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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120103453 | PIPE OF CIRCULAR OVERALL CROSS SECTION, FITTED WITH AN AIRFLOW RATE REGULATING DEVICE The invention relates to a system and to a method for controlling an aircraft engine starter-generator. The system comprises a transmission box (20) with a fixed gear ratio intended to be mechanically coupled to a turbine shaft (12) of the engine to allow ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120020013 | AIR DUCT AND COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH THE AIR DUCT An air duct includes a top panel and a blocking member rotatable secured to the top panel. A through hole is defined in the top panel, and a pair of clipping portions are located an edge of the through hole. The blocking member includes an operating portion and a blocki... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110247265 | GREEN BUILDING A green building is disclosed. The green building includes at least one plant growing area with plants, at least one lighting device and a heat pump. The lighting device radiates light onto the plant growing area. The heat pump receives environmental heat.... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110120698 | Regulator Dampening Device and Method A flow regulator includes a flow regulating part configured to receive at an inlet a working fluid at a first pressure and to release the working fluid at an outlet at a second pressure; a slide provided inside the flow regulating part and configured to move along an ax... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110061757 | Anti-Resonant Pulse Diffuser An elongate flow tube having an interior cross-section surrounding a long axis, an inlet end for receiving a fluid flow and an outlet end for discharging the fluid flow, and a diffuser plate spanning the interior cross-section to separate the flow tube into an inlet cha... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110056578 | TUBULAR MEMBER HAVING SELF-ADJUSTING VALVES CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF FLUID INTO OR OUT OF THE TUBULAR MEMBER A tubular member having at least one drainage section (1) including a first plurality of self-adjustable valves or flow control devices (2) to control the flow of fluid into the drainage section from a well formed in a subterranean reservoir, each of the v... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110011479 | MODULARLY STRUCTURED FLOW CONDITIONING UNIT A modularly structured unit is comprised of a flow resistance element and an orifice plate adjacent thereto, preferably for use in the main flow duct of a thermal mass flow rate measuring or control device. The flow resistance element can be combined with various orific... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100310386 | HYDRAULIC DAMPING ASSEMBLY AND REGULATING SYSTEM For both adjustable flow restrictors D1, D2 having variable cross-sections a common adjustment element 21 is provided mechanically coupling the restrictors in a hydraulic damping assembly D for regulating parameters of a regulating system S, in part... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100288389 | Choke Assembly A choke assembly. In some embodiments, the choke assembly includes a choke element having a fluid flow passage therethrough. The choke element includes a cage having a plurality of apertures therethrough for the passage of fluid and a plug moveable with respect to the c... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100276025 | FLOW MODULATING DEVICE A flow modulating device comprises flow modulating elements 8 of a shape memory alloy, which are acted upon by resilient elements 10. The flow modulating elements 8 and resilient elements 10 are mounted on a common support ring 6. At o... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100175769 | A REGULATING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING SAME The present invention relates to a regulating device (1) for regulating a fluid flow, the regulating device (1) comprising an actuator element (3) which is provided with a flow area (4) arranged to convey fluid between a fluid inlet (9... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100096019 | VARIABLE FLOW RESHAPABLE FLOW RESTRICTOR APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS A novel apparatus and associated methods for controlling the flow through a flow restrictor using a reshapable lumen. The lumen reshapes as a function of the pressure differential over the flow restrictor. Because flow rate is proportional by the fourth order of magnitu... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100059121 | Scissor baffles for fuel gas conditioning system A feed gas conditioner.... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100032041 | SYSTEM OF STEPPED FLOW RATE REGULATION USING COMPRESSIBLE MEMBERS A series of compressible members disposed with a vessel lumen designed to produce a flow rate that increases with respect to an increasing flow material pressure with the rate of increase having a stepped behavior. The first compressible member is designed so as to part... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090314371 | REGULATING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING SAME The present invention relates to a regulating device (1) for regulating a fluid flow, the regulating device (1) comprising an actuator element (3) which is provided with a flow area (4) arranged to convey fluid between a fluid inlet (9... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090314372 | FLUID FLOW REGULATING DEVICE A fluid flow regulating mechanism designed particularly for use in connection with aerosolized drug delivery devices is disclosed. The mechanism includes a housing, planar elastic element, regulating element and positioning component. The elements of the device are conf... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090250132 | Fluid flow control device A flow control device that is uniquely capable of providing uniform flow under changing environmental conditions of temperature and pressure. The device achieves flow rate stabilization by taking advantage of the properties of the moving fluid in a channel with eddy cur... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090173405 | Sanitary component, namely jet regulator or jet former for flowing, fluid media, method of producing such a sanitary component and use of a sanitary component The invention relates to a sanitary component, namely a stream regulator or stream former for flowing fluid media, consisting of property-defining components in a sandwich-like arrangement in the direction of flow which comprise at least one screen attachment, one diffu... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090090430 | Apparatus and method for controlling the filling and emptying of a fluid container An apparatus and method for emptying and filling a fluid container. A flow-actuated valve inside a fill tube regulates the flow through the fill tube. A cap containing the valve and a vent tube can be installed on a modified bottle used to supply water dispensers, thus ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090084455 | SOLID STATE REGULATOR FOR NATURAL GAS An annular elastomer is provided in a housing orifice that does not require a large force for deformation. This makes possible a solenoid-type actuator that provides a large displacement of the elastomer, thus allowing higher and lower rates of gas flow through a gas li... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090065081 | Dynamic Orifice Valve Apparatus And Method In a fluid transmission line, a valve comprising a housing that establishes a lumen for transmission of a fluid through said valve; a drive mechanism and a drive gear mounted in said housing to be selectively driven in a first or second rotational direction by said driv... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080277011 | Flow Regulator A flow regulator (50) having a controller housing (1) which has a central body (3) in a passage channel (2) is provided, with the central body (3) being bounded by an annular throttle body (4) made from an elastic material that ... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080277010 | Flow Regulator A flow regulator (10) having a regulator housing (1) which is provided with a control device (8a) having a central body (3a) in a passage channel (2). An annular throttle body (4a) produced from an elastic m... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080236690 | Controlling cooling fluid flow in a cooling system with a variable inline nozzle In a cooling system, a variable inline nozzle controls the flow of cooling fluid. The variable inline nozzle includes a composite fibrous tube through which the cooling fluid flows. Upon manipulation of the composite fibrous tube, a diameter of a portion of the composit... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080210326 | Control Valve with Vortex Chambers A fluid flow control valve comprises a plurality of vortex, fluid pressure reduction chambers 1, each vortex chamber having an inlet in the form of a curved flowpath 2 having an inlet orifice 3 of defined cross sectional area which decreases along t... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080135109 | SAFETY VALVE An apparatus for controlling flow in a flowline under pressure, said apparatus comprising a flow passage having a firs end and a second end, and hindering means for reducing the flow in the flow passage, the hindering means being arranged to move between a first and a s... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080099094 | Water Saving Device A water saving device for use at or near a water outlet has a first water flow regulating element; a second water flow regulating element disposed downstream of the first regulating element; and a chamber formed between the first and second regulating elements. All of o... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080092969 | VARIABLE FLOW RESHAPABLE FLOW RESTRICTOR APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS A novel apparatus and associated methods for controlling the flow through a flow restrictor using a reshapable lumen. The lumen reshapes as a function of the pressure differential over the flow restrictor. Because flow rate is proportional by the fourth order of magnitu... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080000539 | Fluid flow control device A flow control device of the character having a fluid pathway for permitting fluid flow therealong under conditions of varying temperature and pressure for achieving substantially constant output flow rate from the fluid pathway. One or more flexibly deformable vanes, w... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070215227 | EXPANSIBLE AND COLLAPSIBLE PRE-CONDITIONED AIR SUPPLY HOSE CONDUIT An expansible and collapsible tubular conduit, which is especially adapted for use in supplying pre-conditioned air to an aircraft while the aircraft is located upon the ground and is being serviced, comprises a plurality of annular fabric membranes which are connected ... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070131296 | Flow restrictor device for a medical apparatus A medical apparatus flow restrictor includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a fluid flow path defined through the housing between the inlet and outlet. At least one pair of opposed restriction surfaces are provided in contact with each other within the hou... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070102053 | Plumbing fill valve restrictor and regulator apparatus A toilet fill valve device may function as a restrictor to reduce water flow, or as a regulator to cap water flow beneath a certain limit depending upon its orientation. If composed of a rigid material, the device functions as a restrictor to decrease water flow. If com... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070012371 | Flow restrictor and system for delivering a flow of liquid in a microcapillary The present invention relates to apparatus for delivering a controlled or restricted flow of liquid and limiting bubble fragmentation at the inlet. This is achieved in flow restrictor with a flow channel having over most of its length a substantially constant, minimum h... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060268660 | Variable static mixer A variable static mixer and system for accommodating variable and different flows in a pipeline so as to produce maximum mixing efficiency including a first mixer mounted in the pipeline and a second mixer mounted in the pipeline at a downstream location wherein the sec... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060201564 | Riser installation from offshore floating procuction unit A method for installing risers so they extend from a FPU (floating production unit) to multiple subsea hydrocarbon wells of an oil field, which avoids damage to the pipe sections and that is economical. As pipe sections are connected to a near end (56) of a pipe ... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060090803 | Device for the continuous change of the flow rate of a medium A device for the continuous change of the flow rate of a viscous medium e.g. hydraulic oils or lubricating greases with e.g. a conical throttle insert (1) with a smooth surface and axially movable in a conical bore (3) of a housing (4) in such a man... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060086399 | Internal post flow control A flow control including an annular flexible member and an internal post disposed downstream of the flexible member is described. The annular flexible member has a deflectable inner edge that defines a passage channel and the annular flexible member and internal post de... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20060070679 | Linearly retractable pressure hose A linearly self-actuated hose for use in transporting fluids (liquids, gases, solid particles, and combinations of these three). Hose (30) has a biasing spring (36) that extends along its full length, and can comprise single or multiple springs and/or mult... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060032544 | OUTFLOW REGULATOR FOR A GRAVITY-FED LIQUID OUTLET An outflow regulator for a gravity-fed liquid outlet of a liquid reservoir comprising a restriction plate mountable within the liquid outlet for limiting a flow rate of an effluent. The restriction plate allows a lower passage for the effluent when a first level of liqu... | 02/16/2006 |
