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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7211104 | Contrast therapy system and method A contrast therapy system. According to one aspect of the invention, the contrast therapy system includes a hot reservoir for holding a relatively hot fluid and a cold reservoir for holding a relatively cold fluid. The system also includes a mixing valve for receivi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175100 | Fail-safe proportional mixing valve A fail-safe proportional mixing valve is provided that tempers a hot fluid supply by proportional flow from a hot fluid inlet and a cold fluid inlet. The valve includes a fail-safe mechanism disposed within the body of the valve to isolate flow from the hot fluid in... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7114913 | Lubricant-cooled gas compressor In a lubricant-cooled gas compressor (10) the temperature of separated lubricant returned to the air-side (11) is monitored by a thermostatically controlled restrictor valve (22) which minimises the flow of returned lubricant when temperature is... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108012 | Fluid control valve A fluid control valve for the mixing of hot and cold water and delivery at a selected flow rate is described wherein an upper housing and lower housing are clamped together by a snap-fit connection thereby enclosing other fluid control valve component parts. A ball ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6926205 | Fluid supply failure protection valve A water supply failure protection valve is connected to hot and cold water supplies. The failure protection valve is responsive to the loss of cold water supply pressure to shut off all water flow. The failure protection valve is responsive to the loss of hot water ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6508406 | Fail-safe proportional mixing valve A fail-safe proportional mixing valve is provided that tempers a hot fluid supply by proportional flow from a hot fluid inlet and a cold fluid inlet. The valve includes a fail-safe mechanism disposed within the body of the valve to isolate flow from the h... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6341731 | Thermostatic mixing valve with sequential manual control A thermostatic regulator (30) for a single handle mixer valve (12) has a sensor (32) mounted in a mixed water chamber (34) for sensing the temperature of the outlet water. The sensor is connected to a valve (20) that is mounted in the cold water supply li... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6059193 | Fitting housing device for a water heater A fitting housing device which is to be equipped with a thermostat-controlled mixing valve (15) and a combined shutoff and reflux valve (21) for connection in a cold water inlet pipe and hot water outlet pipe of a water heater, where the fitting housing (... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6042015 | Fail-safe proportional mixing valve A fail-safe proportional mixing valve is provided that tempers a hot fluid supply by proportional flow from a hot fluid inlet and a cold fluid inlet. The valve includes a fail-safe mechanism disposed within the body of the valve to isolate flow from the h... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5988514 | Apparatus for controlling fluid temperature A fluid temperature control apparatus includes a housing with first and second housing portions, and a partition for isolating the first and second housing portions. The first housing portion has a first fluid inlet connected to a hot fluid source, and a ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5904291 | Thermostatic faucet mixing valve A thermostatic regulator (30) for a single handle mixer valve (12) has a sensor (32) mounted in a mixed water chamber (34) for sensing the temperature of the outlet water. The sensor is connected to a valve (20) that is mounted in the cold water supply li... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5647531 | Thermostatic control valve system for use in emergency shower and eyewash systems A thermally responsive mixing valve assembly is provided that is suitable for use in supplying tempered water to an emergency shower or eyewash system. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a valve body defining hot and cold inlets, hot and cold chambe... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647530 | Anti-scald sanitary valve A sanitary valve contains a valve housing with a fixed control surface and a hot water intake. In the valve housing is provided a control element, which controls the water quantity leaving the valve. According to the invention the sanitary valve contains ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5409615 | Temperature controlled grease trap Apparatus is disclosed for maintaining the temperature of waste water entering a grease trap below a preset temperature. The apparatus is useful to prevent grease which has collected in the grease trap from being washed into the sewer system by persons at... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5271557 | Methods and systems for gas treatment The present invention provides a process for decreasing the relative humidity of a gaseous or vaporous process stream, while increasing the temperature thereof. A preferred embodiment of the process of the present invention is implemented using a bleed va... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5209396 | Steam water mixing hose station A steam and water mixing hose station is provided with control of the steam flow ahead of its mixing with cold water which control compensates for pressure drops in either the steam or water pressure to maintain the temperature of the steam/water mixture.... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5180140 | Hot/cold water mixing faucet and mounting structure therefor Herein disclosed are a hot/cold water mixing faucet structure and a mounting structure therefor, which are installed on a lavatory sink and enabled to joint and integrate a control knob and a faucet body directly and to control the separate two at a remot... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5143149 | Wastewater heat recovery apparatus A heat recovery system with a heat exchanger and a mixing valve. A drain trap includes a heat exchanger with an inner coiled tube, baffle plate, wastewater inlet, wastewater outlet, cold water inlet, and preheated water outlet. Wastewater enters the drain... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4978058 | Flow control systems and/or laundry machines including such flow control systems A specific physical characteristic (temperature) of a mixture of two liquids in a mixing chamber (14) is controlled by progressively opening a valve member (35) of a selected valve (10,11) through which one of the liquids flows while the other liquid flow... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4923115 | Mixing valve apparatus A mixing valve apparatus is disclosed, for producing a mixed fluid of a desired temperature obtained by mixing high temperature fluid and low temperature fluid with each other. The apparatus includes a pressure-sensitive control unit (6) which operates in... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4632818 | Production of sulfur from an oxygen enriched claus system A process and system are set forth for improving the recovery of sulfur from an oxygen-enriched Claus process by introducing a liquid sulfur stream into the reaction furnace zone to moderate oxygen-induced high temperatures which allow oxygen-enrichment a... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4475684 | Mixing valve A water mixing valve which provides for controlled admission of cold water into a hot water stream and which also provides for cold water to be bled into the hot water stream in the event that the mixing valve should fail to operate in the intended manner... | 10/09/1984 |