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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309022 | Substance shutoff device and fuel cell There is provided a substance shutoff device for shutting down the communication of at least one of an inflammable substance and an oxidizer when the inflammable substance and the oxidizer are brought into contact with each other to thereby prevent further contact b... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7175772 | Small scale actuators and methods for their formation and use An actuator assembly and method for making and using an actuator assembly. In one embodiment, the assembly includes an actuator body having an actuator channel with a first region and a second region. An actuator is disposed in the actuator channel and is movable wh... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6988672 | Valves A temperature sensitive valve (10) includes a body (11) affording a passageway (12) for fluid, a valve member (15) which is moveable relative to the body (11) between first and second positions to control the flow of fluid through ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6895952 | Appliance end fitting An appliance end fitting for connecting a gas operated appliance to a pressurized gas cylinder includes a simplified interior valve that acts as both a thermal valve and an excess flow control valve. The end fitting has an elongated body formed in two telescoping se... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6862852 | Sealing system and gasket therefor The invention releases to a sealing system comprising a cylindrical tube of a material that is capable of deformation under the influence of a temperature increase, and a gasket of an at least partially elastic material for sealingly retaining the tube in a lead-thr... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6491055 | Pressure relief apparatus A pressure relief apparatus includes a valve having a body. A shaft is rotatably disposed in the body and has an exterior end extending through the body. A plug, which may contain an internal passageway, is mounted on the shaft and is disposed in the flui... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6296808 | Method and apparatus for protecting building personnel during chemical or biological attack A system for at least partially decontaminating personnel in response to detection of an agent harmful to human life such as a chemical or biological agent. The system can provide a sprinkler head above a walkway such as a hallway through which personnel ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 5621373 | Non-explosive initiator with link wire assembly A link wire (20) arrangement for use in a non-explosive initiator (10) includes a link wire (20) received within a pair of tubes (24,26), each tube having its outer end formed into a loop (28) and its opposite end crimped (30) to physically and electrical... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5606889 | Reusable initiator for use in triggering high-load actuators The initiator (32) has a hollow spool housing (34) with sidewall slots (42,44) and within which is received a shaft (54) to be releasably retained. Spool segments (46,48) are placed within slots (42,44) and have parts extending into the housing bore (50) ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5471888 | Motion initiator An electrical initiator (10) includes spool halves (12,14) releasably held together by a coiled retaining wire (42). A link wire (42) also holds a spool (46) fixed to spool half (12) against connector body 16 and the other spool half (16). A cavity on the... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5402603 | Flapper plate detonation flame arrester A detonation flame arrester device including a left and right housing assembly containing two flapper plates positioned one in either side of the housing assembly and separated by a channeled barrier in the form of a stacked plate flame arrester designed ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5144973 | Safety valve for compressed gas cylinders A safety valve for fitting into a compressed gas cylinder to terminate gas flow from the cylinder when a primary gas valve attached to the cylinder port of the cylinder is deflected or severed. The safety valve is independently supported in the cylinder p... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4969482 | Emergency fuel shut-off valve A reusable emergency gas shutt-off valve for terminating the supply of fuel to a dwelling is adapted for fluid pressure actuation at a location outside of the dwelling, manual actuation on the valve itself, and thermal actuation from heat in the vicinity ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4750705 | Magnetic quick action valve A quick action valve for use with fluid or vacuum lines has a permanent magnet assembly for urging the valve member onto the valve seat. The valve is normally opened and is so designed that after closing it may not reopen of its own accord whatever the la... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4267854 | Flood valve A flood valve adapted to close an opening through a barrier wall separating a fluid from a space, the valve having a plastic body with a bore therethrough, a piston slidable in the bore, a heating element carried by the body and having a section extending... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4046157 | Electrical control for inflating valve for containers for compressed liquefied or dissolved gas An electrical control device for an inflating valve for containers for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gas with a cylindrical plug of fusible non-conductive material in which is embedded a helically wound electrical resistor formed as a cylinder having... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4040304 | Clutch motor for use in resettable fire damper An improved clutch is described for use in a smoke and fire protection system comprising a pulley which in the normal operating position is engaged by a torque transmitting means so that the pulley may be controlled by an associated drive mechanism such a... | 08/09/1977 |
