Fluid handling inventions 07/06

20060162773 - Mechanical hot tapping method: A method of mechanically hot tapping petroleum equipment that contains a hydrocarbonaceous fluid in its interior by drilling an aperture in such equipment while employing cooling by cyclic drilling and/or refrigeration, the equipment drilling being carried out in a manner such that the temperature of the drill and material being...

20060162776 - Cut valve: A cut valve which is installed on a fuel tank and is adapted to shut off a vent passage between the interior of the fuel tank and the outside when a fuel level in the fuel tank has risen, including: a housing having: a cover having a lead-out pipe connected...

20060162777 - Fuel-effusion prevention valve: A fuel-effusion prevention valve according to the invention includes a case in which an open portion is formed and which is mounted inside a fuel tank; and a valve seat which is formed in open portion; and a float which is formed with a valve body positioned to engage the...

20060162774 - Valve assembly: A valve assembly (10) able to be mounted with a liquid container, the valve assembly comprising: a housing (20) having a passageway (60) that extends through the housing; a breather float valve (80) mounted within the housing, the breather float valve movable between an open position to allow gas to...

20060162775 - Valve assembly: A valve assembly for purging a gas from a conduit system is disclosed. The valve assembly is comprised of a housing defining an interior volume. The housing additionally comprises an inlet port and an outlet port in fluid communication with the interior volume. A buoyant valve member is provided within...

20060162778 - Drain valve: A drain valve for a vehicle compressed air system, which separates dirt, water, debris and other relatively heavy objects from a compressed air stream. The drain valve includes a sump with a tangential inlet. The tangential inlet creates a vortex within the sump that collects relatively heavy objects at the...

20060162779 - Methods and apparatus for controlling air in inflatable devices: An inflation system includes an inflation device and a valve assembly. The inflation device includes a contact surface defining a fluid passage. The valve assembly includes a valve and a contact surface adapted to engage with the contact surface of the inflation device. A seal is formed around the fluid...

20060162780 - Pressure reduction process device, pressure reduction process method, and pressure regulation valve: The object of the present invention is to provide a low pressure processing system having no possibility of leakage at a valve provided in an exhaust passage when the valve is closed, and capable of reducing a load of maintenance work. An exhaust pipe 3 connected to a reaction tube...

20060162781 - Valve for chaning the direction of flow of a fluid in pipe conduits: A valve and use of a valve. The valve changes the direction of flow of a fluid in pipings conducting the fluid to and from a heat exchanger. A cylindrical casing and a valve body enclosed therein can be rotated between two positions. The valve body has three flow passages....

20060162782 - Fire hose roller: A device for efficiently removing water from the interior of a fire hose. The device is designed to be rolled, by two individuals, along the underside of the hose, with the length of the hose traversing over the top of the device. The device can also be attached to a...

20060162783 - Field unit for mounting on an actuator: The invention pertains to a field unit (10) for mounting on an actuator (12) with a pickup device (14) in the field unit (10) to register the position of the actuator (12) and with an indicator (16) located correspondingly on a movable element (15) of the actuator (12) to indicate...

20060162784 - Locking valve: A faucet assembly comprises a housing having a first port and a second port. A channel passes through the housing from the first port to the second port. The faucet assembly further comprises a plug positioned within the housing. The plug is movable between a first position and a second...

20060162785 - Valve for controlling the flow of fluids: A valve assembly to dispense fluid from fluid containers including a member that is rotatably slideable in a tube between open and closed positions. The valve assembly utilizes sealing beads to provide seals so that fluid cannot be dispensed from the assembly when the assembly is in the closed position....

20060162786 - Tank car manway cover: A manway cover assembly for a railroad tank car. The manway cover assembly is moveable between a closed position in covering relationship with a manway nozzle and an open position that permits access into the tank car. The manway cover assembly includes a manway cover having a generally inwardly convex...

20060162787 - Control valve for high pressure fluid: A control valve for high pressure fluid includes a valve seat, a valve, a trigger, a washer and an elastic element. The valve seat comprises a chamber, an input channel, an output channel and a pressure release channel. All of the channels are interconnected to the chamber, respectively. The valve,...

20060162788 - \"countdown timer\" automatic water limiting supply shut off safety valve flo-control system: An electronically controlled electro-mechanical device designed to limit a finite amount of water per flush to a tank reservoir of the common household toilet, or tank-less toilet or urinal, providing positive shutoff of water flow and anti-siphon backflow prevention. The toilet is flushed, the flush lever activates an attached tilt...

