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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946439 | Protective steel membrane system and method of erection for secondary containment for an above ground storage tank An efficient, cost-saving system and method of designing, installing, testing, and monitoring a secondary containment system for new and existing Above Ground Storage Tanks (ASTs) that is comprised of a protective steel membrane for the floor of the tank, including ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7337518 | Method of fabricating titanium lined composite cookware A Cooking vessel has an interior lining of titanium or an allow thereof. The bottom is optionally formed of anodized aluminum as the titanium walls withstand the corrosive environment of the anodizing bath. The titanium lining is more resistant to corrosion, stainin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7181821 | Joining expandable tubulars A method of joining expandable tubulars includes joining the tubulars by forge welding and flushing a reducing flushing gas around the heated tubular ends during at least part of the forge welding operation such that oxides are removed from the forge welded tubular ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7152766 | Metal re-sealable beverage container with pour spout An all-metal beverage can with a pour spout is disclosed. The can includes a can body for containing a beverage and a closure member. The closure contains a metal pour spout and a cap covering the pour spout. The pour spout and cap are in a recessed condition within... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144515 | Method and apparatus for improving swimming pool skimmer efficiency An improved pool skimmer apparatus and method that enhances the effectiveness of a swimming pool skimmer assembly. In particular, my inventive method and apparatus makes pool skimmers more effective at capturing floating debris and directing it to the pool filter sy... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7097064 | Double wall cooking vessel A dual wall cooking vessel is formed by the impact or friction bonding of the an inner to an outer vessel wherein a laminate of aluminum and copper layers is disposed between the outer surface of the bottom of the inner vessel and the inner surface of the bottom of ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7021487 | Processing method for high pressure gas container and halogen containing gas filled in said container A metal container to be filled with a halogen containing gas, with the inner surface processed with a polishing agent. The gas has a reduced purity decline by the increase of the water content or impurities from the inner surface of the container which is absorbed b... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994117 | Piping elbow liners Liners useful as piping elbow liners comprising a body liner, a tangential inlet liner, and a tangential outlet liner. The tangential inlet liner and the tangential outlet liner can be removably inserted into a cavity in the body liner. The body liner can comprise t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6953062 | Fuel tank or fuel pipe excellent in corrosion resistance and method for producing the same The present invention provides a fuel tank or a fuel pipe excellent particularly in the corrosion resistance of the outer surface in a salt damage environment, and is a fuel tank or a fuel pipe excellent in corrosion resistance characterized by: being formed by usin... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6349873 | Above ground storage tank for holding combustible material and supporting equipment thereon An above ground storage tank for holding combustible material and for supporting equipment thereon, such as an electric power generator, has an inner tank with a bottom wall, opposed side walls, opposed end walls and a top wall preferably formed as metall... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6200692 | Container for holding high purity isopropyl alcohol The present invention relates to a container for holding high purity isopropyl alcohol (IPA) used in the electronic industry, which extremely dislike the inclusion of metal impurities. The container made of metal for holding high purity IPA, wherein at le... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6158605 | Composite tank A composite tank for containing liquid oxygen and the method of making the same wherein a water-soluble mandrel having the desired tank configuration and a cylindrical protuberance on at least one end is fitted with an inner boss conforming to the configu... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6062316 | Compositions of matter for stopping fires, explosions and oxidations of materials and build up of electrostatic charges An expandable metal product for use in extinguishing fires and in the prevention of or protection against explosions. The product is a continuous sheet of material having discontinuous slits in spaced apart lines parallel to each other but transverse to t... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6012807 | Ink containment unit for use in an ink delivery system An ink containment vessel characterized by improved resistance to the corrosive effects of ink and the ability to prevent air entry into the ink. The system also avoids the evaporative loss of volatile components from the ink supply. The ink containment v... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5782375 | Drawn and ironed cans of a metal-plastic construction and their fabrication process The invention concerns drawn and ironed cans and their fabrication process starting from a stratified or laminated metal-plastic construction (1) including a foil of plastic material on which adheres two exterior metal foils and such that the ratio of the... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5664313 | Method of making double-wall tank for the storage of liquids A method is disclosed for manufacturing from a rigid single-wall tank having spindle members attached to and extending outwardly of each of its end portions a rigid double-wall tank for the storage of liquids. The method includes applying to the exterior ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5551415 | Capsular base laterally carrying graphic elements, for a cooking utensil The capsular heat-radiating base for a stainless steel cooking utensil is characterised in that a lateral wall of the external stainless steel covering of the capsular base which faces the utensil is perforated to allow the metal of good conductivity cont... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5547096 | Plated polymeric fuel tank An electroplated, polymeric fuel tank fabricated of inner and outer shells. The outer shell is an assembly of outer shell halves joined together along peripheral flanges. A layer of copper, a layer of nickel, and a layer of chrome are successively electro... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5507220 | Cooking utensil A cooking utensil having three layer member includes a thermal retaining space between the intermediate member and the outer member, an air passage formed vertically in a part of the circumference between the side walls of the outer member and the interme... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5441219 | Method for attaching metallic tubing to nonmetallic pressure vessel, and pressure vessel made by the method A method for making a pressure tank includes procuring a metallic feed pipe (12) with a substantially cylindrical outer surface (312), a bore (21), and, at an attachment end thereof, an annular ring (350) protruding from the cylindrical outer surface. A d... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5439165 | Method for forming a stainless steel cooking utensil with a decorated base The method enables a stainless steel cooking utensil to be formed with a decorated base, the base being of the type comprising three layers, of which one is an intermediate layer of a good heat conducting metal and the other two layers are of stainless st... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5436058 | Laminated steel sheet for cans A laminated steel sheet for cans comprises: a steel sheet; a metallic chromium plated layer with a 5 to 150 mg/m2 coating weight formed on the sheet; a hydrated chromium oxide layer with a 3 to 15 mg/m2 coating weight in terms of chr... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5419139 | Composite cryogenic tank apparatus An aerospace vehicle fuel pressure, or cryogen tank apparatus includes a tank load bearing wall of composite laminate construction that is lined with a film laminate liner that includes at least two metalized layers bonded with adhesive with the metalized... | 05/30/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5204187 | Composite-coated flat-rolled sheet metal product Composite-coated flat-rolled steel, product, method of manufacture and method of fabrication in which single or double-reduced low-carbon steel, after surface preparation, is flash-coated with tin (about 0.05 #/bb) which is alloyed with the base metal. Di... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5084312 | Molten metal containment vessel with rare earth oxysulfide protective coating thereon and method of making same An improved molten metal containment vessel is disclosed in which wetting of the vessel's inner wall surfaces by molten metal is inhibited by coating at least the inner surfaces of the containment vessel with one or more rare earth oxysulfide or rare eart... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4978588 | Plated steel sheet for a can The invention provides a method for producing a coated steel sheet for a can. A film of aluminum, aluminum alloy, titanium or titanium alloy 0.005 to 5 μm thick is plated on one surface of a steel sheet by means of a dry process. A metal film is also pla... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4906533 | Aluminum-plated steel sheet for cans The invention relates to a plated steel sheet for cans which must have high workability and corrosion resistance and can prevent bimetallic corrosion and a method of manufacturing the same. The plated steel sheet is manufactured by forming an electroplate... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4863060 | Flat-rolled steel can stock product Composite-coated flat-rolled steel can stock processing and product for fabrication of sheet metal cans, in particular for three-piece, welded or cemented side seam cans. Single or double-reduced, low carbon, flat-rolled steel of a gage in the range of ab... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4779757 | Container with internal lining A container for chemically aggressive liquids and gases has an internal lining which has a coating of meshed wire or expanded metal welded to at least a portion of the inner face of the container and a layer of synthetic resin putty applied to said coatin... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4688691 | Process for attaching clad components and pressure vessel formed thereby Segments of a clad pressure vessel are welded together along seams at which the cladding is removed to expose a steel backing, so that initially a groove opens out of the cladding toward the interior of the vessel at each seam. Batten strips cover the gro... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4686152 | Packaging material comprising iron foil, and container and container lid composed thereof Disclosed is a packaging material which comprises a laminate having an iron foil having a tensile strength (ςB) in the range represented by the following formula: and a thickness (T) in the range represented by the following formula: and being prov... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4646935 | Induction cooking utensils A cooking utensil for use with an induction range has a first layer including a magnetic metal which is capable of being inductively heated, and a second layer which includes a ply of aluminum and a ply of copper, this second layer being in intimate therm... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4564001 | Vessel for use with high-frequency induction heater A vessel for use with a high-frequency induction heater, having a bottom wall adapted to be heated by the induction heater for heating fluid contents of the vessel. At least the bottom wall is made from a cladding composite which consists of an aluminum a... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4526842 | Three-layer metal laminate with bimetallic effect, and the application of this laminate in cooking vessels A three-layer metal laminate consists of only two different metals with different coefficients of thermal expansion. The two outer layers consist of the same metal, yet of different thicknesses so that, on heating the metal laminate there arises a cotroll... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4471883 | Welded can and process for preparation thereof Disclosed is a process for the preparation of welded cans, which comprises forming a blank comprised of a surface-treated steel plate into a cylinder and passing a lap portion of the formed cylinder between a pair of electrode rollers through an electrode... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4457450 | Nickel-zinc alloy coated drawn and ironed can An improved sheet steel suitable for the production of containers and the like has a thin composite coating of nickel and zinc plated on both sides thereof. The steel substrate may be flat rolled blackplate and the composite nickel-zinc coating may be pla... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4454960 | Draw-ironed can formed of surface-treated steel plate and process for preparation thereof Disclosed is a draw-ironed can obtained by subjecting a surface-treated steel plate to draw-ironing, which consists of a relatively thick bottom portion and a relative thin barrel portion and has no seam in a joint portion between the barrel portion and b... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4427123 | Stainless steel thermos bottle A stainless steel thermos bottle comprising inner and outer bottles made of stainless steel, the inner and outer bottles being joined together at tip portions of their bottlenecks to form a double-walled construction, the space created between the two bot... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4384657 | Side seam-coated tin-free steel welded can Disclosed is a welded side-seamed can formed by welding a can blank comprising a steel plate substrate having, formed thereon, a coating layer consisting of a metallic chromium layer and a chromium oxide layer formed on the metallic chromium layer, wherei... | 05/24/1983 |
