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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120006437 | SINGLE-LEVER MIXING GEAR FOR A PLUMBING FIXTURE Conventional single-lever plumbing fixtures include a so-called cartridge in which the cold and hot water streams fed to said plumbing fixture are discharged into sanitary equipment or are blocked and are mixed with each other.... | 01/12/2012 |
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| 20110005600 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VALVE ASSEMBLY A valve assembly (2) includes a valve body (4) having a first section (6) and a second section (8). The first section (6) includes an inlet member (12) and an outlet member (13) and the second section (8) includes ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005481 | Three-Port Pintle Valve for Control of Actuation Oil A three-port flow control valve comprising a valve body having two opposite-facing valve seats disposed along a central bore terminating in an exhaust port. A supply port communicates with the first valve seat, and a common port communicates with the second valve seat. ... | 01/13/2011 |
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| 20100252132 | PILOTED POPPET VALVE A valve assembly includes a valve body having a valve bore. A valve member is slidably disposed within the valve bore between first and second stop positions. First and second valve elements of the valve member have first and second sealing surfaces equally angled with ... | 10/07/2010 |
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| 20100059130 | Directional Control Valve Device and Directional Control Valve Device Block Having Directional Control Valve Devices [PROBLEM] To provide a directional control valve assembly, in which a check valve for controlling a flow rate of pressure oil to be guided to a directional control valve as a main valve and a control means for limiting an opening degree of the check valve by a pressure ... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090320941 | MULTI-WAY VALVE DEVICE The invention relates to a multi-way valve device, particularly for household appliances, comprising a hollow body (11) and an axially movable piston (12) mounted inside this hollow body. The body (11) is provided with at least one inlet orifice ( 12/31/2009 | |
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| 20090242054 | SELECTABLE DETENT ASSEMBLY WITH NEUTRAL PROTECTION A selectable detent assembly that has a housing with a plurality of passageways. Within the housing is a selector spool that is disposed within a selector passageway and is rotatable to provide a plurality of rotational positions including a no detent position, a kick d... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090236000 | DIVERTER VALVE WITH HANDLE A diverter valve assembly which eliminates rotational motion for actuation.... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090229692 | MULTIPLE PHASE TRANSFER VALVE FOR LIQUID HYDROGEN TANK A product comprising a phase transfer valve, and wherein said phase transfer valve comprises an actuating valve housing having a housing interior; a liquid hydrogen inlet, a gaseous hydrogen inlet and a hydrogen outlet provided in said valve housing; an actuating valve ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090208795 | THREE-WAY DIVERTER ASSEMBLY FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM A three-way diverter assembly with a contoured valve is provided. The three-way diverter assembly includes a housing having a first inlet, a second inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The first inlet and the second inlet are adapted to receive a fluid. The conto... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090120518 | SANITARY SINGLE-LEVER MIXER A sanitary single-lever mixer (1) comprises a housing (2), known per se, having a receiving compartment (5) which is open towards the top. The housing (2) is associated with a closing part (39) which covers the upper opening of the rec... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090025800 | VALVE CARTRIDGE WITH LOBULAR KEY A one-handle valve cartridge has one or more lobular keys formed on a housing of the valve cartridge. The lobular keys interface with keyways formed in a valve body.... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080257432 | Valve including a rotary spool and check valves A valve having a housing and including a rotatable rotary spool that includes a conducting chamber. A first inlet communicates with the conducting chamber and with a plurality of outlets that are selectively individually connected with the conducting chamber as a functi... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080178951 | VALVE CARTRIDGE WITH IMPROVED FLOW RATE One-handle and two-handle valve cartridges have an increased maximum flow rate and/or a decreased size (e.g., volume). Accordingly, the valve cartridges achieve an improved flow rate to volume relationship.... | 07/31/2008 |
