Fluid handling inventions 01/07

20070017572 - Pipeline: A pipeline.    ... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070017573 - Electromechanical regulator with primary and backup modes of operation for regulating passenger oxygen: The electromechanical regulator for passenger oxygen is a hybrid oxygen regulator that provides for electronic or mechanical regulation of oxygen flow. The electronic portion of the regulator consists of an inlet solenoid valve, an outlet solenoid valve, a cabin pressure transducer, a regulated output transducer and a PID based controller,... Agent: Fulwider Patton

20070017574 - Device for cleaning and/or disinfecting a keg coupler: The invention relates to a device which is used for cleaning and/or disinfecting a keg coupler (10) which has a collar-like lower section (14) with segment-like projections (18). The lower section (14) is provided on its periphery with a cylindrical external peripheral surface (16) and is provided on the inside... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070017575 - Method of bulk transport and storage of gas in a liquid medium: An integrated ship mounted system for loading a gas stream, separating heavier hydrocarbons, compressing the gas, cooling the gas, mixing the gas with a desiccant, blending it with a liquid carrier or solvent, and then cooling the mix to processing, storage and transportation conditions. After transporting the product to its... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070017576 - Inflatable sewage line backflow prevention devices: The Federal Emergency Management Agency reports that an average of over 35,000 homes in designated flood areas file flood claims averaging in excess of $18,000. Twenty-five percent of all homeowner flood insurance claims come from areas that were not considered to be high risk. Homes generally not at risk of... Agent: Glenn Mchinnis

20070017577 - Fluid control value assembly: A fluid control valve assembly is disclosed that includes a housing. The housing defines an inlet pipe and a valve port in fluid communication with the inlet pipe, such that a fluid passes from the inlet pipe and through the valve port. The inlet pipe defines an inlet pipe axis... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070017578 - Drainage device for arrangement on a floor tile having a drain water aperture and arrangement of such a drainage device on a floor tile: Drainage device for arrangement on a floor tile, the drainage device, when at least partially assembled in the floor, has at least two pipe lengths moveable relative to one another in such a way that a movement of the pipe lengths relative to one another allows an aperture in the... Agent: Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.C.

20070017579 - Reset relief valve: A reset relief valve with a body having an inlet port, an outlet port, and an interior wall partially defining an enclosed chamber, a piston disposed in the body and moveable between a first position at which the piston is disposed in fluid flow-blocking relationship between the inlet port and... Agent: James D. Petruzzi

20070017580 - Pressure regulator: A variable device for regulating the outlet pressure of a fluid from a valve body, includes a pressure-sensing chamber having a wall formed by a resilient self-restoring diaphragm which is responsive to pressure in the chamber. A valve element connected to the diaphragm controls flow into the chamber. Increased pressure... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070017581 - Apparatus for mixing two fluids or keeping them separate: A mixing apparatus for mixing two fluids immediately following contact with each other is disclosed. The mixing apparatus includes a spring-loaded ball valve separating a first fluid from a second fluid. The ball valve closes as a result of at least spring force. The ball valve opens as a result... Agent: Richard P. Ferrara Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070017582 - Fluid couplings: Fluid couplings are provided for devices that include a flow path having two or more separable portions. Devices including such couplings are also provided, for example, a device including: first and second separable portions; a conduit, within the first portion, defining a flow path for fluid flow between the first... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070017583 - Medical connector with closeable male luer: A luer connector including a housing with first end including a male luer tip and a second end. The connector further includes a rigid valve member having a first opened end and a second closed end and a retaining member configured to couple the valve member and the housing. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070017584 - Fluid trim apparatus and method: A noise reducing apparatus and method for handling of fluid comprises a plurality of discs stacked on one another, each disc having a radially inner periphery and a radially outer periphery, and a plurality of fluid flow channels defined on at least some of the discs and extending from the... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070017586 - Reverse flow flow trim for choke valve: A choke valve for use in reverse flow when mounted on a wellhead or manifold. The choke valve includes a valve body forming a T shaped bore to provide a vertically extending bottom opening and a horizontally extending side opening. Flow trim is positioned in the T-shaped bore, optionally in... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070017585 - Fluid control valve: A fluid control valve for the mixing of hot and cold water and delivery at a selected flow rate is described wherein an upper housing and lower housing are clamped together by a snap-fit connection thereby enclosing other fluid control valve component parts. A ball stem is manually movable in... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070017587 - Electromagnetic adjustment unit: An electromagnetic adjustment unit of a directional control valve is provided. The individual components of the adjustment unit are to be embodied, arranged, and joined such that the assembly expenditure and the costs during the production are reduced to a minimum.... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070012357 - Intermittent pressure module: An intermittent pressure module for controlling the position of a valve between two positions comprising diaphragm means; a plurality of ports associated with said diaphragm means for exposing said diaphragm means to a selected pressure in said first position, and ambient pressure in said second position; swing means associated with... Agent: Miller Thompson, LLP

