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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7837175 | Variable torque valve actuator The invention provides an actuator for moving a threaded valve stem along a longitudinal axis to selectively open or close a valve. The actuator comprises a carrier rotatably mounted within a housing. A portion of the carrier has a bore threaded to receive the threa... | 11/23/2010 |
| 6398185 | Water flow timer A water flow timer including a main body, a water stopping membrane, a control rod, a bottom cover, a control member, a rotating member, a timing member, and a rotary cap. The timer is mechanically operated in such a way that the rotary cap is turned to a... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5950765 | Two stage motorized actuator A two stage motorized servo-actuator having a worm driven high reduction gear train providing a rotary output. The motor shaft has a worm and co-axially therewith, a beveled pinion. The motor worm is continuously engaged with a first stage gear. The first... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5809780 | Hydraulic control valve A hydraulic control valve has a two position body shifted by rotation. The shaft of the valve body carries a drive wheel segment extending through an arc that corresponds to the shift angle of the valve. A spring is provided to bias, at least in the final... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5244013 | Water conditioner rotary valve drive system A water conditioner rotary valve for use in a water conditioning system includes a valve body constructed of an upper section, a lower section and a middle section, to facilitate ease in assembly of the body. The valve rotor member of the conditioner valv... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5174337 | Water conditioner rotary valve A water conditioner rotary valve for use in a water conditioning system includes a valve body constructed of an upper section, a lower section and a middle section, to facilitate ease in assembly of the body. The valve rotor member of the conditioner valv... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4989641 | Rotary selector valve A multi-port valve internally supports a rotatable trunnion having an elbow passage between a nozzle portion of the trunnion and a lower end outlet that communicates with a test port of the valve body. The outer end of the nozzle has an axially reciprocab... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4638977 | Valve actuator A valve actuation system is disclosed having a spur wheel which meshes with a crown-wheel segment attached to the valve. For linear increase or decrease in the flow cross section, the toothing of the crown-wheel segment is arranged to produce a multiplica... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4546787 | Hydraulic valve control device A motor-operable fluid valve for a pump includes a valve body defining an open central portion, at least one high pressure inlet port in fluid communication with the open central portion, a plurality of lower pressure inlet and/or outlet ports in fluid co... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4312381 | Air flow damping system A control device for a triple-plenum air conditioning apparatus having a by-pass air duct, a hot air duct and a cold air duct. A first shaft mounted through the by-pass and hot air ducts carries a first by-pass air damper blade and a hot air damper blade ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4144774 | Actuator device An actuator assembly particularly useful for operating butterfly, ball or plug type valves is disclosed herein and comprises a relatively efficient gear train including first means for coupling the gear train to a drive member and a pinion in driving enga... | 03/20/1979 |
| 3954208 | Dispenser valve structure A dispenser valve structure for use in combination with a container for dispensing liquids under pressure, in the form of whipping and shaving creams and the like, in which the container includes a closure having an opening therethrough. The dispenser val... | 05/04/1976 |
