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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161997 | Multipurpose flow module The present invention relates to a multipurpose flow module comprising flow plates and/or heat exchanger plates stacked together, which flow plate having a flow channel and one or more connection ports. To each flow plate or heat exchanger plate one or more barrier ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161998 | Frozen/chilled fluid for pipelines and for storage facilities Methods of, and apparatus for, storing and transporting a hazardous fluid, such as a combustible fuel, include methods and means, respectively, for: (a) treating the fluid to reduce its hazardous condition; (b) sto... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7726332 | Durable water heating system providing rapid hot water delivery A durable water heating system providing rapid hot water delivery includes a water heating unit connected to a water source. A hot water line connects the water heating unit to at least one water delivery fixture. A return line of substantially the first cross-secti... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7624754 | Double-disk slide valve A double-disk slide valve, the shut-off plates of which are displaceable by means of an actuator rod and which is provided with a bridging pipe having two sealing rings that are in operative engagement with corresponding housing sealing seats of the slide valve hous... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7347406 | Shut-off valve and method of shutting off opening of vacuum chamber A shut-off valve disposed between openings formed to a vacuum chamber includes a casing, a valve body disposed inside the casing and having a shaft rotating around a central axis of the valve body, a drive unit for driving the valve body to rotate the shaft, and an ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340966 | Sensor with water ingress protection A gas monitoring system that comprises a sensor, a first valve, and a second valve. The sensor is disposed within a sensor housing that has an inlet and an outlet. The sensor generates a signal based on a characteristic of a gas within the housing. The first valve i... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335396 | Methods for controlling mass flow rates and pressures in passageways coupled to reaction chambers and systems for depositing material onto microfeature workpieces in reaction chambers Methods, apparatuses, and systems for controlling mass flow rates and pressures in passageways coupled to reaction chambers are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes controlling a mass flow rate in a passageway in response to a first condition by mo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7277628 | Heater for aircraft potable water tank A heater (10) for installation on a potable water tank (12). The heater (10) comprises a blanket (14) including an electrical resistance heating element (16) and a connection pad (18) for electrically connecting the heating ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264178 | Foam spraying rig A foam spraying rig comprising a vehicle having first and second fluid spray component storage tanks mounted in the body of the vehicle, each of which are heated by electrical heaters and by tubing which is connected to the coolant of the water cooled engine of the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7220312 | Methods for treating semiconductor substrates The invention includes a method for treating a plurality of discrete semiconductor substrates. The discrete semiconductor substrates are placed within a reactor chamber. While the substrates are within the chamber, they are simultaneously exposed to one or more of H... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204264 | High pressure capillary micro-fluidic valve device and a method of fabricating same A freeze-thaw valve and a method of micro-machining the freeze-thaw valve is provided and includes a valve housing, wherein the valve housing defines a housing cavity and includes a housing inlet, a housing vent, a capillary tubing inlet and a capillary tubing outle... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192003 | Aseptic sampling valve Aseptic sampling valve having a valve body with a generally cylindrical side wall and a relatively thin, generally planar end wall, an inlet opening in the end wall, a valve seat surrounding the inlet opening, a port opening through the side wall and extending towar... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183208 | Methods for treating pluralities of discrete semiconductor substrates The invention includes a method for treating a plurality of discrete semiconductor substrates. The discrete semiconductor substrates are placed within a reactor chamber. While the substrates are within the chamber, they are simultaneously exposed to one or more of H... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178545 | Modulating bypass control system and method A control system for a bypass duct includes a pneumatic damper control assembly, a sensor and a pneumatic switch. The damper control assembly includes a damper vane mountable in the bypass duct for movement between relative open and closed positions to regulate airf... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178704 | Electrically-operated dispenser An electrically-operating liquid dispenser having an U-shaped pole. Windings of an electromagnetic coil are wound about the legs of the U-shaped pole and are energized selectively for moving an armature relative to the pole to open and close the dispenser. The U-sha... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172975 | Process for the wet chemical treatment of semiconductor wafers A process for the wet chemical treatment of semiconductor wafers, in which the semiconductor wafers are treated with treatment liquids, has the semiconductor wafers firstly treated with an aqueous HF solution, then treated with an aqueous O3 solution and ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7143995 | Motorized cam actuator A motorized cam actuator for linear actuation of an apparatus. An actuating motor shaft is fitted with a bushing having first and second opposed flats and a threaded portion at an outer end thereof. With the motor mounted to a pedestal, the bushing is rotated on the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140378 | Instantaneous water heater A system for instantaneously heating water has a heat exchanger for heating cold water to produce overheated water; a hot water supply member connected to a first intake of the heat exchanger; a cold water supply member connected to a second intake of the heat excha... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124766 | Apparatus and use thereof in cleaning a respiratory device A cleaning apparatus includes a tank housing and a partition disposed in the tank housing so as to divide the interior thereof into pumping and cleaning chambers as the only chambers within the tank housing adapted to contain cleaning liquid. A submersible pump moun... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112544 | Method of atomic layer deposition on plural semiconductor substrates simultaneously The invention includes a method for treating a plurality of discrete semiconductor substrates. The discrete semiconductor substrates are placed within a reactor chamber. While the substrates are within the chamber, they are simultaneously exposed to one or more of H... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108012 | Fluid control valve A fluid control valve for the mixing of hot and cold water and delivery at a selected flow rate is described wherein an upper housing and lower housing are clamped together by a snap-fit connection thereby enclosing other fluid control valve component parts. A ball ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089955 | Recreational vehicle low temperature water supply warming system The present recreational vehicle water warming and circulating system uses the heated water in the water heater to heat the on-board water supply when the outside air temperature drops below the freezing point of water. The system includes a holding tank for contain... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091456 | Aircraft hot water supply system An aircraft hot water supply system (10) comprising a group of water-use stations (14a–14f) each including a hot water line having a heater (40a–40f) which heats water at a heating rate dependent upo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066194 | Valve design and configuration for fast delivery system Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for rapid delivery of pulses of one or more reactants to a substrate processing chamber. One embodiment of a valve body includes a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet. A valve chamber is in... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051754 | Immediate hot water supply device In a hot water distribution system, the water oscillation in hot water supply line maintains hot water line in heated condition by ensuring heat transfer from the water heater to a hot water line executing regenerative heat transfer technique. Fulfillment of longitu... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7028561 | Fuel dispenser fuel meter error detection device, system and method A flow switch used in conjunction with a fuel meter in a fuel dispenser to determine when fuel is flowing. A flow switch can only be activated if fuel is flowing through the flow path of the flow switch. If fuel is flowing as indicated by the fuel flow switch, but t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025077 | Heat exchanger for instant warm water A method and apparatus for providing heated water to a hot water supply line positioned intermediate a hot water supply and a faucet. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007709 | Microfluidic device and manufacture thereof The present invention relates to microfluidic devices and to their method of manufacture. The microfluidic devices are original by their specific structure (of sandwich type) and by the materials from which they are made (mainly glasses, glass ceramics, ceramics), a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004185 | Liquid loading techniques An improved method for loading propellants into separate tanks on a reusable launch vehicle (RLV) uses three innovative methods. The liquid loading provides three liquid transfer methods, integrated and coordinated to provide less complicated loading and unloading o... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001640 | Apparatus and method for forming deposited film The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for forming a deposited film which can repeatedly form a large amount of functional deposited films with good reproducibility without degradation in the characteristics of films formed even wh... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994234 | Electrically-operated dispensing module Electrically-operated dispensing modules capable of dispensing small volumes of a viscous liquid at high operating frequencies and reproducibly among successive dispensed volumes of viscous liquid without the occurrence of stringing. The dispensing module may includ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988511 | Outlet valve structure for water dispenser A outlet valve structure of a water dispenser includes a body member, a first controller, a second controller and a control switch. The outlet valve has the function of controlling dispense and switch of hot water, cold water and warm water. Therefore, only one of s... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6978802 | Fuel tank and manufacturing method thereof In the fuel tank, a tank wall providing a tank chamber is formed by blow molding. A tank partition is disposed in the tank chamber. The tank partition is positioned in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the tank wall, and is clamp... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962295 | Thermostat for an automatic hydraulic transmission system The present invention has a by-pass thermostat assembly (1) that is connected to the oil circulation system of an automatic hydraulic transmission system of an internal combustion or other engine. The assembly includes a block or a case (4) with an inn... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962090 | Heated stainless steel emissions canister An exhaust gas measurement system is provided that includes a probe to find a sample exhaust gas passageway for collecting exhaust gas. A stainless steel canister is fluidly connected to the probe for storing the exhaust gas. A pump fluidly interconnects the probe a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955050 | Thermal storage unit and methods for using the same to heat a fluid A thermal storage unit having at least one annular flow channel formed between an inner and outer member is provided. The thermal storage unit uses conventional mill products to create annular flow channels that economically maximize the surface area of flow in cont... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953045 | Gas delivery system The present invention includes apparatus for linking a high-pressure gas source to equipment, so that the pressure can be reduced while maximum flow can be maintained. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a motor valve, a control valve, a buffer tank, and an ou... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6952524 | Fluid heater temperature balancing apparatus A fluid heater apparatus supplies heat to wash fluid via a flow path in a thermally conductive body. A heat source is disposed in the thermally conductive body for imparting heat to the body. Fluid flowing through the thermally conductive body in a flow path envelop... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941963 | High-speed diaphragm valve for atomic layer deposition A diaphragm valve includes a pressure vent communicating with an enclosed space behind the diaphragm for reducing resistance to transitioning of the diaphragm between the open and closed positions. In some implementations, a pump or other source of suction is couple... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935191 | Fuel dispenser fuel flow meter device, system and method A flow switch used on conjunction with a fuel flow meter in a fuel dispenser to determine when fuel flow rate signals form a fuel flow meter should be ignored in the calculation of flow rate and/or volume of fuel dispensed. An inferential fuel flow meter may be used... | 08/30/2005 |