20070012358 - Gas supply arrangement and associated method, particularly for a gas turbine: A method for operating a gas-supply system, particularly for a gas turbine, having a gas-carrying pipeline, a controllable compressor arranged in the pipeline and at least one consumer connected to the pipeline and located downstream from the compressor. The compressor is regulated as a function of a comparison between the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070012359 - Safety device for a gas valve: A safety device for a gas valve includes a valve seat, a valve cap, a press bar, an electronic valve, and a thermocouple. The valve cap comprises a passage interconnected with a main gas channel and a gas ignition channel. The passage is formed with a neck. A valve body... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070012360 - Oxygen therapy face mask: An oxygen therapy face mask has a face engaging portion and a valve assembly connected thereto. The valve assembly has a first passage communicating with the interior of the face engaging portion from which gas can flow into the face engaging portion and into a patient's mouth and nose and... Agent: Gowling, Lafleur Henderson LLP

20070012361 - Faucet co-operating with shower head: A faucet includes a faucet body, and a switching device including a switching valve mounted on the water outlet pipe of the faucet body, and a control valve adjustably mounted on the switching valve and connected to a shower head. Thus, the valve seat of the control valve is rotated... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070012362 - Method for opening tank shut-off valves in gas feeding systems with connected tanks: A method for opening tank shut-off valves in a fuel cell system that includes multiple pressurized tanks. A flow control device is positioned in a supply line downstream of the tank shut-off valves. When the system is started up, only one of the tank shut-off valves is opened to allow... Agent: Cary W. Brooks General Motors Corporation

20070012363 - Gas supply apparatus: A gas line (120) for supplying hydrogen gas and a harness (110) for supplying power to an electromagnetic valve are connected to an electromagnetic valve mechanism (200). The length of the harness (110) from a connecting member (111) to a fastener (160) is denoted by the letter “n” and the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070012364 - Valve assembly: A valve assembly has a gland disposed about a conduit to a water source, a flange floor extending transversely about the conduit, a tubular sleeve extending upwardly from the flange floor, a valve gland below the flange floor sealingly engaging a lower valve body, and at least one member extending... Agent: Boniard I. Brown

20070012365 - Fuel check valve: A fuel check valve that includes: a pipe having a fuel outflow port; a valve element attached in an openable and closable manner to the fuel outflow port of the pipe, the valve element being normally urged by a spring in a closing direction; a support shaft disposed on one... Agent: Mcginn & Gibb, PLLC

20070012366 - Gripper air switch: A fluid switch system includes a fluid switch having inlets and outlets for fluid flow through the switch. In a first state the inlets are fluidly connected with certain ones of the outlets and in a second state the inlets are fluidly connected with different ones of the outlets.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070012367 - A field adjustable control valve assembly and field adjustment module: A flow setting assembly is provided to permit field adjustment of an electronically actuated flow control valve, particularly a pressure independent characterized control valve (PICCV). In a preferred form, flow can be field adjusted by using a hex tool. Therefore, the maximum flow can be increased or decreased within the... Agent: Thaddius J. Carvis

20070012368 - Arrangement for tool equipment: An arrangement comprising ancillary equipment mounted to a semiconductor processing tool and service center remote from the semiconductor processing tool minimizing the local space requirements and facilitates easy access for repair.... Agent: Ira Lee Zebrak The Boc Group, Inc.

20070012369 - Switch valve device: The present invention relates to a switching valve device used for vacuum suction of a member such as a semiconductor chip, and the object thereof is to break a vacuum rapidly and smoothly. The switching valve device includes a vacuum suction switching valve function for vacuum suction, a vacuum break... Agent: Stanley R. Moore Jenkens & Gilchrist

20070012370 - Facetted high temperature thruster design: An apparatus and method for manufacturing the apparatus is provided as a thruster for use with a fluidic diverter valve, the fluidic diverter valve having a valve housing. The thruster has a first tube, a valve seat, and a flow path. The first tube has a first end, a second... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070006918 - Float type drain trap: The pilot valve mechanism is constructed by comprising a pilot valve 7, disposed in part of the pilot chamber 8 and putting the pilot chamber 8 in communication with the outside of the drain case 1, an orifice 9, formed on the upstream side of the pilot valve 7 and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070006919 - Float valve structure: A float valve structure according to the invention includes a case; a valve seat that is formed at an end portion of the case, at a position near an upper opening of the case; a float that is arranged in a space formed in the case so as to be... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070006920 - Combined storage facility for co2 and natural gas: A method and an installation for alternating storage of CO2 and natural gas in a way that ensures minimal mixture of the gases, is described. CO2 and natural gas are alternately stored in a tank installation comprising a plurality of tanks connected in series, where CO2 is always filled and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070006921 - Faucet sealing: A faucet improvement including a seat defining a bore, and a valve stem movable toward and away from the seat, comprising a shoulder screw threadably attachable to the stem, and having a head located in the bore, a shank, and a non-metallic O-ring extending about the screw shank to be... Agent: William W. Haefliger

