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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6978980 | Slide valve closure for the casting of a metal melt and a refractory plate unit belonging to it In a slide valve closure for the casting of a metal melt a slider plate and a stationary closure part are braced against each other by means of spring units or by other means. There is provided a casing framework attachable to a mould or the like, in which is fixed ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6827240 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus includes a liquid crystal material container filled with liquid crystal material a gas supply at an upper portion of the liquid crystal material container for pressurizing the liquid crystal material with gas, a needle seat posi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6610364 | Apparatus for dispensing liquid crystal and method for controlling liquid crystal dropping amount A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus and a method of controlling a liquid crystal dropping amount are provided to drop liquid crystal onto a substrate corresponding to at least one unit panel area. In one aspect, the apparatus uses a liquid crystal dispe... | 08/26/2003 |
| 5950881 | Self-closing powder cap A self-closing cap comprising a base having one or more holes and a lid movably mounted about the base. The lid has one or more holes, and is capable of occupying a first open position and a second closed position. In the first open position, the holes of... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5687885 | Dispensing container and sliding cap assembly A dispensing container, such as a double-barrel cartridge used in dispensing dental material, matingly receives a sliding cap that maintains a seal between material in the barrels and the atmosphere. The cap includes a body and a gasket within the body, a... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5497917 | Cap for a beverage server The present invention provides a cap having a plurality of readily assembled parts that provide a passage for a beverage or liquid through the cap from the pitcher to the exterior thereof. The cap has a cap body made up of top and bottom portions that are... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5115949 | Flexible liquid container with a sliding closure cap The invention relates to a one-piece plastic cap, the lower part of which, which can be attached to a container opening, is provided with a top wall in which a passage opening is provided, the lower side of which is joined via a dip tube to the container.... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5105981 | Selectively shakeable freestanding particulate matter reservoir A particulate matter dispenser is operated by a push button to move a sliding clamp through a linkage into and out of engagement with an elastic tube at the bottom of a reservoir holding the particulate matter. Coil springs normally bias the sliding clamp... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5025952 | Gas resupply valve with microscopic aperture and with sealing member supported by valve body There is disclosed herein several gas resupply valves for replenishment of lost gas in gas lasers in general and argon ion lasers in particular. The first embodiment uses a valve which controls flow of gas into a metering volume. The metering volume has a... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4960358 | Bottom-unheading device and method for vertical vessels A bottom unheading device adapted for unheading vertical vessels such as coking drums. The unheading device includes a cover unit adapted for attachment to a lower flange of a coking drum and which is fastened by a plurality of swing bolts which are disco... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4925069 | Apparatus for filling specified amount of liquid An apparatus for filling a specified amount of liquid comprising a metering cylinder having a piston therein, a vertical filling nozzle having an opening at its lower end and forcibly chargeable with a liquid from the metering cylinder by the operation of... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4872596 | Viscous product dispenser A two-chamber viscous product dispenser has an internal valve element which includes integral inlet and outlet check valves for the valving of product into the pump chamber and from the pump chamber through a stationary spout. The outlet valve may be in t... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4805552 | Apparatus for regulating the flow of gaseous and liquid media Apparatus for regulating the flow of a fluid from a supply conduit at one end of an elongated housing to a nozzle having one or more orifices extending longitudinally of the housing has a partition which is installed in and divides the interior of the hou... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4792068 | Nozzle with at least one opening that can be closed off A nozzle with at least one opening that can be closed off, and especially a nozzle for packaging machines, including those that handle liquid products, with a valve body in the form of a piston that moves back and forth between a retracted position wherei... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4752017 | Tensioning device for sliding gates A tensioning device for a sliding gate on the nozzle of a metallurgical vessel includes for the spring mounting of the tensioning device between a gate housing and a housing cover by means of clamping units that connect such two members and that are hinge... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4750648 | Lid with an adjustable pouring arrangement, particularly for use on stirring machines A lid with an adjustable "guillotine"-type pouring arrangement, which is especially adapted for mounting on the primary color or paint containers intended for car bodywork and which are employed in stirring machines. In this lid, a flat spring which is fa... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4738380 | Self-adjusting refractory joint A self-adjusting refractory joint which finds principle utility in teeming valves in which a pair of overlapping collars are provided on a plate and on the pour tube, the collar on the plate extending downwardly in surrounding relationship to the teeming ... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4732304 | Rotary nozzle system A rotary nozzle system attached to the outlet of a metallurgical vessel to serve as a gate valve for controlling the rate of pouring of molten metal. A slide plate brick and bottom plate brick, each having a nozzle bore, are relatively rotated in a surfac... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4728014 | Sliding closure unit with improved plate pressing structure A sliding closure unit for controlling the discharge of molten metal from a metallurgical vessel includes a stationary refractory plate, a stationary housing assembly for mounting the stationary refractory plate on the metallurgical vessel, a movable refr... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4697723 | Tensioning structure for a sliding closure unit A sliding closure unit includes a stationary refractory plate to be mounted on a metallurgical vessel, a movable refractory plate, a slide frame supporting the movable refractory plate and movable in a direction of movement between an open position with d... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4693401 | Apparatus for compressively holding casting nozzles An apparatus for changing casting nozzles such as immersion nozzles easily, quickly, and reliably. The apparatus has a holder frame fixed to the bottom of a molten metal pouring device and defining a substantially C-shaped casting nozzle travel passageway... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4684043 | Shipping seal for viscous product dispenser The actuating lever of the dispenser has an integral valve flap which covers the discharge outlet of the dispenser when the lever is in its standby position, and in order to augment the sealing capabilities of such flap during shipment or storage prior to... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4650101 | Sliding closure unit with easily replaceable lower stationary refractory plate A sliding closure unit includes an upper stationary refractory plate to be mounted on a metallurgical vessel, a movable refractory plate sealed against the upper stationary refractory plate, a slide unit for moving the movable refractory plate in a direct... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4619377 | Tap A tap primarily intended for `bag-in-a-box` constructions including a plunger (80) which is in a barrel (52). A knob (68) is fast with the plunger (80) and is arranged so that it and the plunger perform a spiral movement when it is rotated. The tap includ... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4592493 | Reclosable dispenser A tubular dispenser container having a dispensing passageway through a flat end seal provided with a valve formed of confronting, distended side wall portions having differing curvature which portions are flexed to one side of the end seal and to the othe... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4577785 | Hinged rotary nozzle A rotary nozzle engageable with the pouring nozzle of a ladle that contains molten metal for transporting or pouring purposes, or in the flow passage of a converter so as to allow the outflow of molten metal. The rotary nozzle includes a fixed plate brick... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4568005 | Snap-on closure for bottles Plastic dispensing closures adapted for use on bottles containing products such as syrup and the like and which have an integral handle include a snap-on base adapted to be securely attached to the neck of the bottle and shaped to form a pouring spout, an... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4561573 | Valve and replaceable collector nozzle Replaceable collector nozzle for a sliding gate. A pressure plate is provided with a collar or ring or other engaging element with interior securing connectors, and positioned beneath the sliding plate. The collector nozzle at its upper portion is provide... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4500018 | Rotary sliding closure unit and liquid melt container employing the same A rotary sliding closure unit includes a stationary support frame adapted to be mounted removably adjacent to pouring opening of a liquid melt container. A stationary refractory plate has therethrough a flow passage and has an annular, ring-shaped configu... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4483465 | Fluidic substance dispensing valve A valve for dispensing fluidic substance including a valve housing (12) defining a general axial flow path through the housing, a diaphragm (22) disposed in the valve housing substantially transverse to the axial flow path and defining first and second co... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4480771 | Rotary nozzle system for metallurgical vessels A rotary nozzle system for metallurgical vessels, especially steel ladles, whose stationary closure portion or part contains a refractory bottom plate and whose rotatable closure portion or part contains a rotatable toothed rim mounted at the stationary c... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4421256 | Sliding gate valve having adjustable seal pressure A sliding gate valve mechanism for use in teeming molten metal is provided with apparatus for accurately setting seal pressure between the valve plates and for adjusting the seal pressure during periods of valve operation. The invention enables such adjus... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4358034 | Sliding gate valve with orifice-encircling spring Apparatus for applying a clamping force to slide gate valve plates to prevent leakage of molten metal therebetween. The apparatus applies the force uniformly about the annulus of the orifice of the plates and at a location close to the orifice itself, thu... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4303182 | Device for elastically clamping a sliding discharge gate by a torsion bar A discharge gate clamping device for clamping a lower plate of a discharge gate. A pair of torsion bars are mounted on the side of the lower plate each having a respective first end connected to a crank arm, and each torsion bar has a second end carrying ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4248158 | Railway hopper car gate outlet actuating mechanism An outlet assembly for application to hoppers of railroad hopper cars and the like, and slidably mounting a gate for movement between open and closed positions, in which the gate slideway is defined by trackway forming members disposed at either side edge... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4202473 | Revolving slide gate mechanism This invention provides a rotary slide gate mechanism for use on a pour vessel to control flow of molten metal through at least one outlet in the vessel shell, whereby refractory insert plates which are conveyed by said mechanism, may be moved in very clo... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4200210 | Rotary slide closure A rotary slide closure for a vessel provided with a fire-proof lining includes a closure block contacting a beveled seat of a seat block and being rotatably mounted relative to the seat block. The closure block and the seat block each have at least one fl... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4199086 | Closed loop track slide gate mechanism The invention provides a slide gate mechanism for use on a pour vessel to control flow of molten metal through at least one outlet in the vessel shell, whereby refractory insert plates which are conveyed by said mechanism may be moved in very close cooper... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4199085 | Sliding gate valve A slide gate valve for use with a molten metal teeming vessel is provided with elongated resilient supports that may be in the form of leaf springs, or the like, and are operative to resiliently bias the slide plate of the valve against the head plate the... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4189073 | Spring element for use in sliding gate valve Spring elements are described that are especially adapted for use in high temperature environments such as for example in sliding gate valves for metal pouring vessels. The spring elements include an expansable chamber defined in part by a bellows member ... | 02/19/1980 |