20060162790 - Piston with integral seals for a water softener control valve: A piston for a control valve of a water treatment apparatus includes a body having a central portion from which at least one flange projects radially outward. Each flange has an outer peripheral surface extending around the central portion with an annular groove therein. The annular groove is undercut thereby...

20060162789 - Multiple inlet stream fluid cartridge: A control disk insert for a one lever mixer valve (20) contains two preferably, planar disks, whereof one fixed control disk (24) has at least one opening zone for hot water and at least one opening zone for cold water. The movable control disk (22) facing the fixed control disk...

20060162791 - Disc valve: A disk valve comprises an inlet port, an outlet port, a first disk provided with a first through hole communicating with the inlet port and extending axially and a second through hole communicating with the outlet port and extending axially, and a second disk provided with a concave capable of...

20060162792 - Flow characterization in a flowpath: An apparatus and method are provided for modifying a flow characteristic, such as a valve characteristic, through use of a flow characterizing device having a segmented flow characterizing channel therein including three or more discrete segments, at least one of which is a through-hole, for modifying a flow of fluid...

20060162793 - 4 port fluid cartridge: A control disk insert for a one lever mixer valve (20) contains two preferably, planar disks, whereof one fixed control disk (24) has at least one opening zone for hot water and at least one opening zone for cold water. The movable control disk (22) facing the fixed control disk...

20060162794 - Switch, especially for branching off bulk material flows: The invention relates to a switch for branching off bulk material flows, the switch includes a rotary plug (1) which is arranged in a fixed housing having preferably three connection openings. In a first position the plug establishes a connection between a first pair of connection openings and, by rotation...

20060162795 - Sanitary fitting with a pivotable water outlet: The sanitary fitting according to the invention has a unipartite angled pipe element which forms a flow connection with a control cartridge and can be pivoted about a pivot axis. A water-bearing pipe limb is formed at the inflow end of the angled pipe element, is oriented parallel to the...

20060162796 - Relief valve assembly: A relief valve assembly is disclosed to include a casing, an one-way valve mounted in the fluid input end of the casing for guiding in a fluid, and a relief control valve installed in the casing between the fluid input end and fluid output end and controllable to reduce the...

20060157106 - Nitrous oxide and fuel control valve for nitrous oxide injection system: A nitrous oxide and fuel control valve has simultaneous flow control of nitrous oxide from a first fluid-delivery aperture (8) and flow control of fuel from a second fluid-delivery aperture (10) into a mixing nozzle (38) of an intake manifold of an engine by simultaneous actuation of an activation T-bar...

20060157107 - Holder with v-knife blade for bi-directional rupture disc assembly: This invention relates to a cylindrical holder member for a bi-directional bulged rupture disc. The support body of the holder has a rim that supports the rupture disc with the concave surface of the disc facing the holder. The support body is provided with a unitary one-piece, centrally creased cutting...

20060157108 - Control valve for nitrous oxide injection system: A nitrous oxide or fuel control valve has flow control of nitrous oxide from a fluid-delivery aperture (7) or flow control of fuel from a fluid-delivery aperture (8) into a injection nozzle (22) of an intake manifold of an engine by actuation of an adjuster coupler nut (11) with an...

20060157109 - Air gap apparatus for water dispenser: A faucet assembly includes an air gap assembly disposed within a lower housing onto which is assembled a faucet assembly. The faucet assembly substantially conceals the air gap assembly within the lower housing. The faucet is mounted atop the lower housing. The lower housing includes an outer surface that corresponds...

20060157111 - Backflow preventer: The invention relates to a backflow preventer having a housing, which has an inlet opening, an outlet opening and at least one leakage opening disposed between these openings and accommodates first and second nonreturn valves disposed in series, the first nonreturn valve being held displaceably in order to open up...

20060157110 - Vacuum breaker for hose connection: A vacuum breaker for hose connection includes an upper and a lower connecting element for connecting to a hose bibb and a hose connection, respectively, and a pressure pad. The upper connecting element internally has a waterproof gasket supported on a transverse partition to tightly contact with an end surface...

20060157112 - Railcar transfer containment unit: A railcar transfer containment unit for collecting spillage during transfer of liquid from a railcar tanker provides a container, a vertically adjustable ell disposed within the container, means for adjusting the vertical position of the ell within the container, and means for locking the ell in a selected fixed vertical...

20060157113 - Thermally insulating interfaces: At least one of a valve body, a sealing tip and a vessel or conduit includes at least one space formed therein between an interior of the vessel or conduit and an internal cavity of the valve. The space includes an active or passive thermal insulation forming at least a...

