Fluid handling inventions 11/07

20070272300 - Plated fire hydrant rod: Various aspects and embodiments of the present invention provide a fire hydrant actuator rod that is a corrosive resistant rod made by a cold-rolled finish process and plated with a metal compound. An actuator rod of the present invention may be installed in a fire hydrant between the cap structure... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070272298 - Multi-phase fluid distributor for a bundle-tube reactor: A liquid distributor for two liquid phases to be uniformly distributed into a plurality of tubes of an upright tube-bundle reactor for carrying out chemical reactions, wherein the inside of the tubes forming the tube bundle are provided for a trickle-bed operation, the tubes are retained at the top and... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070272299 - Methods and apparatus for downstream dissociation of gases: A method and apparatus for activating and dissociating gases involves generating an activated gas with a plasma located in a chamber. A downstream gas input is positioned relative to an output of the chamber to enable the activated gas to facilitate dissociation of a downstream gas introduced by the gas... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070272301 - Air pump nozzle: An air pump nozzle includes a housing with an inflation hole. An inner space of the housing lodges a block assembly seat having a compartment at an end. The compartment lodges a block member having an insertion hole. A needle tube with an air outlet is inserted through the insertion... Agent: Jason Z. Lin Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20070272302 - Sink and vanity base protector: This is a leak pan device designed to prevent internal damage to cabinetry caused by faulty plumbing, and also by various kinds of construction debris. It has a flat bottom and one or more raised edges to contain leakage, direct it in a prescribed course through a drain or depression... Agent: David S. Nagy

20070272303 - Apparatus and method for containing and collecting concrete wash residue: A concrete wash residue collection structure includes a catch basin in which the constituents of wet concrete dislodged by a stream of washing water directed at the working surfaces of concrete handling equipment is first collected is then mounted on a carrier vehicle to be transported along a path along... Agent: Edwin Tarver

20070272304 - Hot cold water supply crossover manifold: A crossover manifold system for hot and cold water faucet pairs arranged back to back on opposite sides of a partition, the system comprising a pair of manifold tubes, wherein each tube comprises a central section; a first intermediate section and a second intermediate section, wherein each intermediate section is... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070272305 - Irrigation system valve manifold vault: A valve manifold vault, lid, and vault support base for subsurface irrigation system valve manifolds. The vault, lid, and support base provide a secure enclosure that prevents movement of a valve assembly and protects valves and valve components.... Agent: Stainbrook & Stainbrook, LLP

20070272306 - Closure device with a pressure valve: A closure device with a pressure valve in which the closure device is provided in the form of a protective cap (1) which has a groove (2) on its outer periphery. At least one discharge opening (31, 32) for a fluid is formed inside the groove and communicates with the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070272307 - Sanitary fluid pressure regulator: An example pressure regulator includes body having a pressure inlet and a pressure outlet. A piston is disposed in the body and fluidly coupled to the pressure inlet and the pressure outlet. The piston is configured to operate in compression to contact a valve seat for the purpose of controlling... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20070272308 - Check valve with oblong hinge openings: (a) a body; (b) a valve seat; (c) a flapper; (d) a hinge pin attached to the body proximate to the valve seat and disposed substantially perpendicular to the fluid flow path; and (e) at least one flapper dog attached to the flapper, the flapper dog defining an aperture, the... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20070272309 - Composite polymer microfludic control device: A device for microfluidic control comprising a regulator that is moveable in a conduit where the regulator is a composite polymer formed from a composite mixture comprising a polymerizable precursor and a particulate filler.... Agent: Kristin C Hiibner Sheldon & Mak

20070272310 - System and method for evacuating a vacuum chamber: A valve arrangement for a vacuum pump assembly selectively opens and closes communication between a vacuum pump, evacuation vessel, and a volume to be evacuated. The valve arrangement allows the evacuation vessel and any conduit connecting the vacuum pump and evacuation vessel to the volume to first be evacuated without... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20070272311 - Valve systems and injector system including such valve systems: A valve system for use in a system including a first source of a first pressurized fluid and a second source of a second pressurized fluid includes a valve housing including a first inlet port adapted to be placed in fluid connection with the first source, a second inlet port... Agent: Gregory L Bradley Medrad Inc

