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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8333364 | Stopper elastomeric sleeve assembly into standard valve In a valve, the combination comprises a valve body defining an annular seat, and porting at upstream and downstream sides of the seat; a valve operating handle and stem; a tubular part connected into the body and defining a first side opening facing toward one of th... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8146888 | Stopper sleeve assembly into standard valve In a valve, the combination comprises a valve body defining an annular seat, and porting at upstream and downstream sides of the seat; a valve operating handle and stem; a tubular part connected into the body and defining a first side opening facing toward one of th... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7497415 | Water-distributing control valve A water-distributing control valve includes a valve body, a valve shaft, at least one stop ring, a water-stop pad, a pressure distributing plate and a bolt element. The valve body includes a watering pipe extended from the outer periphery thereof and having an outle... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7416097 | Drink supply container valve assembly A drink supply container valve assembly connectable to a drink supply container for a beverage dispensing apparatus of a refrigeration device. The drink supply container valve assembly has a support connectable to an end of the container, a gas inlet valve mounted t... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7389895 | Drink supply canister having a drink supply outlet valve with a rotatable member A drink supply canister for beverage dispensing apparatus for a residential refrigerator. The beverage dispensing apparatus includes a drink supplier including a drink supply canister holder for holding a plurality of the drink supply canisters, and a plurality of v... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367480 | Drink supply canister having a self-closing pressurization valve operable to receive a pressurization pin A drink supply canister for beverage dispensing apparatus for a residential refrigerator. The beverage dispensing apparatus includes a drink supplier including a drink supply canister holder for holding a plurality of the drink supply canisters, and a plurality of v... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7337804 | Mixing valves A single handle mixing valve of the plate valve type where a single stem controls both the temperature and flow output from the valve. A control plate having an opening is positioned over the stem and has at least one surface defining limits of stem movement. An act... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7257268 | Systems and methods for image pattern recognition Systems and methods for image pattern recognition comprise digital image capture and encoding using vector quantization (“VQ”) of the image. A vocabulary of vectors is built by segmenting images into kernels and creating vectors corresponding to each kernel. Ima... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7213609 | Control system for high pressure oil wells A pressure reducing valve assembly for a high pressure oil well comprised of a hollow housing and a metering assembly disposed within such housing, such metering assembly comprising an entry liner having an entry bore, an exit liner having an exit bore, and a rotata... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195225 | Rotary valve assembly The present invention is directed to rotary valve assemblies and, more particularly, to a rotary valve assembly for use in an oil and gas production system. The valve assembly comprises a movable actuator sleeve movable in response to hydraulic pressure and at least... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7150443 | Control valve for nitrous oxide injection system A nitrous oxide or fuel control valve has flow control of nitrous oxide from a fluid-delivery aperture (7) or flow control of fuel from a fluid-delivery aperture (8) into a injection nozzle (22) of an intake manifold of an engine by actuation of... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137410 | Mixing valves A single handle mixing valve of the plate valve type where a single stem controls both the temperature and flow output from the valve. A control said characteristic plate having an opening is positioned over the stem and has at least one surface defining limits of s... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124776 | Water faucet having different output effects A water faucet includes a valve body, two conducting members, a valve seat, two control valves, two control handles, and two control plates. Thus, the water faucet is available for an upright water outlet pipe and a horizontal water outlet pipe, so that the water fa... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111640 | Two-handle faucet design with manifold about faucet handles A faucet design includes a pair of handles that may be turned relative to a spout body to control the flow of hot and cold water delivered to a spout outlet. The spout body is positioned vertically above the handles. Water is delivered into the spout body through th... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083071 | Drink supply canister for beverage dispensing apparatus A drink supply canister for a beverage dispensing apparatus. The drink supply canister includes a removable valve assembly member having a drink supply outlet valve and a gas inlet valve. The beverage dispensing apparatus pressurizes the drink supply canister by sup... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081223 | Method for manufacturing a rotatable plug element and valve A valve for controlling the flow of a gas therethrough which requires no machining in order to attain an effective seal between the valve seating surface and a rotatable plug element. The valve seat surface remains as cast while the plug consists of an overmolded pl... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7036523 | Serviceable check valve Within a check valve, a spring urges a poppet into the closed position. If the fluid flow through the valve attempts to reverse, the poppet will seal against the valve seat by a combination of spring resistance and fluid pressure, thereby preventing all or a signifi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017784 | Dispensing system for ice cream machine A dispensing system for a tank for mixing and freezing ice cream includes a valve selectively pivotable between a first position, a second position and a third position. Pivoting the valve between the first position, the second position and the third position valve ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6896001 | System and kit for dispensing reactive two component materials A rotary stop cock is formed so that in a first selected position it can separate a plurality of compartments, in a second selected position can allow for the flow of material from one or more upstream compartments into a downstream compartment, while also allowing ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6863257 | Range burner control valve shutter An improved structure of a range burner control knob valve shutter by providing in recess on the peripheral of the shutter an air pocket containing a larger port and a smaller port; an oil guide groove being provided to the air pocket which is allowed to move in and... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863260 | Piston actuator incorporating partitioned pressure chambers A multi-chambered piston actuator incorporates partitioned pressure chambers, each chamber delivering an actuation force to a common target object based on multiple presence signals and/or resources. The chambers are formed in part by one or more tiers, each tier ha... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6853143 | Electron beam system and method of manufacturing devices using the system An electron beam system wherein a shot noise of an electron beam can be reduced and a beam current can be made higher, and further a shaped beam is formed by a two-stage lenses so as to allow for an operation with high stability. In this electron beam system, an ele... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6845967 | Control device for an oil drain valve A control device for an oil drain valve can control opening and closing of the oil drain valve at a far end. The oil drain valve includes a base and a control element connected to the base. The control device further includes a guide element and a driving element. T... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6800024 | Vent termination receptacle with damper A high pressure air supply duct is terminated by a termination receptacle defining a cylindrical housing with an inlet pipe connected to the duct and generally at right angles to the axis. The housing has one end closed and a mounting flange member at the open end f... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6626206 | Feedblock for adjusting the dimensions of a set of co-extruded layers of a multi-layer sheet A feedblock for supplying a multi-layer stream of polymeric material to an extrusion die is provided wherein the dimension of at least some of the layers of the multi-layer stream can be precisely adjusted and/or controlled. The feedblock includes a prima... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6520481 | Linearly regulated gas valve for gas burners The current invention is a linearly regulated gas valve for a gas burner, utilizing a central plug to control the gas flow. This valve has the capability of providing a smoothly increasing or decreasing gaseous flow between the highest setting and the low... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6488261 | Ball valve A ball valve includes a valve body, a cap, a disk spring, a driven member, and a spherical body. The disk spring and the driven member are disposed in the cap such that the driven member is urged by the disk spring to displace, thereby causing the driven ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6367768 | Direct control fuel valve for fuel flow injecting circuit A fuel valve for a fuel flow injection circuit, operating on electrical energy rather than hydraulic energy. The fuel valve has a valve body, a first fuel inlet opening, and a distribution assembly having a plug rotating in a bushing, the plug and bushing... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6349709 | Valve apparatus and method for injecting nitrous oxide into a combustion engine An improved injection valve apparatus for variably controlling the injection of nitrous oxide and supplemental fuel into a combustion engine, and method for controlling and varying the amounts of nitrous oxide and supplemental fuel injected into a combust... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6217004 | Flow control arrangement in a circulation lubrication system An arrangement in a circulation lubrication system, the arrangement including a control mechanism for controlling the flow of lubricating oil supplied to a part to be lubricated. The control mechanism includes two interfitting tubes with apertures in wall... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213149 | In-line diversion valve with flow-through capability An in-line diversion valve including a body and a plug assembled with the body. The body has an annular run extending axially from a first end opening configured to define a first port to a second end opening, and at least one annular branch extending rad... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6164328 | Three position retaining valve A three position retaining valve wherein a slide in a rotating valve element has a seal which controls the connection of the inlet to the outlet for only one of three passages in the valve element. Preferably, the body, handle, valve element and slide are... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6129338 | Motorcycle fuel system petcock valve A fuel line petcock valve including a handle which may be oriented in one of several positions so as to orient the inlet and outlet of the petcock valve to conform to different motorcycle fuel systems and to provide a full shut, full open and intermediate... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6119719 | General-purpose valves, preferably valves for faucet sets A general purpose valve in which liquid flow is conrolled through rotating a handle or lever arm. The valve includes a valve body with a fluid inlet placed at the bottom of a head housing chamber as a removable cartridge of an assembly of a corresponding ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6085787 | Control valve A control valve comprises a valve body (1) including two flow channels (2, 2'); a cup-formed, steplessly turnable closure member (5); and a shaft (6) for turning the closure member. On the sides of the closure member there is at least one opening (14). Th... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6021928 | Tap for drainage bag, and a method of assembly A tap (14) for a drainage bag (10) is provided which can be welded to the bag material with the tap in a ready-assembled condition. The tap includes an integral attachment portion (20) and a housing (18). An L-shaped tubular tap member (16) with a handle ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6006431 | Process for producing a substantially tubular housing substantially closed on all sides To produce a two-part valve housing inexpensively it is proposed to produce from a sleeve-shaped blank (20) by internal high-pressure forming an intermediate product (10) which corresponds to the first housing part in a section lying on one side of a sepa... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5975135 | Valve structure for domestic range burners A linear turn down valve structure is disclosed, for gaseous fuels. The valve structure can advantageously be produced with aluminum alloys of die-casting grade, by means of a squeeze die-casting process. The valve structure comprises a valve body and a c... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5950664 | Valve with improved combination bearing support and seal A valve body having a first and a second port and, optionally, a removable cartridge disposed in the valve body between the first and second ports. A bearing insert is attached to and disposed in the optional cartridge and a rotor having a passageway thro... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5902294 | Valve for urine drainage applications A valve for urine drainage applications has a valve housing for attachment to a urine receptacle and a valve member rotatable within the valve housing between an open position, in which liquid can flow from the receptacle along an angled path from the inl... | 05/11/1999 |
