| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE31121 |
Control device for prosthetic urinary sphincter cuff |
January 11, 1983 |
| A device for controlling flow of fluid to and from a resilient inflatable cuff implanted about the urethra to control flow of urine therethrough. The device comprises a flexible bulb reservoir and a control unit that includes a manually operated valve that opens automatically when the bu |
| D577795 |
Hose fitting having a non-crimped hex shell mounted on a formed tube |
September 30, 2008 |
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| D567898 |
Filter element |
April 29, 2008 |
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| D548307 |
Filter element |
August 7, 2007 |
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| D537502 |
Filter element |
February 27, 2007 |
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| D529126 |
Filter end cap |
September 26, 2006 |
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| D497972 |
Filter element |
November 2, 2004 |
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| D497089 |
Portable crimping device |
October 12, 2004 |
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| D495938 |
One-piece crimper housing |
September 14, 2004 |
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| D441422 |
Filter element |
May 1, 2001 |
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| D357199 |
Housing for an electronic sampling and measuring device |
April 11, 1995 |
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| D304710 |
Rear view mirror or similar article |
November 21, 1989 |
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| D302001 |
Rear view mirror or similar article |
July 4, 1989 |
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| D280201 |
Hose assembly crimping machine |
August 20, 1985 |
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| D277731 |
Windshield washer pump package |
February 26, 1985 |
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| D270437 |
Rear view mirror |
September 6, 1983 |
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| D268665 |
Motorized truck mirror |
April 19, 1983 |
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| D268664 |
Motorized rear view mirror |
April 19, 1983 |
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| D268576 |
Rear view mirror mounting |
April 12, 1983 |
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| D268575 |
Rear view mirror |
April 12, 1983 |
|
| 7451989 |
Seal |
November 18, 2008 |
| A seal has first and second spring elements each having first and second surfaces along a bellows cross-section and extending between first and second edges. A spreader is secured to an endplate between the first edges of the first and second elements to capture first edge portions of |
| 7451790 |
Device for controlling hydraulic power units |
November 18, 2008 |
| An arrangement for controlling two drive units which interact with one another, one of which includes a hydraulically driven motor (2). The motor drives a varying load, and one or more valves (6, 7) control hydraulic fluid flow through the motor during operation and for starting and |
| 7446265 |
Board level shielding module |
November 4, 2008 |
| An apparatus for providing board level shielding of Electromagnetic Interference in a printed circuit board is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plastic part, a metal conformal coating and a form-in-place Electromagnetic Interference gasket. The plastic part is configured in one or |
| 7438812 |
Filter element and method of making |
October 21, 2008 |
| A filter element (10) is provided which can be used to remove microsize contaminant particles (i.e., about 0.5 .mu.m to about 25.0 .mu.m) from aviation fuel. The filter element (10) includes a cylindrical pleated filter media (14) and an exoskeleton support structure (16) supporting |
| 7431635 |
Internal gear grinding method |
October 7, 2008 |
| In a method for successively generating, on the inner peripheral surface of a ring, the individual profiles of a plurality of teeth of an internally toothed gear wheel: positioning the ring on a turntable; imparting complex motions, at a predetermined speed relationship therebetween, |
| 7430860 |
Hydrostatic transmission circuit |
October 7, 2008 |
| Improvement in a hydrostatic valve assembly for use in a hydrostatic transmission, for controlling fluid transfer between a first, second and third line, wherein two of the lines define first and second pressure lines within a closed loop circuit. The valve assembly comprises a valve |
| 7430851 |
Air and fuel venting device for fuel injector nozzle tip |
October 7, 2008 |
| In a fuel injector assembly, for an internal combustion engine such as a gas turbine engine, a generally cylindrical air transfer sleeve is, in one embodiment, juxtaposed around a shroud, the sleeve having a peripheral inner recessed cavity, the outer end thereof encompassing a plura |
| 7410132 |
Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation |
August 12, 2008 |
| In a vehicle, having a fixed supporting structure and a load movable relative thereto, a jam tolerant actuating system, a method for controlling this system including: Locating a physical coupling/decoupling mechanism between the load and an actuator assembly as close a practicable t |
| 7404538 |
Dual restrictor shut-off valve |
July 29, 2008 |
| A shut-off valve for pressurized fluids in an air cooling/heating apparatus having a first duct receiving a first restrictor and a second restrictor. Both restrictors are coaxially formed with a capillary through which the pressurized fluid passes and which causes the rapid expansion |
| 7401404 |
Retainer gasket construction |
July 22, 2008 |
| Sealing gasket construction for providing a fluid seal intermediate a pair of opposed, mating parts or structures. The gasket includes a metal retainer and a resilient seal element received in a groove formed into the retainer. Such groove is adapted to be fabricated by coining or a |
| 7395936 |
Filter element with vent orifice and assembly therefore |
July 8, 2008 |
| A filter element and assembly for fluid applications which require a purging of air, and particularly for applications where the filter element is horizontally oriented (side loaded), where the filter element is rotationally positioned relative to the housing such that a vent orifice |
| 7392823 |
Combination valve |
July 1, 2008 |
| Improvement in a combination valve including check valve and pressure relief valve portions for regulating fluid flow pressure and direction in a hydraulic circuit, wherein a valve seat includes, in addition to a central aperture, a plurality of peripherally-spaced axial cross-port o |
