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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434600 | Pressurized actuator system for inflatable structures A pressurized actuator system for simultaneously deploying a plurality of inflatable floatation devices or other structures for a rotorcraft or other mobile or stationary devices includes a plurality of primary sources of pressurized fluid adapted for deploying a co... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7350545 | Filling valve apparatus A filling valve apparatus having a body portion with an inner wall terminating at an aperture to define a sealing seat. The inner wall extends below the seat to define a trap for a fluid. A cage extends from the body portion with the cage having an inner wall mating... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343942 | Fuel tank filler neck and method of manufacturing same A method of forming a gas tank filler neck includes configuring at least a portion of a seamless tubular member to induce a swirl to passing fuel for venting vapors from the gas tank during fuel filling. The configuration may include deep drawing a seamless funnel m... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7302975 | Method and system for increasing density of toner in a toner container A system and method enable toner to be packed more densely in a toner container and the container to be more quickly filled with toner. The system includes a container for storage of toner in an xerographic reproduction machine, the container having a fill opening, ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296600 | Valve assembly and refueling sensor A valve assembly includes a housing having a valve seat defining at least part of a vent passage, a pressure responsive member carried by the housing and defining at least part of a pressure chamber, and a valve carried by the housing and having a closure movable re... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7059365 | Fuel tank filler neck and method of manufacturing same A fuel tank filler assembly includes a filler neck configured to receive a fuel supply nozzle. The filler neck includes a one-piece seamless funnel member having a tubular body configured to swirl supplied fuel and reduce vapor escape. The tubular body includes inte... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048019 | Fuel filler tube assembly and manufacturing method A method of forming a filler tube includes forming a funnel insert, forming a funnel portion in a first end of a filler tube, and joining the funnel insert and the funnel portion of the filler tube. The funnel portion includes a transition portion configured to indu... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6901787 | Method of testing the pressure integrity of a tank A method of testing the pressure integrity of a tank containing hydrocarbon in liquid and gaseous phase and its associated pipework and valves, the tank having an inlet for the supply of liquid hydrocarbon to the tank, a first outlet for the removal of gaseous hydro... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6845793 | System for filling a pressure medium accumulator A method of filling a pressure medium accumulator with a housing having an inner space that is subdivided into two chambers by a metallic pleated bellows used as a media-separating element. The first chamber thereof is filled with a gas and the second chamber is fil... | 01/25/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6588459 | Fuel tank filler neck and method of manufacturing same A fuel tank filler neck is provided to reduce the escape of gasoline vapor from an automobile fuel tank system and is leak tight. The filler neck is configured to receive a fuel supply nozzle. The filler neck includes a one-piece seamless funnel member ha... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6581654 | Pneumatic control unit for liquid product filling head A pneumatic control head for controlling the supply of a product into a container via a filling head. A manifold has a pilot air duct. A start valve outputs main air to the pilot air duct when actuated by a mechanical switch. A pilot valve activates a cyl... | 06/24/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6446681 | Filler unit for topping up a container with liquid A battery watering unit is mounted atop a battery cell, and includes an open-topped vessel having a bottom wall. A side wall arrangement having an opening at the bottom forms a first divider to partition the vessel into a vented portion and an air entrapp... | 09/10/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6347650 | Device and method for dispensing particulate material The resin dispenser comprises a support frame, a probe with an adjustable loading volume mounted on the support frame and connected to a vacuum source, a hopper for containing a resin slurry, a holder for retaining one or more containers to be loaded at a... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6330893 | Fuel tank filter neck and method of manufacturing same A fuel tank filler neck is provided to reduce the escape of gasoline vapor from an automobile fuel tank system and is leak tight. The filler neck is configured to receive a fuel supply nozzle. The filler neck includes a one-piece seamless funnel member ha... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6318418 | Metering apparatus for pourable bulk material A worm metering apparatus which includes a metering tube having an end, the end has an annular barrier element, made of sintered metal, that communicates with a negative-pressure source and an overpressure source gas source. A pressure meter is also provi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6253802 | Electromechanically controlled refueling valve An electronic onboard refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) system including an electrically operated ORVR valve that selectively opens and closes a fuel vapor path between a fuel tank and a collection canister. An electronic control circuit generates control s... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6244309 | Rugged high flow rate valve for bottle filling machines There is disclosed a filling valve for incorporation in a bottle filling machine such as the Crown bottle filling machine or other functionally similar bottle filling machine, which The filling valve has a housing adapted so that the liquid beverage will ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6234221 | Automatic fluid container refill device An automatic fluid container (10) refill device. Pressure container (12) is charged with a pressurizing gas and fluid. A hydraulic cylinder (26) with an interior volume and having piston (30) located therein with an attached drive shaft (32) that extends ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6206057 | Two-stage ORVR control valve A refueling fuel level responsive control valve with a two-stage closing operation providing an initial soft shutoff cue to the filler nozzle operator, and a subsequent final shutoff after a limited amount of "roundoff" filling to a maximum fuel level. Th... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6189578 | Filling system and filling element A filling system for filling bottles or similar containers with a liquid product under counter pressure has a plurality of filling elements. Each filling element has a liquid valve for the controlled dispensing of the product as well as a plurality of gas... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6167920 | 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... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6152196 | Filling and venting system for a fuel tank In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a filling and venting system for a fuel tank which includes a canister having a fill section and a vent section defined therein. The fill section including a fuel inlet portion for the introducti... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6138672 | Arrangement in anesthesia vaporizer An arrangement in an anesthesia vaporizer comprising a liquid container including a vapor generator; a filling device; and conduits for supplying anesthetic from a transport and storage container to the liquid container and/or for removing anesthetic from... | 10/31/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6119735 | Filling of tanks with volatile liquids A method of and apparatus for filling a volatile liquid into at least one tank (10) of a multi-tank installation having a vent-pipe (11A, 11B . . . 11F) associated with each tank, all of the vent-pipes being connected to a common vent manifold (13) throug... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6095207 | Sealing device for a filling opening and method for its control In a sealing device for a filling opening, especially for sealing it against the escape of fuel fumes when filling stationary or mobile supply tanks, a seal is located in the vicinity of the filling opening and abuts in a sealing fashion an object such as... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6085771 | Two-stage fuel tank vapor recovery vent valve and method of making same A two-stage venting on-board refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) valve for controlling fuel tank venting to a storage canister during tank filling. A float actuated poppet has a small second stage venting hole therethrough. The poppet is mounted for relative ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6044873 | Onboard refueling vapor recovery detector An apparatus is provided for detecting the presence of a vehicle equipped with an onboard refueling vapor recovery system. The apparatus has a body that is equipped with an inlet fluid port and an outlet fluid port that is in fluid communication with the ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6019348 | Quick-connection of a fuel fill pipe to a fuel tank A quick-connect coupling assembly, and method of making same, for connecting a fuel fill pipe to a fuel tank made of a polyethylene based material. A mounting bracket subassembly has a base molded of such tank-type material that is plastic welded to the t... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5983958 | Onboard vapor recovery system with two stage shutoff valve An onboard vapor recovery system for a vehicle fuel system having a fuel tank, a filler neck dynamically sealed by high pressure fuel flow from a filler nozzle, and a vapor recovery apparatus such as a carbon canister. The system includes a liquid level o... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5904189 | Fuel dispensing system, parts therefor and methods of making the same A fuel dispensing system, parts therefor and methods for making the same are provided, the system having a venturi section for removing liquid from a normal drape area of a hose assembly of the system, the venturi section having an inlet unit that is posi... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5860458 | Two-stage ORVR control valve An onboard vapor recovery system for a vehicle fuel system having a fuel tank, a filler neck dynamically sealed by high pressure fuel flow from a filler nozzle, and a vapor recovery apparatus such as a carbon canister. The system includes a liquid level o... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5810057 | Pressure vessel fill protective device A method and apparatus for preventing over-pressurization of vessel during filling with a fluid where temperature of the vessel would cause the fluid to flash or rapidly expand on contact. A shut off device is placed in a conduit between the fluid source ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5797434 | Onboard vapor recovery system with two-stage shutoff valve An onboard vapor recovery system for a vehicle fuel system having a fuel tank (10), a filler neck (12) dynamically sealed by high pressure fuel flow from a filler nozzle, and a vapor recovery apparatus such as a carbon canister (18). The system preferably... | 08/25/1998 |
