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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181818 | Secure container with pressure responsive conduit for closure disruption Secure product container 10 has opposed closure shells 10P and 10A forming product chamber 10C. The shells may be separated into an open accessible state (see FIG. 1A), in which the closure shells are uncaptured and product 10 | 05/22/2012 |
| 7438200 | Temperature retaining food container A temperature-retaining food container includes an outer shell having an inner chamber that can be filled with a temperature storing medium. The shell is shaped to provide an expansion zone within the chamber to permit expansion of the medium. A support is formed to... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7413585 | Closed pressure-keeping system for liquid hydrogen storage A pressure maintaining system for a hydrogen storage system includes a hydrogen supply feed that enables a hydrogen flow from the hydrogen storage system. A liquid phase hydrogen feed enables a liquid phase hydrogen flow to the hydrogen supply feed. A gas phase hydr... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7363944 | Sealing mechanism for diaphragm tank A liner for use with a diaphragm tank and a through-wall connector. The through-wall connector includes a passage fitting having a neck and adapted to extend into the diaphragm tank, an o-ring mounted on the passage fitting, and an annular holder mounted on the pass... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7322488 | Expansion tank with double diaphragm A double-diaphragm bladder. The bladder comprises a non-flexible diaphragm having a peripheral edge and a flexible diaphragm having a peripheral edge. The non-flexible diaphragm has an aperture adapted and constructed to be connected to a liquid port, and the periph... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303091 | Expansion tank with double diaphragm A double-diaphragm bladder. The bladder comprises a non-flexible diaphragm having a peripheral edge and a flexible diaphragm having a peripheral edge. The non-flexible diaphragm has an aperture adapted and constructed to be connected to a liquid port, and the periph... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7231933 | Fuel storage apparatus for vehicle An airbag installed inside a fuel tank is manipulated when the vehicle is inclined along a slope without sufficient fuel in the tank such that the fuel in the tank is gravitated to one side thereof. Thereby, the remaining fuel is provided smoothly and consistently t... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7182215 | Trash receptacle collapsible closure A trash can closure cover to be used in place of existing lids to provide a resilient collapsible cover on the trash can that can be easily removed and retained thereon. The trash can closure defines a flexible sheet cover configuration to be resiliently retained te... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182104 | Collapsible duct A duct for containing a cable and method for mounting the cable therein include providing the duct with a collapsible or flexible wall movable between a contracted condition for mounting the duct in a conduit and an extended condition of increased cross-sectional ar... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7108015 | In-line flow through diaphragm tank An in-line expansion tank. As fluid traverses a pipe within the tank, it may pass into and displace a diaphragm disposed outside of the pipe if the fluid pressure is greater than a tank pressure pushing the diaphragm against the pipe. When the fluid pressure decreas... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7066360 | Push-pull container closure A push-pull closure including a shell and a tip. The shell includes a body with a fluid opening, a stem extending axially through the opening, and a first lip on the body outer surface and a second lip on the body inner surface, with the lips facing the shell one en... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032770 | Container with structural ribs A container is formed of a shell having a top section, a bottom section and a central section connecting the top section and the bottom section. At least a majority region of the central section is provided with a plurality of structural ribs about its periphery. Th... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6994228 | Accumulator In an accumulator which is provided in a pipe of an equipment so as to temporarily accumulate a pressure within a piping flow passage or absorb a pulsation of a fluid pressure generated within the pipe by a pump or the like, in order to improve a durability against ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988632 | Deployable bag for a vacuum box A deployable bag for a container embraces a containment web and a deployment system. In one embodiment, the deployment system embraces an inflatable bladder system that provides a plurality of ribs attached to or integrally part of the web that assist in deploying a... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6918257 | Thermal conditioning beverage container holder A beverage container holder that is adjustable to accommodate various sizes of beverage containers, including containers of different heights and diameters for both tapered-wall containers and straight-wall containers. The beverage container includes a convection ai... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915922 | Pressure tank A pressure tank having a reinforced stainless steel connector that can bear heavy weight and the stainless steel connector makes the pressure tank well water-tightened. The pressure tank mainly contains: an upper chamber, an inner chamber, a sealing washer, a stainl... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6637617 | Inflatable vehicle cup holder An inflatable cup holder secures a variety of beverage container sizes and shapes. The cup holder includes a shell having an inner wall defining an internal bore, the inner wall having an aperture therein. An inflatable bladder adjacent to the aperture ex... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6622862 | Container system for flash and conventional sterilization A sterilization container system comprises a lid. The container system has a wall positionable on a tray. The lid has a large aperture and small attachment apertures. A support is formed with an interior central circular disk. An exterior circular ring is... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6478052 | Pulsation damping assembly and method A flexible diaphragm is disposed in a housing between a working fluid and a gas-charged chamber to damp pulsations in the working fluid. The diaphragm has a flat base that, when fully distended by pressure in the gas chamber, lies against a flat, perforat... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6220474 | Containers for receiving a certain volume of liquid and case constituting same This container is designed for receiving a liquid through a filler neck (1), then for delivering this liquid under pressure via a nozzle (3), said container being formed by a case (5) with extensible capacity subjected to transforming means which displace... