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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7059340 | Valve assembly for pipe disconnectors The invention relates to a valve assembly of a pipe disconnector for separating a service water system which is arranged to be filled or re-filled from a drinking water system, comprising upstream and downstream backflow preventers which both close in the direction ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7000387 | Hydraulic spool valve for use in a hydraulic vehicle drive A hydraulic spool valve is provided in which two inlet bores and an outlet bore lead into a housing. A spool-valve piston which is under the influence of compression springs on both sides can be displaced longitudinally in the housing. When a difference in pressure ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6857444 | Flow-actuated trapped-pressure unloader valve The invention recites an unloader valve operable to direct a flow of fluid. The valve includes a housing having a bypass opening, an inlet opening, an outlet opening and an internal chamber between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. A shuttle valve is dispose... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6769880 | Pressure blowdown system for oil injected rotary screw air compressor A pressure blowdown system for an oil-injected rotary screw air compressor having an output conduit mounted to a high pressure side of the compressor and having a feedback conduit mounted to an intake side of the compressor, includes a rigid container having a gas r... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6698446 | Check valve A check valve with an elongated body and a hole extending from an inlet end to an outlet end. A piston assembly is mounted within the body and can include a piston, a check valve seal and a piston spring. The piston spring biases the piston to a first pis... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6575189 | Automatic valve An automatic valve includes a housing having an inlet passage and a passage to outlet, a linearly movable shaft disposed in the housing having two stops separated by a predetermined distance, a hydraulic unit connected to the housing and to the linearly m... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6295811 | Valve device for a hydraulic motor adapted to drive a high inertia mass This invention relates to a valve device for at least one hydraulic motor adapted to drive a high inertia mass. The device comprises two principal conduits, respectively intended to be connected to the two principal ducts (supply or exhaust) of the motor.... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6178998 | Reverse flow prevention apparatus A reverse flow prevention apparatus is provided so as to drastically decrease pressure loss without installing an independent pressure regulator mechanism therein. With the reverse flow prevention apparatus, a flow path running along a straight line is pr... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6173730 | Charging and bleed value A valve (60) for use in a brake system (10) through which a source (32) of fluid charges an accumulator (24) to a desired fluid pressure level and through which fluid pressure present in a conduit (52) is communicated to a reservoir (33) in the absence of... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6006748 | Vent valve apparatus A vent valve apparatus (10) for use with a system for supplying breathable gas pressurised above atmospheric pressure to a human or animal. The apparatus (10) includes a gas washout vent (15), a vent valve (18) adapted to progressively restrict the flow a... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5997693 | Stock liquor pressure pulsation absorbing apparatus and method A stock liquor pressure pulsation absorbing apparatus of an active type is able to absorb pressure pulsations in an ordinarily demanded frequency range of 0.01 to 100 Hz. A by-pass pipe (2) extracts a portion of a stock liquor from a master pipe (1) for s... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5950658 | Fluid flow deverter unit A fluid flow diverting unit, the combination comprising a body having a hollow interior, and three generally tubular legs defining bores communicating with the interior; a first leg having a fluid inlet port and is attachable to a fluid supply duct; a leg... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5765291 | Compressed-gas system with a gas drier A compressed gas system comprises a pressure generator and a consuming installation, a gas drier disposed between the pressure generator and the consuming installation, and an in-flow line connecting the pressure generator to the gas drier. Desirably, an ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5718255 | Flow-responsive diverting valve A flow-responsive diverting valve is particularly useful with pressure washers of the type having a water pump coupled to an internal combustion engine equipped with a pull-rope starter. The valve provides an "easy-start" feature and has a valving chamber... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5681151 | Motor driven air compressor having a combined vent valve and check valve assembly An air compressor driven by a permanent split capacitor electric motor of the type having substantially the same value capacitance for starting as for operating and which has insufficient starting torque for starting when the air compressor is loaded with... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5546975 | Control device for a fluid passing through a bypass and system equipped with such a device to regulate the supercharging air of an internal combustion engine A device for controlling the circulation of a fluid through a fluid bypass (3) consists of an actuator (14) which is actuated pneumatically and directly by the fluid located in the bypass so as to close, at least partially, bypass outlet (3c) when the pre... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5513958 | Accumulator charging valve An accumulator charging valve has a first valve spool determining a cut-in pressure level at which fluid from a pump is directed to an accumulator and a second valve spool determining the cut-out pressure level at which fluid is no longer directed to the ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5487403 | Variable discharge pump with low unload to secondary A load sensed variable output gear pump system including a pump within a housing, an inlet passage extending to a pump inlet and an outlet passage extending from a pump outlet. A secondary outlet passage is located in the housing and a bypass outlet passa... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5485864 | Pressure compensation valve A pressure compensation valve is capable of distributing of an output pressurized fluid of single pressurized fluid supply source to a plurality of hydraulic loads. The pressure compensation valve is constructed with a check valve portion formed by provid... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5433237 | Dedrooped bypass valve A differential pressure regulator connected in a fluid system including a bypass line and including a valve body with a high pressure inlet and a compensation inlet connected to the high pressure side of the system, a low pressure inlet, and a bypass outl... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5419365 | Pressure regulator for water blasting A regulator for a high pressure water blast system includes a body which houses a replaceable valve cartridge that includes a tubular seat member and an axially slidable valve element. The valve element is biased toward closed position by an adjusting kno... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5372157 | Automatic bypass valve A valve body has three openings: an inlet, an outlet and a flow-back opening, and is provided with an obturator of the flow-back opening and an obturator of the outlet, which outlet obturator is connected by means of a stem with a piston housed in a cylin... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5289843 | Hydraulic safety valve A hydraulic safety valve adapted to cut or divert the flow of pressurized fluid A hydrau/sudden rupture occurs in the hydraulic system. The valve has a valve body with an inlet port, first and second outlet ports and a sump port. A first valve member cont... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5279319 | Water pressure relief method and system for water heaters A system for alleviating leakage or weepage from a pressure relief valve found on conventional hot water heater tanks due to water pressure build-up in residential water lines caused by the application of intense heat with fast recovery type hot water hea... | 01/18/1994 |
| 4953582 | Combined pressure regulator and relief valve having a single biasing means A pressure regulator and relief valve including a valve body, a first regulating valve moveable between first and second positions in response to a predetermined gallery pressure for regulating the pressure of a fluid, a second relief valve moveable betwe... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4941502 | Low pressure recirculation valve A low pressure recirculation valve for cooling a centrifugal pump. The invention comprises a unitary valve casing divided into a first valve chamber and a second valve chamber, the casing having a first port for introducing fluids into said first chamber,... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4897996 | Low-loss cyclically-operating pressure-responsive bypass valve for fixed displacement pump flow control In a system for varying the output flow from a constant rate feed pump with low losses by chopping the said output flow into one flow fraction supplied to the load as a power flow and into another flow fraction returned as a pressureless flow, the loads a... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4635671 | Flow and pressure control valve system A flow and pressure control valve system is provided in which a control valve body 18 has a bore 22 therein with a slidable piston 24, the piston being biased to the left by spring 32 to a stop 38, with ports 16 and 26 opening to the bore 22 in the pressu... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4629156 | Pressure relief and shut-off valve A combination valve for relieving excess pressure while also stopping downstream gas flow. A pull-type valve core is mounted within the gas flow passage of a valve body. It includes an actuating plunger operatively connected to a poppet that overlies the ... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4623301 | Overflow check system An overflow check system 10 blocks overflow from a vapor powered, liquid pressure amplifier 11 except when required during start-up. Amplified output pressure derived from amplifier 11 enables a check valve 27 to close the overflow during operating interv... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4618123 | Valve system for a hydraulically controlled starting friction clutch A valve system for a hydraulically controlled starting friction clutch for motor vehicles, a clutch pressure control valve that controls the clutch pressure as a function of the torque demand of the driver, a valve arrangement that modulates a pressure de... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4616672 | Pressure relief and drain valve A pressure relief and drain valve includes a poppet valve on a valve body movable in a primary valve chamber between closed and open positions and spring biased to the closed position. A secondary valve slidable on the poppet valve cooperates therewith an... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4587988 | Hydraulic pressure-relief valve A pressure-relief valve has a housing forming a chamber extending along an axis and a valve seat centered on the axis and subdividing the chamber into an outer high-pressure compartment and an inner low-pressure compartment. The seat defines generally the... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4567909 | Oxygen partial pressure controller for a pressure swing adsorption system An oxygen partial pressure controller regulates the oxygen partial pressure (PPO2) of the product gas of a pressure swing adsorption oxygen enriching system by means of a bleed valve which increases gas flow through the adsorptive system thereb... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4552168 | Stabilizer for priority flow divider valve The present invention is a stabilizer for steering priority flow divider valves. The present invention prevents the variable displacement pump of the steering hydraulic system from destroking to zero displacement when the steering hydraulic demand rapidly... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4543976 | Control valves for vehicle hydraulic systems A control valve assembly incorporates a piston and a flow control valve which are both biassed in the same direction against pressure in an hydraulic accumulator by first and second respective springs. Accumulator pressure in a control chamber also acts t... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4503876 | Control valve for vehicle hydraulic systems A control valve assembly incorporates a flow control valve, and a piston which are both biassed in the same direction against pressure in an hydraulic accumulator by first and second respective springs. Accumulator pressure in a control chamber also acts ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4498494 | Air control for a lumbar support device An air controlled valve assembly for a lumbar support device of the type having a plurality of parallel, horizontally disposed air bags located in the seat back of an automobile seat includes a hollow housing having a main air distribution chamber therein... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4470464 | Valve means A valve means to be installed in a string of drill pipe above a bottom hole positive displacement motor comprises a hollow housing (1) having an inlet and an outlet for the passage of a drilling fluid therethrough, the wall of the housing having through h... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4470428 | Unloader and check valve A combined unloading valve and check valve (10) for use with a motor driven air compressor. The unloading valve (16) includes a spool (30) axially movable within a tubular body (12). In the unloading position of the valve, one of two spaced-apart ring sea... | 09/11/1984 |
