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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136789 | Drain valve actuators and methods of controlling drain valves A valve actuator operates a valve, such as a drain valve of an industrial washing machine. The valve actuator has a permanent magnet DC motor which drives a gear train which rotatably drives an output shaft. The output shaft is engaged with the drain valve and moves... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7988124 | Needle valve Provided is a needle valve in which a gap between a valve casing and a needle is reliably sealed and an origin of the needle can be readily obtained with high precision. A needle (6) is screwed into a cylindrical rotor (44) of a stepping motor (7 | 08/02/2011 |
| 7934695 | Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a valve assembly located at a refrigerant path from a condenser to at least one expansion valve for controlling flow of a refrigerant from the condenser to the at least one expansion valve. The valve assembly includes a valve chamber, wherein... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7918436 | Valve element opening/closing device A valve element opening/closing device may include a main body, an inflow pipe, an outflow pipe, a valve element, and a drive part for driving the valve element to open and close a flow passage. The drive part may include a linearly moving mechanism part for driving... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7690624 | Valve drive device A valve drive device which can prevent a locknut fixing a stem nut to a drive sleeve from getting loosened. The valve drive device comprises: the stem nut for screwing a valve stem thereinto; the drive sleeve engaging with a male spline formed on a peripheral outer ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7357369 | Damper device A damper device includes a drive part, a baffle driven by the drive part, a frame including an aperture part which is opened or closed by the baffle, and a cover member for covering a joint part provided for the drive part to prevent moisture existing outside of the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353837 | Pressure reducer with adjustable flow restrictor A pressure reducer has a housing comprising an inlet and an outlet in which a flow-around body is arranged in a flow channel connecting inlet and outlet. A flow restrictor is adjustably mounted relative to the flow-around body for varying a flow rate and is movably ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7325782 | Remotely activated manifold shut-off A remotely activated shut-off for stopping a fluid flow in a fluid line by actuating an existing valve in fluid connection with the fluid line wherein the valve is within an existing valve body and includes an existing external element for the actuating of the valve... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325780 | Motor operated valve with reduction gear A small-sized motor operated valve is disclosed that has high output and high resolution by housing a reduction gear together with a rotor in a single can. A valve shaft 32 having a valve member 30 is inserted to a motor operated valve body 10. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322560 | Coaxial valve A coaxial valve includes a valve box having an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a common flow channel. An axially movable cylindrical valve casing has an opening for a fluid inlet port and an opening for a fluid outlet port, both of which are joined up in the f... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318576 | Bi-directional air valve for a tank system of a motor vehicle The invention includes a bi-directional air release valve for the tank system of a motor vehicle having an inlet opening, an outlet opening, a valve seat placed between the openings, and a closure element. In a closed position the closure element blocks the flow com... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318577 | Motor-operated valve assembly A motor-operated valve assembly has a housing, a motor, a driving force transmission means and a valve member. The housing has a fluid passage therein. The motor is installed in the housing. The driving force transmission means has an output rotor rotatably supporte... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308904 | Electric gear motor drive for switching valve Electric drive for a switching valve, the switching valve having such a drive, and a regenerative thermal oxidizer including the switching valve and drive system. The electric drive system allows for the starting and stopping of the rotation of a rotary valve with a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291565 | Method and system for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid using fluorosilicic acid A method and system is described for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid, such as carbon dioxide in a supercritical state. A process chemistry is introduced to the high pressure fluid for treating the substrate surface. The process chemistry comprises fl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281445 | Gear speed reducer When a rotational shaft of a gear speed reducer is rotated, a small-diameter gear of a first gear is held in mesh with first internal teeth of a fixed gear and a large-diameter gear of the first gear is held in mesh with second internal teeth of a second gear. The f... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275557 | Method for the production of an electronically controlled butterfly valve with an inductive sensor of “contact-free” type for an internal combustion engine A method for the production of a butterfly valve which comprises a valve body housing a valve seat engaged by a butterfly disc keyed on a shaft in order to rotate under the action of an electric motor, the shaft being coupled to an inductive position sensor of the ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273067 | Reduced profile electromechanical valve actuator A relatively small, lightweight valve actuator assembly that can withstand relatively high levels of vibration and shock includes a motor, a position sensor, and a drive belt mounted on an actuator housing assembly. The position sensor is preferably disposed within ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7255772 | High pressure processing chamber for semiconductor substrate A high pressure chamber comprises a chamber housing, a platen, and a mechanical drive mechanism. The chamber housing comprises a first sealing surface. The platen comprises a region for holding the semiconductor substrate and a second sealing surface. The mechanical... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250374 | System and method for processing a substrate using supercritical carbon dioxide processing A method and system for processing a substrate in a film removal system. The method includes providing the substrate in a substrate chamber of a film removal system, where the substrate has a micro-feature containing a dielectric film on a sidewall of the micro-feat... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240691 | Rotary bleed valve assembly A rotary bleed valve (10) for a gas turbine engine comprises a passage (11) connecting high pressure gases from a compressor to an exhaust and a valve member (12), the valve member (12) may be rotated within the passage (11)so as t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231780 | Damper device for refrigerator A damper device for a refrigerator has a step motor used as the power source for rotating a baffle to open/close the cold air passage of the refrigerator in a more secured manner. The damper device for a refrigerator includes a frame installed in the cold air passag... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232110 | Automatic flush actuation apparatus An automatic flush actuation apparatus, which is incorporated with a flushing system having a water inlet, a water outlet, and a water chamber communicating therebetween, that includes a valve member being moved by a flush lever for releasing the water pressure with... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210665 | Actuator integrally provided with fail-safe function An actuator includes: a rotor assembly including an output shaft having a male screw portion and having a pin attached thereto, and a sleeve having a female screw portion and threadedly engaged with the male screw portion of the output shaft so as to convert a rotar... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207547 | Valve operating assembly and system for operating lever-operated valves An assembly for swinging an external handle of a tank dome valve on a tank dome about a generally horizontal axis has a gearbox and an air motor. In a preferred embodiment, a housing is cooperatively formed by the gearbox casing and the motor cover. The gearbox cont... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207545 | Throttle bodies with throttle valves actuated by motors A throttle body (1) includes a throttle casing (2) and a motor casing (8). The throttle casing has a first main body (3) and a throttle valve (4) disposed within the first main body. The first main body is made of resin. The motor ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201185 | Coupled drive multi-position fluid valve apparatus and method A multi-position micro-fluidic valve system that includes an actuator assembly with a housing and a drive shaft rotatably disposed in the housing for rotational displacement about a drive axis thereof. One end of the drive shaft is configured to couple to a drive mo... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191754 | Position sensor apparatus and method A control system having a housing with a bore formed within the housing. A valve member is associated with the bore for controlling the passage of a fluid medium through the bore. An induction sensor is aligned with the valve and facilitates determining the valve po... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188481 | Adjustable damper actuator An actuator for controlling the position of a damper. It is an adjustable damper actuator that can actuate a damper to have positions that are other than fully open and fully closed. The actuator has adjustable stops for attaining a partially closed or partially ope... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185876 | Overrun braking system and method A flush valve system includes a sensor, a bias circuit, an electrical switch, a mechanical switch, and a flush valve. The bias circuit generates a bias signal when an activation signal is received from the sensor. The bias signal turns on the electrical switch. The ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182314 | Apparatus for actuating a valve An apparatus for actuating a valve includes a rotatable control shaft connected to the valve and a gearbox wheel is secured to the control shaft. A worm intermeshes with the gearteeth of the gearbox wheel such that when the worm is rotated, the wheel and the shaft a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182063 | Assembly with non-contacting position sensor An electronic throttle control system is described. The system includes a non-contacting sensor stator integrated into an electronic throttle body and is aligned to the sensor rotor attached to the shaft to properly set sensor air gap by assembly aids or by close fi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182603 | Electronic valve actuator electrical connector An electrical connector for mounting to an electronically controlled valve assembly of an internal combustion engine and for electrically connecting the valve assembly to a control system for the engine. The electrical connector has disposed in a housing thereof: a ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165327 | Method for installing a valve member in an auxiliary control valve device A method for arranging a valve element in an additional control valve device includes provides that, after a first position has been set, a valve plate is pushed onto the stem until the valve plate contacts the stop of a trapping magnet. The valve plate is then conn... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159604 | Manipulator system for servicing a hydraulic choke The present invention relates to an apparatus for use in field servicing a choke valve system. The apparatus is used for lifting, manipulating, and handling the heavy components of hydraulic choke valves. The apparatus includes an elongated track, a choke valve supp... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159842 | Magnetically-coupled actuating valve assembly A magnetically-coupled actuating valve assembly. The actuating valve can be used to control the action of an actuator, such as a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder. The valve assembly is especially well-suited to use with a damping cylinder of an electronically control... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147205 | Low energy high pressure miniature screw valve A low energy high pressure screw valve having a valve body having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion of said valve body defining an inlet flow passage and an outlet flow passage traversing said valve body to a valve seat, said upper portion of ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143664 | Electromotive servo drive An electromotive servo drive includes a drive motor, a drive train, which is fitted with an output member and includes at least one gear stage for reducing the rotation speed of the motor, and a rotatable hand-operated adjusting shaft for adjusting the output member... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140393 | Non-contact shuttle valve for flow diversion in high pressure systems A valve for redirecting flow in a supercritical fluid or other high pressure processing system is disclosed. In high pressure supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) equipment for semiconductor wafer processing, a major hurtle in providing clean equipment and clean waf... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140392 | Valve device The invention relates to a valve device comprising a valve housing (2) with a first and a second flow channel (3a, 3b) and a first and second damper shaft (8a, 8b) that is rotatable relative to the valve... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140593 | Bi-directional air flow damper having uni-directional synchronous motor A damper assembly that produces bi-directional damper door movement from a single-direction motor is provided. Bi-directional rotation of the damper door is enabled by a cam slot on an end of the damper door that is engaged by a motor-driven drive cam having a drive... | 11/28/2006 |
