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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7191912 | Brake fluid reservoir with improved venting A brake fluid reservoir (10) for a vehicle hydraulic brake system has a filler neck (16), a lid (18) which closes the filler neck, and a device for pressure compensation between the reservoir interior and the ambient atmosphere. In order, when t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172089 | Motor vehicle In a motor vehicle having a chassis, an engine cooled with fluid via a coolant system and a filling connection for the coolant system, the filling connection is equipped with a filling opening, a removable closing cap for the filling opening and an overflow connecti... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159731 | Air purge valve and filter pump cover employing same A filter pump cover according to the invention comprises a filter cap, an air purge valve, and a filter cap retainer. An air purge valve according to the invention is comprised of a valve cap, a screw-threaded portion, and a valve stem having one or more outward-fac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152754 | Tab plate There is disclosed a disposable tab plate adapted to allow the user to grip the plate and the plate's food contents without directly touching the food. This tab plate comprises a generally planar surface bounded by a perimeter for retaining food, and extending gener... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131550 | Food storage containers A lid for a food storage container includes a lid body with a vacuum sense opening and a vent opening extending through the lid body, a releasable cover disposed over the vent opening, and a pressure-indicating protrusion. The cover impedes air flow into the contain... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7001238 | Clapping apparatus A clapping apparatus preferably having a knob like handle securely fastened to a clapping plate. The clapping plate preferably having a recessed area with air holes placed though the clapping plate enabling air to fill the void created when two contacting clapping p... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994227 | vacuum container to preserve food A vacuum container for preserving food is disclosed herein that includes a cover member for covering an upper part of a container member in which food is filled, a piston member equipped with the cover member and ascending and descending movable, and first and secon... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6273285 | Structure of a whistling device for a cooker lid A whistling device for a cooker includes a cooker lid, an annular block, a handle block, and a screw, characterized in that the cooker lid is circular and is having a center opening and a venting hole; the annular block is circular and has a circular open... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6082575 | Hybrid beverage container A beverage container is disclosed which includes a stackable cup and a stackable cover which have cooperating thread forms for selectively securing the cover to the cup in a substantially liquid-tight relationship. The cover has a beverage dispensing open... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076570 | Closure containing a fluid for mixture with a beverage A closure including an integral chamber for storing a fluid separately from a beverage stored in a container to which the closure is attached is provided with a pre-formed court or aperture and a valve, the valve being operable to an open position when in... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6006939 | Steam vents for cookware A steam vent arrangement comprises a pan lid knob that incorporates a rotatable member that carries a slidable plunger. The plunger is moved by an SMA element to allow steam to vent via the knob and an aperture in a lid of the pan.... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5540347 | Vent valve assembly for a fuel tank filler neck cap A vent-valve assembly is provided for use in a filler neck fuel cap. The vent-valve assembly includes a valve housing, a vacuum-relief valve subassembly which is spring-biased within the housing to channel ambient air and fuel vapor through the valve hous... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5203465 | Lid with a valve-containing knob for a cooking utensil A lid for a cooking utensil comprising a valve-containing knob 2 rotatably supported on the lid 1. The lid 1 has a hole 3 therethrough. The valve-containing knob 2 has a venting outlet 4 which can be selectively aligned with the hole 3 in the lid 1. In or... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5160054 | Tamper evident vent system for containers A vent system adapted to be installed on a standard container, in place of a shipping and storage plug, for use in venting the container without requiring any modification to the container. The vent system includes a knob which is turnable in one directio... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4796776 | Pressure cooker for microwave ovens A pressure cooker for use in microwave ovens includes a microwave permeable bowl shaped container, a microwave permeable dome cover, and a steel locking ring permanently attached to the cover for maintaining the container and cover in fluid-tight seal dur... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4735190 | Steam-pressure cooking utensil A steam-pressure cooking utensil has a utensil and a lid which are both connected with one another by a bayonetlike or similar lock. A cooking and safety valve is arranged in the lid, and includes a valve member which is connected to the lid and a valve w... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4646717 | Vessel for cooking food and the like The present invention relates to the technical field of kitchen-ware and more particularly to a vessel for cooking food and the like. The technical problem to be solved resides in how to accomplish a vessel of the above mentioned type which may be particu... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4557396 | Lid button with a controllable steam outlet A button for a utensil lid includes a blocking member disposed against the lid and a handle part supported on the blocking member. A fastening element extends through the lid, holds the handle part and blocking member in place, and has passageways which p... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4331127 | Double boiler and steam cooker A boiler and steam cooker consists of an outer vessel provided with an insulated side wall. The outer vessel has an upper inwardly directed flange supporting thereon the outwardly directed flange of an inner vessel. Interlocking structure is provided on t... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4310102 | Closure for pressure container A removable closure for a pressure container having an opening with a peripheral bead into which there is inserted a threaded neck member, the neck member being formed of a resilient plastic material adapted to expand and contract and having an interlocki... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4190173 | Beverage container A thermally insulating beverage container includes a dispensing assembly releasably secured to a beverage receptacle. The dispensing assembly includes one dispensing member rotatably mounted atop another dispensing member such that rotation thereof to a p... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4162741 | Pressure cooker A pressure cooker has a cover which is removably secured in pressure-tight relation to the cooker body. The cover has a centrally disposed valve, which regulates pressure development in the cooker, and an over-pressure release plug in the cover margin adj... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4036393 | Cap for a fuel tank A cap for a fuel tank of the type comprising a labyrinth path between the fixed elements and the moving elements of the cap. Said labyrinth path is formed by concentric ribs defining grooves which intercommunicate by way of interruptions forming baffles, ... | 07/19/1977 |
