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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7984728 | Fuel pressure regulator valve assembly A flow through pressure regulator apparatus and method for directing a flow of fuel and reducing valve seat wear within a fuel system. Present invention includes a lower housing having fuel inlet where fuel flows through the fuel inlet and communicates with a valve ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7819132 | Pressure regulator with ceramic valve element A flow through pressure regulator apparatus and method for directing a flow of fuel within a fuel system. Present invention includes a lower housing having a fuel inlet where fuel flows through the fuel inlet and communicates with a valve biasing member through a fu... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7766035 | Fluid jet for providing fluid under pressure to a desired location A fluid jet for providing fluid under pressure to a desired location is disclosed wherein the valve body includes and integral valve element retaining region. Preferably, the valve body and integral valve element retaining region are die cast as a one-piece componen... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766034 | Pressure control valve A pressure control valve has a non-uniformly tapered valve bore that has an increasing diameter as it extends downstream. An interface angle, defined in part between a valve ball and the valve bore in the area of the smallest gap between them, increases as the valve... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7708026 | Fluid jet with noise reducing sleeve Pressure actuated oil jets have long been used to cool the underside of the pistons in such reciprocating engines. The present disclosure is a fluid jet for providing fluid under pressure to a desired location. The fluid jet comprises a valve body, at least one flui... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7421994 | Hydraulic lash adjuster having a check valve cartridge sub-assembly An improved hydraulic lash adjuster including a cup-shaped adjuster body, and a plunger assembly disposed within the adjuster body. The plunger assembly includes a stepped axial bore extending from a body inner end to a central oil passage opening onto a hemispheric... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7395836 | Screwable check valve Disclosed is a check valve (5) that is screwed into a threaded bore (1) of a housing (2) of a hydraulic subassembly between a first pressure side (26) and a second pressure side (27) by means of an external thread (11) which... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392819 | Method of setting the ball travel of a valve-lash-adjusting element The invention relates to a method of setting the ball travel of a valve-closing body, designed as valve ball, of a control valve of a hydraulic valve-lash-adjusting element which has a plunger with a plunger head and a central bore, a valve seat being provided at th... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367354 | Check valve A check valve includes a housing formed with a valve hole through which fluid flows, a valve seat formed on the peripheral wall of the valve hole, a valve element disposed in the valve hole to be movable between a valve closed position where the valve element makes ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367788 | Pump for antilock braking system in vehicle A pump including a main body having a piston provided in a portion of the main body, the piston being configured to reciprocate linearly. A piston spring may be provided within the main body and configured to bias the piston toward an end of the main body. Further, ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353842 | Air fitting with an integral check valve An air fitting with an integral check valve includes a housing having an inlet and at least one outlet, a passage extending between the inlet and the at least one outlet with a valve seat being formed in the passage adjacent the at least one outlet with a portion be... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350484 | Controlled leakage valve for piston cooling nozzle Device to feed cooling and lubricating fluid to cooling and lubricating nozzles for the pistons of an internal combustion engine, having at least one valve with an upstream channel and a downstream channel, said valve having a blocking element able to move in a comp... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350534 | Hollow ball valve assembly Apparatus and methods for constructing a valve comprising a sealing member and a hollow ball operable to sealingly engage the sealing member. A guide housing disposed about said hollow ball and does not constrain rotation of said hollow ball. A spring is disposed be... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344367 | Rotary compressor having a discharge valve A rotary compressor having a housing, a rotor positioned within the housing defining a compression chamber, the rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation, a discharge port in the rotor in fluid communication with the compression chamber, and a valve assembly mounted... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337797 | Ball valve and method of manufacture A ball valve having a ball valve assembly disposed within a unitary, elongated tube is provided. The unitary, elongated tube has a first, inlet end, a medial portion having a cross-sectional area, and a second, outlet end. The first, inlet end is a swedged tube havi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334594 | Apparatus and method for adjusting a locking mechanism of a shunt valve A shunt valve assembly includes an electromechanical brake mechanism that locks a position of a pressure setting mechanism within a shunt valve assembly. The electromechanical brake can maintain the position of the pressure setting mechanism in the presence of a rel... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331561 | Method and an apparatus for selectively releasing air from a mold A method and an apparatus 10 for selectively venting air 98 from the internal cavity 94 of a mold 90. Particularly, the apparatus 90 includes a body 12 having a selectively movable member 30 whose position within the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309470 | Methods and apparatus for improved fluid control utilizing a U-valve employing a bidirectional check valve A U-valve apparatus including a bidirectional check valve for controlling the flow of liquid from a vessel while preventing inadvertent discharge from the vessel. The check valve allows passage of a fluid such a gas into the vessel, for purposes of agitating the liq... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290554 | Embedded microfluidic check-valve Embedded check-valve manufacturing assembly (100, 600) for subsequent firing and integration in a micro-fluidic system. The assembly can include a check-valve chamber (104, 604), an inlet port (106, 606) and an outlet port (108, 608) form... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287546 | Simple structure of fuel pressure regulator designed to minimize pressure loss A fuel pressure regulator for use in internal combustion engines. The fuel pressure regulator includes a valve seat and a vale body disposed downstream of the valve seat and is designed to move the valve body away from the valve seat through the pressure of fuel app... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278937 | Sport ball with self-contained inflation mechanism having pressure relief and indication capability An inflatable sport ball, such as a basketball, a football, a soccer ball, a volleyball or a playground ball, is provided with a self-contained inflation mechanism, or multiple self-contained inflation mechanisms, for inflating or adding pressure to the ball. The me... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278442 | Vented port-cap for fire hydrant The vented port-cap includes a check-valve, which admits air into the barrel of the hydrant when the pressure inside is lower than the pressure outside. After an inspection of the hydrant, the hydrant can be left to drain by itself, even though the port-cap has been... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264780 | Device for taking and examining samples The invention relates to a device for taking and examining samples, comprising a tube-shaped housing (50) in which a cartridge (30), a testing means (40) and a sample-taking means (10) are positioned, wherein a sample introduced by means ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258136 | Pressure regulator A pressure regulator for regulating fuel pressure in an internal combustion engine, containing a valve including a closing member forced into a valve seat by the action of an angularly shaped valve leaf spring one arm of which is braced on the closing member and the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258135 | Pressure regulator for a fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine A pressure regulator for a fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine for regulating a fuel pressure, including a valve, having a valve ball forced against a valve seat into the closing position by the action of a valve leaf spring. With the valve open, at ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234480 | Telescopic snap valve A telescopic snap valve assembly and method of assembling a snap valve with a liquid holding bag in a box fitting. The valve assembly includes a valve member having a lower protruding telescopic end with a raised exterior lower edge. The telescopic end of the valve ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228870 | Fuel saving valve assembly There is provided a one-way gasoline valve that is functional with conventional gasoline dispensing pumps in the United States today. An outer tubing body is open at both ends. One end is threaded to allow it to be placed into the end of a threaded gasoline dispensi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225677 | Pressure gauge Disclosed is a pressure gauge including a body forming an inlet, an outlet, and a shunt hole. A pressure meter is provided to the shunt hole. An inlet duct in connection with an inflation device is provided to the inlet. A check valve is arranged in the inlet duct. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7185635 | High-pressure accumulator for fuel injection systems with integrated pressure control valve A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines includes a high-pressure accumulator acted on with highly pressurized fuel by a high-pressure delivery unit and in turn supplies fuel to fuel injectors. The fuel injection system has a pressure control valve, w... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175553 | Sport ball with self-contained inflation mechanism and pressure indicator An inflatable sport ball, such as a basketball, a football, a soccer ball, a volleyball or a playground ball, is provided with a self-contained inflation mechanism, or multiple self-contained inflation mechanisms, for inflating or adding pressure to the ball and a p... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165574 | Solenoid valve with cylindrical valve guide for the spherical valve element at the pressure inlet A valve device including a valve chamber having an inlet port at one end and a valve seat at the other end; a valve housing containing the valve chamber; the valve chamber accommodating a spherical valve element which performs opening and closing operation to the va... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152623 | Fluid jet for providing fluid under pressure to a desired location A fluid jet for providing fluid under pressure to a desired location is disclosed wherein the valve body includes and integral valve element retaining region. Preferably, the valve body and integral valve element retaining region are die cast as a one-piece componen... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146870 | Circulation unit of rolling element with lubrication system A circulation unit with lubrication system for rolling element includes a lubricant inlet formed with the sliding element and the lubricant inlet communicates with lubricant path such that lubricant can be directly fed to the rollers. The circulation unit has a comp... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146844 | Apparatus and method for testing hydraulic pressure relief valves An apparatus for testing hydraulic pressure relief valves has a fixture body with an internal cavity sized to receive the valve completely within the fixture body. A closure may be secured to the body to seal the valve within the cavity. The apparatus further includ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125230 | Valve with operation parameter set at assembly and pump using same A valve is assembled by telescoping a first body component relative to a second body component until reaching a relative position that corresponds to a predetermined valve operation parameter, such as a valve opening pressure. The first body component is then fixed ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124739 | Fuel pressure adjusting apparatus A fuel pressure adjusting apparatus which includes a casing which includes a fuel introduction port, and a fuel discharge port; and a cylindrical member which is housed in the casing, and which includes a valve seat at an end portion thereof, and a communication pas... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114512 | Gas safety device A gas safety valve includes a main body having a longitudinal through-hole consisting of a first section, a second section, and a third section with different inner diameters. A ball and a restraining member are mounted in the first section. A spring is mounted in t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111833 | Dual disc spring A dual spring includes a pair of conically-shaped spring sections, which are joined at a common fulcrum. One of the spring sections is disposed radially inward from the fulcrum and the other of the spring sections is disposed radially outward from the fulcrum. Both ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104277 | Valve for controlling a tank internal gas pressure The invention concerns a control valve (c) for internal gas pressure of a liquid tank co-operating with an orifice (10) provided in the upper part thereof, allowing through a gas flow outside the tank when the difference between the internal pressure and the ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096883 | Combined check/pressure control valve The invention relates to a combined check and pressure control valve (10), comprising a check valve element (34) which is adjustable between an opened position and a closed position, and a pressure control valve element (42) which on exceeding a... | 08/29/2006 |
