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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850209 | Tube assembly and tube assembly system having such tube assemblies The invention relates to a tube assembly for connecting a first tube to a second tube, wherein a connection end of the first tube and a connection end of the second tube form a swivel joint, a rotational axis of the swivel joint and a tube axis of the first and the ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7478839 | Penetration slider seal expansion joint apparatus and method An expansion joint lies between a device and pipe and allows for movement at the joint. Embodiments utilize a case pipe, a sliding ring formed to house seals, and a flange that holds the sliding ring in place. A pipe contacts an inner seal inside the sliding ring wh... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7380841 | High pressure connection A connection includes a first and second surface stationary with respect to one another and a primary seal and secondary seal are formed between the surfaces and a labyrinth redundant seal is formed between the first and second surfaces and intermediate the primary ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374211 | Rotary joints Rotary joints are provided, to allow fluid to flow from a stationary member to a rotating member. The rotary joints include a housing, configured to fit over the rotating member, a rotatable coupling disposed within the housing, configured to be fixedly attached to ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370668 | Valve for winterizing a pool A valve assembly for use in winterizing a swimming pool closes to prevent pool water from entering into a pool pipe situated below the water line and opens to allow fluid or air to be pumped out of the pool pipes, including an adaptor having threads for attachment t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350825 | Wall-mounted elbow duct A wall-mounted elbow duct and particularly to a wall-mounted elbow duct to connect a wall-mounted water discharge pipe to a hand-held shower head mainly includes an elbow duct which houses a reverse checking mechanism and a coupler and a coupling cap. By means of th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338091 | Swivel joint system A swivel joint system for a cryogenic liquid transfer line, such as a liquefied natural gas line, and for return of cold gas associated with the cryogenic liquid transfer. The system includes a swivel joint for the passage of the cryogenic liquid and a swivel joint ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331613 | Medical tubing connector assembly incorporating strain relief sleeve A connector assembly for interconnecting separate sections of tubing, e.g., medical tubing. Connector assemblies are a two-piece construction having a connector pin and a connector sleeve. The connector sleeve includes a first end, a second end, and a passageway ext... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328921 | Fluid rotary joint A device which allows fluid to enter and/or exit the device axially or radially thru multiple ports, on and/or offset from the axis of rotation. One end of the assembly can be rotated axially with respect to the other while keeping fluids isolated from each other. C... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7278662 | Hose coupling device A coupling device (1) for releasably connecting tubular elongate members (4, 5) with improved efficiency. The coupling device (1) comprises first and second end piece connectors (2, 3) which are threadably secured or otherwise attached to... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7229102 | Fluid coolant union A coolant union includes a seal assembly having a first seal member and a non-rotating second seal member. At least one of the annular sealing surfaces presented by the rotating seal member and the non-rotating seal member is chamfered such that the chamfered sealin... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7195288 | Pipe coupling The invention relates to a pipe coupling comprising a socket component and an insert component which is partially insertable to securely fit into the socket component. A ring groove between the socket component and the insert component is sealed by a ring seal. The ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7165732 | Adapter assembly for a fluid supply assembly An adapter assembly for connecting a fluid supply assembly to a fluid applicator. The adapter assembly includes an outer lid for the fluid supply assembly and an adapter. The adapter assembly provides a connection between the fluid supply assembly and the fluid appl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150477 | Rotary joints Rotary joints are provided, to allow fluid to flow from a stationary member to a rotating member. The rotary joints include a housing, configured to fit over the rotating member, a rotatable coupling disposed within the housing, configured to be fixedly attached to ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147252 | Medical connector A connector for a respiratory assembly is provided. The connector includes a body that has a first end and a second end. The body has a passage disposed therethrough from the first end to the second end to allow for transport of fluids and objects through the body. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141098 | Air filtration system using point ionization sources A filtration system for filtering particulates from air. A plurality of point ionization sources are positioned in the proximity of the periphery of an air flow channel and being oriented to generate ions in the proximity of the air flow channel in a direction gener... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141988 | Capacitive position sensor and sensing methodology A simple and robust variable coaxial capacitive sensor and detection method for monitoring the position of a rapidly reciprocating member such as a piston or displacer in a free piston Stirling engine. The coaxial capacitor of the present invention in a preferred em... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134697 | 360° rotatable inlet screw assembly for a pneumatic tool A 360° rotatable inlet screw assembly for a pneumatic tool includes a fixing base, an inlet screw and a C-shaped retainer. The fixing base is fixed in an inlet hole of the pneumatic tool and axially formed with a through hole. A first end of the inlet screw is form... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7128168 | Reamer apparatus for ground boring machine The invention provides a reamer apparatus for a ground boring machine that is capable of restricting increase in drawing resistance when performing drawing of a buried pipe by using a reamer and of efficiently performing drawing operations of the buried pipe without... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121595 | Device for leaktight coupling of a tube to a threaded tubular nose A device for leaktight coupling of a tube to a tubular nose, the tube being provided with an outwardly-directed bead at a distance from its end, the tubular nose presenting an outside thread and including an inlet bore for defining a housing for an annular gasket an... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108292 | Hose coupler An apparatus for coupling ends of a first hose and a second hose. The apparatus comprises a male coupler configured to attach to the first hose, and a female coupler having an inner cavity and being configured to attach to the second hose in the inner cavity by way ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7055865 | Lateral connection system A service tee forming part of a main fluid line has a laterally extending female fitting with threads and a gasket spaced axially from the distal end of the threads. A male fitting having a series of male threads and a cylindrical extension terminating in the distal... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048561 | Liquid tight connector A liquid tight connector for non-metallic conduit is formed of a one piece body having a through bore. A sleeve extends inwardly from one end of the body and a threaded nipple extends inwardly from the other. Projecting transversely from the inner end of the nipple ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040667 | Clamping assembly A clamping assembly has a first component and a second component, which has an essentially cylindrical outer jacket, which is attachable to the first component. The clamping assembly has a support surface supported against the first component, which is able to be cl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025391 | Non-permeable pipe connector structure A non-permeable pipe connector structure, the design of which effectively prevents external material (such as vapor and miscellaneous substances, etc.) intrusion. To obstruct the intrusion of external matter into the pipe connector, a ball bearing holder is disposed... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021519 | Friction welding In one aspect the invention provides a friction welded component and a method of manufacture for such a component, comprising friction welding a reinforcement element (10) at an end cross-section thereof to a surface of a thin walled member (12) with a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021675 | Swivel assembly A swivel assembly for use with a water gun mounted on a base or coupled to a water supply conduit to discharge a high velocity stream of water into a mineral stockpile and slurry pit, the swivel assembly comprises a stationary swivel section and a rotatably swivel s... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004509 | Journal bearing mounted hub seal rotary joint A rotary joint comprising a stationary head including a fluid chamber therein, the chamber opening at a bottom surface of the heaf, a rotatable nipple having an outer surface and an internal axial passageway in fluid communication with the fluid chamber; and a seal ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6969071 | Face seal assembly A face seal assembly including an annular mating ring housing having a proximal end surface with a channel therein, a mating ring insert disposed in the channel, the mating ring insert including a mating ring compressed within a first band to maintain the integrity ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945158 | Irrigation system A rotary joint to be used in the irrigation of a wine cap layer within a fermentation tank during a fermenting process. The rotary joint has two sets of ball bearings. The dual sets of ball bearings grants greater support, stability, and mobility to a cantilevered a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932391 | Quick-release fitting assembly A quick-release fitting assembly has a male fitting and a female fitting. The male and female fittings are secured together by a retaining ring that is at least partially received in aligned first and second retaining grooves that are provided in the male fitting an... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6869108 | Tube coupler A tube for a socket body having a structure of grooves and ribs using a reduced number of seal rings which can be easily manufactured. The tube coupler connects an easily-processed cocking ring to the socket. ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6851724 | Dual flow rotating union A dual flow rotating union with a longitudinal axis, including a conduit having opposing ports oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis, the conduit having a rotating section and a stationary section. One conduit port is located on the rotating section, the other ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6811188 | Fluid delivery systems A bearing assembly for relatively moveable pipe sections in a fluid delivery system, said assembly comprising a main body (12) adapted to be connected to one end of one pipe section, the main body having in a generally radially extending annular face, a coaxi... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6742814 | Miniature patio heater A miniature patio heater is provided which has a total height of approximately 3 ft. and which has a shroud with a diameter less than 2 ft. The patio heater includes a base having a vertically extending chamber, which is approximately 1.5 ft. high, for receiving a s... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6709025 | Vapor lead-through system for a rotary evaporator, and a rotary evaporator A vapour lead-through system for a rotary evaporator with a rotatable evaporator vessel (5) and a stationary cooler (7) consists of a vapour lead-through tube (6) and a connection piece (8). The vapour lead-through tube (6) is on t... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6676170 | Pivotable connector for manipulator A connector includes a pivot portion (10), a sleeve (40) and a connect portion (60). The pivot portion includes a body (12) and a head (14). The body defines two channels (16), and two through holes (18) in respective communication with the channels. The ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6669240 | Unloader tube pivot ring mechanism A pivot mechanism for an unloader tube of a combine, having a pair of ultra high molecular weight pivot ring bushings which slide in contact with each other, are fixed to respective upper and lower portions of the unloader tube, and transmit weight of the... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6619281 | Miniature patio heater A miniature patio heater is provided which has a total height of approximately 3 ft. and which has a shroud with a diameter less than 2 ft. The patio heater includes a base having a vertically extending chamber, which is approximately 1.5 ft. high, for re... | 09/16/2003 |
