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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7286307 | Method for fixing optical member and optical unit A method for fixing an optical member of an optical unit including the optical member and a holding member is provided. The holding member includes positioning portions for positioning the optical member. The optical member and the holding member are fixed to each o... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7222889 | Self-locking self-bonding rigid coupling A coupling assembly is provided for releasably interconnecting confronting ends of conduit members. The coupling assembly creates a self-locking, and self-bonding connection wherein locking and unlocking is achieved by a predetermined amount of rotation of a lock nu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7089761 | Expansion valve with mounting bracket A bracket for a refrigeration valve includes an elongated flat plate bent in half with the two halves of the plate lying in parallel, adjacent relation. The inner bracket half includes an opening closely receiving the inlet fitting of the valve, and a predetermined ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7076874 | Fitting and pipe section for jetted bath heaters A method of modifying a bath to accept a heater (30) using a fitting and pipe section assembly (10) is provided. The method includes cutting the assembly (10) along first and second indicia (17A and 17B) disposed at the ends of a p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7021677 | Seal retainer with metal seal members for undersea hydraulic coupling An improved seal retainer for an undersea hydraulic coupling member, which utilizes metal seals to maintain fluid integrity, is disclosed. The metal seals of the present invention are designed to either create an absolute barrier to fluid flow, or utilize a press or... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6976712 | Corrosion-resistant coupling means and methods for using same A coupling couples pipes of pipe fixes, especially polytetrafluoroethylene pipes. Methods for using the coupling are also provided. ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969094 | Tube coupling A tube coupling for the detachable coupling of tube line sections of a high-pressure tubing system. The tube coupling includes two coupling blocks held together by a clamping screw, whereby one of the coupling blocks has a coupling plug that engages a plug socket pr... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942160 | Expansion valve An evaporator 10 of an air conditioner comprises a refrigerant entrance port 12 and a refrigerant exit port 14. A division wall 16 of the evaporator is extended to form a housing 200. The housing 200 comprises an inlet 21... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6880863 | Flexible coupling for gas conduits A flexible joint for connection between a pair of conduits for transferring a gas, under pressure, between the conduits. The joint includes a hollow, annular inner member for connection to one of the conduits which defines a spherically shaped, convex seal receiving... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6692042 | Profiled clamp and sleeve joint comprising such a profiled clamp A profiled clamp connecting two pipes has an articulated clamp strip having sidewalls and a transverse portion connecting the sidewalls and a tensioning closure around the clamp strip. A conical metal ring is arranged in the clamp strip and has a radially... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6663144 | Seal retainer for undersea hydraulic coupling An undersea hydraulic coupling has a male member and a female member with two ring-shaped hollow seals that engage the male member when it is inserted into the female member bore. A seal retainer restrains implosion or radial movement of one of the hollow... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6540264 | Quick connector for piping In a quick connector for piping 10 for detachably connecting a male member 12 to a female member 11, an O-ring 15 is interposed between the female member 11 and the male member 12 so as to form a seal therebetween, and the O-ring 15 is subjected to a low-... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6488319 | Self restrained pressure gasket A method and apparatus for restraining pipe against internal forces at a pipe or fitting connection and to join and seal at least two pipes to form a pipeline is shown featuring an improved self restrained pressure gasket. The pressure gasket has a rigid ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6123363 | Self-centering low profile connection with trapped gasket The assembly of a connection that uses cooperating grooved surfaces to provide an easily disassembled and assembled connection is improved by the use of a centered lip and cooperating groove on the contact faces of the connection halves that engage the fa... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5997049 | Adjustable leak-tight coupling system A coupling system comprises a first coupling member having a tongue that projects axially a distance therefrom, and a second coupling member that is threadable attached to the first coupling member. The tongue is inserted within a groove disposed within a... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5957508 | Sealing device A sealing device for a fluidtight screw connection. When screwing in a screw to be sealed into a fluid-carrying threaded bore of a component, in order to prevent a rectangular sealing ring from extending into a gap between a radial flange of the screw and... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5913441 | Fuel tank having a body of plastics material and a sealing gasket The invention relates to a fuel tank presenting a tank body having a neck about an axis, the neck being extended by a region of section smaller than that of the neck, a plate, and a nut screwed onto the neck of the tank, an annular housing for a gasket be... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5904382 | Aseptic seal An aseptic or sanitary pipe or tube fitting including a first ferrule having an outer radial surface, a counterbore and an inner annular surface, and a second ferrule having an inner radial surface, an outer radial surface and an outer annular surface mat... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5823579 | Device for coupling a flared metal pipe A pipe coupling device for holding a metal pipe having a selected diameter within a range of a nominal diameter plus or minus a specified tolerance is also useful for easily determining if any pipe is within specifications. A split metal ring having a dia... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5797603 | Sealing ring and a method of mounting it The present invention relates mainly to a sealing ring and to a method of mounting it in a groove. According to the present invention, the sealing ring is twisted before being mounted in the groove so that the reaction forces retain it therein. The retent... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5775743 | Nut and split ring assembly An apparatus for fluidly coupling a flanged pipe (2) having an annular flange (4) to a threaded pipe (22) having an externally threaded end (20) with an annular lip is disclosed. An annular nut (8) has an internal thread (10) for engaging the threaded pip... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5700041 | Radially engageable leakproof coupling A sealed coupling comprises first and second endpieces. Beyond its end, the first endpiece has a U-shaped axial extension provided with a transverse groove. The second endpiece is provided with a radially outwardly extending and substantially circular fla... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5597184 | Quick release clamp for bonnet and flange of gate valves A clamp for quick release of a generally rectangular bonnet to the flange of valve body is disclosed. The upper side of the edge of the rectangular bonnet is formed with a bevel of about 20 degrees and the lower side of the edge of the body flange is form... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5593186 | Coupling for outer surface engagement of polymeric pipe A coupling for engagement with the outer surface of a polymeric pipe, having a sub-assembly of a compression sleeve (24), a resilient gasket ring (18) permanently attached to the inner end of the compression sleeve (24), a gripping member (25), and a nut ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5518279 | No-drip hydraulic adapter A male member to a hose adapter as for metal to metal, male to female, mating has a frustoconical sealing surface, for example, of 30, 37 or 45 degrees, for mating with a corresponding female member having a corresponding sealing surface. These surfaces a... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5513882 | Universal non-threaded pipe connector system A universal non-threaded pipe connector system for connecting multiple types of conduit, tubing, hose, and pipe comprising a first tubular member for a fluid, at least one raised surface on the tubular member substantially perpendicular to the axis of con... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5492373 | Wellhead flange for interconnecting a threaded wellhead and a flanged blowout preventer A wellhead flange assembly 12 is provided for interconnecting the threaded end of an upwardly projecting screwed wellhead 16 with a lower flange of the blowout preventer 24. The flange assembly comprises a threaded adapter 40 including a thin-walled porti... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5447340 | Electrically insulated piped coupling employing a radial insulating barrier An electrically-insulated pipe coupling includes a first tubular metal body, a second tubular metal body which has a cylindrical section and which has molded onto it an electrically-insulating covering extending over the end of the body and a portion of t... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5443580 | Compact fitting A fluid connector fitting which reduces the required space for assembly in fluid handling systems. The fitting has an internal sealing face which, together with a conventional fluid adapter fitting, forms a fluid tight seal. A swivel nut is rotatably moun... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5394850 | Top-feed fuel injector mounting in an integrated air-fuel system A rigid connector tube telescopically engages the fuel rail and the inlet of a top-feed fuel injector. Various embodiments of such connector tubes are disclosed. Such connector tubes enable a top-feed fuel injector to be used in an integrated air-fuel sys... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5310224 | Process for manufacturing a hose coupling component intended particularly for a hose connection between a turbo unit and an air cooler, and a hose coupling component of this type Hose coupling component, especially for a hose connection between a turbo charger and an air cooler in an internal combustion engine, comprises a pipe sleeve (12) of pressed sheet metal, which has a peripheral flange (16) to be fixed by means of a V-shape... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5308125 | Sealed connector for automotive A/C system A sealed connector for an automotive air conditioning system compresses a sealing ring between accurately ground, axially opposed sealing surfaces of a pair of mated connector blocks that are bolted together. A steel retainer to which the sealing ring is ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5280964 | Junction adapter with axial extension portions A junction adapter, having face seal fluid fittings and being for use in a conventional plural line clamping system, has axial extension portions which extend from a central support portion, in a manner which permits face seal fluid connectors to be easil... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5236229 | Flange assembly with retention means A flange assembly (24) includes a cover (26), a base (28) and a compliant gasket (30) all of which are of circular configuration with a central opening. Gasket (30) is assembled within a nest formed by tapered surface (52) and rim (50) of base (28). Cover... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5092636 | Sealing ring disposed in recessed flange member A sealing ring having a predetermined axis of symmetry is formed of a resiliently compressible elastomer for use in a sealing ring system in which two members are secured together with the ring interposed therebetween. The sealing ring has an annular base... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5087504 | Multi-injection molded flange with gasket in wedge shaped opening In the present invention, when a multi-injection molded body made of at least a first and a second resins is molded, catching means are formed generally by pressing a part of the surface about an opening of a concave section formed in a first molded body ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5087085 | Sealing system for connecting beaded and flat coupling hardware In a system for providing a direct sealing connection between flat coupling hardware and VCR-type coupling hardware, a gasket is provided having a conical inwardly facing side surface to engage the toroidal projection on the endface of the VCR-type coupli... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5078435 | Self-aligned flanged coupling A self-aligned flanged coupling for a pair of product transport pipes comprising a male member, a female member disposable in coupling relation to the male member, a clamping assembly mating with the male and female members for releasably securing the mem... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5076617 | Seal for aseptic fitting assembly A metallic seal ring assembly including a U-shaped ring having a bight section and a pair of legs, a flange on the end of each of the legs, each flange including a radial surface and an annular surface, the distance between the radial surfaces being great... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5076616 | Hydraulic fitting with O-ring seal end stop The present invention is a hydraulic coupling with an O-ring seal and a stop wall. The O-ring sealing works conventionally to provide a hydraulic seal, while the stop wall limits the range of adjustment for the male fitting. The male fitting is prevented ... | 12/31/1991 |
