| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 137565170 | Combined with fluid receiver | 89 |
| 20090020175 | Device for regulation of a concentration for a product in a liquid - Device for the regulation of the concentration of a product in a liquid and, most specifically, of an alcohol used in the composition of a varnish contained in a varnishing vat for optical glasses or other substrates. The vat comprises an overflow tray and a sealed alcohol reservoir. The reservoir is installed higher than the overflow tray so that when level of the varnish in the overflow tray drops sufficiently low, an air bubble is created that rises to the alcohol reservoir, thus creating additional pressure in the alcohol reservoir and forcing a drop of alcohol into the overflow tray until the level of the varnish in the overflow tray recovers its normal level above the junction point between the second pipe and the overflow tray. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090188574 | Device for controlling fuel in a fuel tank - A device for collecting fuel in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle having a prefilter arranged inside a swirl pot. The prefilter has a section rising from a horizontal plane and a section lying in the horizontal plane. The sections of the prefilter are produced as one piece and are connected to the swirl pot. The prefilter has an especially large surface. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100037967 | FEEDING DEVICE FOR LIQUID MATERIALS - A feeding device for liquid raw materials includes a storage tank and a hydraulic cylinder. The storage tank includes an outer tube, an inner tube, a receiving space, a front cap and a rear cap. The inner tube is mounted coaxially in the outer tube. The receiving space is defined between the inner and outer tubes. The front cap is mounted on the inner and outer tubes and has a feeding inlet communicating with the inner tube and a front outlet communicating with the receiving space. The rear cap is mounted on the inner and outer tubes and has a rear inlet communicating with the receiving space. The hydraulic cylinder has a piston rod and a piston connected to the piston rod and mounted movably in the inner tube. Thus, the feeding device is simplified and quiet and can be used to transport materials of different viscosities. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100193053 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PUMPING FLUIDS - A modular system, the modular system including multiple inflatable modules, each of the multiple inflatable modules comprising: (a) an inflatable body that is adapted to be inflated from a contracted state to inflated state; and (b) multiple connectors, connected to the inflatable body, for connecting the inflatable module to at least one other inflatable module. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100224271 | Waste Water Pumping Device - In the device, according to the invention, the retention tank ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100229979 | FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS - A fluid control apparatus includes a fluid system, a pump and valve array, which selectively provides a pressure or a vacuum of various degrees, and an intermediate bin, which is connected between the pump and valve array and the fluid system, the intermediate bin including a reservoir unit, which stores a fluid discharged from the fluid system. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100243087 | System and pump apparatus for processing fluid samples - A pump is provided having a disposable bladder and disposable conduits together with check valves that control fluid flow through the bladder and conduits when the bladder is alternately compressed and expanded. The use of disposable conduits and bladder eliminates the need for hygienically regenerating the pump between uses. The pump can be utilized in a fluid delivery system such as tangential flow filtration. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100263751 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND TREATMENT CELLS FOR REHABILITATING AND VALORIZING A SOIL - The present invention generally pertains to treatment cells, systems and methods for rehabilitating and valorizing a soil. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods for removing volatile compounds from the contaminated soils. The methods and system generally make use of an openable and reclosable rigid enclosure capable of receiving and treating many tons of soils. According to the invention, heated air is circulated through the soil to allow volatilization of the contaminants which can then be captured and separated form the circulating air before the air is re-heated and re-circulated through the soil. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100282344 | Self-Inflating Inflatable Display - A self-inflating inflatable display features a body having an air impermeable flexible skin defining an interior enclosure of the body that is exandable and compactable by respective introduction and removal of air from the interior enclosure through at least one opening in the body. An air delivery device is fixed to the body and defines an openable and closable air flow passage communicating with the interior enclosure of the body and an external environment thereoutside through a respective opening in the body. The air delivery assembly includes an air conveying mechanism selectively operable to convey air from the exterior environment into the interior enclosure through the air flow passage to effect inflating of the body. There is no need to transport separate equipment for filling the inflatable, and the air conveying mechanism may be battery operated to allow operation at locations lacking easy access to mains power. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110011470 | FUEL PUMP MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF MOTORCYCLE - A fuel pump unit is mounted on a predetermined position in a fuel tank. There are a supporting mechanism to support the fuel pump unit at the mounting position and a holding mechanism to fixing and holding the fuel pump unit supported at the mounting position, and an opening portion through which the fuel pump unit is inserted into the fuel tank is closed by a cover member being a separate body from the supporting mechanism and the holding mechanism. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110073202 | Multiple Configuration Air Mattress Pump System - A multiple configuration air mattress pump system is disclosed. The pump system includes a number of standard components with a few inexpensive varied components to allow for easy and less expensive use of the pump with mattresses having varying numbers of inflatable zones. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110139280 | PUMP INSTALLATION - Kindly amend the abstract as follows: | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110174401 | COMPRESSOR FOR PRESSURISING CARBON DIOXIDE - A compressor is provided for pressurising carbon dioxide produced by a carbon dioxide production plant and introducing the pressurised carbon dioxide to a carbon dioxide sequestration system. The compressor has a measuring system which determines the amount of carbon dioxide produced by the production plant. It also has a control system which varies the power of the compressor depending on the determined amount of produced carbon dioxide. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110192477 | PASSIVE-SIPHONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for a vehicle is provided. The system may include a fuel tank including a first and a second interior region at least partially separated from each other. The system may further include a fuel pump including a pick-up positioned in only the first region and a passive-siphoning subsystem with a crossover-siphoning conduit communicating between the first and second regions, the conduit enclosing a wicking element. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110192478 | RESERVOIR BARRIER LAYER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A reservoir and a plunger head contained within may be configured to move relative to each other in response to at least one of the reservoir being detached from a base, the base and/or the reservoir being removed from a packaging, and the base and/or the reservoir being moved relative to each other. A first layer may be configured to define a reservoir, the first layer, which may be made of a material compatible with fluidic media in the reservoir, may be adjacent a second layer for inhibiting a diffusion through the second layer. A first layer that may be less than 0.3 mm and made of a cyclic olefin copolymer may be configured to define a reservoir. A reservoir may be defined by a wall made of a cyclic olefin copolymer and the wall may be for substantially preventing light from passing through the reservoir. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110247708 | PORTABLE WATER TANK ASSEMBLY FOR A DUST EMITTING CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A portable water tank assembly for a dust emitting construction machine, such as a machine for cutting concrete, stone, ceramic materials and the like, said assembly comprising a water container ( | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110247709 | MODULAR CONTAINER AND FUEL SUPPLY METHOD - A fuel system for a vehicle is provided and may include a first housing containing a supply of fuel therein, a second housing containing a supply of fuel therein and coupled to the first housing, and a fuel pump disposed within one of the first housing and the second housing that selectively pumps fuel from each of the first housing and the second housing to the vehicle. A first interface may be associated with one of the first housing and the second housing and may be coupled to a vehicle interface of the vehicle in a coupled state to supply the vehicle with fuel from at least one of the first housing and the second housing. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110259453 | PUMP WITH INTEGRATED DEFLATION PORT - A pump for an inflatable device includes a housing that defines a blower chamber configured to be inserted into the inflatable device. The blower chamber includes an exhaust port configured to communicate air out of the pump. The housing also defines a deflation port, which is adjacent to the blower chamber, and an attachment portion configured to make a substantially airtight seal with the surface of the inflatable device. The pump also includes a removably attachable cover configured to substantially cover the blower chamber. The cover defines an opening through which the deflation port extends, and at least one vent through which air is communicated into the pump. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110259454 | Shower nozzle holder device having water temperature monitoring mechanism - A holder device is attached to a water outlet tube without drilling holes in the wall and includes a housing having a casing communicative with an inlet of the housing and having two outlet ports, a valve stem engaged in the casing and having a valve member to control the water to flow out through the outlet ports of the housing, a motor disposed in the inlet of the housing and having a fan blade for being rotated by the water to generate an electricity, a control device coupled to the motor and having a light member for generating an indicating or warning signal when the water is over-heated, and a temperature sensor disposed in the housing for sensing the water temperature and for supplying the detected water temperature to the control device. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110290354 | Compressible Fluid Discharge Muffler - A noise reduction device including a tubular body having an open first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a cavity located between the first end and the second end. The second end of the tubular body being disposed opposite the first end. The second end has at least one opening with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the opening in the first end. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120000556 | Drive-Integrated Type BLDC Fuel Pump Module - Provided is a driver-integrated type BLDC fuel pump module, which is used in a vehicle and in which a driver used for controlling the operation of a BLDC fuel pump is installed in a flange of the BLDC fuel pump module, thus removing the spatial limit caused when the driver is installed and reducing the length of an electric wire electrically connecting the driver to a BLDC fuel pump of the module, thereby solving the problem of the operational performance of the BLDC fuel pump deteriorating as a result of both the voltage drop in the electric wire and a reduction in the operational efficiency of the pump. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120055568 | Extractor Device For An Aqueous Fluid In A Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to an extractor device for an aqueous fluid from a storage container of a motor vehicle wherein a lengthwise-extended heating element is arranged next to a venting tube. The venting tube connects a catch container to a chamber arranged above the fluid level in the storage container. In case of icing, a connection is created early from the catch container to the chamber. A pump can thus convey the fluid out of the catch container early. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120060948 | FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS - A support shaft connects between a flange and a pump unit. An intermediate member, which connects between the support shaft and pump unit, enables a relative positional change between the support shaft and the pump unit in an axial direction of the support shaft. The intermediate member limits a relative positional change between the support shaft and the pump unit in a circumferential direction of the support shaft. A resilient member is received in the support shaft and exerts a restoring force in an axial direction of the support shaft to urge the pump unit, which is movable relative to the support shaft in the axial direction, toward a bottom portion of the fuel tank. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120060949 | FUEL FEED APPARATUS - A fuel pump has a pump chamber accommodating a rotor member. The rotor member is rotatable to supply fuel to from a tank to an exterior of the tank. A case is supported in the tank. The case accommodates a part of the fuel pump. A pump bracket is located in the tank. The pump bracket is in a tubular bottomed shape having a sidewall portion in which a remaining portion of the fuel pump is inserted such that the sidewall portion surrounds a radially outside of the pump chamber of the remaining portion. The pump bracket is joined with the case to define a gap therebetween in a radial direction of the rotor member such that the pump bracket is movable relative to the case. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120132303 | PUMP HAVING STIRRER AND DIRECT FEED - Apparatus and method for supplying lubricant to a plurality of lubrication sites. Embodiments include a pump with venting and non-venting piston return, a pump with stirrer and direct feed mechanism, a pump with CAN system and self-diagnostics, a pump with heated housing and reservoir and a pump with stepper motor and overdrive control. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120132304 | PUMP HAVING HEATED RESERVOIR - Apparatus and method for supplying lubricant to a plurality of lubrication sites. Embodiments include a pump with venting and non-venting piston return, a pump with stirrer and direct feed mechanism, a pump with CAN system and self-diagnostics, a pump with heated housing and reservoir and a pump with stepper motor and overdrive control. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120132305 | PUMP HAVING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - Apparatus and method for supplying lubricant to a plurality of lubrication sites. Embodiments include a pump with venting and non-venting piston return, a pump with stirrer and direct feed mechanism, a pump with CAN system and self-diagnostics, a pump with heated housing and reservoir and a pump with stepper motor and overdrive control. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120145262 | Cement Silo Loading System - A cement silo is rapidly loaded with cement which is sequentially delivered to a cement receiver at the silo by dump trucks. The receiver extends to a blowoff station at the base of the silo, and a riser pipe extends from the blowoff station to an upper end portion of the silo and discharges the cement downwardly thereinto. Loads of cement are thus rapidly sequentially delivered to the silo, and each unloaded truck may quickly leave the site and pick up another load while the next truck delivers its load of cement. This system thus provides rapid sequential unloading and a quick return to service of each unloaded truck. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120145263 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO DELIVER FLUID PRODUCTS - Device to deliver fluid products or suchlike, comprising a plurality of canisters, each one suitable to contain a predetermined fluid, and connected to an associated delivery unit. Each delivery unit comprises a bellows pump, alternatively drivable between a condition in which it sucks in the fluid from the corresponding canister and a condition in which it delivers the fluid. The delivery device also comprises actuator means able to cooperate directly or indirectly with each bellows pump in order to drive it between the suction condition and the delivery condition. The actuator means comprise a acutation cam element, rotatable alternatively in two opposite directions of rotation, and having a profile able to cooperate during its rotation with the bellows pump, so as to define in a first direction of rotation the suction condition and in the opposite direction of rotation the delivery condition. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120160352 | Fluid waste containment - In one representative example, a portable containment apparatus includes a tank adapted to contain a liquid waste, an inlet through which the liquid waste is introduced into the tank, an outlet through which at least a portion of the contained liquid waste is expelled from the tank, a grinder pump operatively disposed within the tank and adapted to expel the portion of contained liquid waste from the tank, a heater affixed to the tank and adapted to transfer heat energy to the liquid waste contained within the tank, and an electrical distribution box adapted to be removably supported on an exterior surface of the tank. The electrical distribution box is adapted to be selectively stowed within the tank when removed from its supported position on the exterior surface of the tank. The apparatus also includes a receiver system adapted to receive the electrical box in its removably supported position on the exterior of the tank. The apparatus further includes a powder coating affixed to the exterior surface of the tank and to an interior surface of the tank. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120211103 | BACKUP PNEUMATIC WATER PRESSURE DEVICE - A water pressure backup device has a water tank mounted between a water source and interior plumbing lines and containing an air bladder that is inflated by a battery powered compressor when water pressure is lost at the source, bladder inflation within the tank thereby providing auxiliary water pressure to the interior plumbing lines. A control unit detects when water pressure at the source is lost, and monitors air pressure in the bladder and water pressure in the tank. When water pressure is restored at the source, the control unit shuts off the compressor and opens an air pressure relief valve at the bladder. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120273071 | APPLICATION APPARATUS - An application apparatus includes: a piston including first and second plungers fixed to a shaft; a housing including a fill chamber having an outlet, a control chamber separated from the fill chamber by the first plunger, first and second adjustment chambers separated from each other by the second plunger, and a separation section that separates the control chamber and the first adjustment chamber, the shaft extending moveably through the separation section; a gas supply section to supply a gas into the control chamber, the first adjustment chamber, and the second adjustment chamber; a first valve to control release of the gas within the first adjustment chamber; a second valve to control release of the gas within the second adjustment chamber; and a control section to close the first and second valves and open the first valve to supply the gas into the control chamber and move the piston. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120273072 | MEASURING VOLUME OF A LIQUID DISPENSED INTO A VESSEL - A pressure gauge may be coupled to a vessel into which a liquid chemical is to be dispensed. The volume of the vessel may be known and a control device may determine an initial pressure of the vessel using the pressure gauge. A volume of liquid chemical may be dispensed into the vessel which may cause the pressure within the vessel to increase to a second pressure. The control device may determine the second pressure using the pressure gauge may calculate the volume of liquid chemical dispensed into the vessel using the volume of the vessel, the initial pressure of the vessel, and the second pressure of the vessel. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120298228 | FUEL INLET VALVE WITH INTEGRAL LINE - A fuel inlet valve for a fuel tank includes a flange that is attachable to the fuel tank and a first aperture and a second aperture formed in the flange. The fuel inlet valve also includes a fuel valve associated with the first aperture and a fill pipe nipple associated with the first aperture. The fuel valve and the fill pipe nipple form a fuel path through the first aperture. The fuel inlet valve also has at least one nipple associated with the second aperture and connectable to said at least one nipple is connectable to a purge line, a fuel pump, or a fuel line. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120298229 | INFLATABLE SHAPE MAINTENANCE DEVICE FOR A HANDBAG OR PURSE - An inflatable shape maintenance device is provided to maintain the shape of a handbag or purse by first inserting it into a void space within the handbag or purse while being substantially deflated or partially inflated. Then a gas is introduced into the inflatable shape maintenance device until it is at a desired turgidity, whereby a desired shape (form) of the handbag or purse is restored and/or maintained. The turgid inflatable shape maintenance device remains within the handbag or purse during times of storage. Then when use of the handbag or purse is desired the valve is opened and the gas contained with the inflatable shape maintenance device is passively or actively evacuated to decrease turgidity thereof. Once a sufficient volume of gas has been removed from the inflatable shape maintenance device, it may then be removed from inside of the handbag or purse. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120325349 | SUBSTRATE ACCOMMODATION DEVICE - A substrate accommodation device can effectively prevent a foreign substance from adhering to a substrate accommodated therein depending on an environment where the substrate accommodation device is used. The substrate accommodation device | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130000760 | FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - A fluid distribution system of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system may include a storage tank and a fluid distribution module disposed at least partially within the storage tank. The distribution module includes a pump assembly comprising a fluid pump having a pump inlet configured to receive liquid from an inner volume of the tank, and a pump outlet fluidly connected to a module outlet port. The distribution module further includes a fluid discharge jet fluidly connected to the pump outlet and operable to discharge liquid from the pump outlet and into the tank volume. In an exemplary embodiment, the distribution module still further includes a valve disposed between the pump outlet and the discharge jet operable to selectively allow liquid fluid flow from the pump outlet to the discharge jet when one or more predetermined criteria are met. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130061962 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS - In one embodiment, a microfluidic system includes a fluidic channel coupled at each end to a reservoir. A fluid actuator is located asymmetrically within the channel to create a long side and a short side of the channel and to generate a wave propagating toward each end of the channel, producing a unidirectional net fluid flow. A controller is to selectively activate the fluid actuator to control the unidirectional net fluid flow through the channel. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130068326 | SUBMERSIBLE WATER CIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR ENCLOSED TANKS - A submersible, water circulation system for enclosed tanks such as used by municipalities, fire districts, and industries. The system includes a driving unit having a shell extending along an axis with a pump supported within the shell. The shell has at least one inlet and at least one outlet and is positionable on the floor of the tank with the outlet facing upwardly. In operation, the pump continuously draws an incoming flow of water from outside of the driving unit adjacent the tank floor through the inlet of the driving unit and preferably drives all of the continuously incoming flow out through the upwardly facing outlet. The upwardly facing outlet is preferably a thin, elongated slot that creates a thin, substantially planar discharge of water therethrough that presents a very large surface area for its volume and induces water adjacent the shell to move upwardly with it. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068327 | ELECTROLYTE SUPPLYING APPARATUS - The present invention concerns an electrolyte supplying apparatus including a tank which stores an electrolyte, a supply-receiving unit to which the electrolyte in the tank is supplied, a pipe which connects the tank and the supply-receiving unit, a gas pressure feeding unit which feeds an inert gas under pressure into the tank so that the electrolyte in the tank is supplied to the supply-receiving unit via the pipe by increasing an internal pressure of the tank, and a mass flowmeter which is provided in the pipe and detects a mass flow rate of a fluid flowing in the pipe. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130192701 | CNG Fueling System - A compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling system has a single compressor, a storage tank configured to receive CNG from the compressor, and a CNG feedback to the compressor from the storage tank. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130192702 | PLASTIC FUEL TANK WITH INCREASED DEFORMATION STABILITY - A plastic fuel tank and a process for manufacturing a fuel tank, the fuel tank including an upper wall, a lower wall, and at least one kiss point formed by welding together a multiplicity of contact points of the upper and lower walls and an accessory. Both the upper and lower walls show a concave recess in the kiss point area so that the weld of the kiss point is located in between planes defined by the upper and lower walls respectively; a bottom of the upper concave recess extends substantially beyond the weld of the kiss point, while a bottom of the lower concave recess does not; the accessory is at least partially located under the extension of the bottom of the upper concave recess. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130228244 | SEWAGE TANKS AND GRINDER PUMP SYSTEMS - A sewage tank for use with a pump such as a grinder pump to convey sewage. The sewage tank includes a container having an upper portion and a lower tapering portion defining a chamber for containing the pump. The lower tapering portion has a reduced size compared to the upper portion. The upper portion and the lower portion may include a plurality of intersecting vertical ribs and horizontal ribs defining a plurality of recessed pockets. The lower portion of the sewage tank may also include an outwardly-extending flange sufficiently sized so that soil may be backfilled around the bottom of the tank to prevent the tank from floating upward out of the ground due to its buoyancy under high ground water conditions. A sewage tank having a stepped flange is also disclosed. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130291972 | RADIOACTIVE SLUDGE TRANSFER APPARATUS - There is provided a radioactive sludge transfer apparatus for safely and surely transferring radioactive sludge contaminated by radioactive substance stored in a sludge storage tank to a transfer tank for the sake of tank inspection. A radioactive sludge transfer apparatus for transferring sludge stored in a sludge storage tank with supernatant solution to a transfer tank includes: a transfer apparatus body | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140007961 | APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING A HARVESTED ORGAN VIABLE AND TRANSPORTABLE - An apparatus for enclosing an organ after harvesting and before implantation, having; a vessel enclosing a fluid, a connection tube for connecting a circulation hose to the organ for passing a fluid to the organ by a pump, and a degassing hose extending from the connection tube to the vessel. A pinch valve is arranged in the degassing hose. During a degassing phase, the pinch valve is opened to allow fluid flow from the pump, via the circulation hose to the connection tube and via the degassing hose to the vessel for expelling air entrapped in the fluid flow system. A balloon is arranged to prevent fluid flow via the connection tube to the organ during the degassing phase. A sterility arrangement closes the vessel at the top and may be replaced by further sterility arrangements without compromising the sterility. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140020775 | MANIFOLD BATTERY FOR HYDROCARBON FIELDS - A manifold battery for hydrocarbon fields has an entrance manifold which is connected to a plurality of separators which are operatively connected through ducts and valve sets, with gas storage devices and a pair of circulating pumps. A purging chamber is also provided which is connected to the storage devices and to the separators. An auxiliary tank reduces the adverse impact to the environment, accidents, dangers and consequential risks of flammable, toxic and damaging substances concentration, as well as reducing the operative times and the related costs. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140083536 | WORKING FLUID SUPPLY DEVICE OF ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE - A working fluid supply device of an electric discharge machine draws up a cleaned fluid from a cleaned-fluid tank by means of a pump and supplies it to a working tank. The pump is connected with a first fluid circuit configured to supply the drawn cleaned fluid to the working tank and a second fluid circuit configured to supply the drawn cleaned fluid to an ion-exchange resin and a refrigerator. In supplying the cleaned fluid to the working tank, the first and second fluid circuits are opened and closed, respectively. In supplying the cleaned fluid to the ion-exchange resin and the refrigerator, the first and second fluid circuits are closed and opened, respectively. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140130911 | ENERGY CAPTURING SYSTEM AND PRESSURE STABILIZING DEVICE THEREOF - An energy capturing system includes a first chamber, a second chamber, a spacer element, a pressurization device, an energy capturing device and a pressure stabilizing device. The first chamber and the second chamber are adapted to contain a liquid. The spacer element is located between the first chamber and the second chamber. The second chamber is connected with the first chamber via an opening of the spacer element. Two ends of the pressurization device are connected with the first chamber and the second chamber, respectively. The energy capturing device is located on the opening. The pressure stabilizing device is connected with the first chamber. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140130912 | INJECTION APPARATUS - The injection apparatus, which injects a molding material into a mold by operating an injection cylinder and fills the mold with the molding material, includes a plurality of actuating mechanisms that is connected to the injection cylinder. Each actuating mechanism includes an actuating cylinder that supplies an incompressible fluid to the injection cylinder, and a drive part that drives a piston of the actuating cylinder. In a low-speed step and a high-speed step for injecting the molding material, the piston of each actuating cylinder is driven forward, and hydraulic oil is supplied to the injection cylinder. In a pressure-increasing step, the pistons of the actuating cylinders are driven forward, and hydraulic oil is supplied to the injection cylinder. As the injection apparatus includes a plurality of actuating mechanisms, the speed and pressure of the injection cylinder can be increased without requiring high performance from the drive parts. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140174571 | LPG BOMBE APPARATUS - An LPG bomb apparatus is provided, including: a fuel charging unit formed on a LPG bomb; a fuel conduit through which fuel flows from the fuel charging unit to a fuel pump; a first check valve that is formed on the fuel conduit inside the LPG bomb and sucks the fuel with a pressure of the fuel pump; and a second check valve that is formed on the fuel conduit inside the LPG bomb, is spaced apart from the first check valve, and discharges the fuel to be charged by the fuel charging unit to the LPG bomb. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140174572 | TANK SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A tank system for a motor vehicle, the tank system having a tank, a reservoir arranged in the tank, at least one supply line which fluidically connects the reservoir to the tank, and an extraction unit which is adapted to extract fuel from the reservoir via an engine feed line and deliver the fluid to a drive unit of the motor vehicle. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140246104 | NON-CLOGGING AIRLIFT PUMPS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING THE SAME - Non-clogging airlift pumps and associated systems and methods employing said pumps. The airlift pumps generally include an enclosed air tank within which is located a hollow cylinder having an open top and a closed bottom wall. A gas (e.g., air) line passes into the air tank for supplying gas thereto. A suction port is located in the bottom wall of the cylinder, and a substantially vertically-oriented discharge pipe passes through a top wall of the air tank such that an intake end of the discharge pipe resides within the cylinder. Multiple airlift pumps may be used in conjunction in a given application. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140251470 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PROPORTIONAL CONTROL VALVE FOR HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A hydraulic suspension system includes a suspension cylinder, a pump, and a control valve therebetween. The control valve includes a spool reciprocally movable between a pump flow position and a tank flow position in which a control port of the control valve is in communication with a pump and a tank, respectively. A piloted logic element in fluid communication with and interposed between the control valve and the suspension cylinder is selectively movable between a through-flow position in which fluid can flow in either direction between a chamber of the suspension cylinder and the control port of the control valve and a blocked position in which fluid is prevented from flowing in or out of the chamber of the suspension cylinder. The logic element is biased to the blocking position, moving to the through-flow position when subjected to a crack pressure delivered from the control port of the control valve. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140261801 | DOUBLE FLANGED OFF-SET VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly for mounting a pump to a storage tank of a vehicle includes an upper flange, a lower flange, and a wall extending axially between the upper flange and the lower flange, the lower flange being offset by the wall relative to the upper flange to facilitate installation of the pump on the vehicle. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140290769 | FUEL TANK STRUCTURE OF STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - A fuel tank structure of straddle type vehicle in which a wide space below the fuel tank can be secured and a clearance portion for avoiding the fuel tank interfering with the vehicle body side can be downsized. The fuel tank is supported on and disposed above a main frame with a fuel pump being installed to a bottom plate of the rear portion of the fuel tank. A maintenance space formed below the fuel pump when the rear portion of the fuel tank is lifted in a state wherein an installation portion of a front bracket installed to the front lower portion of the fuel tank is rotatably supported on the main frame. The fuel tank is configured such that the installation portion of the lower end of the front bracket is disposed below the bottom plate, simultaneously, and is installed to the main frame with a bolt. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140299208 | Double Loop Technology - The present invention relates to an apparatus and process for polymerizing olefins. One embodiment comprises polymerizing at least one monomer in a first loop reactor in the presence of a catalyst to produce a first polyolefin fraction. A portion of the first polyolefin fraction is transferred to a second loop reactor, connected in series with the first loop reactor. The process further comprises polymerizing in the second loop reactor at least one monomer in the presence of a catalyst to produce a second polyolefin fraction in addition to the first polyolefin fraction. The combination of the first and second polyolefin fractions can produce a polymer resin fluff having bimodal molecular weight distribution. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140345721 | Independently Operable Water Storage and Distribution System - A water storage system is provided that stores a quantity of fresh, potable water for residential or commercial use when municipal water or ground water is not available. The system comprises several embodiments, including a pressurized system and a non-pressurized system that stores water from a main water line in one or more storage tanks for subsequent use. A solar-powered pump is utilized to pump water from the storage tank or tanks when no electrical power is available, allowing water to be distributed into a dwelling or building to run facilities and to allow for undisturbed operation in the event of a catastrophe or emergency event. Water is continually or operably circulated through the tanks in order to maintain a fresh supply under normal conditions, while the tanks can be isolated from the main water supply in an emergency event. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140360602 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A resilient member is accommodated within a single support column, which connects a flange and a pump unit. The resilient member presses the pump unit in an axial direction toward a bottom part of a fuel tank through a holder member. The support column is formed in a polygonal tube shape and has a specific range in a part in the axial direction. A peripheral wall in the specific range is concave relative to corner parts of peripheral walls in an outside of the specific range so that a longitudinal groove having a groove bottom is provided to separate an inside and an outside of the support column. The holder member holding the pump unit is formed in a polygonal hole shape to be fitted with the peripheral walls. The holder member has a slide protrusion, which slidingly moves in the longitudinal groove in a state that the holder member is pushed into the longitudinal groove from the outside of the support column. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150068625 | READILY CLEANABLE DUAL PURPOSE WATER STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A water storage system comprising a tank having a first inclined or conical floor at the bottom of the tank, a second inclined or conical floor above the first inclined or conical floor, dividing the tank into upper and lower compartments, one or more inlet(s), an overflow outlet, a first draining outlet located at the sloping end of the first inclined floor or at the convergence of the first conical floor, a second draining outlet located at the sloping end of the second inclined floor or at the convergence of the second conical floor, and a consumer supply outlet located above the second inclined floor or above the second conical floor, wherein the upper compartment holds potable-grade water and the water from the lower compartment is reserved for fire fighting needs and used for non-potable purposes with periodic replenishment from upper compartment | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150075654 | APPARATUS FOR FIXING RESERVOIR BODY ASSEMBLY OF FUEL PUMP MODULE INTO FUEL TANK - Provided is an apparatus for fixing a reservoir body assembly of a fuel pump module into a fuel tank. The apparatus includes: a fixed retainer fixed into the fuel tank to be integrated with the fuel tank; and a moving coupled retainer coupled with the fixed retainer in a state in which a reservoir body assembly pumping fuel in the fuel tank is disposed at an assembling location with the fixed retainer to mount the reservoir body assembly so as to fix the reservoir body assembly. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150083250 | WATER SERVER - A water server is proposed of which a raw water container is mounted upside down at the lower portion of a housing. The water server has a piercing member which serves both as one end of a water supply line and one end of an air intake line. With this arrangement, when the raw water container is opened, the interior of the raw water container is simultaneously connected to the water supply line and the air intake line. Raw water containers can be easily exchanged. The raw water container is made of a soft material, so that air can be freely sucked into the raw water container through the air intake line while a pump is activated. This allows the pump to lift water with a minimum force. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20160029554 | STORAGE TANK SUMP ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - A storage tank sump arrangement for an agricultural implement. One agricultural implement includes row units configured to deliver flowable agricultural product to a field. The agricultural implement also includes a storage tank configured to hold the flowable agricultural product. The storage tank includes a first sump and a second sump. Further, the first sump is positioned adjacent to a front portion of the storage tank relative to a direction of travel and the second sump is positioned adjacent to a rear portion of the storage tank relative to the direction of travel. The agricultural implement includes a pump in fluid communication with the first sump and the second sump. The pump is configured to pump the flowable agricultural product from the storage tank to the row units. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160184784 | PAINT CIRCULATION SYSTEM - A paint circulation system includes: a main line; a branch line; a supply pump; and a pressurization device for storing pressure of the paint in a high-pressure state in which the pressure of the paint is higher than a predetermined pressure, and for applying pressure to the paint inside of the branch line in a low-pressure state in which the pressure of the paint is lower than the predetermined pressure, in which sedimentation of the paint is prevented by driving the supply pump so that the high-pressure state and the low-pressure state occur, to cause flow sending the paint inside of the branch line from a side of the painting device to a side of the main line using a pressure difference between the predetermined pressure in the low-pressure state and the pressure of the paint. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160252058 | FUEL PUMP MODULE MOUNTED WITH CONTROLLER | 09-01-2016 |
| 20180023809 | PRESSURE VESSEL AND METHOD | 01-25-2018 |
| 137565340 | Reserve or surge receiver | 3 |