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6158472 | Apparatus for damping a pulsation of a fluid conveyed through a conveying device Apparatus damps pulsations of a fluid conveyed through a conveying device. The fluid is led by way of a first tubular element into a cavity formed by a flexible element and emerges from the cavity by way of a second tubular element. The tubular elements a... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6131613 | Noise suppressor A noise suppressor device for absorbing pulsating fluids is disclosed. A noise suppressor device has a housing which defines an axially extending bore. A resilient bladder is coaxially positioned in the bore. A spool assembly is coaxially positioned withi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6012491 | Pressure accumulator The invention relates to a pressure accumulator which comprises a housing for accommodating fluid, a fluid connection for a fluid flowing into and out of the housing, as well as a spring arrangement against whose force a fluid flowing through the fluid co... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5975331 | Fuel tank comprising a separator film According to the present invention, there is provided a fuel tank comprising a separator wall which separates an interior of the fuel tank into an air chamber and a fuel chamber. The separator wall is deformed according to an amount of fuel in the fuel ch... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5921233 | Liquid dispenser assembly particularly for medical applications A liquid dispenser assembly for medical applications includes a container holding a predetermined quantity of a therapeutic liquid in a storage chamber. The container has a wall or panel provided with a port. A dip tube is disposed in the chamber and exte... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5913444 | Transport and/or storage container, particularly of plastics The invention relates to a transport and/or storage container (1), particularly of plastics, for transporting goods, such for example as cans, bottles or tubs, with a carrier body (2) which is formed at least by a base (3) which forms a support surface fo... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5855291 | Vehicle cargo restrainer Apparatus is provided for a safe, convenient and practical method of securing goods and packages inside a vehicle. The device comprises a generally rectangular, open storage facility which is collapsible to an approximately flat configuration. The device ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5845879 | Inflatable conformable fuel tank The invention discloses a deployable, inflatable conformable fuel tank assembly constructed to be installed at a certain location on an aircraft and to be retained at that certain location throughout the entire flight operation of the aircraft. The fuel t... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5760294 | Method of and apparatus for checking the volume of containers A method of checking the volume of containers is disclosed according to which a gas is fed into a volume which is correlated to the volume of the respective container and a signal which depends from the fed amount of gas is evaluated as signal indicative ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5732741 | Noise suppressor A noise suppressor device for absorbing and dampening the noise of pulsating fluids is disclosed. The noise suppressor device has a housing which defines an axially extending bore. A resilient bladder is coaxially positioned in the bore. A spool assembly ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5709304 | Food service kit A food-service kit and method includes a plurality of similar or diverse-type containers wherein the containers may be coupled together in various configurations to form toy-like assemblies. The respective containers include compatible projection and sock... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5682923 | Accumulator having an internal elastomeric member Accumulators normally have a first chamber filled with a pressurized gas, a second chamber in communication with the pressurized fluid of a hydraulic system and an elastomeric member separating the chambers. In the subject invention, an accumulator is pro... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5642834 | Secondary containment reservoir device A secondary containment reservoir device having a bottom and side walls forming a reservoir, and communicating with the reservoir an expandable retention bladder which automatically expands to receive liquid from the reservoir, allowing the total capacity... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5562221 | Foldable bottle with fastening element A bottle (10, 110) is made of flexible material which can be folded or rolled up into a deformed configuration of limited dimensions. The bottle comprises, between the pouring neck (14, 114) and side walls (15, 115), elements which engage with a fastening... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5487485 | Liner for a cargo container A liner for a cargo container includes an expansible liner body shaped to fit a cargo space of the cargo container. The liner body includes top and bottom panels, left and right panels interconnecting the top and bottom panels, and front and rear panels. ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5361935 | Spill-resistant cup for soft drink A drinking cup for soft drinks and other beverages will resist spill of its content when it gets toppled over. The bottom end of a drinking straw is inserted into a built-in capping cavity at the bottom of the cup to keep the drink from flowing out throug... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5273086 | Closed cup provided with a lip capable of being taken in the mouth by a user and combined cupboard for its handling A cup is provided with a flexible lip containing a duct having an end provided with a flexible valve which is opened by pinching the lip; the duct communicates with a receptacle containing the beverage and the wall of the receptacle is made from a flexibl... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5186354 | Tank and a support housing for supporting a bladder A sewage tank comprising an outer shell of plywood which includes a platform for supporting a toilet pan. An inner lining of a compressible plastic material lines the interior of the outer shell and defines a hollow interior region of variable volume for ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5176178 | Accumulator with randomly uniplanar bladder collapse An accumulator (10) has a freely movable, flexible and deformable bladder (20) with a single relatively rigid ring (40) stationarily secured thereto and defining a circle on the bladder which remains substantially uniplanar with itself during the flexing ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5158123 | Fluid fill cap A fluid fill cap is provided including an intermediate, flexible extensible and retractable bellows housing mounting a cap therein, wherein the cap receives a plurality of spring clip members to maintain the bellows in a compressed configuration. A bottom... | 10/27/1992 |
