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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7210460 | Bypass pressure regulator A low cost bypass pressure regulator preferably for a returnless fuel system supplying liquid fuel to a fuel injector of the combustion engine. The pressure regulator preferably has a valve head disposed at least in part in a valve chamber defined by a circumferenti... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7108614 | Golf club head with improved striking effect A golf club head includes a body and at least one light cover. The body includes a striking face for striking golf balls and a crown. At least one recessed portion is defined in the crown and includes a bonding face. The bonding face includes a plurality of regularl... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6792972 | Excess pressure release for gas An excess pressure release is provided which at injector effect during inflation of an air cushion ensures an under-pressure in a part (23) of a valve chamber. By activating a piston (19), the underpressure retains the excess pressure release in its op... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6675824 | Valve with wilder opening and pressure regulator equipped with such a valve A valve having a valve body (1) including an internal chamber (21) of axis (AA) having an upstream compartment (21a) of diameter (Dam) and a downstream compartment (21b) of diameter (Dav), with Dam | 01/13/2004 |
| 6514232 | Vacuum adjustment valve, particularly for thoracic drainage devices A vacuum adjustment valve, particularly for thoracic drainage devices, which comprises a valve body arranged in the air intake duct and tuning a first region connected to the intake duct and a second region connected to the drainage device. A regulator is... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6318405 | Fuel pressure regulator with fluidic assist A pressure regulator body having an inlet port and and an outlet port having a pressure regulator valve disposed in said pressure regulator body, said valve being moveable between and open and a closed position and being responsive to open or close the va... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6167905 | Diaphragm-type gas pressure regulator with drop-in valve subassembly A diaphragm-type gas pressure regulator wherein the valve subassembly is constructed as a drop-in unit. The valve subassembly includes a diaphragm lever and a plunger valve. A seat disk is inserted in a cavity at a first end of the plunger valve and the r... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6161815 | Self-compensating proportional hydraulic valve An hydraulic valve has a flow/pressure characteristic matched to that of a pump with which it is used. The valve has a housing with a fluid inlet in its side and an outlet at one end. A shuttle is movable along the housing under control of a proportional ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6029706 | Valve of a storage tank for transporting oils or chemical compounds A valve of a storage tank for transporting oils or chemical compounds avoids problems caused by crossing a suction path for external air with a pathway for outputting volatile gases from the storage tank. The valve includes an upper body having a circular... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5881765 | Direct-acting boost-enhanced pressure regulator A boost-enhanced gas pressure regulator consists of a bonnet and a body (main casing) that are secured together so as to capture a pressure-responsive diaphragm between both components. The body has an inlet port and one or more outlet ports. An actuator ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5694965 | Pneumatic pressure regulator In a pneumatic pressure regulator comprising a ported housing having an internal bore, within the bore a spring-pressed piston mounted for reciprocation between advanced and retracted positions, and valve means associated with the piston and operative to ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5271430 | Flow rate control valve device and flow force reduction structure A flow rate control valve device for controlling and then supplying fluid under pressure to an actuator such as an hydraulic cylinder or the like which includes a valve body having a drain port kept at a low pressure and a main spool slidably mounted in t... | 12/21/1993 |
| 4972871 | Boost modified, droop compensated direct acting pressure regulator A self-operated droop compensated regulator includes a spring casing and a lower casing, sandwiching a diaphragm. The lower casing has inlet and outlet ports. A one piece cam stem and relief seat is mounted for movement with the diaphragm and includes a f... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4889158 | Pressure/flow compensated direct acting pressure regulator A regulator valve includes a spring casing and a lower casing sandwiching a diaphragm. A cylindrical orifice tube defines an inlet and terminates short of an in-line outlet port. A one piece cam stem and relief seat is mounted for movement with the diaphr... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4874010 | Heater control valve A heater control valve comprising: a valve body defining a chamber and a bypass passage extending therefrom. A first conduit in fluid communication with the bypass passage for defining a first inlet port and a first exit port adapted to communicate coolan... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4842013 | Droop compensated direct acting pressure regulator A self-operated droop compensated regulator includes a spring casing and a lower casing, sandwiching a diaphragm. The lower casing has axially aligned inlet and outlet ports. A one piece cam stem and relief seat is mounted for movement with the diaphragm ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4557308 | Tire valve and low pressure indicator Flexible check-valve-like baffle is provided in low pressure indicator to assure proper seating of poppet and maximum flow during fill.... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4467828 | Fluid regulator A movable tube controls the flow of fluid from supply through a regulator to discharge in response to pressure acting on a piston in a control chamber at discharge and opposed by a spring in a spring chamber. When the discharge pressure reaches a prescrib... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4458713 | Bypass-type differential pressure regulator The pressure regulator includes a valve member which is supported to slide back and forth in a valve housing having a high pressure port, a low pressure port and a bypass port. Pressure fluid from the high pressure port is bypassed through the valve membe... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4422470 | Flow limiting valve The invention is an improved pressure compensating flow limiting valve which maintains an optimum performance curve at differing flow rates. The invention is the specific placing of a vent passage in the valve spool immediately downstream of the fluid jet... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4192298 | Breathing apparatus with improved regulator particularly for under water use This invention relates to breathing apparatus specially suited to submerged use, of the kind comprising a two-stage pressure reducer whose first stage is connected to the outlet valve of the diving cylinder and is responsible for the reduction from high p... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4181144 | Hydraulically limited fuel injection nozzle A hydraulically limited fuel injection nozzle includes a lift control washer disposed about an elongated check valve stem so that the washer cooperates with a surrounding sleeve when acted upon by a pressure difference caused by fluid flow to control lift... | 01/01/1980 |
