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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322559 | Plug valve having high flow resolution The invention relates to a valve with high flow resolution within a flow range, which valve comprises a valve housing and a valve plug, whereby the valve plug comprises a cavity and a flow regulating slit which in cooperation with the valve housing forms a flow pass... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7188477 | High temperature dynamic seal for scramjet variable geometry A seal assembly for use in an engine, such as a scramjet engine, having a movable element, such as inlet cowl flap, is provided. The movable element has an outboard structural member which requires thermal protection. The seal assembly includes a sealing element and... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6932104 | Field configurable shut-off valve A kit of parts for configuring and assembling a shut-off valve in the field has a valve body, a plurality of connection fittings, and a plurality of gaskets. The connection fittings each have a first end with a common configuration adapted to fit into any of three p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6367774 | Element having ceramic insert and high-strength element-to-shaft connection for use in a valve An element for controlling the fluid flow rate through a fluid valve. The element may include a generally spherical metal housing encasing a cylindrical ceramic insert. The element may also include a cone-shaped metal housing encasing a cylindrical cerami... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6322050 | Method of manufacture of element having ceramic insert and high-strength element-to-shaft connection for use in a valve An element for controlling the fluid flow rate through a fluid valve. The element may include a generally spherical metal housing encasing a cylindrical ceramic insert. The element may also include a cone-shaped metal housing encasing a cylindrical cerami... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6073648 | Metal element having a laminated coating A laminated coating protects a metal substrate in a highly corrosive and highly erosive environment. A coating of a noble metal, such as gold, is bonded to the metal substrate, such as by electroplating or by flame spray. The noble-metal coating protects ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5707041 | Fluid control valve with fastener for ceramic valve plug A fluid control valve for use in severe erosive fluid conditions which includes a ceramic plug seat. The ceramic plug seat is mounted to a metal valve element using a tapered mechanical bolt. The tapered portion of the mechanical bolt matches a cone-shape... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5566923 | Fluid valves A coupling for use in a rotary ball valve having a spherical ball with a passageway therethrough for controlling the flow of fluid through the valve. The coupling is particularly suited for use with non-metallic, for example, ceramic, spherical balls whic... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5386967 | Ball valve coupling A coupling for use in a rotary Ball valve having a spherical ball with a passageway therethrough controlling the flow of fluid through the valve. The coupling is particularly suited for use with non-metallic, for example, ceramic, spherical balls which ar... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5353832 | Ball valve or cock A ball cock for fluids carrying abrasive materials has its inlet passage terminating with a smaller cross section than the mouth of a ball passage which, in turn, has a smaller cross section than the mouth of the outlet passage aligned therewith. The cros... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5205533 | Ball valve A valve has a housing having an inlet connection and an outlet connection d formed with a valve seat having spaced inlet and outlet ports connected to the respective connections and a valve element formed with a throughgoing passage having an upstream end... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5181691 | Mechanical part made of ceramics A mechanical part has a contact surface for movement on a mating surface. The contact surface is first rough ground by using a grinding wheel of a grain size, for example, equal to or smaller than #200 and then barrel finished or buffed so as to have such... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5181539 | Ball valve In a ball valve wherein the rotation of a ball (1) provided in a valve chest (8) opens and closes a valve, an orifice (4) is provided in a passage (3) of the ball, and communicating passages (5) connecting the upstream side of the orifice (4) with the val... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5104307 | Injection nozzle for use in an injection moulding device Injection nozzle for use in a device for moulding an object of a thermoplastic material in an injection mould, comprising a nozzle with a feed channel (4) running through it which connects at the bottom end to a jet passage (7) and at this end has a ball-... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5103862 | Valve and arrangement for fire suppression water sprinkle system A valve and an arrangement for testing and draining a fire suppression water sprinkler system includes a valve which has a valve member with first, second and third ports. The selective rotation of the valve member interrupts a flow of water through the v... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5088687 | Ball valve seat for high temperature service A ball valve seat for high temperature and/or abrasive fluids includes a disc-like spring portion formed as a part of the seat for maintaining a sealed relationship with the valve body and the ball and thus allowing for expansion and contraction of the va... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5069240 | Flexible seating structure for rotary valves A flexible seating apparatus is disclosed for use in rotary valves comprising a flexible seat ring attached to one of the valve body and valve closure member in a cantilevered fashion and maintained thereagainst by a resilient member, the latter being hel... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5040566 | Ball mixing tap for cold and hot water Mixing tap for hot and cold water fitted with a mixing ball with inlet holes matched with the separate hot and cold water feed pipes and outlet holes delivering the mixed water to a spout. At least the part of the ball with holes is made of a ceramic mate... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5037065 | Ball valve A sealing system in a ball valve is designed with a bellows which carries a sliding packing ring on the side of the valve housing and presses against a sliding packing ring on the side of the pivot shaft. The bellows is protected by a guard ring. The ball... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036883 | Valve and arrangement for fire suppression water sprinkler system A valve and an arrangement for testing and draining a fire suppression water sprinkler system includes a valve which has a valve member with first, second and third ports which are coplanar. The selective rotation of the valve member interrupts a flow of ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4995423 | Valve and arrangement for fire suppression water sprinkler system A valve and an arrangement for testing and draining a fire suppression water sprinkler system includes a valve which has a valve member with first, second and third ports which are provided at right angles to one another. The selective rotation of the val... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4971109 | Valve and arrangement for fire suppression water sprinkler system A valve and an arrangement for testing and draining a fire suppression water sprinkler system includes a valve which has a valve member with first, second and third ports. The selective rotation of the valve member interrupts a flow of water through the v... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4968000 | Valve A valve with a valve body (11, 43) in the form of a ball or of a segment of a ball has a second, concave, spherical sealing surface (20, 53) which is provided to be resiliently urged against a first sealing surface of the valve body, and at least an outer... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4936546 | Flow-setting valve A flow-setting valve has a housing, a flow-guiding duct, a ceramic valve ball and a flow-regulating spindle. The flow-regulating spindle has a plurality of form-fitting elements fitting in complementary receptacles of the valve ball. At least the valve ba... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4932432 | Shutoff and flow-control valve A controlling valve, especially a valve ball, for a gaseous and liquid flow material, comprises a housing, two connector pipes, a flow-adjusting component and associated valve seat components. The flow-adjusting component and the valve seat components hav... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4852610 | Valve and arrangement for fire suppression water sprinkler system A valve and an arrangement for testing and draining a fire suppression water sprinkler system includes a valve which has a valve member with first, second and third ports. The selective rotation of the valve member interrupts a flow of water through the v... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4844410 | Adjustable seat assembly for a valve There is provided a seat assembly adapted to be received in a spool bore of a valve having a fluid controlling member for controlling the flow of fluid through the valve, with the spool bore having a threaded interior portion. The seat assembly includes a... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4815704 | Ball valve The ball valve according to my invention comprises a pressure-tight housing ith at least one inlet-side and at least one outlet-side connecting pipe element, a valve ball made of sintered ceramic material, a valve seat and an operating shaft connected to t... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4802652 | Tapered ball valve A tapered plug valve having a body with a removable valve seat insert that can be replaced without removing the valve body from the operating site.... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4795133 | Ball valve with a ceramic valve ball and ceramic seat rings The ball valve, especially for a solvent-containing flow and/or an abrasive solid mixture, has a housing, a sintered ceramic valve seat, a sintered ceramic valve ball and an operating shaft for the valve ball guided through a shaft seal in the housing. Th... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4791953 | Regulator and shut-off valve for corrosive media The regulator and shut off valve for a corrosive media, particularly for a wet chlorine-containing gas and a chloride ion containing fluid, comprises a pressure resistant housing and a shut-off member held between at least two seat rings. The housing has ... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4771803 | Ball cock with sinter ceramic valve seat and valve ball A ball cock having sinter ceramic valve ball and seat rings, also has wear-resistant bushings between the pipe connectors joined to the ends of the housing sleeve and the seat rings. Compressible seals bearing upon the bushings and clamped between the bus... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4765592 | Material for valve seats A material for valve seats is a composite material comprising a base material composed of PTFE and 3 to 30% by weight of PFA based on the total amount of the base material, and 5 to 30% by weight of glass fiber or 5 to 25% by weight of carbon fiber based ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4741361 | Valve and arrangement for fire supression water sprinkler system A valve and an arrangement for testing and draining a fire suppression water sprinkler system includes a valve which has a valve member with first, second and third ports. The selective rotation of the valve member interrupts a flow of water through the v... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4671308 | Fire-safe ball valve An improved, soft-seated fire-safe ball valve is disclosed. The ball valve includes a body having a central passageway, a ball member positioned in the passageway, and a pair of radially inwardly extending shoulders in the passageway disposed circumferent... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4650157 | Angle ball valve A ball valve for controlling upstream to downstream fluid flow, for example, from an apertured tank bottom, has a housing body for bolted-on mounting. The housing has a flow passageway therethrough that angles between its upstream and downstream portions ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4606368 | Ball valve for pipeline A ball valve assembly comprising: a body providing a socket and flow ports communicating therewith; and a core unit comprising a core assembly adapted to be releasably inserted into said socket, the core assembly having a through passage arranged to commu... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4546790 | Fluid valve The fluid valve comprises an integral housing made of forged steel, the housing having tubular end portions as fluid inlet and outlet, respectively, conical transition zones having a cone angle of at least 30°, and a central enlargement joined by said tr... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4531273 | Method for fabricating graphite filled sintered metal seats for ball valves A valve seat for ball valves comprises a ring-shaped or annular body fabricated of sintered metal particles having interparticulate spaces which are substantially completely filled with graphite. The seat is fabricated by pumping a dispersion of colloidal... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4346730 | Valve for abrasive material A ball valve assembly for controlling the flow of abrasive particulates including an enlarged section at the bore inlet and an enlarged section at the bore outlet. A refractory ceramic annular deflector is positioned in each of the enlarged sections, subs... | 08/31/1982 |
