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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186535 | Tank assembly A storage device for retaining fluids is provided. The storage device includes a first container for retaining a first fluid, wherein the first container has a first end and a second end. The storage device further includes a first end container for retaining a seco... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7654410 | Vehicle reservoir tank A vehicle reservoir tank has an anti-spill chamber and an overflow channel. The anti-spill chamber has a body portion, an inlet at one end of the body portion and an outlet at another end of body portion. The anti-spill chamber is configured and arranged to restrict... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7552839 | Fluid tank with clip-in provision for oil stick tube A fluid fill/storage/overflow reservoir/tank suitable for use with, for example, a liquid cooled engine, includes a clip-in provision for an oil stick tube that does not require removal of the oil stick tube from an engine assembly upon removal of the fluid fill/sto... | 06/30/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7195285 | Connection arrangement to connect two flexible tanks of an aircraft A connection arrangement for detachably connecting a first flexible tank and a second flexible tank in an aircraft includes a latching device, a first tubular connecting element attached to the first tank, and a second tubular connecting element attached to the seco... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7108285 | Road and rail tankers A tanker trailer includes tanks mounted one behind the other to a chassis using a flexible mounting system. The mounting allows individual tank movement in upward and downward directions from a rest position. Close nesting is accomplished by provided adjacent tanks ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093337 | Integrated tankage for propulsion vehicles and the like The present invention provides methods for integrating structural members inside the body of a propulsion vehicle with tankage used to store fluid propellant and the like. Propulsion vehicles may be made lighter, more compact, cheaper, and easier to manufacture by u... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7032956 | Recreational vehicle with storage container A recreational vehicle, for example, a folding camping trailer, includes a chassis having wheels and a towing hitch, a trailer body attached to the chassis, and a storage container attached to the chassis. The storage container includes a seamless body defining an i... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021661 | Tank for the high-pressure storage of a fuel on a vehicle The structural platform (11) of the vehicle comprises two tanks (T1) and (T2) for the storage on a vehicle of fluids under pressure. Each tank comprises at least one network of cells (2) connected to one another via orifices (3), t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6932233 | Fuel oil tank with evacuation channel A fuel oil tank is comprised of a sealed reservoir having side walls, a top and bottom walls, and opposed end walls. A closable inlet port is provided to admit fuel oil in the reservoir. An outlet port is provided in the bottom wall and is adapted to receive a coupl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910703 | Simulated motorcycle fuel tank bicycle accessory An accessory for a bicycle of the type having a top tube, such accessory being an inflatable simulated motorcycle fuel tank which is attachable to such top tube. The simulated motorcycle fuel tank can be provided in a variety of shapes and configurations with decora... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905139 | Construction equipment machine The present invention relates to a construction machine in which a superstructure is rotatably mounted on an undercarriage, and is made up of an undercarriage (101) having a hollow frame (104), a superstructure (102) mounted on the undercarriage... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6725519 | Method of fabricating a gas tank A method of making a gas tank includes hydroforming two halves and welding the halves together. Two types of welds are used in welding the two halves together, tack welds for holding the two halves together, and stitch welds to complete the welding of the two halves... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6712234 | Fuel tank and method for its production A fuel tank has a plurality of fuel system components therein and is formed by incorporating the fuel system components into the fuel tank as it is being formed. The fuel system components may be mounted on a carrier and then disposed with the carrier within a paris... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6571978 | Fuel tank system for a motor vehicle A tank system for a motor vehicle is provided with at least one fuel tank, at least one connection, connecting conduit, or opening which is provided in the tank wall and which is closed by a closure, or at least one passage through the tank wall or throug... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6547019 | Reserve tank for engine coolant and straddle-type all terrain vehicle equipped with the reserve tank A reserve tank for engine coolant formed by a blow molding method in which an external surface of the reserve tank is colored simultaneously with blow molding process and thus painting is unnecessary, and a straddle-type all terrain vehicle equipped with ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6547091 | Baffled tank for a vehicle A tank for transporting liquids is provided. The tank includes a tank vessel having front and rear walls defining a longitudinal direction, opposing sidewalls defining a lateral direction and a floor and a top. An X-shaped baffle arrangement extends throu... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527075 | Vehicle incorporating gas storage vessel comprising a polymeric container system for pressurized fluids A vehicle includes a storage pack for storing gas under pressure for providing an onboard supply of the pressurized gas. The pressurized gas may be used as a medicinal gas, e.g. oxygen, on emergency medical vehicles, or the gas may be used as a fuel sourc... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6497335 | Filler neck for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle A filler neck for the introduction of fuel into a fuel tank of a motor vehicle is constructed of at least two interconnected injection-molded half shells, each half shell having outwardly curved regions which form a filler pipe and vent lines. Also, recep... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6491255 | Crashworthy external auxiliary fuel tank for aircraft An external auxiliary fuel tank for aircraft including a crashworthy bladder carried within an elongated shell. A center structure is carried by the shell intermediate opposing ends thereof, through which the bladder passes. A mounting assembly is carried... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6439417 | Fuel tank and vehicle equipped with the same A lower wall partially defining a fuel storing chamber of a fuel tank curves upward in accordance a decrease in an amount of fuel stored in the fuel storing chamber. The volume of a gaseous space in the fuel storing chamber is reduced, in comparison with ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6415943 | Collapsible container A container for fluids, in particular fluids containing gas, comprises an outer casing of flexible, pressure resistant material, at least a gas and/or fluid tight inner casing of flexible material lying inside the outer casing and being separated therefro... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412650 | End closure modules for multi-cell pressure vessels, and pressure vessels and vehicles containing the same Closure modules are coupled to and enclose ends of a multi-cell pressure vessel, especially a multi-cell pressure vessel having arcuate outer wall segments connected by internal web segments that define a plurality of cells in the pressure vessel. The clo... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6382453 | Fuel tank According to the invention, a fuel tank for storing a fuel therein is provided. The fuel tank comprises a pair of spaced deformable thin walls and a deformable connecting wall extending between peripheral edges of the thin walls. The connecting wall and t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6381823 | Method of fabricating a gas tank A method of forming a gas tank includes forming two halves and welding the halves together. Two types of welds are used, tack welds for holding the complete welds after different steps have been taken to the tack weld elements or parts, and stitch welds t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6367647 | Storage container for liquefied gases A storage tank, especially for liquefied gases, is separated into cells by numerous partitions of a material having low heat conductivity. The maximum diameter of the cells in a plane that is perpendicular to the partitions is less than 50 mm.... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6321930 | Cryogenic tank joint Improved joints for cryogenic liquid-containing tanks are disclosed. The joints include a support plate, a lower arm mounted on the support plate, an upper arm mounted on the support plate spaced from the lower arm, and tank skins extending into the space... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6293420 | Fuel tank A fuel tank for a motor vehicle is provided in its interior with a component for reducing fuel surge movements. To avoid troublesome noises produced by fuel movement the component comprises a wall element at a spacing from the end of the tank that is the ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6290086 | Cryogenic tank joint Improved joints for cryogenic liquid-containing tanks are disclosed. The joints include a support plate, a lower arm mounted on the support plate, an upper arm mounted on the support plate spaced from the lower arm, and tank skins extending into the space... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6223526 | Dual compartment fuel storage tank A tank for a vehicle having a selective catalytic reduction exhaust gas purification system operating with a reducing agent includes a fuel space for the vehicle fuel and a reducing agent space for the reducing agent. The fuel space and the reducing agent... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6209594 | Filling pipe In the case of a filling pipe for a fuel tank a branching element is arranged in a section of the filling pipe. The flow of the inflowing fuel preferably runs along an outer wall of the filling pipe, so that a subflow is in each case conducted directly to... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6161719 | Liquid storage tank apparatus and method of forming same A method of fabricating a tank including placing the tan lid on a support surface such that a surface of the lid faces downwardly, affixing first and second sides and first and second ends along and adjacent to a perimeter of the lid on an opposite surfac... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6155448 | Fuel tank A lower wall (8) forming a fuel storage chamber (5) becomes curved downward according to increase of the fuel amount, and at this time a support member (23) for supporting the fuel storage chamber (5) does not restrain the downward curvature of the lower ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152492 | Liquid storage tank trailer A mobile fluid storage tank having a base, a substantially vertical front wall, a substantially vertical rear wall, a pair of substantially parallel vertical sides walls, and a roof. The roof has a rear roof portion and a front roof portion. The rear roof... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6135306 | Fuel tank anti-deflection device A plastic fuel tank for use in a vehicle to carry gasoline, diesel fuel and the like has an upper wall, a lower wall and side walls. In order to inhibit relative deflection of the upper and lower wall toward each other, such as may occur when vacuum press... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6123216 | Double-chamber tank and method of manufacturing the same A double-chamber tank comprising; a first storage tank and a second storage tank, which are partitioned by a partitioning wall integrally formed therewith; wherein the first storage tank, the second storage tank and the partitioning wall are constituted b... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6036046 | Collapsible container A container for fluids comprises an outer casing of flexible, pressure resistant material, a gas tight inner casing of flexible material lying inside of the outer casing and being separated therefrom, and a filling connection for filling the inner casing.... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6026974 | Fluid reservoir-fuel tank arrangement A fluid reservoir--fuel tank arrangement comprises a fluid reservoir module (1) and a fuel tank module (3) connected to the fluid reservoir module (1) via connecting elements (25, 27, and 29) provided for connecting the two modules (1 and 3) together in j... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6012612 | Transportation of liquid cryogens A road tanker for carrying two or more separate cryogenic liquids in which the inner tank of the vacuum insulated system is divided by a sheet of material of similar thermal expansion properties to those of the tank. This allows the cryogenic liquids to e... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6006935 | Detachable multi-container fuel tank A multi-compartment gas container is provided including a gas container having a first coupling mechanism formed thereon. A gas nozzle assembly is mounted on the gas container for facilitating the dispensing of gas therefrom. Further, at least one auxilia... | 12/28/1999 |
