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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130311 | MICRO-VALVE A one-way valve (1) comprises a seat (5) and a membrane (4) having an inner portion (4a) that is stretched over the seat, wherein, in use, the inner membrane portion is selectively deflected from the seat such that a fluid path is crea... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125452 | Pressure regulator with modular stabilizing mass A flow through pressure regulator (1) for irrigation systems comprises a main body (2) defining an axis (X) with an inlet (3) and an outlet (4) for irrigation water and a stabilizing mass (6). The latter includes a plurality of modular... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125453 | AIRCRAFT FLUID CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH INDEXING An aircraft check valve assembly where the fluid check valve is indexed in rotational position relative to a first duct flange and to a second opposed duct flange and to a clamping band where the check valve includes an annular check valve flange having at least one ind... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103436 | Two-handle Type Faucet Having a double Anti-reverse function to prevent waste materials from flowing backward into the faucet when disaster happens A faucet includes a faucet body, a control valve mounted in the faucet body and a check valve mounted in the faucet body. The faucet body is provided with a first inlet, a second inlet, an upper outlet and a lower outlet. The control valve includes a valve body, a valve... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103437 | VALVE CONFIGURATION FOR A LUBRICATION CIRCUIT OF A LATCHED PUMP APPLIED CLUTCH TRANSMISSION A hydraulic control circuit for a transmission is provided including a source of pressurized fluid and at least one selectively engageable torque transmitting mechanism. At least one latching valve is provided in communication with the source and is operable to selectiv... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120048397 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MONITORING AND DEACTIVATION APPARATUS FOR A BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM An apparatus for indicating a leak in a beverage dispensing system and sealing a leak in a beverage dispensing system includes a deactivating means including a channel, a sealing ball, a sealing element and a reset means. The sealing ball and sealing element are located... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120037246 | TWIN POWER VALVE WITH INTEGRATED PRESSURE BALANCE A twin power valve assembly (10) for a hydraulic braking system having a single body (16) with twin power valve arrangements, each having a spool (36, 36′) with a longitudinally extending passageway (36D, 36D′) for providing a modu... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120024402 | ONE-WAY CHECK VALVE A railway car control valve comprises a brake pipe port, an auxiliary reservoir port, a main piston, intermediate the brake pipe port and the auxiliary reservoir port, configured to compare an air pressure supplied at the brake pipe port with an air pressure supplied at... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120018011 | CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR ENDOSCOPE A check valve assembly includes a valve housing upstream of an endoscope. A tubular discharge nozzle unit is mounted in the valve housing, and supplied with fluid by a fluid supply source. The discharge nozzle unit includes a large diameter portion, a small diameter por... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120018012 | APPARATUS AND METHODS TO DISPENSE FLUID FROM A BANK OF CONTAINERS AND TO REFILL SAME An example valve described herein includes a bonnet having a bonnet cavity defining a bonnet inner surface, a bonnet outer surface, and a first pressure sensing passageway extending between the bonnet outer surface and the bonnet cavity. A base is coaxially coupled to t... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120012201 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR SELECTIVELY COLLECTING PROCESS EFFLUENT An apparatus and process for recovering a desired gas such as xenon difluoride, xenon, argon, helium or neon, from the effluent of a chemical process reactor that utilizes such gases alone or in a gas mixture or in a molecule that becomes decomposed wherein the chemical... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120006740 | FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH REUSABLE BYPASS VALVE A filter unit includes an outer filter assembly, a bypass valve assembly, and an optional inner filter assembly. The bypass valve assembly can be separated from the outer filter assembly, allowing the bypass valve assembly to be recycled/reused when the outer filter ass... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120001477 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A TRAILER VEHICLE A valve arrangement for controlling a brake system, comprising at least one spring brake cylinder and at least one service brake cylinder, of a trailer vehicle of a traction vehicle-trailer combination, characterized in that said valve arrangement includes a 3/2 way val... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110315234 | FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STEERABLE AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT An agricultural implement system is provided that includes a valve in fluid communication with first and second actuating cylinders and with first and second fluid conduits. The valve is configured to control fluid flow from the first and second fluid conduits to the fi... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110315005 | Pressure Relief Valve and High Pressure Pump with Such Valve A valve member of a pressure relief valve has a shaft portion, a pressure receiving portion, and a guide portion, wherein the valve member is axially movable in a fuel return passage. When a forward end of the shaft portion is seated on a valve seta, the fuel return pas... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110315024 | Casting Machine Valve, Dosing Chamber, and Casting Machine The invention relates to a casting machine valve (32, 42; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 110; 120; 130), a pressure generating means (3, 4, 5, 6, 32, 42) for installation in a casting machine (1), and a casting machine (1) for casting a flowable ma... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110309035 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING SUPERCRITICAL WET OXIDATION REACTIONS CONTAINED WITHIN A FLUID ENVELOPE A method and apparatus for conducting supercritical wet oxidation reactions wherein any precipitated solids do not contact the solid side walls of the containment vessel so as to prevent any of these precipitated solids from adhering to or corrode the vessel walls is pr... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110308632 | Closing and Sealing Means for Air Admittance Valves in Sanitary Waste Water Pipe Systems The closing and sealing device for use in air admittance valves includes a valve housing (10) designed to be connected to the waste water pipe system, an upper cap (14) and a valve closing and sealing device which includes a fixed valve seat (22) an... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110297126 | FLUID PRESSURE REGULATING DEVICE AND FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM USING SAME A fluid pressure regulating device is i) provided with a pressure regulating member that forms a pressure regulating chamber inside a housing having introduction side and discharge side fuel passages, and communicates these passages according to introduced fuel pressure... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297253 | PRESSURE REGULATING DEVICE A pressure regulating device that regulates a pressure of a fuel, including a housing that includes a fuel introduction passage into which the fuel to be supplied into a fuel consuming unit is introduced and a fuel discharge passage from which the fuel is discharged, wh... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110296997 | VALVES CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING VALVE-OPENING AREA A valve includes a valve housing defining therein a fluid passage composed of a first passage and a second passage, a first valve member configured to open and close the fluid passage, a first biasing member pressing the first valve member in a first valve-closing direc... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290348 | Compressor Valve Plate Device Provided is a specific structure for a compressor valve plate device, which can ensure smooth operation of a suction valve in terms of suction valve sticking force due to lubricant oil, and can be mass-produced at low cost with high efficiency. The compressor valve plat... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110284103 | ACCESSING A VALVE ASSEMBLY OF A TURBOMACHINE An example method of accessing a valve assembly of a turbomachine includes accessing a check valve of the valve assembly from a first position that is radially outside a flow path through the turbomachine. The method accessing a shut off valve of the valve assembly from... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110277856 | VALVE FOR REGULATING WATER QUANTITY There is provided a valve for regulating water quantity capable of regulating a flow rate so as to maintain a constant recovery ratio even if raw water is supplied with a variety of pressure levels within a wide pressure range, and of preventing the blockage of a flow p... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272045 | FUEL INTERFACE MODULES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Fuel interface modules that can be used in automotive vehicle fuel systems can include a body that defines a fuel channel and a plurality of ports through which fluid communication with the fuel channel can be established. Some modules include a check valve, a shutoff v... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110271988 | Dual Pressure Spray Arm Assembly with Diverter Valve A pivotable, dual pressure spray arm assembly has at least one high-pressure nozzle and at least one low-pressure nozzle. A single fluid conduit transports fluid through a pivot mount to the spray arm. A diverter valve mounted on the spray arm includes an inlet configur... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110265891 | Valve Providing Resistant Seal and Air Expulsion in a Receptacle A multi-layer control device comprising an adhesive layer, a base layer provided over the underlayer of adhesive, a baffle layer having a resealable section and a remainder section. The resealable section is able to detach from the remainder section of the baffle layer.... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110265892 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ASSEMBLY, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBER A connection structure for electrical component assembly including: an electrical component assembly provided with a coil energized through a pair of electrically conductive members; and a housing that covers the electrical component assembly and that is provided with h... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110259448 | CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW Some embodiments of a shutoff valve system for a fluid flow system can include a plug assembly that is biased to adjust from a first position in which the fluid flow path is open to a second position in which the fluid flow path is closed. The plug assembly may automati... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110259447 | CONNECTOR FOR FUEL TANK AND CHECK VALVE A connector for a fuel tank includes a cylindrical main body; a connecting cylinder body including an attachment portion of a pipe connecting the fuel tank and an external portion, and assembled with the cylindrical main body; and a reinforcing cylinder body housed insi... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110259449 | SUPPLEMENTAL AIR PRESSURE PROVIDING DEVICE ADAPTED FOR USE WITH AN INFLATING MODULE FOR INFLATING AN INFLATABLE OBJECT A supplemental air pressure providing device adapted for use with an inflatable object includes an oscillator responsible for generating magnetic field and vibrating a casing, an air compressing device responsible for compressing air and noise silencer mounted inside th... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110253231 | FUEL FEED DEVICE FOR AVIATION ENGINE A jet pump (14) is inserted between the low-pressure pump and a high-pressure fuel pump (16). A fuel metering unit (20) includes a metering valve (22) which delivers a regulated fuel flow to a feed line (30), and a bypass valve (24<... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110240299 | SUBTERRANEAN WELL VALVE ACTIVATED WITH DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE A method of actuating a valve in a well can include storing energy as a result of a differential pressure across a closed closure device of the valve, and releasing at least a portion of the stored energy while opening the closure device. A valve for use in a well can i... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110236734 | SAFETY VALVE FOR GASTIGHT BATTERY AND GASTIGHT BATTERY USING SAFETY VALVE A safety valve for a battery which is mounted on a sealing plate for sealing an opening portion of a gastight battery case, and which can rapidly release a gas in the battery when a battery internal pressure is elevated is provided. In a safety valve for a gastight batt... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232270 | FUEL SYSTEM HAVING MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC PUMP A pump for a fuel system is provided. The pump may have a pumping mechanism and an electric motor connected to drive the pumping mechanism. The pump may also have a low-pressure inlet passage in fluid communication with the pumping mechanism, a pressurized inlet passage... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110226356 | CHECK VALVE There is provided a check valve which can reduce the operation noise of a positive-pressure valve and a negative-pressure valve when they slide and which can facilitate the assemblage work of the positive-pressure valve and the negative-pressure valve. 09/22/2011 | |
| 20110214759 | PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AND VENT ASSEMBLY The present invention relates broadly to a pressure relief valve and vent assembly (10) comprising a pressure relief valve (12) arranged to couple to a tank (14), and a tank vent (26). The tank vent (26) comprises a vent body (16 | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110214757 | PRESSURE SENSOR, PRESSURE-DIFFERENTIAL FLOW RATE METER, AND FLOW RATE CONTROLLER In a pressure sensor that detects the pressure of liquid flowing in a main fluid flow path, a pressure measuring unit is installed by providing a pressure measuring space at a position branching from a straight-pipe portion of the main fluid flow path, and, in addition,... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110214758 | CONTROL SYSTEM A control system for a purge valve that can be actuated by low pressure, which can be used for a low pressure or vacuum waste water system, encompassing a first valve and a second valve. The purge valve can be actuated as a function of its position, and the accumulated ... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110197978 | IMPROVED VALVE ASSEMBLY An improved valve assembly having an integral single piece housing (1) having an inlet (15), an outlet and defining an inwardly extending wall forming a valve seat (3); a valve member (4) moveable within the housing (1) between a close... | 08/18/2011 |
