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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370675 | Flow conditioner for a fluid transport pipe The flow conditioner for a fluid transport pipe, comprises a support-forming substantially tubular main body, at least one flow rectifier disposed inside the main body essentially perpendicularly to the axis XX′ thereof, and a porous plate disposed inside the main... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7296594 | Combination check valve and neutral valve assembly for use in a hydraulic component A combination neutral valve and check valve assembly is provided for use in connection with a closed hydraulic circuit and a sump such as in a hydrostatic transmission. A cage and check poppet are mounted in a valve body having an opening between the hydraulic circu... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293863 | Method of filling a liquid container having a check valve and a flow path bypassing the check valve A bypass flowing passage communicating with the inside of a bag part not through a second valve mechanism is provided for an outlet part 12, and ink can be filled from the outlet part into the bag part 11 despite the second valve mechanism V2. A... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7231938 | Check valve for pump of electronically controlled brake system A check valve for a pump of an electronically controlled brake system includes a valve body provided with a fluid path, a spring seat placed in an outlet of the fluid path of the valve body, a valve rod fitted at a lower end thereof into an inlet of the fluid path o... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231940 | Control valve for a hydraulic power steering system A control valve for a hydraulic power steering system includes a pair of flow circuits arranged in parallel. Each flow circuit includes an upstream and downstream flow orifices arranged in series. Each set of orifices defines between the orifices an intermediate pre... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7171972 | Passive back-flushing thermal energy system This invention provides a thermal energy system comprising a heat exchanger for transferring thermal energy between a source and a load, the heat exchanger having a primary side associated with the source, and a secondary side for conducting a fluid associated with ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7152627 | Control valve for a hydraulic power steering system A control valve for a hydraulic power steering system includes a pair of flow circuits arranged in parallel. Each flow circuit includes an upstream and downstream flow orifices arranged in series. Each set of orifices defines between the orifices an intermediate pre... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150376 | Double-layered fluid container A double-layered fluid container which includes an upper diaphragm and a lower diaphragm, which provides alternating squeezing action so that the upper diaphragm and the lower diaphragm causes an opening and a closing action to the container. The contents in the con... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128090 | Water-hammer preventing unit for check valve In a water-hammer preventing unit for a check valve according to the present invention, a retainer pipe having openings at two edges thereof is provided inside a short pipe to form a circular space with the short pipe, and openings are formed on this retainer pipe. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7069946 | Slow-release check valve A slow-release check valve for a pneumatic system including a compressed gas source and a pneumatic device includes a body with a proximal, supply end and a distal, power end. Supply and power couplings are mounted on the body supply and power ends respectively and ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059366 | Air bleed mechanism for a submersible turbine pump A manifold for a submersible turbine pump having an air bleed mechanism for removing air from a discharge chamber of the manifold. The manifold includes the discharge chamber that receives fuel pumped from an underground storage tank (UST), the air bleed mechanism, ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7004200 | Constant flow valve for a water softener control assembly A flow control valve controls a flow of water through a passage to a brine tank of a water treatment apparatus. A valve seat is between first and second sections of the passage. The valve seat has a first end with a concave surface facing the first section and an ap... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6952922 | Choke valve of clutch release cylinder A choke valve of the clutch release cylinder wherein the actuating oil is slowly discharged when the clutch pedal is released, and when the clutch pedal is depressed, resistance to the actuating oil is minimized for the actuating oil to be swiftly and smoothly suppl... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953325 | Safety device to limit pressure in an axial-piston compressor housing A safety device limits the pressure in an axial-piston compressor with variable piston displacement. The compressor has as wobble plate or swash plate whose tilt angle can be variably controlled by the pressure differential between the high pressure in the discharge... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6866062 | Check valve A check valve for a compressed gas system. The valve has a body with an internal passage extending through the body and a valve seat positioned in the passage. A poppet is movable between a closed position in which the poppet engages the seat to block flow of gas th... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6834671 | Check valve for micro electro mechanical structure devices A check valve for micro electro mechanical structure devices (MEMS), and in particular pertains to a check valve which is adapted to be employed in connection with micro electro mechanical structure devices which are intended to be employed with supercritical fluids... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6830064 | Leak control valve A leak control valve preventing the damage of the vacuum pump and/or the neighboring instruments even in the case of fluid leak at the vessel. The side wall of the valve poppet closes the channel to the outlet through restoring forces of the springs installed... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6827091 | Passive back-flushing thermal energy system A thermal energy system including a heat exchanger for transferring thermal energy between a source and a load, the heat exchanger having a primary side associated with the source, and a secondary side for conducting a fluid associated with the load, wherein the sec... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6619182 | Flow control device A flow control apparatus for a fluid cylinder for a workpiece holder includes a flow restricting member and a flexible sealing member. The flow restricting member defines a first passageway and a sealing surface. The flexible sealing member is positioned ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604938 | Device for gas burners The invention relates to a device for gas burners, comprising at least two air nozzles 10, 11 for combustion air. The air nozzles 10, 11 are arranged in parallel. According to the invention, a flow restrictor 15 is assigned to one or more of the air nozzl... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6263912 | Fluid flow control valve A fluid flow control valve within a pop-up sprinkler arrests fluid flow through a riser of the pop-up sprinkler under abnormal flow conditions, such as when the riser is broken or a sprinkler head is removed from the riser. The riser, which is movable rel... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263911 | Fluid flow control valve A flow control valve arrests fluid flow from a primary line to a branch line when flow into the branch line exceeds a predetermined flow rate. In one embodiment for use with an irrigation system, the valve includes a T-fitting. The fitting defines a prima... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6260575 | Fluid flow control valve A flow control valve arrests fluid flow from a primary line to a branch line when flow into the branch line exceeds a predetermined flow rate. In one embodiment for use with an irrigation system, the valve includes a T-fitting. The fitting defines a prima... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6199584 | Fluid flow control valve A flow control valve arrests fluid flow from a primary line to a branch line when flow into the branch line exceeds a predetermined flow rate. In one embodiment for use with an irrigation system, the valve includes a T-fitting. The fitting defines a prima... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6119454 | Exhaust manifold device An exhaust manifold device is provided to allow air to enter an exhaust manifold during normal operation of an engine to prevent exhaust gases being sucked into the cylinders via exhaust valves. Air can be supplied via valves (18 and 21) to the exhaust ma... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6014820 | Shuttle valve for twin tower air dryer A shuttle valve for a gas drying system that cleans and dries a stream of unpurified pressurized gas received from a source thereof and supplied to a pneumatic system that uses such a purified pressurized air. The valve includes a housing that connects a ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5931191 | Flow control valve for passing two fluids in opposite directions A flow control valve includes a piston moveable in a cylindrical chamber between an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The piston head has a maximum diameter smaller than the wall of the chamber to define a fixed orifice. The opposite end of the piston ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5789045 | Microtubes devices based on surface tension and wettability In the present invention, various sizes of non-wetting droplets are inserted into microtube devices of various shapes having therein a gas or wetting fluid which causes the droplets to movement in response to fluid pressure. The droplets may translate wit... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5762093 | Fuel overflow restrictor/water intake restraining devices A compact, lightweight, inexpensive surge restrictor for use in the fuel tank vent line of a marine craft includes a housing which defines a chamber having an inlet and an outlet, a baffle member disposed within a flow path through the chamber so that liq... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5762104 | Liquid pumping system with pressure relief mechanism This disclosure relates to a system for pumping a liquid from a storage tank, through a pipe and out of a valve of a liquid dispenser. The apparatus comprises a manifold housing having a main flow passage formed therein, a check valve mounted in said main... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5706873 | Automotive fluid recovery apparatus An apparatus for use in a service station to recover automotive fluids. The apparatus comprises a reservoir attachable to a floor surface and a catch pan for receiving automotive fluids flowing from under a vehicle being serviced. The apparatus also compr... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5655567 | Valve assembly for transmission A valve assembly for a transmission includes a valve cavity located in a flow passage and having first and second orifices spaced from one another and disposed at opposite ends of the cavity with sidewalls extending therebetween, a valve body disposed wit... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5529091 | Check valve A body, having ported plates astride a third plate having a void formed therein, confines a ball-type valving element therein, in a chamber defined by the void. Ports in the ported plates open onto the chamber, and the ported plate on the outlet side of t... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5525046 | High pressure cleaning device with leakage flow arrangement A high pressure cleaning device with a housing (1) containing a driving motor and a pump for cleaning fluid, in particular water, and a bypass valve arrangement, with a valve pistol (2) having a cleaning lance (3) or the like connected thereto, and with a... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5388621 | Pressurized transfer tank security system The present invention relates to a transfer tank security system for liquids such as beverage syrups which discourages the unauthorized filling of the transfer tank through either the pressurized gas inlet and/or the liquid outlet. This is accomplished by... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5305794 | Valve structure A gas cylinder valve assembly has an outside portion positioned outside the gas cylinder and an inside portion positioned inside the gas cylinder. A canal for conducting gas passes through the inside and outside portions. The canal communicates with the i... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5236425 | Self-adjusting suction regulator A suction regulator is provided for a pleural drainage device which includes a spring-loaded valve which opens to atmosphere to maintain the appropriate suction levels in the pleural drainage device together with an air flow regulator which reduces the ai... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5183076 | Unidirectional flow limiter The unidirectional limiter comprises a body, each of the ends of which is provided with a connection, a closure member mounted movably between a seat and an abutment element and a throttle ring mounted rotatably on the body of the valve for modifying the ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5178240 | Adjustable double-acting damper A dasphpot damper for acting between two objects subject to move toward and away from one another including a housing including an elongated cavity, a piston mounted within the housing cavity for reciprocating movement therealong and dividing the cavity i... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5148830 | Flow control device A flow control device including a body having an annular flange formed in a middle portion, a pair of sealing rings engaged on the body, two apertures formed in the body and located between the sealing rings, a plug and a spring received between the annul... | 09/22/1992 |
