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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313837 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product that includes a chamber and an electric air pump for inflating the chamber. The air pump has an air intake and an air outlet. The air intake is connected to the outside of the chamber and the air outlet is connected to the inside of the chamber... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7172533 | Hand-held drinking container A hand-held drinking container for consuming liquids, particularly while a user is engaged in physical activity, such as running, walking or in-line skating. One liquid reservoir (1) forms both the main body (27) and the handle (6) of the contai... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7120955 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product that includes a chamber and an electric air pump for inflating the chamber. The air pump has an air intake and an air outlet. The air intake is connected to the outside of the chamber and the air outlet is connected to the inside of the chamber... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7082762 | Pump A pump having a symmetric end cap is disclosed. The end cap is attachable in a first position or a second position wherein the second position is rotated relative to the housing. A trunnion arm extends in a first direction and a system port opens in a first orientat... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7039972 | Inflatable device with recessed fluid controller and modified adjustment device The application is related to inflatable devices, and, more specifically, to an inflatable device with a recessed fluid controller and improved adjustment device. In one embodiment, the application is directed to an inflatable device comprising a substantially fluid... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040347 | Air pump assembly with switching pipe An inflatable product that includes an inflatable body, a switching pipe and a fan and motor. The switching pipe is switched between a first position and a second position. The fan and motor inflates the inflatable body when the switching pipe is switched to the fir... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6889595 | Pump A pump having a symmetric end cap is disclosed. The end cap is attachable in a first position or a second position wherein the second position is rotated relative to the housing. A trunnion arm extends in a first direction and a system port opens in a first orientat... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6422832 | Air pump capable of inflating and deflating an inflatable object interchangeably An air pump is capable of inflating and deflating an inflatable object and is formed of a main body having a cylinder duct, an air outlet and an air inlet in communication with the cylinder duct. The air in the cylinder duct is let out via the air outlet.... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6336391 | Hydraulic rotating axial piston engine A hydraulic rotating axial piston engine having a housing enclosing a rotatable cylinder barrel. The engine has a number of axial cylinders with a number of reciprocating pistons. The pistons reciprocate between two defined end positions, and cooperate wi... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6332393 | Pump A symmetric pump having a symmetric end cap attached to a symmetric housing is disclosed. The end cap is attachable in a first position or a second position wherein the second position is rotated relative to the housing. A trunnion arm extends in a first ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332760 | Inflatable product provided with built-in battery case and socket An inflatable product includes an inflatable body, a socket, an electric pump and a battery case. The socket is built in the inflatable body. The electric pump is detachably connected to the socket to pump the inflatable body. The battery case is also bui... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6217294 | Combination container with mounted fan There is provided a combination container and portable electrically operated fan unit combination pursuant to which the fan unit may be carried on a mounting surface associated with the container. Holding means is provided for retaining the fan unit in po... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6182329 | Portable air blower A portable air blower includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, a fan rotatably mounted in the housing, a gear train attached to the housing to rotate the fan, a drive shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to the... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5540563 | Unitary housing for double hydraulic unit A unitary housing for a hydraulic unit such as tandem pump, having a plurality of rotating groups driven in one direction about a common axis by a source of rotary power having a pair of opposite end walls generally transverse to the common axis, a contin... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5489196 | Manual pump A manual pump includes first, second and third tubular members, and a restraining ring member. The first tubular member has a piston which is mounted movably in the first tubular member. The second tubular member has an upper open end which is fixed seali... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5360321 | Feeding reservoir for two-cylinders thick-matter pumps A feeding reservoir for a two-cylinder pump is provided for the pressurized delivery of thick matter. The feeding reservoir includes a material supply port, a front wall having two pump-side ports therein, and a back wall opposite the front wall having tw... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5156538 | Manual pump An elongated tubular member has an upper closed end and a lower closed end with a first opening. It also has a second opening on its wall and a suction unit movable within the same. A first tubular member has a top open end and a constricted bottom end. T... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5074195 | Fixed swash plate for an axial piston machine A fixed swash plate for an axial piston machine of fixed capacitive type, which has a casing housing therein a cylinder, is formed to have its divided surfaces on the horizontal plane along the axis of the rotary shaft of the cylinder, wherein a support m... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4895494 | Interchangeable manifolds for diaphragm pumps A double acting diaphragm pump includes a flat valve construction which is reversible to provide valving for both the inlet and outlet to the pumping chamber. A modular manifold construction cooperates with the flap valve construction to facilitate ease o... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4673336 | Diaphragm gas pump An oil free diaphragm gas pump for providing compressed gas and a gas vacuum is disclosed and includes a pressure tank, a concave pressure bulkhead, a first circular flange mounted on the pressure bulkhead and having a bevel on its inner edge, a round rig... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4566370 | Piston pump arrangement A piston pump arrangement is provided which includes a drivable crank shaft supported in a crank drive housing for rotational movement. The crank shaft is drivingly connected to horizontally disposed axially reciprocating pump pistons. In order to facilit... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4482300 | Reversible pump coupling apparatus A coupling apparatus (10) for connecting a reversible pump (14) having first and second ports (24,26) to a fluid source (16) and to a user device (20) includes a first manifold (30) connected to the pump (14) and a second manifold (32) connected to the fi... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4117967 | Solder extractor apparatus A solder extractor apparatus is configured as a self-contained bench unit ving a pump motor to provide an instantaneous source of pressure or vacuum available to the operator from a common port on the apparatus, the pump being started by the operator when... | 10/03/1978 |
