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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290956 | Releasable securing apparatus and method of using same A securing apparatus that releasably secures two or more mechanical elements is provided. The securing apparatus may be attached to one mechanical element and include abutment surfaces that abut at least one additional mechanical element. Forces exerted by the at le... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7111876 | Flange A split flange is provided. The split flange may be capable of being fitted firmly around the pipe having a flexible pipe body and a flared portion formed at an end portion of the pipe body. The split flange is provided with two or more arcuate flange members and tw... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083525 | Golf club head with insert A golf club head comprising an integral toe, heel and center section, with the center section including a cavity. The center section is structured so that the majority of the weight of the golf club head is positioned at the toe and heel. One embodiment of the golf ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7036850 | Pipe coupling A coupling to connect pipe, including lengths of pipe, valves, hoses, and pipe and hose fittings, includes a body to closely receive the end portion of the pipe to be coupled. A set of first class lever jaw members each having a power arm and a weight arm are mounte... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6969381 | Multi-lumen catheter with detachable locking hub A multi-lumen catheter assembly with a two-piece hub is disclosed. The catheter includes a distal portion having a plurality of catheter lumens, wherein each of the plurality of catheter lumens includes a distal tip and a proximal lumen portion. The distal portion f... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6916309 | Medical valve with positive flow characteristics A valve for selectively permitting a fluid flow between first and second medical implements is disclosed. The valve has a housing with an interface suitable for receiving a connector portion of a first medical device such as a catheter, and a seal made of a flexible... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6695817 | Medical valve with positive flow characteristics A valve for selectively permitting a fluid flow between first and second medical implements is disclosed. The valve has a housing with an interface suitable for receiving a connector portion of a first medical device such as a catheter, and a seal made of... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6406069 | Colorant feeder apparatus for polymer processing machine A coupling apparatus couples a container of colorant to a feeder structure for a polymer processing machine. The coupling apparatus includes a tubular structure with an outlet portion that engages the feeder structure, and an inlet portion that receives a... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6334439 | Tubular heat exchanger for infrared heater A tubular heat exchanger for an infrared heater which facilitates the packaging and transportation of such heater. The tubular heat exchanger is formed as a plurality of discrete heat transfer subsections which are typically separately assembled, and then... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6059325 | Coupling for connecting a tubing to a medical instrument, apparatus or other tubing The coupling consists of two releasably coupleable coupling parts of which one coupling part is allocated an instrument, apparatus or other tubing and the other coupling part is to be connected to another tubing. In the coupled condition one coupling part... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5735085 | Hinged downspout The top wall of the horizontal spout section of a downspout assembly is cut away at the inlet end to create a notch such that interference with the top wall of the outlet end of the elbow section will be avoided when the horizontal section is pivoted to a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5655795 | Throttle body inlet duct An inlet duct and seal assembly is disclosed having, as its preferred application, the attachment of an intake air transfer duct to the throttle body of an internal combustion engine. The throttle body is provided with an inlet opening about which extends... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5328209 | Vehicle exhaust stack joint yieldable in all directions An omni-directional yieldable joint for a vehicle exhaust stack includes an upper cylindrical member having a pair of elongated pivot sockets mounted on its lower end; a lower cylindrical member has a pair of elongated pivot rods mounted at its upper end ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5314215 | Flange ring The invention relates to a flange ring which is divided in two along a plane extending in the axial direction and wherein, in the zone of the two abutment places each flange half has a bolt at one abutment place and a pocket at the other, so that the bolt... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5176407 | Tip-over exhaust with venturi A hinged vertical exhaust pipe is provided to allow easy adjustment of the height of the exhaust pipe. The upper and lower sections of the exhaust pipe are hinged together by a stiff joint, e.g., a spring-loaded hinged friction joint, and are positioned i... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4715404 | Arrangement for disassembling sealing and bearing means from rotary pipe joints There is disclosed a loading arm for transfering liquids, gases, and particulate solids, in which the loading arm comprises a riser, inner and outer arm sections, and a rotary pipe joint pivotally interconnected and removably attached to both the inner an... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4697830 | Stabbing guide A guide for protecting threads and seals when joining lengths of production tubing has a guiding portion made of two semicyclindrical polypropylene elements, which when placed together have an annular cross section and form a funnel-like upper end. A stra... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4675007 | Coupling device for attachment to an end of a catheter A coupling device is disclosed for attachment to an end of a catheter. The coupling device includes a tubular member having a distal and a proximal portion with the distal portion being insertable within the end of the catheter. An elongate body member ha... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4666346 | Rotatable fill pipe with collapsible backfill elbow and method of employing same to blind-fill underground voids Rotatable fill pipe for use in blind-filling underground voids has a collapsible backfill elbow on the lower end thereof, including an upper elbow part rigidly connected to the lower end of the fill pipe and a lower elbow part pivotally connected to the u... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4635632 | Quick release connector for a surgical device A quick release mechanism for detachably interconnecting a bronch tube with a laser micromanipulator. The bronch tube is provided with a channel aligned transversely to the tube axis and opening downwardly at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. The micr... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4625760 | Mobile concrete handling apparatus The disclosure relates to mobile concrete delivery devices and similar heavy equipment, which includes a plurality of carrier arms which can be moved or swung with respect to one another. Along the carrier arms are provided conduits or pipes of a concrete... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4567817 | Exhaust-gas offtake for a track-guided vehicle propelled by combustion-energy An exhaust-gas offtake for a track-guided vehicle propelled by combustion-energy, the exhaust gas being led into a force-ventilated waste gas duct located above the vehicle, which is anchored to the roof of a tunnel along the route followed. The exhaust p... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4432571 | Retainer gland for mechanical joint pipe A retainer gland and gland assembly for mechanical joint pipe. The retainer gland has at least one hinge arm extending axially from a side of a flat ring flange portion on the opposite side of the flange ring from a circular rib gland portion. The hinge a... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4423774 | Method and apparatus for positioning a safety valve sub for connection in a threaded tubular member First means are provided which removably engage an upwardly extending tubular member. Support means for the safety valve sub are pivotally connected to the first means. Means are provided to secure the support means and the first means in axial alignment ... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4321715 | Water closet sprayer An arrangement for washing the lower parts of the body is arranged within the seat of a water closet. The seat (18) is hingedly mounted on a tank (20). Wash water is conveyed from the tank (20) to the seat (18) by means of a line (66) extending through th... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4179243 | Floatation pump device The invention comprises a pumping device for pumping water from the bottom of a lake or reservoir. The device has a raft with pipe means pivotably mounted to the raft. A rotatable shaft is mounted to the raft having a propellor at its lower end located in... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4158462 | Localized suction device with a sucking inlet head carried by a tubular duct end orientable in space A device which is to constitute a tubular duct includes a plurality of flexible tubular sections and a plurality of rigid tubular sections. Articulation units are provided between one section and the next. Each articulation unit includes a pair of bracket... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4048267 | Aeration system with foldable low-loss downcomers and method of operation thereof The downcomer through which air is supplied to a header for liberation of air deep in an aeration tank is of straight-line nature to minimize constant waste of power due to air flow friction. The downcomer nevertheless folds when the header is to be raise... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4034416 | Diving helmet breech ring connection A connection for releasably securing a diving helmet to a suit through the se of nestable upper and lower ring members having mating cylindrical portions sealed by an O-ring. A tongue and slot serve to orient the helmet during donning and cooperate with tw... | 07/12/1977 |