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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963423 | Fuel dispensing unit with gas sensor A fuel dispensing unit for refueling vehicles, comprising a fuel line having a fuel inlet, a gas exit and a fuel exit. A sensor is arranged to measure the amount of gas in the fuel flowing through the fuel line. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7334708 | Integral blocks, chemical delivery systems and methods for delivering an ultrapure chemical Integral blocks, chemical delivery systems and methods for delivering an ultrapure chemical to a point of use or to another integral block are provided. More particularly, the integral blocks include a recharge container block, a pressurization gas block, a purge ga... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7111757 | Device and method for the volumetric measurement and dispensing of liquids Devices and methods for accurate volumetric measurement and dispensing of any liquid, regardless of that liquid's density and vapor pressure, are disclosed. This invention employs devices and methods which are used to eliminate free volume from a variable volume cha... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7025079 | Air bleed-off valve An automatic air bleed valve which allows air to escape from water lines. Allowing air to thus escape, prevents pump cavitation and/or air in the heater. The air bleed valve is positioned between a pump and the heater, and is higher than the heater, and no higher th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6976713 | Apparatus for use in applying granular material to a rail An apparatus for applying granular material to a rail adjacent to a wheel of a train includes a granular supply material container to which a granular material injection assembly is connected. The granular material injection assembly includes a housing having a mixi... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6959836 | Dispenser The invention relates to a dispensing device and a method for dispensing liquids, preferably reagents, in an essentially automated and finely dosed manner. The dispensing device comprises a first duct that is connected to a storage element for storing the liquid to ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6290760 | Air separator system An apparatus and method for separating dissolved gasses from a fluid to produce de-aerated fluid which includes a fluid pump, a gas separator, and a vacuum pump for removing liberated dissolved gasses from the gas separator. In one particular embodiment, ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6179163 | System and method for evaluating the presence of air in a liquid-state fuel stream A system (21) for monitoring the quantity of air in a liquid-state fuel stream discharged from a dispenser (20). The dispenser includes a pump (26) that draws the fuel from a storage tank (22). The fuel stream discharged from the pump is applied to an air... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5954102 | Suspended type fueling system A suspended type fueling system of the present invention is composed of an oil reservoir, fueling tube, fueling hose with a nozzle, pump on the fueling tube, pump motor for diving the pump, flow-meter, control unit, fueling operation unit on the fueling n... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5884809 | Air separating fuel dispensing system A dispensing system (20) for drawing fuel from a storage tank (22) to a nozzle (44). The system includes an above-tank suction pump (26) which draws fuel from the tank. The fuel is discharged from the suction pump into a vertically aligned air separator (... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5827486 | Dispenser A dispenser system is provided, comprising a dispenser head (3), a feeding jet for water (7) at the dispenser head, and a reservoir immediately above the dispenser head for material to be dispensed, wherein an external supply of water is fed to a tank (4)... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5363988 | Fuel dispenser controlled in dependence on an electrical signal from a gas detector of the dispenser This invention relates to an improved fuel dispenser comprising a gas detector responsive to the presence of gas within the fuel. The gas detector provides an electrical signal indicative of the presence or absence of gas to a computer which controls a va... | 11/15/1994 |
| 4927056 | Oil dispensing system with controlled metering and method In one embodiment, the high viscosity fluid to be metered and dispensed is oil that is pumped at a low flow rate, in the range of one quart per minute. A positive displacement pump obtains the oil from a tank and pumps the oil to an air eliminator. A volu... | 05/22/1990 |
