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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320398 | Device for storing and dispensing a free-flowing substance and method of making and using the device A device can be especially designed for storing and dispensing dental materials. The device comprises a container comprising a first and a second film which form at least one first chamber for receiving a first substance and a recess that is separated from the chamb... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7255244 | Paint sealer for use within paint cans The present invention provides for a device for sealing paint in a can. The device or fluid cover includes a circular disk having an outer edge with the diameter of the edge being smaller than the inner diameter of the can. The cover includes a side wall that extend... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240804 | Full contact floating roof A device and method of making a full contact floating roof for use in covering fluid bodies, such as storage tanks containing hydrocarbon fluids, allowing ease of construction, high integrity, and low maintenance cost. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7154069 | Cooking apparatus and methods of employing such apparatus A cooking apparatus includes a cooking vessel and a lid for covering the cooking vessel. The cooking apparatus also may include an exhaust tube for bleeding off pressure within the cooking vessel, in which a portion of the exhaust tube is positioned above the lid wh... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7124906 | Apparatus and method for protecting floating roof tanks from the effects of lightning strikes An apparatus and method for protecting a floating roof tank from the effects of a lightning strike are disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises an electrically conductive bonding strap in electrical communication with an inner tank wall and the floating roo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7044322 | Spring-loaded secondary seal for floating-roof storage tank A low-profile secondary seal for floating-roof storage tanks has a tip seal that includes a series of segmental adapter plates connected to the shoe plates. A tip seal element is mounted on the adapter plates. A fabric extends between the tip seal and the floating r... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6957909 | Blister pack Blister packaging unit (10) for at least two components packed in separate individual packages, at least one of which has a pulverulent or granular consistency, which are to be prepared before use with the further packaged component(s) in a mixer or applicato... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6910427 | Security device and method to prevent unauthorized discharge of contents from a tank Security devices are provided to prevent or block unauthorized access through portholes formed in a protective housing assembly when the protective housing assembly is in its first, closed position and to allow access through the portholes when the protective housin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6364519 | Bone cement system A relatively rigid container for packaging bone cement powder. The container is filled with the powder and then sealed with a lid. To access the powder, the nurse simply peels back the lid. Because no tearing or cutting open is required as with the curren... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6247607 | Low profile secondary seal A low profile secondary seal for sealing the space between the inner wall of a tank and a roof floating on a liquid product within the tank is of relatively simple, lightweight construction and of low profile so as to maximize the possible height of the f... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6193092 | Highly resilient, non-structural floating roof for tanks for storing liquids The present invention relates to a floating roof (1) with non-structural characteristics, which basically comprises a peripheral ring (7) formed by the joining of a plurality of plates and which has a plurality of floats (2), and a central platform (8) fo... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6164479 | Internal floating roof tank and peripheral seal A floating roof storage tank which includes a peripheral sealing ring of shoes distributed around the periphery of an internal floating roof within a storage tank. Spring loaded or otherwise resilient members with essentially level horizontal travel (with... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5938062 | Food dispensing package A food dispensing package having a container and a dispensing cover. The dispensing cover having a lid with a through hole to allow passage of a food product from within the container as the dispensing cover is pushed into the container. A closure element... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5927534 | Seal for floating roof of storage tank A seal for sealing the space between the inner wall of a tank and a roof floating on a liquid product within the tank includes a plurality of partially overlapping barrier plates mounted along a rim of the floating roof so as to extend outwardly along a f... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5845803 | Waterproof casing structure for electronic equipment A waterproof casing for an electronic equipment includes a box-shaped case member and a plane-shaped cover member including a sheet-form sealing gasket extending from the overall periphery of the cover member. The cover member is inserted and fixed to the... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5667091 | Mounting system for floating roof seals A sealing system for a cylindrical liquid floating roof storage tank includes a primary seal and a secondary seal mounted on a rim extending upwardly from a floating roof. The system for mounting the seals to the floating roof includes a bolt, a retainer ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5576937 | Connector including a connector body, an annular air-tight material and a closure plate to seal an IC A connector for protecting an IC comprising a connector body, a closed plate, and an annular air-tight sealing material. An air-tight chamber is formed centrally of the annular air-tight sealing material by compressing the annular air-tight sealing materi... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5301828 | Secondary shoe seal The space between the inner wall of a petroleum or hydrocarbon tank or similar storage tank and a floating roof therein is sealed by both a primary seal and a secondary seal. The secondary seal, which has no elastomeric parts subject to rapid deterioratio... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5284269 | Space saving double seal The space saving double seal uses a lower shoe, an upper shoe and a pair of vapor barriers joining them to a conventional outer rim plate on a floating roof. The secondary vapor barrier extends from the outer rim plate to the top of the upper shoe. A pair... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5265651 | Foam reduction of vapor emissions from storage tanks Floating roof storage tanks are modified to include a foam surge tank, a low-pressure blower and a foam generator for generating vapor-suppressing foam during withdrawal of liquid from the storage tank and after the floating roof reaches its lowest elevat... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5199590 | Collapsible device for securing a cover over a swimming pool A collapsible device for securing a cover over a swimming pool includes an elongated container body having a pair of substantially rigid foot portions, each having a flat bottom wall, connected by an axially collapsible bellows portion. The device may be ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5103992 | Shoe seal for floating roof of storage tank, and method of installing same A shoe seal for sealing the space between a floating roof and the inner wall of an oil storage tank includes a plurality of scissors hanger assemblies for movably mounting a shoe on the floating roof. Each scissors hanger assembly includes an elongated pl... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5036995 | Peripheral seal for floating tank cover A rim space sealing device comprising a peripheral sealing ring of over-lapped shoe segments attached to a floating cover within a storage tank. Spring loaded hanger-pushers and horizontal springs keep the peripheral sealing ring of shoe segments pressed ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5005724 | Floating cover for the interior of a storage tank An internal floating cover for covering and sealing the surface of a liquid stored in a tank having an external roof, has a flexible thin-walled membrane which floats on the surface of the liquid. The membrane is provided with at least one float and a sea... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5002196 | Pressure vessel with removable sealing lid A pressure vessel having a removable lid for storing objects under pressure is disclosed. The pressure vessel includes a pressure chamber having a smooth walled opening of uniform size against which the removable lid seals with an interference fit. A stop... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4732290 | Load isolating gas well A floating as well for a covered gas storage tank is provided which rests on the tank cover until enough gas is introduced into the tank to inflate a gas collection membrane. The stress loads created by an increasing volume of stored gas on the gas collec... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4719892 | Cavity closure with isolator seal and method A cavity closure, such as an engine accessory or inspection cover, is provided having separate rim and central panel members secured together by a vibration absorbent elastomer which acts both to seal a gap between the memebrs and the outer periphery of t... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4705185 | Floating roof tanks for liquid, in particular to storage tanks used in the nuclear power industry The invention relates to floating roof tanks for liquids, of the type comprising a cylindrical wall (2), a floating roof (3), and a flexible membrane (4) connecting the periphery of the floating roof to the wall. In accordance with the invention, means ar... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4648968 | Floating cover tank with guides for vertical displacement of the cover A collecting and treating tank which holds liquid and in which a vertically movable cover floats on the liquid or on a gas layer above the liquid, comprising a tank having a vertical cylindrical circular wall, a bottom at and joined to the wall, and a cir... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4615458 | Floating roof tank with rim space seal A vertical cylindrical liquid storage tank having a circular floating roof therein and a seal from the roof to the tank wall for preventing escape of vapor from stored liquid. The seal has metal flexible sections, which can be laterally bent, extending fr... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4589526 | Controllable fluid damper for fluid-containing tank A controllable fluid damper 14 for a fluid-containing tank 10 in a space vehicle comprising a hollow sphere 14. The wall of the sphere 14 is a honeycomb structure of six-sided cells 24 arranged with respect to the sphere 14 so that the open ends of the ce... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4552090 | Bulk material container with a rigid follower A bulk material container comprising a shell made from suitable material, such as aluminum or stainless steel. Disposed within the shell is a floatable rigid follower. The vertical position of the floatable rigid follower varies with the level of flowable... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4540104 | Device for sealing the floating roof of an oil tank A floating roof-type oil-tank sealing device wherein an inclined connector extends between an upper portion of a seal shoe and the lower portion of outer rim of a floating pontoon, and in such a state that each end of the inclined connector is pivotally s... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4470402 | Apparatus for storing heavy hydrocarbon oil and vessel therefor Heavy hydrocarbon oil having a pour point higher at least than the environmental temperature is loaded into a storage vessel in a state heated up to a temperature above its pour point and is cooled down to a temperature below the pour point to be stored i... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4456144 | Tank having a floating roof and seal In an arrangment for removal of precipitation from the vertical inner wall 1 of a tank having a floating roof, a water stripping element 2 is provided which interrupts the water film 6, running down the inner wall, absorbs the water and removes it at a su... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4413747 | Floating lid for a liquid storage tank A lid is described for floating on the surface of a liquid in a storage tank. The lid spans the tank interior and includes an inflatable peripheral seal arrangement selectively operable to seal the liquid within the tank upon inflation and, on deflation, ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4406377 | Low friction seal for a floating roof An elastomeric composite strip, impermeable to petroleum vapor and useful as a seal in a floating roof tank, having thereon a layer of woven or nonwoven fabric or cloth of a polymeric material with a substantially lower coefficient of friction than the ma... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4401306 | Floating roof tank seal A seal arrangement is provided in a floating roof type tank for slidably sealing between the roof and the tank walls. The seal comprises an expansible tube carrying a lip with the latter extending angularly with respect to the tank walls so that upon infl... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4397399 | Seal for floating roofs of storage tanks A sealing assembly comprising a flexible shield having one end rigidly connected to an upper rim portion of a floating roof movably disposed within a storage tank and having the opposite end thereof extending upwardly and outwardly toward the inner periph... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4371090 | Secondary seal for floating roof storage tank A floating roof storage tank having an upstanding tank shell for containing liquid to be stored and having therein a floating roof floating on the surface of the stored liquid, a primary seal interconnecting the floating roof and the tank shell, and an an... | 02/01/1983 |