| 7387659 |
Pneumatically operated automatic shutoff circuit for controlling the generation of gas |
June 17, 2008 |
| An automatic shut off circuit for controlling the flow of a gas through a gas separation system is disclosed. The gas separation system includes a gas separation module for separating nitrogen from air, and a non-electric automatic shut off circuit for controlling the delivery of air |
| 7375291 |
Strip gaskets for EMI shielding |
May 20, 2008 |
| A strip gasket utilizing a low closure force on an enclosing face for shielding electromagnetic interference is disclosed. The strip gasket includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface provides a hollow cross section region. Bending moments are created on surface |
| 7374601 |
Air separation system and method with modulated warning flow |
May 20, 2008 |
| An inerting system and method characterized by a primary air separation module configured to communicate with an upstream source of pressurized air at elevated temperature for production of a primary downstream flow of nitrogen-enriched air to be delivered to a space to be inerted; a |
| 7374217 |
Two way non leaking flow valve with full-open capability |
May 20, 2008 |
| A check valve for pick-and-place applications includes a valve housing with a chamber, and a chamber shuttle with a cavity. The chamber shuttle is accessible from outside the chamber and adapted to receive a suction head. The chamber shuttle is adapted to travel within the chamber and |
| 7370673 |
Self-contained isolated port |
May 13, 2008 |
| A service valve for a refrigerant system comprising a valve body and a system port. The valve body has at least one fluid passage integrated therein including a longitudinal bore. An orifice is located at one end of the bore. An annular protrusion axially extends from the valve body |
| 7368856 |
Apparatus and process for optimizing work from a smart material actuator product |
May 6, 2008 |
| An apparatus and process for pre-loading an electrically stimulated smart material actuator product to obtain maximum work from the actuator. When a smart material actuator is optimally pre-loaded certain desirable characteristics become apparent, such as work, operational frequency, |
| 7363940 |
Flow-rate restrictor insert for orifice expansion device |
April 29, 2008 |
| A generally cylindrical restrictor insert for containing an axially movable, apertured restrictive member, housed in a flow control distributor housing of an orifice expansion device used for bi-directionally-flowing pressurized fluid, with a housing passageway being closed off via a |
| 7360357 |
Hydraulic steering system with input horsepower limiting circuit and increased fan speeds at low |
April 22, 2008 |
| A hydraulic system that provides hydraulic fluid to a power steering system of a vehicle at a substantially constant flow rate and can also divert excess hydraulic fluid to the air cooling fan of an associated vehicle at low engine speeds is disclosed. The resulting hydraulic system |
| 7360304 |
Folding stand for a portable crimping device |
April 22, 2008 |
| A folding stand adapted to be secured to the bottom wall of a portable crimping device which, in a folded position, is substantially flat against a wall portion thereof and, in an unfolded position, vertically raises the crimping device to a predetermined working height, the folding |
| 7357424 |
Plastic guard for airbrake tubing and coils |
April 15, 2008 |
| A moldable plastic guard for use in a protective guard for a conduit such as a hoses, tubing, wire, cable, and fiber optics. The guard is receivable over the surface of the conduit and is attached to a nut. The nut may be used to join the end of the conduit to a fitting or other conn |
| 7326862 |
Combination metal and plastic EMI shield |
February 5, 2008 |
| An EMI shield having at least one compartment for enclosing circuitry of an electronic device. The shield includes a first member formed of a thin metal sheet, and a second member formed of an electrically-conductive composite material comprising an admixture of a plastic or other po |
| 7325477 |
Device for reducing energy losses in a machinery unit |
February 5, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a device for reducing energy losses in a machinery unit (1), having at least one part (4) which is arranged to rotate in fluid about a rotation axis (6) in a substantially closed chamber (3) delimited in the radially outward direction by means of a wa |
| 7317266 |
Anti-cogging method and apparatus for a linear motor |
January 8, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a method for reducing cogging in a linear motor and for mounting sensors to determine motion of the motor. |
| 7311748 |
Air filter assembly system and method |
December 25, 2007 |
| An air filter assembly including abutting, cylindrical housing halves, with toothed outer ends, joined via spaced, T-shaped appendages; a cylindrical air inlet of abutting semi-cylindrical housing inlet portions; a primary filter pack, for slip-fit insertion into either housing half, |
| 7311118 |
Floating ball check valve |
December 25, 2007 |
| In an improved floating ball check valve including a body having an outlet port, a cap, having an inlet port, joined with the body, a ball guide slidably received within the body and having a ball pocket for receiving a sealing ball, a biasing spring for biasing the ball toward the inlet |
| 7306652 |
Siloxane removal process |
December 11, 2007 |
| Biogas released from landfills and sewage treatment plants is freed of siloxane contaminants by passing the biogas through a bed containing activated alumina, which absorbs the siloxanes. When the activated alumina becomes saturated with siloxanes, the absorption capability of the ac |
| 7306646 |
Utilization of compressor surge control air in an aircraft on-board inert gas generating system |
December 11, 2007 |
| Improvements in aircraft on-board inert gas generating systems wherein generally excess or surplus compressed airflow from a radial flow centrifugal compressor, produced in order to keep the compressor from surging in predetermined "reduced speed/reduced pressure ratio" operating mod |
| 7302811 |
Fluid expansion-distribution assembly |
December 4, 2007 |
| An expansion-distribution assembly (30) for the heat-absorbing component in a heatpump system. The assembly (30) comprises an envelope (32) forming an expansion chamber (54) and a distribution chamber (56). A shuttle (80) within the distribution chamber (56) is movable between a firs |
