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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7591214 | Driving motor controlling device of construction machine Provided is a driving motor controlling device of a construction machine, including a driving motor which is included in the construction machine having a swivel joint interposed between an upper body and a lower body, and is connected to a pump and a tank through t... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7146901 | Hydraulic system A piston space (7) of the consumer (10) has two delivery lines (6, 8), such that when the consumer (10, 12, 13, 14) is not actuated, pressure medium flows continuously via the second delivery line (6) through the piston space (7... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6658842 | Hydraulic system A hydraulic system includes an air sucking hydraulic circuit 8, an air sucking control valve 5, and a check valve 6 provided in or before and after the air sucking hydraulic circuit 8, hereby allowing a hydraulic fluid from the air sucking control valve 5... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6397590 | Hydraulic warming system for use in low ambient temperature applications A hydraulic warming system for low ambient temperature (0° to -65° F.) operation includes a hydraulic motor integrated in a valve manifold and driven by a two-stage jet pipe flow control electro-hydraulic servovalve mounted on the valve manifold in prox... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386346 | Brake valve device for industrial vehicles A spool-out type booster brake valve device for industrial vehicles is configured to allow hydraulic working fluid to be supplied not only to a booster chamber but also to a master chamber thereby eliminating the need to use a separate brake fluid reservo... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6079206 | Hydraulic system and a method for degassing same A hydraulic actuator and a method for degassing hydraulic actuators having t least two chambers are disclosed. For actuating a hydraulic element, for example a piston in a piston-and-cylinder unit the hydraulic actuator may be supplied with pressurized hyd... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6050089 | Remotely located brake booster A remotely located brake booster for supplying an input force to a pressurizing device to develop pressurized fluid to effect a brake application. The brake booster responds to an actuation signal in the form of pressurized fluid being communicated from a... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5690204 | Hydraulic actuator and clutch therewith A hydraulic actuator consists of a cylinder and a piston whose primary face is acted on by a working fluid and from whose secondary face protrudes a piston rod, the working fluid being furnished by a pressure fluid source. In order to allow for fast shift... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5682743 | Hydraulic fluid-conducting circuit containing flow-through cylinders A hydraulic circuit that includes cylinders that allow for continuous fluid circulation therethrough as well as fluid flow control devices that also allow for continuous fluid circulation therethrough. The cylinders are designed with two fluid connections... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5669280 | Hydraulic control apparatus A hydraulic control apparatus for a hydraulically operated vehicular transmission has control valves corresponding to hydraulic engaging elements provided in the transmission. The supply and discharge of hydraulic oil to and from the corresponding hydraul... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5655429 | Hydraulic pilot brake valve A brake system with a hydraulic pilot brake valve for use in connection with a vehicle requiring finite brake control with high volume pressure control. The brake system includes the hydraulic pilot brake valve, a main hydraulic system, a control hydrauli... | 08/12/1997 |
| 4953416 | Power steering valve with two spools of different size to compensate unbalanced cylinder A power-assist device for an automotive steering system employs spool valves with different external diameters to control the fluid pressure in smaller and larger area chambers of a pressure control valve which controls pressure in an unbalanced cylinder ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4867041 | Vortex amplifier driven actuator spool A hollow cylindrical amplifier driven actuator spool has first and second vortex chambers divided by an internal piston. A shaft is attached to the pistion and extends out the cylinder. Fluid logic controls the fluid flow in the vortex chambers so that th... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4840031 | Control system for fluid pressure operated actuator A control system for an actuator used to position a control surface on an aircraft such as a horizontal stabilizer, including a source of pressurized fluid, a pressure control for establishing a predetermined pressure level that is substantially one-half ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4373424 | Hydraulic booster A hydraulic system in which pressurized fluid fed from a hydraulic pump is distributed through a distributor valve, on one part to a hydraulic booster for a brake and on the other part to a power steering unit or other hydraulic device. The distributor va... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4366742 | Hydraulic force multiplying device A hydraulic force multiplying device comprising a main body having inlet and outlet ports, input and output rods with one ends thereof being slidably connected with one another in the main body, an annular piston slidably engaging with the inner circumfer... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4354351 | Load sensing steering Fluid in the relatively long lines (22, 24) between a control valve (16) and a fluid actuator (14) can become overly viscous in cold weather. Herein, fluid is circulated through such lines (22, 24), at least during cold weather, even when the fluid actuat... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4337686 | Hydraulic force multiplying device A hydraulic force multiplying device has a housing having an inlet port connected to a source of hydraulic pressure and an outlet port, an input rod and an output rod, one end of each of the input and output rod being slidably connected with one another w... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4305568 | Vibration damping mechanism for hydraulic booster A vibration damping mechanism for a hydraulic booster including a manually operated pedal which includes a hydraulic booster body, a control valve mechanism disposed within the body, an input member slidably disposed within the body and operably connected... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4290340 | Hydraulic booster A hydraulic booster including a housing provided with an inlet hydraulically connected to a pump, a drain port hydraulically connected to a reservoir and a cylindrical bore, a power piston sealingly and slidably disposed within the bore and dividing the c... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4280395 | Hydraulic brake booster The booster is installed downstream of a vehicle's power steering gear. The booster has a power piston and a valve seat piston reciprocably mounted in a bore of the booster housing. Hydraulic inlet pressure is introduced into the housing bore between thes... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4278009 | Hydraulic brake booster The booster is installed downstream of a vehicle's power steering gear. The booster has a power piston and a valve seat piston assembly reciprocably mounted in a bore of the booster housing. The valve seat piston assembly includes two nested control pisto... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4274326 | Hydraulic booster with back pressure control A hydraulic power brake system in which a hydraulic power brake booster has one or more back pressure control valves to produce a restriction downstream of the booster control valve after the booster has been actuated to build up some booster power pressu... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4248135 | Hydraulic ratio changing booster A hydraulic power booster system in which a hydraulic power brake booster has hydraulic ratio changing mechanisms. The ratio is established by trapping hydraulic fluid in a chamber with an input piston having a larger effective area than an output piston ... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4241642 | Hydraulic ratio changing booster with self-venting chamber A hydraulic power booster system in which a hydraulic power brake booster has a hydraulic ratio changing mechanism. The ratio is established by trapping hydraulic fluid in a chamber with an input piston having a larger effective area than an output piston... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4237772 | Hydraulic ratio-changing booster with hydraulic lock A hydraulic power booster system in which a hydraulic power brake booster has hydraulic ratio changing mechanisms. The ratio is established by trapping hydraulic fluid in a chamber with an input piston having a larger effective area than an output piston ... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4230018 | Hydraulic booster with accumulator control A hydraulic power brake system in which a hydraulic power brake booster has an accumulator operable when there is insufficient power to operate the power brake with hydraulic pressure. The accumulator control valve is actuated by a cylindrical cam normall... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4216701 | Swing type hydraulic servo-actuator A hydraulic servo-actuator has a casing embracing therein a hydraulic fluid chamber which is divided into two hydraulic drive chambers by a vane projecting from a first shaft. To each of the divided chambers are connected an oil feeding passage provided w... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4181064 | Hydraulic brake booster The brake booster is connected in the hydraulic circuit containing the vehicle's power steering system. It is placed downstream of the power steering gear. A multi-functional accumulator/relief valve is provided. This valve functions as the flow restricti... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4148247 | Dual power brake booster A booster having a vacuum powered booster section and a hydraulic powered booster section which are normally actuated together to supply boosted force to a master cylinder. When the air valve of the vacuum booster section is operated to cause atmospheric ... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4135435 | Reaction mechanism of a hydraulic control valve A reaction mechanism of a hydraulic control valve including a control valve for regulating hydraulic pressure by controlling hydraulic fluid disgorged from a pump, an input member mechanically connected to the control valve and operated by a driver, the i... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4108273 | Power assisted steering A power assisted hydraulic steering device in which the hydraulic actuators and the control valves are all contained in a common cylindrical housing surrounding a control shaft connectable to the steerable wheels of the vehicle, the actuator comprises an ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4089252 | Proportional force amplifier An apparatus for causing a low force input movement from a control rod to cause a corresponding movement in an output member by force amplification through hydraulic pressure. A piston is provided that has a greater pressure area on one side than on its o... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4059042 | Hydraulic system for extremely cold environments A hydraulic system for use in extremely cold environments has a pump for passing hydraulic fluid from a reservoir to a hydraulic cylinder of a work element via a control valve that is positioned a relatively great distance from the hydraulic cylinder. Flu... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4007664 | Hydraulic booster A hydraulic booster has its piston located in a normal passive position so that hydraulic fluid supplied to the cylinder through an inlet port enters the cylinder on both sides of the piston. Normally open valve means establishes communication through the... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3967536 | Pneumatic and hydraulic power brake apparatus A power braking apparatus having a housing with a cavity therein through which a fluid under pressure is continually flowing. A piston separates the cavity into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. The piston has a passageway for connecting the inlet c... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3961561 | Proportional force amplifier A proportional force amplifier having a cylinder separated by a piston assembly into a pressure chamber, a control chamber and a reservoir chamber, a spool valve mounted for axial movement within a bore in said piston assembly to selectively connect the c... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3939658 | Power brake booster A hydraulic power brake booster powered by power steering gear pump pressure and utilizing an open-center valve so that fluid flows through the booster without pressure reduction when the booster is not activated. The booster has two power chamber section... | 02/24/1976 |
