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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874542 | Actuator levers, collets, and collet removers Actuator levers, collets and collet tools for use in process control devices are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an actuator lever, a collet coupled to the actuator lever, and a collet tool. In the example apparatus, the collet tool is removably coupled to ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7819386 | Valve with actuation sub-assembly A valve assembly includes a valve body with an inlet, an outlet, and a chamber extending between the inlet and the outlet and an actuation sub-assembly. Positioned in the chamber is a flow restrictor, which is positionable between a valve open position wherein the f... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7798468 | Valve closure system and valve closure assembly A valve closure assembly (50) for remotely and automatically closing a railway tank car valve (V1, V2, V3, V4), characterized by improved convenience in mounting on a tank car dome (160) and adaptability to various dome geom... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7552910 | Handling device associable to an on-off valve for a fluid in a duct A handling device is associable to an on-off valve and comprises handling means suitable for being gripped by an operator, a connection device for supporting said handling means, spring back means for returning said valve from the open configuration to the closed co... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7516941 | Valve with actuation sub-assembly A valve assembly includes a valve body, with an inlet, an outlet, and a chamber extending between the inlet and the outlet, an actuator, and an actuation sub-assembly. Positioned in the chamber is a valve ball with a ball body and a transverse passage extending thro... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7387291 | Collapsible shaft and control assembly The present invention provides a collapsible shaft and control assembly that is useful for transferring rotational control valve movements to a control surface. The invention includes a housing, shaft, and actuator arm. The housing defines a hollow cylinder. The sha... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7350537 | Valve mounting bracket A valve mounting bracket that has generally opposing first and second clamping components to hold a valve body in position relative to the bracket. The first clamping component is positioned to engage the valve body and bias the valve body into rigid contact with th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334606 | Valve tester suspension enhancements A valve tester assembly is disclosed that includes an articulated arm assembly having a first end and a second end, with the second end of the articulated arm assembly being movable away from and toward the first end such that when the first end of the articulated a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325782 | Remotely activated manifold shut-off A remotely activated shut-off for stopping a fluid flow in a fluid line by actuating an existing valve in fluid connection with the fluid line wherein the valve is within an existing valve body and includes an existing external element for the actuating of the valve... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322563 | Arrangement for securing in-ground water valves Underground water valves having square operating nuts, such as but not limited to critical water valves which control different pressure zones or different demand areas, are secured by a shielding cap, each of which have a recess that receives a valve operating nut ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7296589 | Universal gas valve finishing flange assembly A universal gas valve finishing flange assembly is provided which is adapted to receive a plurality of different size gas valves. The finishing flange assembly comprises a flanged coupler comprising a pipe coupler having internal threads and a pair of ends. The inte... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7246786 | Heavy duty pinch valve This invention provides a heavy duty pinch valve for use in industrial applications, such as railroad tank cars that is constructed with a sealed housing that is sufficiently sturdy to operate in tough environments and large material flows. The valve includes a weld... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7207547 | Valve operating assembly and system for operating lever-operated valves An assembly for swinging an external handle of a tank dome valve on a tank dome about a generally horizontal axis has a gearbox and an air motor. In a preferred embodiment, a housing is cooperatively formed by the gearbox casing and the motor cover. The gearbox cont... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195229 | Automatic sampler In a direct injection type automatic sampler, a sampling needle having a liquid sample collected from a sample vessel by using suction force of a pump is inserted into an injection port. Then, a flow path-switching valve is rotated to switch a flow path to make a fl... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185668 | Closing device for fluid passage A valve device for automatically closing a gas pipe when a fire breaks out. The valve device includes a gas thermosensitive generating composition, which decomposes and generates a large amount of gas within a short period when exposed to a high temperature. The val... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178786 | Stem construction for rotatable valve body A valve stem construction for a manipulable valve member used to control fluid flow through a valve. The valve stem extends externally of the valve housing for engagement by a valve handle used to manipulate the valve member between open and closed positions. The va... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7131635 | Removable interconnection of an actuator to a valve body A valve apparatus includes selectively releasable engagement apparatus for operatively connecting an actuator to a valve body of a valve having an operating member extending outwardly from the valve body along an axis of the operating member are provided. The engage... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104518 | Automatic valve manual lock out A ready method to disconnect the motive power of an actuator from the input of a valve. A handle is inserted onto the coupling held in the housing, disconnecting the motive power of the actuator and engaging the driven piece connected to the input shaft of the valve... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7063302 | Sample valve with integral sample shut off function for chromatograph A multiple port valve integrated with the function of the sample shut off valve is disclosed. The integration of the sample shut off function eliminates extra plumbing and labor costs associated with a separate sample shut off valve. Additionally, the multiple port ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059338 | Emergency shutoff valve A valve control system comprises a programmable electronic controller. The programmable electronic controller is configured to provide an emergency actuation signal to a motor upon receiving an emergency close signal. The programmable electronic controller is config... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7007922 | Rotating regulating device The invention relates to a rotating regulating device, especially for a valve comprising a pivotable or rotatable valve body. Said device comprises at least one actuating device for rotating a regulating element which can be connected to the valve body in a moveable... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6959909 | Actuating handle assembly A handle assembly mountable on a valve is disclosed. The assembly includes a head having a receptacle engageable with a rotatable shaft on the valve and a grip projecting outwardly from the head to facilitate turning of the head for actuating the valve. An arcuate s... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955183 | Pressure tank valve socket Embodiments of a pressure tank valve socket are disclosed which may be used to safely remove the valve from a propane or other pressure tank without damaging the valve. The pressure tank valve socket applies force only to the sturdiest part of the valve and, thus, p... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6932319 | Linear valve actuator In a preferred embodiment, a linear actuator including: a rotary electric motor; a shaft (46) extending into a rotor (44) of the rotary electric motor and extendable into a body extension (30) of the valve; the shaft (46) having an extern... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908068 | Adapters and adapter systems for valve closure systems and valve closure assemblies A valve closure assembly (50) for remotely and automatically closing railway tank car valves (V1, V2, V3, V4) characterized by a series of novel adapters (180, 240, 242, 244, 252, 254) for enabling one valve closure assembly... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902704 | Injection pump assembly for a combinatorial reactor and related method An injection pump assembly 10 in a chemical delivery system for simultaneously delivering reagents into a combinatorial reactor system having multiple injectors. The assembly 10 has a plurality of injectors 12, each injector 12 being in f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6880806 | Actuator for driving rotary valve actuator and valve device with the actuator A valve gear includes a valve (30), which controls a flow rate of a fluid and an opening of which is determined according to a rotational position of a valve element, an actuator (20) for providing a rotational force to a rotary valve shaft that change... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6874757 | Pigging ball valve A pigging ball valve with a ball core mounted on an improved trunnion mounting. The pigging ball valve has a valve housing with a longitudinal axis. A side entry port on the valve housing is provided for entry of pigs into the valve housing. The ball core has an int... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874758 | Handle assembly for faucet A valve stem is provided with a handle assembly having a noncircular axially extending formation and a retaining element fixed to the stem and formed with an array of axially extending and radially deflectable tongues having radially outwardly directed bumps and a s... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6848672 | Mounting bracket for valve actuator A valve and actuator assembly includes a valve body, an actuator and a bracket that snap fits onto the valve body. The bracket includes a plate on which an actuator can be installed. In one form, the bracket is saddle shaped with depending legs that snap over a part... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6832623 | Gas meter valve and method Disclosed is a gas meter valve for connection to an outlet of a gas meter and a method for its use. The gas meter valve comprises a valve inlet coupleable to the meter outlet, a valve outlet coupleable to piping for supplying gas to a customer and a valve body coupl... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6802335 | Faucet handle retainer A faucet assembly includes a first handle attached to rotate a fluid control member and includes a first groove. A second handle is attached to move the fluid control member along a central axis and includes a second groove aligned with the first groove. A retainer ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6783113 | Quarter-turn valve An improved quarter-turn valve having an improved valve stem and handle is presented. The valve stem has four substantially square sides of desired predetermined dimensions and a top surface. The valve stem dimensions may conform to ISO 5211. The valve stem has a ke... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6742765 | Operating device and valve system A spring return type valve system includes: a valve (2) having a valve shaft (22) to be operated rotationally for controlling the flow rate of fluid flowing through a fluid channel; an actuator (4) having an output shaft (42) rotated by a... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6708720 | Valve accessory A valve actuator adaptor attaches a rotary valve whose mounting is in accordance with ISO 5211/DIN 3337 to a rotary actuator whose mounting is not in accordance with ISO 5211/DIN 3337. The adaptor has first and second mounting surfaces to which the valve head and th... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6701951 | Manual to electronic automatic valve conversion apparatus A device and method to implement the device, to automatically adjust a single valve or a plurality of valves including turning the valve(s) on and off. The device includes a motor drive assembly, a mounting method, and a control method. Each component is ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6662821 | System and method for closing an existing valve in response to a detected leak The invention is system and method for detecting a leak and operating an existing valve in response to the detected leak. In this regard, a receiving unit may be installed on an existing shutoff valve. The valve may control the flow of a fluid into a site... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6530557 | Water sentry drive unit The present invention discloses a motorized drive unit for operating a valve including a gear, a motor, a chain coupling the gear and motor, a housing encasing the motor, gear, and chain, and a rotation limiting piece. Additionally, the present invention ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6450479 | Interchangeable socket set for below ground valves A valve opening and closing system for valves that are difficult to access has a universal torque rod to which one of a plurality of different sized socket wrench heads, forming a set, is individually attachable to the distal end thereof. Each socket wren... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6446935 | Valve device with elevated mounting pads A valve includes a chamber having an inlet, an outlet, and an annular recess. A movable element is disposed in the chamber to control the flow of fluids between the inlet and the outlet. A stem is secured to a movable element and extends exteriorly throug... | 09/10/2002 |
