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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7677604 | Adjustable offset bushing type coupling A nested bushing coupling for attaching a plumbing component to a conduit. The assembly includes at least one or more nested bushings having off-centered openings which may be situated at various orientations within a receiver. ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7401792 | Sealing device and method for assembling the sealing device To provide a seal for a conducting element (3) which is positioned eccentrically in a through-hole (2) in a housing wall (1), a proposal is made for a sealing body (8) which can be moved in a radial direction (11) and which can be ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7341281 | Connector for high-pressure riser A connector (1) for joining two pipe sections (2) and (3) making up a riser includes a male tubular element (4) and a female tubular element (5) which fit into each other and have an axial shoulder (8) or (9). Locking... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7125055 | Metal ring gasket for a threaded union A metal ring gasket for a threaded union provides a high-pressure, fluid-tight, metal-to-metal seal between subcomponents of a fluid conduit. The metal ring gasket is made of carbon steel or stainless steel depending on a composition of the fluid to be conveyed thro... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7055866 | Non-damming coupler An open-ended coupler for joining a pipe to a larger opening defines a passageway having straight and angled sections. The straight section has a uniform inner diameter concentric about a centerline sized to receive the outer diameter of the pipe. The angled section... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036752 | Connection of cup and paint sprayer A paint sprayer includes a threaded hole defined in a barrel thereof and a connection member is threadedly engaged with the threaded hole. A passage defined through the connection member and shares a common axis with the threaded hole in the sprayer. An eccentric ho... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007981 | Connecting structure of pipe and pipe joint and method of connecting the pipe to the pipe joint In a connecting structure of a pipe of an air conditioning unit and a pipe joint for supporting the pipe, an insertion hole through which the pipe is inserted is formed within the pipe joint. The insertion hole has substantially a L-shaped cross-section and includes... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6945566 | High-pressure connection device A high-pressure connection device with a housing having a receiving opening into which an inlet conduit discharges. A pressure tube connector stub discharges on one end into an end face of the connector stub and has a male thread, which engages a female thread in th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6899356 | Tubular connection floating shoulder ring A shoulder ring (10) for installing in the J-space between the installed pin ends within a coupling collar is taught having a body with a central opening therethrough, a first end face (12) on the body, an opposite end face (14) on the body, an ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6672628 | Quick connect hose coupling A hose and quick connect coupling assembly comprising a receiving hose, an insertion hose, a pair of quick connect coupling halves each coupling half being identical to the other, and a securing clasp. The securing clasp releasably secures the coupling ha... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6361082 | Pipe coupling The present invention relates to a pipe coupling for connection to a pipe end of a pipe made of polymer material and intended preferably for tap water or heating installations. The pipe coupling includes an inner sleeve intended for insertion into the pip... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6193284 | Connector for securing heat exchanger tube to heating vessel bulkhead A connector for connecting a heat exchanger tube to a heating vessel bulkhead, includes a connector housing, a sealing and locking nut, and a first and second o-ring. The connector housing includes a first conduit having an exterior surface, on which are ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6086116 | Pipe joint for joining pipes with a bent pipe or branch The invention relates to a pipe joint for joining pipes with a bent pipe or branch (1) comprising a body (2) having an inner diameter less than the exterior diameter of the pipe (4) to be joined, and sleeve portions (3a, 3b) having an inner diameter subst... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6059322 | Joint mechanism for structural members A passage communication member is fitted in a first passage in a structural member, and has a head which is mounted in a slot in another structural member. The first passage in the structural member and a passage in the other structural member are held in... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5992904 | Branch pipe joint for high-pressure fluids A branch pipe joint for a high pressure fluid, comprising: a joint body having a conduit therein on its axis and a branch hole formed in its circumferential wall and having a pressure receiving seat formed on the circumferential face thereof and opened to... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5954372 | Apparatus for splicing drip tape A fluid drip tape splicing coupling is provided with two sequential sections, the first of which possesses a plurality of circumferential frustoconical barbs of essentially equal diameter. In the second section, which likewise contains a plurality of frus... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5931598 | Assembly for connecting tubes A connecting assembly includes a first tube having an oval inner periphery with a boss extending from an outer periphery thereof, a second tube having a circular outer periphery and a sleeve connected the first and the second tube together. The sleeve has... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5836286 | Adjustable eccentric fuel coupling An eccentric member for coupling a fuel injector to an internal combustion engine cylinder head. The apparatus includes eccentric members that are rotatable to align fuel coupling components to compensate for gross accumulated component dimension toleranc... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5685351 | Filler adapter for a multichambered container A filler adapter assembly for a multichambered container. The filler adapter mounts on the open end of a multichambered container. The filler adapter enables individual chambers within the container to be emptied or filled without contaminating adjacent c... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5498042 | Quick connect connector for grooved pipe The quick connector for joining pipes having grooved ends has a circlip which normally is of a diameter greater than that of the associated pipe, and which is contracted and locked in the contracted condition, the inner diameter of the circlip at that tim... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5433487 | Wall penetration sleeve A wall penetration sleeve for extending a conduit or pipe through a solid concrete, brick or other wall or connecting a first pipe provided on one side of the wall with a second pipe provided on the opposite side of the wall. The wall penetration sleeve i... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5356183 | Coupling with rotating retaining ring having cam surfaces A coupling for a corrugated conduit has a body with a rotatable retaining ring. The ring has inwardly-projecting locking bars with two finger grips which project outwardly through slots in the body. When the finger grips are held and the ring is rotated, ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5339863 | Port mounted implement selector A port mounted implement selector that may be directly connected to an existing hydraulic system having outlet ports. A valve unit is used to control the flow of hydraulic fluid between a single inlet and multiple outlets as selected by an operator. The v... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5316264 | Flow-through telescoping pole A flow-through telescoping pole apparatus is provided for use in dispensing fluid from a suitable fluid source, such as a common garden hose. The apparatus includes an elongated hollow outer pole and an inner pole received in the outer pole for axial tele... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5316349 | Tube connecting element of plastic for sanitary and heating purposes A tube connecting element of plastic for sanitary and heating purposes, has two connecting sleeve elements each having a bore, which bores are in alignment with respect to one another so as to form a common flow through bore, and into which plastic tubes ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5284366 | Quick-connect receiver A unique quick-connect receiver is disclosed for connecting an adapter to the receiver. A lock pin within the receiver is moved eccentrically to force the adapter further into the receiver, and lock the adapter. The adapter and receiver have mating Z-shap... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5161830 | Pipe joint A pipe joint having a pipe (11) including an outward facing flange (17), a joint body (10), and a tubular fixture (20) covering an outer peripheral part of the joint body (10) and coupling to the pipe (11) with joint body (10). The tubular fixture (20) is... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5090496 | Down-hole bent motor housings A bent motor housing has a top end by which it is connected to the end of a drill string within a borehole and a bottom end on which a drill bit is mounted for drilling the borehole. A bend is provided intermediate the top and bottom ends for angularly of... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5020591 | Oil tool coupling device A locking device for a pin and socket interconnection of tubular well tool housings where a locking mechanism has a first rotatably mounted annular locking member on a second locking member on a pin end. The locking members have cooperating cam surfaces a... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4966395 | Rigid or flexible coupling for pipes A coupling for either rigidly or flexibly connecting the adjacent ends of a pair of aligned pipes, is formed of a circular casing made of a pair of aligned, semi-circular segments which surround a resilient pipe gasket. The opposite ends of the segments h... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4915423 | Remote release coupling A releasable coupling 10 includes a first element 12 which is rotatable about a rotational axis 18. A second element 14 is axially aligned with the first element 12, the first element 12 and the second element 14 being axially displaceable relative to eac... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4867653 | Diaphragm pump A double-diaphragm pump is designed to be molded almost entirely out of plastic and is provided with totally externally-accessible and serviceable check valves which do not require any significant disassembly of the pump itself. The pump is also fitted wi... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4848671 | High pressure water/abrasive jet cutting nozzle A high pressure water/abrasive jet cutting nozzle has a pair of centering rings that act through body-mounted balls to position a nozzle element-holding collet. The interior surfaces of the centering rings are eccentric with respect to the longitudinal ax... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4813713 | Flexible coupling for fluid ducts A fluid coupling accommodates misalignments of ducts to be connected in any one or any combination of three basic directions, these being axial, angular and radial. The coupling also provides for duct flexibility while minimizing the number of necessary s... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4781405 | Flexible coupling for fluid ducts A fluid coupling accommodates misalignments of ducts to be connected in any one or any combination of three basic directions, these being axial, angular and radial. The coupling also provides for duct flexibiity while minimizing the number of necessary se... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4771832 | Wellhead with eccentric casing seal ring A wellhead assembly has a metal seal that accommodates misalignment between casing and the bore of the wellhead housing. The metal seal assembly includes a metal seal ring and a wedge ring. The seal ring has a cylindrical inner wall and a conical outer wa... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4756827 | Liquid flow drainage control Improvements are disclosed for liquid flow drainage control in gravity type systems such as sewage septic tank systems. A plastic cap which is insertable into the ends of the drainage pipes that project into a distribution box is formed with an end face a... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4738476 | Flexible coupling for fluid ducts A fluid coupling accommodates misalignments of ducts to be connected in any one or any combination of three basic directions, these being axial, angular and radial. The coupling also provides for duct flexibility while minimizing the number of necessary s... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4698861 | Dish washing aid device A dish washing aid device for segregating soapy dish water in a single basin kitchen sink, the device comprising a lower base portion adapted to seal with the bottom wall of the basin about a drain therein, the base portion having a water tight vertically... | 10/13/1987 |
