Fluid handling inventions 10/06

20060237060 - Cam-assisted, wedge actuated, metal-to-metal seal, block and bleed plugging tool: A system and method of plugging a pipe including sealably securing onto the exterior of a pipe first and second spaced apart collars, each collar having a sealing face in a plane perpendicular the pipe axis, cutting and removing a length of pipe from between the collars leaving two open...

20060237061 - In-situ gas blending and dilution system for delivery of dilute gas at a predetermined concentration: Apparatus and method for delivery of dilute active fluid, e.g., to a downstream active fluid-consuming process unit of a semiconductor manufacturing plant. The delivery system includes an active fluid source, a diluent fluid source, a fluid flow metering device for dispensing of the active fluid at a predetermined flow rate,...

20060237062 - Valve for safety tire filling adaptor with a coupler pressure releasing adapter and pressure releasing method: A valve for a safety tire is provided which allows air to be separately supplied into an inner air chamber and an outer air chamber of a tire having a double structure and which allows air to be separately released from these air chambers. A first hollow stem 22 of...

20060237063 - Gas delivery method and system including a flow ratio controller using antisymmetric optimal control: The antisymmetric optimal control algorithm is disclosed for a gas delivery system including a flow ratio controller for dividing a single mass flow into at least two flow lines. Each flow line includes a flow meter and a valve. Both valves of the flow ratio controller are controlled through a...

20060237064 - Valve assembly having articulating rigid seating surface: A valve assembly including a valve body having an orifice, and a valve member received in the valve body and movable along an axis with respect to the orifice. The valve member includes a cup in an end of the valve member and the cup has an end wall facing...

20060237065 - Disc check valve: A free floating disc check valve is provided by the present application. The check valve includes a seal disc having an integral truncated torroidal shaped portion. The torroidal shaped portion provides structural rigidity to the seal disc to minimize deflection of the disc under higher differential fluid pressures. The torroidal...

20060237066 - Versatile valve: A valve comprising a bonnet, an actuator for controlling the movement of a diaphragm situated between the bonnet and a valve body having an inlet port, an outlet port, a passageway connecting the inlet port and the outlet port for fluid flow, the valve body having an access receiving port...

20060237067 - Overpressure safety apparatus of gas fuel container: An overpressure safety apparatus having a fuel container body and a mounting cap includes a main housing coupled to the mounting cap, the main housing having an elbow-shaped gas introducing passage, a valve stem disposed in the main housing through the mounting cap. The valve stem is provided with an...

20060237068 - Vacuum and vacuum-breaking composite valve: A composite valve includes a main valve unit that individually opens and closes a vacuum channel for applying vacuum pressure to a load and a pressure channel for supplying vacuum-breaking pressure fluid with two valves for vacuuming and pressurizing; a channel combining section that connects the vacuum channel and the...

20060237069 - Fluid flow conducting module: Disclosed is a fluid flow conducting module comprising two or more inlets, one or more outlets, and a chamber that has a first and second blocks therein. Further, the chamber has a gradually wider section in the middle, and two convergent ends. One convergent end is connected to the inlets,...

20060237070 - Plug: A plug which is insertable into a outlet from a vessel, to seal the vessel so that it may hold liquid. To prevent overflow, the plug has an in-built valve which automatically opens when it experiences a predetermined threshold pressure. The threshold pressure can be adjusted to cater for vessels...

20060237071 - Rotary ball valve assembly: A method of forming a ball valve element for a rotary ball valve assembly, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inserting an impedance element through an insertion opening of a ball valve element into a bore; (b) forming a fluid opening in the ball valve element which is non-rectilinearly...

20060237072 - Tubular fitment for lavatory facility: A lavatory facility includes a faucet for attaching to a lavatory member and having a base member for engaging onto the lavatory member, and a tubular fitment for attaching the faucet to the lavatory member. The tubular fitment includes a shank having one end for engaging into the faucet, and...

20060237073 - Exhaust system and mini-exhaust static pressure controlling apparatus thereof: An exhaust system and a mini-exhaust static pressure controlling apparatus thereof for controlling a process area. The mini-exhaust static pressure controlling apparatus has an exhaust chamber and an auto release damping device. The exhaust chamber has an air inlet connected to the process area receiving air exhaust from the process...

20060237074 - Flow control device, with assisted anchoring, insertable into a pipeline: The invention relates to a flow control device which is insertable into a fluid pipeline (K) and comprising a valve (1), an obturator with membrane (2), and anchoring flaps (3) that can deploy like umbrella spokes under the action of an elastic stress until it presses against the wall (P)...