20060157114 - Device for controlling fluid flow from a tank: The device for controlling fluid flow from a rain retention chamber or the like includes an inlet communicating with the chamber, an outlet permitting fluid to flow out of the device, and a shutter disposed between the inlet and the outlet, and supported in the device for linear shifting between...

20060157115 - Regulator with belleville springs: A regulator assembly for use with a supply of pressurized gas. A plurality of Belleville springs are disposed in a stack with at least one of the Belleville springs disposed in series configuration with at least one other Belleville spring and biased against a piston. The position of the piston...

20060157116 - Balanced safety relief valve: A safety relief valve provides for the equalization of backpressure across a valve spindle by providing for flow of fluid between equal sized upper and lower surfaces of the spindle in order to render the valve set point independent of backpressure, such that opening characteristics are controlled solely by the...

20060157118 - Air admittance vent diaphragm assembly: An air admittance vent diaphragm assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a base, an annular retainer ring, and an annular malleable washer. The base has an annular portion and a stem extending orthogonally from the center of the annular portion. The annular retainer ring includes a circumferential skirt engaged with...

20060157117 - Fuel tank venting system: A fuel tank venting system includes a fuel cap, a vent diaphragm and a vent disc. A valve cavity with a substantially concave bottom is formed in a bottom of the fuel cap. At least one air passage is formed through the vent disc. A substantially convex surface is formed...

20060157119 - Method for winterizing a pool: A method for winterizing a swimming pool by providing a valve that opens to allow water to flow out of swimming pool pipes under air pressure and closes to prevent pool water from flowing back into the pipes thereby emptying the pipes without having to drain the pool....

20060157120 - Pneumatic oscillating valve and pneumatic warning device: The pneumatic oscillating valve includes a housing defining an internal chamber, an inlet passageway, and an outlet passageway. An annular seat extends into the internal chamber. A diaphragm is disposed in the internal chamber. The diaphragm seats against the annular seat and separates the inlet passageway from the outlet passageway....

20060157121 - Methods and apparatus for a direct connect on-off controller: Methods and apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention comprise an on-off controller configured to control the flow of pressurized pneumatic fluid and to connect directly to a pneumatic device. In one embodiment, the on-off controller comprises a body having an inlet, at least one outlet, a vent,...

20060157122 - Pressure-reducing valve for high-pressure gas cylinders: A first valve chest 241 formed integrally with a lid 2 of a high-pressure gas cylinder, a first valve element 5, a spring 6, a second valve chest 32, a second valve element 7, a spring 8 and a main body 8 are all formed in a rotor-shape, and in...

20060157123 - Pressurized breathable gas pressure regulator: The high pressure gas inlet channel (6) of the pressure regulator (1) is formed upstream in a stationary valve element (7) having an enlarged terminal head (9) interacting with a seat edge of a movable seat (10) acted upon in closure position by a spring (23), the mounting of the...

20060157124 - Frost free valve assembly: A frost free faucet having a spigot assembly including a drain conduit, a sleeve assembly including an elongated pipe, and a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a ½ turn valve, a check valve and optionally a pressure relief mechanism. The ½ turn valve includes a rotatable valve element configured...

20060157125 - Mechanical intermittent timer flow controller: An intermittent fluid flow controller including a main body that houses an inlet in controlled fluid communication with an outlet, a mechanical timing mechanism including a rotatable member that rotates during an operation of the timing mechanism, and a first valve operated by the rotatable member. The first valve is...

20060157126 - Mixer cartridge: A mixer cartridge contains a plate-type control system, the control plate of which is displaceable and twistable by an actuating element configured as a double-armed lever. The displacement leads to an opening and closing of the valve, while the twisting serves to alter the temperature. According to the invention, it...

20060157127 - Swing spout having a rotational detent: In one embodiment, a swing spout is provided. The swing spout includes a spout hub and a bearing member. The spout hub is operable to rotate relative to the bearing member. The bearing member has a detent and the spout hub has a detent member. When the spout hub is...

20060157128 - Swing spout with positional locking device: A locking device is provided with a faucet spout. The locking device is operable to lock the spout into a fixed position. The spout is rotated by pushing the spout in a desired direction. As the spout is rotated, the locking device locks the spout into a fixed position when...

20060157129 - Fluid routing device: A single layer fluid routing device comprising a first channel having a cross-section of a first aspect ratio and a first depth; a second channel having a second cross-section of a second different aspect ratio and a second different depth; wherein the second channel intersects with the first channel from...

