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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322618 | Hose coupling A hose coupling with a clamp which can be clamped around a longitudinal axis, wherein the edges of the clamp are located closer to the longitudinal axis than an area of the clamp located between the edges. The hose coupling further includes a pipe, wherein an end po... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7290392 | Wastegate actuator mounting bracket, turbocharger incorporating the bracket, and method of using same A mounting bracket adapted for use in mounting a wastegate actuator to a turbocharger of an automotive engine. The mounting bracket includes a flat metal bracket having a hole formed therein, for supporting the wastegate actuator, and a clamping portion integrally a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288303 | Structures of brittle materials and metals A structure 26 of brittle material and metal has brittle materials 24, 25 and a plate-shaped metal piece 21. The plate-shaped metal piece 21 has a clamped portion 22 pressed and clamped with the brittle material and a non-clamped p... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267372 | Tube connector Tube connectors and tube connector systems are provided. An exemplary system includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and radially compressible ring. A tube fits radially inside of the ring and the first and second sleeves. As the first and second sleeves are coupl... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7249789 | Water well casing A novel design for the connection of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) casing. Each length of casing has a male end and a female end. The female end has a narrowing interior diameter with its wider interior diameter at its outermost end sufficient to receive the male end of ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234732 | Pipe coupling for joining pipes of varying diameters A pipe coupling for joining a first pipe to pipes of varying diameters includes first and second hollow fittings which are secured together in end-to-end relationship by a crimping process to rigidly hold the fitting members together to form a continuous fluid passa... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222886 | Hose clamping assembly A hose clamping assembly comprises a branched pipe having a plurality of projected stoppers thereon, each of the stoppers formed around an outer surface of each branch of the branched pipe and spaced apart a certain distance from each other, a hose connected to each... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7159475 | Apparatus and method of sampling semivolatile compounds An apparatus and method for sampling semivolatile compounds is disclosed. A collection bag is placed around an air conditioning vent on an aircraft. An opening in the collection bag receives air from the air conditioning vent into the bag. An exit in the collection ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131671 | Transparent coupling A transparent coupling for joining the ends of relatively soft plastic conduit. Visual inspection through the coupling affords confidence that the conduits have been installed in their proper position within the coupling. Internal circumferential barbs of the coupli... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7097210 | Method and apparatus for providing a transition connector to introduce outside air and vent flue for boiler combustion A method and apparatus for sealing a combustion intake for a boiler from inside air is provided. A method and apparatus for providing a transition piece for venting fresh air to and combusted gas away from a boiler is also provided. A method of connecting a transiti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090256 | Pipe joint A pipe joint provided with a joint main body having a male screw portion and a cap nut screwed on the male screw portion of the joint main body. And, the pipe joint has a C-shaped stop ring having an opening on its periphery. The stop ring, having an inner blade to ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7032935 | Self energizing connector The self energizing tube connector for engaging a pressurizable part made of a tube capable of sustaining pressures up to 50,000 psi without deforming is made of an upstream tube end and a downstream tube end; a ferrule with a front and rear ferrule, a lifting compo... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014223 | Screw threaded joint for continuous-profile tubes A flush-type integral threaded joint with truncated-cone threads, with two scaling surfaces 11′, 12′, 11″, 12″) set at the end of the threaded portions (7, 8), and with two annular scaling shoulders (5′, 6′, 5″, 6″). The two thre... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010889 | Riser support clamp for pipe riser or conduit A riser clamp mateable with a riser, wherein the riser clamp supports a column of the riser as material passes therein, and the riser clamp further covers or seals the opening in the partition formed through which the riser passes. The riser clamp comprises a pair o... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004513 | Pipe coupling methods A pipe coupling method includes an inlet insert, a clamping ring, a clamp and the forming of a flange on an end of two adjacent pipes. A clamping ring includes an inner groove sized to receive the flanges of the two adjacent pipes. A first end of the inlet insert is... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6976710 | Method and device for repair and replacement of pipe broken at a junction A method and device for repair and replacement of pipe broken at a junction. The device includes a coupler having a female end and a male end. The female end of the coupler has an inside diameter that will accept snugly the removed end of the broken pipe. The male e... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6957720 | Self-lubrication cable assemblies A self-lubrication cable assembly includes a cable with a sheath mounted thereto and an end cap is connected to an end of the sheath. The end cap has a chamber defined therein and a plurality of lubrication rings are received in the chamber and mounted to the cable ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6929034 | Coupling system, kit, and method A coupling system, comprising: a first bellows element; a fluid handling component; and a coupling assembly releasably connecting the first bellows element to the fluid handling component for maintaining a secure connection between the first bellows element and the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6880862 | Conductive tubular insert for a fuel transport system, and method A conductive tubular connector insert for use in a fuel conveying system to couple a first conductive polymeric tubular member to a second conductive polymeric tubular member such that electrical conductivity is insured in the system as described. The conductive tub... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6732951 | Roof mounted evaporative cooling system A roof mounted evaporative cooling system utilizing a plurality of elongate deflectors that are supported and secured a short distance above the ridge of a gable roof by a plurality of spaced apart support bracket connectors. Each support bracket connector has a cen... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6409225 | Hose-connector assembly including outer rubber protector tube which covers entire length of inner resin tube, and method of producing the same A hose-connector assembly including an inner resin tube, an outer rubber protector tube which covers an outer circumferential surface of the inner resin tube over an entire length of the inner resin tube, and a tubular connector which includes an end port... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6196597 | Heating duct A plastic duct section is equipped with integral connections on its ends. Each duct has indicia along its running length to facilitate cutting of the duct to a desired length. In one embodiment, the indicia may take the form of equally spaced circumferent... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5937501 | Process for making tube conduit connections The tube conduit connection contains a tube conduit connector (1) including at least one connecting member (2,2',2") and a tube end (6) which is made of a thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin and which is firmly and gas-tightly applied to the connecting ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5921965 | Tubing device for antibiotic administration through central venous catheters A flexible tubing device is used for intravenous infusion of medicine, particularly antibiotics, to all lumens of a multi-lumen central venous line catheter. The single input arm of the tubing device is connected to a source of medicine, and each of the s... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5899235 | Ferrule A ferrule includes a tubular wall and end wall which is divided into radially extending fingers, each of which terminates at a barb member formed by deflecting a tapered end portion of the finger. The end wall fingers extend orthogonally to the longitudin... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5868439 | Distribution header for potable water and hot water space heating A water manifold is usable in the construction of a fluid-based heat-transfer system for space heating, the supply and distribution of potable water, and other applications. The water manifold is formed from a number of elements in a flexible manner, in t... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5716079 | Hose assembly having a distortion limiting wall for creating a dynamic seal The present invention hose assembly (10) having a distortion limiting wall for creating a dynamic seal comprises a seal (14), a male hose subassembly (12) and a female hose subassembly (16). The seal (14) is concentrically mounted within the female hose s... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5584665 | Liquid drainage system with pneumatic sensor In a frost-free water supply system that drains down to avoid freezing, during non-pumping periods, operation of the system is responsive to pressure changes within the system. A pneumatic relay sensitive to changes in one of the fluid pressures operative... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5582435 | Resin pipe provided with retainer fitting A resin pipe provided with a retainer fitting at an end thereof having an open end portion. The open end portion has a small outer diameter portion adjacent the open end which is provided with a seal fixed onto an outer circumferential surface thereof, an... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5560396 | Rigid end socket for flexible tubing and method of making same A rigid end socket for flexible tubing is made by folding an axial length portion of a flexible resilient elastomeric tubing around a rigid metal collar having a substantial axial length. The collar is thus embedded in the end of the tubing to provide a r... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5482076 | Enhancing pipes A method is provided for replacing an existing service pipe carrying fluid to an outlet within a property with a replacement service pipe. In the method the outlet is disconnected within the property from the existing service pipe in such a way that both ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5453048 | Coupling assembly A coupling assembly (56) for coupling an exhaust system to a pipe through which hot gases are discharged. The coupling assembly (56) couples the exhaust pipe (54) of a vehicle (16) to a flexible exhaust suction hose (42) of a vehicle emission capture syst... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5447341 | Molder rubber hose branch A molded hose branch of rubber includes an assembly formed by slipping completely vulcanized rubber hose lengths with ends onto free ends of a plastic tubing branching piece. The assembly is placed into a mold, and a thermoplastic material, for instance a... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5388867 | Hose For convenience in storing and handling, a garden hose of substantial length is formed of a plurality of sections which can be readily stored and readily assembled into a hose of substantial length. Each section has a female coupler at one end and a male ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5341843 | Plumbing and heating pipe system for water supply purposes, made either completely or mainly of plastic material, especially of polypropylene A plumbing and heating pipe system for water supply purposes, made either completely or mainly of plastic material, especially of polypropylene, said system being provided with metallic connecting sleeves as well as reducers for connecting the plastic pip... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5282654 | Pipe coupling sleeve A narrow, thin, metal strip is arranged around the periphery of the end portion of at least one of two pipes arranged in axial alignment for forming a coupled joint. The adjacent pipe end portions are provided with circumferential grooves. A coupling surr... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5263945 | Female Luer fitting with spirally spaced interior locking protuberances A female fitting for a Luer which comprises a hollow, cylindrical member having means to attach it to the Luer at one end thereof, and means for quickly and manually attaching a plastic tubing to the opposite end of the member. In order to attach the tubi... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5257826 | Multiple purpose irrigation fitting A fitting for connecting together porous and non-porous irrigation tubing, threaded garden hose, and pipe with conventional pipe thread. Some openings in the fitting have both exterior male threads to engage the hose and interior compression rings to enga... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5234233 | Hose/clamp assembly with rubber band holder A Hose/Clamp assembly is provided which is easily accomplished, inexpensive and greatly facilitates motor vehicle assembly. A clamp in its open position is located and oriented around a hose and secured in place by a rubber band.... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5215335 | Fitting for pressurized fluid lines and method for making same A hydraulic fitting (20,120,220,320,420,520,620,720,820) [of the type for connecting pressurized fluid-conveying members includes a tubular member (22,122,222,322,422,522,622,722,822) having opposite distal ends and defining a fluid passage (24,124,224,32... | 06/01/1993 |