| 20110030822 | Dry Run Porting System - Embodiments of the invention provide a pump including an inlet port, an outlet port, a pumping chamber, and a porting system. The porting system includes an inlet tube including a trap in which a first volume of fluid can be collected. The porting system includes a reservoir with a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a partial port wall. The second chamber receives fluid directed over the partial port wall from the pumping chamber. The reservoir collects a second volume of fluid substantially equal to the first volume of fluid. The first volume of fluid and second volume of fluid provide enough fluid trapped inside the pump to allow the pump to temporarily operate when substantially no fluid is flowing into the inlet port. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20120006432 | Hydraulic Circuit Supply System - The invention relates to an system for supplying a hydraulic circuit with hydraulic fluid. The system includes a working reservoir and an auxiliary reservoir connected to the working reservoir by a hydraulic line. An air pump has an inlet connected to a suction line that opens into a liquid-free portion of the auxiliary reservoir so that a negative pressure can be built up in the auxiliary reservoir relative to the atmospheric ambient pressure. The air pump inlet is also connected to a control line, which comprises a control opening which is covered by the hydraulic fluid in the working reservoir, at least before the air pump is started up. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120060950 | FUEL FEED APPARATUS - A reservoir is located in a fuel tank. The reservoir is in a bottomed tubular shape having a periphery defining an opening, A lid member is located in the fuel tank and mounted to the periphery of the reservoir to close the opening. A pump unit is partially accommodated in the reservoir to discharge fuel stored in the reservoir to an exterior of the fuel tank. The pump unit is located at a position offset from a center axis of the lid member. The pump unit has a projection projected from the lid member to an exterior of the reservoir. A remaining quantity detector is configured to detect a quantity of fuel in the fuel tank. The remaining quantity detector is located at a remaining space remaining in the fuel tank. The remaining space is located on the lid member and located around the projection. | 03-15-2012 |
| 137565180 | Compressed air supply unit | 10 |
| 20090194177 | AIR COMPRESSOR - According to the invention, an air compressor includes: one pair of air tanks arranged parallel to each other by being separated from each other in a constant interval, for storing thereinto compressed air; a compressing unit that compresses air sucked from an external space so as to supply the compressed air to the air tanks; and a motor coupled to the compressing unit so as to drive the compressing unit, while the motor and the compressing unit are arranged above the one pair of air tanks; wherein: a cooling fan that generates cooling wind is provided on one end of a rotation shaft of the motor; and a control circuit unit that drives the motor is arranged above the one pair of air tanks and at a position which is overlapped with an axial direction projection area of the cooling fan. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100193054 | PORTABLE COMPRESSOR - A portable air compressor including a base platform, a motor, a compressor, a first and a second cylindrical air tank. A vertically extending rod is attached to the base platform. At least two feet are connected to the second tank, for supporting the second tank on the first tank. A cylindrical collar is attached to an external surface of the second tank, the collar being positioned to slide over an upper portion of the rod when the second tank rests on the first tank, and holds the second tank immovable on the compressor, yet allows the second tank to be removed from the compressor when desired. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110284109 | AIR PUMP - An air pump has an air tank ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120000557 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DEAD VOLUME IN COMPRESSED-GAS ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS - In various embodiments, dead space and associated coupling losses are reduced in energy storage and recovery systems employing compressed air. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120285565 | Spring Brake Valve - Methods and valve arrangements for controlling the flow of pressurized air from a tractor to a trailer reservoir and to a trailer spring brake chamber. In one exemplary embodiment, pressurized air from a tractor is supplied from a tractor to the trailer reservoir and to the trailer spring brake in different filling modes based on a user input. In another exemplary embodiment, pressurized service air is used to charge or partially charge the trailer reservoir. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130333781 | COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY APPARATUS - A compressed air supply apparatus has: an air compressor that compresses an air; and a tank that stores a compressed air discharged from the air compressor and has a supply port to supply the compressed air. Furthermore, at least a part of a piping through which the air compressor communicates with the tank, is cooled by an evaporator of a heat pump of an air conditioner. A high temperature compressed air discharged from the air compressor is cooled by the evaporator to a temperature at which an oil content and a water content are condensed or a lower temperature, so that the oil content and the water content are condensed and adhere to an inner wall of the tank and are removed. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140090732 | COMPACT PNEUMATIC NAILER WITH SUPPLEMENTAL AIR TANK - A pneumatic nailer system for use with a compressor having a main storage tank, includes a first air hose connected at one end to the compressor, a supplemental air storage tank connected to an opposite end of the first hose, and connected at a supply end to at least one second air hose, a pneumatic nailer connected to a tool end of the at least one second air hose, such that the supplemental air storage tank is located between the compressor and the at least one nailer. The supplemental air storage tank enables the pneumatic nailer(s) connected to the supplemental air storage tank to provide consistent drive energy for driving fasteners while reducing the internal air storage volume and overall size of the nailer. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140216578 | COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY APPARATUS - A compressed air supply apparatus includes a control unit configured to operate an air compressor when a measurement value of the pressure measurement unit reaches a first pressure or less, and configured to stop the air compressor when the measurement value reaches a second pressure higher than the first pressure, and a plurality of relief valve apparatuses installed in each of the connection flow path between the air compressor and each of a plurality of air tanks, wherein the relief valve apparatus configures to open the connection flow path to the atmosphere when the measurement value reaches a third pressure higher than the second pressure and close the connection flow path when the measurement value reaches a fourth pressure higher than the second pressure and lower than the third pressure after the opening. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150308425 | Power Air Compressor - A self-retracting air compressor assembly includes a motorized pump device that drives in opposing directions. A reservoir tank is in fluid communication with the pump device and stores air pumped by the pump device. The air compressor includes a cord assembly that supplies air and electrical power from the pump device. The air compressor assembly pumps air when the motor is driving in a pumping direction, and self-retracts the cord assembly when the motor is driving in a winding direction. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160045390 | Portable Oscillating Compression System - A portable oscillating compression system including an for compressing air; an accumulator tank for receiving and storing the compressed air from the air compressor; an air pressure adjustment module for modulating pressure of the compressed air when the compressed air exits the accumulator tank; a valve body assembly attached to the accumulator tank, a plurality of inflatable cuffs connected to the valve body assemble for receiving the compressed air from the valve body assembly; a controller for controlling the valve body assembly; a power supply; and a housing for containing said system. | 02-18-2016 |
