includes a fixing table having a suction pipe and a supply pipe, and a holding member having atmosphere flow passages for vacuum-holding a substrate. The holding member is placed on the fixing table. The s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6889728 | High-speed bulk filling tank truck A high-speed bulk filling tank truck is provided, which permits reduction of the filling time. The high-speed bulk filling tank truck delivers a liquefied gas in a truck tank to a bulk storage tank, and recovers a gas-phase gas in the bulk storage tank into the truc... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6880592 | Canister guard A canister guard for preventing liquid contamination of an oulet to a canister containing liquid. The canister guard may include baffles extending from a sidewall. Additionally, the canister guard may be configured to be replacable or for retrofitting to conventiona... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6866299 | Slurpie hose connection A slurpie hose connection, for attachment between the coaxial hose and the back end of a fuel dispensing nozzle, including two parts, a connector part that fits within the back end of the nozzle, a hose part that secures with the leading edge of the hose, such that ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863095 | Evaporative fuel control system An evaporative fuel control system is provided which includes a canister, and a fill-up control valve disposed in a vent line that communicates a fuel tank with the canister for controlling fill-up of the fuel tank. The fill-up control valve includes a casing, a flo... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6851458 | On board refueling vapor recovery system and fuel vapor passage using for the same An on board refueling vapor recovery system includes a first fuel vapor passage for connecting a fuel tank with a canister, a second fuel vapor passage for connecting an inlet portion of a fuel filler pipe with the fuel vapor passage (a tank main body) and a check v... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6835223 | Fuel storage and dispensing system A fuel storage and dispensing system reduces the emission of harmful volatile organic compounds. The system includes at least one storage tank, an air exhaust port, at least one fuel dispenser, a fuel dispensing nozzle, a rigid, fuel dispensing spout, a boot, a pres... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6836732 | Enhanced vapor containment and monitoring An apparatus and method for ensuring effective and efficient vehicle vapor recovery performance, storage tank system integrity relative to both vapor and liquid containment and for reducing the probability that inaccurate information causes companies to undertake un... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6817385 | Method and apparatus for filling a liquid container and converting liquid phase fluid into a gaseous phase for dispensing to users A method an apparatus for establishing in a system for dispensing fluid in a gaseous phase a predetermined quantify of the fluid in its liquid phase, and for allowing such fluid in its liquid phase to vaporize into its gaseous phase to replace the gaseous phase flui... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6789584 | Fluid containment apparatus A method and apparatus for preventing leakage from a fitting coupling a first and second fluid supply line to an environment surrounding the fitting is generally provided. In one embodiment, a containment apparatus includes a body having a first, second and third ap... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786254 | Retractable air supply connector system for a fuel cell assembly In a retractable air supply connection system for air supply lines extending between a blower supply plenum and hot zone components of a solid-oxide fuel cell assembly, each such hot zone component is provided with a socket for receiving a retractable connector. Eac... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6719016 | Inflator for vehicle protection apparatus A pressurized container includes a vessel defining a chamber therein. A housing that is connected to the vessel defines an outlet that is fluidly separated from the chamber by a closure member. A moveable member may be seated within and form a seal with the housing ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6681813 | Device for removing fluid from a container The invention relates to a device for the removal of fluid from a container (10), which carries a gas and which in the area of a collection point (12) for the liquid has a removal connection (14), to which can be connected a collection container (18) by m... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6668874 | Gas assisted flow tube and filling device A gas-assisted flow and filling device for transporting particulate material and filling die cavities includes a source of low-pressure gas for delivering gas to a chamber that is separated from a fluidizing chamber by a porous distributor plate which per... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6634396 | Container and plug for container The object of this invention is to improve safety by preventing the leakage of liquid caused by the internal pressure of a container. A liquid path plug in which a pipe is provided in the lid section of the plug, and a gas path plug which does not have a ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6604558 | Aircraft fuel inerting system for an airport A multicomponent, ground based system for reducing the hazard of explosion of aircraft fuel in the on board tanks of aircraft. The system is adapted to provide a supply of scrubbed fuel having a low concentration of dissolved oxygen. The scrubbed fuel can... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6601617 | Electromechanical refueling control system A method for actuating an onboard refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) valve to selectively enable passage of fuel vapor from a fuel tank to a collection canister for the fuel vapor. The method includes determining whether a filling event is occurring and dete... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6578597 | Fuel tank vent system with liquid fuel filter A vent module is adapted to be mounted in a top wall of a fuel tank to vent fuel vapor from the tank to a vapor recovery canister located outside the tank. An outer shell is positioned around the vent module to define a fuel vapor transfer passageway arra... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6557591 | Bulk gas built-in purifier with dual valve bulk container An apparatus for delivering a gaseous product includes a horizontal container having inlet and outlet ports, an elongated hollow tube inside the container, a purifying medium inside the tube, inlet and outlet control means adapted to control delivery of t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6533002 | Fuel tank system A cooling unit is mounted to an upper wall of a fuel tank so as to cool fuel. A control valve and a vent valve are disposed in a vapor line extending from a float valve to a canister. The control valve and the vent valve are disposed in parallel with one ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6520218 | Container chemical guard In a first respect this invention is a container, comprising: a cylindrical, hollow body capped on both ends by a base and a top; a conduit that bisects the top and extends into the interior of the container; and a perforated housing that encompasses the ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6510875 | Inflating device and method of use A new inflating device and method for inflating an inflatable object are described. The inflating device includes two compartments: one containing a gas-generating agent and the other containing an activating agent. When mixed, the gas-generating agent an... | 01/28/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6443190 | Electromechanical refueling control system A method for actuating an onboard refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) valve to selectively enable passage of fuel vapor from a fuel tank to a collection canister for the fuel vapor. The method includes determining whether a filling event is occurring and dete... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6435227 | Tank filling apparatus and method An apparatus and method for transferring liquid chlorine or other process material from a larger container to one or more smaller containers, including a valve assembly used to minimize chemical loss, is disclosed herein. The valve assembly minimizes chlo... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6357492 | Liquid changer A liquid changer includes a base, a liquid tank, a pump and a changeover valve. The base has two insert grooves for the liquid tank and the pump to fit therein to stand up. The changeover valve is located at one side of the pump. Switching the changeover ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6340036 | Powdery-particles supplying method and apparatus, and control method for flowing solid-state substances A control method for discharging particles and an apparatus executing the method are disclosed. The control method includes steps of passing particles through a particles-supplying path connected to a supplying section of the particles at one end of it, a... | 01/22/2002 |
