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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367124 | Method for the production of a throttle valve port This invention relates of the problem, to create a butterfly valve neck without an emergence of a gap between the butterfly valve neck and the butterfly valve. This invention disposes the problem trough a parted butterfly valve neck, with between attached sealing, w... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7325784 | Ball valve A ball valve includes symmetric first and second valve casings (100) and (200) which respectively have first and second ball seats (120) and (220), first and second coupling flanges (130) and (230), first and second lever re... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306009 | Hydraulic control valve A tandem hydraulic valve comprising first and second axially aligned valve spools, a valve guide slidably receiving said valve spools to control, in use, the connection between respective ports of the valve guide, said first and second spools being formed as separat... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7243903 | Valve diaphragm with a compression restraining ring, and valve including same A valve has a body, a bonnet, an actuator mechanism, and a flexible diaphragm adapted to be positioned between the bonnet and the body. The flexible diaphragm has a central portion and a peripheral portion, and the central portion is covered with a thin alloy layer.... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7191799 | Annular port construction for valve applications A body element for a spool valve is provided that includes a body having an inner surface that defines an internal valving chamber having a longitudinal axis, and at least one transverse surface to the longitudinal axis. The transverse surface has at least one port ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178556 | Modular component connector substrate assembly system A modular component connector substrate assembly for mounting thereon of at least one fluid control component, the assembly including at least two substrate blocks or one substrate block and an end block, all in fluid communication with each other via internal passa... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171981 | Flow control device and system A flow control valve has a ball and an annular seat providing a positive stop for automatically preventing flow through the valve when a line downstream has been broken. The flow control valve is useful for interior applications in which seepage through the valve wo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165757 | Control pin A control pin (12) for controlling the flow of liquid metal in a casting process includes an elongate body member (34), the body member being made at least partially of a composite ceramic material that includes a fibrous reinforcing material embedded ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159848 | Clamping systems Systems having clamping structures are provided. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159841 | Piezoelectric axial flow microvalve This invention is directed to a fuel cell operable with a quantity of fuel and a quantity of an oxidizer to produce electrical power, the fuel cell including a fuel cell body including a labyrinth system structured to permit the fuel and the oxidizer to flow thereth... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7124778 | Valve having junction type housing A first housing member and a second housing member are divided by a dividing surface including a center axis of a valve hole. Connecting holes are formed in joint surfaces of the respective housing members at locations of the joint surfaces opposed to each other. Co... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117745 | Process seal for process control transmitter A process control instrument for coupling to a process is attachable to a metal flange. The flange has a first passageway adapted to be filled with process fluid. The process control instrument includes a body having an opening adjacent to the first passageway for r... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117892 | Quick disconnect valve assembly This disclosure is concerned with fluid system components. In one example, A quick disconnect valve assembly includes first and second valve elements configured to releasably engage each other. Each valve element includes a housing that defines a valve seat and a fl... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7080558 | Process seal for process control transmitter A process seal for a process control transmitter is provided. The seal includes a contact region which provides a metal to metal seal against a coupling flange. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080666 | System for treating fluids A system for processing fluids, the system having a unit (1) for supplying and discharging the fluids. The unit has a plurality of fluid lines terminating in a plurality of fluid ports, an assembly side (3) with the plurality of fluid ports terminating... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077383 | Butterfly valve for controlling a gas pressure A butterfly valve for controlling a gas pressure, in particular inside a cabin of an aircraft, comprises a valve housing (10) having a longitudinal axis (11), a shaft (20) having a rotation axis (21), and a closure member (30) conn... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055547 | Circuit balancing valve A circuit balancing valve includes a valve body having fluid flow passage extending therethrough. The fluid flow passage includes a fluid inlet passage-side in fluid communication with a supply line, and a fluid flow outlet passage-side in fluid communication with a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032607 | Capillary reactor distribution device and method A capillary reactor distribution device comprising first and second capillary pathways (2, 3) which meet at a junction (5) and a third capillary pathway (4) which leads away from the junction (5), the capillary pathways (2, 3, 4) b... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7011103 | Vacuum relief assembly for I.C. engine intakes A Vacuum Relief Assembly for I.C. Engine Intakes is disclosed. Also disclosed is a device that permits outside air into the intake tract of an internal combustion engine in the event of an excessively high vacuum condition within the intake tract. Furthermore, the d... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6976666 | Electromagnetic valve assembly for controlling airbag An electromagnetic valve assembly for controlling airbags, includes a single valve assembly joined by main valve bodies of two electromagnetic valves each having respective electromagnetic control coils. A ventilation opening of the joined single valve assembly is p... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966339 | Spool valve arrangement A spool valve arrangement with a cylinder is fitted with a clearance fit in a cylinder bore in a housing of the spool valve arrangement. The housing has first pressure medium ports and the cylinder has second pressure medium ports. A socket is inserted through each ... | 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 |
| 6945269 | Fluidic device In a fluidic device, a space (35) is formed in a passage block (26) to which a plurality of fluidic modules are connected and which is provided, in its inside, with fluid passages (43, 47, 51) for connecting the plurality of fluidic modules to o... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945568 | Joint structure for coupling components in a joint portion of a fluid flow passage In a joint structure for coupling a first component (21) to a second component (22) in a joint portion of a fluid flow passage, the second component (22) has a portion thereof inserted into the first component (21) to engage with the firs... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935608 | Method for protecting the diaphragm and extending the life of SiC and/or Si MEMS microvalves A microvalve and a method of forming a diaphragm stop for a microvalve. The microvalve includes a first layer and a diaphragm member to control the flow of fluid through the microvalve. The method comprises the step of forming a contoured shaped recess extending inw... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929022 | Fire hydrant valve seat flange A fire hydrant having a valve seat flange with an integral liner. In one embodiment, the fire hydrant includes a valve seat flange disposed between a standpipe and a hydrant shoe. The valve seat flange includes a standpipe neck defining internal threads to directly ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929247 | Valve for the control of fluids A valve for controlling fluids, which has a plurality of components that are disposed in succession in the axial direction of the valve. On at least one of the components, a male thread is embodied in order to enter into engagement with a female thread of a lock nut... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6901961 | Double diaphragm pump having a spool valve A double diaphragm pump having a spool valve. The spool valve includes a housing that has a first end, a second end, and at least one housing aperture defined therethrough from the first end to the second end of the housing. The spool valve also includes end plates ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892998 | Medical valve and method of assembling the same A medical valve has a first housing portion and a second housing portion capable of mating with the first housing portion to form an interior. The medical valve also has a valving element within the interior. The first and second housing portions have mating longitu... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6874756 | Snap assembly actuator housing and valve mounting bracket A valve assembly including a valve, a mounting plate, a snap-together actuator, and a mounting bracket. The snap-together actuator is assembled by a set of snap wings that are attached to one piece of the actuator housing and inserted into slits in the other piece o... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6857449 | Multi-layer microfluidic devices The present invention provides multi-layer microfluidic systems, by providing additional substrate layers, e.g., third, fourth, fifth and more substrate layers, mated with the typically described first and second layers. Microfabricated elements, e.g., grooves, well... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6824068 | Expansion valve Two case members of the same shape are attached to the body of an expansion valve and a temperature sensing drive element through sound insulating members. Each of the two case members is formed having upper retaining and retainable portions at its upper part and lo... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6820859 | Body for valve and method for manufacturing the same To simplify and facilitate working/grinding or the like on a valve hole in a body for a valve reduce a manufacturing cost of the body for a valve. A body for a valve 10 provided with a valve hole for inserting a valve member slidably therein is formed by spli... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6793199 | Encased gas valve control housing having a plastic body and an over-molded seal This invention is directed to improvements in valve control housings, specifically those used in the consumer, commercial, and industrial markets to house gas control valves. The present invention includes a plastic body, the body being molded to accept valve compon... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6776395 | Proportional valve that can be actuated electromagnetically An electromagnetically actuatable proportional valve (10) includes a valve part (14) with an actuator that controls pressure fluid connections, an actuator solenoid (12), and with a set of control electronics (16), controls the activation... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6708949 | Split damper housing The invention relates to a device for the control of gas flow in air conditioning systmes. The device comprises a two part housing for a damper element. The two parts are identical provided with male and female interconnection elements. ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6695008 | Liquid distributor for columns The liquid distributor (1) for columns (6) has a main passage (2), a plurality of secondary passages (3) and an outflow system (5) of the main passage. The liquid (4) to be distributed can be fed into the secondary passages in accordance with a pre-set ra... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6684901 | Modular liquid dispensing valve A solenoid valve has a valve body with an inlet and an outlet and a valve seat therebetween. A valve member is selectively engageable with the valve seat for controlling the flow of fluid from the inlet to the outlet. A biasing device is engageable with t... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681799 | Exhaust gas regulator including an overmolded housing A valve including a wall, a closure member, a motive force device, and a coupling member. The wall defines a flow passage that is disposed along a longitudinal axis. The closure member is disposed in the flow passage and is rotatable on a first axis that ... | 01/27/2004 |
