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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042563 | Cassette system integrated apparatus A cassette integrated system. The cassette integrated system includes a mixing cassette, a balancing cassette, a middle cassette fluidly connected to the mixing cassette and the balancing cassette and at least one pod. The mixing cassette is fluidly connected to the... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7967022 | Cassette system integrated apparatus A cassette integrated system. The cassette integrated system includes a mixing cassette, a balancing cassette, a middle cassette fluidly connected to the mixing cassette and the balancing cassette and at least one pod. The mixing cassette is fluidly connected to the... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7367351 | Tap pressure balance valve A tap pressure balance valve for maintaining normal operation of the tap has a coil spring and a cut-off washer disposed in a though hole of a secondary case at where in relation to a water outlet provided on a deck of a primary case for the coil spring to push agai... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367358 | Medical fluid delivery system and method relating to the same A medical fluid delivery system for the use in the delivery of medical fluids. The medical fluid delivery system may include a pumping system, a disposable medical fluid line set and a valve operating system. The disposable tubing line set may include valves adapted... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363934 | Control valve having pressure balance effect A control valve for a mixed water faucet includes a housing, two sealing gaskets, a control shaft, a ceramic unit, a sealing ring, a sleeve, a pressure balance unit, an adjusting cock, and a fastening member. The pressure balance unit includes a bushing and a spindl... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347050 | Fuel metering unit A fuel metering unit 10 for an aircraft. The unit 10 having an inlet leg 12 within which fuel flows, which leg 12 splits into controlling legs 18, 20 which rejoin downstream to form an outlet leg 30. Shut off valves 28, 3... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7251998 | Liquid measurement system having a plurality of differential pressure probes The weight of liquid in a tank subject to tilting is determined by measuring differences in air pressure in the ullage (the empty volume of the tank above the level of the liquid) and the air pressure produced by the weight of the liquid at the bottom of the tank. T... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7201181 | Mixing valve A mixing valve for mixing steam and water comprising an inlet chamber for steam, an inlet chamber for water, and a mixing chamber for mixing the steam and the water. The mixing chamber has at least one outlet connected thereto. A valve member arranged in the steam i... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191476 | Multi-functional switching apparatus for bathroom showers A multi-functional switching apparatus for bathroom showers comprises first/second control valves, first/second adjusting valve units, first/second control valve spindle units, and first/second handle units wherein the second control valve has a coupling portion flu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7143777 | Control valve having pressure balance effect A control valve includes a housing, two sealing gaskets, a shaft, a protective jacket, a fixed plate, a movable plate, a sleeve, a pressure balance unit, and an urging screwing member. Thus, the movable plate is rotated by operation of the shaft without producing de... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7111759 | Sanitary, vented and disposable dispensing assembly for post mix beverage dispenser A sanitary, disposable dispensing assembly especially useful in producing a substantially contaminant-free reconstituted mixture of diluent and pure, preservative-free concentrate includes an inner member linearly slidable between open and closed positions in an out... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112273 | Volumetric fluid balance control for extracorporeal blood treatment A method and device for adjusting a volumetric flow balancing system for an extracorporeal blood treatment system receives a pressure signal and calculates a compensation factor that is used to adjust the relative flow rates of the volumetrically balanced fluids. Fo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108012 | Fluid control valve A fluid control valve for the mixing of hot and cold water and delivery at a selected flow rate is described wherein an upper housing and lower housing are clamped together by a snap-fit connection thereby enclosing other fluid control valve component parts. A ball ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100630 | Water guard pressure balancer A fluid supply valve includes a valve plate having cold and hot apertures respectively aligned with the cold and hot inlets. A pressure balancer is rotatably supported adjacent to the mixing valve plate. The pressure balancer is rotatable between a closed position t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100603 | System for providing protection from reactive oxygen species Method, apparatus and breathable compositions for protecting a person from reactive oxygen species in the body are described. The invention involves providing a person with a breathing gas composition comprising at least one fuel gas compound. Apparatus and methods ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063105 | Structure for a water inlet and outlet of a faucet valve base The improved structure for the water inlet and outlet of faucet valve base has a partially setting horizontal partition membrane in the cold and warm water inlets and the outlet, and reduces their size. Since there is some distance between the partition membrane and... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7032272 | Friction hinge A motion control device for controlling the movement of an operational member about a first axis and about a second axis includes a spindle having a socket and a control arm wherein the socket defines a first axis opening. The device includes a cylindrical pivot mem... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028702 | Automatic water pressure control valve balancing temperature of mixed water The present invention discloses an automatic water pressure control valve balancing the temperature of mixed water, eliminating a cylinder enclosing the pressure control piston and multiple seal rings, to reduce the number of parts and to minimize the production cos... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7007717 | Spindle structure for a ceramic faucet A ceramic spindle for a faucet is disclosed. The spindle has a housing of which the top portion is a protruded edge having teeth to connect with a rotating rim seat having teeth surface. The top face of the rim seat is protruded to form a positioning block and the r... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6945507 | Gas flow control A gas flow controller includes a control valve coupled for actuating a main valve. In one example embodiment, a gas flow controller includes a main valve and a servo valve operated by an actuator, said servo valve being used for controlling the opening of the main v... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935368 | Cold-hot water faucet A cold-hot water faucet includes a main tube and a shaft tube fitted rotatably into the main tube. The main tube is provided with a valve chamber and two fastening ports for fastening respectively with a cold water pipe and a hot water pipe. A ball valve is rotatabl... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6920899 | Fluid control valve A fluid control valve for controlling the delivery of water includes a control lever that is movable in two directions by rotation of the lever about two independent axes. The fluid control valve includes a valve body assembly with flow passageways and a housing ass... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6880565 | Shower bath tap valve assembly A shower bath tap valve assembly allowing easy production and assembly and adaptable also to a ceramic cartridge is essentially comprised of a valve body, a cylindrical balance valve seat to accommodate a balance valve to be forthwith placed in a central trough, con... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6792965 | Shuttle valve assembly A shuttle valve assembly, comprising a valve housing containing first, second and third ports, and a cavity in the housing, a poppet shiftable in the cavity between a first position and a second position, the poppet in its first position directing flow between the f... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6789562 | Viscosity regulating valve The subject invention is a valve for regulating the viscosity of fluid. The valve includes a housing defining a bore having a first inlet supplying “cold” hydraulic fluid at a first viscosity and a second inlet supplying “hot” hydraulic fluid at a second vis... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6732754 | Valve group for supply and control of hot, cold and mixed water flow This invention relates to a group of valve components to regulate the flow of water in hot and cold water mixer taps, which comprises a mixer valve with a cartridge type body provided with reference pins and is intended to be housed, superimposed and in association ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6644333 | Hand-held shower system with inline adjustable temperature/pressure balanced mixing valve A bathtub plumbing system including a hand-held shower controlled by a compact pressure balanced, volume and temperature controlled mixing valve. The pressure-balancing valve is installed in a bathtub plumbing set having a hand-held shower accessory. The ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6626208 | Check valve for use in a pressure balance faucet A check valve for use in a pressure balance faucet. It is mainly made up of a control valve body, a check valve block, a pair of positioning pins, two seal rings, a pair check valve sets and a valve mount. The check valve sets are secured to the check val... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6601565 | Pressure regulating valve and system A pressure regulating valve and system, including a pressure regulating valve having a housing defining a chamber with a first passage and second passage; a pressure operative member separating the first and second passages, the member having at least a f... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6583525 | Viscosity regulating valve The subject invention is a valve for regulating the viscosity of fluid utilized by an integrated drive generator (IDG). The valve includes a housing defining a bore having a first inlet supplying "cold" hydraulic fluid at a first viscosity and a second in... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572350 | Screw compressor A package-type screw compressor includes a low-pressure stage state compressor and a high-pressure stage compressor. Motive power is transmitted from an electric motor to the two compressors via a speed increaser. The discharge gas, compressed and heated ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6470906 | Valve having safety structure for cutting off hot water A valve device includes a cold water inlet and a hot water inlet communicating with a chamber, and one or more ports, a valve housing received in the chamber of the valve device and having a channel for receiving a safety valve. A valve element is engaged... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6446834 | Dispensing means A beverage dispense apparatus having one or more outlets for fluids to be dispensed, a fluid supply line for each fluid, each outlet being governed by a valve, and a valve actuator to open and close each valve. A flow sensor is positioned in each fluid su... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6446655 | Faucet assembly with independent controls for temperature and flow rate A faucet assembly includes a body, a pressure-stabilizing device, a temperature adjustment device, a flow-rate control valve, and a faucet end unit. The pressure-stabilizing device is disposed between a pair of cold-water and hot-water input passages and ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6412513 | Valve having an easily sealing configuration A valve includes a housing having a chamber and two inlets communicating with each other, two casings received in the chamber of the housing and each having a bottom orifice and an upper port and a side aperture communicating with each other. A valve seat... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6382517 | Device for equalizing hot water and cold water pressures and faucet, particularly thermostatic, for said equalizing device The invention relates to a device for equalizing the hot water and cold water pressures in a hot water faucet for sanitary use comprising, upstream from a thermostatic unit (200); a moving element (108) constituted by a membrane (109) whose plane determin... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379201 | Marine engine cooling system with a check valve to facilitate draining A marine engine cooling system is provided with a valve in which a ball moves freely within a cavity formed within the valve. Pressurized water, from a sea pump, causes the ball to block fluid flow through the cavity and forces pumped water to flow throug... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6354617 | Level control for a vehicle having air springs The invention relates to a level control arrangement for vehicles having air springs (6a) to (6d) and a pneumatically controllable directional valve (26). A residual pressure holding function and an overpressure function are integrated into the directiona... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6302135 | Water faucet control valve A water faucet control valve comprises a valve and a control section seating in an oval mixed chamber of the valve. The valve comprises a pair of studs next to the chamber. The valve has an outlet for cold-hot-mixed water to flow there through. A pair of ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6220270 | Brake velocity fuse An improved the velocity fuse valve controls communication between first and second brake valves and first and second brake lines. The velocity fuse valve includes a valve housing having a valve bore which slidably receives a valve spool. The spool moves ... | 04/24/2001 |