20070272312 - Faucet structure: A faucet structure comprises a valve body having outlet sleeves, accommodating tubes, and inlet connecting pipes to be mounted between a panel equipped with a passage, bores, a clearance recess, and through holes, and a cover having a set of holes. The middle section of the valve body is disposed... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070272313 - Pressure regulator with improved outlet pressure control: A two-stage pressure regulator comprising a regulator housing comprising a bonnet, a first regulator body having a top connected to the bonnet and a bottom connected to a second regulator body. The regulator housing has an inlet, a first flow path, a second flow path and an outlet. The regulator... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070272314 - Quick-dis/connect coupler: A quick-dis/connect coupler including two coupler modules, male and female. Each includes a housing. At least one includes a stopcock valve. The housing bodies are configured such that, as they are engaged/disengaged, each automatically opens/closes the other's stopcock valve. The complete coupler may include seven or fewer components, with five... Agent: Richard C. Calderwood

20070272315 - High accuracy low leakage valve for high pressure applications: A high pressure valve assembly (10) comprising a valve sleeve (14) and a valve body (16) slidably mounted in the valve sleeve (14) is disclosed, the valve body (16) and valve sleeve (14) each having first ends (18, 56) and second ends (20, 58). A sidewall (22) extends between the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070272316 - Gas pressure regulator: The gas pressure regulator (1) comprises a main body (2) having a first, gas inlet pipe (4) and a second, gas outlet pipe (6), a calibrated gas passage (8) through which the gas flows from the first pipe (4) to the second pipe (6), a shutter (9) housed at least... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20070272317 - System and device for preparing and delivering food products from a mixture made up of a food liquid and a diluent: The invention relates to a system (1) for hygienically reconstituting and delivering food preparations, such as drinks, comprising a metering and mixing device (3) connected to a container (4) containing a base liquid, in the form of a package (2) configured to be connected to a base station (5). The... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070267062 - Passive pressure relief device system based on thermobattery for a compressed gas storage tank: A compressed gas storage system with an incorporated pressure relief device is disclosed. The compressed gas storage system comprises a tank for storing a compressed gas, a battery in the direct surroundings of the tank, and a relief valve in communication with the tank. The relief valve is configured to... Agent: Cary W. Brooks General Motors Corporation

20070267060 - Cooling of air in an aircraft: Nowadays in aircraft so-called on-board inert gas generation systems (OBIGGS) are used to generate inert gases, to which OBIGGS cooled bleed air of engines or auxiliary power units is fed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an air cooling device for an OBIGGS system in an aircraft is... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070267061 - Volume-displacing device in containers, especially tanks in lpg ships, and a method of using same: The present invention discloses a bellows (5) for use in a fluid container (1), wherein the fluid container (1) is arranged so as to contain a first fluid comprising a liquid phase (7′) and a gas phase (7″), and wherein the bellows (5) is arranged so as to separate said... Agent: Patents+tms, P.C.

20070267063 - Unloader valve for pressurized fluid delivery system: A pressure washer system having a pump for pressurizing a fluid from a fluid source and selectively supplying pressurized fluid through a discharge line. The pressure washer system includes an unloader valve positioned between the pump and the discharge line. The unloader valve includes a fluid inlet, a discharge outlet,... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Casimir F. Laska

20070267064 - Dual float rollover valve: The invention concerns a dual float rollover valve for use in a vehicle fuel tank assembly. The rollover valve may include a housing having an upper portion with a top end defining a vapor passage and an opposed bottom end, and an outer wall extending between the top and bottom... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070267065 - Chemical liquid supply system: A chemical liquid supply system that prevents the generation of heat during operation in a pump and allows downsizing the discharge pump for instilling a chemical liquid from a tip nozzle. Compressed air is supplied to an upper space of a resist bottle and the chemical liquid is conferred positive... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070267066 - Liquid discharge apparatus particularly useful as a portable inoculation gun for anti-virus inoculation of plants: Liquid discharge apparatus, particularly useful as a portable inoculation gun for anti-virus inoculation of plants, includes a housing having a handle at one end configured for convenient grasping by a user, a nozzle at the opposite end for discharging liquid from a discharge opening therein, and a maniputable member manually... Agent: Martin Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070267067 - Valve for a snorkel: A valve for a snorkel has a body, a floating cylinder and a seat. The body has a floating cylinder chamber. The floating cylinder chamber is formed inside the body and has a top opening, a bottom and a tracking extension. The tracking extension is formed at the bottom of... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20070267068 - Shock valve for hydraulic device: A shock valve assembly for a hydraulic system includes a fluid path extending between a first port and a second port with a shock valve disposed in the fluid path to normally block fluid flow through the fluid path between the first and second ports. The shock valve temporarily opens... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070267069 - Quickly opening hinged check valve with pre-determined upstream pressure required to open specification: A check valve adapted to open only at a predetermined positive pressure, and to open fully and abruptly when said pressure is exerted.... Agent: Donald D. Mon

