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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7624990 | Thread sealants with engineered fibers A sealant is provided that possesses many or all of the characteristics of conventional thread sealants, and allows application with improved smoothness and uniformity of application. Sealants in accordance with the invention utilize engineered fibers such as melami... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7434812 | Putty composition and method Generally speaking, in accordance with the invention, a putty is provided that can include many or all of the handling characteristics of a traditional plumber's putty, but with reduced staining qualities. Such putty can facilitate substantially stain free installat... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7377519 | Shielding component, in particular a heat shield A shielding component, in particular a heat shield, includes shield components (10, 12, 14) made flat, lying at least partially on top of one another, and connected to one another at least partially along at least one common connecting line (16). Since... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374175 | Shielding component, in particular a heat shield A shielding component, in particular a heat shield, has shield components (10, 12, 14) which are made flat, which lie at least partially on top of one another, and which are connected to one another at least partially along at least one common connecting line... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373072 | Feedthrough fiber strain relief Method and apparatus for feeding on optical waveguide through a partition device, such as a wellhead outlet are disclosed. For some embodiments, the wellhead outlet includes a first chamber having a first port, a second chamber having a second port connected by a pa... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360592 | Compliant cladding seal/hanger A compliant, integrated, fastening and sealing system located on either end of cladding or on a liner hanger. It features protrusions in opposed directions whose contact edges are preferably hardened. The protrusions penetrate the surrounding tubular on expansion of... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360590 | Energized thermoplastic sealing element and method of use A packer element for use in forming a fluid pressure barrier within a wellbore. The packer element uses a thermoplastic component to accomplish the seal against the interior diameter of a surrounding tubular and an energizing component that is preferably formed of e... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357355 | Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use. In one embodiment, an aircraft can include a fuselage, at least one engine, and a fuel system configured to distribute fuel to at least one of the engine and an aerial refueling mani... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325573 | Plumbing line test plug and method of use of the same A plumbing line test plug includes a plug body adapted to plug an interior diameter of a plumbing line. The body has a wet face, which is exposed to liquid when in use, and a dry face, which is opposed to the wet face. A flexible pressure responsive annular membrane... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318670 | Wristwatch push-piece winding button control device The device includes a support pipe driven into a bore of a watchcase, a push-piece crown consisting of a head and an extension mounted into the pipe in mobile manner, a part entraining rotation that is integral with the winding and setting stem of the watch, couplin... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316402 | Segmented component seal A seal for restricting leakage of a fluid from a first chamber, through a gap between two components, to a second chamber is provided. A slot is formed in each of the two components. The slots face one another and are open to the gap. Each slot contains a longitudin... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316518 | Closure for cable connection A closure for cable connection capable of being readily assembled with fastening force of a sufficient level, rapidly accomplishing leading-out of a cable from a cable connection section and storage of the cable, and exhibiting enhanced airtightness while exhibiting... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310867 | Snap in place gasket installation method A pipe sealing gasket is shown which is designed to be received within a groove provided within a belled, socket end of a plastic pipe. The groove in the plastic pipe is preformed during manufacture and the gasket is installed thereafter. The gasket nominal diameter... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309068 | Rubber gasket for separator of fuel cell A rubber gasket to be disposed in a compressed state between separators of a fuel cell includes a sealing portion having a sectional shape of a two-projection structure with a first projection having a curved slope of a first curvature radius (D), and a second proje... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300075 | Sealing assembly Sealing assembly, for example forming part of a flowmeter. The sealing assembly comprises a first metal body with a mating surface in which a centering chamber with a flat bottom and an upright wall are provided, and a second metal body with a mating surface provide... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7263746 | Expansion ring assembly with removable drive mechanism An expansion ring assembly for sealing a gasket within an opening in the wall of a structure, the assembly including a drive mechanism having a pair of block members each having a threaded bore, and a bolt having oppositely threaded ends respectively threaded within... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260942 | Method of sealing joints of pipelines and containers operating with cryogenic fluids The invention relates to methods of sealing of pipeline joints operating with cryogenic liquids. The method is realized with the use of a tape of a porous structuring material that may be dry or impregnated with a liquid having a freezing point above the temperature... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255254 | Dispenser apparatus and method for a continuous roll of plastic bag material A self-contained dispenser apparatus configured to dispense a continuous feed of plastic bag material wound in a coreless roll thereof. The dispenser apparatus includes a base portion defining an opening into a receiving bay thereof. A cover assembly is removably mo... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252293 | Two-part gasket for pipe-to-pipe connections A gasket for pipe-to-pipe connections, which is closely received within a rectangular-shaped annular groove in the bell end of a pipe, and provides a compressive, fluid-tight seal with the spigot end of another pipe. The gasket includes a two-part body having a subs... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7239338 | Videophone system and method System and method for providing personal videotelephony in which a plurality of videophones are connected to a communications network that is configured for transmitted video and audio communications. Each of the videophones typically includes a camera, display devi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7150580 | Tapered manhole sealing band and method for use The invention relates to a device and method for sealing a manhole structure. An elastomeric band with at least two different peripheries is sealingly engaged to at least two corresponding peripheries of the manhole structure. Adhesives and supplemental retaining ba... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140618 | Socket with dual-functional composite gasket A gasketed pipe joint including a dual-functional, composite gasket, which in addition to forming a seal between a pipe bell and a spigot provides a molding surface for forming a bent retainer in the hub of the pipe or fitting. The dual-functional composite gasket c... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141165 | Coin-filter mounting structure The present invention discloses a structure for mounting a coin-filter filtering foreign materials contained in hydraulic fluid on a fixing groove formed at an inlet side of an orifice without using O-ring. A coin-filter mounting structure according to the present i... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142425 | Liquid cooling system including a liquid absorption and a leak detection device Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus that comprises a housing, and a circulating path. A heat-generating component is contained in the housing. Liquid coolant for cooling the heat-generating component flows through the circulating path. The circulating path h... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134204 | Integral restraint system and method of manufacture for plastic pipe A method and apparatus for restraining pipe against internal forces at a pipe or fitting connection and to join and seal at least two pipes to form a pipeline is shown featuring an improved restraining/sealing mechanism. The restraining/sealing mechanism includes a ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128323 | Seal device Primary objective of the present invention is to provide a seal device wherein the seal surfaces of the device are always brought into close contact against the side walls of the mounting slot regardless of fluid conditions. The seal device has two seal portions loc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111874 | Floating seal for undersea hydraulic coupling A floating seal for an undersea hydraulic coupling member is moveable radially to seal with the male coupling member even if there is some misalignment with the female coupling member. The floating seal is restricted from axial movement within the female coupling me... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090224 | Seal device Primary objective of the present invention is to effect a seal against assembly clearances formed between components which admit flows of high temperature fluids or are subjected to vibrations. The seal device is comprised of a supporting member which has a first se... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089964 | Water pipe coupling with off-centered piercing assembly for tear out disk and method of removing disk A coupling used during testing of a water line including an upstream pipe and a downstream pipe connected by the coupling. A removable barrier disk prevents water from flowing through the connected pipes until after testing, when the disk is then detached from the b... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087838 | Cable sealing for a plug connector A plug connector includes a housing, a through-opening for a cable, and a seal adapted to seal in the area of the through-opening. A pressure plate is provided for compressing the seal between the pressure plate and a mating face in the housing, wherby part of the s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069958 | Assembly and method for stiffening a flexible pipe An assembly and method for stiffening a flexible member according to which a stiffening member and an adapter surround the flexible member and an insert extends in an annulus between the adapter and the flexible member. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048201 | Gasket and heat shield assembly for a flanged joint A heat shield and gasket assembly has three members including a first heat shield, a second heat shield, and a gasket. Each of the members has a flange portion and the flange portion of the gasket is sandwiched is between the flanges of the two heat shields. The fla... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040579 | Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use. In one embodiment, an aircraft can include a fuselage, at least one engine, and a fuel system configured to distribute fuel to at least one of the engine and an aerial refueling mani... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021677 | Seal retainer with metal seal members for undersea hydraulic coupling An improved seal retainer for an undersea hydraulic coupling member, which utilizes metal seals to maintain fluid integrity, is disclosed. The metal seals of the present invention are designed to either create an absolute barrier to fluid flow, or utilize a press or... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008138 | Faceted end cap for leaching chamber A molded thermoplastic domed end cap, for attachment to the end of an arch shape cross section leaching chamber or stormwater chamber, has a multiplicity of buttresses, to provide facet surfaces where pipe connections may be made. The essentially planar surface port... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994356 | Gasket seal for flanges of piping and equipment, a method for manufacturing gasket seals, and a sealing ring for a gasket seal A gasket seal for piping and equipment flanges comprises a sealing ring and a centralization ring, preferably concentric rings made of a metallic alloy. The sealing ring has an outer contour surface having a substantially L-shaped cross-section comprising an innermo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6982382 | Device for sealing ducts of electric and telephone lines The present invention comprises a rectangular sheet with folding lines and a perimetric strip that facilitates adhering or welding thereof, and the forming of a bag-type closed compartment, inside of which there is a small tank loaded with a pressurized gas. The out... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6976528 | Spray cooling system for extreme environments A spray cooling system for extreme environments for providing a desired enclosed environment for electronic devices regardless of external environmental conditions. The spray cooling system for extreme environments includes an enclosure that isolates the electronic ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962347 | Metal backup seal for undersea hydraulic coupling A backup metal O-ring seal is retained around the outer diameter of a seal retainer of an undersea hydraulic coupling member to seal a leak path around the seal retainer. The metal O-ring seal may be seated on a shoulder on the seal retainer. The backup metal seal i... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957816 | Loop seal for knife gate valve A seal for use with a knife gate valve is disclosed, the seal having a loop to which is attached an axially facing sealing lobe. A sealing surface is positioned on the sealing lobe, the sealing surface having an axially projecting leading edge and flanking annular s... | 10/25/2005 |
