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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410145 | Valve for speed filling a dunnage bag A valve to be mounted on a dunnage bag having one collar mounted on the bag, a seal plate positionable adjacent to an interior end of the collar and a stem slideably mounted in the collar to position the seal plate in one position where air is prevented from passing... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7232108 | Exhaust valve for a bag An exhaust valve for a bag comprising a valve body having an exhaust opening communicating with a part between the inner and outer surfaces of the bag, a lid body detachably fitted to the valve body having a suction opening, a valve plate arranged above the upper en... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7098528 | Embedded redistribution interposer for footprint compatible chip package conversion An embedded redistribution interposer is disclosed for providing footprint compatible chip package migration in which a die designed to be mounted into chip package is originally implemented using a first type of silicon platform and is subsequently redesigned for a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055547 | Circuit balancing valve A circuit balancing valve includes a valve body having fluid flow passage extending therethrough. The fluid flow passage includes a fluid inlet passage-side in fluid communication with a supply line, and a fluid flow outlet passage-side in fluid communication with a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055794 | Air suction valve for storage bag An air suction valve for storage bag includes a body, a flat valve, a control knob and a lid; the body containing an air duct, a port below the air duct to be closed by the plate valve; the control knob being provided on the plate valve to engage longitudinal displa... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6997041 | Dual slide gate valve and method for using same A method and device for pressure testing a pipe line is provided wherein a fitting is inserted into the pipeline by inserting male ends of the pipeline into female ends of the fitting to define a flow path through the fitting extending along a longitudinal axis. The... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978914 | Valve elements for pressurized containers and actuating elements therefor Apparatus for placing contents of a first container in fluid communication with a delivery apparatus includes an actuating element carried by the delivery apparatus and a valve element carried by the first container. At least one of the actuating element and the val... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971552 | Aerosol dispenser An attachment for an aerosol dispensing package includes an actuator having at least one cam and a mounting cap having an upstanding wall and at least one inner rim to engage the cam. The actuator includes a spray nozzle and a downwardly extending projection, in flu... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957816 | Loop seal for knife gate valve A seal for use with a knife gate valve is disclosed, the seal having a loop to which is attached an axially facing sealing lobe. A sealing surface is positioned on the sealing lobe, the sealing surface having an axially projecting leading edge and flanking annular s... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6935610 | Partial stroke valve test apparatus A partial stroke valve testing apparatus is operably inserted between an emergency shutdown valve and a valve actuator, and comprises a drive cam attached to a drive shaft interconnecting the valve and actuator and an engagement cam attached to an engagement shaft w... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6568654 | Positive locking valve control device A mechanism used for locking a valve that provides positive control of the valve lock to prevent the valve from changing position unintentionally. The positive locking valve control device preferably comprises a push-pull rod having a toothed configuratio... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6352239 | Gate valve actuator override mechanism A gate valve hydraulic actuator having a stem extension accessible from outside the actuator body to provide override operation of the gate valve, for example in the event of hydraulic failure. The stem extension is lockable to a spring compression hub in... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6279610 | Valve for a bathroom faucet A valve for a faucet includes a body, a spacer fitted to the top of the body, a plunger slidingly received in a bore of the body and a tip thereof protruding from the spacer, a knob secured to the tip of the plunger, and a seat secured to a bottom of the ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5778928 | Marine drain valve An improved marine drain valve is disclosed. The valve includes a valve barrel having an intake opening and a discharge opening. A fluid passageway extends between the openings. A valve adaptor body surrounds the valve barrel and a torsion-compression spr... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5775592 | Upstream inlet injector An apparatus and method for injecting a chemical upstream of a pressure washer includes an injector valve comprising a housing having a passageway through which the wash stream flows. The injector is installed upstream of the pressure washer pump. A chemi... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5671904 | Valve safety handle A valve safety handle having a handle slidably attached to a valve stem. The handle incorporates a handle female spline sized to engage a valve stem male spline. The handle female spline is urged out of engagement with the valve stem male spline by means ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5653420 | Locking control valve handle A valve handle is provided with a hand rotated valve skirt containing a notch which in one position permits valve operation when the notch is aligned with the valve and in a second spring biased position the skirt interferes with the valve body to prevent... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5606989 | Self-venting valve arrangement A self-venting valve having its principal parts molded of nylon reinforced with glass fibers is mounted in the bottom of a fuel filter assembly to drain water and other contaminants from the assembly. The self-venting valve includes a plunger portion with... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5478049 | Quick drain valve A drain valve has a hollow body threaded to be screwed into a sump drain hole. A stem longer than the body is slidable and rotatable therein, and a washer encircles the stem adjacent the end facing into the sump. A longitudinal channel extends along the s... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5451031 | Quick-connect-disconnect non-mar coupling This fluid coupling (10) includes a metallic tubular body (12) having an inlet end (14) and an outlet end (16), the outlet end being adapted to receive a quick-connect-disconnect plug (20). A metallic actuating sleeve (32, 38) is mounted to the body (12) ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5433410 | Drain valve A drain valve for replacement of drain plugs or drain valves to facilitate the quick drainage of fluid from an equipment. The drain valve has a tubular housing assembly having a threaded section to be threaded into a threaded drain hole and a hexagonal nu... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5411115 | Oil drain plug An improved oil drain plug for engines and other machinery has a bored, generally cylindrical, first part with a threaded outer portion adapted to be inserted into an existing oil drain hole. A second, sealing part fits within the first and partially exte... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5390855 | Pilot igniter torch with cutoff preheat valves A cutting torch allows the preheat oxygen and fuel valves to remain in a preset position while the torch is off. The cutting torch has preheat oxygen and fuel cutoff valves mounted in line with the adjusting valves. The cutoff valves are both operated lin... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5286000 | Wand activated dispensing valve for a faucet There is disclosed a wand activated dispensing valve that can be installed on the spouts of water faucets. The valve includes a housing having an internal cup-shaped member with the bottom wall of the cup-shaped member being foraminous and having a substa... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5259588 | Drain valve A drain valve includes a valve body, inlet and outlet ports, a first bore communicating between the inlet and outlet ports and a second bore intersecting the first bore at a right angle. A slidable member is mounted for reciprocal movement within the seco... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5203688 | Safe gas control valve for use with standing pilot A fuel gas control valve capable of internationally acceptable operation, including a main valve operable in an on-off mode by an electromagnetic actuator that receives a signal from a conventional electric thermostat. A pilot valve is initially operated ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5162018 | Air vent system An air vent system having an inner tube slidably disposed within a liner. A lock mechanism is mounted at one end of the inner tube. A lock pin is disposed at one end of the liner and is constructed to engage the lock mechanism such that the air vent syste... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5123369 | Marine valve structure A valve apparatus for a marine vessel has a housing with first, second, and third ports and a valve member within the housing. The housing is mounted to the hull of the vessel with the first port communicating with the body of water outside of the vessel.... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4948092 | Combined check valve and fluid pressure relief valve A combined check valve and relief valve assembly for permitting the free of a fluid in a first direction and for selectively preventing backflow. Backflow occurs only upon depression of a compression spring-loaded cylindrical valve actuator housed within ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4946130 | Flow control device A flow control device for use in a fluid or gas line is disclosed. In one example, the device controls the flow of air to the brakes of a large vehicle such as a semi-trailer truck. The device includes a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port bot... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4944484 | Gate valve with locking handles A gate valve is provided which includes a body having exterior catches and a handle with resilient latches integrally formed with the valve stem to snap lock over the catches on the body when the valve is closed. The gate valve closes and locks simultaneo... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4880029 | Drain valve A push-type, lightning-protected fuel tank drain valve has a non-conductive plastic poppet that cannot be pushed upwardly axially far enough to open its port until the poppet is first rotated about its axis.... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4844415 | Valve A valve, which is especially suited for use in connection with a urine bag, has a cylindrical valve body, which is displaceably and rotatably mounted in a tubular valve housing having a transverse flow passage defined therein. A projection formed at one e... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4570677 | Unitary multiple control valve assembly Control valves for a plurality of outlets supplied from a single fluid source are combined in a single manifold. Each outlet conduit is selectively connected to an inlet conduit by an independently actuatable source valve. Each outlet conduit is also prov... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4549573 | Spray valve assembly A spray valve assembly adapted to be removably, threadably secured to spray boom manifolds or the like for subsequent spraying of insecticides or other agri-chemicals. Preferably the spray valve assembly includes a rigid valve body adapted to be threadabl... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4503877 | Valve assembly for an auxiliary water filter A valve assembly adapted to be coupled to the spigot of a conventional sink faucet, which valve can selectively divert water from the spigot to either an auxiliary filter or to a drain. The valve incorporates a housing having a threaded inlet, an internal... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4491296 | Diaphragm drive for controlling the operation of a gas burner The operation of a gas burner, such as a Bunsen burner, is controlled by a remote control device including a diaphragm drive which responds to a fluid under pressure for operating the actuator of the burner whereby the gas supply is switched on or off. Th... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4478242 | Finger-actuated push-pull slideable dispensing valve A dispensing valve assembly comprising a slideable valve sleeve with a radially-directed dispensing outlet movable from closed position axially within a guide portion to open position axially-outwardly of the guide portion. Keying means between the guide ... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4270942 | Apparatus and method for drawing of glass fiber An apparatus and method for use with a bushing assembly of the type wherein glass fibers are drawn through an orifice plate having a flat undersurface against which bulk gas is directed to effect cooling and fiber attentuation. A selectively adjustable bu... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4237519 | Capacitor with a case seal An electrical capacitor casing has a fluid filling hole sealed with a self sealing device. The sealing device includes a seat for the seal on the inside of the casing and adjacent of the opening, a resilient gasket, a biasing spring and a retaining housin... | 12/02/1980 |
