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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7409967 | Pattern former for wrapped bakery products and method for loading and unloading bakery products A pattern former for assembling wrapped bakery products into predetermined patterns comprises a perforated vacuum turntable. Vacuum is applied to the vacuum turntable while bakery products are loaded thereon and positioned in a predetermined pattern. Once the bakery... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7380570 | Three-way valve for use with paintball markers A novel three-way valve comprising a valve body, a valve sleeve for adjustable position mounting within the body, and a valve stem movable so as to selectively form a pathway between line recesses in the valve sleeve. Three line recesses are used to form a three way... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7363942 | Continuous automatic control and distributor valve, with a magnetic seal A valve which is composed of: —A seal consisting of two identical ferromagnetic discs (1), which enclose another smaller-diameter disc (2) and a permanent magnet, the rims (3) of the outer discs (1) being bevelled and the three discs co... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350540 | Methods and apparatus for a direct connect on-off controller Methods and apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention comprise an on-off controller configured to control the flow of pressurized pneumatic fluid and to connect directly to a pneumatic device. In one embodiment, the on-off controller comprises ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347220 | Methods and apparatus for a direct connect on-off controller An on-off controller, according to various aspects of the present invention, for controlling a flow of fluid from a provided bottle, wherein the bottle has a poppet valve biased in a closed position, wherein fluid flows from the bottle when the poppet valve is open.... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7306462 | Gas operating system for firearm simulators A removable gas supply for a weapon simulator, wherein the gas system cycles the bolt or slide of the firearm to provide recoil, actuate a hammer/trigger mechanism and provide realism of the original weapon functions. The weapon simulator has a housing defining a pi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299904 | Brake fluid pressure maintaining apparatus for vehicles A brake fluid pressure maintaining apparatus for a vehicle, having: a master cylinder; a check valve; and, a normally-open-type electromagnetic valve including an electromagnetic coil, a fixed core, and a movable core, and in the brake fluid pressure maintaining sta... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290564 | Solenoid valve A guide boss is provided in a diaphragm blocking the halfway portion of a channel; a valve disk is formed in the shape of a cylinder; the inner face of this cylinder-shaped valve disk is slidably engaged around the guide boss; and further, a valve port consisting of... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267404 | Arrangement for controlling a fluid volume in shape changing elements of seats A device for controlling a fluid volume in shape changing elements of vehicle seats has a sliding valve connectable with a fluid pressure source and with shape changing elements for filling the shape changing elements with fluid and discharging fluid from the shape ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258138 | Methods and apparatus for an on-off controller Methods and apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention comprise an on-off controller configured to control the flow of pressurized pneumatic fluid. In one embodiment, the on-off controller comprises a body having an inlet, at least one outlet, a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255122 | Enhanced exhaust flow control feature A valve for use in a pneumatic fluid system, such as an air brake system, is disclosed. The valve provides for fast release of pneumatic fluid from the delivery cavity through the exhaust port upon cessation of flow from the pneumatic fluid reservoir through the sup... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255132 | Control valve for controlling flow of hydraulic fluid The present invention relates to a control valve for controlling flow of hydraulic fluid. The control valve comprises: a valve housing (10); a sleeve (11) slidable in a valve chamber in the valve housing (10); a first fluid conduit (12) f... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243493 | Valve gradually communicating a pressure signal A valve is provided for a hydraulic system having a source of pressurized fluid, a fluid actuator, and a proportional pressure compensating valve. The valve has a bore in fluid communication with the source and the fluid actuator. The valve also has a valve element ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7210499 | Methods and apparatus for a direct connect on-off controller Methods and apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention comprise an on-off controller configured to control the flow of pressurized pneumatic fluid and to connect directly to a pneumatic device. In one embodiment, the on-off controller comprises ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204473 | Solenoid valve A synthetic resin cap is attached to the tip portion of a movable iron core of a solenoid operation portion, a sliding portion extending to the position of a magnetic plate is formed in the base end portion of the cap, a guiding concave step portion having a depth e... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7137974 | Sterile connector A sterile to sterile connection device comprising a connector and one or more coupling devices. The connector has body portion which has two openings sealed from the environment so as to form a sterile environment within the connector. At least one of the openings b... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7096866 | Inexsufflator A manual inexsufflator including a standard mechanical ventilator, a medical suction unit, and a piston-like sliding valve mechanism which connects a patient ventilation interface with either the ventilator or the suction unit. By sliding the valve mechanism in and ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083557 | Stretching device A device to facilitate stretching before engaging in athletic activities, particularly golf, is disclosed. Two inverted U-shaped members are permanently affixed to the ground using mounting plates or any other potential means. One of the U-shaped members runs undern... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6997210 | Valve arrangement including release valve A valve arrangement including a release valve. The valve arrangement controls a cylinder assembly including a first port and a second port, and a cylinder slideably housing a piston for movement between an extended position and a retracted position. The valve arrang... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6962323 | Apparatus comprising a rotary-acting pilot valve A rotary-acting valve is disclosed. In some embodiments, the rotary-acting valve is the pilot or first stage of a two-stage control valve and can be used to create an improved propulsion system for a missile. In the illustrative embodiment, the rotary-acting pilot v... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6920898 | High-pressure valve A high-pressure valve comprises an intake channel and two outlet channels. Further, an actuator is provided for opening and closing the outlet channels. According to the invention, the actuator is provided with a connection channel. The connection channel makes it p... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6901961 | Double diaphragm pump having a spool valve A double diaphragm pump having a spool valve. The spool valve includes a housing that has a first end, a second end, and at least one housing aperture defined therethrough from the first end to the second end of the housing. The spool valve also includes end plates ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6880800 | Pressure regulator A pressure regulator has a magnet component group provided with a metal housing in which a winding and an armature are arranged, a flange composed of a synthetic plastic material and connected in an axial direction to the magnet component group, a metal guiding slee... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6814104 | Hydraulic control valve, system and methods A system, apparatus, and method of forming a hydraulic control valve system is provided. The system may include a hydraulic control valve, a removable mounting module, and a mounting assembly. The hydraulic control valve may have a valve body, the body having a func... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6782910 | Multi-function hydraulic valve assembly A hydraulic valve assembly for selectably delivering hydraulic fluid from a supply of hydraulic fluid to one of a first hydraulic operator and a second hydraulic operator is disclosed. The assembly includes first and second supply ports which communicate with the su... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6777840 | Valve actuator for water heating/cooling and sanitary systems An improved actuator (1) for water heating/cooling and sanitary systems includes a miniaturized D.C. Motor (2) with a mechanical clutch element (4), a first motor reducing unit (6) including a planetary reducing unit with a high gear rati... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6694998 | Micromachined structure usable in pressure regulating microvalve and proportional microvalve A microvalve device includes a first plate, a second plate and a third plate. The second plate is connected between the first plate and the third plate. The second plate contains a stationary element and a moveable plate valve slider element. The slider e... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6550416 | Pneumatic valve device This invention relates to a pneumatic valve device, such as a pneumatic horn and a pneumatic sprayer, which is operable by pressurized gas from a storage vessel. It comprises a valve pneumatically connectable to the storage vessel to admit and release pre... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6315952 | Plug flow cytometry for high throughput screening and drug discovery An apparatus for drawing and supplying multiple samples for rapid processing in flow cytometry. The apparatus comprises a reciprocating valve and at least one syringe. The invention is also a method for rapidly processing multiple samples in flow cytometr... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6254057 | Valve control system A fluid control valve has a valve member which, on closing creates a stagnation zone between the valve member and a surface within the valve. In the stagnation zone fluid pressure is greater than it is in an adjacent constriction zone. This causes the val... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6129072 | Hydraulically actuated device having a ball valve member A hydraulically actuated device includes a device body which defines an inlet passage and an outlet passage. The inlet passage is separated from the outlet passage by a first valve seat and a second valve seat. The device body also defines a control passa... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6119727 | Pneumatic seat valve having a rapid exhaust mode A pneumatic valve (10) for use in a pneumatic seat (12) of a vehicle is disclosed. The pneumatic valve includes an upper housing (32) and a lower housing (38). The lower housing is slidably received within the upper housing. The lower housing has an upper... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116278 | Lockout valve A lockout valve comprises a body with an inlet passage and an outlet passage which define a longitudinally-extending flow path through the body. A flow interrupter device, or slide, is mounted for transverse movement within the body. The slide can be loca... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6065495 | Two-position, three-way solenoid-actuated valve A two-position, three-way solenoid-actuated valve includes a valve assembly having an axial opening and a valve member fixed in the axial opening with a first valve seat and a second valve seat disposed in the axial opening. The valve assembly including a... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6053222 | Dunnage bag deflation tool This invention solves the problem of removing undamaged inflated dunnage bags from a cargo space by using a high pressure air source to both open the dunnage bag inflation valve and to suck air out of the bag by discharging the high pressure air through a... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5836566 | Connector mechanism for a valve spool and a diaphragm A connector mechanism is provided to connect a spool in an air actuated valve to the diaphragm of an air actuating mechanism in order to permit rotational movement of the spool relative to the diaphragm. The connector mechanism includes a connector member... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5779452 | Positive displacement pump or motor utilizing a reciprocal sliding member to operate the suction and discharge ports A central impeller is sandwiched between fixed walls and is driven through a circular path of small radius, but prevented from rotating by a ring-shaped shutter or slider which surrounds and guides it. The shape of the impeller and slider are such that di... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5573034 | Center position biased slide air valve The present invention provides an air valve (10) for inflating and deflating an inflatable. The air valve (10) includes a housing floor (16) with air ports (36, 38), and a slide bar (12) with an air passageway (54) formed therein. The slide bar (12) is su... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5497806 | Compact pin-within-a-sleeve three-way valve A three-way valve including a valve housing having a valve chamber and a high pressure fluid supply inlet, high pressure fluid outlet and drain communicating with the valve chamber is disclosed. A movable member is reciprocally received in the valve chamb... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5447178 | Center position biased slide air valve The present invention provides an air valve (10) for inflating and deflating an inflatable. The air valve (10) includes a housing floor (16) with air ports (36, 38), and a slide bar (12) with an air passageway (54) formed therein. The slide bar (12) is su... | 09/05/1995 |
