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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120037596 | GAS SUPPLY MEMBER, PLASMA TREATMENT METHOD, AND METHOD OF FORMING YTTRIA-CONTAINING FILM According to one embodiment, a gas supply member is provided with a gas supply passage including a gas flow channel with a first diameter, and an exhaust port connected to one end portion of the gas flow channel and provided to a surface of a downstream side of the gas ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110297494 | VALVE ASSEMBLY A valve assembly including a housing (24′) provided with an inlet port (12′), a delivery port (14′), and an exhaust port (16′), the valve assembly further including a first movable element (32′), a first valve member (34 | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110240154 | HYDRAULIC COUPLING A hydraulic coupling for sub sea applications comprises inter-engageable male and female connectors. The male connector defines a male member for receipt in a chamber defined by the female connector. Each connector has a respective check valve for controlling the flow o... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110232771 | AIRFLOW MANAGEMENT FOR LOW PARTICULATE COUNT IN A PROCESS TOOL In various exemplary embodiments described herein, a system and related method to provide airflow management system in a substrate production tool includes a housing to couple the substrate production tool to a fan filter unit to provide filtered air to the housing, a f... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110197983 | Isolation Valve for a Load-Reaction Steering System A steering system includes a fluid actuator, a first steering circuit in selective fluid communication with the fluid actuator, and a second steering circuit in selective fluid communication with the fluid actuator and disposed in parallel to the first steering circuit.... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110174416 | VALVE ASSEMBLIES A valve assembly is provided that can operate to fill and/or 100 refill a container with, for example, a liquid while venting excess vapor from the container associated with the liquid to relieve pressure in the container created by the liquid, and that can operate to i... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110114201 | Temperature Sensitive Relief Valve A temperature sensitive relief valve for a reservoir of a hot fluid including a cold fluid inlet in communication with a cold fluid outlet via a main cold fluid feed arrangement; a fluid mixing chamber having an outlet; a hot fluid inlet adapted for attachment to the re... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110005625 | SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY A solenoid valve including a spool received within a housing. The spool is configured to move to multiple positions within the housing. The housing includes supply ports, exhaust ports, and outlet ports. When the spool is in a specific location, two outlet ports are in ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100319794 | HOSE BEND BLEEDER FOR AMMONIA APPLICATION SYSTEM A hose bend bleeder is combined with first and second hoses, with the hose bend bleeder being located at the bottom of a bend in a flow path established by the hoses. The hose bend bleeder has a bleed screw and a downwardly facing exit passageway.... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100243066 | Closed-Loop Sensor Tester for Simulating Open-Area Releases A system and method for closed-loop testing of a biological or chemical sensor is disclosed. The tester is fluidically coupled to the input port and exhaust port of a sensor. A mixture of a chemical or biological simulant and air is generated by the tester and is delive... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100139791 | HYDRAULIC CONTROLLER A pair of supply/drain pipes (Y and Z) continuous with an actuator (2) are respectively communicable with a pair of oil sumps (A, B, C) and (F, G, H) each other respectively through an intermediation of a pair of extended paths (a and b), the pair of oil sumps (A... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100126606 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES This invention relates to microfluidic devices including a manifold arrangement (1) with a terminal output channel (5) and a via (6) for connecting the terminal output (5) to the extreme end (11) of the manifold (1). The via ( 05/27/2010 | |
| 20100102261 | Microfluidic valve mechanism A valve mechanism includes a rigid body structure through which various channel structures are configured. A valve actuation mechanism is coupled to the rigid body structure. The valve mechanism is actuated to move a plunger within a fluid pathway, thereby opening the f... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100071772 | METHOD FOR ISOLATING AN APPLIANCE IN A PLUMBING SYSTEM A fluid isolation valve having a valve body with a first fluid flow port, a second fluid flow port and a fluid drain port with a valve in the fluid drain port. The valve body also defines a fluid flow channel, a drain flow channel and a valve portion, wherein the valve ... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100068586 | FUEL CELL COUPLER AND FUEL CELL USING SAME A fuel cell coupler includes a socket section (4) which has a socket body (32) set in a fuel cell and a valve mechanism disposed within the socket body, and to which a nozzle section (8) attached to a fuel cartridge is detachably connected. The sock... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100060868 | FLUID HANDLING STRUCTURE, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTUIRNG METHOD A fluid handling structure is disclosed which is designed for all wet immersion lithography. The fluid handling structure has a first opening to provide fluid to a space between a final element of a projection system and a substrate and/or substrate table, a barrier to ... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100024303 | Control Valve The invention relates to a regulating valve, which is attachable, in particular in a bore of a hydraulic door closer, executed with a female thread. The regulating valve has a body, adjoined by a regulating area, and a thread provided with an anti-rotation means. The th... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090272717 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF A SUBSTRATE ETCHING SYSTEM AND PROCESS Embodiments of the invention relate to a substrate etching system and process. In one embodiment, a method may include depositing material on the substrate during a deposition process, etching a first layer of the substrate during a first etch process, and etching a sec... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090242050 | Hydraulic Control Apparatus A hydraulic control apparatus 1 includes a switch valve 11, a valve support chamber 35, a flow control valve 12 movable within the valve support chamber 35, an on-off valve 13 movable within the communication path chamber 12<... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090095362 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL SHUT-OFF DEVICE A multifunctional fluid shut-off device including an upstream shut-off element, a flow-rate limiter, and a downstream functional element. The upstream shut-off element presents a body in which at least one valve is disposed, and a downstream end includes an exit port to... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20080282691 | Pressure-compensating directional control valve A pressure-compensating directional control valve, for actuating hydraulic actuators, comprising at least one modular valve body, with one through receptacle for a slidable shuttle, a driving fluid delivery port connected to a pump, a discharge fluid port, a first outpu... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080264540 | Sealing Apparatus An apparatus is provided for sealing of a damaged inflatable article, the apparatus including a container (1) for a sealant compound or composition, the container including at least one inlet means (4) which is releasably attachable to a source of pressuri... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080216905 | PUMP ASSEMBLY WITH REVERSIBLE ONE-WAY VALVES A pump assembly includes a housing and first and second valves. The housing has a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port. The first and second valves are substantially identical valves both including a mounting portion, a valve seat and a valve body. The mounting port... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080178949 | Actuating valve with dual balls connected by pin A solenoid-operated valve has an exhaust seat (42) through which fluid can flow to an exhaust port (32) of the valve. Fluid can also flow through a control/supply seat (46) from a supply port (30) of the valve to a control port (28) of... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080142093 | Adjustable Pneumatic System for a Surgical Machine A pneumatic system for a surgical machine includes a reservoir, first and second proportional valves, and a controller. The reservoir holds pressurized gas. The first proportional valve is located on an input side of the reservoir and allows a variable amount of pressur... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080135116 | Fluid manifolds Disclosed is a durable fluid manifold easy to handle and whose members for forming channels are thin and circuit volume is relatively small. The fluid manifold includes an admission-side base with fluid admission ports and an exhaust-side base with fluid exhaust ports. ... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20070295416 | Hydraulic circuit for actuation of a hydraulic working cylinder A hydraulic circuit for actuation of a hydraulic working cylinder (1) having a one-sided piston rod (1a), comprising a reversible pump (4) whereby both sides of said pump are connected via a supply line (5) and a first two-way valve (<... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070267072 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A PAPER CUTTING MACHINE A device for controlling a paper cutting machine which has a press-down bar and a cutting bar, wherein the press-down bar is operable by a spring-biased single-side action hydraulic press cylinder and the cutting bar is operable by a rotary motor which is adapted to be ... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070204921 | Valve manifold A pressure and vacuum valve manifold system such as may be used, for example, to actuate pneumatic bladders controlling airflow in a forced air HVAC system to provide zone climate control. The valves are individually operable to connect a respective individual bladder t... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070157974 | Methods and apparatus for a direct connect on-off controller Methods and apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention comprise an on-off controller configured to control the flow of pressurized pneumatic fluid and to connect directly to a pneumatic device. In one embodiment, the on-off controller comprises a bo... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20060157121 | Methods and apparatus for a direct connect on-off controller Methods and apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention comprise an on-off controller configured to control the flow of pressurized pneumatic fluid and to connect directly to a pneumatic device. In one embodiment, the on-off controller comprises a bo... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060037649 | Anti-saturation directional control valve composed of two or more sections with pressure selector compensators The invention relates to the field of hydraulic directional control valves and refers to an anti-saturation directional control valve (V) composed of two or more sections in each of whom there is a pressure selector compensator with a six-way two-position spool (4 | 02/23/2006 |
| 20060005878 | Dash control valve with two step function for park release A valve assembly for an air pressure system includes an inlet valve, a first control valve, and a second control valve. The inlet valve includes an inlet port, an outlet port and a control port. The inlet valve inlet port communicates with the inlet valve outlet port wh... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050205138 | PRESSURE HOLDING APPARATUS FOR A TORQUE-TRANSMITTING MECHANISM A pressure holding apparatus incorporates a hydraulic pressure system having an engine-driven pressure source, a pressure holding valve, and a torque-transmitting mechanism. The torque-transmitting mechanism is selectively engaged and disengaged by fluid pressure from t... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050076958 | CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD AND DIAGNOSTIC FOR HYDRAULIC FILL AND DRAIN Hydraulic fill and drain of a clutch chamber is controlled with a blocking valve and a trim valve. The blocking valve selectively provides pressurized fluid to the trim valve which in turn selectively provides the pressurized fluid to the clutch chamber. Exhausting of t... | 04/14/2005 |
| 20050028875 | Control unit for inflatable devices This invention relates to a control unit for controlling the supply of compressed air to a plurality of inflatable devices in order to inflate them individually, and the venting of air from the devices in order to deflate them. The unit comprises a plurality of valves o... | 02/10/2005 |