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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967279 | Carbonator device The present invention relates to a carbonator device for use in refrigeration appliances and beverage distributors having a reservoir that has a tank portion and a lid portion and a plurality of connections for technical components provided on the lid portion. The r... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7637482 | Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, vaporization performance appraisal method In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the f... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7377495 | Temperature sensitive pressure regulator for carbonated beverage systems A pressure regulator that regulates the pressure at which carbon dioxide is introduced to water in a carbonated beverage system based on the temperature of the water. The regulator may be capable of operating in a first mode in which the carbon dioxide pressure vari... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377496 | Carburetor for two-cycle engine An interlocking lever having first and second cam faces is mounted on a throttle valve stem, and a throttle valve is arbitrarily opened to perform start-up in a state in which the first cam face makes contact with the choke valve lever and the interlocking lever is ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7325439 | Fluid permeability measurement system and method A system for measuring the permeance of a material. The permeability of the material may also be derived. The system provides a liquid or high concentration fluid bath on one side of a material test sample, and a gas flow across the opposing side of the material tes... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318581 | Carbonating apparatus A carbonating apparatus includes an elongated carbonation chamber defining a longitudinal axis and having an inlet end and an outlet end. A manifold assembly is provided at the inlet end of the carbonation chamber. The manifold assembly includes a manifold body havi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7264224 | Valve with offset venturi A valve is disclosed having a valve closing member that divides the valve bore into passageways of unequal cross sectional areas when in an open position. A venturi is positioned within the valve bore upstream of the valve closing member. The throat of the venturi m... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261281 | Carburetor A carburetor including a mixture channel and an air channel that are separated from one another, wherein a fuel opening opens into the mixture channel. A throttle element is rotatable about an axis of rotation that extends transverse of the direction of flow in the ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261282 | Carburetor with intermediate throttle valve blocking position A carburetor including a frame having a first air/fuel channel and a second air channel; and a throttle valve assembly connected to the frame and having two valve sections. Each valve section is located in a respective one of the channels. A second one of the valve ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258327 | Carburetor A carburetor (18) has a carburetor housing (17) wherein an intake channel (19) is guided having a flow cross section of less than 3 cm2. The carburetor (18) includes a partition wall (11) which partitions the intake chan... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7131430 | Emissions control system for small internal combustion engines An evaporative emissions control system for small internal combustion engines includes a control valve associated with a fuel line and with a vent line which each connect the fuel tank to the carburetor. When the engine is not running, the control valve automaticall... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118672 | Membrane supported bioreactor for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment A membrane supported biofilm reactor uses modules having fine, dense, non-porous hollow fibers made from Polymethyl pentene (PMP) formed into a fabric with the PMP as the weft. One or more sheets of the fabric are potted into a module to enable oxygen containing gas... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104526 | Carburetor with intermediate throttle valve blocking position A carburetor including a frame having a first air/fuel channel and a second air channel; and a throttle valve assembly connected to the frame and having two valve sections. Each valve section is located in a respective one of the channels. A second one of the valve ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7047951 | Centrifugally operated evaporative emissions control valve system for internal combustion engines An evaporative emissions control system for small internal combustion engines. A control valve assembly includes a pair of control valves which are respectively associated with a fuel line and with a vent line which each connect the fuel tank and the carburetor of t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7013851 | Intake arrangement An intake arrangement (1) for a two-stroke engine includes an intake channel (2) in which a throttle flap (3) is pivotally journalled with a throttle shaft (4). Downstream of the throttle flap (3), a partition wall (8) is mo... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014173 | Cyclic aeration system for submerged membrane modules An aeration system for a submerged membrane module has a set of aerators connected to an air blower, valves and a controller adapted to alternately provide a higher rate or air flow and a lower rate of air flow in repeated cycles. In an embodiment, the air blower, v... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6763845 | Water freeze prevention device An automatic water freeze prevention device having a first valve, second valve and third valve that cooperate to fill or drain a water utilization device according to pre-selected temperature conditions. These three valves are driven to their respective open/closed ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6550747 | Cyclic aeration system for submerged membrane modules An aeration system for a submerged membrane module has a set of aerators connected to an air blower, valves and a controller adapted to alternately provide a higher rate of air flow and a lower rate of air flow in repeated cycles. In an embodiment, the ai... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6186482 | Carburetor choke valve To provide a lightweight choke valve that has a reduced number of components and is easy to assemble, despite being provided with a relief valve. A carburetor choke valve provided in an intake passageway of a carburetor includes a plate shaped choke valve... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6182951 | Method and apparatus for providing a precise amount of gas at a precise humidity A fluid transfer system includes a permeable fluid carrier, a constant temperature source of a first fluid, and a constant pressure source of a second fluid. The fluid carrier has a length, an inlet end, and an outlet end. The constant pressure source con... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6138995 | Dispense of beverage containing controlled levels of dissolved gas The present invention relates to providing an apparatus and a process for dispensing a beverage from a tap, sometimes as often as about every 8 to 10 seconds, while maintaining a predetermined quantity of dissolved nitrogen and/or dissolved carbon dioxide... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6003846 | Air humidifier apparatus An air humidifier apparatus with a time switch system combined to a circulation mechanism allowing for a controlled cyclical flow of water into a drain of the basin containing water in which soaks a spongy and absorbent material located on the circumferen... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5417348 | Water tap A mixer tap unit has a body connected to a nozzle having two separate water passages extending the length of the nozzle. A hot water connection, a cold water connection and a filtered water connection are provided for the body. In use, the hot and cold wa... | 05/23/1995 |
| 4937019 | Pressure vessel A pressure vessel has an excess pressure release device comprising a passage between the interior and the exterior of the pressure vessel, a bursting disc seated in the passage, and a flexible membrane mounted adjacent to the disc between the interior of ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4440698 | Apparatus for ensuring heat exchange between a gas flow and a heat exchanger Apparatus for ensuring heat exchange between a gas flow and a heat exchanger comprises a duct through which the gas flows. The heat exchanger is mounted in the duct such that the gas flows therethrough. Constrictions for the gas flow are arranged in the d... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4003358 | Control system for controlling an air-fuel mixture in internal combustion engine A control system for controlling an air-fuel mixture to a preferable ratio required in an internal combustion engine during any of the engine operating conditions, which preferable ratio is variable in response to the engine operating condition. In one em... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3951625 | Air conditioning apparatus Air conditioning apparatus ventilates room air with environmental air after the environmental air has been filtered, heated and humidified to appropriate levels. Environmental air is drawn into an intake duct, is passed successively through an air filter,... | 04/20/1976 |