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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6776394 | Pendulum valve assembly A valve assembly including a housing having an opening defined by a valve seat, a valve body movable within the housing between a completely opened position disengaged from the valve seat and a completely closed position engaging the valve seat, and a sleeve movable... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6572078 | Changover valve A changeover valve comprises a first valve member and a second valve member. The first value member has an aperture. The second valve member has first and second apertures. The first valve member is movable relative to the second valve member for selectiv... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6412750 | Valve system for fluid pipes A valve system for fluid pipes is disclosed. This valve system is designed to be operable using pneumatic pressure or using another means, such as a valve control lever or fluid pressure, in place of pneumatic pressure and is designed to be controlled eas... | 07/02/2002 |
| 5645100 | Hand pump for engaging with different tire valves A hand pump for engaging with different tire valves includes a pipe laterally secured on top of a tube for receiving two gaskets and a plug member. The pipe includes two valve seats. The plug member includes two plug portions for engaging with the valve s... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5297774 | Combination foot and hand operated faucet attachment A foot-operated faucet including a foot-compressed bulb which can be compressed by foot to create and transfer air pressure through a hose onto a membrane in a valve body mounted on a general faucet, whereby the membrane can be expanded to push a ball plu... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5127428 | Poppet valve assembly and method of making same A poppet valve assembly and method of making same are provided and such assembly comprises a housing; a flow passage in the housing with the passage having a central axis and being adapted to flow a fluid in either direction therethrough; a poppet structu... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5074523 | Device The application describes a valve device which can be used to open and shut a laterally arranged inlet in an inclined wall of a mixer granulator and which can be used in an automatic operation. The valve device comprises a main body (1) and a piston (2), ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5005602 | Poppet valve assembly A poppet valve assembly and method of making same are provided and such assembly comprises a housing; a flow passage in the housing with the passage having a central axis and being adapted to flow a fluid in either direction therethrough; a poppet structu... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4932631 | Apparatus to transmit drive force between two components This invention provides an apparatus for transmitting a driving force between two components. The apparatus utilizes a cover rotatably mounted in a housing such that, as a result of engagement between the cover and a first component, a rotation of the cov... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4813449 | Poppet valve assembly and method of making same A poppet valve assembly and method of making same are provided and such assembly comprises a housing; a flow passage in the housing with the passage having a central axis and being adapted to flow a fluid in either direction therethrough; a poppet structu... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4693268 | Poppet valve assembly and method of making same A poppet valve assembly and method of making same are provided and such assembly comprises a housing; a flow passage in the housing with the passage having a central axis and being adapted to flow a fluid in either direction therethrough; a poppet structu... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4643391 | Fuel control valve construction, parts therefor and methods of making the same A fuel control valve construction, parts therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the construction having a housing provided with an inlet adapted to be interconnected to a fuel source and an outlet adapted to be interconnected to a burner. T... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4482035 | Shock absorber A shock absorber for providing a linear decelerating force to a machine part by means of a piston which forces fluid through a series of orifices formed by co-action of holes in the piston cylinder and holes formed in a sleeve forming a metering tube whic... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4478249 | Fluid control valve A valve for controlling fluid flow is disclosed. In one embodiment, there is a valve housing which has a mixing chamber therein, first and second valve seats in the bottom of the chamber that are laterally spaced from one another to provide inlet openings... | 10/23/1984 |
| 3985335 | Ball valve This invention relates to a ball type shut off valve. The valve includes a body having a flow passage therethrough defining a seat. A ball is loosely held within the flow passageway by the two ends of a shaped, flat strip spring which is held in a longitu... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3934849 | Seating and actuator for a ball valve Improvements in a ball-type shut off valve including a resilient seating means whereby an O-ring is included in conjunction with the seat to provide both metal-to-metal and metal-to-O-ring seating. Also included is a removable ball carrying means carried ... | 01/27/1976 |
