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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028858 | Compressed gas cartridge permeation dispenser having a predictable permeation rate A compressed gas cartridge is pierced and dispenses its pressurized gas through a permeation element that serves as a way to regulate the rate of gas dispensed out an outlet in the surrounding housing. It has been found that the use of a permeation element can contr... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7857167 | Compressed gas cartridge permeation dispenser having a predictable permeation rate The invention relates to the field of portable compressed gas cartridge dispensers comprising the ability to predictably permeate the pressurized gas contained within a compressed gas cartridge. An object of the invention is to predict leak rate thus dispensing life... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854347 | Manual gas inflator A manual gas inflator incorporating a cylinder status indication mechanism that is independent from the cylinder piercer. Prior to detonation, an indicator post abuts a sensor protrusion which positions a green surface of the indicator within the inflator window to ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7703640 | Heat actuated puncturing mechanism for a compressed gas cartridge The present invention offers a solution to the potential hazards associated with an accidental overheating of a full compressed gas cartridge, by offering an automatic heat-actuable pressure discharge system. The compressed gas cartridge is protected from dangerous ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7445132 | System for determining gas cartridge actuation state A gas cartridge actuation state determination system includes a puncture pin adapted to abut an end of the gas cartridge. A load sensor coupled to and in line with the puncture pin. A spring bears against the load sensor. The spring's force is such that it is insuff... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7419010 | Seal breaking apparatus of gas cylinder The present invention provides a fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher has two cylindrical bodies that can house a plurality of gas cylinders; a plurality of cylinder holders; a plurality of needle tubes that can break sealing plates sealing the gas cylinders; an... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7357689 | Automatic inflation device having a moisture activated trigger and release system with reduced force applied to the degradable element An automatic inflation device is provided which features a trigger and release system for use in an armed-static condition and which is advantageous in that it significantly reduces the force acting on a dissolvable tablet in the release mechanism and thereby extend... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7328464 | Inflating and separating device of body protection airbags An inflating and separating device of body protection airbags primarily adds a hole groove in an inflating device for allowing gas to flow and connecting to a position between an inflating device and a riding object by a pulling string, and the pulling force of a se... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328731 | Vacuum release device and method An exemplary method for releasing a vacuum seal is disclosed as comprising inter alia puncturing a portion of a lid closure with a penetrator device and optionally sealing the puncture with a laminar valve or thin film held in place with PST or other suitable adhesi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322505 | Nail gun provided with duster function A pneumatically powered nail gun having a duster mechanism which is also pneumatically powered with the same pneumatic source. The nail gun includes a main body having a lower end and defines therein a compressed air chamber. A cylinder piston arrangement is dispose... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320417 | Container In a container (1) with a reservoir (2), a product dispensing opening (3), and a device (4) for discharging the product contained in the reservoir (2) out through the product dispensing opening (3), a sound generator (5 | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318428 | Paint ball gun having paint ball dispenser with threaded connector A paint ball gun is disclosed including a dispenser having a locking connector designed to lockingly engage a locking connector on a gun feed tube or one end of a hollow connecting member. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299816 | Inflation valve assembly An inflation valve includes a main valve body having an outlet port, a rupture port, and a pull cord retainer. A puncture retainer body secures a puncture disc within the main valve body to seal the outlet port to gas flow. A slot in the puncture retaining body perm... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293558 | System for launching lightweight elements during festive events A system for projecting light elements in the air, including: a casing connected to a reservoir containing the light elements and including an opening extending along a determined direction; a slide capable of sliding in the opening along the determined direction; a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267247 | Portable beverage dispensing system A portable beverage dispensing system includes a supply of flat water and a supply of pressurized gaseous carbon dioxide. A first motorless carbonator is configured to receive a portion of the flat water and a portion of the carbon dioxide and to cause a portion of ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7231934 | Shut-off actuator with gas generation device A shut-off device, in particular for application in the extraction of natural gas and mineral oil, has a shut-off housing (3) comprising an admission channel (2) and in which a shut-off organ (4) is supported in an adjustable manner relative to ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229107 | Security seal for cargo containers The security seal for cargo containers and freight trailers which has a gas cartridge which supplies gas through a two position valve when it is opened and onto a two way valve which in the activated position supplies gas under pressure to a pressure hose looped aro... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7188751 | Drink dispenser assembly and container for drink and drink dispensing line A drink dispenser assembly includes: a dispenser device (2, 37) provided with a dispensing head (18, 29) for accommodating a dispensing line (17, 28), and a container (7, 27) containing drink, in particular carbonated drink, connected dur... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185646 | Pneumatic assembly for a paintball gun A pneumatic assembly for a paintball gun preferably includes a bolt slidable between an open and a closed position. The bolt preferably operates as a firing valve by permitting compressed gas to flow through the bolt when the bolt is in the closed position but preve... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185668 | Closing device for fluid passage A valve device for automatically closing a gas pipe when a fire breaks out. The valve device includes a gas thermosensitive generating composition, which decomposes and generates a large amount of gas within a short period when exposed to a high temperature. The val... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178547 | Inflation valve with pneumatic assist A pneumatically assisted inflator for gas cylinders comprises an inline configuration such that gas contained within the gas cylinder flows axially through the inflator to be exhausted therefrom and inflate an inflatable article. The inline configuration of the infl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174929 | Apparatus and method for urging fluid into a pressurized system Apparatus has a body with a conduit defined therein. Body is mounted between, and connected to, a charging system containing pressurized fluid and a pressurized system. One apparatus has a retractable discharge tube inserted into a first end of the body. Once the bo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156257 | Compressed gas cylinder The present invention provides a compressed gas cylinder that is capable of storing a compressed fluid at high pressures. The cylinder of the present invention includes a body terminating in an inwardly domed cap. The dome included in the cap of the compressed gas c... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147172 | Personal decontamination apparatus and method A personal decontamination apparatus includes an adapter valve attachable to a water source for mixing water with a concentrated decontamination fluid for rapid detoxifying washing of the skin of a user exposed to toxic chemical, biological or nuclear radioactive su... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143776 | Valve element Valve element (10), comprising a main body, at least one inlet (101) and at least one outlet (102), a passage connecting the inlet and outlet, at least one burst disk (rupture disk) (13) or equivalent, which, when unbroken, closes the pas... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131663 | Inflator for inflatable vehicle occupant protection device An inflator (22) for providing inflation fluid ( ) to inflate an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) includes a container (30) storing the inflation fluid under pressure. The container (30) has an outlet passage (80)... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114634 | Fizz retaining device for beverage containers A carbonation retaining closure assembly device for beverage containers. The device comprising a cap member manufactured to seal and adapted to engage with the mouth of the beverage container. An inner groove surrounds the outer peripheral edge of the cap member for... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7059633 | Hybrid gas inflator A hybrid gas inflator utilizes a combustion chamber to generate a gas of hot jet. The gas pushes a piston downward and flows through a hole of the piston along its axis so as to break a pressure-resisting disc. The gas is then injected into a high-pressure gas conta... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048898 | Apparatus for preparing a fluid for a medical procedure The invention provides an apparatus for preparing a fluid for a medical procedure by mixing of at least one medicament in the form of powder with water, the medicament is held in a vessel which defines a bottom, a side wall, and a top opening which is closed by an m... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040656 | Inflator To provide an inflator which can be easily manufactured in a simple manufacturing process so as not to be disassembled. In an inflator, an orifice member 16 of a bottle 3 is provided with projections 43 formed on the periphery of the orif... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032778 | Overpressure limiting hybrid inflator A dual stage hybrid inflation device includes a first stage gas source having a pressurized gas stored in a first stage pressure vessel and a second stage gas source having a pyrotechnic gas generator having a gas output directed into the first stage pressure vessel... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029354 | Compact personal inflatable flotation device A compact personal inflatable flotation device comprising a cylindrical canister, an inflatable bladder attached to the first end of the canister, the bladder of sufficient size to provide flotation support for a user, a compressed gas cartridge removably housed wit... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018257 | Volume amplified compressed gas life jacket and life raft inflator A multifunction manually oriented inflator to amplify the volume of gas provided for low-pressure inflation of multiple bladders. A default operation can be as a high pressure fixed-volume inflator. A shut off valve preserves excess gas supply while regulated flow a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015425 | Gas cylinder warmer with variable wattage self regulating heater A gas cylinder includes a cylindrically-shaped main wall having a liner, a facing and insulation located between the liner and the facing. First and second electric, self-regulating heating elements are positioned between the liner and the insulation. The liner is p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013894 | Portable, handheld, pneumatic driven medicinal nebulizer A portable, handheld medicine delivery device capable producing atomized agents that are adapted to be inhaled through a nebulizer by a patient suffering from a respiratory condition. In addition, the present invention provides a means wherein the dose of the inhale... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011232 | Inflator for inflating pneumatic protective articles or gear The inflator (10) for inflating a pneumatic protective article or gear comprises a gas-containing bottle (17) with a sealing cap (19) applied thereto, an inflator housing (12), a striking member (13) contained in the inflator housi... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997347 | Apparatus and method for generating calibration gas An apparatus and method for generating a low concentration of gas within a carrier gas flow employing one or more miniature one-piece cylinders filled under pressure with a pure gas, or a concentrated gas balanced with an inert gas or gas mixture. Released from the ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994129 | Fluid bottle with refill bottle opener A fluid reservoir, bottle, pump or storage chamber (50, 70, 80) capable of being refilled by a refill bottle (100), the refill bottle including an outlet passage (106) closed by a fluid seal (104), the fluid reservoir, bottle or storage c... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991005 | Piercing apparatus for piercing a small compressed gas bottle to quickly inflate a sack and tool for reloading the piercing apparatus A piercing apparatus for piercing a small compressed gas bottle to quickly inflate an expandable sack (1) comprises a small gas bottle (6), a housing (20) carrying in an inner chamber (21) thereof a piercing element (7) having a bi... | 01/31/2006 |
