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 |
| 7975984 | Packingless hermetic valve with harmonic drive Hermetic gate valves and globe valves having a bonnet assembly that does not require stem packing and includes a harmonic drive and locking mechanism. The bonnet assembly includes a main body which is sealingly engaged on the valve body and includes an elongate tubu... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7114699 | Combination valve and regulation for use with pressurized gas cylinders, particularly oxygen cylinders A valve apparatus, and combined valve-regulator apparatus, for safely regulating the flow of combustible gases such as oxygen. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090195 | Faucet assembly A faucet assembly includes a faucet body, a valve seat, a control shaft, a sealing member, and a control handle. Thus, the control handle is located under the faucet body to facilitate a user operating the control handle, so that the control handle is operated easil... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6997437 | Valve for dynamic control of fuel flow rate in gas turbine power plant, power plant and components thereof employing such valve, and method of constructing such valve There is disclosed a valve comprising a valve stem threaded with a translator having a flow modulating region, in which rotation of the valve stem about its axis causes the translator to move axially relative to the valve stem. In one aspect, the threads on the tran... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997041 | Dual slide gate valve and method for using same A method and device for pressure testing a pipe line is provided wherein a fitting is inserted into the pipeline by inserting male ends of the pipeline into female ends of the fitting to define a flow path through the fitting extending along a longitudinal axis. The... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6932321 | Balanced-plug cage style control valve and bonnet seal assembly A balance-plug cage style control valve has substantially reduced body-bonnet bolt loading with an elastic seal. The elastic seal assembly includes an annular seal having an elastic region, a compression surface, and at least one sealing surface positioned in a chan... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6607007 | Cylinder valve and bayonet check-filter with excess-flow protection feature A valve apparatus especially well-suited for use in gaseous oxygen delivery systems. A valve apparatus is provided that substantially reduces the risk of fire in high-pressure oxygen systems. The apparatus is particularly well-suited for use as a plug val... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6325098 | Valve for regulating and measuring the flowrate of a fluid Valve for regulating and measuring the flowrate of a fluid through a header (1) and a bypass duct (2,2b) inside the said header, comprising means (10,10a) for shutting off the aperture (2b) of the bypass duct (2), which are movable axially upon operation ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6273398 | Vent valve for gas strut A vent valve for a gas strut includes a first passage (9,12) in a body (2) extending from one side of a valve seat (8) to a surface of the body (2) which, in use, is exposed to the interior of a gas strut, and a second passage (15) in the body (2) extendi... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6167902 | Bottom entry cryogenic valve An improved bottom entry cryogenic valve, with single piece cast body, that provides for easy and efficient removal of the valve stem and valve seat components without removing the valve body from the fluid circuit. The valve body forms the housing and ha... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5992440 | Washer saver faucet valve The present invention provides a novel faucet with a non-circular slider assembly to which a resilient seat-washer is attached. In a preferable embodiment of the invention the slider assembly has a hexagonal cross-section. In embodiments of the invention ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5524864 | Check valve made of plastic A check valve made of plastic for containers of liquids. The check valve includes a valve housing having an inlet connector and an outlet opening. The outlet opening includes a valve seat. A linearly displaceable valve sealing body can be moved toward and... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5499658 | Angled seat valve and fitting apparatus A valve and fitting apparatus to control flow of fluid. The apparatus includes a main line to allow fluid flow therethrough and a branch line in fluid communication with the main line to allow fluid flow through the branch line in a single direction. A pl... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5295662 | Fluid flow-controller with improved diaphragm A diaphragm type fluid flow controller comprises a valve body having formed therein an inlet and an outlet passage, the passages communicating with a valve chamber formed in the valve body. The valve chamber is sealed by a flexible diaphragm. A threaded v... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5291919 | High-pressure valve device particularly for pressurized fluids The high-pressure valve has a valve body defining an elongated longitudinal extension, delimiting a chamber and having an input port, which is defined on its lateral surface, and an output port, which is arranged on a first axial end thereof. The valve bo... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5269343 | Valve actuator A valve actuator for opening and closing the shut-off valves on fire trucks. The actuator includes a push rod in communication with an actuator nut and a screw rod. A turn handle fastened to the screw rod allows for delayed opening and closing of the shut... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5172886 | Fluid flow control valve assembly A fluid flow control valve assembly which comprises a valve housing having defined therein a valve chamber defined therein a valve hole, inflow and outflow ports adapted to be communicated with each other through the valve chamber by way of the valve hole... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5118073 | Valve A plug valve is disclosed which has a radially outwardly directed projection at the end of the valve stem, the projection being received in a complementary cylindric chamber in the plug of the valve for easy exchange of the plug during maintenance of the ... