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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959190 | Cuffed connection system (“bfm fitting assembly”) A cuffed connection system for the transport of a particulate material includes a tube, a conduit, or a duct, and a flexible tube end that is received and snap fit so as to be inter-engaged within the tube, the conduit, or the duct. The snap fit inter-engagement is ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7335182 | Valved connector with closure operated by axial movement of the valve A valved connector apparatus is described having an integral opening and closing system operated by axial movement of the valve. The body of the valved connector apparatus is in a Y-shaped configuration with a main channel and a lateral channel branching off of the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322617 | Coupling endpiece for a corrugated tube, and a tube fitted with such an endpiece The invention provides a coupling endpiece engageable by force in a corrugated end of a corrugated tube having corrugations following one another at a predetermined pitch and possessing a minimum inside diameter and a maximum inside diameter. The endpiece is constit... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302711 | Elastic flap with sleeve and glove for liquid impervious seal A sleeve-glove attachment assembly for hazardous environments such as surgery, as well as applications where a fluid impervious seal is desirable, such as water or snow activities, is provided to form a fluid impervious seal between a garment sleeve and an elastic g... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7252308 | Connector device for the sterile connection of tubes A connector for forming a sterile connection between two tubes, comprising first and second parts which comprise connectable conduits and which can mate, first and second covers which can be removed from the so-mated parts to expose connectable ends of the first and... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7222888 | Preconditioned air conduit A conduit system is described for providing fresh air to aircraft positioned on the ground. The conduit system includes self-similar conduit sections having a female or connection end in a male or insertion end. The conduit sections may be back-compatible with exist... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7198611 | Dialysis connector and cap having an integral disinfectant Apparatuses and methods for providing sterile connection during, for example, dialysis therapy. The present invention provides a connector and a cap therefore that easily and readily attaches to a dialysate container and a catheter inserted into a patient's peritone... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7128038 | Intake device for an internal combustion engine An intake device for an internal combustion engine includes a throttle body (1) that forms an intake passage (1a). A throttle valve (2) is arranged within the intake passage. A pipe member (26) is connected to the throttle body, wh... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7082957 | Temporary closure devices and tube couplings incorporating such devices The disclosure relates to a temporary closure device for a throughway comprises a sleeve to fit in the throughway and a core located in the sleeve. The core has an annular rupturable connection locating the core in the sleeve to prevent flow of fluids through the sl... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6994315 | Swabbable needle-free injection port valve system with neutral fluid displacement An improved needle-free intravenous injection port assembly is disclosed. Embodiments include a boot valve with a helical surface, a boot valve and septum which mate with mechanical interference, a spike with a rough outer surface coated with a lubricant, a septum h... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962594 | Reinforcement implants for tissue sutures The invention concerns a reinforcing implant for tissue sutures used for mechanically reinforcing stitched tissue zones, and consisting of a textile lap based on polyuronic acid or one of its salts ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6921114 | Coupler for conduits A coupling assembly including a coupler body having a generally cylindrical shape and an opening at one end. The coupler body has an inner wall with an inner circumference and an outer wall. An abutment extends from the inner wall of the coupler body. The coupling a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902211 | Quick connect/disconnect coupling A quick connect/disconnect coupling that eliminates the need for tools and the tedious loosening and tightening of hose clamps when detaching and reattaching hoses, such as dust collection system hoses, between machines. The coupling includes a first fitting adapted... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6443499 | Apparatus for pre-conditioned air hoses and a method of assembling pre-conditioned air hoses The present invention provides an apparatus for pre-conditioned air (PCA) hoses and an assembly for a plurality of PCA hoses. The present invention further provides a method of assembling a plurality of PCA hoses. A hose in the assembly has an outer vinyl... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6425608 | Joint at ventillating ducts A joint between the ends of two flexible ventilating ducts (10A, 10B), an end (11) of one of the ducts (10A) having a stiffening ring (13) and being telescoped over the other duct (10B), and an outer capping (14) connected to the other duct (10B) enclosin... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6390510 | Dryer duct and swivel connection therefor The invention relates to a swivel connection for a flexible dryer duct. The swivel connection is comprised of two sleeves, one of which can slide within the other. Each of the sleeves can be connected to a section of duct. The inner sleeve has an outwardl... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6286876 | Insulated flexible duct for aircraft applications A hose for delivery of pre-conditioned air between a ground-based heating-ventilating unit and an internal ventilation system of an aircraft comprising at least two hose segments. The hose segments can have an end provided with a fastener interconnectable... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6125538 | Method and apparatus for connecting tubes A tube connection apparatus for use with larger diameter flexible tubing particularly for hazardous material removal comprising an outer tapered sleeve and an inner tapered sleeve that is sized to snugly fit within the outer tapered sleeve and to engage t... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6089622 | Method and apparatus for connecting tubes A tube connection apparatus for use with larger diameter flexible tubing particularly for hazardous material removal comprising an outer tapered sleeve and an inner tapered sleeve that is sized to snugly fit within the outer tapered sleeve and to engage t... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6090233 | Irrigation hose splice and method of making same An irrigation hose splice and method of making the same that permits used irrigation hose to be reinstalled and retrieved in the same manner as new irrigation hose. The method of splicing includes providing two segments of unjoined irrigation hose. Insert... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5938361 | Writing utensil and method of manufacturing the writing utensil A novel writing utensil in which an ink holder unit can be inserted into, and extracted from, a housing/main shaft. Helicoid screw threads are formed on the outer circumferential surface of a coupling portion of the ink holder unit or an inner circumferen... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5709412 | Apparatus for connecting tubes A tube connection apparatus for use with larger diameter flexible tubing particularly for hazardous material removal comprising an outer tapered sleeve and an inner tapered sleeve that is sized to snugly fit within the outer tapered sleeve and to engage t... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5662360 | Interlocked restraint for a plastic pipe joining system An interlocking restraint plastic pipe joining system is shown which features female and male end connections for adjacent lengths of pipe. The female end connection has at least one radially extending indention or protrusion within the mouth opening ther... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5655468 | Delivery system for an agricultural implement A system is provided for delivering particulate material from a material storage hopper to a remote discharge station on a wheeled frame structure of an agricultural implement. The system includes a material dispensing mechanism, a connector, and an elong... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5560654 | Irrigantion lay flat pipe hole plug A conventional plastic cap is provided incorporating a longitudinally tapering, generally cylindrical hollow body having opposite large and small diameter ends with the large diameter end being open and including a first diametrically outwardly projecting... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5407514 | Method for welding thermoplastic materials An improved welding rod having a solid homogeneous core of thermoplastic material and a resistance element comprised of a plurality of wires is presented with a method and apparatus for forming the welding rod. The welding rod is positioned between member... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5368341 | Pre-conditioned air hose assembly for aircraft Pre-conditioned air hoses for aircraft are provided which consists of a plurality of hose segments and a plurality of hook and loop fasteners closure connections interconnecting the hose segments. When the hose segments are assembled, pre-conditioned air ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5366258 | Flexible couplings for flexible tubes designed to be rolled up flat on themselves Flexible assembly designed for coupling flexible tubes comprising a sleeve (1) designed to receive the ends of two tubes to be coupled and provided with assembly means designed to cooperate with complementary assembly means carried by the ends of said tub... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5348051 | Flexible swimming pool cleaner hose A flexible hose particularly suitable for use with automatically operated swimming pool cleaners, the hose being blow moulded from suitable plastics material such that separate lengths can be cut with each length having an integral coupling component at e... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5220811 | Suction muffler tube A muffler tube for use in a hermetically sealed compressor is disclosed. The muffler tube of the present invention has a roughened outer finish, and has a protuberance extending radially outwardly therefrom, which protuberance is received in a recess in t... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5157815 | Conduit clamp A snap-on clamp for securing a conduit includes an open-ended loop having interlocking clamping portions at each end. One clamping portion includes a plurality of teeth arrayed on the outer surface thereof and the other clamping portion comprises a first ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4898494 | Subsurface water drainage system A drainage system for location adjacent a pavement subbase includes a tube of a geotextile fabric supported by a self-sustaining water-porous plastic support. An end of the fabric tube and its encased support are compressively received in the flared open ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4883453 | Method of manufacturing synthetic vascular grafts An aorto-coronary bypass graft comprising a plate portion and at least one tube portion extending from the plate portion, the opening in the tube portion communicating with a corresponding opening in the plate portion.... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4875714 | Plastic pipe with locking integral end connection Plastic, such as polyolefin, pipe having a locking integral end connection. The pipe is fabricated with male and female end connections in order that the pipe may be press-fitted together with the interior and exterior forming a flush uninterrupted surfac... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4865362 | Connectible flexible convoluted tubing Flexible convoluted tubing is made of an elastomeric material in desired lengths in which one end has convolutions with a configuration different from the convolutions at the other end. This enables the ends of each length to be interlocked in order to fo... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4850533 | Telescopic drinking straw The present invention relates to a telescopic drinking straw or double sucking tube in which a synthetic resin tube section having a smaller diameter is inserted into a synthetic resin tube section having a larger diameter. In the sucking tube, a flange w... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4793728 | Subsurface water drainage system A drainage system located adjacent a pavement subbase includes a tube of a geotextile fabric supported by a self-sustaining water-porous plastic support. An end of the fabric tube and its encased support are compressively received in the flared open end o... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4779902 | Plastic pipe with integral end connection Polyolefin pipe having an integral end connection. The pipe is fabricated with male and female end connections in order that the pipe may be press-fitted together with the interior and exterior forming a flush uniterrupted surface. One or more radial ribs... | 10/25/1988 |
