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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367243 | Traps and vents in flow-through pipet This invention relates generally to a volumetric pipet used to make a volumetric measurement and transfer a measured amount of liquid. More specifically the invention relates to a pipet that fills from the top, works well with automated systems because it does not r... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368154 | Heat-resistant plastic tube A heat-resistant plastic tube is mainly made of a polyester-based elastomer and exhibits a change amount in angle of ±10° or less in a shape retainability performance test, a change rate in inner diameter of ±2% or less in a dimensional stability performance test... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7337638 | Anchoring device for temporarily tethering and object An anchoring device positionable within the ground for tethering an object to the ground includes a base portion having a first diameter, and an access aperture having a second diameter. The first diameter of the base portion is greater than the second diameter of t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329339 | Strainer device for fuel tank A strainer device for a fuel tank includes a sucking passage member provided with a passage opened in the fuel tank; a filtering member attached to the sucking passage member for covering a hole of the passage; and a conduit connecting portion extending outside the ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7258245 | Fuel tank closure A fuel tank closure for closing off a filling channel has a closure part that can be moved between a closed position in which an opening of the filling channel is tightly sealed, and an open position, in which the filling channel is released, in order for a fuel tan... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251984 | Refrigerant with leak detection dye concentrate A container including a mixture of refrigerant and leak detection dye medium is disclosed for adding to an air conditioning or refrigeration system. The container includes a storage container adapted to communicate with an air conditioning or refrigeration system fo... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7188645 | Visual fuel system for an engine welder A fueling assembly for a fuel tank positioned in an engine driven welder. The fueling assembly includes a filler tube, a fuel level monitor and a grommet. The filler tube has a bottom portion and a top portion. The bottom portion of the filler tube has a cross-secti... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7150582 | Form for street box in underground storage tank installation A form suitable for use in an underground storage tank installation includes an upper portion sized and shaped to receive a street box and a lower portion that fits over and surrounds an upper portion of a riser on the tank. In preferred embodiments, the riser acts ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7059187 | Seamless pressure vessel A seamless marine fuel tank having directly mechanically fastened component parts such as a fuel withdrawal assembly and a direct-sight fuel gauge system. The fuel withdrawal system contains a split-nut fastening device which fastens the system to the tank and allow... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044167 | Conductive jacket for tubing A tubing assembly including conductive corrugated tubing including convolutions of peaks and valleys and a conductive polymer jacket disposed in said valleys along a length of said corrugated tubing. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7000950 | Filler neck for motor vehicle fuel tank A filler neck for a fuel tank used on busses achieves higher filling rates by varying the geometry and cross sectional size of the filler neck depending on local slope of the neck and available space to fit the neck, particularly between a bus chassis frame rail and... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6948528 | Corrugated hose assembly According to the present invention, there is provided a hose assembly with an inner fluoropolymer layer having a smooth inner surface and an outer polyamide layer having an undulated surface. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942117 | Closure door system for vehicle filler neck A filler neck closure assembly (30) includes a closure apparatus (32) formed to include a pump nozzle-receiving opening (36) and adapted to be mounted on an open mouth of a filler neck 24. A cover 40, pivotally mounted to the closu... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6860289 | Surge tank The disclosed device is directed towards a surge tank. The surge tank comprises a side wall including an interior surface. A bottom of tank is coupled to the side wall, wherein the side wall and the bottom of tank define an interior of the surge tank and an exterior... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6848481 | Method and apparatus for removing hazardous liquid from petroleum tanker trailer delivery/loading piping A method and system is provided for removing hazardous liquid from a wet line of a cargo tanker truck. The system includes a sight glass module positioned at the outboard end of the wet line. The sight glass module includes a vent, a drain, and an optical sensor. Wh... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6834770 | Fuel inlet structure for vessel A fuel inlet structure is disclosed to include a hollow cylindrical casing for mounting in the deck of a vessel, a plug adapted to close the casing, a movable handle supported on a spring inside the plug and vertically movable between an extended operative position ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6763966 | Torque-limit signal system for filler neck cap A torque-limit signal cap for a filler neck includes a handle, a filler neck closure, and a torque-limit signaler. The torque-limit signaler operates during cap installation to interrupt temporarily a driving connection established between the handle and the closure... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6705481 | Actuatable fuel tank closure having guide pipe A fuel tank closure for attachment on the tank filler pipe of a motor vehicle including a movable closure part which selectively opens or closes the access to the interior of the tank filler pipe. Furthermore, the fuel tank closure includes a coupling part for actua... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6685045 | Plug for sealing a filler neck of a fuel tank A plug (2) for sealing a filler neck (1) of a fuel tank has a cap (3) which is dismountably attached to the end (5) of the filler neck using a thread (4) or bayonet, and a seal (6) whose sealing surface (7) faces a counter-sealing surface (8) of the fille... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6669405 | Assembly and method for joining drain pipe to concrete catch basin An assembly and method for joining a drain pipe with a concrete catch basin, structural elements of the assembly including a concrete catch basin having a wall, the wall having inner and outer surfaces, the wall further having a plate embedded within the ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666238 | Collar for fuel filler pipe A collar for use in a fuel filler assembly comprising: a first semicircular shaped structure having a first pair of terminal ends which lie in a common vertical plane, each of the terminal ends including at least two locking means, a top edge forming an u... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6637469 | Product delivery system for stationary or portable bulk containers A container for holding a solid, liquid and/or gaseous phase product therein and for use within a transportable or stationary support structure. The container maximizes the compressed product volume contained therein and prevents liquid and/or contaminant... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6619337 | Rigid insert for engine welder cowing A rigid inverted insert for mounting on the top panel of a rigid cowing of an engine welder, which cowing has a cut away opening in a top panel for allowing access to the top opening of a fuel filler tube extending from a low fuel tank to a position adjac... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6497335 | Filler neck for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle A filler neck for the introduction of fuel into a fuel tank of a motor vehicle is constructed of at least two interconnected injection-molded half shells, each half shell having outwardly curved regions which form a filler pipe and vent lines. Also, recep... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6491181 | Center opening treatment tank A treatment tank for a water conditioning apparatus includes a tank head with a wall with an interior surface and a noncircular rim that defines a first through hole in the wall. A generally cylindrical flange defines a first aperture and has a first nipp... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6460761 | Child-proof receptacle apparatus and method A child-proof storage receptacle including a canister and-a preferably funnel-shaped insert detachably secured to the canister at an open top of the canister. The funnel-shaped insert is detachably secured to the canister by a child-proof locking mechanis... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6364204 | Coin catcher and container A receptacle for catching and containing coins being disgorged by a slot machine or similar gaming apparatus is disclosed. The receptacle eliminates the necessity of transferring coins from a disbursement pan into a container. The receptacle includes a bu... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357618 | Fuel tank assembly for a motor vehicle A cover element and clamping ring are mountable on and sealable to close a tubular portion surrounding an access opening in a wall portion of a container of a fuel tank assembly for a motor vehicle. The tubular portion is contiguous with and projects outw... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6340093 | Fuel tank A fuel tank (1) possesses, for the introduction of fuel, a filler pipe (5) which is led through an orifice (6) of the fuel tank (1) with all-round clearance. The orifice (6) is sealingly closed by means of a sleeve (4) bearing against the fuel tank (1) an... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6109467 | Closure cap for an operating fluid container A closure arrangement of a container has fill socket with an inner thread and a closure cap with a cylindrical base body having an outer thread matching the inner thread of the fill socket of the container. The cylindrical base body has an annular flange ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6036061 | Retainer for blank of split cap A device for retaining the blank or sealing lid of a split cap used to cap a fluid container having an invertible spout. The device includes various means for ensuring that the blank will be retained in close proximity to the user so that it will not be l... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6032821 | Center opening treatment tank A treatment tank for a water conditioning apparatus includes a tank head with a wall with an interior surface and a noncircular rim that defines a first through hole in the wall. A generally cylindrical flange defines a first aperture and has a first nipp... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5960977 | Corrugated polymeric filler neck tubing A polymeric, multiple-layer tube suitable for use as a filler neck is disclosed. The tube is comprised of a generally cylindrical wall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface is approximately parallel to the outer surface and defin... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5909818 | Water tank adapter The present invention provides an apparatus and method for modifying existing water tanks on recreational vehicles so they may be cleaned. The apparatus and method may also be applied during the production of new water tanks for recreational vehicles. The... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5868271 | Light gas tank with a safe inlet device A light gas tank with a safe inlet device includes a ring fixed on an upper surface of a light gas tank. The ring has a center fuel inlet hole, and an inverted L-shaped gas inlet on one side of the wall and an inverted L-shaped passageway on the other sid... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5837139 | Fluid collecting and dividing apparatus A fluid collecting and separating vessel comprising side walls forming a lateral enclosure, a bottom member attached to the lower perimeter of the side walls and including a pair of spaced apart fluid discharge openings and a pair of attached funnels, eac... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5752613 | Liquid container and mouth thereof A liquid container has a hard outer box, a flexible inner bag and a path forming member for forming a liquid path communicated with a mouth which has a restrictred path for permitting the liquid to flow out of the mouth slowly.... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5673738 | Fill conduit for fuel tank A conduit for filling a tank with a liquid includes an outlet end having a liquid outlet opening, which is fluidly coupled to the tank to be filled. The conduit includes an inlet end having a liquid inlet, adapted to be operatively engaged with a source o... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5626254 | Apparatus and method for rapid installation of container liner and access ports A rapid construction method and apparatus for bulk cargo containers. The system uses a flexible bag which has an open end. The sides of the bag are folded over to form an end wall and sealed together with double stick tape. Side edges are sealed to the en... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5570805 | Storage container assembly for combustible liquids An above ground storage container assembly comprises a steel tank for volatile liquid housed within a concrete vault. The walls of the vault are spaced from the tank to provide an air envelop around the tank. The air envelop is vented to prevent the tank ... | 11/05/1996 |
