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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047820 | Stuffing box for walking beam compressor Various methods and devices are provided for use in a walking beam compressor used with an oil well pump. In general, an injectable fibrous sealant is provided for use in a stuffing box to form a seal around a piston rod that couples to a walking beam for pumping oi... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7927083 | Downhole pump An apparatus and method for pumping from a well. A pump includes a piston assembly reciprocably engaged in a cylinder assembly. Pressure applied to a column of fluid above the pump causes a pump chamber to fill with fluid. A spring mechanism coupled to an anchor poi... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7410348 | Multi-speed compressor/pump apparatus A pumping/compressing apparatus for use in a fluid handling system transferring a fluid from one location, e.g., a tank, to another location or to an end use is provided. The apparatus basically includes a motor and a multistage, e.g., two stage, device including at... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7351044 | Multi-stage piston type compressor In order to achieve a high level of impermeability with a low closing force for the sealing elements of a multistage piston compressor, the overflow channel (19) in the valve piston (9) opens into at least two passages (26, 27) and the sealing p... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318416 | Liquid fuel pump A liquid fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel supply line, a fuel pump connected to the supply line and having an outlet to a carburetor or a liquid fuel injector. A mechanical contact between the pump and a component of the internal combust... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7296981 | Pump having independently releasable ends In certain embodiments, a pump includes a first end section having a fluid inlet and a fluid intake valve, a second end section having a fluid outlet, and a midsection disposed between the first and second end sections, wherein the midsection includes a piston coupl... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7168924 | Rod pump control system including parameter estimator A rod pump control system includes a parameter estimator that determines from motor data parameters relating to operation of the rod pump and/or downhole dynamometer card without the need for external instrumentation, such as down hole sensors, rod load sensors, flo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165951 | High-pressure generating device A high-pressure fluid is continuously generated with high efficiency without causing pulsation of pressure by reciprocally moving a piston having first, second and third chamber sections under the control of an actuator including an operating pressure source and a d... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7108671 | Portable lumbar traction device A low-cost, light weight portable lumbar fraction device for home use by a patient including a support structure having a longitudinal axis and a carriage slidable along a portion of the support structure parallel to the longitudinal axis. The carriage includes a re... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104613 | Pump with reciprocating high pressure seal and valve for vehicle braking systems A pump assembly with a combination reciprocating high-pressure seal and fluid inlet check valve for use within brake systems. The pump assembly comprises a housing having a bore formed therethrough and a piston disposed within the bore for reciprocal movement therei... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7063520 | Suction valve assembly of reciprocating compressor In a reciprocating compressor including a piston slide-inserted into the compression space of the cylinder, having a gas path therein, inducing a fluid into the compression space through the gas path and varying a volume of the compression space while performing a l... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048522 | Fluid balanced pump A rodless pump is disclosed which is connected to a pressure source via a first conduit. In a common oilfield application the pump would be connected to the bottom of a tubing string within the reservoir fluid to be produced. A pressure source such as a hydraulic pu... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048801 | Chemical pump and method of discharging chemical solution A chemical pump includes a pressure chamber, a partition member for dividing the pressure chamber into a cleaning pressure chamber and a discharging pressure chamber, a filter part disposed on the primary side of the discharging pressure chamber, and a single drive ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7001158 | Digital fluid pump Digital fluid pumps having first and second electromagnetic actuators formed in part by a piston to alternately drive the piston in opposite directions for pumping purposes. The piston motion is intentionally limited so that the electromagnetic actuators may operate... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6986651 | Pump priming apparatus A pump priming apparatus including a housing through which fluid object material may be urged to flow, the housing including an intake portion and a pumping portion downstream from the intake portion. The apparatus further includes a piston assembly carried for reci... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6979184 | Manual negative pressure pump device A manual negative pressure pump device comprises a suction cylinder, a handle, a pull, a piston, and an expandable spring which forms a vacuum absorbing device. A front end of the suction cylinder is a thread post with outer thread. The thread post has a central thr... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6960068 | Center valve sleeve retention system for an oscillating pump A pump (10) includes an impeller (12) positioned in a housing (11). A valve assembly (13) is positioned within a valve sleeve (25) which is carried by the impeller (12). The impeller (12) is carried by an armature ( | 11/01/2005 |
