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University of Florida Research Foundation Inc

Courtaulds Aerospace, Inc.

Gary W Knox

Nguyen Thai Dang

John Steven Frost

Stan Shofner

Dorota Zofia Haman

Richard C Beeson, Jr

Thomas H Yeager

Allen G Smajstrla

A container for growing plants comprising a main body with an open top and perimeter rim, and a funnel-like water collection means having an inner mating perimeter adapted to adjoin the perimeter rim, an outer mating perimeter of greater size than the inner mating perimeter and a sloping surface connecting the outer mating perimeter to the inner mating perimeter, such that overhead water is captured and directed into the open top. The water collection means may be detachable. The water collection means has mating edges adapted to continuously and contiguously abut mating edges of like containers to form a solid water capture surface in all directions when multiple containers are properly positioned.

Water conservation plant container

A two or more part dispenser is provided having an elongated flexible housing which defines an interior chamber. A disc(s) is contained within the chamber and is movable from a closed to an open position. In its closed position, the disc(s) divides the chamber into two or more subchambers, each of which contains a different liquid. A collar is slidably mounted to the housing and coaxially disposed around each disc to maintain the disc in its closed position. Upon displacement of the collar away from the disc, a finger on the collar compresses the housing an displaces the disc to its open position thus allowing the two or more liquids in the subchambers to intermix together. A dispensing nozzle assembly having an outlet is fluidly connected by a fluid passageway to the housing chamber. A normally closed valve is positioned in series with this passageway so that, when the valve is moved to its open position, liquid within the housing chamber is dispensed out through the nozzle outlet.

Multi-part dispenser

A self-aligning and self-lubricating stuffing box for oil well polish rods, pump rods and the like, and comprising a housing disposed around the outer periphery of the rod and having an internal cooling chamber surrounding the outer periphery of the rod for retaining a fluid reservoir in engagement with the rod for an efficient lubrication thereof, at least one valved internal passageway provided in the housing for automatically directing the fluid to and/or from the cooling chamber as required during the operation of the polish rod during a well fluid production process, at least two longitudinally spaced bushing members disposed in the housing and in engagement with the outer periphery of the rod for assuring an efficient axial alignment between the housing and the rod during the reciprocation of the rod, and a swivel connection for overcoming any misalignment between the pump jack and the pumping 'T' during the well production operation.

Self-aligning lubricating stuffing box

A stuffing box for the reciprocal polish rod of a producing oil and/or gas well bore, the rotatable rod of a pump, or the like and comprising a housing disposed around the outer periphery of the rod and concentrically arranged with respect thereto to provide a cooling chamber around the outer periphery of the rod, upper and lower bushing members disposed in the housing and around the outer periphery of the rod for assuring an efficient axial alignment between the rod and the housing during reciprocation of the rod, annular sealing members interposed between the bushings and the rod for precluding leakage of fluid therebetween with the use of the usual packing assemblies, a charging seal provided at the lowermost bushing and responsive to pressure differentials acting thereacross for admitting fluid into the cooling chamber while precluding movement of fluid from the cooling chamber around the charging seal, a valved internal passageway provided in the stuffing box providing communication between the cooling chamber and a fluid reservoir for automatically controlling circulation of the fluid to and from the cooling chamber as required during operation of the stuffing box and rod, and one embodiment of the stuffing box including a fluid seal for isolating the cooling chamber from any fluid which may be present in the fluid reservoir.

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Langley, OK, United States of America

Gary W Knox