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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125477 | Coiled Valve and Methods of Making and Using the Same The presently disclosed subject matter is generally directed to a reclosable one-way valve. Particularly, the valve comprises two sheets of thermoplastic material sealed together in a face-to-face relationship to define a channel there between. At least one of the two s... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120104304 | CONTROL VALVE FOR EJECTING RIVET PIECES OF A RIVET GUN A control valve for ejecting rivet pieces of a rivet gun has an adapter, a bushing, a first valve member and a second valve member. The adapter has cavity and a mounting hole. The bushing is mounted in the mounting hole of the adapter and has a through hole. The first a... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120068102 | BONNET APPARATUS TO PROVIDE LIVE-LOADING TO A SEAL Bonnet apparatus to provide live-loading to a seal are described herein. An example bonnet assembly includes a housing having a recessed opening to define a shoulder and a sealing disc disposed within the recessed opening. A biasing element is disposed in the recessed o... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120047945 | Bellows Valve for Use in Cryogenics The invention relates to a valve including a circuit for a fluid conveyed into a valve body, a stopper that is movable between a rest position and an operative position from among an open position and a closed position of said circuit, and a resilient annular bellows sy... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048410 | OIL CONTROL VALVE AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL APPARATUS An oil control valve includes: a housing that is connected to an oil passage via which an oil is fed to and drained from a hydraulic device; an elongated spool that changes a state of oil feeding-drainage for the hydraulic device by moving in the housing; and a drain pa... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120047638 | Goggle Mask, Check Valve Device Thereof and Method for Manufacturing a Check Valve Device Thereof A goggle mask is provided. The goggle mask includes at least one check valve device with a soft body and at least one valve disk. The soft body is integrally connected with the soft nose masking portion of the goggle mask. The soft body has a draining hole. The valve di... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120049099 | Replaceable Outlet Liner for Control Vave A liner assembly adapted to line a valve body of a control valve comprises a sleeve, a liner, and a retainer. The sleeve has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a bore. The outer surface is adapted to be disposed in engagement with the outle... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120037833 | VALVE FOR POWDER A powder valve is propose which is simple in structure and small in size, which can prevent powder from getting stuck in the valve, and can withstand high feed pressure. The valve includes a valve casing 21, a valve shaft 25, and a valve body 22 mou... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120025124 | SERVICE VALVE BODY The present invention provides a service valve body for a heating/cooling system. The valve body has a main body, a charge port stem, and first and second stems, all of which are monolithic with one another (e.g., formed in one piece) such that there are no seams, joint... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024771 | NO FILTER NO RUN FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH AIR VENT A filter cartridge includes a filter media defining an interior space, and having a first end and a second end, a first end plate connected to the first end, and a second end plate connected to the second end. A pin is connected to the second end plate and extends downw... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110315003 | VALVE ASSEMBLY A valve assembly for regulating the flow of fluid between a working chamber of a fluid-working machine and a fluid manifold. The valve assembly comprising a valve body comprising a valve seat, a fluid passage extending through the valve body, and a travelling member com... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313354 | LOW-PROFILE ONE-WAY VALVE A valve configured for a lumen of medical device is provided. The valve includes a valve body that may be elastically deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration. The valve body includes a lumen having a closed configuration and an open configuration. ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110297255 | HYDRAULIC TORRENT CONTROL VALVE A hydraulic control valve actuated by a diaphragm's integral spring whose thicker part acts with greater force to close the diaphragm and plug unit of the valve and whose thinner part may complete the closing motion so that the integral spring may weaken faster than lin... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290903 | Fragrance Device For Vehicle And Sealing Component Used Therein The present invention provides a fragrance device for a vehicle capable of supplying plural fragrant ingredients to the inside of the vehicle as being contained in air flow of a vehicle-use air-conditioning device with a simple structure. The fragrance device for a vehi... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110291039 | Control Valve Pressure Bleed Inspection Port A valve with an integral bleed passage includes a valve body including a threaded bore, a bonnet having a first threaded portion arranged to be securable to the bore of the valve body and having a second portion disposed outside the valve body, and a cavity defined betw... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110272618 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT WITH A BASE PART AND AN INSERT PART A valve arrangement with a base part (1), which has securing means (11) for securing the valve arrangement to a place of use and has an axially continuous bore (6) with an inner wall (7), | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110253924 | Sliding Part, Mechanical Seal, Faucet Valve, and Rolling Support Device Each Including the Sliding Part Provided are a sliding component, such as a mechanical seal ring, which is capable of maintaining superior sliding characteristics even in the long-term continuous use thereof, as well as a mechanical seal, a faucet valve, and a rolling support device, each of which inc... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110248203 | AIRCRAFT VALVE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING CLAMP-SPECIFIC BAULKING TAB ARRAYS AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF Embodiments of an aircraft valve assembly are provided for use in conjunction with a selected type of clamp having multiple segments separated by a predetermined gap spacing. In one embodiment, the aircraft valve assembly includes a flowbody having a ported end portion ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110248054 | VALVE A valve (100) comprising a tubular body (110) closed at a proximal end (111) and open at a distal end (112), outer sealing surfaces (120, 130) provided at the proximal and distal ends for sealing against an inner surface of a tube, the... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110248204 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT A valve device having a valve body (1, 1′) releaseably connected by a retaining unit (4, 4′) to a housing (3, 3′) designed for receiving electronic tire pressure measuring device, so that the retaining unit fixes the valve body in a relative p... