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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318814 | Medical suction valve A valve assembly includes a housing defining an aperture, a passageway, and a branch passage. The branch passage extends from the aperture and intersects and communicates with the passageway. The branch passage is disposed at an angle greater than 90 degrees with re... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7178634 | Device for supplying lubricant to several lubrication points on machine parts A device for supplying several lubrication points on machine parts with a lubricant, comprising an electromechanical lubrication dispenser and a distribution device coupled to a lubricant outlet of the dispenser. The distribution device has a housing, a cylindrical ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7036598 | Intervention module for a well The invention relates to an intervention module (18) for well intervention operations in preferably a pressurized subsea well (2) with a wellhead (4) disposed on a water floor. The intervention module (18) is provided with necessary equip... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033339 | Self sealing luer receiving stopcock An improved luer lock receiving septum having a configuration which provides rapid and tight resealing and yet allows penetration of the septum by the luer tip with a low penetration force. The elongated septum includes an upper portion of enlarged diameter having a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6932315 | Manual opening apparatus for a normally-closed valve An apparatus for manually opening a normally-closed valve includes a value and a hand-operated valve opening jig. The valve includes a working rod for operating a valve element which is moved to close and open a conduit; a cylindrical holder fixed to the working rod... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6681791 | Manifold valve position indicator and operator alerting system Valve assembly comprising a valve base, a valve bonnet attached thereto, a rotatable valve stem extending coaxially through the valve bonnet, a rotatable valve handle attached to the valve stem and having a plane of rotation which is generally perpendicul... | 01/27/2004 |
| 5760712 | Fuel time indicator A fuel time indicator which is removably mountable about a fuel tank selector switch for monitoring and displaying tank usage times for each of a plurality of fuel tanks is disclosed. The fuel time indicator comprises a portable frame including a switch p... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5171429 | Apparatus for discharging water with passage selection sensor The present invention provides an apparatus for discharging water wherein light is emitted to the output water so as to visually identify kinds of water and like. The apparatus includes sensors (9, 29, 134) for sensing characteristics of water, such as th... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5135026 | Medical valve having fluid flow indicia A medical valve comprises a rotatable member having a fluid flow path formed by a passageway. Flow path indicia on a surface of the rotatable member follows a path along the surface which substantially replicates the fluid flow path of the passage so as t... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5082015 | Sequencing valve position indicator This invention relates to sequencing valves for distributing fluid from an inlet selectively to one of a plurality of outlets in response to variation in the pressure of the source fluid. The improvement provides a visual indication of which particular ou... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4987917 | Controller synchronization to a sequencing distributing valve A basic controller concept is disclosed for a sequencing distributing valve having a series of multiple outlets and a control timer to direct a like series of timed output signals thereto which allows the sequencing distributing valve to be rapidly pressu... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4879547 | Gas zone valve emergency alarm system The system includes a plurality of zone valves located in a gas flow pipeline. These valves contain a fiber optic bundle that is installed in the center of the valve handle. The fiber optic light comes from a source and is read by a light detector. As lon... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4694856 | Fluid control device particularly useful in liquid transfusion apparatus A fluid control device for a liquid transfusion line comprises an inlet connector and an outlet connector, and a flexible conduit defining two, three or more passageways extending in parallel between them to provide a plurality of parallel paths for the f... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4494565 | Indicator assembly There is disclosed a novel indicator assembly comprised of a housing member mounted to a fluid handling apparatus and an indicator member mounted for rotation within the housing member operationally associated to a moving member of the fluid handling appa... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4299251 | Optical valve position sensing Apparatus for indicating the position of a rotary valve contained in a disposable lid including light reflecting means mounted to rotate as the valve rotates, light sources mounted on a permanent base for directing light toward the light reflecting means,... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4291724 | Flowline switching apparatus A flowline switching apparatus having a tubular housing with end closures and a drum rotatably mounted therein with a passage through the drum aligned with a port in one end closure and positioned to sequentially align with each of a plurality of ports in... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4276903 | Control valve A valve for controlling fluidic media is constructed with a movable operating element which acts simultaneously as a switching element of an electrical switch. The surfaces of the valve casing or the valve sleeve or the movable operating or switching elem... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4121615 | Valve control with indicator Device for controlling of the opening and closing of a valve, including an automatic lockout requiring a manual reset, and further having an indicator for indicating the position of said valve.... | 10/24/1978 |
| 3970034 | Piston position sensing device A sensing device for sensing the position of a movable element in a fluid-operable actuator including a relatively movable piston and cylinder. The sensing device includes a pair of co-operating pressure tappings in the cylinder wall, a pair of peripheral... | 07/20/1976 |
