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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181934 | Shut-off device The invention relates to a shut-off device comprising a housing which is to be connected to an adjacent conduit in a pressure-tight manner. A tubular passage is defined in the housing for a medium flowing through the conduit. Said device also comprises at least one ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8152137 | Relief valve in a turbomachine A relief valve in a turbomachine is disclosed. The valve includes a gate designed to be mounted so as to pivot about a shaft for the opening and closing of an orifice for the passage of air, a seal, and an attachment device for attaching the seal to the peripheral e... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8091863 | Gate valve and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus A gate valve of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, which is formed between a processing chamber in which processing is performed and a transfer chamber which carries a substrate on which the processing is performed, includes a gate valve at a side of the proce... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7802772 | Pendulum and slide gate vacuum valve The invention relates to a valve, in particular a pendulum or slide gate valve, for essentially gastight closing of a flow path (F). The valve includes a valve housing (1) having a first wall (2) which has a first opening (3) and a first valve s... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7658367 | Valve essentially gastight closing of a flow path The invention relates to a valve, in particular a pendulum or slide gate valve, for essentially gastight closing of a flow path (F). The valve includes a valve housing (1; 1a) having a first wall (2) which has a first opening (3) and a fi... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7413162 | Vacuum valve A vacuum valve comprises a valve housing which has an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a valve disk which is located in the interior space of the valve housing and which is arranged at a carrying arm that is rigidly connected to a shaft which, for purposes of op... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7396001 | Valve for essentially gastight closing a flow path The invention relates to a valve, in particular a shuffle or sliding valve, for essentially gastight closing of a flow path (F). The valve includes a valve housing (1;1a) having a first wall (2) which has a first opening (3) and a first valve se... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7357371 | Isolation valve seal Methods and apparatus for sealing an aperture that provides fluid communication between a second and first chamber of a dual chamber orifice fitting. A sealing assembly comprises a closure member that is rotatably moveable between an open and closed position relativ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7312131 | Method for forming multilayer electrode capacitor A method of forming a multilayer electrode capacitor is described. A trench is formed in a substrate or in an insulator layer. Two sets of conductive layers are deposited on the inner surface of the trench. The first set of conductive layers is electrically connecte... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281700 | Gate valve apparatus for vacuum processing system A gate valve apparatus includes a valve body to open and close a target object transfer port in a vacuum processing system. The valve body is reciprocated in a first direction relative to the transfer port. A support rod is connected to the valve body and extends in... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278444 | Valve assembly having improved pump-down performance A valve assembly including a housing having a flow path extending to an outlet and a valve seat in the flow path and around the outlet, a slide plate located in the housing and movable transversely to a longitudinal axis of the flow path between a closed position, i... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270311 | Pendulum gate valve A pendulum gate valve includes a housing defining a valve chamber, the valve housing having a vacuum-chamber opening in a front wall and an access opening in a rear wall aligned with the vacuum-chamber opening and defining a through-hole extending from one side of t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262090 | Random access memory (RAM) capacitor in shallow trench isolation with improved electrical isolation to overlying gate electrodes A process for fabricating a novel random access memory (RAM) capacitor in a shallow trench isolation (STI) The method utilizes a novel node photoresist mask for plasma etching recesses in the STI that prevents plasma-etch-induced defects in the substrate. This novel... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7182315 | Exhaust-gas recirculation valve An exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) valve (10) comprises a valve opening (14), a valve member (16) that can be moved between a position which closes the valve opening (14) and a position which releases the valve opening (14), and fu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156369 | Valve control device The device (1) comprises a support structure (2) in which at least a first opening (8, 9) is defined, a shutter (13) which is mounted for piloting in that structure (2) and which is adapted to take up a least a first and a second a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140320 | Device for holding the log transmitter of a boat speedometer A device for holding a boat speedometer log transmitter in a boat hull has a sleeve body fixed in a perforation in the hull with a longitudinal center opening for removably inserting and retaining the log transmitter in a watertight manner. A head part is coupled to... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140594 | Opening/shutting apparatus for flow control An opening/shutting apparatus for flow control includes a damper door that opens/shuts a fluid channel of an interior of a duct, a knob that adjusts the damper door, a link coupled to an end of the damper door, and a rod hinged with both the knob and the link, the r... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7090192 | Vacuum valve A vacuum valve comprising a valve body with a valve opening, a valve plate which is movable between an open position in which it lies next to the valve opening and releases the valve opening and a closed position in which the valve opening is covered and a diaphragm... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083161 | Method and apparatus for providing vacuum isolation A gate valve assembly provides vacuum isolation between a first treatment system and a second treatment system. The gate valve assembly includes an actuator rotatably coupled to at least one of the first treatment system and the second treatment system, and configur... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7049205 | Stacked capacitor and method for preparing the same The present invention discloses a stacked capacitor having interdigital electrodes and method for preparing the same. The stacked capacitor comprises a first interdigital electrode, a second interdigital electrode and a dielectric material sandwiched between the fir... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032882 | Valve assembly having novel flow characteristics A valve assembly including a housing having a flow channel and an annular surface surrounding the flow channel, a slide plate movable to a closed position, and a seal ring positioned between the annular surface and the slide plate. The seal ring includes a first and... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004453 | Pendulum valve with a full range of position control Embodiments of the present invention provide a pendulum valve with a full range of normal position control. The pendulum valve can include a valve housing having a flow channel, and a valve body that is movable within the valve housing between a fully open position ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994317 | Regulating vacuum valve A regulating vacuum valve comprises a valve housing with a through-channel, first and second valve plates which lie in adjacent and parallel planes and are mounted so as to be adjustable in their planes and can be moved into the through-channel from different sides ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962324 | Cabin pressure outflow control valve having non-linear flow control characteristics An aircraft cabin pressure outflow control valve that includes a rotationally mounted valve gate and one or more flow influencing walls adjacent to or part of to the valve body. Each wall has a distal edge formed at a wall angle relative to one of the valve flow por... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6949785 | Random access memory (RAM) capacitor in shallow trench isolation with improved electrical isolation to overlying gate electrodes A process for fabricating a novel random access memory (RAM) capacitor in a shallow trench isolation (STI). The method utilizes a novel node photoresist mask for plasma etching recesses in the STI that prevents plasma-etch-induced defects in the substrate. This nove... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935609 | Microvalve for controlling fluid flow A microvalve for controlling fluid flow, including a body portion having at least one opening formed therein, a shutter located adjacent to and substantially parallel with the body portion, and a drive mechanism for causing the shutter to pivot with respect to the b... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932111 | Gate valve apparatus A gate valve apparatus minimizes the chance that radicals and plasma in exhaust gas will contact a main valve seal, thereby preventing deterioration of the main valve seal. Slats of a flow control device are installed in an exhaust flow path to control the pressure ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6902145 | Regulating slide valve Regulating slide valve comprising a valve body having a valve opening, and a valve plate which has two side surfaces and which is displaceable along a displacement path between an initial position in which it releases the valve opening and an end position in which i... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6863258 | Sealed damper assembly A motorized damper door assembly for use in freezing temperature applications includes a damper frame, a damper door having, a mounting portion rotatably mounted to the frame, and a seal member having a vertically extending moisture barrier adjacent the mounting por... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6776394 | Pendulum valve assembly A valve assembly including a housing having an opening defined by a valve seat, a valve body movable within the housing between a completely opened position disengaged from the valve seat and a completely closed position engaging the valve seat, and a sleeve movable... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6722631 | Valve device A valve device has an outer sleeve with a first end to be secured in an orifice of a container. A second end is releasably attached to a receptacle. Walls define a generally cylindrical support passage which extends from said first end to said second end. An inner s... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6464203 | Swing-door gate valve A gate 3 for opening and closing an opening 2 of a chamber 1 is fixed to a top end of an arm 7 swung between a position facing the opening and a retreating position on the side thereof. A base end of the arm 7 is supported by an output shaft 10 of a fluid... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6443425 | Valve A valve, especially a switch-over valve for large channel cross sections, is provided. A wing is pivotably mounted in a housing having channel connections. A fixating lever assembly provides for movement of the wing and includes a fixating lever and at le... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6417464 | Extended range feeders An attachment for a feeder conveyor with the attachment comprising an angularly positionable gate that is angularly postionable within the trough of a feeder with the postionable gate having a secondary metering outlet so that when the postionable gate is... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6409149 | Dual pendulum valve assembly with valve seat cover A dual pendulum valve assembly for connecting a process chamber and a vacuum pump of a semiconductor manufacturing system. The valve assembly includes an isolation valve for sealing an opening to the pump during cleaning of the system and an annular cover... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6386511 | Gate valve apparatus To be able to reduce the size of a drive part and, as a result, to achieve the reduction in size and the lowering of manufacturing cots of a gate valve. An open/close mechanism is configured from a turning pair only. This open/close mechanism is configure... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6351965 | Cooling and heating cycle apparatus and refrigerant cycle apparatus A cooling and heating cycle apparatus includes a high pressure coolant gas discharged from an outlet port of a compressor and supplied selectively to one end or the other of a heat exchanger through a high/low pressure switch valve. A low pressure coolant... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6325356 | Long life rotary gate valve for aircraft vacuum toilet system A light weight gate valve and method for a aircraft vacuum toilet system. The valve resists jamming due to scale buildup, thereby reducing maintenance costs associated with repair or cleaning. The gate valve is intended for mounting between two portions o... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5873562 | Control apparatus for controlling gas flow in a molecular region A control apparatus for controlling gas flow in a molecular region including a housing, having a through-channel, and a control plate displaceable in its plane between an open position, in which the plate is located sidewise of the through-channel, and a ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5797423 | Device for cutting off a flow in a conduit for fluide A device for cutting off the flow in a conduit for fluids, consisting of a sluice (2), transversely arranged in a conventional conduit for fluids (1) between two flanges (3), one or two flanges (3) being fitted with a tab (6), a hole and axle (7) around w... | 08/25/1998 |
