Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353965 | Closure cap provided with anti-twisting A pressure cap for openings in tanks, in particular in automobile radiators, has an outer cap component which is provided with a locking element that can be connected to the tank's neck, and provided with a handling element rotatably mounted in relation to said lock... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7281639 | Fuel cap The present invention provides a fuel cap having a high operability while maintaining the air-tightness thereof at a necessary and sufficient level. The closure includes a closure body having a head portion, a trunk portion and an annular trunk surface having stoppe... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7216610 | Pressure regulator for engine cooling system A cooling system apparatus includes a coolant tank, an overflow tank coupled to the coolant tank, and a pressure regulator. The pressure regulator regulates flow of fluid discharged from the coolant tank into the overflow tank. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188588 | Cooling system and coolant reservoir for a cooling system A cooling system for an engine includes a radiator and a reservoir. The reservoir includes upper and lower chambers and a conduit providing fluid communication between the upper and lower chambers. The upper chamber is usually in fluid communication with the radiato... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7104415 | Sealing cap The invention relates to a sealing cap (11), for openings and containers. The valve arrangement (15) comprises an axiallly displaceable valve body (17), which is held in the direction of the container interior by means of a spring (22) ag... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097065 | Beverage container with straw A straw adapter 2 is removably disposed in the opening of a beverage container 1, and a straw 22 is attached to the straw adapter 2. A straw cap 12 is mounted on the straw adapter 2, for covering the straw attached to the st... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7048138 | Cap device A fuel cap has a torque member attached to an upper portion of a casing body. The torque member is a disk-shaped plate to transmit a rotational torque applied to a handle to the casing body. An interlocking recess and interlocking claws, which constitute a plate att... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997339 | Cap device for fuel tank In a cap device for a fuel tank, a main portion includes an operation portion, a sealing member and an engaging portion. When the main portion is inserted into an opening portion of the fuel tank and rotated by a predetermined angle, the sealing member is pressed ag... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6973945 | Vacuum bottle cap The present invention is a container lid assembly that includes an integral vacuum pump so as to create at least a partial vacuum within the container. There are several features of the present invention that can be used in synergy, but are of value when implemented... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6932232 | Radiator cap with pressure valve A pressure valve including a valve seat 3 is mounted on a cap body 8 side. The cap body 8 and a filler neck 6 are fastened together in an anti-disengagement manner by use of locking means. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6902079 | Tank cup A tank cap has outstanding operability when the fuel cap opens and closes a tank opening of a fuel tank. The tank cap is provided with a casing main body, a cover body provided with an handle and a torque mechanism. The torque mechanism transmits rotational torque t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6789692 | Container latch valve A container is provided having corresponding shells that mate together about a joint to create an enclosed airtight container. A valve seat is formed on the exterior of a shell adjacent the joint. The valve seat has an opening in communication with the container int... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6644390 | Methods and apparatus for preventing the inadvertent, uncontrolled discharge of pressurized radiator fluid A radiator includes a neck including a pair of openings and a plurality of threads configured to engage a plurality of threads disposed within a radiator cap. The neck threads and the radiator cap threads each include a thread stop and a clearance and per... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6622881 | Pressure relief valve for air-tight containers A pressure relief valve includes a center hub portion which extends through an aperture formed in a wall of a container. The pressure relief valve further includes a knob having an underside from which the center hub portion extends, a static cavity forme... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6234338 | Beverage container closures A container for a carbonated beverage has an interrupted external screw thread surrounding its mouth opening engageable with an internal screw thread of a rotatable closure. The rotatable closure has a top member which is inwardly domed or indented or oth... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6230918 | Quick-on filler neck cap The invention is a cap engagable with a filler neck of a vehicle fuel tank, the cap having a core including an axially lower end, an axially upper end, and an exterior side wall extending between the axially lower and upper ends. A handle is coupled adjac... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6202882 | Structure of fuel pouring inlet An elastic arm part is provided on an outer periphery of a cylinder part of a cap, and a projection is formed in an outer periphery of an opening part. When the cap is loosened, the arm part engages the projection and is elastically deformed and after rel... | 03/20/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6056139 | Coolant container cap assembly A coolant container cap assembly for use with a coolant container having first and second sealing ridges. The cap assembly comprises an exterior cover for removeably securing the cap assembly to the container. A valve housing member is rotatably secured t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5954214 | Cap for vacuum container having double frangible seal and container having such a cap A hermetic cap for a container containing product packed in said container under vacuum. The cap has an orifice through it and a first frangible seal hermetically sealing the orifice on one surface of the cap and a second frangible seal hermetically seali... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5615793 | Fuel tank filler pipe closure A closure for a fuel tank filler pipe comprises a body carrying a seal at one end for engagement with an outer end of the filler pipe, an outer cover, and a latch member at the other end of the body coupled to the cover and having latching projections for... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5603425 | Radiator cap A vessel for a fluid, the vessel having a filling opening and a cap removably mounted on the vessel for closing the filling opening, the filling opening being defined by a tubular conduit having a vent port located in its wall, the cap including an elonga... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5595222 | Positive seal retainer for quick install fuel cap A fuel cap retainer and gas tank cap for a fuel tank filler tube is disclosed in which the fuel tank filler tube is sealed if the gas tank cap is not properly installed on the fuel cap retainer and when properly installed permits vapor pressure equalizati... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5108001 | Pressure release vent cap A pressure relief and venting closure cap for a filler neck of a vehicle gas or coolant system tank having an initial rotary drive which opens a vent valve in response to a differential movement between a cap shell and a vent valve actuator to vent the fi... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5071020 | Radiator neck with radiator cover cap In order to attach a radiator cap 1 by means of a bayonet lock 4, 5 at a radiator neck 2 and to be able herein to install a completely assembled pressure relief valve 35 and vacuum relief valve 40 at the radiator cap 2, a lifting counterpart curved surfac... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4887733 | Pressure-release fuel cap A fuel cap is provided for use in a fuel system filler neck having a mouth. The cap includes a closure rotatably engageable with the filler neck to cover the filler neck mouth and formed to include a vent passageway extending therethrough in communication... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4676390 | Pressure-release fuel cap A fuel cap is provided for use in a threaded filler neck of a fuel system. The fuel cap includes a shell providing a hand grip and a closure rotatably engaging the threaded filler neck for closing the filler neck. The closure includes a seal for establish... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4465202 | Fluid container with venting means A sealable pressure vessel 5 has a closure member 8 held on by means of a bayonet fixing member which is movable between two positions while retaining the mechanical linkage between the vessel 5 and the closure member 8 forming a container 1. The bayonet ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4423825 | Steam pressure cooking pot A steam pressure cooking apparatus includes a connectible pot and lid with respective radially projecting handles thereon, the lid handle lying above the pot handle when the pot and lid are interconnected. A pressure discharge valve is provided in the lid... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4196822 | Monolithic radiator cap for sealed pressurized cooling system A monolithic radiator cap comprising a minimal number of inexpensive constituent parts engages the filler neck of an automotive cooling system. A valving gasket is normally held against the sealing surface of the filler neck by a spring which is responsiv... | 04/08/1980 |
| 3973694 | Pressure-cooker The specification describes a pressure-cooker with pot and lid parts which can be turned in relation to each other and can be connected with each other by means of a bayonet joint or the like. Pot lid handles can be locked with each other and a pressure l... | 08/10/1976 |
