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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110260087 | MULTI-ROTOR FLOW CONTROL VALVE An article of manufacture includes a first rotor having a first flow-through area that is more than 50% of a total first rotor flow area and a first ridged arc member, and a second rotor having a second flow-through area that is more than 50% of a total second rotor flo... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110253223 | Continuously Adjustable, Multi-Port Selection, Constant Flow Capability, Externally-Actuated Rotary Flow Valve Apparatus, System and Method A rotary flow valve apparatus and associated systems and methods, comprising: a front plate comprising a plurality of fluid entry ports running therethrough; a rear plate comprising one central fluid exit port running through a substantial center thereof and P periphera... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110233437 | VALVE A valve is provided having a flow passage interrupted by a plug chamber interposed in the flow passage. The plug chamber adapted to receive a rotatable valve plug inserted through the plug aperture and seated on the valve seat. The rotatable valve plug comprising a plug... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110198525 | FLOATING CONICAL PLUG VALVE This invention relates to a floating conical plug valve comprising the valve body with a path for medium passing by, the conical valve chamber which is intersected into the said path perpendicularly, a conical valve core which can be turned, inserted in valve chamber, u... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110175008 | HIGH-PRESSURE PLUG VALVE A plug valve has a valve body, a cage fitted within the valve body and a rotatable plug housed within a cylindrical cavity in the cage, for controlling fluid flow through the valve. The cage has first and second opposed flat side surfaces, each side surface has a port f... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110037008 | PLUG VALVE A plug valve assembly having an inlet and an outlet comprises a housing including a bore extending through the housing between the inlet and the outlet and a cavity intersecting the bore, a plug mounted in the cavity for rotation between first and second positions. In t... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110017306 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL VALVE The invention provides a fluid flow control valve (1) comprising a cylindrical inlet chamber (2) having a fluid inlet aperture (3) and a coaxial waisted cylindrical outlet chamber (4) having a fluid outlet aperture (5), said inlet cham... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110011474 | Multi-port stopcock valve and flow designating system A stopcock is provided with multiple ports joining multiple fluid conduits leading between fluid sources and fluid destinations. A central hub manifold resides within a valve body supporting the ports, and can rotate relative to the valve body. Fluid flow paths within t... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100308246 | Plug Valve Indicator A valve has a body having a rotatable valve element. A drive mechanism has a drive input member and a drive output member that are coupled to the valve element for rotating the valve element. A shear member is operatively located within the drive mechanism between the d... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100301250 | REVERSIBLE FLOW VALVE ASSEMBLY A flow valve is provided that comprises a valve chamber including first and second valve port openings in communication with first and second inlet/outlets. The valve further includes a shaft rotatably disposed in the valve chamber, and a first valve plate rotatably cou... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100301251 | PLUG VALVE WITH FLOW AREA EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE FLOW AREA OF THE CONNECTED PIPING An apparatus is provided that in some embodiments provide an improved plug valve having a plug with a curved cylindrical sealing surface and a substantially flat second surface. An inlet region of the housing has a constant cross-sectional flow area.... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100252768 | CONTROL VALVE TRIM Provided is a control valve trim, including a plug having a plurality of sections arranged in series along a longitudinal axis, wherein each of the plurality of sections has a diameter that is greater than the diameter of the preceding section, and a plurality of slots ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100237268 | SHAFT CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO SHAFTS A shaft connection is provided between a first shaft and a second shaft, the first shaft having a longitudinal axis about which the first shaft can be rotated. The first shaft has a free end which engages into a coupling part which can be connected in a rotationally fix... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100187461 | HIGH-PRESSURE PLUG VALVE A plug valve has a valve body, a cage fitted within the valve body and a rotatable plug housed within a cylindrical cavity in the cage, for controlling fluid flow through the valve. The cage has first and second opposed flat side surfaces, each side surface has a port f... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100170571 | Valves A double check valve (10) with two separate elements (20, 25) individually movable to close the valve and collectively movable to open the valve. The separate elements are independently closing the valve, and collectively controllable to open the valve, to... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100171060 | TWO-PART BACK CAP FOR A PLUG VALVE AND PLUG VALVES INCORPORATING SAME A two-part back cap for a plug valve includes a back cap seal body and a back cap retainer nut. The back cap retainer nut secures the back cap seal body within the plug valve and securely supports the back cap seal body. A gap between an outer periphery of the back cap ... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100163770 | FLOW ADJUSTMENT VALVE The invention relates to a flow adjustment valve (1) comprising a valve housing (2) having a flow channel (3) in which a throttle unit (4, 11) having an adjustable throttle element (11) and a shut-off unit having a shut-off element ( 07/01/2010 | |
