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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7467812 | Brake hose lifting apparatus An apparatus for lifting a brake hose including a glad hand secured to one end thereof. The brake hose to be lifted into an elevated position is attached to an end of a railway car. Such apparatus further maintains the brake hose in such elevated position during in ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7461867 | Brake hose lifting apparatus An apparatus for lifting a brake hose including a glad hand secured to one end thereof. The brake hose to be lifted into an elevated position is attached to an end of a railway car. Such apparatus further maintains the brake hose in such elevated position during in ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7448651 | Brake hose lifting apparatus An apparatus for lifting a brake hose including a glad hand secured to one end thereof. The brake hose to be lifted into an elevated position is attached to an end of a railway car. Such apparatus further maintains the brake hose in such elevated position during in ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7384072 | Brake hose lifting apparatus An apparatus for lifting a brake hose including a glad hand secured to one end thereof. The brake hose to be lifted into an elevated position is attached to an end of a railway car. Such apparatus further maintains the brake hose in such elevated position during in ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7311338 | Remotely operated equipment coupler A modular chemical handling apparatus has a first component coupled to a second component. The first component is retained proximate to the second component by a locking mechanism. Fluid conduit connection devices and/or electrical connection devices in the first co... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7270486 | Optical signal coupling Described are an optical signal coupling for two vehicles coupled with one another and a conductive coupling which contains such a signal coupling. The signal coupling has a first and a second coupling part each of which is carried by a respective one of the vehicle... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7201241 | Self relieving seal Self relieving seals of this invention comprise an elastomeric seal body having a first sealing surface and a second sealing surface for contact with respective drill bit sealing surfaces. The seal includes a pair of external surfaces that each extend along the seal... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7175207 | Connecting element for mechanically connecting components The invention relates to a connecting element for efficiently connecting components and subassemblies with the most diverse configurations to wall, ceiling and floor surfaces of buildings or frames. The connecting element has two coupling halves (1a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6976548 | Self relieving seal Self relieving seals of this invention comprise an elastomeric seal body having a first sealing surface and a second sealing surface for contact with respective drill bit sealing surfaces. The seal includes a pair of external surfaces that each extend along the seal... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6433282 | Sectional, modular orientable element for fairlead raceways A sectional, modular and orientable element for the formation of fairlead raceways (7) for wires (8), including a central body (2) provided with a plurality of shaped and aligned arms (6) which extend radially from said central bodies (2) and with means f... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6017065 | Remotely operable underwater connector assembly and method My invention comprises a male assembly, including a plurality of male connectors in functional communication with a first set of electric/hydraulic lines, a female assembly, including a plurality of female connectors in functional communication with a sec... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5655794 | Pneumatic connector A pneumatic connector between a hoist and a hoist pendant is provided with tapered holes and ferrules to progressively compress and retain interconnecting pneumatic tubing and further provides for assembly of a protective sheath. The connector further pro... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5505496 | Automatic pipeline switching device In an automatic pipeline switching device, first connecting joints of a plurality of material receiving pipes are arranged in one line in an X-axis direction, and second connecting joints of a plurality of material feeding pipes are held at a standby regi... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5480042 | Lock and coupler for a railway ramp car having fluid and electrical couplings A retainer is provided for retaining a catch mounted to a first portion of a split ramp car in its unlocked position as a second portion of a ramp car exits a locking area in which it is previously locked. An arm portion of the retainer extends into the l... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5390966 | Single connector for shunt conduits on well tool A well tool (e.g. well screen) having a single connector for fluidly connecting the shunt conduits carried by adjacent joints of a well tool to thereby eliminate the need for separate, individual connectors. The single connector is slidably mounted on the... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5377763 | Riser pipe assembly for marine applications A riser pipe assembly is provided for interconnecting a subsea wellhead on an ocean floor with an above-surface platform. The assembly includes at least one cable extending generally between the wellhead and the platform to provide vertical support for th... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5354101 | Sealing washer block connection An evaporator connection assembly in an automobile refrigerant system interconnects the inlet and outlet pipes or lines of an evaporator to supply and suction lines for connection to the condenser and compressor. The assembly utilizes a connection block c... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5342097 | Quick disconnect multi-line connector in a dental system A quick disconnect multi-line utility connector including a first body member configured and sized to permit passage, end to end, through the hollow interior of an upstanding tubular mounting post. The first body member is connected to a second body membe... | 08/30/1994 |
