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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377287 | Intermittent pressure module An intermittent pressure module for controlling the position of a valve between two positions comprising diaphragm means; a plurality of ports associated with said diaphragm means for exposing said diaphragm means to a selected pressure in said first position, and a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7287541 | Method, apparatus and system for controlling fluid flow A system, apparatus and method of controlling the flow of a fluid are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a flow control device includes a valve having a flow path defined therethrough and a valve seat in communication with the flow... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7280432 | Oscillating shear valve for mud pulse telemetry An oscillating shear valve system for generating pressure fluctuations in a flowing drilling fluid comprising a stationary stator and an oscillating rotor, both with axial flow passages. The rotor oscillates in close proximity to the stator, at least partially block... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7237571 | Pulsating vibration air generation apparatus A pulsating vibration air generation apparatus capable of sharply and quickly controlling air flow in turning on and off operation, thereby generating a pulsating vibration air with sharp and hardly attenuated peak and valley, and capable of operation without occurr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156363 | Bathroom flushers with novel sensors and controllers A bathroom flusher (10) includes a body having an inlet (12) in communication with a supply line and an outlet (16) in communication with a flush conduit, a valve assembly in the body positioned to close water flow between the inlet and the outl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143773 | Intermittent pressure module for a vacuum regulator An intermittent pressure module for controlling the position of a valve between two positions comprising diaphragm means; a plurality of ports associated with said diaphragm means for exposing said diaphragm means to a selected pressure in said first position, and a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138096 | Method for decomposition oxidation of gaseous pollutants An apparatus is provided for treating pollutants in a gaseous stream. The apparatus comprises tubular inlets for mixing a gas stream with other oxidative and inert gases for mixture and flame production within a reaction chamber. The reaction chamber is heated by he... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7078162 | Developer regenerators The present invention provides an aqueous regenerator for addition to an aqueous developer that contains an organic solvent, a dispersing agent and a weak base, and has a pH of between about 8 and less than about 13. The aqueous regenerator includes an organic solve... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071832 | Electronic digital pressure switch An electronic digital pressure switch for detecting gas pressures features improved safety. The digital pressure switch that detects gas pressures and generates outputs has a housing provided with pinholes that allow a gas to pass therethrough. With this arrangement... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069941 | Electronic faucets for long-term operation An electronic faucet (10) mounted on a countertop (12) includes a housing, at least one fluid inlet line (24a, 24b) extending into the housing, a fluid outlet (46) from the housing, a solenoid (142, 143) for op... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6957451 | Flow control device for tub, spa, or shower A hydrotherapy spa includes an interior having an interior surface, a plurality of ports, and at least one flow control device. The interior surface is configured to receive a person. The plurality of ports include a first port configured to discharge fluid toward t... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948697 | Apparatus and method for controlling fluid flow An actuator base, bobbin, and pole piece form a pocket for an armature that a flexible membrane encloses to form an armature chamber filled with an incompressible fluid. The membrane protects the armature from exposure to corrosive fluids flowing in a conduit. Condu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6920085 | Downlink telemetry system A downlink telemetry system providing improved apparatus and methods for communicating instructions via pressure pulses from surface equipment to a downhole assembly. The apparatus comprises a surface transmitter for generating pressure pulses, a control system, and... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6920409 | Apparatus for testing operation of an emergency valve Apparatus for testing an emergency valve in which a valve member (10) is movable by fluid-operated actuator (11) between a normal (open or closed) position and an emergency position (closed or open respectively). The apparatus comprises partial strokin... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6917857 | Magnetically overridden flow control device A flow control device. The flow control device comprises a valve; an actuator operably connected to and positioning the valve and a controller operably connected to the actuator and providing control signals thereto. An external signal provides control input to the ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913031 | Pulse shot type flow controller and pulse shot type flow controlling method A flow controller and a flow controlling method are adapted to be released from conventional restrictions by using a novel type called a pulse shot type. A pulse shot (opening/closing operation of a first cutoff valve (12) and, after that, opening/closing ope... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6820640 | Vibratory patient support system A pressure control apparatus for use in a bed including a pressurized air source, an inflatable air sack, and an independently inflatable cell located adjacent the inflatable air sack. A controller is operable to regulate the pressure in the air sack and to independ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6581232 | Pool cleaning apparatus Apparatus for use with automatic pool cleaners includes a tube which defines a flow channel for water drawn pump from the pool through a house by a remote pump. The tube includes tubular sections (10A, 10B) joined by a joint (11) which operates to move on... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6537058 | Gas appliances A gas appliance such as a gas burner or gas fire, has means to vary the factors producing flames in the appliance in a substantially random or pseudo-random manner. This means can take several forms, including a `liquid-bubbling` device (FIG. 1), fan devi... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6390116 | Large amplitude pneumatic oscillator A system for producing variable amplitude pneumatic pulses, such as may be used to prevent flow separation on airfoil and diffuser surfaces to control stalling, utilizes a source of pressurized air which is regulated and fed to parallel outlet lines. Each... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6206042 | Modular control apparatus for water treatment system A modular modular control apparatus for a water treatment system which periodically undergoes a regeneration cycle including a backwash phase and a replenishment phase. The modular control apparatus has a modular design which includes interchangeable time... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6116474 | Metering valve and method for the metered delivery of pasty mediums A metering valve for delivering pasty mediums includes a valve housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, with a variable flow restrictor therebetween. The flow restrictor has one or more holes for connecting the inlet opening to the outlet op... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6089269 | Partially stroking an emergency valve An emergency valve controlled by an electrical signal on a control line which includes a partial stroke controller connected to the control line and providing a control signal for a predetermined time to cause the emergency valve to partially stoke.... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6053203 | Mechanically-driven pulsating flow valve for heat and mass transfer enhancement There are various methods for increasing heat transfer rates between a fluid jet (or array of jets) and an impingement surface. In a current investigation of pulsed flow impingement heat transfer, a pulsed jet with variable duty cycle impinging upon a hea... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5983937 | Flow control device First to third openings are formed stepwise in a rotor side wall portion of a flow control valve disposed in a hot water circuit. Third positions (a) and (b) are established between a first position in which a first communication passage for communication... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5985155 | Method and apparatus for automatic adjustment of halogen production in a water treatment system A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting electrolytic production or feeding of a sanitizer such as halogen for treating a water body such as a swimming pool or spa. A microprocessor is responsive to sensors monitoring pH and temperature of the w... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5975124 | Water temperature and level regulator A water outlet control system is provided including a water basin having a drainage port formed on a lower extent thereof and an open top with an upper peripheral edge. A water source includes a hot water inlet and a cold water inlet each connected to a w... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5957200 | Plunger lift controller A microprocessor-based controller for oil or gas wells using a plunger lift device is disclosed, which responds to variations in the well production and operation through a series of pressure input signals derived from the well operation. The controller w... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5899219 | Ratio mixing valve and method for controlling dither in same A ratio mixing valve for mixing first and second fluids in a constant volumetric ratio regardless of variations of supply pressures of the two fluids. The valve has an inlet passage for the first fluid that passes through a spool valve chamber, and an inl... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5873388 | System for stabilization of pressure perturbations from oxidation systems for treatment of process gases from semiconductor manufacturing operations A pressure damping system for damping pressure perturbations incident to switching of switchable flow control means in a fluid flow circuit. The pressure surge damping system comprises a throttle valve in the circuit, with the throttle valve and switchabl... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5836353 | Valve assembly for borehole telemetry in drilling fluid Pressure pulses in a flowing stream are generated by movement radially of an elastomer membrane surrounding a perforated tube. Movement outward of the membrane is initiated by closing of a pilot valve in the tube, but is accelerated by pressure increases ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5797582 | Distribution device for feeding a capacitor with gaseous fluid A dispensing device (1) for supplying a gaseous fluid (3) to a space (2) and abruptly emptying said space (2) to deliver its contents to an apparatus (4) once the supply has been cut off. The device (1) is characterized in that to reduce the fluid pressur... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5785123 | Apparatus and method for controlling a well plunger system An apparatus and method for controlling a well plunger system for the production of natural gas is described. The well plunger system includes a plunger tube positioned within a casing of a gas well, a tubing line connected to the plunger tube, a plunger ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5783155 | Sheet flow fluid sampling apparatus An apparatus periodically samples fluid flowing across a surface by providing a plate for mounting flush with the surface. The plate has an aperture extending there through and a tubular body extends from the around the aperture with a passage in communic... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5590687 | Control mechanism for a water conditioning system A control mechanism is provided for operating a control valve in a water conditioning system. The control mechanism includes a timing mechanism for regulating the regeneration cycle and service cycle of the water conditioning system and a control valve po... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5568221 | Apparatus for processing silver halide photographic light-sensitive material An apparatus for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material with a processing solution is disclosed, comprising a processing tank containing the processing solution and replenishing means for replenishing the processing solution duri... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5480137 | Suction-air control device for a sheet-transfer drum A suction-air control device for a rotatable sheet-transfer drum having suction-type grippers disposed thereon and having a journal with a rotationally symmetrical surface, includes a rotary valve disposed on the journal of the sheet-transfer drum for con... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5463987 | Variable valve timing mechanism A variable valve timing mechanism for controlling at least one biased valve comprising a guide assembly having a mounting surface and a spaced apart upper guide surface. The guide assembly includes spaced apart longitudinal guides; a closing stop position... | 11/07/1995 |
