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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033416 | Pressure tank having plural access openings A pressure tank includes a metallic vessel, a plastic liner received in the metallic vessel, a flexible diaphragm, two metallic joints, two anti-leak assemblies and a nozzle coupled to the metallic joints respectively. The metallic vessel includes upper and lower sh... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8020722 | Seamless multi-section pressure vessel A lightweight, ergonomically beneficial, hydrodynamic, and volumetrically efficient hybrid pressure vessel having at least two longitudinally extending, semi-cylindrical sections with flattened rib portions at a common interface between the sections. Additional long... | 09/20/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7100640 | Arrangement for storing and conveying liquid, especially in an aircraft A liquid tank has an outlet opening and a drain stub extends therefrom and has a circular-sector-shaped partial flange on its free end. At least one complementary flange adjoins and complements the partial flange to form a complete first circular flange. The complem... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6412801 | Wheeled personal transport device incorporating gas storage vessel comprising a polymeric container system for pressurized fluids A wheeled personal transport device, for example, a wheelchair, includes a pressure vessel for providing a portable supply of medicinal gas for a user of the transport device. The pressure vessel is formed from a plurality of polymeric hollow chamber havi... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6270045 | Perimeter weld flanges A perimeter weld flange comprising an inner and external perimeter wall surface and a perimeter weld lip on said flange for welding said flange onto a receiving surface. The perimeter weld flange herein is particularly suitable for weldable metal-gasketed... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5894953 | Vented bowl and cover assembly A bowl cover assembly having a configuration which provides for secure interlocking between the bowl and cover with at least one opening for venting purposes along the rim of the cover when the cover is locked onto the bowl.... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5819977 | Tower device in sperical tanks for the transport of liquid gas The tower or tower foot for a spherical tank for use in the transport of cold products is designed in order to be able to absorb stresses from the tower on the tank shell with a desired degree of flexibility, preferably in the tower foot, e.g. in a zone (... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5697312 | Gas tanker A large ship comprises a hull and several cargo tanks. Each cargo tank has substantially semi-spherical bottom and top portions; the bottom portions of the tanks and the top portions of tanks all being of substantially equal radius of curvature. At least ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5544782 | Precision investment casting pressure vessel A pressure vessel for reducing air entrapment bubbles inherent in lost pattern type casting mould compounds and for increasing the density of the mould material, which in turn has proven to provide a smoother finished surface to the cast material. The pre... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5518140 | Liquified gas storage tank overfill protection system and method A liquified gas tank overfill protection system for use in a tank having a hermetically sealed chamber. The overfill protection system includes a shroud mounted in the chamber in a spaced relationship to the interior side of the chamber. The shroud divide... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5411162 | V-band coupling for an explosion-proof enclosure A V-band coupling for use on an explosion-proof enclosure. The V-band coupling includes a V-band having a toughened layer along its interior surfaces for gripping the flanges on the enclosure which the V-band engages when it is installed on the enclosure.... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5228585 | Variable capacity vehicle-mounted cryogenic storage vessels and method of making same A vehicle-mounted double-walled ellipsoidal cryogenic storage vessel includes an inner vessel enclosed by an outer shell to form an insulation chamber therebetween. Both the inner vessel and the outer shell are formed in the same manner. An elliptical pre... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5121852 | Dynamic pressure relief seal for pressure vessels A pressure relief seal for pressure tanks having separable tank sections is disclosed. The seal is formed by an O-ring within an O-ring cavity, in turn formed by each tank section. Overpressurization or improper assembly of the tank sections causes the O-... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5105996 | Brace for propane gas cylinder liquid line An improved aluminum propane gas cylinder with a braced liquid line or pipe. The brace is welded to a joggle formed in the rim of the cylinder top head section, and includes a pair of tines which are crimped around the liquid pipe to secure it against vib... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4946056 | Fabricated pressure vessel A small tank or vessel for the containment of pressurized fluids is formed by joining the outer edges of the arms of integral upright and inverted double-Y sections arranged side by side. The arms are part cylinders terminating in the vertical centerline ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4817855 | Pressure vessel A toroidal pressure vessel storing pressurized gas defines an outwardly exposed axially extending structural part of an automotive vehicle. Heat transfer from outside the vehicle directly to the pressure vessel advantageously offsets gas-expansion refrige... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4343409 | Large high temperature plastic vacuum reservoir A unitary reservoir (100) in FIG. 1 made of plastic, preferably made by blow molding, comprises a plurality of hollow bulbs (110), (140) and (170) with centers along a curved line in a plane, at least one bulb being a mounting bulb (140) having a mounting... | 08/10/1982 |
