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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070132 | Fluid control device with a non-circular flow area A fluid control device with a non-circular flow passageway is disclosed. The fluid control device has an inlet port (318) formed on a first side (314) of a fluid control body. A valve cavity (320) is formed in the bottom of the fluid control bod... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7931252 | Steam valve A steam valve is provided with a valve body, a valve seat, and a valve rod provided for the valve body. The valve body has a bottom portion to which a recessed portion is formed, and the recessed portion has an edge, which is positioned on an upstream side of a plac... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7758020 | Valve A valve in which durability of a sealing member made from an elastic material can be increased and sealing capability can be advantageously maintained over a wide range from a large differential pressure to a low differential pressure. A valve (100), in which... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7708255 | Thermal deburring apparatus with rapid ventilation A thermal deburring apparatus has a pressure-tight closeable deburring chamber connected to an environment via a ventilation passage having a passage direction; a ventilation valve closing said ventilation passage and having a stationary valve seat encompassing said... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7624965 | Valve A valve in which durability of a sealing member made from an elastic material can be increased and sealing capability can be advantageously maintained over a wide range from a large differential pressure to a low differential pressure. A valve (100), in which... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7624964 | Gas valve with proportional output A valve for controlling fluid flow comprising a body (100) provided with a fluid passageway having an inlet (10) an outlet (90), a valve member for inhibiting fluid flow through the passageway, and means for moving the valve member (40, 50 | 12/01/2009 |
| 7607642 | Air discharge valve for a bedclothes compressing-and-storing bag An air discharge valve for a bedclothes compressing-and-storing bag includes a lower main body having an air passage and a packing-receiving groove. An upper body is coupled to the lower main body to define an internal space. The upper body has a plurality of air di... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7540470 | Powdered metal inlay Hot-isostatic-pressure (HIP) is used to make substantially nonporous cemented carbide inlays on metal substrates. A radiused shell preform typically comprising at least one metal carbide and at least one nonvolatile cement is shaped as a rigid frusto-conical shell h... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7458560 | Diaphragm valve A diaphragm valve includes a valve body defining a passageway constructed to form a valve seat, and a diaphragm. A compressor moves the diaphragm between a closing position in which a flow of fluid through the passageway is barred as the diaphragm is caused by the c... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7413164 | Sealing member A rubber (elastic substance) is attached by vulcanization and an annular sealing member 4 is formed in an annular groove 3 having a step and provided in the bottom wall of a body 2 of a valve disc 1. The sealing member 4 has an ann... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7387135 | Valve assembly having rigid seating surfaces A valve assembly including a valve body having a bore and a port extending to the bore, an orifice member received in the bore and having an end wall and a side wall, and wherein the end wall defines an orifice providing fluid communication with the port of the body... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377758 | Fluid pump A pump comprising a piston in communication with a valve chamber provided with a first valve seat and a second valve seat, and a resilient valve element comprising a first tapered portion, a second tapered portion and a flange portion extending from a periphery of t... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357371 | Isolation valve seal Methods and apparatus for sealing an aperture that provides fluid communication between a second and first chamber of a dual chamber orifice fitting. A sealing assembly comprises a closure member that is rotatably moveable between an open and closed position relativ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350832 | Self-aligning, rain-tight conduit coupling/connector assembly By providing two mating components to which any desired threaded conduits are easily, securely affixed, with the mating components being constructed for interengagement with each other in a telescoping self aligning construction, an easily used, inexpensively produc... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344119 | Solenoid valve A solenoid valve includes a poppet formed by a valve body and a supporting plate, the supporting plate having a front surface which the valve body is firmly fixed and a rear surface contacting a tip surface of a plunger. The solenoid valve further includes a cap hav... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7234483 | Electro-pneumatic air pressure regulator An electro-pneumatic air pressure regulator includes a primary pressure introduction port, a secondary pressure output port, a pilot pressure chamber, a main valve for opening and closing a communicating conduit, a floating piston which actuates the main valve, a no... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228875 | Seal and bleed valve unit for electric batteries Sealing and breathing valve assembly for accumulators comprising: at least one substantially tubular collar associated to the cover of said accumulator and suitable for connecting the external environment with one or more breathing ducts made in said cover; an elast... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222837 | Valve body with integral seal retention groove A valve body having at least one internal hollow or space comprises two separately formed portions joined by at least one cylindrical web. Internal space may communicate with space outside the valve body via a fluid passage, and internal space may be filled with a s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222637 | Connector equipped with a valve A connector housing of a valve-equipped connector is integrally formed from a tube connection section at a first axial side; a pipe insertion section at a second axial side; and a valve housing section between the tube connection section and the pipe insertion secti... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210667 | Redundant testable valve apparatus Redundant valve apparatus including a first valve seat and a second valve seat located in the fluid passage of a hollow valve body between the inlet portion of the fluid passage and the outlet portion of the fluid passage and a poppet member having valve seat sealin... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182056 | Inverted poppet valve for internal combustion engine A poppet valve for use in an internal combustion engine. The poppet has a partially-inverted perimeter shape which nevertheless substantially maintains the curtain area of the valve. These improved valves pack more efficiently into the combustion chamber roof area t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168679 | Electromagnetic valve An electromagnetic valve comprising has a valve seat, a valve element movable relative to the valve seat so as to open or close a hydraulic fluid passage interposed therebetween and a plunger movable together with the valve element relative to the valve seat, wherei... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168440 | Valve body and seal assembly A valve body and seal assembly comprising a top-stem-guided valve body having at least one cast-in-place elastomeric seal insert in a peripheral seal retention groove and a cast-in-place top guide stem sleeve is made by pouring and curing liquid elastomer in at leas... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7108244 | High-stability valve arrangement for a governor valve A valve arrangement (10) for reducing the instability of fluid flow in a compressible flow governor valve includes a cutoff plug (12) with a lateral concave surface (14) and an end portion (16) having a substantially circular cross sectio... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086276 | Temperature correction method and subsystem for automotive evaporative leak detection systems A method and sensor or sensor subsystem permit improved evaporative leak detection in an automotive fuel system. The sensor or sensor subsystem computes temperature-compensated pressure values, thereby eliminating or reducing false positive or other adverse results ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077158 | Velocity head compensated valve assembly A valve assembly includes a valve body configured to define a chamber forming a primary flowpath between an inlet port and a discharge port, an isolator disposed inside said chamber, and a poppet having a bore. The isolator is defined by a skirt and a stem, with the... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070166 | Powdered metal inlay Methods and apparatus are disclosed for making substantially nonporous powdered metal (P/M) inlays on substrates using hot-isostatic-pressure (HIP). Methods described herein differ from conventional practice in their use of new apparatus for steps including: formati... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069137 | Valve flow metering control system and method A turbine valve control system is provided. The turbine valve control system includes a variable flow metering device, a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor, a fourth sensor, memory, and processing circuitry. The variable flow metering device is capable of... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044442 | Valve block for a control device, particularly for a hydrostatic machine The invention relates to a valve block (1) for a control device comprising a valve (9) whose valve piston (14) is subjected to the action of a control pressure when in its open position and to the action of a return spring (15) when in it... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040301 | Fuel system with integrated pressure management A fuel system supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The fuel system includes an integrated pressure management system managing pressure and detecting leaks in the fuel system. The integrated pressure management system also performs a leak dia... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028709 | One-way valve with poppet member The valve includes a supply portion, a delivery portion and an intermediate fluid chamber; a poppet member is positioned within the fluid chamber and is adapted to move within the chamber, the poppet including a conical seating surface and a rim portion, the rim por... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025084 | Integrated pressure management system for a fuel system An integrated pressure management system manages pressure and detects leaks in a fuel system. The integrated pressure management system also performs a leak diagnostic for the head space in a fuel tank, a canister that collects volatile fuel vapors from the head spa... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011294 | Vacuum valve A vacuum valve comprises a valve housing with a valve opening having a longitudinal axis and a valve seat, a valve plate which is displaceable in a straight line in a displacement direction between an open position in which it releases the valve opening and a closed... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011081 | Double-pintle emission control valve having a one-piece double-seat element A cylindrical-walled seat element (50) in a double-pintle (42) EEGR valve (20) is a machined metal part in which two substantially identical apertures (62, 64) collectively span essentially a semi-circumference of the seat element wall ( | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997436 | Vehicle actuator with valve seat cushioned by o-ring A valve for a control system of a vehicle includes a plunger slidably supported in a valve housing. Within the housing is a valve seat member that defines a valve seat configured for engaging the plunger in a closed configuration. The edges of the valve seat member ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978981 | Taps for controlling liquid flow The invention discloses a tap (10) for controlling liquid flow. The tap (10) has a tube (14) with first (16) and second (18) opposite open ends, an inlet opening (20) leading into the tube between the first and second open e... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971405 | Check valve for fuel pump A check valve for a fuel pump of a vehicle includes a valve housing adapted to be disposed in an outlet member of the fuel pump. The check valve also includes a valve guide disposed within the valve housing and a valve seat disposed within the valve housing and spac... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966587 | Self-emptying bailer A bailer has a check valve housing at its leading end. A free-floating ball in the check valve housing is unseated and admits liquid fluid into the bailer as the bailer enters a body of liquid fluid. The free-floating ball is seated and seals the liquid fluid within... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6955339 | Valve body with integral seal retention groove A valve body has one or more integral seal retention grooves and one or more interior hollows which may be manufactured using frictional or other types of welding to join two previously formed portions through at least one cylindrical web. Forging or casting valve b... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955181 | Valve body and seal assembly A valve seal assembly comprising a valve body having one or more peripheral integral seal retention grooves and one or more peripheral elastomeric seals, each seal being cast-in-place in an integral seal retention groove having adhesion-inhibiting surfaces and offse... | 10/18/2005 |