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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6325092 | Thermally responsive valve A freeze protection plug has latching balls engageable bayonet-fashion with grooves in a fitting. The balls are normally held in engagement with the grooves by a cam, but move inward to release the plug from the fitting when the cam is moved by a thermal ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5490536 | Pinch tube proportioning valve and control cam cartridge therefor A pinch tube proportioning valve includes support structure defining an elongated valve cavity having a longitudinal axis and a pair of spaced resilient valve tubes disposed in the cavity and respectively providing communication between two fluid supply c... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5458148 | Fluid flow control damper assembly and method A fluid flow control damper assembly and associated method are characterized by a self-contained unit comprising a support base for external mounting to a side of a duct, a damper vane mounted to the support base for movement between open and closed posit... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5103857 | Self closing valve assembly A self closing valve assembly is disclosed. A retainer member provides support for a spring for biasing the valve actuating cam members as well as providing a valve seat. The component parts are housed in a cartridge for easy placement in a faucet as well... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5085245 | Flow control valve cartridge A flow control device has a body having a fluid holding chamber and an inlet port and two outlet ports which are adapted to removably receive valve cartridges. Each valve cartridge has a body having an inlet, an outlet and a fluid flow passageway extendin... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4768396 | Rotary cam assembly A rotary cam assembly includes a support shaft provided on a fixed bracket, a cam follower supported on the bracket so as to be slidably displaceable, a plate cam the outer circumferential portion of which has a cam surface contacted by the cam follower, ... | 09/06/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4557288 | Closure-assisted cartridge-type flow control valve A closure-assisted valve includes a cartridge insertable into, and removable from, the remainder of the valve structure. The cartridge includes a displaceable piston having an elastomeric sealing member at one end engageable with a flat-surfaced valve sea... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4543979 | Liquid level control having improved instrument air valve A liquid level control including a housing for attachment to an opening in a vessel, the housing having an inner chamber with a float extending therefrom, the float responding to changes in liquid level within the vessel, and an outer chamber including a ... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4516753 | Faucet device with replaceable valve cartridge An improved faucet device with a swivel spout and an inline valve cartridge, comprising a valve body consisting of two substantially identical molded plastic parts and including a molded plastic sleeve valve member and a pair of combination valve seat and... | 05/14/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4007757 | Valve shifting mechanism An easily assembled valve shifting mechanism includes a hexagonal shaft over which several different cam plates are slidably assembled in a predetermined manner. Each cam plate includes complementary cam surfaces for engaging and providing positive motion... | 02/15/1977 |
