Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6994321 | 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 45 degrees in relation to the axis connecti... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991216 | Valve A valve, such as a liquid level sight glass gage valve, has a valve unit and a passageway that extends through the valve unit. The passageway has a stem receiving area, a seal receiving area, and a bonnet receiving area that has a non-circular inner perimeter. A pac... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6007049 | High pressure gas valve having an inverted stem/seat design and a soft seated removable stem cartridge An improved shutoff valve has an inverted stem/seat design with a removable cartridge including a stem designed to include a high performance polymer tip for use with a compressed fluid cylinder. The high performance polymer tip reduces the likelihood of ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5549277 | Fluid flow controller and meter A fluid flow controller and meter including a metering tube with a bore formed axially therein having a slit-like orifice axially disposed and intersecting the bore along the length thereof. Flow through the meter is controlled by a valve member which mov... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5450872 | Constant pressure valve and method A flow control valve is provided of the type useful for positioning in a fluid system between a high pressure pump and a fluid gun. The valve preferably includes a body having first and second flow paths therein, and first and second valve members for con... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5398715 | Constant pressure valve and method A flow control valve is provided of the type useful for positioning in a fluid system between a high pressure pump and a fluid gun. The valve preferably includes a body having first and second flow paths therein, and first and second valve members for con... | 03/21/1995 |
| 4964432 | Method and means for mounting valve member on valve stem A method and means for removably connecting a valve member (62, 62A) on a valve stem (46, 46A) for movement between open and closed positions relative to a valve seat (24, 24A). The removable connection includes a split frustoconical connector (76, 76A) f... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4898208 | Injector valve An injector valve for passing air into a pneumatic conveying system for particulate solids includes a housing having an inlet chamber and a discharge chamber. A hollow seating element is mounted in the discharge chamber. The seating element has a hollow c... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4844411 | Valve A cryogenic valve having a valve seat in the valve body adapted to be closed by a conical seat disc. The seat disc is supported for vertical movement in a seat holder which is carried by an elongated stem that extends through the valve bonnet. The stem an... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4746095 | Bonnet lock In a valve having a valve body and a bonnet mounted on the valve body, a bonnet lock secures the bonnet against relative rotation with the valve body. The bonnet lock cooperates with a pin driven into the valve body to lock the bonnet against rotation. Un... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4687181 | Metering valve A metering valve having a one-piece bonnet for reducing problems resulting from tolerance stack up. A guide portion is included on the nose of the bonnet for cooperation with a valve body bore to ensure concentric alignment between the metering pin and it... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4630629 | Valve with compressible valve stem and valve body seals A valve is provided with improved bonnet-stem and bonnet-valve body seals. Both non-metallic seals may be simultaneously compressed by threading the bonnet to the valve body, with a valve stem seal sandwiched between the bonnet and an axially movale retai... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4623120 | Safe high pressure instrument valve A globe valve having a main body, a bonnet, and a stem is provided with a mechanism that prevents the bonnet from being inadvertently backed off the main body. The mechanism includes a lock held to the body so that the lock is incapable of rotating as the... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4601304 | Valve assembly A valve assembly for providing easy and rapid removal of the valve packing means while the valve is in service, closed, or out of service, which assembly includes a valve body, a bonnet connected to the body, a packing housing assembly means secured to th... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4556196 | Method and apparatus for sealing valve stems A valve is provided with an improved seal between the valve body and the rotatable valve stem. A high pressure fluid seal is formed by a pressure-responsive lip seal. A spring positioned between the lip seal and the valve stem sealing surface provides a s... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4519580 | Safe high pressure instrument valve A safe high pressure instrument valve comprising a body, a bonnet and stem wherein the stem cannot be inadvertently removed from the bonnet and the bonnet cannot be inadvertently removed from the body. An expanded portion of the stem is removably captured... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4431021 | Needle valve A needle valve comprises a valve body including a conduit portion through which a flow passage is formed and a bonnet portion which screws into a cylindrical well formed in one side of the conduit portion to intersect the flow passage and form a valve cha... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4392633 | Valve structure having movable seat means Ram bodies mounted in transverse bores of a blowout preventer body with a longitudinal bore therethrough are operable by operating means extending through closures on one end of the transverse bores to move the rams to close off fluid communication throug... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4149699 | Union bonnet valve A union bonnet valve wherein the valve body is provided with a female threaded recess for receiving an inverted union bonnet nut securing the bonnet of the valve in the valve body. At the inner end of the threaded recess, the valve body is provided with a... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4134420 | Faucet valve for sinks, wash basins and other applications A faucet valve for kitchen sinks, bathroom washbasins and like applications, said faucet valve being adapted to be made of molded plastics, having relatively few operative parts, and designed to minimize the stresses of assembly and use. The invention has... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4118007 | Valve structure A valve structure having a body provided with a threaded recess for receiving a bonnet provided with a chordal flatted tool engaging portion received in an outer portion of the recess when the member is threadedly installed on the body. The outer end of t... | 10/03/1978 |
