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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7100639 | Control valve The invention relates to a control valve (10) for controlling the pressure and flow of hydraulic oil from or to the working connections (A, B) of a consumer. The pressure and the pressure flow are controlled by means of at least one sliding piston which can b... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066189 | Predictive maintenance and initialization system for a digital servovalve Provided is a servovalve system for regulating fluid flowing within a fluid circuit. The servovalve system comprises a housing, a spool slidably disposed within the housing, a stepper motor operatively connected to the spool, and a controller and a position sensor e... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017601 | Electromagnetic valve An electromagnetic valve of a reduced size capable of suppressing temperature rise of a coil regardless of continuous electrical energization over an extended time while preventing attracting force from lowering includes a coil cooling fluid passage (9a; | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000628 | Electronic air separation system A liquid flow metering system is disclosed which includes a pump disposed between a liquid supply and a reservoir. The reservoir includes an inlet connected to the pump, an air/liquid outlet and a liquid outlet. The air/liquid outlet is connected to an air separatio... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997522 | Dash control valve with two step function for park release A valve assembly for an air pressure system includes an inlet valve, a first control valve, and a second control valve. The inlet valve includes an inlet port, an outlet port and a control port. The inlet valve inlet port communicates with the inlet valve outlet por... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6981514 | Fuel cutoff valve A fuel cutoff valve has a casing main body, a first float having a smaller specific gravity than a fuel, a second float having a greater specific gravity than the fuel, and a spring. The first float has a float main body and a buoyancy body of a foamed resin. The fi... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6976506 | Annular port construction for valve applications A body element for a spool valve is provided that includes a body having an inner surface that defines an internal valving chamber having a longitudinal axis, and at least one transverse surface to the longitudinal axis. The transverse surface has at least one port ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973940 | Hydraulic control valve A hydraulic control valve (1) is assigned to a pressure line (13) led from a pressure medium source to at least one load. The control valve has a first position in which the pressure line (13) is pressurized by the pressure medium source and a s... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971400 | Air gap apparatus A dual inlet air gap fixture having an air gap body with first and second interior inlet conduits for receiving wastewater flow respectively from first and second identical or diverse sources of wastewater. The body has an interior outlet conduit opposite the inlet ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971407 | Hydraulic valve arrangement The invention concerns a hydraulic valve arrangement with a supply connection arrangement, which has a high-pressure connection (P) and a low-pressure connection (T), a working connection arrangement, which has two working connections (A, B), which can be connected ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966330 | Weldring with locking arrangement for valve assembly An apparatus for attachment in an aperture of a fuel tank includes a cap member, a mounting portion, and a valve housing. Two or more of the cap member, the mounting portion, and the valve housing include a system of clips and catches or a system of helical threads,... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966329 | Proportional pilot-operated flow control valve A proportional, pilot-operated flow control valve is disclosed which can include a cage, a hollow compensating spool slidably disposed within the cage, a hollow metering guide member slidably disposed within the compensating spool, a regulating spool slidably dispos... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966339 | Spool valve arrangement A spool valve arrangement with a cylinder is fitted with a clearance fit in a cylinder bore in a housing of the spool valve arrangement. The housing has first pressure medium ports and the cylinder has second pressure medium ports. A socket is inserted through each ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966337 | Means for auxiliary manual operation Auxiliary manual operation on a bistable multiway valve is achieved with a valve member able to be reciprocated with the performance of a switching movement and furthermore operating device extending athwart the direction of the switching movement. There is a provis... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966340 | Slide spool valve A slide spool valve has a valve body formed by synthetic resin injection molding. The valve body includes a bore and an insert integrally coupled with the bore. The insert has a hollow portion penetrated by a port, the hollow portion being connected to the bore and ... | 11/22/2005 |
| RE38869 | Extracorporeal circuit for peripheral vein fluid removal An extracorporeal blood circuit is disclosed for withdrawing, filtering and returning blood from peripheral blood vessels. The blood passage in the circuit extends through a withdrawal tube connected to a catheter in a peripheral vein, a filter, one or more pressure... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959717 | Method and apparatus for removing fluid from a fluid system A method and apparatus for removing fluid from a fluid system. The method or apparatus can include a pressure-reducing source to facilitate fluid removal. The system can be an engine cooling system or other fluid system. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959722 | Device for adjusting the degree of vacuum in an apparatus for collecting substances by suction A device for adjusting the degree of vacuum in an apparatus for collecting substances by suction, comprising a valve that is provided with an air flow port connected to the atmosphere at one end and to a chamber at the other end, the chamber being connected to a sou... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959720 | Over-fueling prevention valve A fuel valve includes an upper chamber communicating with a ventilation passage of a canister; a lower chamber to be disposed inside a fuel tank; a communicating port between the upper chamber and the lower chamber; and a float member disposed in the lower chamber f... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959721 | Cover assembly for fuel delivery module A cover assembly for a fuel tank of a vehicle includes a cover adapted to close an opening in the fuel tank and an internal port operatively supported by the cover. The cover assembly also includes a fill limiting vent valve attached to the internal port to vent the... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959732 | Hard coating on a stator for improving the durability of a solenoid actuator At least one solenoid actuator and a valve are at least partially positioned within a body of an hydraulic device. The solenoid actuator includes at least one solenoid coil mounted to a stator that defines a guide bore in which a push pin moves between a first posit... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957656 | Proportional solenoid valve and control method therefor In a proportional solenoid valve, a cylindrical valve seat member includes an input/output-side passage provided between an input port and a drain port and between an output port and the drain port, a seat portion provided in an end portion of the input/output-side ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957666 | Spring valve implemented flow control valves Improved low flow impedance flow control valves are disclosed in the present invention wherein spring valve means (12) captured between a valve spool (28) and a shoulder (30) are utilized for selectively metering a flow of fluid from an inlet po... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957658 | Fuel tank installation In a fuel tank installation including a fuel tank with an expansion volume, a filler neck connected to the fuel tank below a maximum fuel level of the tank for refueling the tank, a fill vent line for venting the fuel tank during refueling and an operating vent line... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957665 | Flow force compensating stepped shape spool valve Disclosed is a flow force compensating spool valve having a flow force compensating protrusion ring at a supply channel of a sleeve on an outer circumference portion of a spool rod, and a hydraulic valve, a pneumatic valve, a three-way valve, and a four-way valve us... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955114 | Three way valve and electro-hydraulic actuator using same The present invention relates to high speed control valves which are especially applicable for use in fuel injection systems. Producing a valve with a quick response time within acceptable packaging constraints and with a structure that allows the valve to be mass p... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953057 | Automatic transmission shift control solenoid and valve A control solenoid and valve includes a valve bodying having a magnetic assembly, hydraulic assembly, and a pressure regulation member. The magnetic assembly and pressure regulation member are formed respectively on offset axes preferably substantially parallel to o... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948524 | Pressure holding apparatus for a torque-transmitting mechanism A pressure holding apparatus incorporates a hydraulic pressure system having an engine-driven pressure source, a pressure holding valve, and a torque-transmitting mechanism. The torque-transmitting mechanism is selectively engaged and disengaged by fluid pressure fr... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948514 | Solenoid operated spool valve with baffled dampening reservoir port and method of making same A solenoid operated spool valve has a dampening reservoir formed at one end of the spool and which is ported for immersion in a fluid sump. The reservoir port is oriented vertically above the spool and a cap with an offset port is received over the reservoir port to... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945275 | Airbag valve with adjustable dead band A vehicle leveling valve for flowing pressured air to an airbag when its height falls below a predetermined height at the bottom of a height range, and for flowing air out of the airbag when its height rises above the top of the height range, which enables easy adju... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945267 | Self-restarting pool cover siphon A self-restarting pool cover siphon includes a weighted housing placed on a pool cover having water thereon, the housing having a hollow interior and openings through which water can enter, a tube in fluid communication with the hollow interior and through which wat... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941966 | Outflow-limiting device of fuel tank A device includes a housing fixed to an upper wall of a fuel tank, and having a communication opening in communication with a canister, a float valve received within the housing and floating on a fuel, and the float valve moving upward and downward so as to close an... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941971 | Dual use stand type faucet used in kitchen A dual use stand type faucet used in a kitchen comprises a front sleeve tube engaged at an output end of a dual water outlet front tube. A water outlet is located at a lower side of the front sleeve tube. The front sleeve tube has a receiving channel for receiving a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935374 | Pressure proportional control valve A pressure proportional control valve for controlling the pressure of an operation fluid, such as the air, in proportion to the output of an electromagnetic operation member. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935409 | Cooling apparatus having low profile extrusion A cooling apparatus has a low profile extrusion with a plurality of micro tubes extended there through. In the caps interconnect the ends of the micro tubes in fluid communications and to inlet and outlet tubes. The low profile extrusion is placed into thermal conne... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935358 | Flow controlling hydrant structure A dual hydrant includes two spaced apart tubular bodies to receive in-flow of fluids A and B, a fluid mixing zone to receive fluids A and B from the bodies, manually operable flow control valves in the two tubular bodies, primary and secondary check valves in the re... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932103 | Attaching structure for valve device A valve device is detachably attached to a functional component disposed at an upper inside portion of a fuel tank. An attaching device is fixed to the functional component for attaching the valve device inside the fuel tank. The valve device includes a connecting p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932113 | Pilot device What is disclosed is a pilot apparatus whereby at least two mechanically operable control valves and two electrically or electro-hydraulically operable control valves may be driven. The pilot apparatus comprises a pivoted lever having two handles, on each of which a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932581 | Gas lift valve A gas lift valve that is usable with a subterranean well includes a housing, a valve stem and at least one bellows. The housing has a port that is in communication with a first fluid, and the valve stem is responsive to the first fluid to establish a predefined thre... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929019 | Method for the production of a valve A method for the manufacture of a valve having at least one valve opening surrounded by at least one valve seat and an elongated valve member able to be brought into different positions by pivoting. In order to adjust the switching stroke of the valve member the val... | 08/16/2005 |
