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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7327045 | Fuel delivery system and method providing regulated electrical output In a mobile fuel delivery vehicle, providing bulk aircraft fuel from a pressurized fuel reservoir to an aircraft, a method of regulating electrical output of an electrical power source, includes the steps of: (a) receiving, in a fluid path, the bulk aircraft fuel fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7143645 | Meter housing assembly and method of assembly A water meter housing assembly (10) comprises a cylindrical, plastic housing body (11), a non-cast housing bottom (13) of hydroformable or stamped brass, a single-piece strainer and sealing member (40) that is disposed in the housing bott... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7093484 | Calibrating device for a water meter A water meter has a measurement insert disposed in a meter housing, a measurement display, an intake connection and a discharge connection. An impeller is disposed on a shaft in a measurement insert housing, also referred to as impeller bowl. A first shaft end of th... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7043980 | Measurement chamber for the measurement insert of a water meter A water meter has a measurement insert disposed in a meter housing, a measurement display, an intake connection and a discharge connection. An impeller is disposed on a shaft in a measurement insert housing, and a first shaft end of the shaft interacts with the meas... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6997064 | Fluid metering and control device A fluid measuring device that displays fluid volume usage against fluid volume limits and a fluid control device that stops fluid delivery when the fluid volume limit is reached. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6948363 | Disc metering assembly for resisting rotational forces A fluid meter (10) has a casing (11) providing a measuring chamber (27) and an inlet (18) and outlet (19) communicating with the measuring chamber (27). A partition (20) in the chamber (27) separating said inle... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6648175 | Fuel dispenser with nutating disk meter A fuel dispenser receiving fuel from a fuel source and dispenses the fuel to an output device while metering the quantity of fuel dispensed to the output device. The fuel dispenser includes a housing. A inlet port in the housing couples the housing to the... | 11/18/2003 |
| 5261275 | Water meter system A device which monitors the through passage of incompressible fluids such as water that relies upon a nutating disk-type transducer associated with a spherical hollow core. The disk includes a spindle which precesses in the presence of a sensor. A display... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5251480 | Frost-proof drive shaft for water meter An improved drive shaft for a positive displacement type water meter includes a flexible spring arm formed on one end of the shaft for engaging the drive spindle of a nutating disk measuring element disposed within a water meter. The other end of the driv... | 10/12/1993 |
| 4232550 | Flowmeter for liquids A flowmeter for liquids includes a hollow housing having an internal metering chamber, at least two liquid connections coupled to the housing and communicating with the metering chamber for establishing a liquid flow therethrough, a generally disc-shaped ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 3994168 | Fluid meter Prior art, as noted in cited references, shows that the positive displacement fluid meter function is expanded by utilizing rotational drag speed sensing means for modulating electrical energy or pneumatic pressure inputs in consonance with rate of fluid ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3949606 | Fluid meter and adapter units therefor New and improved fluid meters which include a flow-responsive apparatus, either a rotating disk or rotating paddle, moving a driving magnet which causes movement of a driven magnet, driving a gear which causes a register to indicate fluid flow. The magnet... | 04/13/1976 |
