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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7201186 | Electronic valve for flow regulation on a cooking burner The gas flow regulating valve (1) is adapted to one cooking burner amongst the several on a cooking hob. The regulating valve member (7) is cylindrical-shaped and coupled to a step motor “M”, which controls the axial displacement “X” thereof th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7178781 | Valve or tap for fluids with locking device A valve or tap for fluids comprises a body, a revolving shutter in the body between a closing position and opening position, and control mechanism for rotating the shutter. The control mechanism can be moved axially between a raised position in which it is locked an... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178786 | Stem construction for rotatable valve body A valve stem construction for a manipulable valve member used to control fluid flow through a valve. The valve stem extends externally of the valve housing for engagement by a valve handle used to manipulate the valve member between open and closed positions. The va... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174913 | Gas tap for a cooking appliance, with a cover for the rotary shaft The manual gas tap for a cooking appliance is of the type with a conical plug (3) for regulating the outlet gas flow (G), accommodated in a central housing (2a) in the tap body, and has a rotary actuating shaft (4) coupled to the conical ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171728 | Control knob of the retractable type with slowed-down extraction, in particular for an electrical household appliance A knob includes a hub to be fixed in a seat open at the front of an electrical household appliance, a grip, which can slide axially, against the action of an elastic element, on a first end of the hub. Between the grip and the hub there is defined a closed chamber h... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7021501 | Faucet lever lock A lock for a liquid dispensing faucet lever includes a locking member that is attachable to the faucet and can be positioned in a locked position where the lever seats in a notch formed therein to prevent moving the lever from the closed position to the open positio... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011291 | Handle for valves A handle (2) as actuating device for valves (1) is proposed, comprising a fastening head (10) for fastening to a spindle (7) of the valve (1) and an actuating arm (11) for rotatably actuating the spindle, the spindle (7 | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997431 | Childproof valve for swimming pool Disclosed herein is a childproof valve for a swimming pool. In one embodiment, the valve may include a valve body having an inlet and an outlet and a flow-passage extending therebetween, a plunger movable within the valve body between closed and open positions to ei... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976490 | Therapeutic single dose gas administration system A system (A) for providing single continuous dose of a gaseous heliox mixture to a patient with breathing difficulty includes a device (1) providing a constant and continuous flow of the heliox mixture, and a gas storage tank (2) for the mixture. A flo... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962319 | Safety switch for a water dispenser A safety switch for a water dispenser includes a sealing ring movably received in the channel to alternatively block communication between the inlet and the outlet, a guiding rod securely received in the sealing ring and having a first spring compressibly mounted ar... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6935613 | Compact integrated flanged isolator ball valve The present invention provides a flanged ball valve device which can be connected, as an integrated compact unit, to a pump at the valve flange end of the device by means of an integral flange and to various types of piping systems at the pipe end of the device by m... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932108 | Pressure reducer A pressure reducer has a housing with inlet and outlet sockets, a partition between said inlet and outlet sockets, and an accommodation socket. The partition defines an aperture aligned with the accommodation socket. A pressure reducer insert is inserted into the ac... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6793195 | Faucet for waterbowl A faucet for a waterbowl includes a control knob, a lifting seat, a valve cover, a valve body and a spindle assembly which controls the water flow on-off. The spindle assembly is provided within the valve body, with a spindle of the spindle assembly extending throug... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6745725 | Safety water-heater valve adjustment A knob adjustment device, particularly for adjusting the temperature in valve units of a water-heating apparatus. The knob adjustment device is mounted so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis in a stationary housing of the valve unit and has a safety member for ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6679473 | Push and turn hydrant for delivery of hot or cold water through a single discharge conduit A hydrant for delivery of hot or cold water has first and second parallel splined fluid inlet pipes. The pipes have forward and rearward ends and are connected to sources pressurized water. A laterally extending fluid conduit member connects the forward e... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6677619 | Nitride semiconductor device A nitride semiconductor device including a light emitting device comprises a n-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having n-type conductivity, a p-type region of one or more nitride semiconductor layers having p-type conductivity and a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6463955 | Hand operated rotary handle with lockout Rotary handle device includes a coupling mechanism between the handle and a driven member. The handle is rotated about an axis and can also be axially moved between first and second positions. When the handle is in the first axial position it is operative... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6394081 | Safety knob for domestic gas apparatuses The present invention is referred to a safety knob for domestic gas apparatuses of the type that includes a gas valve with a stem, and wherein the stem is pushed against the body of the gas valve to open and regulate the gas flow. The improvements compris... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6375150 | Knob for gas apparatus with safety button The invention provides a knob with safety button for a domestic gas that includes a gas valve. A stem is integrated with the gas valve, which is pressed by the knob to press and to simultaneously rotate the stem of the gas valve for opening and regulating... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6357479 | Rotary disc valve A rotary disc valve with a stationary valve plate provided with a vacuum connection, a rotary slide member mounted so as to be movable between first and second valve positions, wherein the slide member has a breakthrough connecting the vacuum connection t... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6347784 | Limited-rotation valve-control knob with override A valve having a housing from which projects a stem rotatable about an axis has an actuating assembly with an abutment ring fixed on the housing, formed with an annular slot, and having an abutment projecting radially into the slot. A knob mounted on and ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6340148 | Valve handle for preventing a valve from being accidentally turned on The present invention relates to a valve handle for preventing a valve from being accidentally turned on. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the valve handle comprises a fixing ring which mobilizes the valve stem, so as to drive the ste... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6276662 | Valve or tap with blocking device for the stopper The invention concerns a valve or tap for fluids, with a stopper that rotates controlled by a control rod equipped with a throttle or grip lever fixed to said rod by means of a fastening screw. The throttle or grip lever has at least one blocking notch (1... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6270053 | Catheter valve A catheter valve including a housing engaging at least a portion of a tubular member is provided. The tubular member having distal and proximal open ends defining a flow-through passage therebetween, the tubular member further having a proximal portion of... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6260819 | Locking valve The invention is a valve that releasably locks the valve in both the open position and the closed position. The valve has a valve body, a valve element, a handle, and a lock-out member that cooperates with the handle and the valve body to lock the handle ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6170799 | Temperature lock stop for faucets A water mixing valve (10) can selectively adjust temperature by selection mixing of the hot and cold water supplies and be selectively locked in place by a knob (26) fastened via a threaded faster (30). The knob (26) has a spline section (34) seated in a ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6082704 | Connection collar having an adjustable damper The present invention relates to a connection collar for a duct ventilation system and furnace. The connection collar is comprised of a self-guiding and self-locking damper valve, which when positioned becomes part of a completely sealable joint when used... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6019345 | Child proof handle for a faucet A child proof handle for a bathtub faucet includes a substantially cylindrical inner handle member having a centrally located bore for receiving the faucet valve stem and a pair of diametrically opposed passageways. The device also includes an outer handl... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5836333 | Clicker faucet A faucet handle assembly, and a method for blocking inadvertent rotation of the faucet handle, the assembly being configured to which incrementally allow pre-established uniform amounts of hot and cold water to flow into a faucet, the back of the faucet h... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5771878 | Safety knob A knob for a stove or range that has a releasable lock assembly which prevents a switch or valve of the range from being turned ON. The lock assembly has a pin movable between a lock position and a release position with a linear to rotational movement mec... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5741003 | Child-resistant handle A child-resistant handle to be mounted to a valve stem to which is affixed a cogwheel adapter by a shoulder screw. The shoulder screw rotatably mounts the freely rotatable handle to the valve stem. The handle has an inverted cup shape that extends over an... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5671904 | Valve safety handle A valve safety handle having a handle slidably attached to a valve stem. The handle incorporates a handle female spline sized to engage a valve stem male spline. The handle female spline is urged out of engagement with the valve stem male spline by means ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5662465 | Controlling flow of fuel gas to a burner An electronic control system for gaseous fuel burners, particularly suitable for ovens and employs a single push-to-turn user control knob for selecting BAKE, BROIL or SELF-CLEAN modes of operation and for setting the oven temperature desired in the BAKE ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5653420 | Locking control valve handle A valve handle is provided with a hand rotated valve skirt containing a notch which in one position permits valve operation when the notch is aligned with the valve and in a second spring biased position the skirt interferes with the valve body to prevent... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5602418 | Nitride based semiconductor device and manufacture thereof A nitride semiconductor device is made using a molecular beam epitaxy growth apparatus having a gas source for supplying a compound including gaseous nitrogen, solid body sources for supplying Group III constituents, and sources for supplying n-type and p... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5551124 | Faucet safety handle A faucet safety handle for use in conjunction with a valve having a rotatable valve stem. The faucet safety handle includes a knob having an aperture therethrough, a clutch mechanism interposed between the knob and the valve stem such that in use the knob... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5520367 | Anti-syphon fluid control valve apparatus and method An anti-syphon valve comprises a base pipe having inlet and outlet legs and a valve seat, disposed at the top of the base pipe within a valve stem post, which can be rotated selectively to block the inlet leg (closed position) or open it (open position). ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5513831 | Safety control knob for hot water valve The present invention entails a safety control knob for actuating a valve stem of a water valve such as typically found in a hot water line. The safety control knob includes a control knob rotatively journaled on a valve stem and movable thereon between a... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5492145 | Anti-syphon fluid control valve apparatus and method An anti-syphon valve comprises a base pipe having inlet and outlet legs and a valve seat, disposed at the top of the base pipe within a valve stem post, which can be rotated selectively to block the inlet leg (closed position) or open it (open position). ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5490660 | Manual device for valve A manual device for a valve has: a movable valve opening member sustained rotatably and disposed in a valve body; an opening and closing of the valve for controlling the opening and closing oi a fluid passage; a notch plate connected with one end of a ste... | 02/13/1996 |
