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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7546999 | Solenoid valve for controlling water supply Disclosed is a solenoid valve for controlling water supply. The solenoid valve includes a constant flow control member having a chamber at one side of a connecting pipe branched from a body which has an outlet port, the chamber temporarily accommodating water and qu... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7469877 | Throttle device A throttle device comprises a device housing with an inlet and an outlet and a throttle element arranged in a connecting duct connecting the inlet and the outlet, said throttle element comprising at least two throttle components to be adjusted relative to one anothe... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7419142 | Variable fuel admission carburetor A variable fuel admission carburetor is provided including a piston and cylinder that are mated concentrically, and coexist in a carburetor chamber. The cylinder includes a longitudinal slot which allows varying amount of fuel into the carburetor. Through the relati... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7357143 | Regulator and gas supply method using the same A regulator comprises a body including an inflow line, an outflow line, and a buffer space, the buffer space being provided between the inflow line and the outflow line, and a switch for opening and closing a flow path of a fluid flowing from the inflow line to the ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325781 | Automatic bathroom flushers with modular design A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325572 | Flow restrictor device for a medical apparatus A medical apparatus flow restrictor includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a fluid flow path defined through the housing between the inlet and outlet. At least one pair of opposed restriction surfaces are provided in contact with each other within the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7290564 | Solenoid valve A guide boss is provided in a diaphragm blocking the halfway portion of a channel; a valve disk is formed in the shape of a cylinder; the inner face of this cylinder-shaped valve disk is slidably engaged around the guide boss; and further, a valve port consisting of... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281443 | Manual control device Manual actuating device for the actuation of an appliance, subjected to a force in a direction opposite to the actuation direction, especially in the production of mineral oil or natural gas, such as a blowout preventer (BOP), valve, actuator, throttle or similar, w... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270313 | Carburetor fuel metering apparatus having an elongate spray nozzle and V-shaped deflector A fuel metering apparatus provides a carburetor; a fuel float control, a fuel metering assembly and a rocker arm assembly. The rocker arm is mechanically linked to and is operated by an accelerator pedal. Its position determines the size of a gap between a fuel mete... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7237573 | High pressure, low flow rate fluid flow control An adjustable high pressure, low flow metering valve provides a sleeve extending about a restrictor shaft, the sleeve having a narrow helical groove formed in the inside diameter. A restrictor shaft within the sleeve encloses the groove and forms a sealed helical fl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222642 | Enhanced water valve tube stop A fluid valve assembly and method for assembling the same includes a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet and a fluid passage communicating fluid therebetween. A control member is positioned within the fluid passage and includes a central passage through which th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222643 | Internal post flow control A flow control including an annular flexible member and an internal post disposed downstream of the flexible member is described. The annular flexible member has a deflectable inner edge that defines a passage channel and the annular flexible member and internal pos... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219496 | Pressure-limiting device in a hydraulic path for clutch actuation A pressure-limiting device in the hydraulic path for a clutch including at least one restrictor member having a central restrictor bore for pressure reduction and a cup-shaped retaining ring to which pressure is applied by a spring and the bottom of which has a cent... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201188 | Fluted reciprocating ball valve The device described herein is a valve suitable for the control or shut-off of fluid flow in a piping system. It comprises a valve housing having inlet and outlet ports and a cylindrical bore whose axis is slanted at about 90 degrees in relation to the axis connecti... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198073 | Methodology and apparatus for storing and dispensing liquid components to create custom formulations A methodology and apparatus comprises integral material reservoir cylinders which contain separate material bags in which reside a component required for a formulation, or alternate material reservoir containers, typically drums, with a component required for a form... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188822 | Enclosures for automatic bathroom flushers A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185792 | Dispensing device with rack and pinion drive for nozzle valve A pressurized gas cartridge drives a dispensing device for viscous product cartridges. The dispensing device and the viscous product cartridge form a gas enclosure separated from a product enclosure by a movable wall. A valve is driven by a rack and pinion valve dri... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179373 | Removing foreign matter from aquarium water Apparatus and method for removing foreign matter from water at selected levels in an aquarium utilize a valving mechanism placed between a skimmer adjacent the upper surface of the water and a lower inlet adjacent the lower bottom of the aquarium, the valving mechan... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175156 | Throttle device A throttle device comprises a device housing with an inlet and an outlet and a throttle element arranged in a connecting duct connecting the inlet and the outlet, said throttle element comprising at least two throttle components to be adjusted relative to one anothe... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156363 | Bathroom flushers with novel sensors and controllers A bathroom flusher (10) includes a body having an inlet (12) in communication with a supply line and an outlet (16) in communication with a flush conduit, a valve assembly in the body positioned to close water flow between the inlet and the outl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134640 | Valve for controlling fluids A valve for controlling fluids, including a housing in which an armature for actuating an actuating element is disposed, a valve insert disposed coaxially to the armature and an intermediate element disposed between the armature and the valve insert with the interme... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131456 | Mass flow controller A mass flow controller includes a base having a passage that allows a fluid to pass through the passage. A first control valve controls a mass flow of a fluid passing through the passage. A second control valve controls a full scale of the mass flow of the fluid. A ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108244 | High-stability valve arrangement for a governor valve A valve arrangement (10) for reducing the instability of fluid flow in a compressible flow governor valve includes a cutoff plug (12) with a lateral concave surface (14) and an end portion (16) having a substantially circular cross sectio... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086358 | Method and device for controlling the speed of the valves of an internal combustion engine A method of controlling the speed of the valves in an electro-hydraulic actuation unit for the valves of an internal combustion engine in which the pressure of the fluid in the hydraulic actuator of the valve is controlled during the final phase of closure of a valv... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082956 | Regulator with flow distributor A flow-through pressure regulator having a housing, and a divider. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet disposed along a longitudinal axis. The divider separates the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber, and includes a seat, a diaphragm, a retain... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7069137 | Valve flow metering control system and method A turbine valve control system is provided. The turbine valve control system includes a variable flow metering device, a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor, a fourth sensor, memory, and processing circuitry. The variable flow metering device is capable of... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044436 | Regulation valve A ball valve for fluids comprises a body (11) provided with an inlet and an outlet (12, 13) and with an inner chamber (14) in which a ball element (15) having a main communication passageway (17) passing through the ball element it... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028712 | Skirt guided globe valve A skirt guided control valve provides streamlined flow and minimum resistance to flow in flow up and flow down conditions when the valve is open. The skirt guided control valve has a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a passageway disposed between the fluid inlet and flui... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997200 | Water conservation system The invention recirculates and/or recycles fluids normally lost down the drain during the time it takes for a desired temperature to be attained for usage of the hot fluids. A recirculating/recycling valve, through which hot fluids may flow, has an additional port f... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988705 | Fluent control valve A continuously variable fluent control valve for controlling supersonic flow of gas. The valve has an upper plate with a very slightly angled physical control surface and a lower plate with a physical nozzle inlet. As the valve opens and closes during supersonic flo... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6971625 | Pilot operated valve with variable piston orifice A valve assembly having a valve body, a piston, a modulating plug, a valve cover adjoining the valve body, and a throttling member. The valve body has an inlet and outlet port, a partition with a valve seat separating the valve body into a first and second flow pass... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6953052 | Fuel system shut-off valve A fuel system shut-off valve includes a valve body bounding a fuel space, the valve body having an inlet opening and an outlet opening communicating with the fuel space. A piston assembly in the fuel space includes a main piston member that is movable relative to th... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6932317 | Low power DC solenoid valve The present invention comprises a diaphragm type solenoid fluid valve assembly of the class used in the on/off control of pressurized fluid flow. The valve assembly has a housing, a solenoid, and a magnetized cylindrical armature engagingly coupled to the solenoid a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6860230 | Spring stem A stem for a watering nipple for use in supplying water to poultry is provided. At least a portion of the stem is hollow and formed of coiled material in a manner similar to that of a coiled spring such that the stem has a number of turns and minuscule gaps provided... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6837267 | Cartridge insert for a fluid line A cartridge insert for insertion in a fluid line is provided having a cartridge housing within which is located at least one backflow inhibitor and downstream at least one flow regulator. The backflow inhibitor has a closing element, which, in a closed position ther... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6823673 | Lower control system regulating the flow rate of lifting jack oil A lower control system serves to regulate the flow rate of lifting jack oil, and is installed between a reverse flow valve and an inner oil chamber, regulates the oil flow from the inner chamber to an outer chamber. The lower control system comprises an outer valve ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6808157 | Hollow piston restrictor An improved solenoid valve assembly for controlling fluid flow having a valve body with an inlet and outlet, a diaphragm assembly with passages for providing fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet, and a movable seal pad responsive to an external signa... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6789567 | Bi-directional constant flow device A bi-directional flow-control device includes a housing defining a flow passage and first and second orifices installed in the passage, each orifice being tubular and having a seat, each seat having a plurality of circumferentially spaced flow-control channels, the ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6748899 | Spring stem The invention provides a stem for a watering nipple for use in supplying water to poultry. The stem is hollow and formed of coiled material in a manner similar to that of a coiled spring such that the stem has a number of turns and minuscule gaps provided between ad... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6631732 | Pump-over fermentation tank and methods A pump-over fermentation tank has a valve between the pump-over chamber and fermentation chamber providing multi-directional diffusion of the pump-over liquid into the fermentation or extraction chamber. The valve is opened slowly for irrigation of the fe... | 10/14/2003 |
