Bizarre Patents
Microwave Oven With Removable Storage Cassette in Dashboard of Motor Vehicle
A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061384 | Pressure control device In a pressure controller, a drive piston and pressure control valve are freely movably supported in a housing, the drive piston is supported by being energized and the pressure control valve is supported by being energized to make a pressure chamber and a decompress... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7753072 | Valve assemblies including at least three chambers and related methods A valve assembly may include a main housing and first and second electro-statically actuated valves. The main housing may define at least three chambers, with a first chamber configured to be coupled to a high pressure supply port, a second chamber configured to be ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7438086 | Dynamic fluid power monitoring system for separate actuators A control valve apparatus couples pressurized fluid to first and second actuators using first and second double valves. The first double valve includes first and second crossover passages and first and second pilots. The second double valve includes third and fourth... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7415989 | Spool activated lock-out valve for a hydraulic actuator load check valve A check valve system controls the flow of fluid between a spool valve and a hydraulic actuator and includes a pilot operated check valve that is controlled by a lock-out valve. The check valve has a poppet that engages and disengages a first valve seat in response t... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7340939 | Emissions sampling valve The invention provides a device for use in sampling the exhaust emissions from a turbine engine. The device has a valve array in a manifold housing coupling multiple turbine exhaust lines to an emissions analyzer, such as used in CEMS. Each valve can be actuated by ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7293580 | Valve The valve includes a body having five surfaces and a plurality of blind holes, grooves and channels interconnected with the blind holes to form communication net. Two rectangular diaphragms are embedded separately into the grooves so as to selectively open and close... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270046 | Integrated valve assembly and computer controller for a distributed hydraulic control system A distributed hydraulic system locates a control assembly, that has electrohydraulic valves and a electronic controller, adjacent the respective hydraulically powered actuator controlled by that assembly. The control assembly includes a manifold block with ports to ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7213612 | High pressure ball-poppet control valve with flow control A control valve for operating a fluid-actuated device includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a passage in fluid communication between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, the passage defining a longitudinal axis. A valve seat is disposed in the passage and incl... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7150299 | Assembly and method for containing, receiving and storing fluids and for dispensing gas from a fluid control and gas delivery assembly having an integrated fluid flow restrictor A fluid control and gas delivery assembly and method for containing, receiving and storing hazardous fluids and for dispensing gas comprising a container, a fluid fill path, a gas dispensing path, a first shut-off valve, a pressure reducer, a fluid flow restrictor, ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150291 | Fluid attachment for the activation and deactivation of fluid driven dynamic devices Apparatus comprising a normally closed valve element that can be mounted on a mobile part and fluid distributor means that can be mounted on a stationary part and is operatively connectable with said valve element. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7124778 | Valve having junction type housing A first housing member and a second housing member are divided by a dividing surface including a center axis of a valve hole. Connecting holes are formed in joint surfaces of the respective housing members at locations of the joint surfaces opposed to each other. Co... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114521 | Double valve constructed from unitary single valves A double valve is constructed from first and second unitary valve assemblies each having a respective inlet port, a respective outlet port, a respective exhaust port, a respective first cross-mirror port, and a respective second cross-mirror port. A first plate is c... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7055550 | Fluid delivery system and mounting panel therefor A novel fluid delivery system includes a mounting panel, where the mounting panel includes channels that define the flow of fluid between any flow-control components mounted on the mounting panel. The mounting panel comprises a top plate and a bottom plate, and the ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044431 | Electromagnetically actuated valve system and valve device The invention relates to a valve system comprising a housing, an actuator, a main valve disposed between an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, and a pilot chamber. Said pilot chamber is linked with the outlet chamber via a main valve, comprising at least one pilot... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7013916 | Sub-atmospheric gas delivery method and apparatus An apparatus for containing and delivering hazardous gases at sub-atmospheric pressure from a pressurized container is provided which includes a valve body in sealed communication with an outlet orifice of the pressurized container. The outlet orifice of the pressur... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997439 | Liquid filling valve The present invention provides a filling valve which affords an excellent sterilization capability and a high maintenance capability. The valve includes a tubular nozzle 4, an operating rod 6 which is fitted in the nozzle 4 so as to be elevatabl... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988513 | Proportional valve A multistage proportional valve for controlling the pressure of a fluid inside a container includes a fluid outflow passageway having an exhaust opening, an actuatable fluid inflow passageway having an intake opening and an actuatable exhaust cover for selectively c... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6907904 | Fluid delivery system and mounting panel therefor A novel fluid delivery system includes a mounting panel, where the mounting panel includes channels that define the flow of fluid between any flow-control components mounted on the mounting panel. The mounting panel comprises a top plate and a bottom plate, and the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6688332 | Multiway valve for switching a flow of fluid under pressure with parallel disposition of valve bores, and valve assembly kit A multiway valve for controlling a flow of fluid under pressure, includes a valve housing having fluid ports and a plurality of bores in side-by-side parallel disposition substantially at a same level. Each bore is configured for accommodation of a valve ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6612335 | 3-Way control valve A 3-way hydraulic valve comprising a body formed with an inlet port for connecting to a pressurized supply line, a first outlet port for connecting to an outlet line and being in flow communication with the inlet port, a gate intermediate the inlet port a... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6591868 | Hygienic evacuation valve The invention pertains to a hygienic vacuum valve for use in sterile environments such as food processing, medical and pharmaceutical applications where a vacuum valve is advantageously utilized in situ on processing equipment to eliminate multiple vacuum... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6554026 | Device for controlling flowing media A valve for controlling flowing media, in particular suction air used in connection with suction heads or the like, in which closing diaphragms (17, 18) made from elastically deformable material are disposed within a valve housing (10) and are subjected t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6505645 | Multiple hydraulic valve assembly with a monolithic block A valve assembly has a single piece body that houses a plurality of hydraulic valves. Each valve includes a spool which controls the flow of fluid between a pair of work ports in one side of the body and a pump inlet and a tank outlet. The valves are oper... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6431209 | Multi-pressure ball-poppet control valve A high-pressure primary fluid control valve and a multi-pressure selector fluid control valve are disclosed for operating a fluid-actuated device. Preferably a spherical ball-poppet and frusto-conical valve seat adapted for substantially line-contact ther... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6431207 | High-pressure ball-poppet control valve A high-pressure fluid control valve is disclosed for operating a fluid-actuated device. Preferably a ball-poppet and frusto-conical valve seat adapted for substantially line-type contact therebetween are provided with an upstream restricted flow area in o... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6422531 | ECP manifold valve inserts A valve insert comprises a bushing assembly, a piston assembly and a spring. Its design prevents non-longitudinal movement of the piston assembly as it is moved within the longitudinal bore of the bushing assembly. This virtually eliminates the bell clapp... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6418956 | Pressure controller A pressure controller is provided for a pressure regulator. The pressure controller controls a pressure regulator to deliver process fluid at a regulated pressure from a variable supply. The pressure controller includes a control pressure source independe... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6416034 | ECP manifold vent valve insert A vent valve insert comprises a bushing assembly, a piston assembly and a spring. It is designed to fit snugly and sealingly within a suitable borehole, such as the vent borehole of an ECP manifold assembly. The bushing assembly defines a longitudinal bor... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6378958 | Fluid control valve and braking system incorporating such a valve A fluid flow valve having a body (11) with first, second and third fluid inlets (8, 18, 25), a working fluid outlet (4), a first pressure element (11) movable, under the influence of pilot pressure fluid applied to the first inlet, from a first position i... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6354617 | Level control for a vehicle having air springs The invention relates to a level control arrangement for vehicles having air springs (6a) to (6d) and a pneumatically controllable directional valve (26). A residual pressure holding function and an overpressure function are integrated into the directiona... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6293309 | Control valve apparatus The invention relates to a control valve apparatus (1) providing reciprocal motion, comprising a spool (2) and sleeve (3), a passage (4) for fluid, which is hydraulic fluid in the embodiment, the passage (4) being openable and closable by the spool (2) an... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6152163 | Switching valve for multi-chamber adsorbent air and gas fractionation system A unique switching valve for use with a multi-chamber adsorbent air and gas fractionation system for controlling the flow of fluid which comprises a valve housing including an inlet port, two outlet ports and an exhaust port and first valve and second val... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145541 | Four-way selector valve A four-way selector valve comprises a valve case connected with a first pipe, a separate chamber communicating with a second pipe, a first valve seat ring in communicating path between a connecting portion of a third pipe and a space of said valve case, a... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6123096 | Pneumatic cartridge valve A pneumatic cartridge valve has supply inlet and consumer outlet passages provided on the end face of a valve cylinder and a control knob by rotation of which either the flow of air to exhaust or the passage of air from the supply to the consumer may be a... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6082406 | Pneumatic pilot-operated control valve assembly A pilot operated and pneumatically driven control valve assembly has a pair of pilot operated and pneumatically driven regulators to control the pressurization and venting of a pneumatic cylinder. The pilots of each regulator are alternately driven by a p... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6062260 | Dual piston pilot valve A dual piston pilot valve includes a housing forming first and second cylinders. A first spool is moveable in the first cylinder for engaging the a piston to effect movement of the first piston and a second spool is moveable in the second cylinder for eng... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6026856 | Three-port solenoid valve using a valve body for a five-port solenoid valve Inexpensive three-port solenoid valves that can be connected to five-port solenoid transfer valves and allow the axial movement of valve discs to be stably guided, are provided. Two valve discs constituting a three-port valve are inserted into a five-port... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5950673 | Valves A pilot operated check valve is provided for use in controlling the hydraulic leg 14 of a hydraulic mine roof support, the valve having means 23 to connect a leg extension port 18 to a return port 17 within the valve, when the valve is used to lower the l... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5924439 | Two-port solenoid valve using valve body for five-port solenoid valve Inexpensive two-port solenoid valves that can be connected with five-port solenoid transfer valves are provided. Two valve discs 25A and 25B constituting a two-port valve are inserted into a five-port valve body 15 having a supply channel 21 opened at the... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5918631 | Ball-poppet pneumatic control valve A pneumatic fluid control valve includes a valve body having a fluid inlet connectable to an external source of pressurized pneumatic working fluid, one or more load outlets, one or more corresponding exhaust ports, and a movable valve mechanism. The mova... | 07/06/1999 |
