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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7358632 | Motor which performs a rotational-to-linear motion conversion A sliding hole is formed so that a screw portion can pass therethrough. Also, a seal member is provided at a portion, through which the screw portion placed in the sliding hole can pass and in which a sliding portion does not slide. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7165755 | Motor-operated valve A motor-operated valve comprising a valve stem having a valve plug; a valve body having a valve seat with which the valve plug is enabled to removably contact; a can fixed to the valve body; a rotor disposed coaxially in the can; a stator disposed around an outer ci... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7143993 | Exhaust gas recirculation valve having a rotary motor An exhaust gas recirculation valve is provided. The exhaust gas recirculation valve has a base, a spring biasing the valve closed, and an actuator including a rotary motor and a linearly displaceable shaft that is coupled to the motor's rotor. The valve includes a v... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6224034 | Control valve device An elastic body 51 is provided to absorb impact energy generated by the collision between rotor positioning portions 31 and shaft portion positioning portions 29 when a shaft portion 24 is moved into a female thread portion 26 to determine the initial pos... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6027098 | Rotary valve A rotary valve assembly comprising a valve body having a fluid flow passageway in communication with the valve body cavity which comprises a rotatable closure member for selectively closing or opening the fluid flow passageway intersecting the valve body ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5405062 | Rotary product supply and discharge distributors A rotary distributor for the supply and discharge of products has a rotor member having a recessed cell compartment and is mounted rotatably in a casing. The casing has two sleeve members which are positioned slidably in two bore openings in the casing to... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5342028 | Expanding valve assembly An expanding valve assembly which includes a closure member supporting at least one segment supported on one side thereof for movement toward a valve seating surface upon movement of the closure member in selective response to valve stem movement. Each se... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5042529 | Structure of water flow regulating device A water flow regulating device which comprises a casing having a control chamber at the upper middle for holding a regulating valve and a division wall at the lower middle to block up the water outlet from the water inlet thereof. A teflon washer is set i... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4834340 | Quarter-turn plug valve having adjustable bonnet and tapered raised valve seats A quarter-turn plug valve has an inverted and tapered frustoconical body cavity and plug. The valve body has a through-flow passage with ports opening into said body cavity. The tapered plug has a valve stem and a throughflow passage. The valve seats surr... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4727901 | Ball valve A ball valve device for subsea applications, capable of being dismantled for inspection and maintenance without disrupting normal operations of the pipeline and without causing leakage into or out of the pipeline is disclosed. The ball arrangement of the ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4489915 | Valve A rotary plug valve includes a rotary plug which has a relatively thin-walled valving portion. To lock the valve in position or to achieve leak tight closure of the valve, the rotary plug is subjected to pressure such that the wall of the thin-walled valv... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4475712 | Fluid valve and method of making same An improved fluid valve and method of making same are provided wherein the valve has a rotatable closure member which is operated by a rotatable actuating device and which extends transverse the fluid flow axis of the valve, and, the actuating device has ... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4239185 | Valve The invention is a valve with a tapered plug that seats in a through flow passage in the body. The plug has a through opening so that by rotating the plug through 90° one can control flow through the valve. The plug is tapered and, as it is rotated in th... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4203460 | Ball valve with compound closure movement A ball valve unit for providing a fluid tight seal between a rotary valve member and its sealing components when in an open or closed position and which is adapted to permit a decrease in the sealing force to allow operation of the valve between the open ... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4194528 | Spherical valve seal piston detecting and locking arrangement A housing in which a locking tube is contained is threaded into a suitable threaded opening in the valve casing with the opening communicating with the interior of the casing adjacent the seal piston; the locking tube is threaded within the housing and is... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4032107 | Plug valve An improved plug valve has means for operating a stem and plug assembly therein, including a sleeve secured within an opening in a valve cover plate, and a tubular gland which is threadably engaged in the sleeve and which coacts with upper and lower stop ... | 06/28/1977 |
