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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7284742 | Flow control valve A flow control valve for controlling water flow, for example through a refrigeration unit condenser spray cooling system. The valve includes an arm that carries a paddle adapted to be placed in an air stream for deflection by an air current. Movement of the paddle c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7032272 | Friction hinge A motion control device for controlling the movement of an operational member about a first axis and about a second axis includes a spindle having a socket and a control arm wherein the socket defines a first axis opening. The device includes a cylindrical pivot mem... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6920899 | Fluid control valve A fluid control valve for controlling the delivery of water includes a control lever that is movable in two directions by rotation of the lever about two independent axes. The fluid control valve includes a valve body assembly with flow passageways and a housing ass... | 07/26/2005 |
| 5683234 | Hand pump apparatus having two pumping strokes and having an attachment member for engaging with different tire valves A hand pump includes a piston slidably engaged in a housing for separating the housing into two chambers. A tube is secured on top of the housing. The piston includes two annular grooves for receiving two sealing rings. A piston rod has one end secured to... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5666990 | Attachment member for engaging with different tire valves An attachment member for a hand pump includes two different valve openings for engaging with different tire valves. The attachment member includes a valve member slidably engaged in a tube. The valve member includes two head portions for engaging with two... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5447287 | Fuel control device and methods of making the same A fuel control device and method of making the same are provided, the fuel control device comprising a housing having an inlet separated from an outlet by a valve seat and having a movable valve member for opening and closing the valve seat, an electrical... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5441080 | Eccentrically rotatable sleeve type 3-way valve The Eccentrically Rotatable Sleeve Type Three-Way Valve is comprised of a housing having a central, vertical bore retaining therein a flexible, tubular sleeve whose central portion can be eccentrically motivated towards or away from two opposite valve sea... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5361804 | Water conservation valve A valve assembly for a faucet is operated by an actuation lever(s) normally positioned to be engaged by a container, for example, into which water is to be discharged from the faucet. For normal operation the lever(s) is moved in a self-return range of ab... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5310162 | Eccentrically rotatable sleeve valve The Eccentrically Rotatable Sleeve Valve is comprised of a housing having a central, vertical bore retaining therein a flexible, tubular sleeve whose central portion can be eccentrically motivated towards or away from a valve seat which is located perpend... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5074523 | Device The application describes a valve device which can be used to open and shut a laterally arranged inlet in an inclined wall of a mixer granulator and which can be used in an automatic operation. The valve device comprises a main body (1) and a piston (2), ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4967997 | Butterfly valve with intra-shaft actuator means A butterfly valve (30) is described in which the plate member (32) is in facing relationship with a hollow shaft (34) and is moved by pistons (50, 52) disposed in the shaft. The pistons (50, 52) are mechanically coupled to the plate member (32) by cam fol... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4650159 | Flow control device A flow control device for controlling the flow rate of fluid utilizes a stepping motor. A translating mechanism translates the rotation of the stepping motor into a rectilinear movement which causes a valve to move in either forward or backward direction,... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4643391 | Fuel control valve construction, parts therefor and methods of making the same A fuel control valve construction, parts therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the construction having a housing provided with an inlet adapted to be interconnected to a fuel source and an outlet adapted to be interconnected to a burner. T... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4605200 | Faucet valve A faucet valve comprised of a valve body having a valve seat onto which is adapted to movably and freely rest a disc-shaped valve plug. An operant shaft having a central cam surface is journalled within the valve body, being arranged with the cam surface ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4394875 | Actuator for a mine roof support unit A hydraulic control system for a mine roof support unit has a control valve assembly for controlling the hydraulic appliances of the unit, and an actuator for actuating the control valve assembly. The actuator has a valve block provided with a plurality o... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4293118 | Multi-function operator for control valve device An operting handle assembly for actuating a valve or the like including an adjustable actuating cam member that controls the degree of deflection of the valve to obtain different output pressures for a given handle position, for example, and an adjustable... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4274445 | Pressure balanced three-way transfer valve A pressure-balanced three-way transfer valve for controlling fluid flow into one of two fluid lines includes a pair of cam actuated valves actuated by a single actuator to move a respective valve to an open and closed position. Pressure balancing of the v... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4210312 | Valve using flexible element A valve control element having a rotatable relatively rigid element in contact with a relatively flexible element and so arranged that relative movement between the two elements serves to cause a change in the contour of the flexible element thereby effec... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4043353 | Manually, pneumatically, or electrically operable drain valve device An automatic drain valve device alternatively adaptable for use in compressor systems using either electrical or pneumatic controls for cutting out and cutting in the compressor, and being operable to provide a drain operation twice during each cycle of c... | 08/23/1977 |