20070267070 - Fluid injection system: The present invention is directed toward an apparatus for efficient, durable, reliable, and cost-effective fluid injection. In particular, the present invention provides an unpowered device for automatic fluid injection dictated by pressure differential in the line. More specifically, the present invention provides a device for injecting a degreasing chemical into... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070267071 - Pump space/dampening structure for fuel delivery system: A fuel delivery system includes a filter 19 for filtering fuel. The filter 19 has an internal wall 20 defining a pocket 14. A fuel pump 12 is provided in the pocket 14 for pumping filtered fuel to an engine. A pump spacer structure 10 surrounds at least a portion... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070267072 - Device for controlling a paper cutting machine: A device for controlling a paper cutting machine which has a press-down bar and a cutting bar, wherein the press-down bar is operable by a spring-biased single-side action hydraulic press cylinder and the cutting bar is operable by a rotary motor which is adapted to be coupled to a cutting... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus

20070267073 - Bridge faucet assembly: A faucet assembly includes a unitary non-fluidic body defined by a first end body, a second end body, a spout riser, a first non-fluid carrying support member, and a second non-fluid carrying support member. The first non-fluid carrying support member is suspended between the first end body and the spout... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070267074 - Systems and methods providing hands free water faucet control: Hands free system providing user control and regulation of water flow and temperature mix using “foot actuated” devices. Hands free system is adaptable to pre-existing water faucets and conventional plumbing, enabling full integration of an adjustable foot operated device with conventional hand operated water faucets. The hand free water system... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20070267075 - Excess flow valves: An excess flow valve (EFV) for installation in a service line of natural gas distribution system serving an existing structure. The EFV has a cylindrical housing having a first length and a second length and a through hole therethrough for passage of gas. The EFV 11 engaged in the through... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070267076 - Three-way poppet valves with floating seat: Three-way poppet valves having a poppet valve body, first and second poppet valves disposed in a valve guide within the body for motion between first poppet valve open and first poppet valve closed positions, a first poppet valve seat disposed in the poppet valve body so as to have freedom... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070267077 - Fluid pressure control apparatus: In an electromagnetic hydraulic pressure control valve of an N/L type, an electromagnetic actuator provides a force to a spool, which is slidably received in a valve housing, in a valve opening direction for opening an input port of the valve housing. A return spring provides a force to the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070267078 - Hydraulic control valve in the form of a cartridge: The invention relates to an assembly comprising at least one hydraulic control valve and a body for receiving said hydraulic control valve, the hydraulic control valve including flow orifices and flow control means for putting the flow orifices selectively into hydraulic communication with one another. The hydraulic control valve is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070267079 - Shut-off and reversing valve: A disk-type valve encompasses both throughput control and a distribution function for distributing water through the valve to one of several outlets. A movable control disk for throughput control is actuated independently of a movable control disk for output selection. Both separately actuated controls cooperate with a joint stationary distribution... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070267080 - Applicator device: An applicator device for a liquid, gel-like, pasty or powder product, in particular for a cosmetic product, comprising a container (B) in which a product to be applied is accommodated and which includes at least one outlet opening (20) for the stored product, an applicator unit (30) and a closure... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070267081 - Modular surface mount fluid system: A bridge fitting for use with two or more surface mounted components includes a housing having at least a first port disposed on a first side of the housing, at least a second port non-coaxial with the first port and disposed on a second side of the housing opposite the... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070261734 - Safety valve of a high pressure storage, in particular a hydrogen storage tank: A safety valve for a compressed gas storage tank (12) includes a relief conduit (16, 18) provided for fluid connection to an interior chamber (14) of the compressed gas storage tank (12), and a closing member (22) sealing the relief conduit (16, 18); a retaining device (24) being provided which,... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070261735 - Liquid amount monitoring apparatus, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus having the liquid amount monitoring apparatus mounted thereon, and liquid material/liquid amount monitoring method: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a container (Xb, Ab, Bb, or Cb) for receiving a liquid material, a liquid material supply section for supplying the liquid material from the container, a liquid vaporizing section for vaporizing the liquid material supplied from the liquid material supply section to generate a gas,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070261736 - Valve device for and a method of controlling fluid flow: A valve device (4) for controlling fluid flow comprises a hollow body (2) bounding a flow path through the valve device (4), a valve obturating member (10) in the flow path and movable between a fully obturating position and a less obturating position for permitting lesser and greater flows of... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070261737 - Modular unit: The invention relates to a modular unit, comprising at least one filter (10), pump (12) and cooling (14) unit which are fluidically connected to each other by means of a connection module (16) and which can be connected to a tank unit (18). By virtue of the fact that the... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070261738 - Cartridge for a mixer faucet, faucet comprising a cartridge of this type, and thermostatic assembly to be fitted together with this cartridge: The cartridge comprises two ceramic disks (20, 24) for regulating the temperature and flow of a mixture (M) of two entering fluids. In order to ensure that the temperature of the mixture remains lower than a predetermined value, the cartridge comprises thermostatic means (16) designed for, in the event of... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070261739 - Pressure controller device: A pressure controller device includes a housing accommodating a precision pressure regulator incorporating a first diaphragm operable upon a main valve provided between an inlet and an outlet in the housing. The regulator further includes a second diaphragm operable upon a flapper-nozzle arrangement to set the pressure of the working... Agent: Franz Bonsang C/o Protections Equinox Int'l Inc.