20060237075 - Vacuum drainage system: The invention concerns a vacuum drainage system with a vacuum line connected with a vacuum source, in which a vacuum valve (10) is arranged between a collection point collecting accumulated waste water and the vacuum source that exhibits a housing, which exhibits a vacuum side housing part (53) added to...

20060237076 - Backflow preventer: The invention relates to a backflow preventer (1) integrateable into a gas or liquid pipeline (2). The inventive backflow preventer consists of a closing body (3) which is embodied in the form of a hollow body which is open on a drainage side thereof and defines a passage channel (5)...

20060237079 - Self-riveting flapper valves: A rivet-type flapper valve assembly for a fluid device has a main body part defining a valve orifice communicating with the fluid device. The main body part includes a pin or shaft of a rivet spaced adjacent to the valve orifice. The main body part is permanently attached to the...

20060237077 - Slide-in flapper valves: A flapper valve assembly attaches to a fluid device, such as a heat exchanger and has a fluid port in communication with the fluid device to provide by-pass flow in cold flow or pressure spike conditions. The flapper valve assembly includes a shim plate and a face plate that together...

20060237078 - Snap-in baffle insert for fluid devices: An insert snaps into position in a manifold of a fluid device to perform a baffling function. The insert includes a cradle having a base portion and opposed spring fingers for retaining the insert in position. The base portion can be completely closed to prevent flow through the insert, or...

20060237080 - Patterned surfaces and polymeric microstructures within robust microfluidic channels: Microfluidic channel. The channel includes a microfluidic mold defining a channel and a substrate including patterned regions. The microfluidic mold is in conformal contact with the substrate to form an irreversible seal. The patterned regions are adapted to immobilize cells....

20060231136 - Fine channel device, fine particle producing method and solvent extraction method: A fine channel device capable of producing fine particles in an industrial scale, hardening the fine particles immediately after the production and recovering the fine particles from a medium without collapsing the shape of the produced fine particles, a fine particle producing method using the fine channel device and a...

20060231137 - Connector apparatus and method of coupling bioprocessing equipment to a media source: A connector apparatus designed for use in a bioprocessing assembly, and a method for coupling a piece of bioprocessing equipment to a media source in a sterilized environment. The connector apparatus includes a coupler including an end and at least one outlet, and a connector valve connectable at a first...

20060231138 - Electronic fuel tank fill limit control: A vent apparatus is opened to allow free flow of fuel vapor from a vehicle fuel tank through the vent apparatus to a fuel vapor recovery canister during tank refueling until a predetermined level of liquid fuel is reached in the vent apparatus. Once refueling has been completed, the vent...

20060231139 - Method and disposable device for sampling and distributing a liquid, for example, in sterile conditions: The invention relates to a method of distributing a fluid. According to the invention, the following elements are connected simultaneously to a valve (1) which comprises multiple inlets and outlets and which is equipped with a check valve, namely: a fluid sampling and injecting device, such as a syringe (2);...

20060231140 - Plaster guard for a wall mounted faucet valve assembly: A plaster guard for a wall mounted faucet valve assembly. The plaster guard includes a body having a central opening configured to receive the valve assembly, and a coupler configured to couple the body to the valve assembly....

20060231141 - Valve with bi-loading seal: A fluid control valve has at its lower inlet end a bi-loading seal. The seal is generally ring shaped in top view. However, it has a first flexible load section for sealing the stationary disk with respect to the housing and a second load section having an annular insert that...

20060231142 - Gas cylinder regulator: The pressure regulator is threadable onto the neck of a tank of gas under pressure that has a plug mounted in the neck and a rupturable disk blocking fluid flow through a plug bore. The main body includes a central reduced diameter portion extendable into the plug bore without rupturing...

20060231143 - Device for determining effects suffered by a flow-controlled gaseous medium: Liquefied petroleum gas is widely used in leisure time activities. Here, as liquefied petroleum gas is highly inflammable, it is important to have an indicator (19) that quickly determines whether there is leakage. The present invention relates to a new leak indicator (19) that, when an easily operated button (20)...

20060231144 - Method of discharging high pressure storage vessels: A master/slave tank system for storing a compressed hydrogen gas, where the system employs an electrically driven shut-off valve for each tank in the system. The tank system includes a master tank and a slave tank for storing the gas. A first line is coupled to the master tank for...

20060231145 - Control valve structure for an oxygen machine: A control valve structure for an oxygen machine uses a motor to link a disc to spin, which activates a pair of valve rods to open and close in sequence through rotation of the motor to control air flow....

20060231146 - Bypass valve: A control valve usable as a bypass/diverter valve for controlling the flow of fluid from a source to a fluid treatment device or other water handling appliance, such as a water softener. The valve has a housing that includes first and second inlet/outlet fittings and first and second fluid transfer...

