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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7506858 | Tube-end butterfly metering and shutoff valve A butterfly valve comprising a valve body having a passage, a valve shaft assembly, a plate, and a tube is provided. The valve shaft assembly comprises first and second shaft portions in opposing spaced relation, an intermediate portion therebetween, and a support p... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7404543 | Slow closing actuator and valve A valve actuator is disclosed for use with short throw valves. The actuator includes a plate perpendicular to the valve stem that has a slot formed of regions having different radii of curvature centered on the valve stem. An eccentric cam is attached to a handle mo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7302930 | Air induction system and assembly method for an intake manifold with a single shaft and sensor for activating air control valves The present invention utilizes a single shaft with cam-actuated control valves and one linear solenoid for control of air flow control vales in the air induction system for a V-type engine. According to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the sin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300075 | Sealing assembly Sealing assembly, for example forming part of a flowmeter. The sealing assembly comprises a first metal body with a mating surface in which a centering chamber with a flat bottom and an upright wall are provided, and a second metal body with a mating surface provide... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287550 | Assembly consisting of a valve member and adjustment device for a vehicle servo-steering arrangement An assembly consists of a valve shaft, a valve member and an adjusting device which can alter the angle alignment of the valve member relative to the valve shaft. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261126 | Control valve A control valve has a valve body and a flow control element preferably in the form of a disc, the valve body defining at least one inlet passage, the inlet passage culminating in an opening which is surrounded at least partially by a flow control surface, and the fl... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258323 | Variable radial flow rate control system A variable radial flow rate control valve including a body forming a bore along the longitudinal axis thereof for transporting a fluid through the body, a fixed choke member fixedly positioned about the bore, the fixed choke member forming a fixed aperture, a rotati... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7195229 | Automatic sampler In a direct injection type automatic sampler, a sampling needle having a liquid sample collected from a sample vessel by using suction force of a pump is inserted into an injection port. Then, a flow path-switching valve is rotated to switch a flow path to make a fl... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178786 | Stem construction for rotatable valve body A valve stem construction for a manipulable valve member used to control fluid flow through a valve. The valve stem extends externally of the valve housing for engagement by a valve handle used to manipulate the valve member between open and closed positions. The va... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7159848 | Clamping systems Systems having clamping structures are provided. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143787 | Microluidic valve having two revolving valve elements A component part of a microfluidic valve adapted to be coupled with a microfluidic device, the microfluidic device having at least one port coupled to a flow path of the microfluidic device, the component part comprising a first revolving valve element having a firs... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7125055 | Metal ring gasket for a threaded union A metal ring gasket for a threaded union provides a high-pressure, fluid-tight, metal-to-metal seal between subcomponents of a fluid conduit. The metal ring gasket is made of carbon steel or stainless steel depending on a composition of the fluid to be conveyed thro... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121303 | Mixed water faucet A mixed water faucet includes a valve seat, a control valve, a flow control member, a handle, and a nozzle. Thus, the mixed water faucet has a simplified construction, thereby decreasing costs of fabrication. In addition, the mixed water is controlled exactly by ope... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093817 | Flow control assemblies having integrally formed shape memory alloy actuators In one embodiment of the present invention, a shape memory alloy (“SMA”)-actuated flow controller comprises a number of grille members, each having a long axis and being slideable relative to one another parallel to that long axis. The SMA-actuated flow controll... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090774 | Method for packed column separations and purifications The invention encompasses a method of packing and unpacking a column chamber. A mixture of a fluid and a matrix material are introduced through a column chamber inlet so that the matrix material is packed within a column chamber to form a packed column. The column c... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083158 | Remote operable corporation stop for water supply sources A system connectable to a water line for controlling the flow of water includes an underground housing, a shut-off mechanism disposed within the housing and connected to the water lines, and a controlling mechanism including a wand for sending a signal to the shut-o... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081200 | Swimming pool filter The invention relates to a swimming pool filter that includes a filter body (1) being formed by a casing (2) with a top cover (3), and the cover (3) forms a water distributor (4), this latter being compartmented (6, 7, 8, 9 ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077175 | Particle packing of microdevice Provided are apparatuses and methods for introducing particles into a microdevice conduit. Also provided are microdevices containing a plurality of particles that occupy at least about 25 volume percent of a microconduit. In some instances, particles may controllabl... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073774 | Air intake adjusting assembly for pnuematic tools This invention discloses an air intake adjusting assembly for pneumatic tools, which rearranges the air intake adjusting assembly between the main body and the air intake section of a pneumatic tool, such that the air intake adjusting assembly will not be covered wh... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7011292 | Bi-leaved valve apparatus Bi-leaved valve apparatus for controlling bulk material flow from a bulk material metering apparatus. A bi-leaved valve apparatus comprises a cylindrical flow tube defining an axial material passageway, an outlet and a flow tube actuation surface. A valve support is... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007922 | Rotating regulating device The invention relates to a rotating regulating device, especially for a valve comprising a pivotable or rotatable valve body. Said device comprises at least one actuating device for rotating a regulating element which can be connected to the valve body in a moveable... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994100 | Metering valve A metering valve for metering dry powder material such as cement. The interior of the valve housing is expanded outward beginning at the sealing surface or lip located adjacent to the inlet opening, thereby forming an enlarged gap between the valve sleeve and housin... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974121 | Fluid flow control valve with bi-directional shutoff A control valve of the ball type with bi-directional shutoff capabilities is disclosed. The ball valve including an inlet and an outlet, a ball element and a seal assembly. When closing the valve, the ball element, which is eccentrically mounted on a shaft, rotates ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6969045 | Rotary valve The present invention relates to valves with small dead volumes. A valve in accordance with the present invention has a ferrule (7) which receives a plurality of fluid lines (33) which lead to outlets on an end surface (25) of said ferrule (7... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6958119 | Mobile phase gradient generation microfluidic device The present invention relates to a microfluidic device for separating the components of a fluid sample. A cover plate is arranged over the first surface of a substrate, which, in combination with a microchannel formed in the first surface, defines a separation condu... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6929237 | Valve actuation system and methods for pipeline valves The invention is therefore directed to a rotary valve actuating system coupled to a pipeline for a pressurized fluid, the actuating system being coupled to the rotary valve to selectively cause operation of the valve. The valve actuating system comprises at least tw... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918573 | Microvalve A high pressure microvalve for connecting a first fluid-bearing conduit to a second fluid-bearing conduit is provided. The microvalve includes (a) a first body having a first interior surface and at least one port outlet at the first interior surface that is in flui... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916010 | Regulating valve for adjusting the flow in an infusion or transfusion procedure The medical regulating valve for adjusting the flow in an infusion or transfusion procedure has a housing (2), and a valve chamber (21) into which an inlet connecting piece and an outlet connecting piece (22, 23) open. A rotating piece has a cyl... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910957 | Method and apparatus for high pressure article cleaner A cleaning system 210 having nozzle assembly 10 for a pressured fluid stream entrained with abrasive that includes a pressured fluid receiving portion 15 adapted to accommodate a pressured fluid dispenser 20. An abrasive entrainment chamb... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902704 | Injection pump assembly for a combinatorial reactor and related method An injection pump assembly 10 in a chemical delivery system for simultaneously delivering reagents into a combinatorial reactor system having multiple injectors. The assembly 10 has a plurality of injectors 12, each injector 12 being in f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6845917 | Water outlet structure of ceramic control valve for single-handled faucet A water outlet structure of a ceramic control valve for a single-handled faucet is made up of a valve body having a housing chamber for a regulating seat with a control stick joined thereto to be adapted therein, and an upper switching control valve having a regulat... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6845968 | Flow-switching microdevice A microdevice is provided for controlling fluid flow. The microdevice includes a substantially planar contact surface and a plurality of fluid-transporting features associated therewith. Also included is a substrate having a substantially planar contact surface and ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843264 | Multi-phase pressure control valve for process chamber A new and improved, multi-phase pressure control valve for facilitating quick and accurate attainment and stabilization of gas pressure inside a semiconductor fabrication process chamber such as an etch chamber or CVD chamber. In one embodiment, the multi-phase pres... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6789565 | Metering valve A metering valve for metering dry powder material such as cement. The interior of the valve housing is expanded outward beginning at the sealing surface or lip located adjacent to the inlet opening, thereby forming an enlarged gap between the valve sleeve and housin... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6708691 | Valve and oscillator for producing a pressure waveform A valve for controlling gas flow to ventilator or physiotherapy apparatus, has a body having first and second inlet ports and an outlet port. A shutter plate is rotatable with respect to said body and adapted selectively to interconnect said inlet ports to said outl... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6702256 | Flow-switching microdevice The present invention relates to a microdevice having a valve structure that contains low or no dead volume. The microdevice comprises a substrate and a cover plate each having a substantially planar contact surface and each contact surface having a fluid... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6694749 | Rotary valve A multiple port rotary valve for flow switching comprises a rotor (2), a stator (7), a compressor supply (8) and a compressor return (6). Gas is supplied via the compressor supply throughout a switching cycle such that the rotor is lifted away from the st... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6644347 | Position detector, particularly for electrical valve actuators Position detector (1), particularly for electrical valve actuators, comprising a disk (2) fixedly connected to an actuator and provided with a mapping defining a reference for detecting the actuator displacement; and means for detecting the actuator displ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6638481 | Plug flow cytometry for high throughput screening and drug discovery An apparatus for drawing and supplying multiple samples for rapid processing in flow cytometry. The apparatus comprises a reciprocating valve and at least one syringe. The invention is also a method for rapidly processing multiple samples in flow cytometr... | 10/28/2003 |
