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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7849599 | Imputing strength gradient in pressure vessels A process to manufacture an oilfield component comprises selectively reinforcing a base material with an age-hardenable clad material and age-hardening the clad material for a selected time and at a selected temperature profile, wherein the age-hardening results in ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7617604 | Fuel shut-off valve assembly with associated components and methods of making and assembling the same A shut-off valve assembly includes a one-piece housing having an inlet and an outlet. During manufacture, the housing is formed with an inlet end plate and a fully open end opposite the end plate. A valve door assembly including a flapper door is secured in the hous... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7503115 | Electromagnetic hydraulic valve, in particular a proportional valve for controlling a device for adjusting the rotation angle of a camshaft relative to the crankshaft in an internal combustion engine, and a method for the production thereof An electromagnetic hydraulic valve (1), which including an electromagnet (2) with an armature (3) and of a valve housing (4) with an axial bore (5) and a piston valve (6) located therein is provided. The valve housing (4 | 03/17/2009 |
| 7469472 | Method of making molded coupler A coupler device for fluid transport that includes a body with an outer sidewall. The body defines a slot disposed proximate one end, and extends in a direction transverse to and through the outer sidewall. A latch assembly is connected with the body. The latch asse... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7377040 | Method of manufacturing a polymeric bodied fuel injector Various methodologies relating to a polymeric fuel injector are disclosed. One method provides for manufacturing the fuel injector by forming a polymeric housing over a coil assembly and electrical connectors to provide a polymeric passage extending from an inlet to... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367124 | Method for the production of a throttle valve port This invention relates of the problem, to create a butterfly valve neck without an emergence of a gap between the butterfly valve neck and the butterfly valve. This invention disposes the problem trough a parted butterfly valve neck, with between attached sealing, w... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7334337 | Method of manufacturing cylindrical bearing member A small-bored cylindrical bearing member which can enhance the maintainability for a lubricating oil therein. The member has blind grooves in a seamless cylindrical central body portion of the interior hollow cylindrical surface of the bearing member. A method of ma... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318278 | Method of manufacture of a heart valve support frame Methods for forming a support frame for flexible leaflet heart valves from a starting blank include converting a two-dimensional starting blank into the three-dimensional support frame. The material may be superelastic, such as NITINOL, and the method may include be... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314032 | Butterfly valve apparatus and manufacturing method of the same A butterfly valve apparatus includes a valve body, valve discs, valve shafts, and a connecting member. The valve body has valve passages. Valve discs are respectively arranged in the valve passages. Valve shafts are supported by the valve body such that the valve sh... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287741 | Rotary throttle valve carburetor A rotary throttle valve carburetor includes a main body defining a mixing passage and a valve bore, and a throttle valve rotatably received in the valve bore to selectively open and close the mixing passage. The carburetor main body includes an integral throttle val... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7266891 | Method for sealing a throttle valve housing The present invention is a method where a one-piece throttle valve is fastened to a throttle valve shaft in a first step. In another step, at least one elastic compensating element is placed onto the throttle valve. In another step, the elastic compensating element ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7231716 | Method of making a thin wall nozzle A novel method of making a nozzle by forcing a malleable metallic disk into a series of cavities in progression using punches to draw down a formed section so metal can be pulled into the shape of the next cavity in the series. Each cavity differs in size and shape,... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222424 | Method for producing a tubular spring and an actuator unit comprising one such tubular spring A method for producing a tubular spring (12) in the form of a cylindrical hollow body, especially for pre-tensioning a piezoelectric actuator element (2) of an actuator unit (1) of a fuel injector comprises the step of providing a thin-walled, s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7172174 | Laser welding method, laser welding structure, and throttle valve device A throttle valve and a throttle shaft are welded to each other. Here, the throttle valve is made of resin material having a transmission property for a laser beam and includes a convex portion on a surface thereof irradiated by the laser beam. By contrast, the throt... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171749 | Tube connector for fuel tank A tube connector 10 of the invention is used for a fuel supply device to feed a supply of fuel to a fuel tank FT. The tube connector 10 is attached to the fuel tank FT and is connected with an inlet hose H, which is fastened by a clamp CP. The tube con... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162355 | Constituent parts assembling method for an actuating apparatus A constituent parts assembling method for an actuating apparatus includes a step of assigning ID classification to each of constituent parts with reference to characteristics difference of respective parts when these constituent parts give influence to output charac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146730 | Mounting a pass-through on a plastic fuel tank A method of mechanical twist lock attachment of a pass-through valve or fitting over an aperture in a plastic fuel tank having an embedded vapor barrier layer. A ring having circumferentially spaced internal lugs is secured to the tank by weldment around an aperture... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7091640 | Motor with a multifunction bearing cap and method of assembly A motor and method of assembly of a motor having a stator core and at least a first end shield. The method includes selecting a bearing cap from one of a plurality of bearing caps. Each of the plurality of bearing caps has a different bearing cap length and is dimen... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7069902 | Simultaneous forming method of throttle body and throttle valve An electrically controlled throttle apparatus is constructed with a throttle body and a throttle valve that are simultaneously formed in the same dies. The throttle valve is rotatably assembled in a bore wall part of the throttle body while the throttle valve is rot... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6988317 | Valve integrally associated with microfluidic liquid transport assembly The present invention discloses a valve integrally associated with a microfluidic transport assembly that is useful for regulating the flow of a liquid sample through an analytical instrument such as, for example, a biosensor. The valve integrally associated with a ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6976299 | Stump treatment guide bar A tree harvesting guide bar adapted for treating stumps with a treatment material as the tree is being harvested is provided, and more particularly a valve arrangement for enabling connection of the guide bar inlet to treatment material sources on a variety of diffe... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6901942 | Butterfly valve with injection-molded shaft The invention relates to a method for producing a throttle valve unit for installation into a flow conduit through which a gas flow passes. A flap shaft of the throttle valve unit is affixed to a stamped insert part inside a fastening region. The stamped insert part... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6871401 | Tool for inserting and removing a corporation stop and method for use thereof An insertion tool for attaching a corporation stop onto a tapping saddle uses a body member that has a top with an opening therein, an open bottom, a first side, a second side, a third side opposite the first side, and a fourth side opposite the second side. A gener... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6854180 | Method of providing shaft biasing lubrication for a short runner valve shaft A method of reducing friction in an anti-chatter device. An applicator is provided which is insertable into a shaft biasing device cavity or orifice. The applicator is inserted into the cavity and a lubricant is injected through a hollow opening in the applicator. A... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6766580 | Method for assembling a valve in a passage in a valve system A method of assembling a butterfly valve that includes a shaft rotatably supported by first and second bearing portions. A first adjusting instrument is used to adjust thrust and radial clearances between the first end of the shaft and the first bearing portion. A s... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6742932 | Axle bolt An axle bolt has a shaft with a pair of opposed ends. An axle passage extends within the shaft and a transverse passage extends radially outwardly from the axial passage. A head attached to one end of the shaft has an outer face. A recess extends in from the outer f... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6718633 | Process for manufacturing valve trim assemblies A process for manufacturing a valve trim assembly. The process comprises providing a flow disk having an outer diameter, an inner diameter, and an outer disposable flow disk portion, providing a separation disk having an outer diameter and an inner diameter, wherein... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6684480 | Method for making a through opening in a high-pressure fuel reservoir, and apparatus for performing the method A method for making a through opening in a high-pressure fuel reservoir that has an elongated, tubular jacket body, which body is provided in the longitudinal direction with a continuous recess, open on at least one end, that forms the interior of the hig... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6678954 | Methods to set a hollow device into and to retrieve said hollow device from a flow pipe A method to set a hollow device into an undersea flow pipe uses a flexible pig 5 driven by a flow flowing into the flow pipe to displace a hollow device to a point where a stop halts a displacement of hollow device, thereby setting hollow device into posi... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6589380 | Laser welded air control valve and method An engine air control valve assembly includes a valve shaft and a valve plate made from composite polymeric plastics that are formed to be welded together by infrared laser welding. In a preferred embodiment, the valve shaft includes an intermediate porti... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6470790 | Push rod for a brake booster A brake booster (210) having a valve body (20) for retaining a plunger (238) of a control valve assembly (228). The plunger (238) is being connected by an input rod (230) to a brake pedal through which and operator supplies an input force to effect a brak... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6463657 | Valve element and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a valve element adapted to be mounted into a selenoid valve to open and close a valve seat of the valve. The method comprising a step of preparing a leaf spring including an outer peripheral ring section and a hub section, a step... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6442837 | Method of manufacturing a valve element A method of manufacturing a valve element for a solenoid valve to open and close a valve seat, comprising the steps of; preparing a leaf spring including an outer peripheral ring section and a hub section having a central hole, forming a ring-shaped outer... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6442838 | Method for manufacturing a throttle The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a throttle (3) in a hose (1), characterized in that the wall (13) of the hose (1) is manufactured in such a way that the interior of the hose (1) has a constriction in part of its length. (FIG. 1)... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6434825 | Method of diminishing the cross section of an opening of a hollow device located in a flow pipe A method of diminishing the size of the cross section of an opening of a first hollow device located in an undersea flow pipe through which passes a fluid flow uses a second hollow device to be inserted into the undersea flow pipe, the second hollow devic... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6382883 | Method for lapping valve seats using a single point cutting tool The cutting tool for machining valve seats comprises a driving system, a spindle assembly, and a system controller. The driving system provides rotational movement and vertical movement for the spindle assembly which is controlled by the system controller... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6371382 | Method for machining control edges of a valve for a fuel injection device of an internal combustion engine and fuel injection device with such a valve The invention relates to a method for machining control edges of a valve, preferably of a valve for a fuel injection device of an internal combustion engine, with the fuel injection device having at least one piston with control edges which co-operate wit... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6345643 | Faucet valve chamber body Faucet valve chamber body composed of a controlling valve body, an inlet tube, a main tube body and an outlet/inlet sleeve. The valve chamber body is assembled with a handle, a casing, an upper clamping block, a washer, a sealing ring and a lower clamping... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6317977 | Manufacturing method for fluid passage forming member made of synthetic resin In manufacture of a fluid passage forming member by heating and joining passage members formed of a thermoplastic synthetic resin, there is provided a method for forming the external configurations of the fluid passages and the fluid passage forming membe... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6260273 | Venturi based vacuum valve method for water conservation A method of providing venturi based vacuum valve (10) includes the step of providing a plug (12) formed with first (14), second (16) and third (18) openings. The first opening (14) formed in the plug (12) acts as an inlet and is smaller than the second op... | 07/17/2001 |
