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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941922 | Method of manufacturing a lightweight valve A method for manufacturing a lightweight valve is provided. The lightweight valve includes a valve stem, a hollow valve cone and a valve disk closing the valve cone, the valve stem being provided with a hollow space at an end facing the valve disk, the valve disk al... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7937836 | Fluid delivery valve system and method of assembling A method of assembling a valve assembly for delivering a fluid from a fluid bag to an animal caging system for housing an animal can include coupling an upper member having a piercing member to a base having a base fluid channel. The method can also include disposin... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7895751 | Variable shim for setting stroke on fuel injectors A variable shim and valve seat assembly for applications in a solenoid actuated fuel injector includes a variable shim having a face, a valve seat having a top surface that interfaces with the face, and mating features integrated in the face of the variable shim and... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7634856 | Method of assembling gas flow control valve An assembly method includes a step of press-fitting a second valve 27 to a valve shaft 29 to which a first valve 25 is press-fitted and secured while measuring and adjusting a distance L2 so that it becomes equal to a distance L1. ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7543382 | Method for determining the position of a component in a stepped bore of a housing, and an injector for fuel injection The invention relates to a method and an injector for determining a position of a second part (10) inside a stepped boring (6). This part should assume an exact distance (H) from a first part (2). In order to determine the distance (H) between b... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7458156 | Spool valve assembly apparatus using air vortex insertion The effects of an air bearing may be augmented in various ways in order to assist in the automated assembly of valve spools into valve bores. Such augmentation may be achieved by agitating one end of the valve spool with sequentially applied pulses of pressurized ai... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458155 | Method of producing a fuel injector A fuel injector has an injector body extending along a given axis; a tubular valve body housed inside a hole in the injector body and coaxial with the injector body; and an annular chamber defined by the injector body and the valve body. The method of producing the ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7310986 | Method for producing a compensation collar for an injection valve The positioning of the actuating drive in a fuel injector with a piezoactor (2) that is screwed into the housing (1) of the fuel injector is performed by applying a voltage (U) to the piezoactor (2) that corresponds to a given idle stroke (h), a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7231702 | Connector and method of use thereof A connecting structure is provided. The structure includes a post with a first end, middle portion, and a second end, a plurality of prongs flexibly connected to the first end, extending toward the second end in a V-shape. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225825 | Valve seal and method of installing a valve seal An assembly comprises a valve, a valve seal, and a piece of epoxy. The valve comprises a valve gate, a housing, and a plurality of screws. The housing comprises a fluid passageway and a groove that extends into the housing from the fluid passageway. Each of the scre... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210207 | Clevis removal and installation tool and method of use A clevis removal and installation tool comprising a socket with a centrally disposed engagement member within the socket, the engagement member perpendicularly anchored to a midline of the interior of the socket, the socket with an opening for removably fitting over... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210209 | System and method for ballizing and measuring a workpiece bore hole A system and method are described for ballizing and measuring a workpiece bore hole. In one embodiment, a ballizing unit having a distal end removably coupled to a ballizing member moves the ballizing member from a first position within the bore hole to a second pos... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7165327 | Method for installing a valve member in an auxiliary control valve device A method for arranging a valve element in an additional control valve device includes provides that, after a first position has been set, a valve plate is pushed onto the stem until the valve plate contacts the stop of a trapping magnet. The valve plate is then conn... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156122 | Rotary ball valve assembly A method of forming a ball valve element for a rotary ball valve assembly, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inserting an impedance element through an insertion opening of a ball valve element into a bore; (b) forming a fluid opening in the ball valve element ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150418 | Nozzle plate member for supplying fluids in dispersed manner and manufacturing method of the same The present invention is directed to a gas supply nozzle plate constructed by laminating a plurality of metal members each having a fluid path and branch. A fluid nozzle plate member provided by the invention has high sealing at a joined part, and high reliability e... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146729 | Fuel vapor vent valve and method of attaching same to a tank A float operated fuel vapor vent valve has body structure with an annular mounting flange formed of material weldable to a fuel tank and the flange is spin welded to the tank. The float has surfaces thereon which slidably engage corresponding surfaces in the float c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7131179 | Mounting structure and method of mounting a component in a structure A main body 110 of a component comprises a projection 120 protruding from an axis thereof in the direction of a normal, a fitting shaft portion 111 to be fitted into an opening 811 of a structure 810, and a mounting plate portion | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108242 | Seat valve A seat valve in a motor vehicle wheel slip control system includes a valve tappet acting as a valve closure member, where the valve tappet is movably guided and aligned with a valve seat member by a centering sleeve that guides the valve tappet. The centering sleeve... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093362 | Method of connecting components of a modular fuel injector A method of fabricating a modular fuel injector permits the fabrication of the electrical group subassembly outside a clean room while a fuel group subassembly is fabricated inside a clean room. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069950 | Noise abatement module using Herschel-Quincke tubes A noise-attenuating module of a valve trim, including: a first divider plate; a second divider plate; and a plurality of flow segment plates disposed adjacent to and in contact with one another. At least one Herschel-Quincke tube flow path is formed by interconnecte... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063272 | Fuel injection nozzle and method of manufacture An injection nozzle (10), for use in a fuel injector for an internal combustion engine, has an inner valve needle (26) which is engageable with an inner valve seating (24, 58) to control fuel delivery through one or more first nozzle outlets ( | 06/20/2006 |
| 7042673 | Hard disk drive calibration method and apparatus A method of calibrating parameters of an apparatus for measuring a back electromotive force (BEMF) of a voice coil motor (VCM) for moving a head on a disk, the apparatus including the VCM having a coil resistance Rm, a coil inductance Lm, and a sensing resistance Rs... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028536 | Sealing interface for microfluidic device A threadless interface for a fluidic system includes a microfluidic device having an outer surface and an internal near-surface channel having a first width and disposed at a first depth relative to the outer surface, with the first width being less than about two t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013918 | Fluid pressure reduction device A fluid pressure reduction device comprises a plurality of stacked disks having a perimeter and a hollow center aligned along a longitudinal axis. Each disk has at least one flow path extending between the hollow center and the perimeter, the flow path including an ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010964 | Pressurized microfluidic devices with optical detection regions Microfluidic analytical devices and systems have at least one porous element disposed downstream of one or more optical detection regions in a pressure-based separation system. A porous element elevates the backpressure within an optical detection region, thus suppr... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6983765 | Method of producing fluid unit First to sixth annular projections and first to sixth annular recesses, which have shapes corresponding to shapes of first to sixth conventional seal members, are formed respectively at portions at which various types of blocks and first and second intermediate plat... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978916 | Metering valve for aerosol container A metering valve assembly comprising a ferrule and a valve housing defining an internal cavity. The valve housing accommodates an annular flange and a compression spring therein with a valve gasket closing the internal cavity. The valve housing is attached to the fe... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971172 | Piezoelectric control valve adjustment method A method for adjusting piezoelectric valve components to create a precise interface between a piezoelectric actuator and a movable valve plunger is provided which includes the steps of conducting a coarse adjustment prior to assembly followed by a fine adjustment af... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6904668 | Method of manufacturing a modular fuel injector A method of fabricating a modular fuel injector permits the fabrication of the electrical group subassembly outside a clean room while a fuel group subassembly is fabricated inside a clean room. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6834667 | Adjustment pipe for fuel injection valve, and press-fitting structure and press-fitting method for the same In a fuel injection valve, an adjustment pipe made of stainless steel and for adjusting a compression amount of a spring biasing a valve member is press-fitted into a cylindrical housing made of stainless steel, and a fuel injection amount is adjusted by adjusting a... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6810862 | Fuel tank vapor relief valve and method of making same A diaphragm operated pressure responsive valve has its inlet connected to a fuel tank vapor line and the valving chamber openly connected to the storage canister and to the engine air intake manifold vapor purge control valve. The diaphragm is operable to vary the s... | 11/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6591853 | Combination un-galvanized and galvanized manifold assembly and manufacturing method An un-coated valve (11) is connected between a first and a second pipe component (12, 12a). Each pipe component (12, 12a) includes a length of a pipe (21, 21a) with a flange (22, 22a) that is secured at one end. The valve (11) is positioned between the tw... | 07/15/2003 |
| 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 |
