Fluid handling inventions 09/07

20070221271 - Process liquid supply system, process liquid supply method, and storage medium: A process liquid supply system of the present invention includes: a pure water supply source connected to a process vessel through a supply pipe; a chemical liquid tank that stores a chemical liquid and supplies the chemical liquid stored therein to the supply pipe; and a compressed gas supply source... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070221272 - Water hose purging device: A liquid line purging device includes a self-contained liquid line coupling mechanism and internal check valve system, and may be fitted, for example, to any existing home garden hose or field water supply system. Also, the device has a gas fitting, for receiving purging gas, typically air, which flows into... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070221273 - Valve for beverage dispenser: A valve particularly useful for regulating the flow of water in a beverage dispenser includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet and a water flow path there between; a diaphragm and a sealing ring against which the diaphragm may seal to close the water flow path through the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070221274 - Valve plate for a reciprocating compressor: The invention concerns a valve plate for a reciprocating compressor, the valve plate being made as a sintered part, having on at least one valve plate surface at least one valve seat surface (30, 31) being worked after sintering. In order to simplify the manufacturing of the valve plate, the... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070221275 - Shuttle valve: A shuttle valve (12,150,230) is provided having a body (44,152,232) defining an interior chamber (46,154,234). The valve (12,150,230) includes inlet (16,158,238), outlet (18,160,240) and common (14,156,236) ports that are coupled to the body (44,152,232). A shuttle (48, 162,242) is translatably disposed within the chamber (46,154,234) between a first position wherein... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070221276 - Modulating gas valves and systems: Modulating gas valves and systems for modulating gas flow to gas-fired appliances are disclosed. An illustrative modulating gas valve can include at least one main valve adapted to regulate the flow of gas through a main gas conduit, at least one regulator for regulating the gas pressure outputted by each... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070221277 - Faucet spout and diverter valve: A combined faucet spout and diverter valve for attaching a dispensing system to a water source. In a first mode, water flows through the diverter valve to a first outlet which can be a faucet outlet. In a second mode, water is diverted to a fluid conduit which is fastened... Agent: S.c. Johnson Commercial Markets Inc

20070221278 - Flow interrupter for a liquid or gaseous fluid flow pipe: In the flow interrupter of the invention, mechanical members (4) for interrupting the flow of a fluid in a pipe (3a, 3b) are housed together with drive elements (6, 7) therefore in a leaktight body (2). Electrical and electronic control elements for controlling the drive elements are supported by a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070215206 - System and method for a mass flow controller: A system and method for controlling a mass flow controller to have a constant control loop gain under a variety of different types of fluids and operating conditions, and for configuring the mass flow controller for operation with a fluid and/or operating conditions different from that used during a production... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070215207 - Safety pressure relief device: A pressure relief bursting disc has a flange portion, a sloping portion interior of the flange portion and a dished portion interior of the sloping portion. The sloping portion has its wider end joined to the flange portion and slopes up from the flange portion in a first direction and... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070215208 - Float type steam trap: The present invention relates to a steam trap, and more particularly, to a float type steam trap that is configured to have a gas discharging part mounted at the inside thereof, thereby conducting effective removal of gas generated during the operation of a heat exchanger of a boiler.... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070215209 - Apparatus and methods to dispense fluid from a bank of containers and to refill same: An example cascade system includes a manifold having a fluid outlet port to dispense fluid and a fluid valve engaged to the manifold. First and second fluid storage containers are coupled to the manifold. The fluid valve is configured to control a first fluid flow path between the second fluid... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070215210 - Fluid fitting with integrated fluid management device: A fluid fitting is described for use in facilities that have a plurality of surfaces, a source of fluid pressure, and at least one fluid handling conduit extending from the source of fluid pressure to one of the surfaces. The fluid fitting comprises a mounting component to enable the fluid... Agent: Edward W. Goebel, Jr. Macdonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP

20070215211 - Universal washing machine outlet box: A washing machine outlet box includes a housing having a bottom wall containing multiple openings and two valve mount inserts insertable into selective openings for supporting water shut off valves therein. The two valve mount inserts may be individual valve mount inserts that are separately insertable into two of the... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070215212 - Floor drain with incorporated flood prevention: A floor drain assembly with integrated flood prevention, comprising a unitary construction which may be retrofitted into existing floor drain plumbing without modification to the plumbing or surrounding floor. The floor drain assembly comprises an integrated check valve, which under normal circumstances remains open, allowing spilled or poured liquids to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070215213 - Lock valve; a method and system for securing a valve device: A method and system for securing the exposed valve actuation portion of the valve system in order to restrict the unauthorized use therefrom; including a first device keying the exposed valve actuation portion, a second devise containing the exposed portion of the keyed valve actuation portion, a third keyed device... Agent: Peter M. Fox

20070215214 - Valve and fluid system with the valve: A valve includes a drive part (2) provided with a piston (4) for driving a valve element (7) in an axial direction, a valve body (1) formed at one end in the axial direction with a valve chamber (17) for accommodating the valve element (7), and a base seat (3).... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070215215 - Isolation valve with rotatable flange: A valve assembly, including a quarter turn ball valve, an insert carried by the valve housing, and a flange, rotatably carried on the insert. The flange is used to secure the valve assembly in a fluid system and the assembly and disassembly of the valve assembly is facilitated by the... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070215216 - Check valve mechanism for rodents and/or odors: A check valve mechanism for use with a vertical drain pipe comprises a connector portion for supporting the check valve mechanism with respect to the drain pipe, and two flaps, each being an ungula of a cylindrical tube. The flaps are pivotally connected to the connector portion, so as to... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070215217 - Outlet check valve: An outlet check valve for use with a high pressure pump and having a retainer with an inlet cavity at one end. A retainer cavity extends between the inlet cavity and an opposite end. The retainer cavity has a volume for receiving a portion of the valve element and a... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070215218 - Device for removal and filtration of drilling fluid: The invention relates to a device for removal and filtration of drilling fluid at top hole drilling, where a suction module (10) comprises an extended, pipe-formed body (30), open at the top and which is arranged to an ocean-bottom penetrating pipe, through which a drill stem is led for drilling... Agent: Abelman Frayne & Schwab

20070215219 - Variable load valve with test point: A variable load control valve comprising a load control chamber, a control port for communication with a source of control fluid under pressure and a test point associated with the control port. The test point is normally configured to permit communication between a source of control fluid and the load... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070215221 - Valve assembly for liquid containers: A valve assembly for liquid containers includes a base fixed on the water bottle and a connector unit which is connected to the base by a locking member. Each of the base and the connector unit includes a valve piece which is biased by a spring to seal the base... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070215220 - System for direct transfer of gas from a supply source to a portable cylinder and method for same: A system and method of transferring, by a patient, high purity gas from a supply source to a portable cylinder. The system comprises a regulator that operatively connects to the supply source that stores the high purity gas. A cylinder valve removeably connects with the outlet of the regulator while... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070215222 - Pilot valve: There is disclosed a pilot valve, especially for a servo valve, comprising an actuating motor and a hydraulic preamplifier via which a control pressure difference can be created that acts upon a main slide of a main stage. According to the invention, a blocking mechanism is embodied in the flow... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20070215223 - Selector valve: A modular selector valve (100) for selectively directing a flow of a fluid. The modular selector valve includes one or more three-way valves (110, 112, or 113)removably coupled to one another. The modular selector valve also includes an actuator assembly (126) actuatable to simultaneously actuate each of the one or... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20070215224 - Micro-electro-mechanical valves and pumps and methods of fabricating same: Micro-valves and micro-pumps and methods of fabricating micro-valves and micro-pumps. The micro-valves and micro-pumps include electrically conductive diaphragms fabricated from electrically conductive nano-fibers. Fluid flow through the micro-valves and pumping action of the micro-pumps is accomplished by applying electrostatic forces to the electrically conductive diaphragms.... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070215225 - Valve arrangement for a gas installation: The invention relates to a valve arrangement for a gas installation comprising a valve body with at least one gas inlet, whereby at least one gas outlet is assigned to a gas inlet and, more particularly whereby one gas outlet can be closed by means of a medium-controlled or flame-controlled... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20070209701 - Portable pedestal air filtering device: A portable pedestal air filtering device is provided. The device includes a filtered air generation head, a support riser for supporting the filtered air generation head at an elevation above a support surface.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070209702 - Moisture sensor and control system for sprinklers and method therefor: A landscaping watering system has a probe for monitoring a moisture content of an area. A control unit is coupled to the probe for sending an activation signal to activate a flow of water when a signal from the probe indicates the moisture content of the area is below a... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070209703 - Pressure reducing regulator with adjustable feature: The present disclosure is directed to a flow control device, such as a regulator, for controlling fluid flow between an inlet port and an outlet port, and having an internal adjustment mechanism for varying the outlet pressure of the device, including the pressure required to close the device. The device... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20070209704 - Flow control device: A flow control device having a first port, a second port, a third port and the movable member. In a first mode, the movable member seals the second port while allowing fluid flow between the first and third ports, wherein the differential pressure between the first port and third port,... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070209705 - Drain valve: A drain valve for a vehicle compressed air system. The drain valve including a body portion is adapted to separate water, debris and other relatively heavy objects from a compressed air stream passing through the valve and a gladhand portion capable of connecting to a gladhand connector. The drain may... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070209706 - Hydraulic device: A hydraulic device is provided herein. The hydraulic device mainly contains a reservoir having an airbag inside. The reservoir is provided with an inlet pipe and a plurality of outlet pipes, both extended from a top side of the reservoir. The inlet pipe receives water from a pumper and fills... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070209707 - Pressure activated trap primer and water hammer combination: A water hammer arrestor and drain trap primer valve includes a hollow pipe having a closed end, a discharging end, an inlet, an outlet port connected to said discharging end and attachable to plumbing tubing, an inlet port connected to said inlet and attachable to plumbing tubing, an insert plug... Agent: Rylander & Associates PC