20060157130 - Modular surface mount manifold assemblies: A modular manifold system is provided for interconnecting fluid components of a fluid system in a reduced area. The system is comprised of a one or more bridge fittings having an internal fluid passageway which has an inlet end in fluid communication with an outlet port of a first fluid...

20060157131 - Eductor assembly with dual-material eductor body: An improved venturi-style eductor apparatus for dispensing chemicals into a motive fluid stream where an eductor body FIG. 3 is manufactured by molding a chemically inert polymer material FIG. 2 around and inside a metallic insert FIG. 1. Opposing ends of the metallic insert may be threaded, flanged, or machined...

20060157132 - Reagent injection grid: An apparatus and process are disclosed for enhance mixing of a first fluid and an injected fluid. A turbulence edge (18) is formed on an element associated with an injection lance. The turbulence edge can be an edge (18a) of a square tubing lance (16), an angle (24) added to...

20060151026 - Method for transporting hydrates in suspension in production effluents empolying a non-polluting additive: In order to transport hydrates in suspension in a fluid comprising water, gas and a liquid hydrocarbon, at least one non-polluting composition consisting essentially of a mixture comprising at least one ester associated with a non-ionic co-surfactant of the polymerized (dimer and/or trimer) carboxylic acid type is incorporated into said...

20060151027 - System for monitoring and operating valve manifolds and method therefore: A gas manifold provides an uninterrupted supply of gas and automatically switches between at least two gas sources. This gas manifold couples to an on-line gas source and a reserve gas source. A pressure transducer at the inlet to the manifold reads the pressure of the gas source. A downstream...

20060151028 - Diverter valve: A diverter valve is disclosed and may comprise an actively cooled valve actuation section, an actuator, and a valve section comprising a rotationally actuated valve plate that is structured to be rotationally actuated by the actuator to direct flow wherein the actuation section may be thermally insulated from the valve...

20060151029 - Automatic changeover regulator: A pressure regulator (10) includes a changeover regulator (12) with plural inlets (16, 18). Inside the regulator, each inlet has a closure member (62) connected to a diaphragm (100) for control of the closure members (62) in response to pressure inside the regulator (12). Biasing members (56) are stabilized in...

20060151030 - Safety valve: An apparatus for controlling flow in a flowline under pressure, said apparatus comprising a flow passage having a first end and a second end, and hindering means for reducing the flow in the flow passage, the hindering means being arranged to move between a first and a second position under...

20060151031 - Directly controlled pressure control valve: What is disclosed is a directly controlled pressure control valve comprising a seat piston in a longitudinal bore of a valve housing, which is radially guided in its guidance portion through the intermediary of two circular, spaced-apart guide members in the longitudinal bore....

20060151032 - Quick -connect coupling for hydraulic fluid conduits: The invention relates to a quick-connect coupling for hydraulic fluid conduits. The inventive coupling consists of a male element and a female element comprising an outer tubular part and a mobile coupling part. In addition, joints are provided between the tubular parts and define chambers. According to the invention, during...

20060151033 - Three-way poppet valve for work exchanger: A three-way two-position poppet valve (10) comprising a housing (12) with a generally cylindrical valve chamber (14), a first (20) and a second (16) port with coaxial 1 valve seats (26, 28) at the ends of the chamber, and a third lateral working port (18). A poppet body (36) is...

20060151034 - Faucet: A faucet includes a base and a body. The body may be coupled and decoupled to the base with a bayonet fitting which is configured to prevent a forward rotation of the base relative to the body and to permit backward rotation and disconnection of the body from the base...

20060151035 - Module for a valve bank: A module for in-line arrangement on at least one further module in a fluid power valve cluster (10) including modules placed in a row adjacent to one another in an in-line direction, comprising communicating means for communication with the at least one further module of the valve cluster (10). For...

20060144437 - Capacitance-based moisture sensor and controller: Moisture sensor devices and methods associated with operation of the moisture sensor devices are disclosed herein. One embodiment includes a moisture sensor device comprising a probe forming a capacitor and adapted to be positioned within soil; a controller coupled to the probe, the controller comprising a variable frequency oscillator, the...

20060144438 - Capacitance-based moisture sensor and controller: Moisture sensor devices and methods associated with operation of the moisture sensor devices are disclosed herein. One embodiment includes a moisture sensor and controller device adapted to be placed in soil comprising a switch adapted to be coupled to a power control line of an irrigation controller, the power control...