| 4911244 | Marine casing suspension apparatus An improved wellhead casing hanger for suspension of successive casing strings with particularly small annular spacings having an adapter sleeve of double wall construction which is utilized with a load bearing shoulder on the inside of the inner member f... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4703774 | Subsea safety check valve system A check valve system (10) with a fail-safe valve (FSC) comprising either a pair of oppositely acting, oppositely facing, one-way check valves (V1 and V2) located at the interface (42) between two connecting numbers (36, 40), or a shuttle valve (206) and s... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4595217 | Coupling member for vessels for use in two-way extraction systems This invention relates to a coupling member for use in the liquid-tight and gas-tight connection of vessels, of different sizes to a two-way extraction system. The coupling part comprises two parts, a cylindrical adaptor part and a part comprised of a uni... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4460156 | Wellhead connector with check valve The invention pertains to apparatus for making up fluid connections in association with an underwater wellhead structure. The apparatus comprises a pair of matable bodies including a female body having a generally laterally inwardly facing wall defining a... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4444218 | Underwater fluid connector An underwater connector for interconnecting a plurality of fluid power and control lines for controlling and actuating underwater equipment. The connector includes one or more members adapted to be positioned underwater some each of which includes a verti... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4440423 | Control connector A two member control connector for joining multiple hydraulic control conduits (20) has one member (14) attached to the underwater equipment. The other member (10) is raisable to the water surface and also carries annular seal assemblies (24) around the m... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4402773 | Remote automatic make-up stab-in sealing system A remote, automatic make-up, stab-in sealing system for providing metal-to-metal seals between a projecting structure and a surrounding bore telescopically receiving the projecting structure is disclosed. The sealing system includes the projecting structu... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4375857 | Automatic railway controlled buffer coupling An improved automatic central buffer coupling for rail vehicles includes a cone formed with a tip portion on the end of the cone having a convex surface and a funnel-shaped member for receiving the cone member of an opposite coupling which is formed with ... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4346919 | Remote automatic make-up stab-in sealing system A remote, automatic make-up, stab-in sealing system for providing metal-to-metal seals between a projecting structure and a surrounding bore telescopically receiving the projecting structure is disclosed. The sealing system includes the projecting structu... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4328826 | Underwater fluid connector An underwater connector for interconnecting a plurality of fluid power and control lines for controlling and actuating underwater equipment. The connector includes one or more members adapted to be positioned underwater some each of which includes a verti... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4262748 | Remote multiple string well completion Method and apparatus for multiple string well completions by remote operations in underwater installations, by which the tubing strings are installed independently rather than simultaneously.... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4111463 | Separable coupling for plural pressure lines A separable coupling, for a plurality of pressure lines, having a flat interface plate with a plurality of apertures located in an annular configuration and with tubular members being secured to the plate in alignment with each aperture. A plurality of tu... | 09/05/1978 |
| 3966235 | Underwater sealing of exposed ports in relatively closable members Sealing apparatus seals off between first and second member faces and about registered ports opening at the faces, the members being relatively movable. The apparatus comprises: A. first and second concentric tubular inserts carried by one of the members ... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3934648 | Well tubing system with orienting coupling means A well tubing system for releasably coupling lower tubing strings with upper tubing strings in a well bore without rotation from the surface including a well packer on a plurality of lower tubing strings, a first flow coupling and guide sleeve on the uppe... | 01/27/1976 |