20070209708 - Bag assembly for the separation of a composite liquid and method for manufacturing it: A bag assembly for the separation of a composite liquid into at least two components, comprises a set of bags and a bag-assembling device for assembling the set of bags. The set of bags comprises a separation bag connected by a product tube to at least one product bag. The... Agent: Gambro, Inc Patent Department

20070209709 - Valve device and liquid ejection device: A valve device comprises a flow passage, a storage chamber, a valve seat, a diaphragm, a valve-closing unit, and a first biasing member. A fluid passes through the flow passage. The storage chamber is disposed in the flow passage for storing the fluid. The storing chamber includes an opening. The... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070209710 - Valve used for vapor-tightly disconnecting two interconnected process units: A valve is used for vapor-tightly disconnecting two interconnected process units. The valve comprises a continuous duct which connects two vacuum evaporators that are individually provided with an outer vapor-proof jacket, and a blocking mechanism mounted in the duct. In order to allow the two interconnected vacuum evacuators to be... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070209711 - Direct drive hose reel assembly: A hose reel assembly includes a unitary support member and a hose reel spool, which as a riser connected therethrough for providing a fluid path. The unitary support member includes an axle, bearing and hub assembly, with an integrated frame that encompasses a bearing assembly and a drive unit housing.... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20070209712 - Fluid container apparatus having support elements for supporting apparatus components: A fluid storage and delivery apparatus may include a fluid container, a first apparatus component, and a housing. One or more support members may be coupled to the housing and configured to secure the first apparatus component physically separate from the fluid container. The first apparatus component may be indirectly... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070209713 - Overfill prevention valve for shallow tanks: An overfill prevention valve for mounting on the filling inlet of a liquid storage tank has an elongated, tubular valve body provided with an inlet at one end and one or more outlets in the sidewall thereof. A pressure-actuated piston is moveable between an open position spaced below an annular... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070209714 - Venting device: A venting device including one or more seals, one or more floats, and a cap is provided. The one or more seals and the one or more floats are encapsulated by the cap. The venting device further includes a passage, which allows intake and exhaust of air from a driveline... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070209715 - Failure protection apparatus for a pressure control assembly: The present invention provides a failure protection apparatus including an air source providing air having an air pressure, a first valve in fluid communication with the air source permitting fluid communication of a control fluid between a first fluid port and a second fluid port when the air pressure is... Agent: Carter J. White Legal Department M-i L.L.C.

