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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7228870 | Fuel saving valve assembly There is provided a one-way gasoline valve that is functional with conventional gasoline dispensing pumps in the United States today. An outer tubing body is open at both ends. One end is threaded to allow it to be placed into the end of a threaded gasoline dispensi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7178785 | Stem arrangement for pivot actuated sleeve valve A valve assembly has a valve body and a fluid passage through the valve body with an inlet end and an outlet end. A valve seat is defined within the fluid passage. A sleeve is axially slidable within the fluid passage and has an upstream end, a downstream end, and a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7134580 | Spout assembly for dispensing liquid from a nozzle Spout assemblies are provided for dispensing liquid from a nozzle. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6691902 | Bottle filling device The bottle filling device may be used to aid in the filling of a small fluid bottle container from an external liquid source. An inlet fitting that is expansible allowing a friction fit on a variety of spouts of varying sizes may be fitted to a spout. An ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6234209 | Outflow spouts of faucet sets The characterization of this spout is that its body has a support and fixing base connected to the appliance with a spindle connected to the fluid power supply that ends in the interior of a top cap that rests on this base and provides the sleeve of the s... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6032878 | Lever-controlled compressed-air gun A compressed-air gun which includes a substantially tubular body adapted to corporate with a releasable retention element inside a central bore of a female quick connect element to thereby maintain the body in position in the central bore and which includ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5788840 | Dispensing spigot with controllable lever A water purifier includes a storage vessel for storing purified water. A dispensing spigot is connected to the vessel. The spigot includes a valved body and a lever for operating the valve. The lever can be rotated rearwardly from an "off" position to tem... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5749559 | Device for controlling a spacecraft by gating gas via a moving nozzle A device for controlling a spacecraft by gating gas, the device comprising a nozzle, a gas feed duct, a gate having a seat and a plunger interposed between the feed duct and the nozzle, and control means for opening and closing the gate in order to put th... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5538028 | Throttling and diffusing dispensing valve A valve suitable for dispensing effervescent liquids under pressure includes a frusto-conical core member disposed in a similarly configured frusto-conical valve chamber section to both define a restrictive diffusing flow path when the valve is open and t... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5535779 | Water outlet control device A faucet or shower head includes a transparent zone on the casing thereof through which the color and quality of the water may be visually checked. A temperature display chip is mounted within the transparent zone and is covered with a transparent protect... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5474104 | Refueling check valve for compressed natural gas powered vehicles A refueling check valve assembly which provides for rapid, efficient, and safe refueling of compressed natural gas powered vehicles is provided and includes a receptacle adapted to mate with a fuel supply nozzle and a valve body having first and second ga... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5417201 | Portable water heating system A portable thermosyphon water heating system for use by outdoor enthusiasts, or others at locations remote from a conventional supply of hot water. Water is heated by an open campfire flame in an enclosed heat exchanger, and is circulated between the heat... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5255398 | Flow control apparatus, system and method A water flow control device, flow control system and method of using available swimming pool water for a source of water, adapted to be connected to conventional swimming pool hose apparatus for rapidly serving swimming pools for winter and spring cleanup... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5193782 | Ejector for sorting machine An ejector for an objector product sorter is disclosed which, in one embodiment, has a solenoid with a coil having a hollow center through which air flows and, in one aspect, has a relatively small air reservoir space to increase ejector accuracy. In one ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5116021 | Quick-disconnect valve A normally-closed valve that can be easily connected and disconnected. Disposed in the fluid passageway through the valve is a flexible, resilient disk and a pin mounted adjacent to the disk. The disk is mounted in a wide portion of the passageway and is ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5105482 | Flow control apparatus, system and method A water flow control device, using available swimming pool water for a source of water, adapted to be connected to conventional swimming pool hose apparatus for rapidly serving swimming pools for winter and spring cleanup. The flow control device can be u... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5083589 | Low cost return diverter valve A diverter-return body for a diverter valve directing water through a filter unit and characterized by low cost manufacture in its body of round configuration that minimizes machining and polishing, and assembled with a return coupling and mounted by a di... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5074521 | High force-gain valve A high force gain valve including a fluid inlet, a diverter to absorb pressure and flow forces, a fluid outlet, a moveable gate surrounding the diverter and interposed between inlet and outlet to effect fluid metering, and actuation rods extending out of ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4987926 | Faucet using a cistern pump handle and a water mixing valve A faucet having a cistern-type pump body with a handle mounted on its upper end, and linkage connected to a rotary mixing valve mounted beneath the pump body such that when the handle is raised, a mixture of hot and cold water is delivered through a condu... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4856995 | Multiple reservoir nursing bottle, valve assembly and method A nursing bottle includes a pair of reservoirs which are selectively coupleable to a single nipple. The bottle includes a hollow body, an intermediate ring having a valve disk with two apertures and a nipple carrier having a valve plate with a single aper... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4461316 | Drilling choke A fluid flow control valve especially adapted for use during well drilling operations as a drilling choke is disclosed. A replaceable ported seat and movable tubular flow control element cooperate to control flow through the angled body valve housing. The... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4280678 | Bleed valve An improved bleed valve for the compressor of a gas turbine engine comprises a port communicating with the intermediate section of the compressor. An annular valve seat surrounds the port, the valve seat having a radial surface terminating in an outer per... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4260130 | Valve for corrosive fluids A valve for the control of corrosive fluids is disclosed which includes a spring returned valve spool in a valve housing, the valve being manually movable by actuation of an exteriorly accessible handle, the valve spool being connected to and movable with... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4248815 | Process for the manufacture of gate valves for closure devices having a pouring nozzle and similar objects In order to manufacture a casting nozzle plate assembly, e.g., a sliding closure of a slide plate and collector nozzle, without having to further machine the working surface of one assembly a mold is arranged on a trued slab. A refractory concrete is pour... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4247134 | Sealing means sealing interconnected fitting assemblies Sealing means sealing interconnected fitting assemblies. A faucet assembly with an externally threaded stem is mounted on a bunghole assembly with an internally threaded bore by turning the stem of the faucet assembly into the bore of the bunghole assembl... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4183498 | Draining apparatus for a fluid reservoir Draining apparatus is provided for a fluid reservoir having an opening. The apparatus includes a guide housing connected about the reservoir opening and a fluid carrier conduit slidably positioned within the guide housing. The fluid carrier conduit is mov... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4016907 | Tank bottom internal valve housing Disclosed is a tank bottom internal valve housing. A low profile valve housing with a valve such as a butterfly valve and a means for opening and closing the valve is assembled to a saddle on the tank bottom by a number of bolts located around the periphe... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3980271 | Pouring of molten metals The sliding plate of a sliding gate valve has a mounting for a collector nozzle, and a nozzle is releasably coupled to the mounting by means of a releasable fastening which allows ready replacement of the nozzle when worn. The releasable fastening clamps ... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3976277 | Pinch tube valve A pinch tube type valve adapted to be mounted to a liquid container receiver to accept an elongated flexible outlet tube protruding from a liquid container disposed in the receiver for selective control of liquid flow through the tube from the container. ... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3970283 | Pouring of molten metals A sliding gate valve has a sliding plate provided with an under-hung insulating member having a hollow nose, the hollow nose having a tapered bore in which a molten metal resistant liner is cemented, the liner being tapered to fit the bore and a frangible... | 07/20/1976 |