| 6913450 | Suction valve coupling structure for reciprocating compressor A suction valve coupling structure for a reciprocating compressor is disclosed in which a piston being linearly moved in a cylinder upon receipt of driving force from an electric mechanism unit, according to which gas flows through a gas flow passage formed therein,... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6893232 | Hand operable pump An easily operable telescopic pump includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder, a grip and a nozzle. The second cylinder is inserted in the first cylinder. The grip is communicated with the second cylinder. The nozzle is communicated with the grip. A pipe extends t... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6843645 | Cooling system for a magnetic pump A magnet pump includes a synthetic resin casing, divided into a front casing and a rear casing and configured to internally form an impeller housing chamber and a magnet can housing chamber contiguous thereto, having an inlet and an outlet for a target fluid to be t... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6840747 | Positive-displacement oil pump A positive-displacement oil pump is disclosed. In the oil pump, an insert body is fitted into a central opening of a shaft body to a height of an oil-feeding hole. The insert body is rotated along with the shaft body, and includes a central hole formed in the insert... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6837694 | Hydraulic pump unit with orifice plate for vehicle brake control system A hydraulic pump unit for vehicle brake control system comprising a pump housing, a cylinder received in a receiving hole formed in the pump housing. The cylinder has a bottom portion and is provided at the bottom portion with an outlet valve. A plunger is slidingly... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6830441 | Valve for downhole pump A downhole pump having a barrel with a reciprocating plunger therein has at least one valve. The valve has a cage, a seat and a ball. The cage has a passageway extending between two ends, with the passage including a ball chamber. The ball chamber is between a perfo... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6802701 | Suction valve assembly of compressor A suction valve assembly of a compressor includes: a piston disposed movable in a cylinder forming a compression chamber, having a suction passage for sucking a fluid and a valve seat formed at a front side thereof; a valve body contacted to the valve seat to open a... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6739842 | Pump A pump includes a base, a tubular portion formed on the base and with an upper end and a lower end, a pressure gauge communicated with the tubular portion near the upper end, a cylinder communicated with the tubular portion near the lower end, a piston movably recei... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6722866 | Pump system for delivering cryogenic liquids A pump system for delivering cryogenic liquids is proposed that is suitable, for example, for refueling motor vehicles with H2. It consists of a container for receiving the cryogenic liquid, in which at least one pump is arranged that is designed as a rec... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6666663 | Gas suction apparatus for a reciprocating compressor with a piston inertia valve A gas suction apparatus for a reciprocating compressor, including a piston having a gas flowing passage where refrigerant gas flows, being inserted in the compression space formed in a cylinder enabling linear reciprocating movement, a fixing means combin... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6652242 | Pump In the present invention, a pump includes a cylinder, a plunger for compressing air in the cylinder, a reservoir formed around the cylinder so as to define a space for storing a portion of the compressed air, a valve device installed in the cylinder for p... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6634869 | Piston pump with piston spring-biased to filter piston A piston pump comprised of a cylinder (2), an automatically closing intake valve (3) to a pump chamber (4), a sealing reciprocating piston (5) and a sealing upstream filter piston (7), wherein the piston (5) together with the filter piston (7) are elastic... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6568925 | Abrasive liquid pump apparatus and method An abrasive liquid pump having a pump housing and a piston component configured for slidable movement within the pump housing. The pump housing has a bottom housing portion with a bottom end and a bottom mid-pump end and a top housing portion with a top e... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6530759 | Reciprocating plunger pump with seal mounting support A high pressure fuel pump has a plunger that extends through a cylinder and is reciprocally located in a pressurizing chamber. The plunger is reciprocated by a lifter and changes the volume of the pressurizing chamber to pressurize fuel in the pressurizin... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530761 | Double-acting, two-stage pump A reciprocating pump includes a housing, a piston slideably mounted within the housing for a reciprocating movement, a shaft connected to the piston and adapted for reciprocating movement concurrently with the piston, an inlet valve, a discharge valve, an... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6497561 | Downstroke sucker rod pump and method of use A fluid pumping apparatus for pumping fluids from a well, through a production string comprising: a tubular pump plunger concentrically disposed in a sliding and sealing fit with a tubular pump barrel. A cylindrical polished rod, the lower end of which is... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6497560 | High volume low pressure air pump A high-volume low pressure hand operated air pump comprised of a tube body with a plunger shaft inserted into one end thereof and a check valve at the other end thereof with a floating seal secured to the internal end of the plunger shaft comprised of a c... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6474963 | Piston pump having a hollow piston The invention relates to a piston pump (10) for a hydraulic slip-controlled vehicle brake system. In order to reduce a structural length of the piston pump (10), the invention proposes embodying the piston (16) of the piston pump (10) as a hollow piston w... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6419468 | Reciprocating siphon suction pump A container includes an integral outlet tube that functions as a cylinder. A siphon mechanism including an elongated tube with a flexible seal on the outside surface of the tube functions as a piston. Fluid trapped inside the cylinder by a check valve is ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6368084 | Downstroke sucker rod well pump Fluid pumping apparatus for pumping fluids from a well comprising a downhole pump disposed near the lower end of a production string and including a tubular pump barrel and a tubular pump plunger concentrically disposed in the pump barrel in a sliding and... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364639 | Pump A lance pump, particularly for lubricant, having a fixed plunger and a pump tube reciprocable in cycles through an outward stroke and an inward stroke on each cycle on the plunger, operable to deliver metered charges of lubricant on each outward stroke as... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6273689 | Electromagnetic pump with increased accuracy An enabling an easy increase in the accuracy of a plunger stroke is provided in an electromagnetic pump, in which an inner yoke and a plunger constitute a magnetic circuit, and where an electromagnetic force acts on the magnetic circuit so that a magnetic... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6260736 | Condiment pump A condiment pumping system for dispensing food products from a dispensing chamber by the operation of a piston assembly which during the dispensing action the dispensing chamber is refilled and during the return stroke of the piston assembly the food prod... | 07/17/2001 |