20070209716 - Connection state sensing for coupling device: A coupling device includes a main body defining a fluid flow passage, and a valve member moveable between an unconnected state and a connected state. The coupling device also includes a magnet coupled to the valve member, and a sensor coupled to the main body, the sensor being configured to... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070209717 - Underground storage tank: The present invention provides an underground tank having a vessel assembly and a generally spaced access assembly. That is, the access assembly includes a fuel line, a withdrawal line, and a dome assembly. The fuel line and the withdrawal line have a first end disposed outside the vessel assembly and... Agent: David C. Jenkins Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20070209718 - Coupling for the transfer of fluids under pressure: A separable coupling may be formed by a connecting stub (2) and a locking jacket (5) which, when the locking jacket is moved relative to the connecting stub, can lock a nipple (16) in the coupling if fluids under pressure are fed through the coupling, as the connecting stub is... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070209719 - Triple duty valve: A valve assembly is disclosed. The valve assembly includes a valve body having an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a flow passage extending therebetween. A check valve is disposed within the flow passage. A shutoff valve is disposed within the flow passage. A venturi is disposed within the flow... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070209720 - Washing machine cock: A washing machine cock having an indention of limit interface defined by the cock against a handle disposed out of sight when viewed in front, and a precision ceramic valve to replace ball valve of the prior art for improving wear resisting and water sealing up results while maintaining integral... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20070209721 - High differential pressure, low torque precision temperature control valve: A high differential pressure, low torque precision temperature control valve is disclosed herein. This valve is trunnionated with stem components that are separable from the plug for ease of maintenance and manufacturability and thus reducing the need to remove the entire plug and sealing assemblies in the field. Field repair... Agent: Ken Dallara, Law Office Of Ken Dallara

20070209722 - Multi-way valve: A multi-way valve has a housing with a stepped bore forming two piston guiding regions and a shoulder ring with two sealing shoulders. The housing also has a first, second and central transverse bores which are spaced along the cylindrical bore. A contact piston has a piston rod and sealing... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070209723 - Actuating valve with ball column actuation: A valve has a valve body defining an exhaust port, a supply port, and a control port all aligned with each other, and a plunger assembly reciprocates in the valve body under the influence of an actuating solenoid. Plural balls are disposed in alignment in the valve body to establish... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070209724 - Control ball valve: A control ball valve that includes a flow path is disclosed. The flow path may be capable of coupling the control valve to a subsea operator. The control ball valve comprises a ball and a seat. The ball includes an outer surface, and a portion of the outer surface comprises... Agent: Paul R. Monco Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070204907 - Apparatus and method of gas injection sequencing: An apparatus and method for gas injection sequencing in order to increase the gas injection total pressure while satisfying an upper limit to the process gas flow rate, thereby achieving gas flow uniformity during a sequence cycle and employing practical orifice configurations. The gas injection system includes a gas injection... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070204908 - High purity carbon dioxide delivery system using dewars: In delivery of bulk liquefied gas under pressure from portable containers, the claimed invention provides a system and process for directing the evaporated vapor from one or more satellite pressure vessels through a master vessel. The gas transfer operates passively to provide for longer unattended run times for a downstream... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20070204909 - Inflator manifold: An inflator manifold made of all sealable plastic with a screw in valve inserted therein and an outer top end sealed shut. The all plastic construction enables the manifold to be more salt water resistant over long periods of time as compared to prior manifolds. A metal sleeve, which can... Agent: Daniel S. Polley, P.A.

