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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7984727 | Valve for control of high pressure air pressure air pulse A valve for use in the control of pressurized air from a pressure tank, the pressure tank including a wall in which an outlet port is formed, the wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. The valve includes a valve body of generally cylindrical configuratio... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7721753 | Apparatus to connect a valve stem to a valve plug Apparatus to connect a valve stem to a valve plug and, more particularly, apparatus to connect a threaded valve stem to a valve plug of a control valve are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a threaded valve stem received in a threaded opening of a valve plug ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7290560 | Valve cover locking system An apparatus and method to assemble and disassemble a valve cover locking screw assembly for a reciprocating pump module block. The module block has a bore, a removable valve cover closing the bore, and a valve cover locking ring securable to the block and surroundi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270142 | Inflation device with automatic disconnect An apparatus that injects fluid into an inflatable device, dynamically monitors the pressure inside the device, and automatically terminates the inflation and disconnects from the inflatable device when the pressure inside the device reaches a predetermined value pr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7231932 | Apparatus and methods for servicing a hydraulic choke An embodiment of the invention involves a method for servicing a choke valve that includes disconnecting a choke actuator and at least one internal valve component engaged therewith from the choke valve body of the choke valve and moving the same in a generally line... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7159604 | Manipulator system for servicing a hydraulic choke The present invention relates to an apparatus for use in field servicing a choke valve system. The apparatus is used for lifting, manipulating, and handling the heavy components of hydraulic choke valves. The apparatus includes an elongated track, a choke valve supp... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6932109 | Scavenger valve assembly A poppet scavenger valve includes multiple cages for multiple poppets, permitting better control of the spacing of the assembly, facilitating maintenance and permitting better fluid flow through the cage structure. A spacer or lift plate may be positioned between th... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6899113 | Pressure relief valve A pressure relief apparatus including a housing, a valve disposed in the housing, the valve having a first shoulder, a retainer disposed between the housing and the valve spool, the retainer having a second shoulder, a biasing member disposed between the first and s... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6851659 | Valve seating system The present invention relates to a closure device, in particular for closing ducts in a valve-accommodating member in which pressure medium is conveyed, comprising a rotationally symmetric closure member that is wedged in an accommodating bore of a housing. The calk... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848467 | Non-metallic, snap-together subsasembly of internal double check valve A valve proportioning assembly that incorporates a check valve assembly is improved in manufacture and assembly. The valve proportioning assembly includes a housing having a blind opening that receives a sub-assembly of two separate non-metallic components that mate... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6837442 | Expansion valve An expansion valve 1 comprises a square-column-shaped valve body 10, and a spherical valve means 30 housed within a valve chamber 20 opposing against a valve seat 22. A working shaft 50 coming into contact with said valves m... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6814102 | Valve comprising elastic sealing elements The invention relates to a valve (10, 110) having a valve chamber (14, 114), having at least one inlet conduit (16, 116) and one outlet conduit (18, 118), furthermore having a movable lifting rod (34, 134), one end of which opens i... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6814098 | Zero clearance C-ring assembly A support structure for a C-ring includes a pair of circumferentially spaced holding members on catch plates. The holding members may be moved individually into the C-ring after the C-ring is mounted within an outer housing. The two holding members thus provide supp... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6705592 | Closure for a container to be pressurized, as well as such a container The invention relates to a closure for a container to be pressurized, comprising a housing to be fixed to the container, in which a passage is present, whilst a seat is arranged in said passage, which seat is intended to mate with a closing element, which is urged i... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6695000 | Control valve pressure bleed inspection port A valve with an integral means for bleeding internal pressure prior to separation of a bonnet for the valve from its engagement with the valve body, provided by a bore through the valve body. This allows the internal pressure of the valve to equalize with... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6668853 | Pressure relief valve with field-replaceable high corrosion-resistant components A pressure relief valve has a gasketed main body fastened to a vessel wall adjacent to a vent port, the body having a recess surrounding the port which receives a plastic insert removably coupled to the body by a retaining ring fastened to the main body. ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6634377 | Actuator feed limit valve assembly A replacement actuator feed limit valve assembly, which regulates the flow and pressure of automatic transmission fluid within the actuator feed limit hydraulic circuit in an automotive transmission valve body is disclosed. The present actuator feed limit... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6561223 | Subdivided control valve body for injector control valve An injector for injecting fuel under high pressure into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine has an injector housing, a control valve body which is movably received in the injector housing, an actuating unit which activates the control va... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6546952 | Stem cap for air conditioning service valve A service valve and cap assembly is disclosed. The service valve comprises a valve stem that is inserted into a valve body. An upper portion of the valve body defines a collar selectively formable between a first installation inner diameter to a second re... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6354324 | Slide valve with welded internals A slide valve for control of product flow through it in which the valve internals are maintained in position by a stub welded to the orifice plate which in turn is welded to an internal end of the support cone and may be released and removed through the b... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6279602 | Valve with improved piston with elastomer O-ring A piston type valve includes a piston moving in a cylindrical seat. The piston is fastened to an operating rod extending along the axis of the cylindrical seat. The perimeter of the piston carries an elastomer O-ring providing the seal between the piston ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6227223 | Valve and actuator in combination The present invention provides an interchangeable modular valve-actuator combination whereby the valve stem on the valve and the actuators are configured to be interchangeably engageable. The components of the valve-actuator are sized accordingly so that ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6182678 | Apparatus for safely installing and removing spring failsafe actuator Apparatus for safely installing and removing spring loaded failsafe valve actuators. The apparatus includes a frame that retains a compression spring in a loaded condition between a cover plate fastened to the top wall of the frame and a spring seat slida... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6182695 | Breakaway coupling and coupler therefor A coupler is provided which is mountable to a fitting of a breakaway coupling to facilitate assembly and disassembly of the coupling. The coupling has a first fitting and a second fitting which are held together by a ball in the first fitting which is rec... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6152195 | Filling machine removable valve (BARB-LOC) A container filling machine and removable valve assembly having a liquid retention bowl and at least one filler valve assembly depending therefrom, the bowl having at least one bottom opening, a periphery around the opening, and a shoulder at the peripher... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6109590 | Iron ore slide valve with internal support clamp Disclosed is a control slide valve for control of product flow through it in which the valve internals are maintained in position by the clamping action of a split clamp and may be released and removed and replaced through the bonnet quickly and easily by... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6082393 | Emergency shutoff valve exerciser for steam turbine and methods for installing and operating same An apparatus for exercising an emergency shutoff valve of a steam turbine and methods for installing and operating the same. A frame of the apparatus mounts on top of an emergency shutoff valve body and spans the axis of a valve stem of the emergency shut... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6058965 | Low-temperature flow-control valve A flow-control valve has an outer housing assembly including an outer housing member, a tube fixed to the member and having an inner end remote from the member, and an end collar of high-alloy steel welded on the tube end. An inner housing member is forme... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6050288 | Slide valve with welded internals Disclosed is a slide valve for control of product flow through it in which the valve internals, an orifice plate and guide assembly, are maintained in position by a circumferentially extending attachment stub surrounding and welded to a circumferentially ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6050285 | Pressure balancing valve A pressure balancing valve and method of assembly is disclosed. The valve includes a pressure balancer cartridge having a poppet assembly made up of releasably connectable poppet valves movably mounted on opposite sides of a diaphragm. The pressure balanc... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6035885 | Sealing valve for controlling fluid flow through a passage A sealing valve for controlling the flow of fluid through a passage defined by the interior surface of a tubular casing comprises a valve body having a longitudinal axis and a longitudinal bore therethrough. The valve body is formed for releasable connect... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6029685 | Cage assembly for ball check valves An improved cage assembly for ball check valves includes an insert comprising a unitary structure formed from STELLITE.RTM. having a passageway therethrough. A ball is positioned in the passageway of the insert for movement between two positions one of wh... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5992440 | Washer saver faucet valve The present invention provides a novel faucet with a non-circular slider assembly to which a resilient seat-washer is attached. In a preferable embodiment of the invention the slider assembly has a hexagonal cross-section. In embodiments of the invention ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5964239 | Housing assembly for micromachined fluid handling structure A housing for a (silicon) micromachined body (for instance an injector valve system, a detector or a stream selector for a gas chromatograph instrument) is field assemblable and disassemblable and mechanically self-aligning so that the micromachined body ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5887612 | Hydraulic pump apparatus A hydraulic apparatus as used for providing fluid to a steering gear of an automotive vehicle includes a housing (10) having a valve bore (14) housing a relief valve spool (94) disposed therein and slidable between a first and second position. A discharge... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5853160 | Aerator valve assembly An aerator valve assembly adapted to provide selective fluid communication between a supply of pressurized gas and a pressure vessel and adapted to provide selective fluid communication between the pressure vessel and a bulk material handling structure. T... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5829265 | Suction service valve A service valve for isolating the compressor of a chiller system from a flooded evaporator cooler that includes a suction pipe mounted in the top section of the evaporator that extends downwardly into the evaporator shell and a shut-off valve mounted insi... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5826855 | Plug for swimming pool A pool plug (10) is disclosed comprising a plunger member (12) and a base member (14). The base member (14) is cylindrical having an axial passageway (30) therethrough and opposed annular skirt flanges (32,36) projecting toward each other from opposite ri... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5778918 | Pilot valve with improved cage A two-position pilot-operated SPM valve includes an improved cage for controlling fluid flow to a ram of a subsea blowout preventer. SPM valve 10 includes a piston 48 axially movable with respect to a valve body 12, a spool 38 for moving within the valve ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5474103 | Safety guard for orifice fitting device A safety guard or lockout device (22) for a dual chamber orifice fitting device (1) having a removable orifice plate (4). In a normal position when the upper and lower chambers (8, 9) are equal in pressure, the guard (50) of the safety guard device (22) i... | 12/12/1995 |
