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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090322054 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUSPENSION DAMPING WITH REDUCED CAVITATION AND EFFECTS A method and apparatus for reducing cavitation and its effects in a damper. The damper includes a flow dividing structure. In one embodiment, the structure is disposed in a valve including an annular flow path constructed and arranged to separate fluid into substantiall... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090314352 | Variable flow rate controller A variable flow rate controller is provided herein. The controller may have a linearly traversable switch such that the controller is primed to flush air bubbles out of the fluid system of the controller prior to administering fluidic medication to a patient. Moreover, ... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090217982 | ADJUSTABLE FLOW CONTROLLERS FOR REAL-TIME MODULATION OF FLOW RATE Clamps to be used in conjunction with real-time or nearly real-time measurement of the flow rate of a fluid through a lumen. The clamps allow for more precise control over the volume of fluid delivered and over the flow rate. When the flow rate is determined to be too f... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090104084 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FLOW RATE OF OFFGAS IN THE SYSTEM A hydrogen manufacturing system for performing offgas flow control includes: a vaporizer (1) for heating a material mixture containing a hydrocarbon material; a reforming reactor (2) for generating hydrogen-containing reformed gas by reforming reactions of... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090071561 | Method and system for improving gas flow in a duct or pipe A method for smoothing the gas flow profile in a duct or pipe in a system wherein the average gas velocity is greater than ten feet per second, comprising positioning within the duct or pipe and across the gas flow, a perforated plate wherein the openings thereof are he... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090035465 | CHEMICAL VAPORIZER FOR MATERIAL DEPOSITION SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS System and method for operating a material deposition system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method can include periodically injecting a precursor into a vaporizer through an injector at the vaporizer, vaporizing the precursor in the vaporizer and supplying the va... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080264490 | Methods and apparatus for heating air with hot water A method controls an air handler that generates heated air from hot water generated by a water heater. The method includes generating a signal in the presence or absence of an indicia of water flow associated with the water heater; initiating operation of a pump associa... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080257412 | Fluid Delivery Device With Flow Rate Control A device for delivering a fluid to a target site is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a pump, a flow modulator, a flow meter, and a controller. The pump may generate a fluid stream characterized by a flow rate. The flow modulator may smooth out i... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080258090 | Solenoid operated fluid control valve Solenoid operated fluid control valve for a cam phasing mechanism of an internal combustion engine includes first and second control ports, a 2-stage hydraulically pilot-actuated, pressure balanced spool having an integral control feedback passage and a linear force sol... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080202590 | High Efficiency Valve Geometry For Pressure Regulator A pressure regulator that has a geometry that reduces regulator droop is provided that reduces or eliminates the need for a larger package size for a given set of flow requirements. The regulator comprises a housing having a fuel inlet port and a fuel outlet port; at le... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080143001 | Conduit system for a lithographic apparatus, lithographic apparatus, pump, and method for substantially reducing vibrations in a conduit system A conduit system for a lithographic apparatus is disclosed, the conduit system including a conduit configured to guide a liquid or liquid-gas mixture, and a gas injection nozzle configured to introduce a gas in the liquid or liquid-gas mixture to at least partially abso... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080110500 | Microfluidic Valve Liquids A microfluidic device for the splitting or sequencing of fluid flow includes a plurality of upstream and/or downstream chambers coupled via microfluidic channels. For splitting fluid, a substrate is provided that includes a main chamber and a plurality of downstream sub... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080047607 | Controlling The Flow Of Vapors Sublimated From Solids A vapor delivery system for delivering a steady flow of sublimated vapor to a vacuum chamber comprises a vaporizer of solid material, a mechanical throttling valve, and a pressure gauge, followed by a vapor conduit to the vacuum chamber. The vapor flow rate is determine... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080006533 | Prevention of Precipitate Blockage in Microfluidic Channels The present invention provides novel microfluidic devices and methods for preventing/ameliorating formation of precipitate blockages in microfluidic devices. In particular, the devices and methods of the invention utilize microchannels of specific cross-sectional config... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070227591 | Device for Generating Microspheres From a Fluid, Method of Injecting at Least One First Fluid Into a Second Fluid, and an Injection Plate A device for generating microspheres from a fluid includes an injection plate with at least one defined injection channel having on an inlet side an inflow opening for receiving the fluid and on an outlet side an outflow opening for delivering microspheres formed from t... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070220918 | Pressure setting method for gas pipeline A method of setting a set point pressure of a back-up supply to supply gaseous product to the pipeline should pipeline pressure fall below the set point pressure. The pipeline and the back-up supply are part of a gas distribution network also having a production facilit... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20060243322 | Fragrance compositions A composition comprising: (a) a fragrance oil comprising: (i) top note perfume raw material, or mixture of perfume raw materials, with a boiling point of less than, or equal to, about 250° C. at 1 atmosphere pressure; (ii) middle or base note perfume raw material, or m... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20050109395 | Shut down apparatus and method for use with electro-pneumatic controllers A shut down unit for use with an electro-pneumatic controller includes an electronic switch configured to receive to a first signal from a control unit of the electro-pneumatic controller and to convey the first signal to an electro-pneumatic transducer of the electro-p... | 05/26/2005 |