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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6505811 | High-pressure fluid control valve assembly having a microvalve device attached to fluid distributing substrate A fluid control valve assembly including a microvalve for controlling fluid flow in a fluid circuit having a relatively high fluid pressure requirement, such as vehicular brake system, is fixed to an associated fluid distributing substrate with a high-pre... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6308930 | Regulating valve having an essentially horizontal stem and process for manufacturing the same The invention relates to a regulating valve having a valve housing (1) and an essentially horizontally arranged linearly movable valve member (2) for regulating a flow through the valve. The valve member is by a cylindrical portion (22) arranged in a bear... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6065864 | Apparatus and method for planar laminar mixing A microelectromechanical system mixes a fluid using predominantly planar laminar flow. The microelectromechanical system includes a mixing chamber and a set of valves to establish the planar laminar flow in the mixing chamber. In one embodiment, bubble-co... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5988219 | Hydrant multi-port diverting valve A diverting valve for a fire hydrant which has a valve body (20) defining four orifices (28) to which adapter (42) are connected to accept hoses that are directed to a fire and a pumping apparatus. A cylindrical diverter (50) is rotatably disposed within ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5837970 | Method and apparatus for controlled delivery of heat energy into a mechanical device A heater includes an aluminum die cast body defining an enclosure and an adaptor block. A heating element within the enclosure activates, under control of an associated heat sensing device, a heating element within the enclosure to transfer heat energy in... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5533891 | Locking mechanism for hand torch regulators An automatic locking pressure regulator or valve for a fuel tank. The regulator or valve includes locking means which prevent loosening of the regulator or valve from a standard fuel cylinder valve outlet connection. In a preferred embodiment of the prese... | 07/09/1996 |
| 4944485 | Clamp for flexible tubing The clamp for flexible tubing may be used in conjunction with an infusion pump instrument or separately. The clamp includes a pair of elongated clamping members pivotally hinged together and biased to clamp a segment of flexible tubing received between th... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4879547 | Gas zone valve emergency alarm system The system includes a plurality of zone valves located in a gas flow pipeline. These valves contain a fiber optic bundle that is installed in the center of the valve handle. The fiber optic light comes from a source and is read by a light detector. As lon... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4711427 | Apparatus for connecting a valve element to a valve stem A valve stem-valve element assembly wherein a valve element is provided with a valve stem bore, a valve stem being received in the valve stem bore, there being a bore transverse to the valve stem bore in the valve element which is in register with the hol... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4633902 | Water valve A valve for interrupting the flow of water between a source and a showerhead wherein the valve includes a soap dish moveable from a closed to an open, soap retrieving position, the soap dish being attached to the valve whereby movement of the soap dish to... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4508141 | Shower valve A valve for interrupting the flow of water between a source and a showerhead wherein the valve includes a soap dish moveable from a closed to an open, soap retrieving position, the soap dish being attached to the valve whereby movement of the soap dish to... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4453992 | Method of making a pneumatic tire having a lubricant-containing pocket integrally formed therein A pneumatic tire having a pocket filled with lubricant attached to the inner sidewall of the tire having a puncture sealant surrounded by an O-ring built into the inside wall of the pocket. The puncture sealant allows lubricant to be injected into the poc... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4313595 | Mounting base for motor operated valve A mounting base is presented for an operating motor for a valve. The mounting base has split locking clamps which mount over the valve stem and are locked in place by clamping bolts.... | 02/02/1982 |
