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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7810784 | Roller clamp A roller clamp is configured to maintain at a prescribed rate the flow rate of a fluid that flows through a tube. The roller clamp includes a tube winding shaft part around which a fluid flow tube is passed and which prevents the setting of the flow rate being distu... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7641170 | Pinch faucet The present invention provides a faucet for tapping a liquid stored under pressure of a gas in a container that has less moving parts subject to wear or breakage, and has a housing made of multiple parts which can be disassembled so the faucet mechanism can be easil... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7571889 | Tube clamp A tube clamp includes a housing 1 that has an inner cavity 2 longitudinally passing through the housing 1 and an upper window 3, and a roller 4 that is mounted in the housing with its cylindrical surface positioned at the upper win... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7322556 | Pinch valve for regulating fluid flow A pinch valve for regulating fluid flow includes a close mechanism for closing a sleeve by pinching its sides together. The pinch valve also includes an open mechanism integral with the close mechanism for opening the tube by urging the sides apart. The open mechani... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309055 | Apparatus for flushing fluids from a tube A tube flushing device has a shell having a first housing and a second housing connected on a side thereof so as to be movable between an open position and a closed position. A first pair of wheels are rotatably mounted in the first housing. A second pair of wheels ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7246786 | Heavy duty pinch valve This invention provides a heavy duty pinch valve for use in industrial applications, such as railroad tank cars that is constructed with a sealed housing that is sufficiently sturdy to operate in tough environments and large material flows. The valve includes a weld... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7217127 | Switching device for irrigation fluids in a dental handpiece A switching device for an irrigation line includes two flexible supply tubes (4a, 4b), each of the tubes connecting a flask containing an irrigation fluid to a handpiece via a peristaltic pump. The device includes at least one compression... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7140509 | Stop valve of a water bag suction hose A suction hose stop valve of a water bag comprised a holder having a central passage, a swivel cap and a suction hose penetrating through the central passage; a retaining member each on both sides of the central hole; a locking bolt each in front and rear of the hol... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134564 | Beverage bottle cap for child use A cap (12) for a beverage bottle (14) includes a passage (22) through which beverage in the bottle may flow from the bottle. A first portion (24) surrounds the passage (22) and is engageable with the lips of a child adapted to cons... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121521 | Spigot An apparatus for regulating a flow of fluid in a tube. The apparatus comprises a housing comprising a passage configured to at least partially receive the tube, an adjustment mechanism rotatably coupled to the housing and selectively configurable between a first pos... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7021020 | Moment-resistant building frame structure componentry and method Column-beam building frame structure, wherein columns and beams are interconnected to distribute and share all lateral loads through collars that encircle columns at the nodal points of attachments between columns and beams. Each collar includes inner and outer comp... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011287 | Motor vehicle pinch valve A pinch valve for automotive applications, wherein the pinch valve comprises a flexible hose, an extension seat cradling the flexible hose, a pinching extension aligned opposite the extension seat on the outside of the flexible hose, and a valve actuator that is ope... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6957798 | Pinch valve This invention provides a pinch valve having a pinch region defined by a pair of rotating pinch elements. These pinch elements define a variable profile that substantially surrounds the entire circumference of a tube in the pinch region and that thereby ensures that... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6929236 | Apparatus for flow rate control The apparatus for flow rate control of a fluid provides a roller clamp having either a clamp body with a non-linear clamp body surface or a clamp body with a non-linear adjustment roller track, which, when coupled to a tube, provides a linear, or otherwise pre-deter... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6892996 | Flow regulator A flow regulator has a pair of side walls extending generally parallel to one another, a bottom wall connecting the side walls to one another and defining an elongate channel for receiving a compressible tube, a roller rotatably and shiftably mounted to the side wal... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6857617 | Roller pincher for setting the regulation cross-section of a flexible tubing An elongate pinch housing is provided which is U-shaped in cross-section with two sidewalls and with a web wall connecting these. A pinch roller is longitudinally displaceable in these sidewalls with an annular notch at its one circumferential corner region for form... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6708944 | Flow control system and valve for controlling a fluid flow A flow control system and a valve for controlling a fluid flow in a flexible conduit. The valve includes a movable member movable to compressingly contact the outer surface of the flexible conduit to adjust the flow cross-sectional area of the flexible conduit. The ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6536739 | Flow control device An improved flow control device for regulating the flow of liquid or gas through a length of flexible-conduit using a generally enclosed rack and pinion assembly engaged by an external slidable assembly or switch. The case has a lower rack with a surface ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6505810 | Pinch valve arrangement for flow control The present invention is a pinch valve for connection between an upstream pipeline and a downstream pipeline. The pinch valve includes a fixed conical reducer having an inlet end, an outlet end and an inside surface with an inside diameter which gradually... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6422529 | Roller clamps for intravenous administration sets An improved injection molded plastic roller pinch clamp for IV sets includes a housing having side walls, a bottom wall, a top wall, a flow control region, a roller wheel and plastic tubing which is pinched between the roller wheel and the bottom wall. Me... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6402726 | Catheter movement control device and method A catheter movement control device is presented having therein a resilient biasing member and a tube gripper which mount on a catheter tube. The biasing member and tube gripper are contained within a housing having a shoulder proximate the catheter tube. ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6341757 | Flow regulator A flow regulator has a pair of side walls extending generally parallel to one another, a bottom wall connecting the side walls to one another and defining an elongate channel for receiving a compressible tube, a roller rotatably and shiftably mounted to t... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6129330 | Roller clamp for regulating fluid flow through an elastically deformable tubing Roller clamp for regulating a fluid flow through an elastically deformable tubing, comprising a generally channel-shaped body and a roller longitudinally movable in a guided fashion parallel to a clamping surface of the bottom wall of the body so as to cl... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5881916 | Tube unclogging device An instrument for use with resilient tubing such as wound drainage tubing, catheters, chest tubing, common duct T tubing, I.V. tubing and other deformable tubing comprising in combination a U-shaped body having a pair of cylindrical rollers mounted for ro... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5746251 | Multi-port fluid valve A multi-port valve mechanism for fluids, especially compressed air, comprises a cylindrical (ring-like) housing. A motor drives a shaft centered in the housing which is rotatably supported by the housing walls. The shaft carries an arm having one, or two,... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5718409 | Flow regulator A flow regulator has a pair of side walls extending generally parallel to one another, a bottom wall connecting the side walls to one another and defining an elongate channel for receiving a compressible tube, a roller rotatably and shiftably mounted to t... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5653255 | Sewage treatment system A sewage treatment system includes a pair of substantially identical unitary fluid treatment modules, each module having a central sedimentation tank surrounded by a peripheral wetland. The sedimentation tanks are coupled through a dosing device to an inp... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5522516 | Liquid flow controlling device A liquid flow control attachment for a baby nurser to control flow of liquid contents contained in the baby nurser to a nipple adapted to be sucked on by an individual, having a self contained attachment unit with one end adapted to be connected to the ba... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5372827 | Cereal sampler package A thermoformed bowl filled and sealed with a sample food product forms a sample package. The bowl is sized and shaped to the contours of and so as to nest upon the shoulders of a plastic one gallon jug or bottle. The package has a centrally located die-cu... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5326033 | Adjustable control valve for flow regulation of gas or liquid and use of such valve An adjustable control valve for flow regulation of gas or liquid includes a controlled hose clamp device, preferably with two clamping members disposed on respective sides of a hose for adjustable compression of the hose and thereby setting of the flow cr... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5318546 | Method of catheter irrigation and aspiration A catheter irrigation device, readily attached to a fluid supply line connected to an indwelling catheter, is used to dislodge clots or blockages at the distal end of the catheter. The irrigation device comprises a pair of opposing rollers configured and ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5215215 | Method and apparatus for introducing viscous active ingredients into the case of galvanic cell Viscous active ingredients are introduced into the case of a galvanic cell by extrusion from a nozzle fed with the ingredients by a pumping device. The pumping device includes an elastic, substantially straight piece of hose, and a pressure roll which can... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5190079 | Flow control device A flow control device for controlling the rate of flow liquid wherein a liquid supply tube is inserted in a liquid supply tube insertion channel extending in the longitudinal direction of the liquid supply tube. A roller is provided for squeezing the liqu... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5052900 | Pressure relief valve for positive pressure pumps A pressure relief valve for positive pressure pump systems in which fluid is displaced from the inlet to the outlet of the pump. The pressure relief valve includes a bypass tubing member interconnecting the outlet and a lower pressure area such as the inl... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5033942 | Peristaltic voltage block roller actuator A peristaltic voltage block for use in systems for electrostatically aided atomization and dispensing of conductive coating materials includes a resilient, electrically non-conductive conduit arranged in multiple loops on a support mechanism. The voltage ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5014962 | Clamp for regulating fluid flow through plastic tubing Tubing through which fluid flow is to be regulated is placed in a regulating clamp wherein it is clamped between a roller wheel and a surface which is substantially parallel to the travel of the wheel. The surface has a variable cross-sectional area chann... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5002101 | Hose draining and recovery system A system is used to completely drain a hose used in conjunction with a tanker truck or railroad tank car. The system includes a holding tank and a shutdown system as well as a hose emptying unit.... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4993594 | Multi-constituent mixing and metering dispenser A multi-constituent mixing and metering dispenser adapted to yield a composition whose intermixed constituents are in relative proportions settable by the user. The extrudable constituents are stored in separate compressible pouches encased in face-to-fac... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4974811 | Roller clamp for regulating fluid flow through plastic tube A roller clamp for regulating fluid flow through a plastic tube comprising a bottom plate for receiving the plastic tube, a pair of sidewalls each having a guide groove, and a roller wheel for pressing the plastic tube is disclosed. The bottom plate has a... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4919389 | Large bore tubing roller clamp A large bore tubing roller clamp assembly for regulating the flow rate of a liquid through large bore tubing is disclosed. The roller clamp assembly comprises a substantially rigid elongated plastic frame, a generally cylindrical roller, and a length of a... | 04/24/1990 |
