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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156965 | Modular arrangement with modules, which are added in a series direction and are formed at least partially as valve modules A modular arrangement is proposed with modules (10-25) added in a row direction, these being constructed at least partially as valve modules (16-21, 23, 24), wherein one module is constructed as a control module (10) and is connect... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8127797 | Construction-kit system A construction-kit system includes at least one primary-valve block (10), with at least two groups of connection lines (12, 14) interconnected at one point (16) via a connection line of one of the groups (12) to form a fluidic connection.... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122910 | Flexible manifold for integrated gas system gas panels A flexible gas delivery apparatus having a gas panel with a first extension block having a first section and second section, the first section positioned between a mixing valve and the substrate having an exit port in fluid communication with a pump/purge manifold, ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109297 | Valve arrangement for use with a water meter Valve arrangements for use with a water meter include a first valve comprising a first valve housing, a first inlet, and a first outlet, the first inlet and the first outlet of the first valve being oriented substantially perpendicular to one another, a second valve... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109296 | Fluid flow passage structure and manufacturing method thereof A fluid flow passage structure and a manufacturing method therefor are provided, in which fluid flow passages can be easily produced employing a simple structure and process, while also being suitable for reducing the weight thereof. Wire members having a predetermi... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104516 | Gas supply unit and gas supply system A gas supply unit and a gas supply system that are small-sized and inexpensive. The gas supply unit is installed on operation gas conveyance pipeline and has fluid control devices communicated via flow path blocks and controlling operation gas. The gas supply unit h... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087429 | System and method for a pump with reduced form factor Embodiments of the present invention provide pumps with features to reduce form factor and increase reliability and serviceability. Additionally, embodiments of the present invention provide features for gentle fluid handling characteristics. Embodiments of the pres... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8047234 | Valve apparatus A valve apparatus includes a first base block having flow passages formed therein, a second base block and a control block. By connecting together side surfaces of the blocks so that the surfaces mutually oppose one another, a manifold formed in the interior of each... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042573 | Fluid control device A fluid control device that can be miniaturized without reducing a bolt diameter and a path diameter is provided. A fluid controller 31 having an inlet port 31a and an outlet port 31b aligned in a line direction and a line-t... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033297 | Solenoid valve manifold Attaching/detaching workability of a fitting block to/from an solenoid valve assembly is improved, and a fixing strength of the fitting block to the solenoid valve assembly is enhanced. The fitting block 41 is intended to be detachably mounted to the solenoid... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028720 | Valve block The invention relates to a valve block, in particular a hydraulic valve block, which comprises a basic body having a base area and a plurality of blind holes, in particular valve bores, and lamellae, having a plurality of valve actuating devices, in particular elect... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7975723 | Controlling fluid through an array of fluid flow paths A method of controlling fluid through a layer of a soft compressible (e.g., gel) material including an array of fluid flow paths. The fluid flow paths are normally open, allowing fluid flow. An electric field is applied in regions where fluid flow is undesirable. Th... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7967028 | Valve assembly A valve assembly includes a plurality of solenoid valves, each solenoid valve having a pressure-regulating valve portion formed by a sleeve having a plurality of valve-side ports and a spool for opening and closing the valve-side ports, and a solenoid portion having... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7942165 | Connection structure between integrated panel and fluid device A connecting structure for an integration panel and a fluid device in which an excellent sealing property can be held even when substantially no further fastening is performed, and the assembling workability is improved is provided. When an integration panel 1 | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938145 | Coupler including electrical and pneumatic interfaces A coupler including electrical and pneumatic interfaces. The coupler includes a manifold having pneumatic apertures and a support having connector apertures to accommodate one or more valves. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934521 | Configurable fluid transfer manifold for inflatable footwear A configurable fluid transfer system for inflatable footwear includes a manifold. The manifold has a top surface, a bottom surface with a plurality of openings, a lateral side with at least one opening, a medial side, a heel side with a plurality of openings and a f... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7926515 | Modular unit A modular unit has at least one filter (10), pump (12) and cooling unit (14) fluidically connected to each other by a connection module (16) and connected to a tank unit (18). The connection module (16) opens out inside (... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7909064 | Hydraulic isolating manifold An isolating manifold fluidly connected between a hydraulic valve and a hydraulic manifold operates to automatically isolate the valve from the hydraulic manifold as the valve is removed from the manifold, without requiring any particular blocking and bleeding proce... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7896030 | Sensor-equipped joint member The present invention provides a joint member which suppresses the increase of the number of members and enables the provision of a further compactified integrated fluid control apparatus. A sensor-equipped joint member 10 includes a channel block 4... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896031 | Fluid transport in monolithic structures A modular insert and monolithic structure is disclosed where the inserts are embedded in a slot in the monolithic structure to allow MSM components to be mounted directly to the planar surface of the monolithic structure. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891378 | Fluid distribution assembly and method of use thereof A fluid distribution assembly includes modules for channelling fluid and for mounting components a body having at least one support face for supporting the modules, the support face having a regular network of elements for fixing the modules. A passage for fluid is ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891379 | Mechanical fastening and locking of structural, fluid, and electrical components and systems A stack or assembly of fluid, mechanical, and/or electrical components permits removal of some components for maintenance, without compromising the fluid integrity of the remainder of the assembly. A fastening bolt, attached to at least one fluid component, is screw... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886770 | MSM component and associated gas panel assembly A gas panel assembly having at least one U-shaped MSM interconnection component is disclosed where the interconnection component straddles at least a pair of adjacent modular inserts and is fastened to planar support plate such that the fluidic inserts are held immo... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7874316 | Purge gas unit and purge gas supply integrated unit To provide a purge gas unit and a purge gas supply integrated unit having a smaller foot space, the purge gas unit comprises an input block for input of purge gas into the purge gas unit, the input block including a purge passage formed through the input block to pr... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7849880 | Electropneumatic central unit for a commercial vehicle configured of modules with electrical and/or pneumatic components An electropneumatic central unit for a commercial vehicle is made up of modules with electrical and/or pneumatic components. The individual modules are arranged in module housings detachably connected to each other in a defined position, on which standard pneumatic ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849881 | Circuit board for a solenoid valve manifold A circuit board (205) for a valve block (120) of a solenoid valve manifold is described. Each valve block (120) contains a valve which is actuated by either one single solenoid or by two solenoids. Both sides (210, 220) of the circuit boa... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841363 | Modular upgradeable pneumatic/hydraulic manifold An upgradeable A/C maintenance system and methodology is provided including one or more modular manifolds for mounting and fluidly connecting several components. Embodiments include first and second manifolds, each for removably mounting a plurality of components, a... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7828016 | Gas processing apparatus, gas processing method and integrated valve unit for gas processing apparatus A process gas line (255) for carrying WF6 gas for nucleation, a process gas line (259) for carrying WF6 gas for film deposition after nucleation are joined at a single joint (280) to a carrier gas line (256). A gas l... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828015 | Adapter plate for fastening and locking of components A stack or assembly of fluid, mechanical, and/or electrical components permits removal of some components for maintenance, without compromising the fluid integrity of the remainder of the assembly. A fastening bolt, attached to at least one fluid component, is screw... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7806143 | Flexible manifold for integrated gas system gas panels A flexible gas delivery apparatus having a gas panel with a first extension block having a first section and second section, the first section positioned between a mixing valve and the substrate having an exit port in fluid communication with a pump/purge manifold, ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7798174 | Electric fluid servo valve and method of making same A solenoid operated valve has a separate pressure sensing port communicating with the valve outlet port. A circuit board with a pressure transducer mounted over a sensing orifice in the board is attached to the valve body with the sensing orifice communicating with ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7789107 | Fluid transport in monolithic structures A modular insert and monolithic structure is disclosed where the inserts are embedded in a slot in the monolithic structure to allow MSM components to be mounted directly to the planar surface of the monolithic structure. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784496 | Triple valve inlet assembly A gas delivery apparatus having a manifold block configured to create a fluid flow path, a horizontal inlet port coupled to the manifold block at a first side in fluid communication with the fluid flow path and configured to receive a supply gas, a pneumatic valve c... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784497 | MSM component and associated gas panel assembly A gas panel assembly having at least one U-shaped MSM interconnection component is disclosed where the interconnection component straddles at least a pair of adjacent modular inserts and is fastened to planar support plate such that the fluidic inserts are held immo... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7735521 | Valve arrangement, particularly for spray damping units for printing machines Valve arrangement for spray damping units of printing machines with at least one valve for controlling a flow of liquid, in which the valve includes a housing with an inlet and outlet, into which a valve body arrangement is inserted with the help of a fast-action cl... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7726343 | Fluid handling apparatus, manifold therefor and method of making same A multi-block manifold facilitates assembly of the manifold in a fluid handling apparatus during manufacture and disassembly and removal of a secondary manifold block of the manifold during service without disconnecting external tubes and flow control devices from t... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7721764 | Process pressure measurement system with improved venting A process fluid pressure measurement system includes a process fluid pressure transmitter coupled to a coplanar manifold. The coplanar manifold includes a first bore coupleable to a source of process fluid, and a vent passageway connected to the first bore and termi... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712486 | Modular surface mount manifold A modular manifold system is provided for interconnecting fluid components of a fluid system in a reduced area. The system is comprised of a one or more bridge fittings having an internal fluid passageway which has an inlet end in fluid communication with an outlet ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7690398 | Electrofluidic control device An electrofluidic control device comprises a plurality of electrically operated power modules arranged at least in part in the form of control valves, said power modules being contacted by an concatenation strand. By way of a connection module and at least one addit... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686041 | Modular surface mount manifold assemblies A modular manifold system is provided for interconnecting fluid components of a fluid system in a reduced area. The system is comprised of a one or more bridge fittings having an internal fluid passageway which has an inlet end in fluid communication with an outlet ... | 03/30/2010 |
