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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7137578 | Segmented monitor A firefighting segmented monitor for redirecting a trajectory of a pressurized fluid discharge towards a target comprises a flowpath with minimum convolutions. The monitor flowpath comprises in series a stationary segment and three rotating segments including a lowe... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7077436 | Gear operated coupler A gear operated coupler is provided for coupling and uncoupling mating first and second coupling portions of a piping system component. A sleeve with an attached spur gear includes threads that engage the first coupling portion, and the sleeve slidingly receives the... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6692036 | Universal interlocking fitting Fittings of this invention comprise a body having a substantially hollow transport passage extending between a body first end and a body second end. The fitting body ends are adapted to accommodate attachment with respective fluid handling devices. The fi... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6641178 | Jointing system for pipes A copper pipe has a circumferential groove formed in an outer wall to receiver an O-ring seal. The groove is formed a pre-set distance from a free end of the pipe. Two pipe lengths are jointed together by a coupling having a housing with pipe seal-receivi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6464260 | Latch screw coupling and method of using same A mechanical coupling adapted for engagement using a key device. The coupling including first and second assemblies. The first assembly includes a latching body having a key hole, a coupling nut having an interior threaded portion and a toothed end portio... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6279968 | Servicing apparatus for treating compressed air A servicing device for compressed air handling is proposed, which possesses a principal body (2) and a receiving shell (4) releaseably attached thereto by means of a bayonet connecting device (12). The rotary movement necessary for producing the bayonet c... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6254147 | Fluid-tight connecting apparatus A fluid-tight coupling (2) for connecting opposite ends of the pipe section (4, 6) to provide a fluid-tight AI seal is described. The fluid-tight seal between the upper and lower tubular sections is provided by an upper and a lower metal-to-metal seal pro... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6182694 | Fuel delivery unit having a line connection The invention relates to a fuel delivery unit for use in fuel tanks of vehicles, having a pump with a housing (2) and at least one outlet opening (3) arranged laterally thereon, having a reservoir (1) which can be filled with fuel and into which the pump ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5769462 | Releasable coupling A coupling for releasably engaging a tubular member has a hollow body, in which the tubular member is received, and a sleeve which is movable axially within the hollow body. The sleeve is provided with an array of spacially separated holes and rotatable g... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5730471 | Apparatus for gripping a pipe An apparatus for gripping a pipe comprises an outer member having at least one inclined inner surface and an inner member having an inclined outer surface, a tubular member having an opening to accommodate said inner member and a threaded part, and a thre... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5232250 | Adjustable flange for plumbing fixtures An adjustable flange comprises a circular collar portion having a base. The collar defines first and second openings therethrough. A gasket extends from the base and defines an opening coextensive with the first opening. The gasket is sized to fit around ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5197767 | Flexible supporting sheath for cables and the like A universally articulable supporting sheath comprises an interconnected series of links, each having a convex spherical surface at one end, and a concave spherical surface at its opposite end. The concave and convex surfaces mate with one another to form ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5160173 | Selective pipe connection apparatus with multiple fluid inlets and outlets A multiline fluid distribution system having an articulated fluid loading arm, which is swingable in vertical and horizontal planes, for selectively coupling the swingable fluid outlet end of the loading arm to any one of a plurality of parallel fluid tra... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5094490 | Ratcheted coupling A rotational power coupling consists of drive shaft couplings and stationary housings within which the shafts rotate. One housing has a flange with external threads; the other has a plain flange. A threaded nut engages the threaded flange and draws the tw... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5058929 | Mechanized fluid connector and assembly tool system with ball detents A fluid connector system including a modified plumbing union having a rotatable member for drawing said union into a fluid tight condition. A drive tool is electric motor actuated and includes a reduction gear train providing an output gear engaging an in... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4990022 | Robot hand coupling assembly A robot hand changer has a first joint member mounted on a robot arm, a second joint member mounted on a robot hand, and an engaging member mounted on the first joint member and angularly movable with respect to the second joint member for coupling the fi... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4923219 | Quick coupling device for ducts A coupling device for ducts comprises locking elements constrained to the flange of a first duct which are connected to movement means to move them toward or away from the flange of a second duct. The movement means are actuated by a thrust ring which is ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4909544 | Apparatus for the transfer of granular, pulverulent or liquid materials Apparatus for the transfer of material from one container to another container. The one container is placed in an attachment having a 45° coupling joined by a straight bend to a fixed part with a 45° second coupling. A motor rotates bend relative to the... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4854612 | Tire building drum shaft connection A shaft connection (10) for rapid mounting and dismounting of a tire building drum by rotating a clamping ring (38) on a sleeve member (20) of a main shaft (14) around an end piece (24) of a drum shaft (12) positioned in the sleeve member (20) to engage o... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4795198 | Connector device for an underwater pipe system A connector device for an underwater pipe system which comprises one or m conduits, for connecting pipe sections together or to valves, well heads or similar, whereby such a pipe section comprises an end flange (2) which can be introduced into grooves ex... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4781406 | Clamping apparatus for joining two flanges A clamping apparatus for joining two flanges by means of clamping members circumferentially spaced around the flanges and radially forced inwardly to engage and compress the two flanges in a clamping space of the clamping members includes a clamping rolle... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4754820 | Drilling head with bayonet coupling A drilling head with an upper body assembly removably clamped onto a stationary spool via a bayonet-type coupler clamp rotated into clamped and unclamped positions by a remote controlled hydraulic motor connected to the clamp by a ring and pinion gear. Th... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4722557 | Quick connection union for flanged pipes with automatic compensation for coplanarity defects and thickness differences A quick connection device has a supporting structure for connection elements constrained to the union body by means of radial engagement members engaged in a movable manner with a substantially spherical reaction surface of the union body. In this manner ... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4702499 | Hingeable segmented pipe couplings A hingeable segmented pipe coupling includes dual or plural coupling segments which are hingeable relative to each other in the absence of transverse hinge pins, at least one pair of bolting pads including arcuate surfaces which roll with respect to each ... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4662654 | Automated cylinder connector An automated cylinder connector is disclosed, which substantially reduces the time required to connect and disconnect a gas line from a gas cylinder. In one embodiment, a threaded connector, defining a conduit for gas flow, is designed to be attached to t... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4652021 | Quick-action coupling for an extension tube used in oil-well drilling Quick-action coupling for the elements of an extension tube used in ocean oil well drilling, comprising a female tubular element (3) and a male tubular element (4) of the rising column. When fitted into another, these form between them an annular groove (... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4643462 | Double-looped rotatable coupler with tension stabilizer A nonswiveling rotatable link formed from flexible conduits extending between two parallel planes of which one is rotatable relative to the other is stabilized without the use of a gear wheel mated to teeth on each of the two planes. The link instead incl... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4640531 | Arrangement for centering conduits The invention is directed to an arrangement for centering conduits to facilitate coupling an end flange of a stationary conduit with an end flange of a conduit section removable in the vertical direction. The conduits interconnect materials processing app... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4634150 | Conduit arrangement for interconnecting stationary conduit extensions The invention is directed to a connecting arrangement for interconnecting o widely spaced stationary end flanges corresponding to two conduits with an interconnecting conduit section. The two conduits lead to processing components in a large-area cell for... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4629219 | Adjustable connector unit A connector unit for a number of different coupling applications such as for interconnecting a pair of pipes or other structural parts which must be mounted near each other and at an angle with respect to each other. The connector unit includes a pair of ... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4611834 | Unrestricted swivel joint An unrestricted, leakproof, rotatable fluid flow joint comprising: a flexible rod mechanism, a first elbow, a second elbow, and a resilient O-ring; the first elbow including a mechanism for rotatably receiving the second elbow, a mechanism for rotatably c... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4597595 | Swivel-less coupling apparatus An improved apparatus for coupling a fixed unit, such as a fluid riser or electrical cable rising from a sea bed and fixed in space, with a movable unit, such as a production vessel floating on the prevailing sea. The apparatus includes a pair of vertical... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4548273 | Torque multiplier subsea tool A torque multiplier subsea tool for setting a seal between a casing hanger and a subsea wellhead includes a mandrel having a sun gear with axial elongate teeth. An outer barrel is disposed around the mandrel forming an annulus therebetween. A planetary ge... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4487434 | Union-type coupling for marine drilling riser pipe A coupling for underwater upper and lower riser pipe sections and associated parallel choke and kill line pipe sections, where one riser pipe section is inserted in a second one. One of the riser pipe sections includes a threaded male end which has at lea... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4465310 | Clamping and high pressure containment devices An improved split body clamping or pressure containment device is provided where the body members are retained together through the use of a plurality of double ended links. The ends of each of the links are juxtaposed to and associated respectively with ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4461354 | Hydraulic well cap Apparatus and associated method for capping a blowing well, one embodiment of the apparatus including a hydraulically activated clamp for engaging the exposed well pipe stem, a hydraulically operated shut off valve having a tapered fitting and hydraulical... | 07/24/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4402533 | Clamping mechanism for connecting members in end-to-end relation A clamping mechanism for connecting members in end-to-end relation having a rotatable, actuating ring to radially move loading devices into engagement with one of the members. The translation of rotational movement to radial movement is accomplished by ca... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4394039 | Multiple unions for simultaneously joining a plurality of pneumatic or hydraulic pipes The invention relates to multiple unions of the type comprising two plates which carry elementary unions and which are brought close together or spaced apart, by force, with the aid of at least one maneuvering device of the rack and pinion type. Initial l... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4227721 | Variable size coupling Apparatus for forming a tight seal between a coupling and a tube of variable sizes. A cylindrical housing defining an opening therein is provided such that a plurality of jaws having gripping teeth and gear teeth are mounted within the housing by being ro... | 10/14/1980 |
