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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162168 | Motorcycle gas tank protecting system A motorcycle gas tank protecting system includes a fuel tank that has a fill opening surrounded by an outer wall. A flexible panel has a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter edge. The panel has an aperture extending therethrough that has a size corresponding to a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8141739 | Hydrogen storage tank and manufacturing method for the same [Object] A safe hydrogen storage tank in a highly reliable form where it is difficult for fatigue failure to occur is provided as a hydrogen storage tank where a cartridge is filled with a hydrogen occluding substance and contained within an integrally molded liner ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8033415 | Structure of opening section of fuel tank A structure of an opening section of a fuel tank, which is capable of detaching a tank cap without damaging positioning projections provided in the tank cap. The opening section has a cylindrical portion extending outwardly from a tank main body, and a metallic annu... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7861885 | Fuel tank of thermoplastic material with functional installation fitments for air intake and venting, for fuel take-off or the like The invention concerns a fuel tank (1) of thermoplastic material, comprising functional installation fitments for air intake and venting, for fuel take-off or the like, which is distinguished in that at least one functional installation fitment is connected t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854345 | Vehicular fuel tank arrangement A fuel tank arrangement for a vehicular agricultural applicator is provided. The fuel tank arrangement includes a fuel tank having an interior cavity defined by an uppermost wall, a lowermost wall, and a series of side walls extending therebetween. The interior cavi... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7784637 | Multi-piece seal A multi-piece seal has an outer member and an inner member partly disposed in the outer member. In cross section, the outer member has a C-shape and defines a channel, and the inner member is round and has a pair of lobes extending away from its body. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7568592 | Vehicle fuel tank A vehicle fuel tank made of a resin for storage of fuel is made by forming a substantially hexahedron by erecting left, right, front and rear wall surfaces from a bottom portion and connecting distal ends of the left, right, front and rear walls to an upper surface,... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7562788 | On-board gaseous fuel tank module An on-board gaseous fuel tank module includes: a support frame member; and a gaseous fuel tank fixed to the support frame member horizontally. The gaseous fuel tank includes: a cylindrical tank complete unit, a gaseous fuel inlet and outlet valve device provided at ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7516868 | Fuel tank structure A fuel tank structure structured by an upper member and a lower member characterized in that a display portion of a working position of a waste fuel hole is provided at an outer surface of the lower member in correspondence with a fuel remaining portion and operatio... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7427000 | Compressed gas tank for a motor vehicle A compressed gas tank for a motor vehicle includes a metallic gas container having opposite container walls which are constructed with a profiling to increase rigidity, and at least one tie element extending across the gas container. The profiling is realized by sta... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7416220 | Transparent fuel tank for motorcycles A transparent fuel tank for a motorcycle in which the state of wiring and piping under the fuel tank can be inspected. The transparent fuel tank is formed of transparent resin so that piping and wiring under the fuel tank can be visually inspected including during r... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416219 | Swiveling work machine A swiveling work machine includes a swivel deck mounted to be pivotable about a vertical axis and a side cover for covering one lateral side on the swivel deck, an accommodating space capable of accommodating a work machine accessory being provided inside the latera... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7404580 | Hollow structure formed by rotational molding and method of manufacturing same A hollow walled structure (22) includes a shell (36) having a wall defining an interior compartment (46). A first support, in the form of a baffle (48), is disposed within the interior compartment (46) and engages the shell (36 | 07/29/2008 |
| 7383795 | Surge tank A surge tank comprises a liquid inlet portion designed to dissipate the energy of coolant flowing into the surge tank. Desirably, fluid is delivered into a pool of liquid in an initial chamber rather than into an air gap above a pool of liquid such that the pool of ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380626 | Service vehicle A hydraulic excavator is equipped with one or more downsizing scheme including at least one of: (i) a bubble removing device for removing bubbles in hydraulic fluid, (ii) a hydraulic tank including a main tank and a variable capacity tank arranged separately from ea... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371466 | Polymerisation initiators, polymerisable compositions, and uses thereof for bonding low surface energy substrates Quaternary boron salts are used as initiators of polymerisation in adhesive compositions for bonding low surface energy substrates such as polyolefins. The quaternary boron salts are of the formula I wherein R1 i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364002 | Vehicle underbody structure At the underside of a vehicle body, a fuel tank and an exhaust muffler are disposed alongside of each other along a vehicle body longitudinal direction, with a drive shaft being disposed between the fuel tank and the exhaust muffler. The front and rear of the fuel t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360817 | Truck box with reduced clearance cover and access for electrical cord passthrough The truck box is provided with a reduced clearance cover and a 90 degree cover opening. The mounting arrangement for the cover is offset from the back wall of the box. Thus, less clearance is required to accommodate the cover of the box in its open 90 degree positio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357149 | Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use. In one embodiment, an aircraft can include a fuselage, at least one engine, and a fuel system configured to distribute fuel to at least one of the engine and an aerial refueling mani... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7343903 | Fuel tank A fuel tank in which at least a part of a fuel storing unit is formed of a flexible film is provided with a main chamber having a variable volume by deforming according to a storing amount of a fuel, a sub-chamber having a volume which is kept substantially constant... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341047 | Vehicle fuel tank assembly A vehicle fuel tank assembly includes a fuel tank having a fuel pump receiving opening, a fuel pump, a mounting ring, at least one attachment member (a clip) and a fuel pump cover. The fuel pump is disposed in the fuel pump receiving opening such that a portion of t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337926 | Intermodal powder/bulk freight container The present invention teaches that air may be injected into the sloping bottom of a bulk dry particulate cargo container (micron-sized through quarry-sized dry particulate) accompanied by traditional conveyance-variety pneumatic air, causing the bulk dry particulate... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311827 | Portable tank apparatus and method of use A tank assembly is disclosed having a plurality of tank sections each capable of being connected to at least one other tank section, wherein each tank section has a dimension that enables the section to be accommodated at or within a predetermined width limit for tr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290675 | Method of manufacturing a tank of thermoplastic material including a portion in relief for mounting an attachment, and a tank manufactured thereby A method of making a tank out of blown, thermoformed, or rotomolded thermoplastic material, the method comprising the following steps: making a portion in relief on the inside of the tank, said portion in relief enabling an attachm... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290533 | Saddle-ride type vehicle A saddle-ride type vehicle provided with an air cleaner at the rear side of an engine and a fuel tank at the upper side of the engine, and a heat shield panel disposed between the fuel tank and the engine. A fuel feed pipe, one end of which is connected to a fuel pu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270209 | Modular fuel storage system for a vehicle A gaseous fuel storage system for a vehicle is disclosed. The fuel storage system can be installed as a modular unit in the vehicle. The fuel storage system is pivotable relative to the vehicle to allow easy accessibility to the storage tanks without requiring the s... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261489 | Fastener assembly for attaching a non-metal component to a metal component A fastener assembly for attaching components of dissimilar materials includes a fastener having a base portion and a protruding portion, and a mechanism for tightening the assembly. The base portion is shaped to be complementary for mating with an attachment feature... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255092 | Multilayer fuel module flange A flange 10 is provided for a fuel pump module for a vehicle. The flange includes a first portion 12 of acetal material and a second portion 14 of an acid resistant material provided directly over at least certain regions of the first portion | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252269 | Asymmetrical low-profile bulkhead An asymmetrical bulkhead for a pressure vessel, tank or other storage facility is disclosed. The bulkhead is configured so that there is a high region extending past a cylindrical portion of the vessel on one side of the bulkhead, with a contour of the bulkhead tran... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244293 | Reservoir tank A reservoir tank which includes: a container for storing fluid therein, having an inlet through which the fluid flows into the container and an outlet through which the fluid flows out of the container; and a duct provided inside the container, which is connected to... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244123 | Training tank for personnel entry, exit and rescue A self-contained training device for simulated personnel entry, exit and rescue in confined space scenarios. The device features an enclosed tank mounted on a truck trailer. The tank has at least one top portal and at least one side portal for entry and exit. An enc... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228847 | Cover assembly for fuel tank A cover assembly for a fuel tank of a vehicle includes a cover made of a metal material adapted to close an opening in the fuel tank having a fuel reservoir disposed therein and an insert molded to the cover to form a plurality of members to allow components to be a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226122 | Process for insulating recreational vehicles with recycled material Previously used packing and shipping material, including foam based packaging and support products, may be recycled in a manner so as to reduce the manufacturing costs associated with insulating the structural enclosures of recreational vehicles. By finely shredding... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225795 | System and method for controlling fuel vapor emission in a small engine A small engine fuel system has a tank with an integrally formed filler tube having the lower end located at a level below the upper portion of the tank wall which is formed of vapor impermeable material which may include HDPE interspersed with EVOH or polyamide. In ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222744 | Reinforced tank The invention pertains to a tank having a partially cylindrical body extended by a cylindrical extension of smaller section by the intermediary of a tapered junction extension, and at least one internal reinforcement ring integral with the internal surface of the tu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216818 | Windshield washer fluid reservoir tank device for vehicles A windshield washer fluid reservoir tank for a vehicle is externally formed with a side stepping surface, and is internally defined with a space for storing windshield washer fluid replenished through a feeding pipe having a cap, and for allowing the windshield wash... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211307 | Low permeation polymer fuel tank A permeation resistant polymer fuel tank having a multilayer wall that includes a structural layer and a vapor barrier layer. A secondary barrier layer is attached to the multilayer wall wherein the vapor barrier layer and the second barrier layer have a permeation ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208210 | Fuel container A fuel container with high fuel barrier properties is provided. The fuel container is a coextrusion blow-molded fuel container having a container body made of a layered structure. The layered structure comprises: a barrier layer made of a barrier resin (A); and an i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201155 | Integral vapor storage and vent valve assembly for use with a small engine fuel tank and vapor emission system employing same A combination vapor vent/rollover valve and surrounding storage canister are disposed in a common housing for positioning inside a small engine fuel tank. In one embodiment described, the canister surrounds the vapor vent/rollover valve which may include a gravity p... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195282 | Motor vehicle Hydrogen tanks 21 are located in the vicinity of a front axle of a left front wheel FWL and a right front wheel FWR in a front space 61 of a motor vehicle and are arranged to have their longitudinal axis along a width of the vehicle. The hydrogen tanks... | 03/27/2007 |
