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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152138 | Self-sealing bite valve A bite valve for a hydration system includes a body, a sheath, a seal post, a first seal, and a second seal. The body includes a body channel configured to flow a fluid. The sheath is configured to attach to the body. The sheath includes a sheath channel extending f... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7334707 | Hydration pack and bite valve thereof A hydration pack has a reservoir for holding fluid, a fluid conduit extending from the reservoir for passage of the fluid from the reservoir, and a bite valve connected to a distal end of the fluid conduit. The bite valve includes a deformable sleeve having an open ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314061 | Needleless access port valves Needleless access port valves are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to needleless access port valves comprising a stretched body. In one aspect of the present invention, a plug is positioned inside a slip port. When the plug is pushed b... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7267245 | Bite valve A bite valve manufactured from a soft and flexible material includes a joining section, a liquid outlet section, and at least a pair of columns at an inner wall approaching the liquid outlet section to retain the bite valve and to prevent an inner channel of the bit... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7204382 | Drinking tube and cap assembly A hydration system is disclosed for carrying readily dispensable fluids, such as water. A removable cap having an annular valve covers a container. A flexible tube is disposed through the center of the annular valve and extends generally to near the bottom of the co... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7157076 | Aerosol device comprising a hair treatment composition, and hair treatment process The present invention relates to a two-compartment aerosol device containing a hair treatment composition in a first compartment and a compressed gas chosen from air, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, and mixtures thereof, in a second compartment, where the hair treatmen... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7122144 | Method of making a water conduit connector for sports water bag An integral formation of a water conduit connector for sports water bags includes the following steps: 1) manufacturing molds, which comprises a hole allowing the core mold to go inside, a sprue, positioning holes, and top rejecting holes going through to the mold c... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7044521 | Chuck and suction board for plates An apparatus for transferring a plate member such as a wafer by supporting the plate member with a plurality of support pins, and vacuum-sucking the plate member with a suction disk without allowing the suction disk to make contact with the plate member. Vacuum gene... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037303 | Urinary flow control valve A flow control valve (22) such as for a catheter (10) allows discharge of urine from a bladder (12) by manual actuation. The valve (22) may be a double-duckbill valve (22) with a single slit (62) at one apex (60a | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028929 | Nozzle and manufacturing method thereof A nozzle and the method for manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: 1. forming a base with a closure and a supporting frame with two corresponding shafts on the top thereof via extruded hard plastic; 2. inserting a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6986757 | Suction connector and suction catheter using the connector A suction connector, comprising a fluid passage (31) having one end to be connected to a conduit and the other end to be connected to a suction source when in use and a ventilating passage (32) branched in the middle of the fluid passage and having an ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6978914 | Valve elements for pressurized containers and actuating elements therefor Apparatus for placing contents of a first container in fluid communication with a delivery apparatus includes an actuating element carried by the delivery apparatus and a valve element carried by the first container. At least one of the actuating element and the val... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976669 | Self-sealing valve Shut-off valve, composed of a container (3) provided with valve seat (4), and also a valve body (2, 22, 42) that can be moved through the opening bounded by the valve seat (4), in order to provide a seal. The valve body (2, 22, 42)... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6886807 | Bite valve for drinking with integral spring A bite valve for drinking liquids from a hydration system, the bite valve having a hollow deformable impervious body with a receiving opening fluidically connectable to an outlet of the hydration system for receiving liquids and a dispensing opening adapted to selec... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874760 | Angled-slit bite-valve Bite-valves are synonymous with personal hydration systems. Their action is to provide regulation of fluid that is drawn from the hydration reservoir by supplying a vacuum or by sucking like on a straw. Bite valves are placed in line and usually at the end of the li... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6783115 | Integrally formed nozzle structure with soft and hard plastics A hard and soft plastic integral nozzle structure includes a built-in supporting frame member which is made of hard plastic, and at least having a left and a right clipping rod. A soft nozzle is formed integrally by inrection to wrap the the left and right clipping ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6764064 | Fluid dispensing and storage system with a drink valve A drink valve including a housing, a valve member telescopically engaged within the opening of the housing with the housing and valve member being in fluid communication and including a flow path defined by openings of the housing and valve member, and an actuating ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6708950 | Bite valve An improved bite valve for use in personal hydration devices and other water dispensing systems. The valve has a flexible conduit sealed at an end by a cap. Fluid is blocked from flowing out of the conduit by the cap. The cap provides a fluid seal as a ring around a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6279772 | Manually actuable fluid dispensing unit and process A flexible member is fabricated with four side walls forming a chamber which is coupled to a fluid source or reservoir on one side and has a slit through the end wall on the other side. The end wall is generally flat on its interior surface. Deformation o... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6213144 | In-line valve A flow control valve is made from a one-piece housing which defines a substantially linear flow path. The housing comprises deformable portions coupled to a valve seat and a poppet to allow relative motion therebetween for opening and closing the valve. T... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6199729 | Hands-free drinking system A portable drinking facilitation apparatus is useful for a bicyclist and provides a liquid reservoir and a reservoir delivery tube. The apparatus has a flexible drinking tube having a mounting end and a terminal end. The drinking tube is adapted for shapi... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6113070 | Aerosol valve assembly and method of making an aerosol container An aerosol valve assembly(12) has a mounting cup(18) with an arcuate bottom portion(43) that distorts during pressurization to absorb some of the pressure shock to enable pressurization at higher levels and a valve stem(22) with grooves(25) that define pa... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6039305 | Bite valve for hydration bladder A bite valve (12) for a hydration bladder (14) includes a deformable sleeve (34) and an elongate valve body (36) that is received within the deformable sleeve. The valve body includes an inlet (28) that is coupleable by a tube (26) to receive fluid (16) f... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6021801 | Valves A fluid product valve in which an elastic member containing a normally closed slit is adapted to be selectively stretched by displacement of an actuating member, such as to stretch open the slit over the outlet end of a product discharge passage and allow... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5988592 | Valves A valve in which an elastic member (26) containing a normally closed slit (28) is adapted to be selectively stretched by displacement of an actuating means, such as to stretch open the slit (28) over the outlet end (27) of a product discharge passage defi... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5971357 | Fluid delivery valve A fluid delivery valve for use in fluid conducting systems includes a rigid bracing member positioned within a hollow, flexible, resilient valve housing. By applying opposing lateral forces to the external surface of the housing near a widened portion of ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5938176 | Tap or valve An aim of the invention is to provide a simple and effective one-piece tap which can be readily and economically manufactured. A tap for a liquid container is made from natural or synthetic rubber or a resilient plastics material. It has a base portion 10... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5826621 | Valve apparatus A valve apparatus employs a spherical sealing element disposed in resiliently deformable tubing. The dimensions of the sealing element are selected such that the valve opens when subjected to a cracking pressure that is greater than the head pressure deve... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5826622 | Liquid flow path selection device A liquid flow path selection device comprises a feed channel and a housing having a first and a second continuation channel. The device further comprises a flexible, sheet-shaped selection element having a first and a second side, opposite each other, whe... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5816457 | Hydration system A hydration system for backpackers or other athletes including a bladder, a filling opening, an enclosing cover and filling opening, a flexible line and a deformable valve to be held in the user's mouth. The cover is of smaller volume than the bladder to ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5799841 | Drip resistant nozzle for a dispenser A drip resistant nozzle for a dispenser is described. The drip resistant nozzle includes a flexible, resilient member that moves between several positions during actuation of the dispenser.... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5785300 | Device for providing a uniformly-variable annular orifice A device (20) for providing a uniformly-variable orifice includes an object (21) having an outer surface, a wall (24) surrounding the object in spaced relation to the outer surface and defining an annular orifice therebetween; and deforming means (F1... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5601207 | Bite valve having a plurality of slits A bite valve for delivering liquid to the mouth of an individual includes a hollow body portion and a deformable closure connected to the body portion. A plurality of spaced slits are formed in the deformable closure. A portion of the deformable closure b... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5499735 | Closure assembly for vacuum sealed containers An air valve apparatus for vacuum sealed containers comprises a cover having a groove at center portion and an aperture at center portion concentrically with respect to the groove. The aperture has projecting a pair of circular walls both from the upper s... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5492304 | Seal assembly for accommodating introduction of surgical instruments A seal assembly is provided which includes a housing and resilient first seal means associated with the housing. The first seal means is preferably a gasket having an aperture formed therein for receiving surgical instrumentation adapted to cooperate with... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5396925 | Anti-free flow valve, enabling fluid flow as a function of pressure and selectively opened to enable free flow A bi-directional cracking valve that can be selectively opened. Bi-directional cracking valve (10, 70) is formed using an elastomeric membrane (34). Centered within the elastomeric membrane is a slit (36) that remains closed, blocking fluid flow through t... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5395352 | Y-adaptor manifold with pinch valve for an intravascular catheter A Y-adaptor manifold assembly includes a main tubular segment adapted to be coupled to an intravascular catheter. A first, tubular side port is joined to the main tubular segment so as to be in fluid communication with a through passage of the main tubula... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5322263 | Endoscope suction operating apparatus A suction operating apparatus in an endoscope consisting of an outer cylinder connected to a sucking channel of the endoscope, an inner cylinder removably fitted to this outer cylinder and having a sucking hole on the side, a valve body made of an elastic... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5284475 | Luer valve adapter with expandable end A tubular adapter and check valve for Luer fittings. The end of the adapter that receives the Luer fitting is expandable radially outwardly in a substantially uniform manner so that Luer fittings of all sizes are snugly received by the adapter. Deep longi... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5267586 | Shutoff valve mechanism for the oral evacuator of a dental unit The invention concept is a shutoff valve mechanism (40) for use in conjunction with the oral evacuator of a dental unit, said mechanism being connectable to a suction tube (14) communicating with a vacuum pump. The shutoff valve mechanism (40) comprises a... | 12/07/1993 |
