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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7757960 | Thermostat valve for a cooling system of a combustion engine A thermostat valve for a cooling system of a combustion engine, comprising a disc-shaped valve member, having a sealing portion and biased by a spring against an annular valve seat provided in a valve housing, a thermal extension element (DWE) within the valve housi... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7455239 | Cooling system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a cooling system in which the fan output is determined by an output control from the characteristic curves of the fan motor, the operating parameters of the cooling system and the reference input variables predetermined in the form of temper... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7406835 | Cooling system and method for cooling a heat producing system A cooling system for cooling a plurality of heat producing systems includes a heat exchanger having a plurality of cooling zones, each of which has a respective inlet and outlet for facilitating flow of a respective temperature control fluid therethrough. Each of th... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7370812 | Control device of a vehicle radiator system A control device of a vehicle radiator system mainly has a temperature comparator, a temperature sensor, a keyboard and a display. The temperature sensor is positioned near an engine of the vehicle and outputs a detecting signal to the temperature comparator. Since ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7343752 | Thermostat abnormal state detecting apparatus When a temperature of cooling water detected by a water temperature sensor is, for instance, higher than, or equal to degrees, and is smaller than degrees, an abnormal state judging unit judges that an engine is under semiwarming-up condition, and then forcibly driv... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320434 | Method of controlling electronic controlled thermostat An electronically controlled thermostat control method is obtained which makes it possible to eliminate the response delay from the time that the required cooling water temperature is set to the time that the actual cooling water temperature reaches the set water te... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7299993 | Apparatus for detecting a failure of a thermostat for an engine An apparatus for detecting a failure of a thermostat provided between an engine and a radiator is provided. The thermostat regulates circulation of cooling water between the engine and the radiator. The apparatus comprises a radiator water temperature sensor dispose... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7210846 | Thermostat housing assembly A thermostat housing assembly (10, 100) includes a housing (12, 102) having a flange (16, 106) for mounting the housing (12, 102) on a support structure and a tubular spout (18, 108) extending from the flange (16, 106) and d... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7172135 | Thermostat for two-system cooling device A thermostat independently controlling cooling water passages of two circuits, including a first valve body having first and second passages in constant communication. A third passage is selectively connected to those passages. Communication of the third passage is ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150299 | Assembly and method for containing, receiving and storing fluids and for dispensing gas from a fluid control and gas delivery assembly having an integrated fluid flow restrictor A fluid control and gas delivery assembly and method for containing, receiving and storing hazardous fluids and for dispensing gas comprising a container, a fluid fill path, a gas dispensing path, a first shut-off valve, a pressure reducer, a fluid flow restrictor, ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7142967 | Features of main control computer for a power machine The present invention is directed to a computer based control system for controlling hydraulic and electromechanical actuators on a power machine, such as a skid steer loader. The computer based control system is configured to implement a number of features to enhan... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121368 | Bi-directional automotive cooling fan The instant invention pertains to a road vehicle's axial flow cooling fan which normally draws cooling air from in front of the vehicle and blows it into the engine bay. The instant invention includes a control circuit for the fan motor that provides variable speed ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7013916 | Sub-atmospheric gas delivery method and apparatus An apparatus for containing and delivering hazardous gases at sub-atmospheric pressure from a pressurized container is provided which includes a valve body in sealed communication with an outlet orifice of the pressurized container. The outlet orifice of the pressur... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6966278 | Electronically controlled thermostat An electronically controlled thermostat enabling stable valve body actuation, preventing overshooting and hunting, and with reduced size and simplified construction. The thermostat can execute arbitrary variable control of cooling water temperature and includes a th... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942221 | Seal having gaps A sealed flange includes a seal (203 or 901) and a flange (201 or 801). The outer perimeter of a flange (201 or 801) has tabs (303 or 803) interspaced with notches (601 or 805). The outer perimete... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6843210 | Thermostatic valve and method for controlling a coolant circuit A thermostatic valve for a coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine, with a housing through which the flow is capable of passing and which has a first throughflow orifice for connection to a first coolant line, a second throughflow orifice for connection to ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6817321 | Method for controlling electronically-controlled thermostat A control to enable a further degree of enhancement in combustion efficiency in an automobile by effectively performing temperature control of cooling water in an automobile engine in accordance with various states of operation. Parameters from a variety of sensors ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6796375 | Cooling circuit A coolant circuit (10) includes at least one heat source (12), a radiator (14), and a bypass line (22), which connects a radiator inlet (18) to a radiator return (20) and whose junction (24) has a control valve (26... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6601544 | Thermostat valve with electrically heatable operating element In a thermoset valve for a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine of the type having a housing (11) containing a thermostatic operating element (10) whose piston (12) actuates a valve element (13), a base plate (17) is affixed to the housing (11... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6578769 | Thermostat housing A thermostat housing assembly (10) presents a mounting face (22) including n outer seal (26) disposed in an outer seal groove (24) and an inner seal (32) disposed in an inner seal groove (30). The outer seal (26) includes a lip (38) extending radially inw... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6349882 | Controlling device for hydraulically operated cooling fan A controlling device for a hydraulically operated cooling fan capable of obtaining optimum cooling efficiency by continuously controlling a rotational frequency of the cooling fan according to a cooling water temperature, a hydraulic oil temperature, and ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6045051 | Integrated thermostat A cover/case similar to an already known model or plastic form is used, of the type defined by an inlet conduit (1) with access to the compartment (2) for positioning the thermostatic valve, and having an opening region in which there is configured a coup... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5960860 | Water temperature control device in cooling system of water cooling type engine This invention relates to a water temperature control device for a cooling system having a reduced number of parts. The water temperature control device circulates cooling water to a water pump through either a radiator or a bypass line depending on the t... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961039 | Rapidly mounted thermostat A thermostat comprises a case (1) forming an elbow through which extends a fluid passageway 2 comprising a fluid inlet region (22) and a fluid outlet region (21) and containing a thermostatic element (3). The thermostatic element (3) includes a fixed part... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5844463 | Process and device for regulating the temperature of a fluid The present invention relates to a process for regulating the temperature of a fluid circuit comprising a thermostatic valve, which consists in maintaining a leak rate through the valve once the valve has been opened a first time in order to eliminate the... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5279264 | Viewable thermostat device A viewable thermostat device for providing visual confirmation of the proper operation of a thermostat in operating engines having a fluid coolant is provided by the utilization of a transparent thermoplastic housing having means for capturing the annular... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5033865 | Thermo-actuator A thermo-actuator has a steel rod, a guide member slidably mounted on the rod, a spool seal secured to the guide member, a heat conductive cylinder secured to the guide member, and wax pellets provided in the cylinder. The spool seal has a thin layer, so ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4913107 | Liquid-cooling circulation system for power and working machines, especially internal combustion engines A liquid cooling circulation system for power and working machines (especially internal combustion engines) contains an air-separating tank (17) in a by-pass vent line (14) which is arranged at the high point (5') of the radiator inflow (5). A fill inlet ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4289815 | Cold water-insoluble polyvinyl alcohol pouch for the controlled release of active ingredients A pouch for the controlled release of active ingredients into an aqueous medium comprising liquid or solid active ingredients enclosed in a sealed envelope of cold water-insoluble polyvinyl alcohol.... | 09/15/1981 |
| 3952946 | Thermostatic valve A thermostatic valve comprises a housing having a valve seat and opposed openings in its wall for circulating coolant; a spring surrounds the housing and a valve plate is positioned for abutment against and retraction from the seat with the valve plate su... | 04/27/1976 |