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Patent No. 5979328

Vehicular Impact Signaling Device

An apparatus for the deployment of a visible plume to alert other motorists that a proximate motor vehicle has been involved in a collision.

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Examiner: Hepperle, Stephen M.


Primary examiner statistics: 1913 patents; average approval time: 1912 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 233 patents; average approval time: 650 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7533693 Side-mounted position indicator for flapper check valve
7469880 Quick connect feature for a fluid connection
7467642 Soft ventable relief valve
7461828 Check valve
7458390 Breath controlled air inlet for blower
7455073 Variable flow valve
7455076 Apparatus and method for controlling exhaust pressure in semicond...
7455280 Tube activated cartridge/fitting valve
7451781 Pressure independent control valve
7451780 Multifunction valve for use in a hydraulic component
7448412 Microvalve assemblies and related structures and related methods
7445024 Above deck modular faucet assembly
7445023 Apparatus for conveying gases to and from a chamber
7445021 Constant flow valve
7445020 Relief valve assembly
7441563 Thermostatic expansion valve with check valve
7438081 Valve for an inflatable and method of use
7438083 Pressure regulator filter assembly
7434595 Safety valve assembly having set and reset mechanisms
7434597 Thermostatic expansion valve with check valve
7431047 Device for underpressure-activated dispensing of fluids
7431042 Pressure releasing device for spray pump
7429028 Valve, exhaust gas recirculation control valve and valve assembli...
7428915 O-ringless tandem throttle valve for a plasma reactor chamber
7426936 Fully independent, redundant fluid energized sealing solution wit...
7422030 Air admittance valve assembly
7418973 Device to reduce noise in pressure regulators
7418976 Method and apparatus for pneumatic regulation including a high-pr...
7415989 Spool activated lock-out valve for a hydraulic actuator load chec...
7415990 Headpiece for fueling systems
7416165 Diaphragm valve for the vacuum exhaustion system
7412989 Solenoid valve
7413163 Rack and pinion wheel drive for an industrial sliding blade dampe...
7412988 Pneumatic level control
7412990 Microfluidic control device and method for controlling microfluid
7410144 Pivot and bearing assembly for a manual valve operator
7406980 Waterway connection
7404413 Faucet structure
7404418 Water mixing apparatus
7401623 Double-acting valve unit

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
4816083 Multifunctional electromagnetic valve assembly
4809731 Liquid injection apparatus having an external adjustor
4807722 Railroad car for container transport
4805667 Flow control valve
4801265 Control valve device for a dental device
4800925 Automobile coolant flow control
4799506 Adjustable safety relief valve
4796660 Drip emitter
4796667 Brake pressure control valve
4796803 Air volume regulator valve
4794952 Combination mixing valve and appliance valve assembly
4793375 Faucet valve cartridge
4791956 Constant flow valve
4787413 Pressure control valve
4787409 Rupture pin valve system
4785740 Dual purpose wear plate
4784179 Automatic pipe coupling device
4784067 Lightweight center beam railroad car
4782854 Aspirator system
4782849 Control unit for intermittent suction system
4782762 Well car end girder arrangement
4781208 Device for regulating the concentration of cream in a centrifuge ...
4781218 Valve assembly for use in a fuel tank of a vehicle
4779639 Automatic recirculation valve
4779643 Fuel control device, fuel control system using the device and met...
4777977 Composite butterfly valve housing
4776367 Aseptic constant-flow valve
4774982 Tap water temperature adjusting device
4773446 Valve block assembly
4768545 Actuator for air conditioning system
4768543 Valve for a gas vessel
4768544 Digital valve flow control system
4768540 Flow control apparatus
4768542 Drain valve
4766923 Freeze safe valve
4765367 Valve assembly
4762141 Fluid flow regulator
4760863 Pressure vacuum valve, more particularly to the storage tanks for...
4760862 Air pressure regulator
4754778 Velocity boost body with wrap-around pitot tube
 
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