20060144439 - Siphon generator: A siphon is provided that includes a conduit assembly. A suction device is connected to the conduit assembly for evacuating air from the conduit assembly, allowing a fluid to be drawn into the conduit assembly. A closure mechanism is moveable from an open position, which allows the fluid to flow...

20060144440 - Apparatus for continuously aspirating a fluid from a fluid source: An apparatus for continuously aspirating a fluid from a fluid source. A vacuum source is operatively connected to a first container forming a first chamber and a second container forming a second chamber. A fluid collection tube provides communication between the fluid source and each of the first chamber and...

20060144441 - Inflation device with automatic disconnect: An apparatus that injects fluid into an inflatable device, dynamically monitors the pressure inside the device, and automatically terminates the inflation and disconnects from the inflatable device when the pressure inside the device reaches a predetermined value preset by the operator. After securing a chuck to the valve of an...

20060144442 - Self-locking flow-through joint: The flow-through joint according to the invention comprises an inflow joint part with an inflow opening and an outflow joint part with an outflow opening for diverting a medium from an inflow direction into an outflow direction. In this connection, the outflow joint part is arranged pivotably in relation to...

20060144443 - Clean line heated valve: A valve of cleanable design capable of maintaining unfavourable conditions for microbial activity on the downstream side and/or outlet of the valve, said valve comprising: A smooth and contoured body (5) with an integral upstream connector (1), downstream connector and defined fluid flow path; a flexible sealing membrane (9) being:...

20060144444 - Surge flushing device for wastewater channels and the like: A surge flushing device for wastewater systems and the like includes a wastewater channel having an arc-shaped wall portion, as well as a flushing blade element having a marginal portion thereof shaped to selectively mate with the wall portion of the channel, and mounted for shifting in a direction generally...

20060144445 - Pressure regulator apparatus: A pressure regulator apparatus includes a fluid passage and a movable member configured to be positioned within the fluid passage such that a gap is formed between the movable member and a surface of the fluid passage. The movable member is adapted to travel within the fluid passage with the...

20060144446 - Apparatus for recycling waste sulfuric acid: A recycling apparatus of waste sulfuric acid for recycling waste sulfuric acid in an industrially effective manner and for supplying the recycled sulfuric acid having a high added value can be provided. The recycling apparatus of waste sulfuric acid for collecting waste sulfuric acid generated at a source site A,...

20060144447 - Electronic proportioner using continuous metering and correction: The controller of the plural component proportioner (10) dispenses both components (or all three if a three component material) simultaneously (at least initially) and maintains ratio at the end of each predetermined volume of material by determining which component pump (12) has reached the desired amount of travel (given the...

20060144448 - Production of variable concentration fluid mixtures: In a fluid mixing device calibration and complementary gases are supplied to constant flow devices (10,12). The flows through devices (10,12) are adjusted to be equal. The two gas flows are connected to switching valves (14,16), which allow the gas flows to be either vented or fed to the frequency...

20060144449 - Cartridge for adjusting the flow rate and mixing of water flows in faucets in general: The present invention relates to a cartridge for adjusting the flow rate and mixing of water flows in faucets in general, comprising a cartridge body therefrom a rod to which a drive knob is coupled projects. The main feature of the invention is that the cartridge further comprises a reed...

20060144450 - Valve device for use with fuel cells: A first valve body is disposed in a first opening defined in a valve housing, and a second valve body is disposed in a second opening defined in the valve housing. The first valve body is fastened to a first shaft by screws, and the second valve body is fastened...

20060144451 - Hydraulic pressure control device: A hydraulic pressure control device includes a cylindrical valve body, at least one opening portion provided on the valve body, a spool valve disposed in the valve body and slidable along an inner surface of the valve body, at least one land portion provided at the spool valve and slidable...

20060144452 - Overpressure valve for a packaging container: An overpressure valve for a packaging container comprises a holder body and a diaphragm. An indentation is embodied in the holder body. The diaphragm covers the indentation and enables the escape of produced gas via through holes....

20060144453 - Booster valve: A flow valve having sealing member having a first condition for engaging a housing to prevent back flow and a platform for obstructing a flow passage through the flow valve with the platform supporting the sealing member in an out-of-the-way condition to allow fluid to flow through the flow valve....

20060144454 - Quarter turn bath spout diverter: The quarter turn bath spout diverter compromises of a commonly used water spout and a quarter turn ball valve. The water spout consists of a drain opening and a half inch pipe thread female adapter as well as a built in location for the quarter turn ball valve. In the...