| 137565190 | Hydraulic power unit | 2 |
| 20110232787 | STACK VALVE - A stack valve | 09-29-2011 |
| 20130269802 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A hydraulic pressure control apparatus for an automatic transmission may include a first hydraulic pump connected with an oil tank to receive oil from the oil tank, having a first motor, and adapted to generate a low pressure through an operation of the first motor, a second hydraulic pump connected with the first hydraulic pump to receive the low pressure, having a second motor, and adapted to generate a high pressure through an operation of the second motor, a first regulating valve adapted to receive the low pressure from the first hydraulic pump and to regulate a first operating pressure to supply to the torque converter, and a second regulating valve adapted to receive the high pressure from the second hydraulic pump and to regulate a second operating pressure to supply to the powertrain. | 10-17-2013 |
| 137565370 | Fluid sump | 9 |
| 20100051127 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR PUMPING FLUIDS FROM SUMPS - An arrangement for drawing fluid from a sump ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120234414 | FUEL PUMP MODULE INCLUDING A FLANGE GROOVE ROD ATTACHMENT - A fuel pump module may include a reservoir, a flange, and a rod. The reservoir may be configured to contain fuel. The flange may be configured to rest on a surface about a hole in a fuel tank, and the flange may include a groove disposed on an underside surface of the flange. The rod may be inserted into the groove and may couple the flange to the reservoir. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130068328 | Gerotor Pump Assembly and Engine Fluid Delivery System Using a Gerotor Pump Assembly - A gerotor pump assembly includes a gerotor pump and a relief valve assembly. The relief valve assembly is operably coupled to the pump housing and includes a relief valve inlet in fluid communication with a compression portion of the pump housing, a relief valve outlet defining a first seating surface, and a valve element sized to extend over the relief valve outlet and defining a second seating surface configured for engagement with the first seating surface. The valve element is deformable between a normal position, in which the second seating surface engages the first seating surface, and a deflected position, in which the second seating surface is spaced from the first seating surface to relieve fluid pressure. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130255805 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - The fuel supply device includes a fuel pump configured to supply fuel from a fuel tank to an outside; a set plate set on an opening of the fuel tank and including a fuel chamber in which the fuel is stored; a fuel supply passage configured to supply the fuel chamber with a part of the fuel from the fuel pump; and a first electronic circuit disposed on the set plate. An outlet configured to discharge the fuel from the fuel chamber to the fuel tank is formed in the fuel chamber. A part of the first electronic circuit is exposed in the fuel chamber of the set plate. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140060682 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fuel supply system includes a fuel pump configured to pump fuel from a first fuel storage location to an engine. A jet pump is configured to receive an auxiliary supply of fuel from the fuel pump and to return the auxiliary supply of fuel plus an additional flow of fuel drawn from a second fuel storage location to the first fuel storage location. A jet pump supply line has an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the fuel pump and has an outlet coupled to an inlet of the jet pump. A jet pump return line has an input coupled to an outlet of the jet pump and has an outlet adjacent to the fuel pump. A shut-off valve operates to selectively limit fuel flow through the jet pump return line. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140069538 | Water removal device - A water removal device to withdraw virtually all the water from the drain in the bottom of a swimming pool comprising an elongated lower suction or vacuum housing including a plurality of perforations or holes formed therein to receive water from a pool drain and an upper suction or vacuum source to create a suction or vacuum to draw water from the pool drain through the perforations or holes into and through the lower suction or vacuum housing to remove the water from the pool drain. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140116547 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A fuel supply device comprises a fuel tank, a reserve cup, a fuel pump, a jet pump, a fuel supply path, an air introducing path, and a gating mechanism. A fuel pump is disposed inside the reserve cup, and configured to inhale fuel in the reserve cup to exhale a part of the fuel to outside the fuel tank. A fuel supply path connects the fuel pump with the jet pump, and is configured to supply the other part of the fuel exhaled by the fuel pump to the jet pump. An air introducing path is in communication with the fuel supply path, and includes an air hole configured to introduce air from outside the fuel pump. A gating mechanism is configured to close the air hole when the fuel pump is driven, and to open the air hole when the fuel pump stops driving. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150122355 | EFFLUENT CONTAINMENT DEVICE FOR CLEANING FIN FAN COOLERS - An effluent container may include: a first sheet of material; a second sheet of material being attached to the first sheet of material so as to form a container, first and second liners are secured to the respective first and second sheets with securing sheets; at least one of either attaching structure located on the container configured to allow the container to be attached to a structure and closure structure located on the both the first and second sheets of material at the open end, the closure structure configured to allow the container to be closed onto a structure; and a drain located on one of the sheets at an end opposite the open end, the drain configured to provide selective fluid communication between the interior of the container and an outside of the container. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20160089972 | FUEL DELIVERY MODULE FOR LOW-PROFILE FUEL TANK - A fuel delivery module for a vehicle having a fuel tank. The fuel delivery module comprises a flange, a reservoir, a fuel pump, a guide rod, a guide rod receiver, and an elastically deformable member. The flange couples to an opening of the fuel tank. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the flange and a fuel pump connected to the reservoir transports fuel from inside the fuel tank to outside the fuel tank through the flange. The guide rod is coupled to the flange at a first end of the guide rod and the guide rod receiver is fixedly disposed on the reservoir. The elastically deformable member is moveably coupled to the guide rod and to the reservoir such that a second end of the guide rod is selectively receivable in the guide rod receiver. | 03-31-2016 |
