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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127791 | Solenoid operated fluid control valve Solenoid operated fluid control valve for controlling the pressure of a fluid in a fluid control system comprises a solenoid housing having therein a solenoid coil, an armature movable in response to electrical current applied to the solenoid coil, a valve member fo... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8100142 | Bleed-type electromagnetic valve A bleed solenoid valve that includes a valve main body that is hollow and formed with an input port, an output port, and a discharge port; a flow-changing part that is accommodated inside the valve main body and formed with a first flow path and a second flow path, ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8006717 | Injection valve of high pressure homogenizer and injection valve unit of the same A high pressure homogenizer segmentalizes material made of minute solid or the like by passing suspension liquid including the material to a small diameter orifice at high speed under high pressure. An injection valve of the high pressure homogenizer includes: a fix... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7984729 | Proportional pressure control valve for regulating the pressure level in a hydraulic circuit, particularly in a hydraulic circuit of an automated transmission A proportional pressure control valve for regulating the pressure level in a hydraulic circuit including a magnet part and a valve part. The valve part includes an inflow opening for the inflow volume flow and two discharge openings. The first discharge opening is f... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7909058 | Valve-intensive button for adjusting height of cushion seat for vehicle The present invention relates to a manipulation button 40 for adjusting the height of a cushion seat for a vehicle that is capable of absorbing the shocks applied to a driver sitting on the cushion seat while the vehicle is being driven on a relatively rough ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905249 | Proportional pressure control valve comprising a pressure jump in the characteristic p/l curve thereof An electromagnetic proportional pressure-control valve of a vehicle transmission which includes a magnet part, a hydraulic part and a spring operatively connecting the magnet part to the hydraulic part. The magnet part includes a coil, an armature and an armature ba... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7810518 | Sub-sea solenoid valves A solenoid-operated valve comprises an inlet valve member which is disposed to close in response to fluid pressure at an inlet port. A venting valve member is disposed relative to the inlet valve member so that closure of either valve member lifts the other. The val... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7748405 | System, method and apparatus for reducing frictional forces and for compensating shape memory alloy-actuated valves and valve systems at high temperatures A valve system including a number of shape memory alloy (“SMA”)-actuated valves for controlling the flow of fluids is disclosed as is a variety of types of SMA-actuated valves and methods of operation. In one embodiment, a valve system includes a housing having ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7721760 | Device and valve combination for reversing the flow of flowing media In a device for reversing the flow of flowing media including two multi-way valves (21) which are fluidically interconnected and mounted on an adapter plate (32), the two valves are identical and are fluidically connected with one another by being push... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7717128 | Pressure balanced three-way valve for motion control A switching control valve for use in controlling the motion of a hydraulic component is provided. The valve includes a housing that defines a feed port, an outlet port, a drain port, and a longitudinal opening through the housing. The valve also includes an inlet va... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7703478 | Shifting unit In a shifting unit (1) for a vehicle transmission gearbox, the switching unit comprising valves which are connected between with one another by a pressure supply line conduit (58) and by a pressure exhaust line (60) associated with a switch cham... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7650906 | Valve apparatus having O-ring A valve apparatus is adapted to be at least partially inserted into an insertion hole of a counterpart member. The valve apparatus includes a housing and an O-ring. The housing is adapted to be inserted from an outside of the insertion hole into the insertion hole. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7516756 | Proportional pressure control valve Proportional pressure control valve with a magnetic part and a valve part, the valve part has an inflow opening for the inflow stream, a first outflow opening for the filling stream, and a second outflow opening for the tank volume stream, and has a ball seat, a fla... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7484528 | Valve A valve is provided with a valve housing encompassing a pressure chamber and possessing at least two valve ports which open into the pressure chamber, whereby, in the pressure chamber at least one axially slidable valve stem exists, which controls at least one of th... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7434749 | Sprayer A direct-current sprayer includes a shell with an outlet therein, a valve in the outlet, a pipe leading to the valve from a pump in the shell and a hose detachably connected to the valve so that water can flow from a pump in the shell into the hose through the valve... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7406982 | Hydraulic system control method using a differential pressure compensated flow coefficient A hydraulic system has an electrohydraulic valve that controls flow of fluid to operate a hydraulic actuator, such as a cylinder or motor. A set of characterization data is provided which describes performance of the electrohydraulic valve as a function of changes i... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7370669 | Electromagnetic valve Disclosed is an electromagnetic valve in which a force due to a working fluid from an inflow hole acting perpendicularly with respect to the axis of a shut-off valve is reduced to thereby reduce the sliding resistance of the shut-off valve. An electromagnetic valve ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367355 | Twin manifold seat valve having solenoid actuation A twin manifold seat valve comprising at least two closure members S1, S2, S3 each functionally associated with at least one valve seat D1, D2, D3, D4. At least one of the closure members is moved to a blocking positi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367357 | Solenoid ball valve with bypass orifice On/off solenoid ball valves of the invention comprise at least one inlet port; at least one pressure control outlet port; at least one exhaust port; at least one check valve positioned between the pressure control outlet port and the exhaust port; and at least one b... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347221 | Solenoid valve A valve assembly comprises two valves and a single solenoid actuator with only one magnetizing coil that controls both valves. The corresponding magnetic circuit comprises a yoke with only two pole pieces. The valves are arranged concentric to one another. The valve... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331564 | Normally open high flow hydraulic pressure control actuator A solenoid-operated valve includes a valve body defining a valving bore for providing a path of communication between axially spaced inlet and outlet ports. A solenoid assembly is attached to the valve body and includes an inductor coil, a fixed flux guide and an ar... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325567 | Pneumatic retarder acutator valve The present invention pertains to an electro-pneumatic retarder control (EPRC) valve for a pneumatic retarder that controls the speed of railroad cars in a marshaling yard. The EPRC valve has a housing that generally encloses and protects its various components. The... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325781 | Automatic bathroom flushers with modular design A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322800 | System and method of providing hydraulic pressure for mechanical work from an engine lubricating system The method provides hydraulic pressure for mechanical work from an engine lubricating system in an internal combustion engine by supplying oil to an engine lubrication gallery for lubricating the engine and to at least one variable oil demand accessory. Each of the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320335 | Electrohydraulic control device A electrohydraulic control device H for the direction control of a hydro-motor, particularly for working pressures u to more than about 450 bar in a portable working device, comprises working lines A, B and a pressure line P and a respective load holding valve LA, L... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7308909 | High pressure three way valve A solenoid operated valve includes a fluid inlet and a fluid inlet, a common port, a normally open port and a normally closed port combined on an end cap. The valve further includes a coil housing that houses two coils, a first coil and second coil, that are in para... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7264019 | Controlled-flow hydraulic distributor The hydraulic distributor exhibits a cylindrical and internally-hollow body (2) having an inlet chamber (3) for a fluid and an outlet chamber (4) which are interconnected directly (by a communication conduit), or indirectly by an external distri... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249808 | Brake liquid pressure control unit of on-vehicle device and its manufacturing method In brake liquid pressure control unit for an on-vehicle device and its manufacturing method, a lid member constituting at least one reservoir together with a cylindrically shaped hole is formed substantially in a bell shape, the lid member comprising a cylindrical w... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246787 | Solenoid valve assembly A valve assembly comprised of a solenoid coil, having a coil bore, and being operative to produce a magnetic field when subject to an electric signal, a fixed magnetic pole piece within the coil bore, a generally cylindrically and axially translatable armature with ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246863 | Electromagnetic valve unit An electromagnetic valve unit includes a yoke of magnetic metal. The yoke includes upper and lower walls that are integrally connected by side walls. A slit is provided by the upper wall of the yoke. The slit extends along a longitudinal axis of the yoke between axi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243679 | Adsorbent fractionator directional flow control valve assembly apparatus and method An adsorbent fractionator directional flow control valve assembly includes two inlet valves, two exhaust valves, and a valve body. The valve assembly controls the directional flow of an influent gas mixture into one of two vertical desiccant tanks of an adsorbent fr... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243680 | Electromagnetic hydraulic valve, in particular a 3/2-way directional control valve, for controlling a variable drive train of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a hydraulic valve (1), which comprises an electromagnet (2) with a magnet armature (3) as well as the valve part (4) with at least two valve seats (5, 6). The electromagnet (2) is formed by a hollow-... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229063 | Pressure control valve The invention concerns a pressure control valve for the control of the value of pressure in a hydraulic circuit, especially in a hydraulic circuit of a vehicle transmission, with a valve housing, with a solenoid coil, with an armature component group comprising an a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219697 | Twin-solenoid valve In a twin-solenoid valve D comprising two valve members V which are located side by side and are actuated in closing direction by a common solenoid M via a T-shaped force transmitting member, a stem 4 of which is guided in a slide guidance 3, a radial ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213612 | High pressure ball-poppet control valve with flow control A control valve for operating a fluid-actuated device includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a passage in fluid communication between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, the passage defining a longitudinal axis. A valve seat is disposed in the passage and incl... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188822 | Enclosures for automatic bathroom flushers A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178510 | Fuel system A fuel system for use in an internal combustion engine, the fuel system comprising a source of high pressure fuel for supplying fuel through a single fuel supply path to an injector for injecting fuel, a first valve arrangement for controlling initiation of fuel inj... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172170 | Pressure control valve and method for making a pressure control valve A pressure control valve for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle includes a valve unit (10) extruded from plastic, which is disposed coaxially to an actuator unit and serves for control of a fluid flow between a supply port (18) and a consumer... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168192 | Driving device, particularly a lifting device for a working vehicle The invention concerns a driving device, particularly a lifting device for a working vehicle, with a hydraulic drive, in the form of a motor with a first connection and a second connection, a pump, a control valve arrangement between the pump and the drive, and an o... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165574 | Solenoid valve with cylindrical valve guide for the spherical valve element at the pressure inlet A valve device including a valve chamber having an inlet port at one end and a valve seat at the other end; a valve housing containing the valve chamber; the valve chamber accommodating a spherical valve element which performs opening and closing operation to the va... | 01/23/2007 |
