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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171957 | Liquid distributor valve A liquid distributor valve includes a compartmented base body with a cover and several outlets and one inlet. A rotatable obturator bell is inwardly arranged and has a shaft projecting through the cover and governed by an externally arranged electronic control havin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8100143 | Multi-way valve with fan-shaped flow channel sealing pair An oil and gas collection and transmission system for petroleum, chemical industry, and so on, includes a multi-way valve with a fan-shaped flow channel sealing pair to measure production of an individual well to obtain the dynamic production data of an oil well. Th... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8033295 | Multi-output valve useful to promote non-stationary flame A valve useful in distributing gas received in one inlet to several outlets in a sequence, and burner apparatus including this valve for feeding material in sequence to outlets of a burner thereby forming a non-stationary flame at the burner. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7726337 | Shut-off and reversing valve A disk-type valve encompasses both throughput control and a distribution function for distributing water through the valve to one of several outlets. A movable control disk for throughput control is actuated independently of a movable control disk for output selecti... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7681593 | Sequential distributor of gases and liquids A sequential distributor of gases/liquids for sequential, discrete, distributions of gases/liquids in specific time intervals to the most distal parts of an extremity to the most proximal part of an extremity comprising an outer cylinder having a plurality of rows o... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7509976 | Multi-port diverter valve A valve assembly includes a housing that defines a fluid inlet and three outlets. A cartridge defining a fluid chamber includes an inlet boss that is inserted within an inlet port. The cartridge includes outlet seats engagable with any one or a combination of two ou... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7475704 | Valve drive device A valve drive device includes a valve seat plate in which an inflow port and an outflow port for fluid are formed, a sealing case covering the front face side of the valve seat plate, an inflow pipe and an outflow pipe which are fixed in the rear face side of the va... | 01/13/2009 |
| RE40511 | Rotary disc valve A multi-port rotary disc valve comprising a stator with a plurality of fluid flow ports and a rotary distributor with a plurality of channels arranged in a channel pattern. The channels are adapted to connect the ports between them and/or to the environment in a plu... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7370672 | Diverter valve A diverter valve is disclosed and may comprise an actively cooled valve actuation section, an actuator, and a valve section comprising a rotationally actuated valve plate that is structured to be rotationally actuated by the actuator to direct flow wherein the actua... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367358 | Medical fluid delivery system and method relating to the same A medical fluid delivery system for the use in the delivery of medical fluids. The medical fluid delivery system may include a pumping system, a disposable medical fluid line set and a valve operating system. The disposable tubing line set may include valves adapted... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347455 | Riser protector A piping riser protector for protectively covering the end portion of a riser assembly that includes a larger diameter central pipe and a plurality of smaller diameter peripheral pipes connected by a flange includes a polymeric body that protectively covers inner an... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343932 | Multiple line administration A system for connecting multiple pipe lines includes a plurality of multi-port selector valves. Each valve includes a valve body having an inlet port module that includes a body adapted to connect to a fluid source and an outlet port module having a body with at lea... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343933 | Multi-port flow selector manifold valve and manifold system A multi-port flow selector manifold valve includes a plurality of inlet ports adapted to be coupled to a fluid source, a test outlet adapted to communicate with at least one of the plurality of inlet ports, and a production outlet adapted to communicate with at leas... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338088 | Connector A connector is provided for selectively coupling one or more lines or wires (19′, 19″) to a receiving and/or transporting device (27). The connector comprises at least one line or wire receiving ferrule (7) having a plurality of line and/or ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311882 | Capillary interconnect device A manifold for connecting external capillaries to the inlet and/or outlet ports of a microfluidic device for high pressure applications is provided. The fluid connector for coupling at least one fluid conduit to a corresponding port of a substrate that includes: (i)... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308908 | Device and method for controlling the flow of fluid in a conduit The present invention provides devices and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in very high pressure situations. The devices feature valve shafts having bearings and pins to hold stator surfaces and rotor surfaces in proper alignment. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302919 | Control valve with improved sealing for a fluid circulation system A control valve (10) for a fluid circulation circuit comprises a body (12) which is equipped with a fluid inlet (18) and with at least two fluid outlets (20, 22, 24) and which delimits a housing of revolution for an adjusting element (... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299824 | Multiple-mode fluid valve A multi-position fuel valve includes a main body having an enclosed chamber with a number of inlet ports and an outlet port and associated seats in the chamber. Disposed inside the chamber is a revolving rotor that is connected to a selector handle located outside t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293475 | Disposable, pre-sterilized fluid receptacle sampling device The present invention provides a fluid sampling device comprising a port insert, a plurality of flexible conduits, and a plurality of sample containers. The port insert comprises a body having a plurality of shafts therethrough and a rotatably displaceable member fo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288200 | System for injecting a by-pass fluid in a separation method in a simulated moving bed Device and process for separating at least one compound from a mixture in a simulated moving bed, comprising: an enclosure comprising several absorbent beds, two adsorbent beds being separated by a fluid distribution and extraction... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7270020 | Instrument assemblies and analysis methods The disclosure relates to instrument assemblies that can include a sample introduction port coupled to a chamber configured to receive the sample from the sample introduction port and provide analysis of the sample with a valve between the sample introduction port a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270149 | Rotary valve assembly A rotary valve assembly has a valve body, a rotor and a plurality of guidance check valves. The valve body includes a valve seat longitudinally defining a bore through a center thereof. A plurality of valve oil passages and a main oil passage are respectively distri... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270132 | Washer A washer includes a plurality of washing devices for spraying washing water to an object to be washed from various directions of a washing tub, and a washing water feeding device for feeding the washing water. The washing water is sequentially sprayed from respectiv... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267404 | Arrangement for controlling a fluid volume in shape changing elements of seats A device for controlling a fluid volume in shape changing elements of vehicle seats has a sliding valve connectable with a fluid pressure source and with shape changing elements for filling the shape changing elements with fluid and discharging fluid from the shape ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258783 | Fluid delivery system for a water tub using a removeable chemical carrier A water tub including a fluid delivery system utilizes a removeable carrier to provide fluids to the fluid delivery system. In some instances, the carrier is disposable such that depletion of the fluids within the container results in the carrier being thrown away a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255130 | Control valve for an engine cooling circuit A control valve (10) for a fluid circulation circuit comprises a body (12) which is equipped with a fluid inlet (18) and at least two fluid outlets (20, 22 and 24) and which delimits a cylindrical housing for an adjusting member ( | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222640 | Switching fluid flow by diversion A flow of fluid is switched on and off by diverting the flow to an alternative path. In a preferred application an abrasive cutting jet, formed by a flow of abrasive slurry fed via a conduit to a cutting jet nozzle, is switched on and off by diverting the flow at a ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207348 | Machine comprising a safety valve for the supply of pressurised fluid The safety valve comprises a body and an obturator movable in the body between a closed position (FIG. 2) and an open position (FIG. 3). It also comprises means for displacing the obturator in order to displace it towards its closed position when the p... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195229 | Automatic sampler In a direct injection type automatic sampler, a sampling needle having a liquid sample collected from a sample vessel by using suction force of a pump is inserted into an injection port. Then, a flow path-switching valve is rotated to switch a flow path to make a fl... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191797 | Rotary distribution apparatus A rotary distribution apparatus includes a fixed inner distribution member (12) with inner conduit zone; a rotatable distribution member (16) rotatable about the fixed inner distribution member; a plurality of fluid distribution chambers (18) lo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156322 | Irrigation sprinkler unit with cycling flow rate An irrigation sprinkler unit includes a tubular housing enclosing a speed reducing drive which is driven by a water actuated turbine wheel and rotates a rotary nozzle head at a substantially slower speed. The drive also rotates a tubular valve member within an annul... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152271 | Apparatus for adjusting a vacuum selector A vacuum selector is provided. The vacuum selector includes a housing having first and second faces, the first face including first and second openings, the second face including a primary opening that communicates with the first and second openings along a flow pat... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134452 | Disc valve A disk valve comprises an inlet port, an outlet port, a first disk provided with a first through hole communicating with the inlet port and extending axially and a second through hole communicating with the outlet port and extending axially, and a second disk provid... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131459 | Multi-port fluid valve and method A multi-port valve is disclosed having a ball bearing support system for a stator/rotor/valve stem assembly within a valve housing. Slipper seals or alternatively, poppet seals, connect a plurality of apertures situated in the rotor and a plurality of apertures situ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131460 | Automotive coolant control valve A coolant flow valve for controlling the distribution and flow of coolant to replace the radiator thermostat and heater valve currently used in automotive applications. The valve includes a valve rotor rotationally received in a valve housing wherein the rotational ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7100623 | Dishwasher having spray arms and a circulation pump A dishwasher includes a number of spray arms, a circulation pump with a pump housing, an impeller, a suction port, and a number of discharge ports on the pump housing. The discharge ports are associated with the spray arms. A water diverter is located on a delivery ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096886 | Multiport switching valve for a liquid flow system A multiport switching valve for a liquid flow system is described, comprising a first member having a plurality of ports for connecting liquid lines thereto, a second member, connected with a first member and movable relative to the first member, the second member c... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096887 | Fluid valve A dual outlet valve is provided that is capable of obtaining a closed state for both outlet ports, a low flow for either operating port either individually or combined, or a high flow operation mode for either outlet port individually or combined such that at least ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086415 | Control valve A control valve includes a horn-like body and a seat with an interior surface mounted on the rear. A secondary outlet, primary outlet and inlet are defined through the seat. Two hollow poles are formed at the interior surface of the seat and two first resilient memb... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077187 | Apparatus for exchanging energy and/or mass A regenerative energy and/or mass exchange assembly has: an exchange media; a first flow path to pass a fluid stream through the exchange media; at least a second flow path to pass a further fluid stream through the exchange media; and at least one fluid stream dive... | 07/18/2006 |
