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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967166 | Reclosable storage bag attached to container by removable retainer ring A storage system comprising: an evacuable and reclosable bag comprising a wall made of a flexible material and a one-way valve attached to said wall of said bag; a container having walls made of a material less flexible than the flexible material; and an attachment ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7954662 | Liquid storage container A liquid storage container capable of ensuring a sufficient ink storage space and preventing liquid leakage without large variations in liquid pressure even when the container is deformed by an external force during shipping or in operating time. The container inclu... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7726511 | Reverse osmosis filtration system storage tanks A reverse osmosis product water storage tank having first and second molded shells coupled together to form an enclosure, a bladder within the enclosure and coupled to separate product water from squeeze water within the enclosure, a first port through a wall of the... | 06/01/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7287543 | Hydraulic device A hydraulic device is provided herein. The hydraulic device mainly contains a reservoir having an airbag inside. The reservoir is provided with an inlet pipe and a plurality of outlet pipes, both extended from a top side of the reservoir. The inlet pipe receives wat... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7255133 | Fluid pressure system including free floating bladder A fluid pressure system (S) includes a flexible diaphragm bladder (172) located inside a pressure tank (164) installed within a fluid system such as well (168). In preferred aspects, the bladder (172) can be inflated by the introduction o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7220515 | Pressure fluctuation prevention tank structure, electrolyte circulation type secondary battery, and redox flow type secondary battery A simplified, pressure-variation preventing tank structure capable of preventing pressure variations in a gas phase portion resulting from temperature variations, without bringing stored liquid into contact with air. This pressure-variation preventing structure incl... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216673 | Non-metallic expansion tank with internal diaphragm and clamping device for same A non-metallic, diaphragm-type tank assembly for use with a pressurized water system is disclosed. The tank assembly comprising a non-metallic outer body; a non-metallic inner shell assembly, including an upper portion and a lower portion, that is contained by the n... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7134568 | Fuel tank system In a fuel tank system, a strainer chamber with a suction bore opened into its upper surface is provided in a collecting recess for collecting a residual fuel containing impure foreign substances such as dust and water, the collecting recess being provided in a botto... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124714 | Fuel supply apparatus using low boiling point fuel and its control method A fuel supply apparatus reduces the fuel vaporization and leakage. The positions of vaporization and leakage and their amount in the fuel tank and the fuel pipe are detected when using a low boiling point fuel having a vapor phase in the normal temperatures and atmo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7090093 | Pressure compensation device for a two-part container For medical fluids, two-part containers are used which consist of an inner container and an outer container which is impenetrable to diffusion. The inner container collapses when the fluid is removed. For the purposes of pressure compensation between the gaseous spa... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7059336 | Cleaning device for a shaving head of a dry shaving apparatus A cleaning device for a shaving head of a dry shaving apparatus includes a reservoir to store a cleaning fluid, a receptacle adapted to receive the shaving head and the cleaning fluid, the receptacle being configured to direct the cleaning fluid toward the shaving h... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055707 | Peelably laminated blow-molded containers A blow-molded container includes an outer layer of a synthetic resin, which forms the outer shell of a finite shape; an inner layer of a flexible synthetic resin, which is peelably laminated with the outer layer and forms an inner bag; and a pair of adhered zones of... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051893 | Liquid container, liquid container manufacturing method, and metallic mold for liquid container manufacturing method A liquid container includes an outer wall constituting a casing, an inner wall constituting an inner bladder for accommodating liquid, with the inner bladder having an outer shape substantially equivalent to an inner shape of the outer wall, and the inner bladder ha... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021488 | Pressure vessel for compressed gases utilizing a replaceable and flexible liner A pressure vessel assembly, and method of use, for storing a gas at an elevated pressure. The assembly includes a vessel body having a rigid wall with an inner surface defining a storage chamber and with an inlet allowing the gas to enter the storage chamber. The as... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013924 | Fluid pressure system including free floating bladder A fluid pressure system (S) includes a flexible diaphragm bladder (172) located inside a pressure tank (164) installed within a fluid system such as well (168). In preferred aspects, the bladder (172) can be inflated by the introduction o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6976600 | Blow-molded container that is peelably laminated A blow-molded container of this invention comprises: an outer layer (11) of a synthetic resin, which forms the outer shell of a finite shape; an inner layer (12) of a flexible synthetic resin, which is peelably laminated with the outer layer (11... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971411 | Trapped gas removal in liquid gas accumulator A hydraulic accumulator of the liquid-gas type, comprising a housing (11) defining a chamber (11C), a gas port (30) and a liquid port (19). A gas charging valve (31) is disposed in the gas port (30) to control admission of h... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6924054 | Fuel supply for a fuel cell The present invention concerns a fuel supply for a fuel cell. The fuel supply includes a fuel storage area configured to hold a fuel solution, a fuel solution outlet configured to pass the fuel solution from the fuel storage area, a waste storage area, a waste inlet... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6726052 | Collapsible fluid transport tank A flexible container for the transportation of fluids having means to keep the container in a sufficiently rigid shape that it can be moved and handled using conventional techniques until empty at which time the container can be collapsed for ease of shipment and st... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6681789 | Fuel tank ventilation system and method for substantially preventing fuel vapor emissions A fuel tank ventilation system and method are provided for substantially preventing fuel vapor emissions without significant increase in tank pressure. The system and method include a flexible bladder within the fuel tank that alternately deflates and inf... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6616007 | 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 ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6588377 | Process and apparatus for recycling water in a hot water supply system A process and apparatus are provided for conserving water and heat energy in a hot water supply system. A holding tank is provided near the Point Of Use to capture unwanted cooled water. An integrated displacement actuator allows this volume to be recircu... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6527002 | Apparatus and method for use with a container for storing a substance An apparatus (1) for use with a container (100) for storing a substance. Typically, the substance is a volatile liquid, such as hydrocarbon fuels, alcohol or distilled liquids. The apparatus (1) acts to prevent filling and evaporative losses of the liquid... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6401966 | Plastic pressure vessel structure A plastic pressure vessel structure includes a diaphragm mounted in a plastic outer barrel for dividing the plastic outer barrel into an upper chamber containing a liquid, and a lower chamber containing a pressurized gas, and a plastic inner barrel fully ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6360729 | Active fuel system bladder An active bladder system and method for using same minimizes vapor formation in a fuel tank. A low-permeation, flexible conductive bladder (18) is contained within a fuel tank (12). The bladder (18) holds or contains the liquid fuel (25) in the fuel tank ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6330955 | Reusable ice substitute in a car A container filled with a freezable mixture for use in refrigeration or temporary cooling purposes. The container of the invention is generally one of the common metal cylindrical containers or cans but may also include both plastic and glass bottles. Nor... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6308857 | Vacuum chamber A vacuum chamber having at least one insulating cylinder whose end faces are closed with the aid of one cover each is described. The vacuum chamber has a movable contact stem and a movable contact piece that is attached thereto and opposite which there is... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6260544 | Low fuel vapor emissions fuel system A low fuel vapor emissions fuel system which reduces the need for FVCS and further obviates both the fuel pump and its return fuel line, composed generally of a rigid tank, a flexible fuel bladder within the tank, a filler pipe connecting between the fuel... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6223933 | Pressure compensation device for a two-part container For medical fluids, two-part containers are used which consist of an inner container and an outer container which is impenetrable to diffusion. The inner container collapses when the fluid is removed. For the purposes of pressure compensation between the gaseo... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6199717 | Container for storing and supplying water under pressure A container for storing and supplying water includes complementary upper and lower container parts, and a water and air impermeable flexible partition member. The upper and lower container parts respectively have bottom and top rims that are bonded sealin... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6189744 | Containers A compartmented container, such as an aerosol container, has a plastics pouch (12) attached to a top component such as an aerosol cone (1). The cone is typically formed of steel laminated with polypropylene, and the pouch is attached to the cone by means ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6129236 | Tank for the liquid storage and expulsion A tank comprises a structural envelope made in a form of hemisphere with a tube connection having a ring groove in its surface. A tightening ring of the structural envelope. An elastic diaphragm made in a form of hemisphere integrated with a cylinder prov... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6090281 | Beverage storage and dispensing container A flexible diaphragm, flexible bag or bladder tank used to store and dispense, cool or heat, and sterilize drinking water or beverages under pressure, may include at least one orifice, at least one ultraviolet sterilizing unit located within it, and at le... | 07/18/2000 |
