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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4182384 | Fire extinguisher discharge station A method and means for removing the fire extinguisher dry powder from its pressurized cylinder using a vacuum pump and appropriate apparatus and collecting the powder in a drum and to prevent powder degradation. The apparatus is simple to operate and prov... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4175596 | Stop device to be used in automatic feeding systems The present invention is a stop device to be used in automatic feeding systems consisting of a number of feed dispensers placed in succession and combined with a pipe-shaped transport string (conveyor tube) in which the feed is conveyed by an endless feed... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4174740 | Method and apparatus for supplying ingredients to a concrete mixer The apparatus of the present invention comprises a vehicle having a cement carrying container and two water carrying containers. The cement container is V-shaped in cross section with outwardly, flared walls adjacent the apex of the V, and includes an aug... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4174742 | Method and apparatus for making and dispensing snow cones A coin operated vending machine for automatically making and dispensing snow cones in accordance with a method of sequentially activating a cup delivery mechanism, depositing flaked ice from a self-contained ice making machine into the cup through an ice ... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4171715 | Transportation device for successively moving a number of sample containers past a treatment position A device for transporting containers arranged in a spiral path past a fixed treatment station includes a carriage to support the containers in their spiral path, with a driving mechanism which rotates the carriage about a vertical axis while simultaneousl... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4170248 | Method for repairing sewer pipes A sewer pipe is repaired by inserting a thin, flexible liner within the sewer pipe. The liner has an outer diameter less than the inner diameter of the sewer pipe, whereby an annular space is presented between the liner and the sewer pipe. This annular sp... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4170044 | Hydrotherapy apparatus and ducting therefor Hydrotherapy apparatus including continuous extruded plastic ducting of keyhole shape in cross-section adapted to be installed in the wall of a water pool and having a multiplicity of air dispensing perforations substantially flush with the interior wall ... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4168728 | Dispensing fluid into individual containers Apparatus for use in dispensing fluid into individual containers is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a dispensing head and a transport mechanism comprising an endless conveyor, the dispensing head being attached to the conveyor, which conveyor provides ... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4167957 | Hydrocarbon fuel dispensing, vapor controlling system An improvement in a liquid dispensing, vapor controlling system is disclosed. The improvement senses and responds to the presence of liquid flowing in the vapor passageway of the system and, as preferred, to the existence of an abnormal pressure in a liqu... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4167959 | Apparatus for producing plutonium fuel rods for nuclear power plants Apparatus for producing plutonium fuel rods includes a glove box wherein jacket tubes are filled with fuel and closed at the ends thereof, said glove box having a side thereof formed with a substantially cylindrical opening, a disc formed with bores for i... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4167958 | Hydrocarbon fuel dispensing, vapor controlling system An improvement in a liquid dispensing, vapor controlling system is disclosed. The improvement senses and responds to the presence of fuel flowing in the vapor passageways of the system and to the existence of a safe maximum pressure in a vehicle fuel tank... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4167204 | Apparatus for inflating toy balloons A toy balloon is automatically filled with helium gas using a system responsive to gas pressure. A novel check valve in the neck of the balloon is automatically opened upon insertion of a filler element. The flow of gas to the filler element from a consta... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4166484 | Method and apparatus for mixing gases in a closed chamber A method and apparatus are provided for rapidly distributing a first gas throughout a chamber that contains both the first gas and a second gas. The invention is particularly useful in the pressurizing of tennis ball centers with a low permeability gas, w... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4165770 | Apparatus to rejuvenate tennis balls An inflation device for tennis balls and the like wherein a pressure vessel having a resiliently closed discharge valve is provided with an operator fitting on the valve and a hollow impaling element on the operator fitting for passing fluid from the vess... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165769 | Battery filling system The invention relates to a filling system for a secondary battery. A stopper is inserted in the battery and has a liquid channel passing through it, the passage being closable by means of an inlet valve controlled by the level of the liquid in the battery... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4162545 | Sink for wash-basins, drainbowls and the like A sink which is easily built-in into a rather small place is proposed. The sink is rather shallow and is provided with a detachably fitted close meshed splash guard lattice which is provided with a number of walls subdividing the lattice in a number of op... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4161197 | Apparatus for measuring and dispensing chemical The invention relates to apparatus for measuring and dispensing chemical, for use primarily in a closed system for preparation of chemical solutions or mixtures, and involves a container having an input passageway for connection to a source of chemical, a... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4161199 | Vapor recovery frame A vapor recovery system especially useful for collecting the evolved vapors from crude oil or other volatile liquids being transferred between floating tankers and a storage container. A generally U-shaped frame is pivotably mounted to a support at each e... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4159726 | Liquid filling device with automatic shut-off sensor A liquid level sensor for use with a container filling device, in particular jars, which includes a dispensing tube from which the liquid falls downward and outward in a paraboloid bell-shaped stream, and which has a return air pipe and a ball valve senso... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4159028 | Method of forming and containerizing a multiphase cosmetic composition The present invention relates to a method of forming and containerizing a multiphase cosmetic composition such as for example, a cleansing cream-astringent composition comprised of a cream phase and a gel phase combined to form the cosmetic composition or... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4157724 | Method and an apparatus for distributing a disintegrated material onto a layer forming surface A method and an apparatus for distributing loose fibers or particles onto a moving web in an even layer thereon preparatory to production of a non-woven sheet of the fiber or particle material. The material is filled into a container having a generally V-... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4157103 | Container A container molded in full capacity configuration and which is collapsible accordian-fashion to a storage configuration.... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4157104 | Gasoline dispensing and vapor recovery apparatus A gasoline dispensing and vapor recovery nozzle, and adaptors and fittings as may be required to modify certain gasoline tank fill pipes to consistent geometry and dimensions, such fittings including extension to the liquid conveying portion of the dispen... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4156444 | Filling device for the bottling of carbonated beverages The device includes a housing having an inlet opening which supplies fluid essentially tangentially through a short passage to a chamber being approximately spiral-shaped. The chamber surrounds the axis of a discharge opening located in the bottom of the ... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4153085 | Fuel dispensing nozzle A dispensing nozzle for delivering fuel to selective fuel tanks has a control rod which must be displaced longitudinally by a restrictor plate in the fill tube of the fuel tank before the manual lever of the dispensing nozzle is effective to open the flow... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4153084 | Machine for use in fabricating panels filled with pulverized insulation material A machine characterized by a horizontally oriented conveyor for transporting an open-sided wall panel, a chute having a discharge orifice at its lower end for filling the panel with pulverized cellulose fibers, and a series of roller brushes transversely ... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4153073 | Liquid dispensing and vapor recovery system and valve assembly utilized therein A liquid dispensing and vapor recovery system in which an underground storage tank applies gasoline to a dispenser located at a filling station or the like for dispensing the gasoline to a vehicle gasoline tank, under the force of a pump located in the st... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4153083 | Process and arrangement for filling gas cylinders Gas to be stored flows along a gas feed line and into a cylinder containing a solvent for the gas. During its passage along the gas feed line, the gas flows through a dosing device which, on the one hand, permits a substantially adiabatic expansion and co... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4151864 | Drain adapter for corrugated hose An adapter for connecting a corrugated hose, e.g., a washing machine drain hose, to a standpipe has an elongated tube with a bell at one end for holding and retaining the corrugated hose. A curved support extends from the bell end of the tube and selectiv... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4150700 | Method and system for handling bulk shipments of a flowable product A method and system are provided for handling a flowable product when transferring same from one bulk container, such as a railroad tank car, to a second bulk container of smaller capacity, such as a tank truck. A fitting is removably mounted on a valved ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4149573 | Soap dispensing system A liquid soap dispensing system includes a closed soap container having a manually actuated dispensing pump carried therebeneath and being mounted on a bracket which has support fingers engageable with a lip on the container bottom for supporting it and a... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4147185 | Flexible tubular device A metal, convoluted tube with integral, extending end connectors, with the inwardly extending convolutes of the tube exterior filled with and bonded to a non-porous elastomer, and the elastomer extends a substantial distance onto the extending end connect... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4147186 | Thermal insulation assembly A thermal insulation assembly for use in conjunction with a similar assembly to encircle an elongated body, said assembly comprising a series of abutting similar U shaped elements which have similar radial and axial orientation, said series and orientatio... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4146069 | Apparatus for rapidly inflating and pressurizing a dunnage bag A hollow housing is mounted in a wall of the dunnage bag and defines a chamber having an exterior opening in a portion of the housing on the exterior of the bag, and an interior opening in a portion of the housing communicating with the interior of the ba... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4146063 | Method for filling of tube electrodes An improved method for the filling of porous tube electrodes for electric accumulator batteries is disclosed. A paste of the active material and a liquid (e.g., water) is formed and a small amount of surplus liquid is added. The tubes are filled with resu... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4146064 | Method of reducing the flammability hazard of hydrocarbon aerosols The danger of fire from leaking aerosol containers is reduced by reducing the charge potential on leaking containers. This is achieved by a filling method in which an effective amount, for example 0.1 to 5% by weight of a charge reducing agent and a non-a... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4146067 | Apparatus for the handling of dough and other viscous material An apparatus for handling dough and other viscous materials comprises a support having a suction tube which opens into a container for the viscous mass, e.g. dough to be portioned for use in a bakery. A movable member, e.g. a slide or turntable, is dispos... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4146070 | Dunnage bag inflation air gun A hand held gun-type air injection device is provided for rapidly filling an inflatable dunnage bag with entrained ambient air to a predetermined maximum stabilized pressure level. The injection device is adapted for use specifically with a dunnage bag ha... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4144913 | Hot melt adhesive dispensing system of the hand held gun type A hot melt adhesive dispensing system that includes a hand held gun and a molten adhesive source, the gun and the source being selectively connectable one with the other in a novel manner to permit charging and recharging of the gun with molten adhesive f... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4143921 | Slurry input for a multiple feed sump An input for a sump for uniformly distributing material along the length of the sump has a support mounted above and along the length of the sump with a flexible pipe extending over the sump and moveably attached to the support. One end is connected to a ... | 03/13/1979 |
