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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110036433 | Relief Valves for Fuel Cell Systems A compact, reliable, and easily manufacture relief valve capable of resolving pressure issues within a fuel cell system and its components or devices. The relief valve comprises a valve body having a first cap, a valve housing and a center post; and an elastomeric membe... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038747 | AUTOMATIC VOLUME RATIO VARIATION FOR A ROTARY SCREW COMPRESSOR A valve for varying volume ratio in a screw compressor to balance a compression pocket pressure and a discharge pressure in the screw compressor comprises a valve body and a reed valve. The valve body defines a duct and an auxiliary port. The duct includes an open end i... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100116371 | PORT CLOSURE SYSTEM WITH HYDRAULIC HAMMER RESISTANCE A port closure system (20) including a port structure (22), and a valve (24). The port structure (22) includes a port (28) for establishing communication between an exterior environment (30) and interior volume (32) that ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20090289073 | Molded Container with Degassing Valve A molded plastic container includes a side wall having a valve seat feature molded into the side wall, the valve seat feature comprising a central recess in the outer surface of the side wall, and an annular valve seat surrounding the central recess. The container has o... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090089945 | AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICE FOR A SURFACE SUBMERGED IN A LIQUID Automatic cleaning device (1) for a surface submerged in a liquid, designed to be connected to a pump, comprising: a hollow head (2) that has a seat (11), first intake hose (5a) and second intake hose (5b) emptying into s... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090050512 | One-way valve with flapper concept for vacuum bag A one-way valve allows air to be drawn from a collapsible, flexible, airtight bag using a vacuum source. When the vacuum source is removed, the one-way valve prevents air from reentering the bag. The valve assembly comprises: a valve base comprising an opening, a seat d... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090028733 | Compressor Valve Plate Assembly with Integrated Gasket A valve plate assembly is provided including a plastic plate having a plurality of apertures therethrough, including at least one suction passage and at least one exhaust passage. A suction reed valve is disposed over the suction passage and an exhaust reed valve is dis... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080277008 | Multi-port suction reed vavle with optimized tips A reed valve having a plurality of tips and associated recesses is provided as a compressor suction valve with each valve tip coacting with a suction port. The recesses are located in the housing structure defining the cylinder of the compressor and are spaced a distanc... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080202613 | Hermetic Compressor A hermetic compressor that has a pedestal of the valve plate to which a discharge reed equipped with an opening/closing part and discharge reed holding part, a spring reed equipped with a movable part and spring reed holding part, and a stopper equipped with a regulatio... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080023190 | TUBULAR FLAPPER VALVES Disclosed is a bypass valve assembly for a fluid device, such as a heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet. The assembly defines a bypass passage communicating with the inlet at one end. A tubular structure communicates with the outlet and has a bypass aperture in ... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070056648 | Two-piece valve A valve has a flexible flap with a neck that engages with a slot on a spud to close a passage in the spud. When an object is inserted into the passage, the flap bends to an open position to allow flow through the passage. When the object is removed from the passage, the... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20060237079 | Self-riveting flapper valves A rivet-type flapper valve assembly for a fluid device has a main body part defining a valve orifice communicating with the fluid device. The main body part includes a pin or shaft of a rivet spaced adjacent to the valve orifice. The main body part is permanently attach... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060237078 | Snap-in baffle insert for fluid devices An insert snaps into position in a manifold of a fluid device to perform a baffling function. The insert includes a cradle having a base portion and opposed spring fingers for retaining the insert in position. The base portion can be completely closed to prevent flow th... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060237077 | Slide-in flapper valves A flapper valve assembly attaches to a fluid device, such as a heat exchanger and has a fluid port in communication with the fluid device to provide by-pass flow in cold flow or pressure spike conditions. The flapper valve assembly includes a shim plate and a face plate... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060102240 | Sealing elements for compressor valves In sealing elements (3, 3′, 3″) made of synthetic material (14) having embedded fiber reinforcement (11), as it has been used for some time for automatic compressor valves, the fiber reinforcement (11) consists of at least one piece of an... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060096647 | Suction valve for a small hermetic compressor A suction valve for a small hermetic compressor of the type presenting a compression cylinder (1), which has an end closed by a valve plate (2) having a discharge orifice (3) and a suction orifice (4), said valve comprising a flexible vane (<... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060076069 | ONE-WAY VALVE A one-way valve, intended particularly for use in food packages The valve, which is intended to be fitted on a package, is arranged to open in response to an excess pressure inside and is recloseable. An adhesive sheet is arranged on top of an aperture formed in the pac... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060000459 | Variable stiffness flow control valve A flow control valve is provided. According to one aspect of this disclosure, the flow control valve includes a valve element and a support element. The valve element is configured to deflect responsive to a change in pressure difference across the valve element. The su... | 01/05/2006 |
| 20050189024 | Non-return valve for vehicle ventilation A non-return valve (10) for ventilating a vehicle interior, having a frame (12), in which at least one outflow opening (14) is configured. The outflow opening (14) is surrounded by a valve seat (16) and at least one valve flap (18 | 09/01/2005 |