20070006922 - Pneumatic valve with lockout: A pneumatic valve with lockout for controlling the flow of a fluid includes a housing, a fluid flow passage extending through the housing between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a valve movable along an axis to open and close the flow passage. A pneumatic actuator is operable... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070006923 - Adjustable inlet valve with air gap: A valve arrangement for use in the cistern (8) of a toilet is described having an inlet valve (20) operated by a float (46) such that when the level of water in the cistern reaches a threshold amount, the float operates the inlet valve to substantially instantaneously close the supply... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20070006924 - Servo-controlled pneumatic pressure oscillator for respiratory impedance measurements and high-frequency ventilation: A pneumatic ventilation system delivers high amplitude, low frequency oscillatory flows while maintaining the load impedance at a specified mean pressure, thereby accurately controlling mean airway pressure, oscillation amplitude, and frequency content allowing use in applications to optimize high frequency ventilation protocols in patients. The pneumatic ventilation system includes a... Agent: Gauthier & Connors LLP

20070006925 - Washer fluid reservoir having a fluid-impermeable air vent patch: A washer fluid system (20) in a motor vehicle (10). A walled reservoir (22) holds washer fluid used to wash one or more windows (16) of the vehicle. Washer fluid is introduced through a fill opening (26) to fill the reservoir. The reservoir has one or more through-openings (36, 38,... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20070006926 - Microfluidic bubble logic devices: An all fluid-based no-moving part micro-mechanical logic family of microfluidic bubble logic devices is constructed from complex sequences of microfluidic channels, microfluidic bubble modulators for programming the devices, and microfluidic droplet/bubble memory elements for chemical storage and retrieval. The input is a sequence of bubbles/droplets encoding information, with the output... Agent: Norma E Henderson Henderson Patent Law

20070006927 - Apparatus for discharging fluid: An apparatus for discharging fluid from a container. The apparatus comprises a mounting member coupled to the container. A valve is coupled to the mounting member and selectively in fluid communication with the container. A swivel, including a single ninety-degree elbow member, is coupled to the mounting member and the... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070000540 - Ice delivery and cleaning apparatus: Apparatus transports rod(s) of ice of flaked or chipped ice through a tube to a remote ice bin, in which the ice is broken into nuggets. A method of cleaning the transport tube is also provided in which ice pushes a dry conformable article and a wet conformable articles carrying... Agent: Paul And Paul

20070000541 - Fluid handling apparatus: When a first liquid fed into a first flow passage 6 moves therein toward a connecting portion 10 due to capillarity, gas in the first flow passage 6 is pushed by the moving first liquid to be exhausted to the external environment via a third flow passage 14 and an... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070000542 - Fuel tank valve: A vent valve for a fuel tank with a vapor outlet moves between a fully open position, a fully closed position, and a partially open position. The vent valve has a housing and a cage received at least in part in the housing. The cage has an annular wall with... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070000543 - Pipe disconnector: A system disconnector for physically disconnecting an upstream liquid system from a downstream liquid system by means of an outlet valve (35;135) depending on the pressure difference between the upstream and the downstream liquid system comprises an upstream backflow preventer (48; 148), a downstream backflow preventer (88), and an outlet... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070000544 - Valve assembly for positive displacement pumps: A valve assembly for a positive displacement fluid pump is described. The valve assembly includes a valve seat having a central opening formed therein. A closure disc is positioned on the valve seat for closing the central opening. The closure disc is formed of a technical ceramic material. The valve... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070000545 - Viscous product transportation trailer: Described herein is a transport tank trailer having a tank that can be used to more completely and effectively transport, store, load and unload a viscous product, such as a viscous liquid product, or liquid with solid(s) in suspension. Materials for transport, storing, loading and unloading include both food-grade and... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20070000546 - Valve capable of controlling water discharge: A valve includes a hollow pipe defining a first opening and a second opening aligning with each other. A first passage, a second passage, a third passage and a fourth passage are respectively defined in an inner surface of the hollow pipe and communicate with each other. A piston is... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070000547 - Mixing valve: A mixer valve includes a rotational assembly for selecting a temperature of the water up to a maximum temperature. The rotational assembly includes a selectable “comfort” temperature indicator, that can be set independently of the maximum temperature, and does not affect the maximum temperature. The valve also includes check valves... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070000548 - Method and device for producing microparticles in a continuous phase liquid: A continuous phase liquid and a dispersed phase liquid are permitted to flow together through a co-flow channel. Preferably, the dispersed phase liquid is arranged to flow within the flowing body of the continuous phase liquid in the co-flow channel. The continuous phase and dispersed phase liquids are comminuted intermittently... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP