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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7198098 | Mechanical connection system A connector system is provided for connecting parts of an apparatus. A first part having one or more bayonet connectors and one or more retention pin receptacles cooperatively mates to a second part having one or more mating bayonet connectors. The second part furth... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6953056 | Metering valve assembly A metering valve assembly is provided with a valve stem having one or more tapered channels formed therein for selective engagement with a valve seat to provide incremental regulation of fluid flow through a valve housing. An adjustment knob provides one manner of r... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6273397 | Air conditioner access and service fittings An air conditioner access fitting includes a valve body having a threaded bore and an annular valve seat extending around the bore. A twist-to-open valve is disposed in the bore and threadedly engaged with the valve body. The valve includes a valve elemen... | 08/14/2001 |
| 5549277 | Fluid flow controller and meter A fluid flow controller and meter including a metering tube with a bore formed axially therein having a slit-like orifice axially disposed and intersecting the bore along the length thereof. Flow through the meter is controlled by a valve member which mov... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5456285 | Globe valve with a strainer A globe valve with a strainer. The globe valve with a strainer comprising a valve body having a valve box, a strainer body, the valve box and the strainer body extending upwardly and downwardly respectively at an angle of about 45° to the axis of the val... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5454546 | Water faucet mechanism A water faucet includes an inlet, an outlet and an opening formed between the inlet and outlet. A cylindrical member extends upward from the opening. A sleeve is secured to the body. A rod is threadedly engaged in the sleeve. A cap is secured to the lower... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5421547 | Inline valve An inline valve includes a glass body having an upwardly open bore with a tapered seating surface, and colinear inlet and outlet ports having passages intersecting the seating surface. Fluid flow between the ports is regulated by a valve member whose stem... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5381826 | Fluid flow controller and meter A fluid flow controller and meter including a metering tube with a bore formed axially therein having a slit-like orifice axially disposed and intersecting the bore along the length thereof. Flow through the meter is controlled by a valve member which mov... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5324181 | Precisely adjustable pneumatic calibration pump A pneumatic calibration system and the pump therefore, the system comprising a first fluid containing chamber for attachment to a device to be tested, a valve coupled to the first chamber to remove the fluid from the first chamber and a pump structure for... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5255704 | Leakproof hydraulic valve A simplified two-piece, cartridge-type hydraulic valve provides increased valve seat area and improved hydrodynamics. The present valve is a plug-type valve in which the piston is integral with the valve stem, and the valve seat is inserted into the base ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5249696 | Manual relief gas vent A drum lid for a ventable drum has a depression formed in the surface of the lid. A vent valve is placed in the depression and extends through the lid. The valve has a valve outlet which opens into the reservoir in the lid. During venting the reservoir is... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5176175 | Valve assembly A valve is disclosed for regulating the flow of fuel from a fuel source containing fuel under pressure to a fuel consuming apparatus. The valve includes a valve body having a passage therethrough, a resilient element for regulating the flow of the fuel th... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4977919 | Flow control valve A cartridge valve is received in a housing for restricting fluid flow to the top of a piston in the housing. The cartridge valve includes a pair of opposed substantially parallel working faces, one of which is movable toward the other. The fixed face incl... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4964432 | Method and means for mounting valve member on valve stem A method and means for removably connecting a valve member (62, 62A) on a valve stem (46, 46A) for movement between open and closed positions relative to a valve seat (24, 24A). The removable connection includes a split frustoconical connector (76, 76A) f... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4917355 | Stop valve An improved stop valve eliminates the need for O-rings and washers. The valve contains a one piece unitary stem formed of resilient compressible plastic material. The stem contains three separate seals and fits within, extends through and is moveable in a... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4907780 | Combined seal and actuator support A combined seal and actuator support for valves, in which a sleeve is engaged between the actuator shaft of the valve and the valve body to effect a seal between the shaft and body, and wherein complementally interengaged actuator means are on the sleeve ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4844411 | Valve A cryogenic valve having a valve seat in the valve body adapted to be closed by a conical seat disc. The seat disc is supported for vertical movement in a seat holder which is carried by an elongated stem that extends through the valve bonnet. The stem an... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4745938 | Outside seal and yoke valve A valve of the outside seal and yoke variety is provided, with a seal between a bonnet base and a valve body being axially spaced between a valve seating member and mating threads on the valve body and bonnet base. An end of at least one packing bolt is p... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4688591 | Manual relief gas vent A manually operated vent valve assembly for a bung hole in a drum lid. The low profile valve assembly is inserted into the bung hole and the lid sealed. The drum is vented by opening a valve stem in the assembly. The vented gas leaves through a gas outlet... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4630629 | Valve with compressible valve stem and valve body seals A valve is provided with improved bonnet-stem and bonnet-valve body seals. Both non-metallic seals may be simultaneously compressed by threading the bonnet to the valve body, with a valve stem seal sandwiched between the bonnet and an axially movale retai... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4601304 | Valve assembly A valve assembly for providing easy and rapid removal of the valve packing means while the valve is in service, closed, or out of service, which assembly includes a valve body, a bonnet connected to the body, a packing housing assembly means secured to th... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4548224 | Faucet repair system A faucet repair system is provided for the removal of loose or broken faucet components, debris or other material which may be lodged in a faucet body or water feed line. A hollow coupling having threads identical to the bonnet or stem nut of the defectiv... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4488704 | Dual control actuator for valves A dual valve plug stem actuator device for plug or globe type valves is disclosed wherein said actuator mechanisms provide respectively coarse and fine independent movement of the valve plug stem. One actuating device controls the movement in the axial di... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4450856 | Means for releasably securing hand-wheel to valve spindle A large manually operated leak-proof corrosion-proof low-cost shut-off or stop valve for handling high pressure refrigerant liquids and/or gases comprises a valve body formed of two sheet metal hemispheres welded to the periphery of a circular metal valve... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4434965 | Low flow control valve Low flow control valve having contoured cylindrical plug means cooperating with a semi-elastic sleeve, the latter being suitably retained within a valve orifice capable of providing not only tight shut-off, but also no clearance between said valve plug an... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4369810 | Radiator vent valve A vent valve (10) is disclosed. The valve (10) is comprised of a conduit (12), a cap (14), a nut (16) a bolt (18) and a coupling (20). The coupling (20) connects with a conduit (12) to a radiator (12). A pair of slots (44) in the nut (16) form a vent pass... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4177825 | Self-grinding valve mechanism Improved self-grinding valve is provided with corrosion-protecting features and an improved floating coupling between the valve stem and valve disc whereby, when the valve disc is brought into contact with its seat, a selected rotation of the valve disc w... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4177971 | Sea cock valve A valve comprising a hollow cylindrical body with a valve opening at one end and a valve seat around the valve opening. A valve member is movable towards and away from the valve seat on a spindle which passes through a spindle opening opposite the valve o... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4176674 | Faucet replacement valve stem assembly A replacement valve stem assembly for a faucet in the form of an internally and externally threaded sleeve extending through and secured by nuts to the faucet cap and a threaded valve stem engaging the internal threads of the sleeve and having a valve was... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4171792 | High pressure diaphragm valves A globe type Y-pattern diaphragm valve for high pressure, high temperature service affording increased diaphragm cycle life, enhanced flow coefficient and features of decreased construction cost. Comprising the diaphragm in one embodiment is a resiliently... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4146050 | Plastic lined sample valve A valve body for insertion in a fluid line having a sampling passageway extending from the interior to the exterior of the body for sampling from or injecting ingredients into the fluid line. A first annular tapered valve seat in the passageway and a seco... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4134420 | Faucet valve for sinks, wash basins and other applications A faucet valve for kitchen sinks, bathroom washbasins and like applications, said faucet valve being adapted to be made of molded plastics, having relatively few operative parts, and designed to minimize the stresses of assembly and use. The invention has... | 01/16/1979 |