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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172555 | Diaphragm foam pump A foam pump including a diaphragm made of a flexible material defining a mixing chamber and having an inlet and an outlet. An inlet passageway, having a one-way valve therein, is in fluid communication with a reservoir containing a foamable liquid and the inlet. The... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8147221 | Electromagnetic micro-pump An electromagnetic micro-pump includes a substrate, a top plate, a magnetic diaphragm, and a coil unit. The substrate includes a first face and a second face. The first face includes a groove. The top plate is mounted on the first face of the substrate. The top plat... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8123502 | Acoustic pump utilizing radial pressure oscillations A fluid pump comprising one or more actuators, two end walls, a side wall; a cavity which, in use, contains fluid, the cavity having a substantially cylindrical shape bounded by the end walls and the side walls, at least two apertures through the cavity walls, at le... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109739 | Dosing pump for a liquid fuel additive A dosing pump for a liquid additive in fuel of a heavy fuel engine includes a piston, a cylinder, and a high resolution linear actuator, including a motor driven by a controller, for moving the piston axially in the cylinder. The pump includes a manifold, and a low ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8062007 | Fluid transporting device using conductive polymer A fluid transporting device is provided with a pump chamber that has a pump function for sucking and discharging a fluid, and is filled therein with the fluid, a casing unit which forms one portion of a wall surface of the pump chamber, a diaphragm which is formed b... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8016573 | Piezoelectric-driven diaphragm pump A piezoelectric-driven diaphragm pump is comprised of a driving unit (1) having a driving diaphragm (12) and a first housing (11), a replaceable driven unit (2) having a driven film (241) and a second housing (21), and a fix... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7922462 | Actuator system comprising lever mechanism The invention provides a pump assembly comprising an actuator lever, a supporting structure, a pump comprising a pump member moveable by actuation of the actuator lever, and an actuator for moving the actuator lever. A first stationary pivoting joint is formed betwe... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7841843 | Valveless micro air delivery device A micro air delivery device for supplying air to a predetermined space, comprises a jet unit for obtaining and delivering outside air; a cover having a discharge orifice for discharging the outside air delivered from the jet unit; and a base unit connected to the je... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7819642 | Reciprocatory fluid pump A reciprocatory fluid pump includes an armature assembly which is reciprocatably mounted to the housing by a pair of spaced leaf springs extending parallel to each other and fixed at their opposite ends to the armature assembly and housing, respectively, so as to de... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7713034 | Diaphragm pump and manufacturing device of electronic component A diaphragm pump 1 has a base block 2, a diaphragm 8 and a drive unit for driving the diaphragm to reciprocate. The base block 2 has three or more liquid flow paths, each having three recesses 23 through 25 or more recesses.... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7686595 | Diaphragm pump A high pressure metering pump employs a flexible diaphragm extending radially from a piston as the moving pump element. The diaphragm is secured by an annular anvil at its periphery to form a high pressure seal, and the center of the diaphragm is driven reciprocally... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682137 | Jet generating device and electronic apparatus A jet generating device includes a housing having an opening and containing gas therein, a vibrating member which is supported by the housing so that the vibrating member is capable of vibrating and which vibrates the gas to discharge the gas as pulsating gas throug... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7661933 | Electromagnetic vibrating type diaphragm pump An electromagnetic vibrational diaphragm pump comprising an electromagnet portion having an electromagnet arranged in a frame, a vibrator which is supported in the electromagnet portion and equipped with a magnet, diaphragms with a large diameter and diaphragms with... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7651324 | Diaphragm pump A diaphragm pump for pumping a fluid includes a diaphragm and a driver. The diaphragm has a first surface and a second surface. The driver includes a support portion and is connected to the diaphragm via the support portion. The driver is reciprocated to deform the ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7537437 | Linear actuator, and valve device and pump device using the same A linear actuator may include a fixed body having a coil wound around in a ring-shaped manner and a movable body. The movable body may include a first movable body side yoke which is disposed on the inner side of the coil and a pair of magnets which is laminated on ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7431574 | Pump actuated by diaphragm A pump includes a diaphragm vibrated by a piezoelectric element and a case. An inlet orifice and an outlet orifice are disposed on an outer surface of the case. An inlet path connects the inlet orifice to an inlet and an outlet path connects the outlet orifice to an... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431573 | Device for generating a reducing agent/air mixture The apparatus for generating a mixture of reducing agent and air has a pumping agent feed pump having a pump housing and a mixing chamber into which reducing agent and air pumped by the feed pump can be introduced; the mixing chamber is embodied in a mixing chamber ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420659 | Flow control system of a cartridge An apparatus having a disposable cytometer cartridge containing pumps, pressure chambers, reservoirs, flow sensors, flow channels, and microfluidic circuits with fluid operations on the cartridge. The circuits may include mesopumps and mesovalves embedded in the chi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416096 | Apparatus for supplying liquid color A container of liquid color material has a diaphragm liquid color pump located therewithin for providing liquid color from the container and non-drip apparatus for releaseably connecting the container with a blender for supply of liquid color thereto and methods for... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401543 | Pump sealing apparatus A sealing arrangement for a pump includes a first member having a peripheral wedge-shaped pocket; a second member with a rim opposed to the pocket; and a diaphragm disposed between the two members. The diaphragm includes a central stem, a disk-shaped head attached t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393187 | Diaphragm pump with integrated pressure sensor A diaphragm pump includes a pressure sensor disposed in the housing thereof, and which is used as an expansion tank for protecting the pressure sensor. To avoid excess pressure on the pressure sensor, the pressure sensor membrane is directly disposed in the pump hea... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384248 | Fuel metering pump A fuel metering pump provides a compact and reliable fuel delivery system meeting the stringent contamination resistance, accuracy, pressure and flow requirements of jet engine combustion. The metering pump has a motor driven dual face cam drive arrangement that rec... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377756 | Rapid exhausting mechanism in pump unit A diaphragm is provided in a pump case so as to define a pump chamber communicated with an external member having an air chamber. A motor actuates the diaphragm to introduce air to the air chamber. An exhaust valve exhausts air in the pump chamber to lower a pressur... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7365456 | Positioning apparatus and charged-particle-beam exposure apparatus A positioning apparatus including a movable member for transmitting a driving force in a driving-axis direction to a stage, a first electromagnet for driving the movable member in the driving-axis direction by forming a magnetic path between the movable member and t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7335003 | Precision dispense pump Precision dispense pumps comprise a housing that has an internal chamber disposed therein. A pressurizing assembly disposed within the chamber and includes a cylindrical pressurizing member having a head, a thin-walled skirt extending axially away from the head, and... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336797 | Apparatus and method for generating acoustic energy in a receiver assembly A receiver assembly includes a housing having a fixed housing portion and a shiftable housing portion cooperating to define a hollow cavity. A flexible membrane secured between the fixed housing portion and the shiftable housing portion and adapted to allow relative... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331654 | Solenoid valve The invention relates to a solenoid valve made using certain materials which is capable of operation at high frequencies and which can be made as a compact unit. The plunger (1) is made from an electromagnetic material having a saturation flux density greater... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331773 | Pump provided with exhaust valve device and hemodynamometer incorporating the same A diaphragm is provided in a pump case so as to define a pump chamber communicated with an external member having an air chamber. A motor actuates the diaphragm to introduce air into the pump chamber and to supply the introduced air to the air chamber. An exhaust va... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329390 | Device and process for measuring breath alcohol A breath alcohol measuring device includes a flow chamber, for receiving exhaled breathing gas of a person, with a flow diaphragm. A differential pressure sensor has a first measuring connection via a first gas line (5) to the interior space of the flow chamb... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329104 | Split-housing pipette pump A diaphragm pump with a bi-component diaphragm pump housing. The housing has a top component and a bottom component that connect along first and second complimenting connection interfaces and form an interior pump chamber, an exterior pressure port, an exterior vacu... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325781 | Automatic bathroom flushers with modular design A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322801 | Compact linear air pump and valve package A compact air pump and valve package includes pump and valve assemblies integral with a pressure housing defining inlet ports and a plurality of fittings for connecting air lines to an interior of the pressure housing. The linear diaphragm pump assembly has a perman... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322376 | Piezoelectric valve A piezoelectric valve has a flexural transducer accommodated in a valve housing and having a free ending cantilever operational section able to be deflected by electrical control. The operational section extends over two controlled valve openings lying on the same s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311503 | Micromachined fluidic device and method for making same The fluid-flow device (100) of the invention comprises a stack (30) covered by a closure wafer (20), said stack (30) comprising a support wafer (36), a layer of insulating material (34), and a silicon layer (32). The ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293967 | Pump apparatus A constant rate discharge pump comprises a rotary shaft which is rotatable together with a rotary driving source, a piston which is displaceable in an axial direction in a pump chamber of a body by the rotation of the rotary shaft and which has a tapered surface hav... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284966 | Micro-pump A micro-pump having a first layer, a second layer and an intermediate flexible layer is disclosed. The first layer and second layer may be of moldable plastics. The intermediate layer may be a substantially flat PDMS membrane layer having an inlet hole and an outlet... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276330 | Devices, systems and methods for time domain multiplexing of reagents Time dependent iterative reactions are carried out in microscale fluidic channels by configuring the channels such that reagents from different sources are delivered to a central reaction zone at different times during the analysis, allowing for the performance of a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261088 | Internal combustion engine hydraulic fuel pump An internal combustion engine fuel pump having at least one cylinder, in which a variable-volume pump chamber is defined; a movable piston defining the bottom of the pump chamber; at least one intake valve communicating with the pump chamber; at least one delivery v... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255309 | Vernier active flow control effector Methods and apparatus for controlling the attitude of a mobile platform with a resolution suitable for vernier attitude control. In a preferred embodiment, a method includes flowing fluid through an orifice of an aerodynamic surface. The method also includes modifyi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
