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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7717470 | Quick fluid connector leakage containment A quick fluid connector includes two mating portions. Leakage may occur during mating and demating. In order to contain such leakage, the mating portions of the connector are mounted on the distal end of a projecting boss and at the fundus of a matching well, respec... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7422031 | Rotary unions, fluid delivery systems, and related methods A rotary union having a housing, a rotor, and a post such that a fluid can be conveyed through the rotary union. The rotor is rotatably coupled to the housing, preferably by at least one bearing interposed between a portion of the rotor exterior and a portion of the... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416223 | Fire hose connection with a pressure relieving safety feature A coupling device for an adapter connection point, including a first fitting and a second fitting, wherein at least one of the first and the second fittings includes at least one channel, and wherein when a user begins to disengage the coupling device any trapped pr... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7364166 | Seal and retainer for a fluid connection A seal/retainer unit (10) comprising an annular sealing gasket (12) and a plurality of retaining legs (14) extending generally perpendicularly therefrom. The sealing gasket (12) and the retaining legs (14) are formed in one piece (... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347187 | Internal combustion engine, an engine head and a fuel distribution line It is described an internal combustion engine, preferably an engine that operates according to the Diesel cycle, comprising at least one engine head (1) with a valve cover (2) and at least one fuel distribution line (4), associated with the engi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338088 | Connector A connector is provided for selectively coupling one or more lines or wires (19′, 19″) to a receiving and/or transporting device (27). The connector comprises at least one line or wire receiving ferrule (7) having a plurality of line and/or ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323238 | Printed circuit board having colored outer layer In a printed board having a land as an electrode, a colored thermoplastic resin film is arranged on a land forming surface of a thermoplastic resin member so as to set a difference in light reflectivity between the land and the colored thermoplastic resin film, to b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7266267 | Microfluidic, optical, and electrical input output interconnects, methods of fabrication thereof, and methods of use thereof Input/output (I/O) interconnects, fluidic I/O interconnects, electrical, optical, and fluidic I/O interconnects, devices incorporating the I/O interconnects, systems incorporating the I/O interconnects, and methods of fabricating the I/O interconnects, devices, and ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7228876 | Valve island with non-active area venting between components A valve island that has vented non-active areas is disclosed. The valve island has a plurality of active gas passageways that are coupled together between components. At the junction between the different components the active fluid passageways are surrounded by a s... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204521 | Coupling disconnect prevention device A device for shielding a coupling includes a generally central opening in which the coupling is disposed and at least one socket hole into which only a thin wall deep socket can operate to engage and disengage a screw into and from said socket hole. The device preve... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7163206 | Fluid seal A jet pipe assembly containing at least one joint provided with a seal assembly to isolate, substantially, the fluid flowing in the pipe from the fluid external to the pipe. The dynamic member of the seal assembly is provided with both radial and cylindrical sealing... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150473 | Coupling device comprising a leakage groove Method and arrangement for providing a coupling device for conduits of pressurized media which consists of (includes) at least two coupling parts (1, 2) that are possible to couple to each other in the shape of a female part and a male part which is insertabl... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134695 | Fittings and method of use An article for connecting a fluid conduit and a fluid container includes a receptacle configured to receive the fluid conduit. The receptacle has a base defining an opening for providing communication between the container and the fluid conduit and a sealing surface... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118137 | Testable pipe joint A locking ring-type pipe joint has a spigot ring provided on a first pipe section, a bell ring provided on a second pipe section, and a locking ring that may be contracted to engage the spigot ring to the bell ring. First and second circumferential grooves formed in... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118114 | Dynamic sealing arrangement for movable shaft A dynamic sealing arrangement for preventing leakage of a fluid along a shaft includes multiple seals and pressurized barrier sealant. According to one aspect, at least three seals are arranged along the shaft with pressurized barrier sealant between the first and s... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108297 | Quick connector An inner peripheral surface of a tube connecting portion of a tubular connector housing is divided into a first receiving portion on one axial side and a second receiving portion on an opposite axial side by an inwardly directed annular parting projection. A first O... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7070207 | Substrate for mounting IC chip, multilayerd printed circuit board, and device for optical communication The present invention provides a device for optical communication comprising: a substrate for mounting an IC chip having a light emitting element and a light receiving element mounted at predetermined positions; and a multilayered printed circuit board having an opt... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059539 | Motorized/manual monitor lift A telescoping waterway for adjusting the height of a firefighting monitor is disclosed. The telescoping waterway includes a hollow outer tube, a hollow inner tube within the hollow outer tube, and an actuator that moves the hollow inner tube relative to the hollow o... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7033442 | System and method for ventilation in the fabrication of integrated circuits In the fabrication of semiconductor integrated circuits, a ventilation system is disclosed which includes a sleeve device, a ventilator and a sensor. The sleeve device has at least one aperture thereon for gas transfer. The ventilator is coupled to the sleeve device... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025391 | Non-permeable pipe connector structure A non-permeable pipe connector structure, the design of which effectively prevents external material (such as vapor and miscellaneous substances, etc.) intrusion. To obstruct the intrusion of external matter into the pipe connector, a ball bearing holder is disposed... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021675 | Swivel assembly A swivel assembly for use with a water gun mounted on a base or coupled to a water supply conduit to discharge a high velocity stream of water into a mineral stockpile and slurry pit, the swivel assembly comprises a stationary swivel section and a rotatably swivel s... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004205 | Unidirectional textile reinforcing sheath capable of being taped onto a mechanical structure to be reinforced A unidirectional textile reinforcing sheath capable of being taped onto a mechanical structure to be reinforced, said sheath being formed from a tape produced by the weaving of high-strength warp threads based on aramid, and having a central zone bordered by two lat... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004510 | Tubing containment system An embodiment of the invention is a piping system including a fluid impermeable sleeve having a plurality of longitudinal, spaced ribs formed on an interior surface of the sleeve. A fluid carrying tubing is positioned internal to the sleeve. A coupling has a first e... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979028 | Pipe joint A pipe joint is made up of a hollow cylindrical joint body made of an elastic material with a prescribed length, a circular flange embedded into each of the ends of the joint body, through holes provided axially at prescribed intervals in the direction of the circum... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957832 | Elongate member with interconnected rotatable portions An elongate member (10) is provided having a first elongate portion (12), a second elongate portion (14) and an interconnecting joint (16). The interconnecting joint (16) is disposed at an acute angle to the first elongate portion ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956999 | Optical device An optical device includes a fixed reference. A first optical module has a first optical component prealigned with respect to a reference feature, the first optical module is subsequently mounted to a first predetermined location on the fixed reference. A second opt... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6938933 | Corrugated plastic pipe sections having flanged ends and structurally tight joints thereof Rigid corrugated plastic pipe sections are provided with a flange radially extending from at least one end of the pipe length, which allows structural and water tight joints between connecting flanged pipes and fittings to be formed in an assembly including a periph... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938810 | Fuel cell adapter system for combustion tools An insert seal for an adapter connectable to a fuel cell which is engageable upon a combustion tool fuel metering valve, the fuel cell having a stem and the metering valve having a nipple, includes a body defining a central passageway and having a first end sealable... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932355 | Sealing arrangement There is referred to a sealing arrangement (10, 10′) comprising two armature members (11, 12), which are adapted to receive a sealing ring (13, 13′) between them for sealing off a joint between the armature members (11, 12), and a cla... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6848720 | Shrouded fluid-conducting apparatus A shrouded fluid-conducting apparatus is provided that includes at least one outer conduit and at least one inner conduit disposed within the outer conduit. Preferably, the shrouded fluid-conducting apparatus further includes at least one shrouded end fitting dispos... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6848464 | Lined pipe annular venting device A fluid vent (26) for venting fluid from the annulus between the inner surface of a rigid conduit (20) and the outer surface of a conduit liner (10). The fluid vent (26) consists of a length of rigid conduit (34) containing a multi... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6847669 | Sheet-like electrooptical component, light-guide configuration for serial, bidirectional signal transmission and optical printed circuit board A flat or sheet-like electrooptical component for sending and receiving electrical and optical signals includes a central emission region with at least one light-emitting device for sending out optical signals. A sensor region is arranged around the emission region,... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6698669 | Pivot flow joint for high-pressure flow devices A pivot flow joint for high-pressure fluid-flow devices of the type including a rotating flow member connected to a non-rotating flow member. The pivot flow joint includes first and second axially-aligned seal bushings secured to the non-rotating and rota... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6569493 | Method of repairing a paper machine dryer journal moisture barrier This invention relates to a method of repairing a moisture barrier separating a paper machine dryer drum from the dryer journal. Such processes of this type, generally, involve filling the cavity between the dryer drum steam intake pipe and the dryer jour... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6539977 | Self draining orifice for pneumatic lines Drainage is enhanced in an orifice formed inside the internal passage of a pneumatic line by providing the orifice with first and second portions. The first portion defines a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the internal passage, and the seco... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6431608 | High pressure fuel injection pipe for diesel engine The invention is to provide a high pressure fuel injection pipe for a diesel engine wherein a fuel, leaked from a seat port is discharged to the outside of a head cover without leaking into the head cover so that a leakage of fuel can be promptly detected... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6394125 | Leak-containing sheath for frost-resistant hydrant A combination sheath and frost-resistant wall hydrant include a hydrant having a wall-penetrating conduit and intermediate wall bracket. There is an internal valve seat between the bracket and indoor or inlet end, and so is located in a presumptively warm... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394504 | Clampless fluid transfer hose coupling A clampless coupling which attaches a hose to a nipple without need of a clamp at the end of the hose to ensure sealing, including a connector and a nipple of a fluid system component. The connector is sealingly pre-connected at one end with a hose; the o... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6290583 | Apparatus for holding workpiece An apparatus for holding a workpiece is incorporated in a polishing apparatus which polishes the workpiece to a flat mirror finish. The workpiece holding apparatus has a top ring holding a workpiece and a top ring drive shaft for rotating the top ring and... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6200108 | Heat exchanging means for a pump motor using a bypass tube within a recirculating water system A pump which is designed to be mounted within a recirculating water system where a portion of the recirculating water is diverted (bypass water) and cause to flow through the motor chamber with this recirculating water to absorb heat that is produced duri... | 03/13/2001 |
