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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7703470 | Safety switch of gas stove A safety switch of a gas stove includes a main member including a cone valve chamber, a first chamber, a second chamber, an input tunnel, a first output tunnel and a second output tunnel connected to the second chamber and outside. A close member, an electromagnetic... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7316241 | Steam trap A steam trap comprises a trap body having an inlet and an outlet each defining inner threads. The trap body further includes a spigot defining external threads. Also provided is a cap defining internal threads for engaging the external threads of the spigot of the t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312680 | Manual switch-off device of a permanent magnet switch operating mechanism The present invention relates to a device that allows an output shaft to perform axial motion and automatic locking, in particular, a manual switch-off device for a permanent magnet switch operating mechanism. A large shoe plate and a small shoe plate are fixed onto... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7256344 | Electrothermal device for ignition and flame detection in gas burners A single thermoelectric device designed to operate both as an igniter and flame detector for gas burners is described. Ignition is performed via heating, by Joule effect, of a conductor which can have, preferably, catalytic activity on the combustion while the flame... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252109 | Safety device for a lighting valve of a gas burner A safety device (61) for a lighting valve (23) of a gas burner, comprising a starting button (36), a return spring (57), a cutoff shutter (42) controlled by the starting button (36), a control shutter (41) for a pilot... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252502 | Method and system for combined standing pilot safety and temperature setting The method and apparatus provides a controller (which might comprise a microprocessor) that can control gas flow to a pilot burner in fluid communication with a manual pilot valve and an automatic pilot valve. The exemplary embodiments can comprise a selectable inpu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7134871 | Timer device for gas stove for allowing gas-turning off automatically A timer device for gas stove for allowing gas turning-off automatically, which comprising a housing, a disc-like wheel, a motor, a driving wheel, an microswitch and a timing circuit, wherein the housing mounted on a surface of a gas stove, an top surface and a botto... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131462 | Gas control valve assembly A gas control valve assembly includes a valve seat, the valve seat having a gas inlet, first and second gas outlets, a gas passageway in communication between the gas inlet and the gas outlets, and three mounting holes in communication with the gas passageway, a fir... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133726 | Thermal cycler for PCR An instrument for PCR comprising an assembly, a heated cover, and a computer. The assembly can include a sample block, Peltier devices, and a heat sink, clamped together. The sample block temperature can be changed by controlling the Peltier devices with the compute... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7111642 | Valve having fast and slow acting closure elements A first valve portion and a second valve portion are arranged in series in a flow passage within a valve casing to open and close the flow passage. The first valve portion includes a first valve seat, a first valve element supported to a first valve shaft and adapte... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073526 | Connecting an electrical cut-off switch in a gas appliance A gas control valve is provided for a gas appliance that includes an electrical cut-off (ECO) switch, and a thermocouple having an electrical terminal. The gas control valve includes a control valve housing having a bore therein, an automatic pilot valve magnet disp... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7047995 | Gas valve switch structure of gas stove A gas valve switch structure of a gas stove includes a top base, an aluminum plate, a sealing washer, two rubber washers, two fixing pieces, a female base, and a protective plate. The protective plate is used for sealing the rubber washer and the fixing piece in the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6968853 | Power operated gas valve for heating, with a safety valve The motor-operated valve for regulating a gas flow is the lift type with a modulating valve cut-off member (11), coupled to a valve spindle (10,10a) sliding linearly along a central gas flow conduit (5). A flame safety valve is open initi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957657 | Safety valve, in particular for cooking plate gas and related mounting method The invention concerns a safety gas valve (1) provided with a safety closure (23) and an operating lever (12) for the closure. The lever (12) is mounted mobile in rotation about an axis L in a cavity (34) circulating the gas and co... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6942482 | Combustion control device A safety circuit 31, which compulsorily closes an on-off valve for supplying a gas to a burner when a microcomputer for performing a combustion control is in an abnormal condition, does not operate unless abnormality occurs to the microcomputer 1, and ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938634 | Fuel control mechanism and associated method of use A control device for regulating delivery of fuel and an associated method of use is disclosed. The control device includes an inlet, an electromagnetic safety valve, having a thermocouple connection, a control valve, wherein the electromagnetic safety valve selectiv... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932101 | Solenoid valve assembly for controlling gas supply A solenoid valve assembly for controlling gas supply and opening and closing gas supply with a regulation function generally includes a solenoid valve assembly having a housing, a diaphragm assembly, a first and second solenoid valves, a first and second valve bodie... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910405 | On/off switch for liquid additive injection pump Operation of a system for injecting a predetermined amount of a secondary fluid into a primary fluid stream. The system uses a liquid additive injection pump driven by a fluid powered motor that is driven by the primary fluid stream and can be selectively suspended ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6899118 | Single coil two operator controller A single coil, two operator controller for simultaneously actuating two spaced apart magnetically responsive operators has a bar extending between the spaced apart operators, and a coil on the bar, between the operators for creating a magnetic field for moving the m... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6886581 | Gas valve with a thermoelectric security device This invention reveals an improved gas valve with a thermoelectric security device that has a shortened distance from the gas inlet to the front of an appliance, enabling the overall size of the appliance to be smaller than normal for this type of device. The... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6840261 | Gas valve switch structure of gas stove A gas valve switch structure of a gas stove includes a top base, an aluminum plate, a sealing washer, two rubber washers two fixing pieces, a female base, and a protective plate. The protective plate is used for sealing the rubber washer and the fixing piece in the ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6786225 | Three-stage relay control A three-stage relay control is provided for regulating the flow of gas through, for example, gas valves. The relay control includes a control arm for providing three levels of gas flow and having three adjustment screws, one for controlling the flow at each stage of... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6769447 | Gas control assembly A gas control assembly for controlling supply of fuel gas to a gas burner. The assembly includes a housing having an elongate body with a longitudinally extending gas flow passage, an inlet into the passage for gas communication with a manifold, and an outlet from t... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766820 | Field adjustable pilot guard An improved pilot guard for controlling the flow of gaseous fuel to both a pilot burner and a main burner, the pilot valve comprising a housing having an inlet port, a pilot port and a main burner port; a bore extending through the housing between the pilot port and... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6672326 | Valve unit for controlling the delivery of a combustible gas A valve unit for controlling the delivery of a combustible gas through a gas path comprises a first valve seat in the gas path and a first closure means associated with the seat, a first actuator means for the control of the closure means for opening and ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6640802 | Device for manual actuation of a gas distribution valve connected to a burner The invention relates to an actuation device of a gas distribution valve connected to a burner provided with a control thermocouple of the flame presence, said valve (100) comprising: a gas inlet duct (1); two or more gas delivery ducts (2, 3, 4); gas int... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6604538 | Adjustable fluid flow regulator with adjustment limit An improved adjustable fluid flow regulator having a regulator chamber, a moveable diaphragm within the regulator chamber, a spring that acts upon the diaphragm to regulate the flow of fluid, and a first adjustment member and second adjustment member for ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6604540 | Gas control valve in water heater A gas control valve is provided with a unipolar overheat prevention terminal of which the connection structure is simplified in a magnetic circuit. In a flame-retention, storage type closed vessel gas water heater for automatically controlling the tempera... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6598621 | Magnetic drives A magnetic device is formed from a permanent magnet (12, 14) generating magnetic flux, and an armature (10) which can occupy either a first air gap in which the flux is in one direction, or a second air gap in which the flux is in the opposite direction, ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6571829 | Gas control valve in water heater A gas control valve in a water heater is provided for improving the ease of assembling, minimizing the size and the cost, and decreasing the limitation of layout design. For example, in a flame-retention, storage type closed vessel gas water heater for au... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6536459 | Control valve structure of a gas burner A control valve structure of a gas burner includes a female base, a top base, and a coil base. The control panel energizes the coil base to generate a magnetic field, whereby the magnetic column is displaced upward by the magnetic force of the coil base, ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6520199 | Gas valve switch structure of gas stove A gas valve switch structure of a gas stove includes a top base, an aluminum plate, a sealing washer, two rubber washers, two fixing pieces, a female base, and a protective plate. The protective plate is used for sealing the rubber washer and the fixing p... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6498495 | Method and apparatus for testing fuel gas control systems for gas fired appliances Disclosed herein are a methods for testing operability of a thermocouple device and operability of a safety valve solenoid and ECO fuse circuit all in a fuel gas control system for a gas fired appliance. Also disclose are apparatus for carrying out such m... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6364656 | Gas burner A gas burner includes a gas valve block having a gas input control part connected to a fuel gas source and a gas output control part connected to a flame tube and gas nozzle for producing an igniting flame for burning fuel gas outputted through the flame ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6352428 | Valve arrangement for controlling a gas fireplace Valve arrangement (1,2) for automatically controlling the gas flow in the burner of a gas fireplace appliance, comprising a manual flow regulating tap (1) connected to the gas supply and provided with a rotary control knob (1a), a gas switching servovalve... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6322352 | Gas burner system A stove burner safety system has an electromagnetic valve and a manual gas cock controlling the gas flow to the burner and a spark plug adjacent the burner which receives a spark pulse from the electric circuitry which also controls an electromagnetic val... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6263908 | Slow opening gas valve An improved slow opening gas valve providing for continuous gradual and smooth opening of the gas valve includes an expansible auxiliary chamber connected to an expansible control chamber by a metering orifice. The expansible auxiliary chamber slows expan... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6234189 | Gas valve with thermoelectric safety shutoff A gas-valve assembly has a housing having an inlet port, an outlet port, and a passage extending between the ports and defining an axis, a valve plug rotatable about the axis in the housing in the passage between a closed end position blocking flow betwee... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6213152 | Safety gas valve arrangement for a cooking hob Safety gas valve arrangement on a cooking hob provided with a main gas supply rail (5), a set of various burners and the same number of manually regulated taps (3) provided with a rotatory regulating spindle (3a) and an outlet duct (3b), the safety valve ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6192913 | Gas valve for pilotless gas burner A control valve assembly for a pilotless gas burner in which the valve has a gas inlet port and a single gas outlet port. Interposed between the gas inlet port and the single gas outlet port is a sleeve that provides predetermined amounts of gas flow to t... | 02/27/2001 |
