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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320705 | Bicuspid pulmonary heart valve and method for making same A heart valve constructed from a synthetic resin that is designed to be surgically implanted in the right ventricular outflow tract of the heart, comprising a plurality of flexible members, and an orifice. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293494 | Expandable hydraulic valve stack A hydraulic valve stack for a work machine is disclosed. The hydraulic valve stack has a base with a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface. The base is connectable to the work machine and has at least one fluid passageway extending through the base fr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267686 | Implantable prosthetic valve A prosthetic valve for implantation within a fluid conducting lumen within a body includes an elongate generally cylindrical radially collapsible valve body scaffold defining a fluid passageway therethrough for retentive positioning within the lumen. A radially coll... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7052208 | Discharge control system for a reservoir A discharge control system for a reservoir having a pressure-communicating valve in a valve chamber with the inlet of the pressure-communicating valve connected the reservoir outlet aperture and the outlet of the pressure-communicating valve connected to a discharge... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040554 | Spray head The present invention relates to a spray head for spreading liquid or semi-liquid products, preferably foodstuff. A product feeder (5) is provided to feed or convey a product (2) through a feed conduit (3) from a product container (4) to ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037303 | Urinary flow control valve A flow control valve (22) such as for a catheter (10) allows discharge of urine from a bladder (12) by manual actuation. The valve (22) may be a double-duckbill valve (22) with a single slit (62) at one apex (60a | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028981 | Non-return valve A non-return valve (10), typically of commonly called duckbill valve shape, comprising a valve body (12) and a valve membrane (14). The valve body (12) is generally tubular and includes an elongate passageway (16) with inlet (18... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6957816 | Loop seal for knife gate valve A seal for use with a knife gate valve is disclosed, the seal having a loop to which is attached an axially facing sealing lobe. A sealing surface is positioned on the sealing lobe, the sealing surface having an axially projecting leading edge and flanking annular s... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6854484 | Valve for a slurry outlet opening of a chemical mechanical polishing device and chemical mechanical polishing device having a valve A valve for a slurry outlet opening in an installation for chemical mechanical polishing, in particular of semiconductor wafers in DRAM production, includes an elastic diaphragm, which covers the slurry outlet opening and has at least one self-closing opening. It is... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6834677 | Over-molded check valves for fluid delivery systems An over-molded fluid control value for use in fluid delivery systems. An embodiment of the fluid control valve includes a rigid substrate having a opening defined therein, and a valve structure fabricated of an elastomeric material. The valve structure is over-molde... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6745763 | Vaporizing device for administering sterile medication In existing vaporizers the medication passes through unsterilized passages which preclude heir use to administer sterile medications. The present invention therefore provides a device for dispensing a vaporized spray of sterile medicated liquid. It uses a combinatio... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6544208 | Implantable shunt device A bioinert implantable shunt device useful for controlling internal pressure includes a valve apparatus, a device for attaching the valve apparatus and an inlet tube. The valve apparatus includes an inlet port, an outlet port, a flexible tube connected th... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6453941 | Pipe tubular element comprising a rigid longitudinal portion and a flexible longitudinal part in one single piece A pipe element possessing a longitudinal axis (2) along which a rigid tubular part (3) and a flexible tubular part (4), together constituting a single piece, extend. The rigid part (3) has one end presenting a substantially radial connection surface (8) f... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6322541 | Vascular introducer sheath and hemostasis valve for use therewith A vascular introducer sheath including a tubular shaft and a hemostasis valve assembly connected to the proximal end thereof. The hemostasis valve assembly includes a hub, a cap and a normally-flat gasket disposed therebetween. Both the hub and the cap in... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6196260 | Flow control valve An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a flow control valve including a first sheet having a hole therein and a second sheet secured to said first sheet at a plurality of separate seal locations along a periphery of the first and second sheets. The s... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6176234 | Mouthpiece for a nebulizer A mouth piece exhalation valve for a nebulizer or breathing circuit. The nebulizer has an internal passageway containing an offset causing an inspiration mist flow to bypass the exhaust valve without impingement. The offset includes a deflector which aids... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6148860 | Low volume vacuum toilet assembly A vacuum tank assembly has a low volume configuration so that it can be used in boats and recreational vehicles where space is at a premium. A stack of components, with a waste tank at the bottom, then a vacuum tank with directly connected vacuum pump, an... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6092551 | Duckbill valve A duckbill valve is provided which includes a hollow cylindrical elastomeric body with first and second ends. The first end has walls parabolically tapering to an elongate slit, the slit being surrounded by an upper and lower lip. The second end has a non... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6085769 | Telecommunications electronics enclosure drain valve The present invention relates to environmental control apparatus for telecommunications equipment, and in particular, relates to a radio telecommunications electronics enclosure drain valve. A base station antenna electronics enclosure typically comprises... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6042448 | Balloon valve and method of producing An inventive valve member, and associated method of making, for use in a bag for holding a gas or liquid, the bag including a main body having a stem portion, the main body defining an interior space and formed from a front and back sheet sealed together ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5931197 | Asymmetrical check valve An asymmetrical check valve has an inlet end, a transition part and an outlet end, with a pair of vertical lips facing one another. The lips may be flat or they may be curvilinear. The check valve is asymmetric about a horizontal longitudinal plane throug... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5924452 | Valve assembly A valve assembly for permitting fluid flow in a first direction and for preventing fluid flow in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The valve assembly includes an upper housing, a lower housing coupled to the upper housing to form a gener... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5881772 | Smiling duckbill valve A duckbill valve is provided based on a valve seal with a hollow cylindrical body with first and second ends, the first end having an open mouth, the second end having a closable mouth circumscribed by a pair of crescent shaped lips. One of the lips has a... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5878778 | Elastomeric cut-off valve A cut-off valve consists of a hollow rigid body and a flexible or supple forated plug. The plug defines a flow pate therethrough and is sealed in the rigid body between the rigid body's inlet and outlet to define a free volume in the rigid body between t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5830780 | Self-closing valve structure There is provided a self-sealing valve structure. The structure has a first sheet of thermoplastic material and a second sheet of thermoplastic material in face-to-face relationship with each other and are secured together along a portion of the longitudi... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5823852 | Water bag type brassiere padding with a valve A water bag type brassiere mounted in one cup of a brassiere and having a valve partially projecting to the outside through which the volume of contained fluid in the padding can be adjusted with a syringe, the valve including a rubber valve body and a ru... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5769125 | Inversion-resistant, readily openable tide gate valve The present invention is directed to an inversion-resistant tide gate valve comprising a generally tubular sleeve bounding a longitudinally-extending flow-through passage for fluids, the sleeve having an upstream fluid inlet end region adapted to be affix... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5660200 | Double-valved variable pressure device for hydrocephaly The present invention relates to a double-valved variable pressure device for hydrocephaly having a vertical capsule with sloped ends ending in upper and lower coupling sectors appropriate for connection to a proximal catheter and a distal catheter that c... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5573033 | Non-drip valve A non-drip valve for the discharge of liquid comprises a through-flow channel (2) from whose end the liquid emerges and at least one elastic member (12) within the through-flow channel (2) which reduces its volume when the pressure in the liquid increases... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5503186 | One-way valve panel A one-way fluid valve formed of a parallel plurality of one-way valve cells, each cell comprising three flexible leaflets each bonded to 1/3 of the edge of a hexagonal opening in a frame, their free center edges joining to close upon pressure from one sid... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5490385 | Valve range A valve range is suggested suitable for use in connection with the control of fluid operated equipment. It possesses a fluid manifold, which is able to be fitted with pneumatic valves, which are operated via a signal manifold electrically. The valve range... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5456716 | Elastomeric valve assembly An elastomeric valve assembly designed for use in an inflatable surgical implant to provide a self sealing means for filling the implant. The valve assembly incorporates vulcanized elastomeric strips molded between two larger silicone sheets, wherein the ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5411552 | Valve prothesis for implantation in the body and a catheter for implanting such valve prothesis A valve prosthesis (9) for implantation in the body by use of catheter (11) comprises a stent made from an expandable cylinder-shaped thread structure (2,3) comprising several spaced apices (4). The elastically collapsible valve (4) is mounted on the sten... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5405331 | IV injection site and system An IV injection site adapted to receive a blunt cannula. The injection site comprises a housing having a passageway extending inwardly from its outside end, and an elastomeric septum closely received in the passageway of the housing. The septum has a bore... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5356039 | Pump tube and pouch A pouch for storing and dispensing liquid product in incremental amounts having a body portion and a pump tube portion, wherein the pouch can be held within a dispensing apparatus for squeezing the pump tube portion to release the incremental amounts. The... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5339864 | Safety sub for retaining drilling fluids A safety sub is disclosed for retaining drilling fluid in the kelly or equivalent and other components of the mud system located above the drill string when pressure drops in the drill string, such as when the circulation pump is turned off in adding a ne... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5327871 | Check valve for internal combustion engine fuel tank filler pipe A fuel tank and filler system for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel tank, a filler pipe extending into the fuel tank, and a check valve comprising a collapsible, normally open tube secured around the outlet of the fuel filler pipe within the t... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5300034 | Iv injection site for the reception of a blunt cannula An IV injection site adapted to receive a blunt cannula. The injection site comprises a housing having a passageway extending inwardly from its outside end, and an elastomeric septum closely received in the passageway of the housing. The septum has a bore... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5300033 | Introducer assembly and valve construction for use therein Valve construction for use with an introducer assembly having a tubular member with a valve housing at one end thereof for receiving the valve construction to permit a medical instrument to be introduced therethrough. The valve construction is comprised o... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5248275 | Balloon with flat film valve and method of manufacture A balloon includes a pair of overlying valve film strips disposed between a pair of overlying balloon films, which include neck and body portions. The valve film strips extend at an angle to a central axis of the neck portions, and valve seals formed in t... | 09/28/1993 |