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110233447 | VALVE CASE FOR OIL CONTROL VALVE A valve case includes a housing portion including a cylindrical space for housing a spool of an oil control valve, and a wall portion including a drain space arranged cross to the cylindrical space. The housing portion and the wall portion are integrally formed.... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232789 | THREE-WAY CONTROLLABLE VALVE A valve system includes a conical valve body disposed in an engine gaseous fluid stream and having a first fluid passageway, where the conical valve body is a cone or a frustum of a cone. The system includes a fluid inlet conduit fluidly coupled to the conical valve bod... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110225717 | VALVE FOR IN-FLOOR POOL CLEANING SYSTEM Disclosed is a valve for use in in-floor pool cleaning systems. The valve has a housing with an inlet port, an internal cavity and multiple outlet ports. A drive source, which can be an impeller positioned in the cavity and in fluid communication with the inlet port, is... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110226979 | FLUSH VALVE PRESSURE BALANCE A flush valve has a valve body having an inlet and an outlet. A piston is disposed in the valve body between the inlet and the outlet. A piston cap is disposed within the valve body and has a wall along which the piston is guided. A groove is disposed in the piston cap ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110220830 | Venting Valve A venting valve has a securing part and a valve body connected to the securing part and provided with at least one venting slot. A closure tension acts on the venting slot and is caused by a force generated within the venting valve after mounting. The venting valve is m... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110220829 | PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE A pressure-relief valve has a housing having an annular flange defining a pressure-vent hole centered on an axis and having an axially directed end face and a radially outwardly directed outer surface. A cap can fit axially over the flange in a closed position and has a... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110214450 | BITE-IN TYPE PIPE CONNECTION STRUCTURE, VALVE, BITE-IN TYPE PIPE JOINT, AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE A bite-in type pipe connection structure is provided, the pipe connection structure being capable of, even if piping connection work is performed with a length of piping inserted insufficiently, minimizing deterioration of air-tightness at the joint portion, at which th... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110209677 | HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY AND HYDRAULIC VALVE FOR FORMING SAID ASSEMBLY A hydraulic assembly (1), particularly for an electrohydraulic valve control of an internal combustion engine, and a hydraulic valve (2) for forming such an assembly are provided. The assembly includes a hydraulic valve with a valve housing (4) and ... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110210279 | Gas Valves for Pneumatic Devices An improved valve assembly for routing gas, such as a high-pressure sour gas from an oil well, into a pneumatic device is disclosed. The pneumatic device may be in operational communication with an injection pump adapted to inject chemicals, such as methanol, back into ... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110204276 | METHOD FOR WELDING COMPONENTS WITH A CLOSED HOLLOW CROSS-SECTION IN SUCH A WAY THAT A PERIPHERAL GAP IS PRODUCED BETWEEN THE TWO OVERLAPPING COMPONENTS A method for joining a first housing component to a second housing component by welding, the first housing component and the second housing component each being constituted as hollow bodies having a closed hollow cross section, a shape of the hollow cross section of the... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110198529 | Shut-Off Valve Shut-off valve of a fluid having a valve body (20), an obturator (5) housed in the valve body and rotatable around a rotation axis (X), and a command organ (2) connected to the obturator (5) by means of a command stem (12) which extend... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110197627 | POPPET VALVE WITH LINEAR AREA GAIN A poppet valve has a valve pin movable relative to a bore, and with a curved outside shape. A flow cross-sectional area across the poppet valve is defined between an outer diameter of the curved outside shape, and an inner diameter of the bore. Further, a vapor cycle in... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110193006 | Method for Bonding a Layer of Silicone to a Substrate of Methacrylate Polymer Method of bonding a layer (S) of silicone to a substrate (4′) of methacrylic polymer; the method involves positioning between the methacrylate polymer and the silicone a layer (9) of an organosilane having the formula R1Si(R2)3... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110186768 | Valve Housing The invention discloses a valve housing (1) having a main bore (6) and at least one connecting bore or secondary bore (12, 20, 22, 36), the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the main bore. The connecting or secondary bores end at a s... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110180742 | Valve Having a Long Average Operating Life A valve has a vale body that is movable in a valve housing opposite a valve seat. A space is formed between the valve body and the valve housing. The space is partitioned or limited by way of at least one seal. The at least one seal has a carrier element made from metal... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110175011 | VACUUM VALVE A vacuum valve including a wall (1) having a valve opening (2) surrounded by a valve seat (4), at least one valve plate (5), which is disposed in a vacuum region of the vacuum valve and can be moved from an open position in a longitudinal dir... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110168937 | VACUUM VALVE WITH GAS-TIGHT SHAFT PENETRATION The invention relates to a vacuum valve for interrupting, releasing or controlling a flowing medium in the interior (3) of the vacuum valve (1). A shaft (6) coupled to a valve drive (5) is routed gas-tight from the atmospheric area (4)... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162730 | VALVE FOR A PRESSURE REGULATOR A valve for a fuel pressure regulator includes a shaft defining a longitudinal axis. The shaft has a protuberance defining a mating surface that is positionable against a valve seat of the regulator and a flow surface that intersects the mating surface. A first angle is... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110155938 | PUMP HEADER AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF A header body for use in fluid circulation systems such as a hydronic heating system is provided in which the header body is configured to couple fluid flow to individual fluid circuits of the system. In one embodiment, the header body comprises a suction chamber with a... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110157283 | LIQUID DROPLET TRANSPORTING APPARATUS, AND VALVE, MEMORY, DISPLAY UNIT USING THE LIQUID DROPLET TRANSPORTING APPARATUS A liquid droplet transporting apparatus includes a first electrode which is arranged on a surface of a substrate, a second electrode which is arranged apart from the first electrode on the surface of the substrate, an insulating layer which is arranged to cover each of ... | 06/30/2011 |
