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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770610 | System and method for in-structure delivery of air for filling of breathing apparatus An in-structure air delivery system comprises a control panel and a plurality of air delivery lines. The control panel is located at a first location in the structure and has an air supply inlet. Each air delivery line extends from the control panel to a different l... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7600541 | Overfill protection for liquid hydrogen tank A fluid supply system is provided which includes a filling station operable to provide a fluid to a fuel storage vessel. The fluid supply system is operable in a first mode to provide a fluid in a liquid phase from the filling station to the storage vessel and is op... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7533701 | Method and apparatus for the storage and preservation of liquids compounds The present invention is directed to an apparatus for transferring a liquid from a source container to a destination container including a liquid transfer mechanism; at least one unidirectional valve preventing backflow into the source container; a source needle, in... | 05/19/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7159622 | 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 ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7104288 | 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 ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6938650 | Filling apparatus A filling apparatus for attachment to a neck of a fluid reservoir is disclosed. The apparatus has a container for fluid and a stem projecting from the container. Two passages extend through the stem. One of the these passages allows fluid from the container to flow ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6883565 | Air pump for bicycles An air pump for bicycles comprises: an air storage tank 5 for storing compressed air which is charged thereinto from a manual pump 30 through tank-charging passages 43b and 43a; an air-charge valve 44 or 49 for... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6817386 | Filling valve A liquid passage 4 for filling which communicates with a liquid supply piping 6 for filling is formed within a valve housing 2 and carries a filling nozzle 31 at its lower end. The liquid passage 4 is opened or closed by a liquid v... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805172 | Enhanced/proactive CO2/O2 gas control An apparatus and method for compensating gas loss in an incubator. A transducer can be used to monitor the gas pressure of various gases that flow into the incubator. By knowing the correct pressure that flows into the chamber, a faster and more accurate compensatio... | 10/19/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6786245 | Self-contained mobile fueling station A mobile self-contained self-powered station having a plurality of vessels delivers a pressurized fluid to a receiving tank (e.g., a fuel tank of a hydrogen-powered vehicle) without using mechanical compression, external electric power, or other external utilities. ... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6698473 | Cone-shaped jet filling tube and filling machine equipped therewith A filling tube for dispensing a liquid into a container, wherein the tube (10) includes an orifice (36, 40) for dispensing the liquid which conditions a cone-shaped jet, and wherein the tube includes an axial cannula provided with a gas discharge conduit ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6691747 | Method and apparatus for exposing a container to a controlled environment An apparatus for exposing a container traveling along a conveyor to a controlled environment is provided. The apparatus includes an elongated rail and a first elongated gas deflecting member. The elongated rail includes a longitudinally oriented manifold.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6684917 | Apparatus for volumetric metering of small quantity of powder from fluidized beds The present invention provides a fluidized bed for dispensing small quantities of powders. The fluidized bed is made using a porous housing to permit injection and removal of fluid through the surrounding walls to improve the operation of the bed particul... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6668877 | Filling system for still beverages A filling system having a discharge unit to fill still beverages under an open ambience into containers. The filling system has an annular nozzle from which blows a sterile gas in the direction of filling. The nozzle is mounted on the filling system conce... | 12/30/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6601618 | Filling apparatus and filling method therefor A filling apparatus 1 is made up of a gas passage 14 connected to a storage tank 31 via a connection passage 14a, a first gas valve 35 that opens and closes the gas passage, a pressure gas passage 41 connected to a pressure gas supply source, a pressure g... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6491070 | Device for capturing dust in the loading of concrete mixer trucks The device comprises a container (1) with a mouth (4') to which the end of the conduit through which cement falls into the drum (3) of a concrete mixer truck is coupled, said container being fixed and having a trap door (6) for adapting the back part of s... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6213169 | Single-chamber filling system In a mechanical single-chamber filling system for filling bottles or similar containers with a liquid product, each filling element has a return gas tube that forms a gas or return gas duct that emerges in a gas space of a toroidal bowl. In this gas or re... | 04/10/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6112780 | 4-tube apparatus for gaseous contaminant control during bottling processes A four-tube bottling system that greatly reduces the oxygen or other air-borne contaminants in bottled beverages. The apparatus allows for the injecting of inert gas into the bottom of the container while the atmosphere escapes through the forth tube near... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6079460 | Rotary filling machine for filling containers with liquids A rotary liquid container-filling machine has valve assemblies (3), mounted on a rotating platform (2), each of provided with a duct (4) intercepted by an obturator (5) for regulating the supply of liquid from a storage tank (6) to the container (7) and h... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6029716 | Tire inflater method and apparatus A tire inflating method and apparatus, allowing inflation of different sized tires without changing over a tire inflation device. The tire inflation device has two chambers, an inner chamber and an outer chamber. The inner chamber is within the outer cham... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5732751 | Filling ink supply containers An ink supply container for an ink-jet printer is provided with a main reservoir, which is typically maintained at ambient pressure. The main reservoir is coupled to a variable volume chamber via a one-way valve which allows the flow of ink from the reser... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5673735 | Process for storing and delivering gas A process for storing and delivering gas. In the first step of this process, a multiplicity of at least four gas banks is filled with compressed gas to a specified pressure, the gas pressure in each of the gas banks is sequentially measured, a control sys... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5586588 | Apparatus and method for pressurizing and drafting liquid contained within food-grade containers An apparatus and method for pressurizing liquid contained within a single, food-grade container or a series of such containers from an external source of gas, and for drafting liquid from the container (s). CO2 may be used to carbonate liquids ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5458167 | Filling system for compressed gas tanks An automatic filling system for a compressed gas tank includes a controller that measures the rate of fill of a tank being filled in order to provide an accurate estimate of the fill time for the tank, given available source pressure. The controller maint... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5406988 | Method and apparatus for dispensing compressed gas into a vehicle A method and apparatus for dispensing compressed gas from n storage vessels containing compressed gas. Gas is sequentially dispensed from each of the storage vessels until predetermined delivery conditions are reached for each storage vessel. After the pr... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5040575 | Fuel tank with vapor trap connection to filler pipe A fuel tank having a trapping device arranged in its filler pipe for trapping fuel vapors during refuelling which has an internal closure flap which not only closes off an end of the filler pipe but also closes off connection to an activated carbon filter... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4976295 | Apparatus for filling containers with carbonated liquids under counterpressure as dispensed having different filling characteristics by adjusting pressure differential without changing flow control mechanism An apparatus for filling containers, under counterpressure, with carbonated liquids. The return gas that is to be withdrawn from a container that is being filled is conveyed, accompanied by a pressure differential, into a return gas chamber via a connecti... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4964445 | Apparatus for filling a liquid friction coupling An apparatus for filling a liquid friction pump with a liquid comprises a metering pump and plug connector means for connection to the liquid friction coupling. During a testing of the filling ratio of the liquid friction pump it may be necessary not only... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4930550 | Gaseous fueled torch apparatus and fueling module therefor The disclosed gaseous fuel torch apparatus is adapted for use in cutting, welding, heating or other such operations involving the heating, cutting, or fusing of either metallic or non-metallic materials. The apparatus includes a fueling module for supplyi... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4776366 | Gaseous fueled torch apparatus and fueling module therefor The disclosed gaseous fuel torch apparatus is adapted for use in cutting, welding, heating or other such operations involving the heating, cutting, or fusing of either metallic or non-metallic materials. The apparatus includes a fueling module for supplyi... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4585039 | Gas-compressing system Combustible fuel gas at low or moderate pressure is supplied to an inlet in the top of an upright working cylinder. The working cylinder then is filled with liquid through a bottom liquid inlet to force the gas from the cylinder and direct it into a stora... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4529020 | Method and apparatus for pressure filling an electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell, carried along a cell production line, is filled with liquid electrolyte under pressure. First, the electrolyte is dispersed on top of the cell electrode assembly within an open ended cell casing. Then a pressurizing chamber is mat... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4254804 | Filling device for filling containers A filling device for use in a bottling machine, which device is provided with a sealing member for closing the opening of a bottle, a filling tube for supplying the bottle with a filling liquid and an exhaust tube for discharging the air from the bottle t... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4174005 | Fluid pressure measuring device The present invention relates to valves for racking machines which are known as isobarometric machines comprising an upper reservoir which is actuated by a rotational movement and which is provided with a certain number of valve devices or tap devices mak... | 11/13/1979 |
