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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056756 | Communication member and medical container using the same The present invention provides a communication member for a medical container capable of allowing communication between the inside and the outside of a container body containing a liquid in a state of being fixed to the container body. The communication member inclu... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7415988 | Storage system and protective device for tanks A tank jacket that has a top portion and a body portion made of a durable flexible material such as nylon is dimensioned to fit over the outside of a storage tank. The top portion includes a hole for receiving the regulator assembly. Specifically, the regulator asse... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7373947 | Storage system and protective device for tanks A tank jacket fits over the outside of a storage tank. The jacket includes a hole for receiving the regulator assembly. The tank jacket supports a hose support assembly for storing the supply hose and a plurality of pockets for retaining various accessories and tool... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7325844 | Opening and closing latch device for furniture Latch device composed of a container (51) in which there is a slider (52), inserted in a guide (60), controlled in translation by a spring (53) and comprising a hook (68) to catch a hooking element (59) placed on a door. A t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322487 | Propane tank cover A propane tank cover, which safely covers, protects, and locks a propane tank having a protective cage. The propane tank cover has a protective cover, a safety cover, a tabletop, and a tablecloth for use as an end table. The safety cover has an upper circular plate ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7273189 | Protective cover for frangible bulb A cover mountable on a support frame for protecting a frangible item mounted within the frame is disclosed. The cover has first and second cover portions engaging the frame on opposite sides of the item. A hinge connects first ends of the covers together and a relea... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7237568 | Fire-control sprinkler riser systems A fire-control riser system that provides a multi-function unitary valve system including providing pressure test, pressure relief, and drain/test fluid flow capability for fire-control sprinkler systems. Furthermore, the fire-control riser system comprises an enclo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7207351 | Switching valve with position detecting mechanism In a switching valve containing a valve member for opening and closing a valve seat and a piston for driving the valve member by the action of a pilot fluid pressure inside a valve housing, a magnet for positional detection is attached to the piston, two sensor atta... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7089956 | Portable gas delivery device with impact protection A portable pressurized gas delivery system with impact protection includes a pressure regulator device comprised of a shut-off valve/refill portion, a pressure regulation portion and a flow control portion. The pressure regulator device is attached via a mating mach... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7072018 | IC substrate of glass and display device Disclosed is an IC chip using a glass substrate capable of being manufactured at a lower cost than the IC chip using from a semiconductor wafer. Further, where the body substrate of a display device is made of glass, the IC chip and the body substrate can have equal... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6978910 | Anti-spill device for cup and lid An anti-spill device used in conjunction with a disposable cup and lid combination for preventing spillage through a sip hole in the lid is disclosed. The anti-spill device includes a cup gripping member that forms two arcuate-shaped flexible arms for securing the c... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6935360 | Fire hydrant protective cover and visibility marker A fire hydrant protective cover and visibility marker comprising a hollow body having an interior space, a cap portion, middle portion and bottom portion, the bottom portion having an opening for accessing the interior space. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6871518 | Gas system component inlet or outlet connection retaining bracket A removable retaining bracket that prevents removal of a connection fitting from a gas distribution system component is described. The retaining bracket has a base that defines an opening that accepts the connection fitting and prevents removal of the fitting from t... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6854616 | Protective valve cap A protective cap for a threaded valve stem includes a generally cylindrical portion including a closed end, an open end and a cylindrical wall portion therebetween. A plurality of locating ribs are located on an internal surface of the cylindrical wall portion. A pl... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6816072 | Fire hydrant anti-tamper device A detection and signaling apparatus is mountable in a fire hydrant to detect a parameter, such as unauthorized movement of a discharge nozzle cap relative to the fire hydrant. A housing carrying a sensor, such as a motion detector, is mounted inside of the cap. The ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6691732 | Hydrant security device The present invention provides a hydrant locking device to be used in conjunction with a fire hydrant having locking nuts which includes, a base arm having a first base arm portion and a second base arm portion. A top arm extends upwardly from the base ar... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688326 | Locking fire hydrant A locking fire hydrant includes a fire hydrant body having an outlet port, a valve access hole, and an outer surface with a recess defined therein. The recess is configured to receive a locking cap for closing off the outlet port and the valve access hole... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6536462 | Fire hydrant cover A cover is provided for selectively covering and uncovering a fire hydrant or the like so that the hydrant is protected and easily located and maintained. The cover has an upper cover portion formed to enclose the fire hydrant when positioned over the fir... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6463953 | Fire hydrant protection device An apparatus is disclosed comprising a first cover and an attachment device to which the first cover is connected, wherein the attachment device can be used to attach the first cover to a fire hydrant such that the first cover covers the first nozzle cap.... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6415946 | Pressure vessel head ring assembly A head ring protects the valving assembly, or regulator, flow adjuster, and content gauge, commonly attached to a pressure vessel, such as a conventional pressurized gas cylinder. The head ring includes a base securable to the dispensing end of the pressu... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6227404 | Hood cover insert A hood cover insert for substantially filling the opening in a hood cover of a propane tank. The hood cover insert includes a block member having a base wall and a top wall. A perimeter wall extends between and is integrally coupled to the base and top wa... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6209749 | Gas cylinder safety shield A lower portion of a shell is slidable along the length of the body of a gas cylinder, the upper portion of the shell is larger than the lower portion and includes a wall extending fixedly from the lower portion configured to laterally surround the valve,... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6189719 | Plastic cover for a container The plastic cover is easily removed from a metal container to allow the plastic cover and the metal container to be separately recycled. The lip that holds the plastic cover to the metal container has two or more circumferential ends which have a lower de... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6145706 | Spraying flask and closure therefor A set for restricting the operation of a spray valve of a flask comprising three main parts, namely: a shoulder, a collar and a lid. The shoulder of the set rests on the shoulder of the flask and is connected to a mouth of the flask by projections from th... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6112933 | Tamper-resistant cap for a container A cap is provided for mounting on a necked-in can. The cap includes a shell formed to include an interior region and a tool-receiving aperture opening into the interior region. A ridge is appended to the shell and positioned to lie in the interior region ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6109292 | Method and apparatus for removing and replacing the tamperproof device for a fire hydrant or other valve device A method and system for installing, removing and actuation a rotatable keyed actuation portion or lower valve stem portion of a fire hydrant or other valve device consisting of a first device for installing a rotatable keyed actuation portion, a second de... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6070765 | Tampering indicating cover for aerosol valve An aerosol valve cover (10) having a generally cup-shaped plastic body (12) with a cylindrical base wall for releasable attachment to an annular collar (52) of an aerosol valve mounting cup (51), a plurality of locking tabs (56A, 56B, 58A, 58B) carried by... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6003540 | Device for confining gas leaks from a gas cylinder A device for confining leaks of one or more gases contained in a gas cylinder, which comprises a shroud made of a flexible and nonflammable material which is inert with respect to the gas or gases contained in the cylinder and designed to partially envelo... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5941274 | Method and apparatus for securing a fire hydrant or other valve devices A method and system for securing the exposed valve stem of the hydrant valve system in order to conserve valuable reserve resources and maintain street water pressure by restricting the unauthorized use therefrom; including a first device keying the expos... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5937893 | Shield for pressure relief device A shield for a pressure relief device for containing and deflecting released fluids is described. The shield includes an enclosure for surrounding the pressure relief device, the enclosure having a first port for engaging the enclosure to a relief duct wh... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5931335 | Liquid propane gas tanks and, in particular to cylindrical tanks for vehicles Liquid propane gas tanks for vehicles, and cylindrical tanks in particular, wherein end (1) of cylinder (2) is provided with a cavity (3) housing the valve group ring (4), or the valve rings in the case of the embodiment designed for the foreign market, s... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5927313 | Valve locking device and method A valve locking device has a rigid covering member with an axial bore extending inside it. The bottom of the covering member has an annular skirt, and an annular groove is formed in the interior wall of the skirt. A resilient retaining ring with opposite ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5829629 | Compressed gas cylinder container A compressed gas cylinder container useable to protect the gas cylinder from impact and from exterior contaminants is disclosed. The container includes a lower spacer for positioning within an inner portion of the container and shaped to form a space betw... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5788107 | Tamper-resistant cap for a container A cap is provided for mounting on a necked-in can. The cap includes a shell formed to include an interior region and a tool-receiving aperture opening into the interior region. A ridge is appended to the shell and positioned to lie in the interior region ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5709252 | Natural gas distribution system A natural gas distribution system includes a gas cylinder having a first axial end and a second axial end. Protective collars are selectively connected to the cylinder ends. A valve is connected to the first axial end and is disposed within the first prot... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5632393 | Tamper resistant cover for aerosol can A tamper resistant and tamper evident detachable cover is provided for a dispensing container so that any premature removal of the cover before customer purchase can be visually detected. The cover employs a closed opening in the top surface for subsequen... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5575397 | Apparatus for protecting the relief vent on a double-walled tank for surging liquid A double-walled tank assembly having a passageway from an inner tank to an outer tank, the passageway having an outer opening, and a cover removably mounted over the outer opening of the passageway to seal the passageway. The cover has a pressure relief v... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5564592 | Cover assembly for a beverage dispenser A cover assembly for a beverage dispensing valve is provided having an easily accessibly front opening covered by a front cover which can be either swung open or separated from the main housing. The cover assembly is interconnected by pintles and gudgeons... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5520305 | Container and two piece safety cap having a locking collar and cover A two-piece safety cap for a container is disclosed. The safety cap comprises a collar and a corresponding cover arranged for movement between a locked position at which it cannot be removed from the collar and a removable position at which it may be read... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5429152 | Cap for gas cylinder A cap for a cylinder of gas comprising a lower portion (2) adapted to be mounted on a gas cylinder (3) and an upper portion (1) defining internally a space (20-19) protecting a gas distribution valve structure (4) secured to the cylinder. The lower portio... | 07/04/1995 |