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5112027 | Metal diaphragm valve A metal diaphragm valve includes a valve casing and an inverted bowl-shaped metal diaphragm made of an elastic material and having a downwardly projecting collar disk made integral with the metal diaphragm in its center. The metal diaphragm defines within... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5050633 | Fluid valve A fluid valve includes a valve body having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A valve seat formed from the valve body between the fluid inlet and fluid outlet for the passage of fluid therebetween. A movable valve member formed from ceramic material is pos... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4989830 | Motorized hydrant A rotatable valve stem in a fluid (e.g. water) hydrant controls the axial position of a plug relative to a valve seat to control fluid-flow through the valve seat. The valve stem is threaded into a bushing of the hydrant so that rotational movement of the... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4943033 | Flow control valve In a high pressure needle valve, a central valve stem extends through a conventional operating sleeve for effecting axial shiftig of a valve head on the inner end of the stem. The outer end of the stem is plain to receive a push-fitted retainer, and a dis... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4923101 | Bulk material container with a door movable over a rectilinear path A bulk material container with an opening has a door arranged to move over a rectilinear path for the opening and the closing of the opening. For moving the door over a rectilinear path to either open or close the opening, a threaded shaft is journalled f... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4917357 | Diaphragm valve A diaphragm valve includes a valve body adapted to receive a replaceable diaphragm subassembly. The subassembly includes a sleeve closely received in the valve body. An actuating stem extends through the sleeve and includes a composite diaphragm welded at... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4915353 | Diaphragm valve A diaphragm valve includes a valve body adapted to receive a replaceable diaphragm subassembly. The subassembly includes a sleeve closely received in the valve body. An actuating stem extends through the sleeve and includes a composite diaphragm welded at... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4858791 | Bulk material container with a door movable over a rectilinear path A bulk material container with an opening has a door arranged to move over a rectilinear path for the opening and the closing of the opening. For moving the door over a rectilinear path to either open or close the opening, a threaded shaft is journalled f... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4778150 | Non-rotating stem valve A rising stem valve comprising a valve body, a two part valve stem and a stem guide washer. The valve body has a valve seat in a passage between an inlet and outlet port. The two part valve stem comprising a rotating stem and a non-rotating stem and the r... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4650156 | Sealed type motor-operated flow control valve A sealed type motor-operated flow control valve comprises a valve body including two passages and a valve port connecting the two passages and formed with a valve seat, a valve member provided on the body so as to be movable between a closed position and ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4616804 | Gate valve A gate valve comprising a valve casing having a valve chamber therein, a valve body moving up and down in the valve chamber so as to open and shut a valve passage, and a spindle engaged with the valve body and moving up and down in accordance with rotatio... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4585210 | Safety hard seat The valve is particularly designed compatible for use with toxic or highly flammable fluids. It has a hard valve stem tip, such as tungsten carbide which is pushed longitudinally against the valve seat and not rotated into sealing position. The valve is p... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4512550 | Sealing means for valve spindle A large manually operated leak-proof corrosion-proof low-cost shut-off or stop valve for handling high pressure refrigerant liquids and/or gases comprises a valve body formed of two sheet metal hemispheres welded to the periphery of a circular metal valve... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4450856 | Means for releasably securing hand-wheel to valve spindle A large manually operated leak-proof corrosion-proof low-cost shut-off or stop valve for handling high pressure refrigerant liquids and/or gases comprises a valve body formed of two sheet metal hemispheres welded to the periphery of a circular metal valve... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4283041 | Metering valve A metering valve for regulating a gas flow rate comprises a valve body having first and second inner chambers. A transverse wall portion is disposed between the first and second inner chambers and has a passageway extending therethrough to provide communi... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4114851 | High pressure valve A high pressure valve of the type employing a non-rotating valve needle having a tapered tip which may be selectively moved between seated and unseated positions relative to a valve seat in a valve chamber. The valve seat is tapered inwardly and has a sma... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4023432 | Actuator having universal-type joint assembly The present invention pertains to an actuator having a unique universal-type joint assembly incorporated therein. The actuator comprises a stationary member and a movable member mounted for movement with respect to the stationary member. The actuator furt... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3961768 | Plunger valves A plunger valve having a straight through passage closed by a cylindrical, elastic plunger. The plunger is movable at right angles to the through passage. It is connected to a screw-threaded stem by a retaining pin which is positioned in a longitudinal op... | 06/08/1976 |
