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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4143671 | Ducting fire protection A length of fiberglass duct with a thermoplastic sleeve positioned within the duct as a liner, with the sleeve fixed to the duct at the downstream end of the sleeve. Flames or high temperature fluids moving through the duct soften the thermoplastic sleeve... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4136707 | Fire-resisting device for piping extending through a wall The device comprises an annular case having a first portion which projects from the wall and a second portion which is embedded in the wall. A tubular element connected to two pipes of the piping defines a passage through the case. The tubular element has... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4117863 | Control device for operation by the mouth of a handicapped person The invention relates to detecting or control devices for the control of utilization circuits particularly by handicapped persons who can move only their jaws. By squeezing action of the mouth, signal lines in a pressurized fluid deformable control member... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4109895 | Remote actuated metering valve A remote actuated metering valve system for supplying water to a washing fixture includes a main metering valve and at least one remote actuating relief valve connected to the main valve by tubing. The main metering valve has an inlet and an outlet with a... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4092010 | Variable fluid passage A device is provided having means for defining a fluid passage which include an inlet section, a throat section, and an outlet section. The fluid passage decreases in size in the inlet section and increases in size in the outlet section. A plurality of fl... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4088297 | Timed metering valve A timed metering valve includes a valve body having an inlet and an outlet which are connected by a passageway surrounded by a valve seat at its upper periphery; a cylinder; a movable piston having a front face and a rear face positioned in said cylinder,... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4080989 | Tube connector for fluid container A molded plastic cap for a bottle of ammonium hydroxide includes a pair of flexible tubing sections which pass through the cap and allow the bottle to be connected to a pair of fluid conduits for a vapor-type diazo development machine. The first tubing co... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4066238 | Means for controlling fluid flow The invention provides means for controlling the flow of fluids such as parenteral fluids. It comprises a body and flexing means. The body defines a passageway with opposed flexible walls which can be held in contact throughout their cross-section except ... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4063706 | Pinch valve formed from a wire helix A wire helix having adjacent turns normally spaced so that the wall of a flexible tubing will be pinched closed when placed between them has at least one pair of turns spaced far enough apart to allow the tubing to pass between them without being pinched;... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4051578 | Combination hanger and clamp member for bedside drainage bag A one-piece combination hanger and clamp member for a drainage bag having an inlet tube connected to the top portion of the bag. The hanger clamp member is comprised of a bag retaining portion, a hanger clamp portion and a tube retaining portion. The bag ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 3982722 | Magnetic control valve A fluid control valve for a fluid system, such as an air conditioning system, in which a flow passage is defined by a radially flexible tubular member so that the flow area of the valve therethrough is variable. The tubular member and an encircling magnet... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3965925 | Pinch valve A pinch valve has a tubular resilient sleeve with at least one transversely elongate aperture extending through it that is opened and closed by a control member having elements engaging diametrically opposite regions of the sleeve. The control member is r... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3955594 | Pressure operated valve systems Fluid flow through a conduit is controlled by varying the pressure of the fluid. The fluid passes through a normally closed valve comprising a flexible sleeve held in pinched closed condition by an elastic material which is isolated from all pressures exc... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3942228 | Tubing clamp A clamp adapted for mounting on a flexible tube to control flow therethrough, said clamp having a pair of parallel legs connected by a spring element whereby the legs may swing toward and away from each other, a flexible catch arm on one leg having a catc... | 03/09/1976 |
