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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5509435 | Non-leaking valve Disclosed is a valve having (A) a valve body with an aperture therethrough, a threaded tap crossing the aperture and opening to only one side of the valve body, (B) a tap screw having a head of larger diameter adopted to screw into the threaded tap, where... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5096158 | Oil drain valve assembly An oil drain valve assembly is provided for draining oil from an engine crankcase such as in a small internal combustion engine. The drain valve assembly includes an adaptor, an outer sleeve assembly, and interlocking for permitting opening of the valve a... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4986297 | Valve A valve for controlling flow of air from a source of air under pressure such as a compressed air tank comprising an elongate body with first and second ends and first and second sides lying opposite one another. A transverse opening, extending between the... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4964432 | Method and means for mounting valve member on valve stem A method and means for removably connecting a valve member (62, 62A) on a valve stem (46, 46A) for movement between open and closed positions relative to a valve seat (24, 24A). The removable connection includes a split frustoconical connector (76, 76A) f... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4899982 | Upper valve component An upper valve component for a sanitary fixture including a sleeve type head fastenable in a valve housing and a spindle which extends through the center of the sleeve head and is equipped with a socket head, the spindle having exterior annular faces whic... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4784174 | Drain and shutoff valve assembly A drain and shutoff valve assembly for a water pressure tank. The lower end of the tank is provided with a non-circular opening within which the drain and shutoff valve assembly is mounted. The assembly includes a plastic body having an outer non-circular... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4746095 | Bonnet lock In a valve having a valve body and a bonnet mounted on the valve body, a bonnet lock secures the bonnet against relative rotation with the valve body. The bonnet lock cooperates with a pin driven into the valve body to lock the bonnet against rotation. Un... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4730636 | Valve and tapping tee apparatus and method Apparatus and method for tapping a tubular member includes a split ring type clamp arrangement having a tapping tee assembly extending therefrom. The clamp arrangement includes a combination alignment/hold structure to facilitate orientation of the clamp ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4688591 | Manual relief gas vent A manually operated vent valve assembly for a bung hole in a drum lid. The low profile valve assembly is inserted into the bung hole and the lid sealed. The drum is vented by opening a valve stem in the assembly. The vented gas leaves through a gas outlet... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4630629 | Valve with compressible valve stem and valve body seals A valve is provided with improved bonnet-stem and bonnet-valve body seals. Both non-metallic seals may be simultaneously compressed by threading the bonnet to the valve body, with a valve stem seal sandwiched between the bonnet and an axially movale retai... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4623120 | Safe high pressure instrument valve A globe valve having a main body, a bonnet, and a stem is provided with a mechanism that prevents the bonnet from being inadvertently backed off the main body. The mechanism includes a lock held to the body so that the lock is incapable of rotating as the... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4601304 | Valve assembly A valve assembly for providing easy and rapid removal of the valve packing means while the valve is in service, closed, or out of service, which assembly includes a valve body, a bonnet connected to the body, a packing housing assembly means secured to th... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4548224 | Faucet repair system A faucet repair system is provided for the removal of loose or broken faucet components, debris or other material which may be lodged in a faucet body or water feed line. A hollow coupling having threads identical to the bonnet or stem nut of the defectiv... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4519580 | Safe high pressure instrument valve A safe high pressure instrument valve comprising a body, a bonnet and stem wherein the stem cannot be inadvertently removed from the bonnet and the bonnet cannot be inadvertently removed from the body. An expanded portion of the stem is removably captured... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4484596 | Means for securing valve disc to valve spindle A large manually operated leak-proof corrosion-proof low-cost shut-off or stop valve for handling high pressure refrigerant liquids and/or gases comprises a valve body formed of two sheet metal hemispheres welded to the periphery of a circular metal valve... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4450856 | Means for releasably securing hand-wheel to valve spindle A large manually operated leak-proof corrosion-proof low-cost shut-off or stop valve for handling high pressure refrigerant liquids and/or gases comprises a valve body formed of two sheet metal hemispheres welded to the periphery of a circular metal valve... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4408745 | Swivel valve This invention relates to a faucet valve for controlling the rate of flow of fluid from a first conduit usually to a second conduit in which there is provided a valve stem adapted by means of an externally threaded collar to be mounted and retained in a f... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4320777 | Actuator mechanism for lift-turn valves An actuator mechanism for lift-turn type valves such as tapered plug valves and cam energized plug and slip assemblies includes an actuator housing structure that is adapted to be connected to a valve body. An actuator element that is adapted for intercon... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4176674 | Faucet replacement valve stem assembly A replacement valve stem assembly for a faucet in the form of an internally and externally threaded sleeve extending through and secured by nuts to the faucet cap and a threaded valve stem engaging the internal threads of the sleeve and having a valve was... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4149699 | Union bonnet valve A union bonnet valve wherein the valve body is provided with a female threaded recess for receiving an inverted union bonnet nut securing the bonnet of the valve in the valve body. At the inner end of the threaded recess, the valve body is provided with a... | 04/17/1979 |
