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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171958 | Integrated plug/choke valve An adjustable valve is disclosed which includes a plug body having at least one flow path defined therein and a choke cage positioned proximate the plug body, the choke cage comprising a plurality of openings to permit a flow of a fluid therethrough, the choke cage ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7373951 | Control valve having “C” seal A control valve having a shiftable valve plug includes a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, a flow passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, and defining a longitudinal axis, a generally cylindrical valve cage disposed within the valve body and sized t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7320340 | Fluid pressure reduction devices Fluid pressure reduction devices for use in gas and liquid handling systems are disclosed. An example fluid pressure reduction device includes a plurality of cylinders, each having an inner diameter surface and an outer diameter surface and a plurality of apertures ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7182097 | Anti-saturation directional control valve composed of two or more sections with pressure selector compensators The invention relates to the field of hydraulic directional control valves and refers to an anti-saturation directional control valve (V) composed of two or more sections in each of whom there is a pressure selector compensator with a six-way two-position spool (... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7152628 | Anti-cavitation valve assembly A valve assembly for reducing cavitation includes a seat disposed within a valve housing intermediate a fluid inlet and outlet thereof. A disc guide is associated with the seat so as to be slidably moveable relative to the seat. The seat includes a wall defining an ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108013 | Relief valve assembly A relief valve assembly is disclosed to include a casing, an one-way valve mounted in the fluid input end of the casing for guiding in a fluid, and a relief control valve installed in the casing between the fluid input end and fluid output end and controllable to re... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7066446 | Hydraulic valve arrangement A hydraulic valve arrangement with a first and a second working connection, both working connections being connectable with a hydraulic consumer, a supply connection having a pressure connection and a tank connection, a first valve, which closes the pressure connect... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7028712 | Skirt guided globe valve A skirt guided control valve provides streamlined flow and minimum resistance to flow in flow up and flow down conditions when the valve is open. The skirt guided control valve has a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a passageway disposed between the fluid inlet and flui... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6973941 | Control valve with low noise and enhanced flow characteristics A control valve that reduces noise and controls flow includes a slotted cylindrical skirt and/or a tapered metal ring. The metal ring has a tapered external surface for engaging a matching tapered bore within a valve housing. One embodiment is directed to a control ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968816 | Oil flow control valve In an oil flow control valve (OCV) according to the present invention, a first volume varying chamber is adapted to communicate with a second volume varying chamber through a second plunger breathing path, and the second volume varying chamber is adapted to communic... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966285 | Engine valve actuation control and method A valve actuator control monitors engine valve trajectory, lift and seating velocity and varies the timing of internal feedback control channels to correct for engine valve positioning errors to achieve precise engine valve lift, closing timing and desired seating v... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6935371 | High capacity globe valve A high flow globe valve with a body defining an interior cavity in communication with a first and second fluid passages. A tubular throttling cage is offset in the cavity away from the second fluid passage and has an open end in communication with the first fluid pa... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6886598 | Choke restrictor devices and methods Flow enhancing restrictors are located within a fluid conduit to provide pressure reduction and flow enhancement. The restrictors may be used in combination with a conventional choke valve or as a stand-alone pressure reduction means. Alternative exemplary embodimen... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6807985 | High rangeability control valve A guided control valve comprising a vapor recovery area that encourages collapse of vapor bubbles. In a cage-guided valve, a seal comprising inner and outer members reduces flow through a radial clearance between a plug and a cage. The vapor recovery area is positio... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6766826 | Low noise fluid control valve A fluid control valve includes a valve body having a fluid passageway, a cage mounted in the fluid passageway, the cage including a wall defining a cage bore having an axis, and a valve plug assembly including a valve plug that is axially slidable in the cage bore. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6206021 | Sleeve valve with clean out section A sleeve valve comprises a sleeve and a gate. The sleeve includes an intake, a discharge nozzle section, and a clean-out section. The discharge nozzle section includes a plurality of nozzles. The sleeve is adapted for fluid flow from the intake through a ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6131612 | Valve for a superheated-steam conversion plant The invention relates to a valve, more particularly for a superheated steam conversion station, having an inlet and an outlet which can be closed by a closure member extending into the inlet or outlet, and a draw-off via which a component flow of the stea... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5964248 | Arrangement in regulating valves The invention relates to an arrangement in regulating valves for steam, gases or liquids and includes a cage (2) fixedly disposed in a valve housing (1), there being a movable valve body in the cage, the body (3) being positionally settable in the fixed c... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5787860 | Valve with combined valve members and fuel--injection system provided with such a valve A valve comprises an inlet and two outlets. The flow to the two outlets is controlled by an integrated valve having two members which operate in conjunction with the two valve seats associated with the outlets. The valve is used in an air-assisted fuel-in... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5351717 | High differential pressure control valve A high differential pressure control valve having a plurality of stages of high resistance ports forming a high resistance passage and one or more low resistance ports forming a low resistance passage in a cage. The number of stages of low resistance port... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5133383 | Axicage multistage choke An axicage multistage choke (10) wherein fluid flow is caused to impinge upon itself at each stage. Fluid entering inlet (14) is distributed by primary annulus (32) around the interior of upper cage (30). Fluid enters upper cage port (36) and impinges on ... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5012841 | Pressure reducing and conditioning valves Pressure reduction and conditioning valve for simultaneously reducing the pressure and temperature of steam. The invention comprises a valve body divided into first and second chambers, the first chamber having an inlet port for the introduction of superh... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5005605 | Conditioning valve A conditioning valve for simultaneously reducing the pressure and temperature of steam. The invention comprises a valve body divided into first and second chambers, the first chamber having an inlet port for the introduction of superheated steam under hig... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4819690 | Pressure control valve A pressure control valve has a spool slidably mounted in a valve body. The valve body has a chamber between opposed lands of the spool. An oil guide is provided in the chamber. The oil guide has a passage arranged to apply oil pressure to the lands. The p... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4722507 | Piston sealing ring apparatus A sealing ring device is provided for a fluid valve having a piston (2) reciprocating within a cylinder (1), wherein the piston (2) includes a valve cone (2c) adapted to contact a valve seat (11). In order to seal the inner space of the cylinder (1) locat... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4531545 | Drilling choke valve A multiposition choke valve assembly comprises: (a) a valve body defining an interior chamber and inlet and outlet flow ports communicable with that chamber, (b) a valve stopper sub-assembly movable axially longitudinally in the chamber, the sub-assembly inclu... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4508138 | Polyjet valve with backwash A polyjet valve has an inlet opening into an inlet chamber normally communicating through a movable polyjet sleeve in variable amounts and in one direction with an outlet chamber having an outlet. There is a block to close the outlet and a conduit to esta... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4375821 | Control value A valve adapted to control liquid pressure by sliding within a valve housing a bottomed tubular valve closure member having a porous peripheral wall. The pores are subjected to reverse flush by moving the valve closure member to a closed position and also... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4235718 | Control device for the feeding and for the drainage of a column, column and demineralization station equipped with such a device The invention relates to a control device for the feeding and drainage of a column or a treatment station such as a demineralization station. The device includes a centralized distribution valve mounted on top of the column; which is equipped with at least thr... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4194534 | Pressure and temperature compensating hydraulic valve When a Hydraulically operated valve is used to control the operation of a hydraulic elevator, it is required to do so in a manner such that as the elevator cab approaches a floor level in either direction, it is first decelerated through a transition cycl... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4114694 | No-shock pressure plug apparatus Disclosed is releasable plugging apparatus for selectively closing a tubular member to permit fluid pressure buildup therein. When the fluid pressure is then decreased, a sealing device of the apparatus may be released, and the tubular member subsequently... | 09/19/1978 |