| 20100001219 | TWO-PART BACK CAP FOR A PLUG VALVE AND PLUG VALVES INCORPORATING SAME A two-part back cap for a plug valve includes a back cap seal body and a back cap retainer nut. The back cap retainer nut secures the back cap seal body within the plug valve and securely supports the back cap seal body. A gap between an outer periphery of the back cap ... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090314278 | Barbecue Grill with Sear Section Various embodiments of a gas valve and a sear-zone gas burner are described and claimed herein. One embodiment described herein relates to a control valve for regulating the flow of gas to a burner tube for a barbecue grill, wherein the control valve includes multiple f... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090309058 | PRECISION DISPENSE VALVE A fluid dosing valve assembly for dispensing a volumetric amount of a fluid in precise and repeatable amounts, particularly for dosing small amounts. The fluid dosing valve assembly includes a valve body with a fluid path, and a stem element for opening and closing the ... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090302258 | PLUG ASSEMBLY WITH PLUG HEAD ATTACHMENT A plug assembly includes a plug stem having a plug stem base, a plug head, and a fastening mechanism for fastening the plug stem base to the plug head, the fastening mechanism comprising at least two retainer clamps that surround and provide an interference fit between ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090278069 | Multiple piece frac valve insert A multiple piece valve plug insert is disclosed. The valve plug insert has an insert body and an insert cover. The valve plug insert may be used with a valve having a valve seat and a valve plug that is movable into and out of sealing engagement with the valve seat. The... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090218535 | FLOW CONTROLLERS FOR FLUID CIRCUITS Flow controllers for controlling flow through a fluid circuit are disclosed. The flow controllers disclosed can close an open flow through a fluid circuit or divert flow from one destination to another.... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090211578 | INHALER VALVE Rotary metering valve (200) with a valve inlet (260), a valve outlet (270) and a rotary valve member (280) for transferring a metered dose of aerosol formulation from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the rotary valve member is provided with a... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090173903 | MEDICAL STOPCOCK It is intended to provide a medical stopcock characterized by having a housing made of a polyarylene sulfide resin and a cock made of a polyolefin-based resin, which has such pressure-proofness as being usable in angiographic techniques, high chemical resistance (Lipiod... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090134351 | CONTROL VALVE This invention relates to a control valve which comprises a first and a second flow channel (2, 3), a valve chamber (4) and a closing member (5), from which a shaft (6) extends. A flow connection is established in the control valve through th... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090114870 | TWO-PART BACK CAP FOR A PLUG VALVE AND PLUG VALVES INCORPORATING SAME A two-part back cap for a plug valve includes a back cap seal body and a back cap retainer nut. The back cap retainer nut secures the back cap seal body within the plug valve and securely supports the back cap seal body. A gap between an outer periphery of the back cap ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090065724 | Rotary Valve for Industrial Fluid Flow Control A cylindrical rotary valve to control or affect fluid flow in processes where the fluid temperature must be maintained within a target range, the fluid pressure is varied and/or the amount of fluid flow is controlled comprising one or more of the following elements alon... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090050833 | FAUCET WITH SPHERICAL ROTATING CLOSURE The invention concerns a faucet (1) comprising: a body (2) having an axis channel (3); a spherical rotating closure (6) mounted pivotable in the body, between a closed position and an open position, the closure including a through orifice ( 02/26/2009 | |
| 20090032533 | Flow switch and container A flow switch assembly which includes a valve housing that includes an upper body portion and a lower body portion that are rotatably engaged relative each other. The upper and lower body portions define a chamber. The housing includes an inlet and outlet to the chamber... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090032764 | INTEGRATED PLUG/CHOKE VALVE An adjustable valve is disclosed which includes a plug body having at least one flow path defined therein and a choke cage positioned proximate the plug body, the choke cage comprising a plurality of openings to permit a flow of a fluid therethrough, the choke cage adap... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090032760 | ROTATIONAL MULTI VANE POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT VALVE FOR USE WITH A SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Rotational multi-vane positive displacement valves, preferably for use with a solar air-conditioning system. Each valve has an outer cylindrical valve body housing having an inlet port and an outlet port and an inner rotational cylinder disposed within the outer cylindr... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080277613 | Valve A valve for use as a fluid flow regulator having an inner part (20) and an outer part (10), which are moveable relative to one another. At least one of the inner or outer parts is connected to a source of fluid. One of the parts is fixed whilst the other i... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080264420 | Rotary Valve A rotary plug valve, especially suitable for providing small pulses of air in which the axis of rotation of the plug is outside the flow path or bore of the valve. The valve opens and closes once in every rotation allowing faster speed motors to be used for the same fre... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080169442 | Plug Valve A plug valve includes a valve body, an actuator, and an adapter. The valve body has an actuator end, a valve body end, and a stem chamber extending through said adapter. The valve body end of the adapter provides a valve body cover that can be attached to the valve body... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080135793 | CLOSURE FOR CAN FILLER PORT AND CAN VENT A fuel can (20) is disclosed as having a hollow container body (22), a detachable pouring spout (32), and a fill/vent assembly (36, 132) which is integrally secured to the body (22). In one form, the fill/vent assembly (36) has ... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080121297 | Stopcock Closure Plug The invention relates to a stopcock for fluids, comprising a housing (2) with an inlet (3) and an outlet (4) access and a closure plug (1) in the housing, with a spindle nut (9) and a closure membrane (6) adhering thereto, contr... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080116410 | Buffered rotary valve There is provided a buffered rotary valve in which a valve is additionally installed in a rotary valve for supplying a fluid of high pressure and a fluid of low pressure being input from a compressor, thereby reducing the amount of fluid being supplied and unnecessarily... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080099711 | SEALING STRUCTURE FOR A ROTARY VALVE OF A SQUIRT GUN The present invention is a sealing structure for a rotary valve of a squirt gun. The rotary valve is placed into a housing of the squirt gun body between an inlet duct and an outlet duct. The rotary valve is provided with a through hole, and both ends of the rotary valv... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080078968 | Manual Switching Valve In a manual switching valve, which enables a valve plug to be opened and closed manually, a piston is threadedly engaged with a shaft that is inserted through a housing, wherein a handle having a switching mechanism therein is installed on an upper end of the shaft. Aft... | 04/03/2008 |
