Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6546952 | Stem cap for air conditioning service valve A service valve and cap assembly is disclosed. The service valve comprises a valve stem that is inserted into a valve body. An upper portion of the valve body defines a collar selectively formable between a first installation inner diameter to a second re... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6167902 | Bottom entry cryogenic valve An improved bottom entry cryogenic valve, with single piece cast body, that provides for easy and efficient removal of the valve stem and valve seat components without removing the valve body from the fluid circuit. The valve body forms the housing and ha... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5279320 | Gate valve A gate valve comprises a valve body (1) and a gate displaceably arranged inside said valve body transverse to the flow direction, said gate being provided on each side with a guide groove (14) guided by means of a mating guide rail formed on each side of ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5277216 | Method of attaching a valve disc to a drive shaft The drive shaft is formed with a longitudinally extending groove and the wall of a blind bore formed in the valve disc for receiving the shaft is formed with a projection which fits in the groove by a punching operation. The mating parts are readily made ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5183069 | Adjustable valve stem apparatus for valve gated injection molding devices An adjustable valve stem apparatus 10 adapted for use in an injection molding equipment or device comprises a cylindrical body 12 comprising internally threaded fixed portion 14 and moveable portion 16 threadably mounted on a double-ended screw 30. The fi... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5080575 | Adjustable valve stem apparatus for valve gated injection molding devices An adjustable valve stem apparatus 10 adapted for use in an injection molding equipment or device comprises a cylindrical body 12 comprising internally threaded fixed portion 14 and moveable portion 16 threadably mounted on a double-ended screw 30. The fi... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5000222 | Tamper resistant adjustment range control for the adjustment screw of a control device A pressure adjustment screw for a fluid flow control device cannot for safety's sake be rotated within a threaded cylindrical bore on the device's body to withdraw it beyond an extreme pressure level safety setting. To allow field adjustment of the set po... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4934403 | Readily inspectable and cleanable emergency valve for storage tank An emergency valve assembly for a tank adapted to contain liquid such as for instance hazardous material, with the valve assembly including a valve head for closing the discharge port from the tank in an operative closed position of the valve head, and wi... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4915353 | Diaphragm valve A diaphragm valve includes a valve body adapted to receive a replaceable diaphragm subassembly. The subassembly includes a sleeve closely received in the valve body. An actuating stem extends through the sleeve and includes a composite diaphragm welded at... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4860784 | Non-rising stem valve assembly and method of replacing a permanent seal The non-rising stem valve assembly includes a valve body having an inlet and an outlet and a bonnet member securely attached to the valve body which defines a tubular passageway. A valve stem extends through this tubular passageway and has a lower valve p... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4834340 | Quarter-turn plug valve having adjustable bonnet and tapered raised valve seats A quarter-turn plug valve has an inverted and tapered frustoconical body cavity and plug. The valve body has a through-flow passage with ports opening into said body cavity. The tapered plug has a valve stem and a throughflow passage. The valve seats surr... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4834133 | Control valve A control valve particularly for use in a steam power plant includes a hollow valve body having a pair of aligned openings therethrough. A cylindrical valve bonnet extends through one of the openings in the valve body and is secured to the valve body. A c... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4773442 | Globe valve having a dismountable seat for rapid maintenance A globe valve comprising: a control rod (70) which is movable in translation along a valve axis (XX'), handle means (90) for controlling movements of said rod in translation, a disk (74) fixed to one end of said rod; a body (12) having an inlet passage (1... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4717074 | Adjustable orifice for a sprayer unit An assembly for providing a number of different size orifices for a sprayer unit, such as a hand-held paint sprayer, has an orifice plate with a number of orifices of different diameters radially disposed near a periphery of the plate. The plate has a cen... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4691726 | Method and apparatus for valve assembly for a hot water tank A method of replacing an inlet valve for a hot water tank, comprising removing the existing valve and inserting a new valve particularly adapted for use in the present invention. The new valve is connected to the pipe end portion of the inlet pipe by mean... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4616673 | Replacement faucet handle kit In a replacement faucet handle kit of simple and inexpensive form there is included a plurality of adapters each having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portions of the adapters are substantially identical and of non-circular, t... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4585210 | Safety hard seat The valve is particularly designed compatible for use with toxic or highly flammable fluids. It has a hard valve stem tip, such as tungsten carbide which is pushed longitudinally against the valve seat and not rotated into sealing position. The valve is p... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4580599 | Valve assembly for relieving pressure on a process structure The invention is a valve assembly designed for relieving pressure on a process structure, such as a reactor vessel or a pipeline. The valve structure consists of two separate pressure relief units, and each unit includes a pressure relief valve that is po... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4548224 | Faucet repair system A faucet repair system is provided for the removal of loose or broken faucet components, debris or other material which may be lodged in a faucet body or water feed line. A hollow coupling having threads identical to the bonnet or stem nut of the defectiv... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4512359 | Valve mechanism with replaceable seal rings A gate valve mechanism is provided which is especially designed for use as a hot tap valve. The valve incorporates a fabricated valve body having internal seat rings with circular elastomer sealing elements disposed within circular sealed grooves formed t... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4509719 | Valve cover sealing A valve comprises a valve housing with a detachable lid, a spindle passing through the lid and clamping means for clamping the lid to the housing. The clamping force of the clamping means acts mainly in the axial direction of the valve spindle. The lid is... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4501289 | Fluid proportioning diverter valve A fluid proportioning diverter valve capable or selective flow control between 3 fluid ports incorporated inside an elongated valve housing is provided with a central differential diameter bore passing therethrough between the housing ends and adaptable o... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4484596 | Means for securing valve disc to valve spindle A large manually operated leak-proof corrosion-proof low-cost shut-off or stop valve for handling high pressure refrigerant liquids and/or gases comprises a valve body formed of two sheet metal hemispheres welded to the periphery of a circular metal valve... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4468001 | Shut off valve for fluids In order to minimize wear and an over tightening effect in a shut-off valve (10) intended primarily for sanitation valves, which has a valve housing (12) a valve piston (16) that can be displaced axially by the operation of an element such as a handle (52... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4450856 | Means for releasably securing hand-wheel to valve spindle A large manually operated leak-proof corrosion-proof low-cost shut-off or stop valve for handling high pressure refrigerant liquids and/or gases comprises a valve body formed of two sheet metal hemispheres welded to the periphery of a circular metal valve... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4440190 | Control mechanism for a fire hydrant The control mechanism to which the invention relates is intended to equip fire hydrants of the type comprising an outer body (1) extended downwards by an underground elongated pipe (2) connecting it to a water supply pipe (3), a valve cooperating with a v... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4431163 | Device for fixing a cover on a body and in particular on a valve body The cover is fixed without the use of bolts. On each side thereof, an almost closed groove is defined in one half by the peripheral portion of the cover and in the other half by the peripheral portion of the body. This groove extends only in a part of the... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4364543 | Valve device A valve device comprises a valve body having an inflow passage and an outflow passage, a valve seat fixed to the valve body at a position between the passages, a valve element for seating against and separating from the valve seat, a valve stem movable to... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4356832 | High pressure bonnetless valve A method of removing from a valve, a backseat and packing means, without the necessity of first removing the packing means from the body of the valve so as to provide access for removal of the backseat, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a member and ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4263940 | Mixing valve A mixing valve has a cylindrical body member with inlet and outlet passages in spaced relation to one another. A control stem is movably positioned within the body member which defines a mixing chamber. A split expandable sleeve in the chamber is movable ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4176674 | Faucet replacement valve stem assembly A replacement valve stem assembly for a faucet in the form of an internally and externally threaded sleeve extending through and secured by nuts to the faucet cap and a threaded valve stem engaging the internal threads of the sleeve and having a valve was... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4109672 | Snap-in valve cartridge A connection between a handle and a valve stem is provided by a snap latch arrangement. The usual button at the top of the handle carries a dog bar that prevents the detent from releasing when the button is in place. But when the button is removed, the ha... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4007500 | Bathtub stopper A bathtub stopper for closing the drain passage of a strainer cup of a bathtub according to the present invention consists of a main body portion which has first and second components adapted to telescope longitudinally with respect to one another between... | 02/15/1977 |
