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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033300 | Fluid pressure reduction devices An example fluid pressure reduction device includes a plurality of nested cylinders forming a hollow structure comprising an inner surface and an outer surface. The device also includes a plurality of passageways extending between the inner and outer surfaces throug... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033301 | Water saving tool Disclosed is a water saving device which provides the pressure and amount of water to be delivered that can satisfy the comfortable sense of water usage, regardless of whether the water may be supplied under the high pressure or low pressure or whether the water may... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7931048 | Water conditioner A water conditioner includes a plate located diametrically across a pipe and a plurality of posts in lines on, or substantially parallel to, the longitudinal axis of the plane and extending from either side thereof, to be close to the periphery of a pipe with which ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7886772 | Noise reducing fluid passageways for fluid flow control devices Trim disk assemblies for use in fluid flow control devices include a first disk and a second disk. An elongated void is formed in a surface of each of the first disk and the second disk. The second disk is aligned with the first disk to provide fluid communication b... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7866345 | Non-clogging flow restriction for pressure based flow control devices A flow metering device includes at least two stackable modular bodies including at least one set of adjacent modular bodies, each modular body having an orifice for modulating fluid flow therethrough. The modular bodies arranged such that the orifices between adjace... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7802592 | Fluid pressure reduction devices An example fluid pressure reduction device includes a hollow cylinder having an inner surface and an outer surface and a plurality of passageways extending between the inner and outer surfaces. Each passageway delimits an aperture having a cross-sectional area and a... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7789108 | Micro-flow fluid restrictor, pressure spike attenuator, and fluid mixer A multi-stage restrictor includes an inlet plate having a central non-restrictive aperture, a top fluid manipulation plate, an inter link plate, a bottom fluid manipulation plate and an exit plate disposed in stacked relation. An elongate channel interconnects pairs... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7766045 | Fluid pressure reduction device for high pressure-drop ratios A fluid pressure reduction device comprises two or more stackable annular plates. Each disk having a perimeter and a hollow center aligned along a longitudinal axis when the annular plates are stacked one on top of the other. Each disk further comprising at least on... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7690400 | Noise reducing fluid passageways for fluid control devices Trim disk assemblies for use in fluid flow control devices include a first disk and a second disk. An elongated void is formed in a surface of each of the first disk and the second disk. The second disk is aligned with the first disk to provide fluid communication b... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7647945 | Baffle for coolant passages in plastic injection molds An baffle plug comprising a base and a blade extending therefrom. The baffle plug is used in a bore to divide the bore into longitudinally extending passages and cause the liquid to flow serially back and forth through the bore. The blade may comprise various fluid ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7509979 | Method and a device for slowing down and disintegrating a plug of liquid plunging forward in a duct A device for slowing down and disintegrating a plug of liquid plunging forward in a duct includes a container having a bottom and an opposite inlet, which is connectable to the duct and through which the plug of liquid can be directed into a central, axial trajector... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7431045 | Flow restrictor A flow restrictor with a first disk having at least one inlet and at least one outlet and a flow path and a second disk having no flow path. The first disk and the second disk being stacked together. A mass flow controller comprising with an input, an output, a flow... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7399412 | Guide means for centrifugal force separators, especially cyclone separators A guide means of a centrifugal force separator or cyclone separator for separating at least one substance from a gaseous or liquid medium under the action of centrifugal forces has two or more baffle plates (2) with a radius which decreases from the center ax... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380572 | Energy attenuation apparatus for a conduit conveying liquid under pressure, system incorporating same, and method of attenuating energy in a conduit An energy attenuation apparatus in fluid communication with tubing adapted to convey a liquid under pressure, and including a liquid-conveying unit in fluid communication with the tubing and having a diameter greater than the tubing diameter. The liquid-conveying un... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7357619 | Cross over flow diverter for noise reduction A cris-cross pattern of flow channels serves to divide the flow of fluid and then cross the flow to cause an impact between the flow in each channel to impact against each other to reduce the decibels and noise level created by the flowing of the fluid. In a pneumat... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357337 | Flow regulator A flow regulator, comprising an enclosure which in turn comprises at least one screen designed to be crossed by the stream and is provided, at the input section, with a small net and with an underlying jet breaker plate provided with holes adapted to break up the st... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325572 | Flow restrictor device for a medical apparatus A medical apparatus flow restrictor includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a fluid flow path defined through the housing between the inlet and outlet. At least one pair of opposed restriction surfaces are provided in contact with each other within the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325570 | Method and apparatus for noise suppression in a fluid line An energy attenuation method and apparatus for a system conveying liquid under pressure. The apparatus is disposed in a liquid conveying structure of the system and includes first and second outer hose conduits, each of which respectively defines an associated first... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320340 | Fluid pressure reduction devices Fluid pressure reduction devices for use in gas and liquid handling systems are disclosed. An example fluid pressure reduction device includes a plurality of cylinders, each having an inner diameter surface and an outer diameter surface and a plurality of apertures ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7291194 | Intermittent mixer with low pressure drop A thermal mixer reduces the temperature of flue gas supplied to a fabric filter. Two spray dry absorbers are operable to cool flue gas. A housing of the mixer has first and second inlet passages for gas from the absorbers, an outlet passage for gas to the fabric fil... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288128 | Intermittent mixer with low pressure drop A thermal mixer reduces the temperature of flue gas supplied to a fabric filter. Two spray dry absorbers are operable to cool flue gas. A housing of the mixer has first and second inlet passages for gas from the absorbers, an outlet passage for gas to the fabric fil... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270280 | Disc shape dripper An integral in-line dripper to be used bonded to the internal surface of an irrigation pipe. The dripper has an inlet facing the inside of the pipe and an outlet connected to an exit opening in the pipe wall. The dripper has a flattened shape defined between a first... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258640 | Apparatus for compensating viscous characteristics of hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic pressure line An apparatus for compensating the viscous characteristics of a hydraulic medium in a pressure line (10) in which apparatus a pressure nozzle (12) with constant geometry and constant through-flow cross-section is located in the pressure line (10)... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249613 | Energy attenuation device An energy attenuation device for a conduit that is adapted to convey a pressurized fluid therethrough, comprising a hose section disposed about a portion of the conduit, wherein such conduit portion is provided with at least one aperture, for example in a surface th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7195034 | Fluid trim apparatus and method A noise reducing apparatus and method for handling of fluid comprises a plurality of discs stacked on one another, each disc having a radially inner periphery and a radially outer periphery, and a plurality of fluid flow channels defined on at least some of the disc... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185678 | Orifice plate diffuser A noise reducing device for a pressurized fluid stream, i.e., a gas, includes a housing. An inlet end and an outlet end of the housing each have at least one orifice for passing a fluid therethrough. The inlet end orifice includes an inlet face and an outlet face an... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159602 | Flow-measuring valve device and method A flow measuring valve device (1) for fluid, the flow measuring valve (1) comprising a first restriction (48) and a second restriction (76) connected in series with the first restriction (48), the flow rates of said restrictions ( | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159610 | Relief valve Disclosed is a relief valve, in which a flow rate of hydraulic fluid is not greatly changed even when temperature is changed, and thus providing smooth operation and preventing foreign materials contained in the hydraulic fluid from being introduced into the relief ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150558 | Device for producing emulsions, suspensions and the like A device for producing emulsions, suspensions and the like of at least two media has a substantially tubular reservoir provided with a first inlet at one axial end so that a first medium is supplied substantially in an axial direction, a second inlet for a second me... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146997 | Regulator with flow diffuser A flow-through pressure regulator having a housing, and a divider. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet disposed along a longitudinal axis. The divider separates the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber, and includes a seat, a diaphragm, a retain... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144149 | Homogenization valve A homogenization valve comprises an outer case, a homogenization mechanism contained in the outer case and having at least one homogenization device. The homogenization device comprises a high pressure chamber, in communication with a chamber for feeding the high pr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140394 | Thermostatic control valve with fluid mixing A thermostatic control valve assembly for use in continuously mixing a hot first fluid with a cold second fluid to continuously produce a mixed fluid at a constant temperature. The valve assembly includes an improved mixing dome defining a mixing chamber that facili... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131463 | Device for damping pressure pulsations and a hydraulic unit equipped with this device Pressure pulsations are damped in and a hydraulic unit by a device including a housing with an inlet and an outlet having a throttle and a filter preceding the throttle. The filter and the throttle are combined into a one-piece function element, which can be produce... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7117894 | Ball valve with high damping of the noise due to fluid passage A regulation ball valve for a fluid flow in which a ball is rotatable to bring a passage thereof from a limit position of full opening of the valve to a limit position of full closure of the valve and vice versa. Present in the passage are perforated baffles that at... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107907 | Flow-restricted printing cylinder for a removable printing sleeve A printing cylinder for accepting an axially-removable printing sleeve includes a cylinder body having an outer surface, the outer surface having at least one hole and a supply line in the cylinder body for supplying fluid to the at least one hole. The supply line h... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108015 | In-line flow through diaphragm tank An in-line expansion tank. As fluid traverses a pipe within the tank, it may pass into and displace a diaphragm disposed outside of the pipe if the fluid pressure is greater than a tank pressure pushing the diaphragm against the pipe. When the fluid pressure decreas... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108762 | Method for manufacturing an orifice mechanism capable of low fluid flow rates A method for manufacturing an orifice mechanism includes the steps of providing a mandrel having a length and helically wrapping a winding around at least a portion of the length of the mandrel. The mandrel and the winding define a first channel for carrying a drug ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089961 | Fluid energy reduction device A fluid energy reduction device especially for a flow control valve has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet separated by a plurality of stacked plates in the form of a trim stack. Each plate of the stack has a plurality of rows of discrete, spaced columns that extend t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089963 | Flow laminarizing device Representative embodiments provide for a flow laminarizing device including a plurality of walls defining a plurality of passageways, each passageway defining a hexagonal cross-sectional area and configured to permit fluid flow there through, a casing configured to ... | 08/15/2006 |