20070204910 - Fountain for viscous food substances: A fountain includes a bowl for containing a viscous substance such as chocolate sauce. A pair of riser tubes extends upwardly from the bowl. Each riser tube has an inlet to receive the viscous substance from the bowl and a pair of augers, one within each respective riser tube. A... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070204911 - Tank truck for delivering liquefied gas: A high-speed bulk filling tank truck is provided, which permits reduction of the filling time. The high-speed bulk filling tank truck delivers a liquefied gas in a truck tank to a bulk storage tank, and recovers a gas-phase gas in the bulk storage tank into the truck tank, thereby filling... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070204912 - Fluid mixing system: In the system of the present invention, its feed lines 1, 2 are provided with fluid control valves 4, 10 changing the opening area of the channels to control the flow rates of the fluids, flow rate measuring devices 3, 9 measuring the actual flow rates of the fluids and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070204913 - Fluid mixing system: In the system of the present invention, the feed lines 1, 2 are provided with fluid control valves 4, 10 controlling pressures of fluids by pressure operations of control fluids, flow rate measuring devices 3, 9 measuring actual flow rates of the fluids, converting the measured values of the actual... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070204914 - Fluid mixing system: In the system of the present invention, its two feed lines are provided with first and second fluid control valves, flow rate measuring devices measuring the actual flow rates of the lines and outputting signals, and control units outputting command signals for controlling the fluid control valves and mixing the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070204915 - Combined pressure reducing and shut-off valve: A pressure-reducing valve is disclosed which is capable of preventing leakage of a fluid from a passage aperture in a state in which the passage aperture is closed by a valve body. The pressure-reducing valve is structured such that a plunger is moved upward due to a biasing force of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070204916 - Backflow prevention device: A backflow prevention device includes a main body holding a removable cartridge. The removable cartridge houses two independently acting check valves and, optionally, a relief valve. A first portion of the cartridge may be retracted into a second portion of the cartridge, thereby reducing the overall length of the cartridge... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070204917 - Backflow prevention device: A backflow prevention device includes a main body holding a removable cartridge. The removable cartridge houses two independently acting check valves and, optionally, a relief valve. A first portion of the cartridge may be retracted into a second portion of the cartridge, thereby reducing the overall length of the cartridge... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070204918 - Pressure relief valve: A pressure relief valve for use with flexible containers is disclosed. The valve comprises a valve chamber, a valve chamber seat with an inlet gas port or ports to the interior of the container and a resilient diaphragm floating within the chamber. The valve seat is shaped with a generally... Agent: Patrick M. Dwyer PC

20070204919 - Vent valve for a fluid container apparatus: A fluid storage and delivery apparatus may include a fluid container and a vent valve for releasing fluid from the fluid container. The vent valve may include a vent valve body formed from a single piece, and a vent valve inlet and vent valve outlet coupled to the single-piece vent... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070204920 - Fuel tank for a motor vehicle: The invention concerns a fuel tank (1) for a motor vehicle comprising a filler connection (2) enclosing a tank refueling passage (11) and operational and tank refueling venting conduits (3, 4) which are connected to a filler head (6) of the filler connection (2), wherein the filler head (6) has... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070204921 - Valve manifold: A pressure and vacuum valve manifold system such as may be used, for example, to actuate pneumatic bladders controlling airflow in a forced air HVAC system to provide zone climate control. The valves are individually operable to connect a respective individual bladder to pressure or to vacuum. Two manifolds can... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070204922 - Occlusion valve with safety relief: An occlusion valve with safety relief comprising a manifold block having an inlet and an outlet. A diaphragm connected to the manifold block and for being manually pressed to stop flow between the inlet and the outlet. A pressure relief valve internal to the manifold block and in fluid communication... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070204923 - Solenoid-operated safety valve device particularly for a washing machine: The solenoid valve device (1) comprises a duct (3, 10, 10′, 4) with an inlet (3) and an outlet (4) and in which are formed first and second valve seats (5, 6) in series with one another, each between a respective inlet chamber (8, 12) and an associated outlet duct... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070204924 - Valve: A valve (600) comprising a housing (400) having first and second sections (100, 200) engaged together, wherein one section can rotated with respect to the other section from a position wherein fluid flow through the 101 housing is prevented, to a second position wherein fluid flow through the housing is... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070204925 - Multifunctional faucet: A multifunctional faucet has a dispensing faucet (2) for one or more fluids (18, 19), a supply (10) for the fluids (18, 19) and a control (5). A reader (41) is arranged associated with the housing of the dispensing faucet 2 or in another area. The reader (41) receives information... Agent: Mcglew And Tuttle John James Mcglew

20070204926 - System and method for controlling fluid flow in a microfluidic circuit: A system for controlling fluid flow in a microfluidic circuit includes at least one microfluidic channel, and a heating element adjacent the at least one microfluidic channel, wherein when activated, the heating element boils liquid in the at least one microfluidic channel.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.