20060231147 - Proportional pressure control valve with control port pressure stabilization: A proportional pressure control valve which includes an electric first stage pilot having a single outlet port configured to provide a variable pressurized hydraulic fluid to the outlet port and at a pressure that is proportional to an electric input signal and which is variable between first and second values...

20060231148 - Relay: A relay long in service life aiming at higher reliability and lower cost is achieved by use of a technology of microelectromechanical-systems. The relay comprises a flow path having narrow chores and wide chokes, formed by bonding two insulating members together, a plurality of liquid chambers formed by partitioning the...

20060225784 - Air vent apparatus for water tube: An air vent apparatus for a water tube, comprising: an air separator pipe installed to have an axial direction along a vertical direction, and connected to a portion, where an air reservoir tends to occur, of the water tube for passage of water; and air vent means for venting air...

20060225785 - Sealing structure of float valve: A sealing structure includes a case; an upper opening; a first valve element; and a second valve element. The float moves upward and downward in the case. The opening is formed in the top surface of the case. The first valve element is provided in the upper area of the...

20060225786 - Method for operating a pneumatic device for the metered delivery of a liquid and pneumatic device: The invention concerns the operation of a pneumatic device for the metered delivery of a liquid and a pneumatic device particularly suited for operation in accordance with the invention. The pneumatic device has a pressure tank that can be connected to a compressed air source by means of an inlet...

20060225787 - Evacuatable container: A valve (20) is provided for sealing an evacuation port (16) in a port area (18) of a wall structure (12) of a container. The valve (20) comprises a casing (22) having a shell portion (30) which is deformable from an open condition, whereat the shell portion (30) forms a...

20060225788 - Heater unit for installation on valve: A heater unit having a main body constructed in the form of a housing and covers the entire flow path forming sections of the valve and joints, and a heater built in the main body is mounted on the valve. The heater includes a direct heating section and a radiant...

20060225789 - Arrangement for securing in-ground water valves: Underground water valves having square operating nuts, such as but not limited to critical water valves which control different pressure zones or different demand areas, are secured by a shielding cap, each of which have a recess that receives a valve operating nut and a cylindrical projection which frustrates attempts...

20060225790 - Gas pressure regulator: A gas pressure regulator is provided that is capable of minimizing vibration and improving overall fluid flow efficiency. The gas pressure regulator achieves these benefits using varying techniques including the use of angled walls in a low-pressure cavity to enhance flow deflection and distribution....

20060225791 - Valve with check valve: The invention relates to a valve with a central guide and a check valve. The check valve and valve form an integrated component, the check valve being formed by a band which is shaped into a ring and is arranged in an internal groove....

20060225792 - Five valve manifold with angle bonnet details: A multi-valve manifold is provided, including a valve body having a periphery about which are placed a series of valves. At least one of the series of valves fits within a depression in the valve body....

20060225793 - Method and apparatus for dosing inhibitors: Valve, especially for dosing inhibitors to prevent forming of hydrates in the exploration of oil and gas, or as a liquid choke. The inhibitor or liquid has a first and higher pressure upstream of the valve and a second and lower pressure downstream of the valve. The valve has a...

20060225794 - Vent and relief valve: A vent and relief valve having a valve body that is in fluid communication with the interior of a tank containing a fluid. A vent valve and relief valve are positioned within the valve body. The vent valve is capable of being configured into an open position to vent fluid...

20060225795 - Push button regulator device with sealing element to facilitate easy connection with other devices: A regulator device includes a first valve member and a second valve member disposed within a housing of the device. The first valve member regulates the pressure of fluid exiting the device, and the second valve member is biased to a closed position and is opened by manipulation of an...

20060225796 - Automated water shut-off valve: A device includes a housing that has a plurality of monolithically formed walls, wherein selected walls are provided with inlet and outlet ports respectively. The housing includes a coupling in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet ports, a mechanism for detecting a fluctuation in water pressure, and a mechanism...

20060225797 - Discharge rate and pressure control solenoid valve: The inventive discharge rate and pressure control solenoid valve (1) is used for a circuit consisting of a low pressure part and a high-pressure part and controls the discharge rate of a low-pressure fluid with the aid of a sliding spool (18) in a liner (22) provided with at least...

20060225798 - Integrated expandable gas or fluid distribution system: A system and method for an integrated expandable gas or fluid distribution system is disclosed. The integrated expandable distribution system comprises at least one device having a male and female connector on opposite faces with a passageway connecting the male and female connectors, a device with a male connector on...

20060225799 - Marine valve adapter: The invention is directed to an adapter used in a marine fluid handling system to prevent thread mismatch between a thru-hull fitting and in-line valve. The adapter includes a head with a male NPT thread and a bore with a female NPS thread. The adapter is threaded to a thru-hull...

20060219295 - Method for filling water and device for filling water: Highly-pure water is stored into a storage tank 46 by reducing an impurity-ion content to not greater than a specified rate by removing impurity ions via a device 43, for manufacturing pure water, containing ion-exchange resin, and by reducing a dissolved-oxygen content to not greater than a specified rate by...

20060219296 - Safety machanism of a high-pressure gas outflow control for cutting off gas outflow when the control is broken: A safety mechanism includes a connecting tube, a blocking bead, a spring, and a propping pin; the connecting tube having an axial hole, which has a front portion, a rear portion, and a middle portion having the smallest diameter; the rear portion of the connecting tube having an easy-to-break recess...

20060219297 - Drainage-aiding device and method of use thereof: A drainage-aiding device and method of use thereof for application in areas of water flow, such as, for exemplary purposes only, the drainage pipes of sinks, bathtubs, showers, toilets, urinals, and the like. The present invention includes a cutting blade assembly that is disposed within a drainage pipe, wherein the...

20060219298 - Compressed gas storage system: A compressed gas storage system includes a gas tank formed for storing therein compressed gas, a gas discharge path provided in the gas tank, a solenoid valve connected to the gas discharge path and disposed in an interior of the gas tank for controlling the flow of compressed gas that...

20060219299 - Versatile emergency shutdown device controller implementing a pneumatic test for a system instrument device: A multi-functional or versatile emergency shutdown valve controller may be used in various different emergency shutdown configurations to enable the testing of different types and configurations of emergency shutdown devices and the supporting equipment associated therewith. In one example, a digital valve controller for use with an emergency shutdown valve...

20060219300 - Reed valve assembly: The reed valve assembly of the present invention includes a reed cage and a retainer that includes in once piece two or more reed petals. The retainer is independently interlockable with the reed cage. As defined herein, independently interlockable is understood to mean that no additional parts are required to...

20060219301 - System and method for maintaining pressure and flow in a vent header: A system for maintaining a stable pressure in a process analyzer measurement cell using pneumatic components. The system comprises an eductor having a pressure passage, a discharge passage, and a suction passage, and an eductor flow regulator for regulating the flow of a motive gas to the pressure passage as...

20060219302 - Pressure regulated solenoid valve having integral mounting structure: A regulator valve for managing a fluid in an appliance is provided. The regulator valve comprises a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a filter, a pressure regulator, a solenoid valve, a mounting structure, and a locking tab depending from the mounting structure. The inlet and outlet utilize quick...

20060219303 - Pressure regulator: A main valve reduces an unregulated pressure of a high-pressure gas to a regulated pressure by being interlocked with a diaphragm, which receives the regulated pressure within a pressure regulating chamber and is displaced. A subsidiary valve is interlocked with the main valve through a plunger and reduces the unregulated...

20060219304 - Increased area single handle 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...

20060219305 - Valve for an expandable gas or fluid distribution system: A system and method for a valve for an expandable gas or fluid valve is disclosed. The valve comprises an electromagnetic switch with a male connector on one face, and a female connector on an opposite face. The electromagnetic switch has a passageway connecting the male connector with the female...

20060219306 - Hydraulically switchable directional control valve: The distribution valve 10 comprises a valve piston 12, coupled with this a means of sealing 15; 18 and a control piston 13, where the return port R can be closed off from the control piston 13, and where, after opening of the means of sealing 15; 18 the fluid...

20060219307 - Micromixer apparatus and method therefor: A micromixer used for microfluidic system is provided. The micromixer incorporates a pairs of reciprocating pumps and a pairs of fluidic element for mixing at least two fluids. With such a microfluid mixer, the at least two fluids are mixed when the reciprocating pumps are in their forward strokes by...

20060219308 - Microvalve having magnetic wax plug and flux control method using magnetic wax: Provided is a microvalve having a magnetic wax plug which includes a micro fluidic structure having an inlet portion and an outlet portion, a magnetic wax plug provided at a predetermined section where the inlet portion and the outlet portion meet, existing in a solid state, melted at a temperature...

20060219309 - Pressure reduction system for quick-connects: When sample collection cylinders get full, they need to be switched out with empty sample collection cylinders. The connection between the sample cylinder and a piping system is often a quick-connect which typically has a high pressure rating when closed and a lower pressure rating when opened. The bleeder valve...

20060219310 - Method and apparatus for precluding backflow in a mixing valve subjected to unbalanced inlet pressure: An apparatus and method are provided for precluding backflow of fluid in a mixing valve, through use of a manifold of the mixing valve including a septum wall in an intermediate divided segment of an outlet conduit of the manifold....