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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7882852 | Direct drive servovalve device with redundant position sensing and methods for making the same A direct drive servovalve device includes (i) a servovalve motor having a stator and a rotor assembly configured to rotate relative to the stator, (ii) a valve member coupled to the rotor assembly, and (iii) a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes an interfa... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7398796 | Valve arrangement The invention concerns a valve arrangement (1) with a high-pressure connection (P), a low-pressure connection (T), at least one control valve (2 to 5), which is accommodated in a control valve module and has at least one working connection (A, B... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7337800 | Automatic flushing system and method for a potable water station An automatic flushing system for a potable water station includes a conduit having a first end connected to a potable water supply source and a second end having a nozzle coupling. It also includes an air gap assembly having a coupling operable for coupling with the... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328720 | Solenoid valve To construct solenoid valves used as a solenoid assembly by assembling the solenoid valves in a group so that both collective wiring and individual wiring can be performed and the solenoid valves can be simultaneously cut off from a collective wiring power supply an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328719 | Valve state sensing module A sensing module for a fluid valve utilizes a sensor body having a sensing chamber. An extension member is fixedly coupled to a main valve element, is slidable within the sensing chamber along a first axis, and has an inclined cam surface. A plunger has a cam follow... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325781 | Automatic bathroom flushers with modular design A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314021 | Operation indicator An operation indicator is provided to indicate the open/closed status of device, e.g. a circuit interrupter operable between open and closed operating positions. The operation indicator includes two indicator members having cooperating interleaved or interlaced cons... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7243684 | Flow dividing device for gardening pipes A flow dividing device for gardening pipes includes a main body having a plurality of mounting studs, and a plurality of water control switches each mounted on the respective mounting stud. Each of the water control switches includes a control valve, an operation kn... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7219691 | Control valve positioner mounting system A positioner for a control valve assembly is disclosed wherein the positioner is mounted internally to thus protect the positioner from damage stemming from environmental, impact, or other outside influences. Accordingly, not only can the position of the valve be ac... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216672 | Flow dividing device for gardening pipes A flow dividing device for gardening pipes includes a main body, and a plurality of water control switches each mounted on the main body. Each of the water control switches includes a movable member, a push member, a control knob, a universal connector, a pivot seat... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7209806 | Self-contained electronic pressure monitoring and shutdown device The invention is a self-contained process shutdown device that detects abnormal pressures and initiates shutdown by removing the pneumatic or hydraulic pressure needed for a given process or flow to continue. The process' pressure is detected by means of a switch-ga... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198065 | Valve arrangement The invention concerns a valve arrangement (1) with at least two valve modules (2, 4, 5), each having a valve element, whose position can be changed by means of an actuator (13, 13a, 13b), and to which a position sensor (... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191800 | Fluidic control system A fluid power controller device comprises a plurality of valve modules arranged sequentially in a row direction and collected together as an array-like unit, such modules comprising respectively a principal valve having at least one moving valve member and at least ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188640 | Gas pressure regulator An improved pressure regulator suitable for use with paint ball guns comprises a hollow valve body, a valve mechanism for selectively releasing gas from a gas source to an output, and an ON-OFF control. The valve body has a coupling portion, a regulator seat, an out... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188822 | Enclosures for automatic bathroom flushers A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168333 | Monitoring system for pressurized container A system and method of monitoring a pressurized container having an auxiliary device are provided. The system includes a sensor operable to provide a signal representative of at least one operating condition of the pressurized container. The system also includes a c... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168628 | Control valve monitoring The present invention provides a device for monitoring the operation of a control valve (1), which is adapted to supply fluid at a predetermined temperature via an outlet (4). The device includes a sensor (10) adapted to be coupled to the outlet... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156363 | Bathroom flushers with novel sensors and controllers A bathroom flusher (10) includes a body having an inlet (12) in communication with a supply line and an outlet (16) in communication with a flush conduit, a valve assembly in the body positioned to close water flow between the inlet and the outl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137407 | Trip manifold A trip manifold assembly is disclosed which includes a manifold body connected to a header shaft. The header shaft passes through a plurality of rotary valves. Each rotary valve is connected to a pressure transmitter. The header shaft comprises two passages includin... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124774 | Control valve A control valve for regulating flow of fluids passing through the valve. The control valve includes a body with an inlet, an outlet and a passageway through which the fluid passes from the inlet to the outlet. The control valve also includes a displaceable column pr... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121299 | Regulator valve with flow indicator for a hot-water heating system The valve includes an intake duct (13) for conveying water into the valve, an externally projecting tubular body (20) of a transparent with an internal cavity (21) and a flow indicator rod (40), slidable inside the valve, with a lower por... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7124057 | Method and apparatus for diagnosing a cyclic system A method and apparatus for determining the service life of a cyclic system the method including the steps of determining at least one characteristic of the system to determine a characteristic value and determining a cycle time of the system. The at least characteri... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7096093 | Intelligent valve flow linearization A feed-forward flow controller is designed to calculate a target valve position from a target flow. Correction is made for liquid or gas pressure drop across the valve and for the valve flow modulating member geometry. This feed-forward action may also be used to li... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7088239 | Method and apparatus for all-purpose, automatic remote utility meter reading, utility shut off, and hazard warning and correction Apparatus for routine monitoring and automatic reporting of electrical power and gas utility usage also provides means for detecting and reporting to the relevant utility companies, fire department, and other emergency responders the development of local hazards on ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082833 | Method and apparatus for determining and assessing a characteristic of a material An acoustic energy-based, non-contact or contact testing approach provides low cost, highly accurate, and reliable information to (a) identify flaws and anomalies and (b) assess the integrity of a particular material. This approach is not hindered by surface conditi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077148 | Redundant valve system The redundant valve system 10 of the preferred embodiments includes a first valve unit 12, a second valve unit 14, a third valve unit 16, a first diagnostic device 18, a second diagnostic device 20, and a control unit 22 | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077163 | Device for controlling the flow of liquid or gaseous media A device controls the flow of liquid or gaseous media, especially a liquid heating or cooling medium, in a line system with a first channel that contains a valve, especially a shut-off valve, and is provided with connections on both ends thereof. Two other channels ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059338 | Emergency shutoff valve A valve control system comprises a programmable electronic controller. The programmable electronic controller is configured to provide an emergency actuation signal to a motor upon receiving an emergency close signal. The programmable electronic controller is config... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055539 | Electromagnetic valve control device and method A normally closed electromagnetic valve is closed again after temporarily being opened during an abnormality check of the valve. When the valve is opened, electricity is supplied so that a plunger is moved by a coil but a back face of the plunger does not abut again... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055547 | Circuit balancing valve A circuit balancing valve includes a valve body having fluid flow passage extending therethrough. The fluid flow passage includes a fluid inlet passage-side in fluid communication with a supply line, and a fluid flow outlet passage-side in fluid communication with a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044158 | Continuous filtration systems using pump, venturi and flow control valve Continuous filtration systems comprising a venturi, flow control valves, filter and pump. In one specific embodiment the flow control valve and venturi are combined hereinafter referred to as a CHUF. The CHUF may also contain concentrate release, and temperature, fl... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040336 | Gas delivery system for supplying gas to semiconductor manufacturing equipment A gas delivery system for providing a gas to manufacturing equipment includes a gas supply unit for providing the gas to the manufacturing equipment including devices to regulate the supply of gas from the gas supply unit to the manufacturing equipment. The system i... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032606 | Manifold system and method for compressed medical gases A manifold system is provided herein. The manifold is operative to automatically switch between an In-Use supply of compressed gas to a Reserve supply of compressed gas. The manifold system is constructed so that after it has been installed, it may be converted for ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028605 | Audible signal valve knob with timer A signal generating valve and timer assembly includes a valve slide and a controller. The controller is coupled to the valve and is adapted to engage the valve to move the valve from a first position to a second position. The valve generates a first signal in at lea... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025088 | Providing an indication of the position of a valve member A method of providing an indication of the position of a valve member of a valve in a fluid path where the valve member is moveable between a fully open position in which a maximum flow of fluid past the valve member is permitted and a closed position in which fluid... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013249 | Method for detecting near neutral/low pH stress corrosion cracking in steel gas pipeline systems A method for predicting the location of stress corrosion cracking in a steel gas pipeline in which in-line stress corrosion cracking smart tool data, external low level metal loss data and soil characterization data are compiled to predict the location of stress cor... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997212 | Choke valve with temperature transmitter A choke valve useful for sub-sea application, having a valve body forming a bore extending therethrough which provides a body inlet, a body outlet and an insert chamber therebetween, and a removable insert assembly positioned in the insert chamber. The insert assemb... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994109 | Fitting for measuring and regulating the flow rate of a hydraulic medium through a pipeline A fitting for measuring the flow rate of a hydraulic medium through a pipeline having a cylindrical fitting housing with a main flow channel includes a flow meter device with a measuring element and an indicator element. A side chamber is formed in a side connecting... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976503 | Diagnostic system and method for a valve A diagnostic system, for a valve (2), having a sensor (12) that senses structure-borne noise and having a device (14) for evaluating a measurement signal (13) of the structure-borne noise. During a calibration process, a first progression... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962072 | Fluid inducer evaluation device and method A fluid inducer having an inducer valve operable to open in response to a load is evaluated by an evaluation device. This device includes a fluid conduit for pressurizing the fluid inducer with a fluid and a pressure sensor that senses the pressure in the fluid cond... | 11/08/2005 |
