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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353801 | Valve regulating device and intake manifold comprising at least one such device A valve regulating device intended to regulate the circulation of a fluid in the region of an opening, said device consisting of a pivoting valve body, of an annular support body integrating two opposing bearings mounting said valve body in a rotational manner, and ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7270101 | Intake manifold shaft and blade attachment An arrangement for attaching a blade to a shaft for use in intake manifolds, uses fasteners that create a load on the blade. Fasteners are inserted through fastener holes in the blade and through shaft holes in the shaft. Once inserted outward pressure by the fasten... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7118092 | Method and apparatus for assembling a vane-type valve A vane-type throttle valve assembly including a body having a passage therethrough and a pivotable shaft transverse of the passage and supporting a vane for variably restricting the flow of material through the passage. The shaft is disposed in opposing bores in the... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7021325 | Valve assembly and method for hot tapping a line A valve assembly includes a valve body with an access opening in which a linearly installed but pivotally operated gate-like valve-stopping mechanism is disposed, said mechanism including a support structure or cartridge with a pivotally moveable valve-stopping elem... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6837261 | Control valve assembly of valve assembly-injection-molded control valves or modules A control valve assembly comprising at least two control valves which may be used, for example, to throttle the air intake of an internal combustion engine. The assembly is provided with a centrally arranged, force-transmitting shaft (32). The control valves ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6748967 | Coupler for joining actuator and valve Couplers for joining actuators to valves are configured to allow their affixment to different makes and models of actuators and valves, thereby allowing an off-the-shelf S coupling solution and avoiding the need to specially construct a coupler which is only adapted... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6722633 | Throttle body with insert-molded member In a throttle body, a cylindrical body member is made of resin, and a core is made of a material different from the body member and insert molded in the body member. A notch is provided on an outer surface of the body in a peripheral direction, in a proximity of the... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6520198 | Structure and method for mounting damper A damper attaching structure which enables a damper provided with a thin rotational shaft to be assembled inside a casing or the like by employing an opening formed in the casing, is obtained by providing a concave groove which is formed in the inner surf... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6364287 | Electronic throttle return spring assembly Disclosed herein is a throttle return spring assembly for use in an electronic throttle unit having a throat and a valve rotatably fixed within the throat to close and open the throat. The throttle return spring assembly includes a shaft extending along a... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6155137 | Adjustable solenoid assembly for an automatic transmission An adjustable solenoid assembly having a solenoid manifold and a first pair of rods mounted to the solenoid manifold. The solenoid assembly further includes a plate member having a pair of slots for receiving the first pair of rods. The pair of slots coop... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5865210 | Valve assembly A valve assembly has a valve body (10) which houses a pivotally mounted valve closure member (14) in the form of a valve closure flap secured to upper and lower spindles (16, 17). The valve housing is formed from two sections (20, 22) which are releasably... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5462080 | Heated removable throttle valve A two piece throttling valve is disclosed. The valve assembly includes a stationary outer housing with an inner removable operable assembly. In this configuration the piping (pump stack) does not have to disassembled to remove, clean or replace the intern... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5342019 | Throttle flap construction for an exhaust gas duct of an internal combustion engine A throttle flap construction (12) is installed in an exhaust gas duct (11). For the installation the duct wall is provided with a radially facing, axially extending narrow slot (20) centrally provided with a circular opening so that a flap disk (14) may p... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5329903 | Pivotable joint A pivotable joint including a first part provided with pivot bores and a second part with resiliently mounted pivot pins received in said pivot bores such that the second part is pivotably mounted in a desired assembled position. The first part has a clos... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5236003 | Modular butterfly valve A modular butterfly valve includes a disc member which is selectively rotated between an open and a closed position, a housing, a resilient valve seat, and a clamping ring which are held together by a hinged coupling ring. The disc member is resiliently s... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5076317 | Rotor handling system for rotary valves In a rotary valve having a housing, a drive shaft journaled in the housing and having an end portion thereof projecting into a rotor chamber in the housing, a rotor mounted on a drive shaft and axially displaceable thereon and means for accessing the roto... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4858517 | Fire damper kit A fire damper kit is set forth wherein a fire damper box is formed with a first framing angle iron fixedly secured thereto with a second angle iron slidable thereon to secure said damper and sandwich a fire wall between said opposed angle iron collars. A ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4697615 | Butterfly valve for controlling high-temperature fluid A butterfly valve for controlling high-temperature fluid including a ceramic valve is disclosed. The butterfly valve exhibits excellent high-temperature sealing and heat insulating characteristics and strength sufficient to rigid support the valve disc th... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4651773 | Throttle valve assembly A throttle valve assembly for displacing the plungers of at least two contiguous throttle valves in correspondence with the degree of throttle opening of an engine includes a first cam rotatably mounted on a stationary bracket fixed to the throttle valve ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4621790 | Butterfly valve A butterfly valve having a body provided with a fluid passage therethrough. The fluid passage includes a tapered inner surface. A circular valve member is in the housing across the passage and is secured to a shaft rotatable on the housing. One end of the... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4575046 | Valve seat retainer having a full uninterrupted gasket face A recessed seat retainer for a valve is secured in an annular recess on the face of a valve body by a totally internally disposed key system which does not create an external leak path. An annular keyway is formed in the cylindrical sidewall of a seat ret... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4498798 | Locating pin A locating pin having a generally cylindrical, threaded lower portion and an axially aligned, nonthreaded upper portion is provided. The threaded lower portion has at least one vertical slot in which is located a locking bar. The locking bar has a flat lo... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4485841 | Pollution control device A damper assembly for use with the inlet duct of a pollution control system includes a plurality of vanes which are pivotally mounted for movement between an open position and a closed position wherein the vanes coact to close the duct. Each vane is pivot... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4399833 | Valve assembly A wafer-type valve for securing between two flange fittings comprises a valve body having a flowway therethrough, connection formations integrally adjoining the valve body and extending radially therefrom, a valve element mounted in the flowway, and adapt... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4332271 | Throttling device for pipe conduits A throttling device is located in a venting pipe or in a pipe section such as a flue gas pipe or conduit arranged between a boiler and a flue or chimney. The flap is held in a pipe section for removal out of the respective pipe either by tilting or by pul... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4079746 | Valve assembly having adapter means A wafer valve assembly for securing between two flange fittings, each of the flange fittings having a flow passageway therethrough and comprising an annular flange extending radially from the flow passageway. The valve assembly comprises a valve body havi... | 03/21/1978 |
