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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7717476 | End structure for an air intake pipe An end structure for a pipe is provided, through which air is drawn from a lower position to an upper position relative to a vertical direction of a vehicle. An area of an opening at an end of the pipe is adapted to be greater than a cross section area of the pipe. | 05/18/2010 |
| 7364208 | Structure for connecting two members, method therefor, and die A structure connects a first member and a second member. The first member has a peripheral wall portion that includes a stepped portion that is engaged with the second member. The peripheral wall portion is a deformed portion that is deformed inwardly of the stepped... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7344164 | Pipe connection structure A pipe connection structure including a pipe having a pipe body, a end portion on a end side of the pipe body, and a collar extended radially outwardly from the end portion; and a block having a passage into which the end portion is inserted, a recess formed in an o... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7024824 | Entry port An entry port including at least one cylinder with a lip on the attachment portion surrounding each hole in a plate. The rim surrounding each hole is rolled over a lip on a corresponding cylinder to secure each cylinder to the plate to form the entry port. Each cyli... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6942255 | Twist fitting for air tank connections A fitting connector for a pressure vessel including a bushing for mounting within an aperture defined in a pressure vessel wall. The bushing includes a cylindrical bushing body having a head portion at one end thereof and including at least a pair of locking members... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6517117 | Through wall connector for a reservoir A watertight, through wall connector has a tubular body, an O-ring and a holder. A neck is formed on one end of the body has to be bent to hold the holder. With such a connector, the neck is not easily cracked during the pressing process, and the deformat... | 02/11/2003 |
| 5863081 | Pipe connection structure An oil strainer head is attached to an oil suction pipe using a machined bulge flange in the pipe. A connection flange on the oil strainer head is fitted over the lower end of the pipe below the bulge flange. The bulge flange is then crimped in an outward... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5383690 | Arrangement for fastening a fluid line to a body particularly a fuel filter for an internal combustion engine In an arrangement for fastening at least one fluid line to a body, in particular a fuel filter for an internal combustion engine wherein the body has a bore and the fluid line includes a cylindrical connecting piece received and locked in the bore, the co... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5322624 | Fuel filter with drain/fill/sensor port A drain/fill/sensor port for use in fuel filters and a method for making the same. The port comprises a ferrule attached to a sheet metal shell which is formed with a domed end portion having a central aperture. The ferrule includes four angularly spaced ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 4420022 | Liquefied gas filling device A liquefied gas filling device for dwelling related liquefied gas (LPG) containers is disclosed. The device of the present invention comprises a box like container including an interior wall with the container enclosing a receptacle. The container include... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4164304 | Closure for steel drums with blow molded liners A drum having a blow molded liner wherein the liner has a neck which extends through an opening formed in a wall of the drum. A closure assembly is provided for association with the neck both to retain the neck relative to the drum and to close the neck. ... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4135639 | Closure construction Disclosed are a closure construction for a container, such as a steel drum, embodying a flange member having an internally threaded opening adapted to be closed by an externally threaded cap, the flange member having an integral flange portion that is fir... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4133560 | Plug and attaching hole thereof A plug and its attaching hole for use in removably securing an accessory to a pressure container. This plug includes a head portion and a reduced diameter or shank portion continuous with the undersurface of the former. Build-up portions are formed on the... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4117949 | Threaded closure A liquid tight closure for containers comprising a threaded neck secured about a suitably formed opening in a container wall section. An annular sealing gasket is formed in situ on the exposed surface of the terminal thread area remote from the neck mouth... | 10/03/1978 |