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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6945276 | Valve with unilaterally constrained piezoelectric bending element as actuating device Valve with a displaceable actuating device that controls the movements of at least one actual sealing element for opening and closing, and the actuating device is loaded with an elastic element essentially in a perpendicular direction relative to the direction of di... | 09/20/2005 |
| 4844149 | Warm-up/changeover valve or proximity switch A valve is provided with one inlet and two outlets with one of the outlets being normally closed by a valve in the form of a film disc carried by a flexible blade. A magnetic pad secured to the blade is attracted by the proximity of an actuator carrier ma... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4412650 | Snap acting heat motor operated gas valve A snap acting heat motor operated gas valve having a valve member carried by a spring blade that is secured to one end of an electrically heated control bimetal strip. Magnetic means associated with the spring blade normally bias the valve member to a clo... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4245814 | Fluid shut-off device A fluid shut-off device is provided which comprises a non-magnetic casing having a fluid passage therein, a metallic valve body movably disposed in the casing to close the passage at one operative position, and a magnetic member slidably disposed outside ... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4005726 | Thermomagnetic valve A hot fluid is directed through a valved conduit inlet. Downstream of the inlet, the conduit divides into a pair of outlets through which the hot fluid flows. The flow through the outlets is controlled by a pair of vertically oriented valves linked togeth... | 02/01/1977 |
