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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177187 | Valve A valve for restricting and closing plastic tubing, comprising a base having a surface for holding a plastics tube, two side guides extending from the base, a top provided with a restriction member and means for raising and lowering the restriction member on to a se... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7350537 | Valve mounting bracket A valve mounting bracket that has generally opposing first and second clamping components to hold a valve body in position relative to the bracket. The first clamping component is positioned to engage the valve body and bias the valve body into rigid contact with th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7255321 | Pinch valve A pinch valve is provided with a main body (10) accommodating a tube body (11), a cylinder body (2) having an upper cylinder portion (17) and a lower handle support portion (3), a piston accommodated in the cylinder portion, a pres... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7204264 | High pressure capillary micro-fluidic valve device and a method of fabricating same A freeze-thaw valve and a method of micro-machining the freeze-thaw valve is provided and includes a valve housing, wherein the valve housing defines a housing cavity and includes a housing inlet, a housing vent, a capillary tubing inlet and a capillary tubing outle... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178699 | 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... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7159838 | Apparatus for squeezing pipes and method of use An apparatus for squeezing pipes, comprising a first jaw having a first squeezing surface and a second jaw having a second squeezing surface. The first jaw and the second jaw are interconnected for relative displacement at proximal ends through a first shaft of the ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131973 | Bone anchor implantation device Bone anchor implantation devices and methods for their use are disclosed. The bone anchor implantation devices have an ergonometric and/or rotatable handle. The bone anchor implantation devices and methods find particular application for implanting a bone anchor for... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7104275 | Pinch valve A control valve includes an elastomeric flow tube, a plunger having first and second ends, and a pinch member connected to the first end of the plunger. The pinch member is situated adjacent the flow tube. A reference surface is positioned generally opposite the pin... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066441 | Flow restrictor A device for controllably restricting flow through a resilient tube including a block and a pair of generally J-shaped leg members pivotally mounted to the block. The leg members, when pivoted together, together provide a tube support surface. The block is formed wi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066447 | Sleeve valve with adjustable flow characteristics A sleeve valve has a valve body and a flow passage through the valve body. The flow passage has a longitudinal axis, a valve plug positioned therein, and a slidable sleeve received therein. The sleeve is movable in an axial direction between an opened and a closed p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6991209 | Flow-regulating device A flow-regulating device is provided for external placement along a garden hose to control the water flow therethrough. The flow-regulating device comprises an open-ended hollow housing for receiving the hose. A compression member for compressing the hose against th... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6976664 | Free flow valve and element A gasketless, straight-through bore fluid flow pinch valve and flexible, removable tubing element for improved sanitary conditions in production facilities. The valve casing is joined by fittings that enable separation of the casing to remove and replace the flexibl... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6929235 | Apparatus for flow rate control A clamp having a first clamp body, a second clamp body, and a clamping structure coupled to at least one of the first and second clamp bodies. One or both of the clamp bodies form a channel adapted to receive a tube. The clamping structure is movable in the channel ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6866241 | Portable flow control valve A portable flow control valve for allowing a user to control fluid flow from a conduit from anywhere along the hose. The portable flow control valve includes a frame assembly being designed for being selectively positioned around the conduit. A clamping member is co... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6827327 | Flow resistance setting nozzle A flow resistance setting nozzle capable of easily setting a target flow rate is provided. A metallic block has a through-bore through which a flow path forming metallic pipe is inserted. A pressing member in the form of a rectangular cross-section bar abuts the pip... | 12/07/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6082702 | Tubing pinch valve and mounting bracket assembly A tubing pinch valve and mounting bracket assembly is disclosed, the valve having a cylindrical valve body, and the bracket having a flexible base with two upstanding jaws. The valve body and each jaw have releasably engagable retention members, such that... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5921443 | Plant feeder with flow control A plant feeder includes a reservoir container, a stand supporting the container, a fluid feed line, and a flow control valve. The reservoir container provides a source of fluid nourishment for feeding plants, and includes an outlet for dispensing the flui... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5667084 | Liquid flow controlling device A self-contained attachment unit which is to be connected between the mouth of a baby nurser and a nipple, including a liquid flow path having a variable internal diameter, and an adjuster for varying the internal diameter, a track path following the liqu... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5351932 | Control system for a flexible fluid carrying hose A control system is disclosed for use on flexible fluid carrying hoses, such as a fire hose, which now employ clamping means to temporarily interrupt fluid flow during hose operation. Frictional engagement means are provided for use with the hose clamp me... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5350290 | Manifold and valving arrangement for dough divider An apparatus and method for dividing a mass of dough into a plurality of smaller volumes for buns and the like of uniform weight which includes a manifold having internal dividers and monolithic conduits for dividing the dough into a plurality of streams.... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5316262 | Fluid restrictor apparatus and method for making the same The present invention is an apparatus for restricting the flow of fluid. The apparatus defines a tubular member having a channel. The tubular member has a first portion in which the channel has a first cross sectional area. There is also a second portion ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5297526 | Glow-plug engine An improved glow-plug engine for use with a model airplane of the type that includes an output shaft for driving a propeller, a needle valve for controlling a flow of fuel into a carburetor, and a fuel line formed from resilient silicone rubber is provide... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5197708 | Tubing pinch valve device A pinch valve is provided for controlling the flow in a flexible wall tube. The valve includes a slotted saddle with female threading to receive a male threaded stem which is actuated within the saddle by a knob integrally connected to the stem. The slott... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5097893 | Counter flow tube-manifold radiant floor heating system This invention relates to a novel counter flow tube-manifold heat exchanger which can be installed in a wood or concrete floor and used to heat the floor and the earth space associated with the floor. A heat exchanger for conveying a heat containing fluid... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5060865 | Fluid flow restrictor system A fluid flow restrictor comprising a restrictor valve and a flexible tube housed in the valve, and an internally located outwardly biasing spring positioned in the tube such that the tube is biased against the action of the valve, the assembly being adapt... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5013006 | Micro-leakage regulating valve A micro-leakage regulating valve, in which a metal block has a through hole and a tapped hole extending from one side of the metal block and communicating with the through hole at the center thereof. The through hole has inserted therethrough a capillary ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4978100 | Fire hose clamp device A fire hose clamp that comprises a U-shaped guide structure for slidably supporting a movable jaw; a manual rotary screw extends from the movable jaw through a nut in the central wall of the U-shaped structure, whereby rotation of the screw moves the jaw ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4953824 | Deflectable sleeve type valve The Deflectable Sleeve Type Valve is comprised of a metallic housing retaining therein a circular insert with fluid conducting ports, where said circular insert is surrounded by a flexible tubular sealing member. Said housing also retaining a plunger whic... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4895341 | Pinch valve An elastomeric sleeve is placed under axial compression in a pinch valve assembly. The axial compression of the sleeve eliminates any crevices with end members that engage opposed end walls of the valve body. Further, axial compression extends cycle life ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4877053 | Pinch valve An elastomeric sleeve is placed under axial compression in a pinch valve assembly. The axial compression of the sleeve eliminates any crevices with end members that engage opposed end walls of the valve body. Further, axial compression extends cycle life ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4822002 | Movable sleeve type valve The movable sleeve type valve is comprised of a two piece metallic housing retaining therein a cylindrical insert with fluid conducting ports, where said cylindrical insert is surrounded by a flexible tubular sealing member. Said housing also retaining a ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4787406 | Fluid flow control clamp and method for using same A clamp apparatus useful for controlling the flow of fluid through a flexible conduit which comprises: a resilient pad element adapted to aid in at least partially occluding the conduit; and a force system structured to be moved to at least partially occl... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4781356 | Pinch type valves The invention is concerned with valves generally and more particularly with valves with the type known as pinch valves being those valves which are closed or opened by the action of pinching or releasing a resiliently deformable sleeve. The invention is c... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4768407 | Marking device A marking device for automatic marking of threaded joints tightened by a pneumatic power wrench, wherein a marking liquid container (48), a metering pump (37), a pressure air supply valve (31) and a marking liquid outlet passage (55) form a unit detachabl... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4688753 | Tubing occluder A flexible tubing occluding device is provided for releasably occluding flexible tubing. The tubing occluding device includes housing that is adapted to receive the tubing and defines a tubing occluding surface against which a transverse section of the tu... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4635897 | Tube flow shut-off device A device is disclosed for effecting shut-off of flow through a tube formed of flexible material. The device includes a block having a bore through which the tube extends and having a resilient sleeve surrounding the tube in the bore and further including ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4620690 | Modular flow control cassette A sheet with inlet and outlet ports forms a housing, with a flow tube disposed between the ports. In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of arms affixed at one end to the housing are adjustably spaced by a threaded tapered nut which mates with the other e... | 11/04/1986 |