20070261740 - Particle-measuring system and particle-measuring method: The present invention provides a particle measuring system which is provided in a processing system 40 which generates an atmosphere obtained by exhausting air or a gas in a processing chamber 48 by a vacuum pump 98 and applies a process concerning semiconductor manufacture to a wafer W in the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070261741 - Hydraulic unit: A hydraulic unit, comprising a tank case for accommodating a hydraulic medium, in which a hydraulic pump is disposed and is adjoined by a valve block on which at least one controllable valve is arranged in a supply line to a hydraulic user, and an electric motor which has a... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070261742 - Cap-free-filler pipe for the tank of a motor vehicle: A cap-free filler neck for a motor vehicle tank comprises a tubular part, which is connected to the tank, and an insert, which insert comprises a funnel part with a throat and a partition part adjoining the throat at the bottom. The upper edge zone of the funnel part and... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070261743 - Fluid inlet device for an apparatus: The fluid inlet device for a column includes an inflow stub and a deflection unit. The deflection unit includes an input zone with a plurality of inlet passages of constant cross-sections that merge into diffuser-like passages formed by curved guide lamellae. The curved guide lamellae diffuse the flow of fluid... Agent: Francis C. Hand, Esq., C/o Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein

20070261744 - Adsorbent fractionator directional flow control valve assembly apparatus and method: An adsorbent fractionator directional flow control valve assembly includes two inlet check poppet valves, two outlet check poppet valves, and a valve body. The valve assembly controls the directional flow of an influent gas mixture into one of two vertical desiccant tanks of an adsorbent fractionator, or desiccant dryer, and... Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP For Boeing Company

20070261745 - Digital rotary control valve: A valve includes a body having an interior and defining at least one inlet passageway and discharge passageway. The valve also includes a flow diverter disposed within the body between the inlet and discharge passageways to receive a fluid from the inlet passageway in an inlet direction. The diverter is... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070261746 - Valve device: A plunger (45) and a piston (46) are displaceably held in a housing (104) for opening and closing a valve path (107) defined in the housing (104), and a single common seat block (44) provided for the plunger (45) and the piston (46) is fixed to the housing (104) and... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070261747 - Spool-type manual valve with position-adjustable lever: A manually actuated cartridge valve assembly (15) has a main body (31), a valve assembly (33), and an end assembly (35). Disposed within an internal cavity (107) of the end assembly (35) is a rotary member (109) that rotates about an axis (115) when a handle (29) is manually actuated.... Agent: Eaton Corporation Eaton Center

20070261749 - Mechanical device, method and system for conserving water, energy, time in the kitchen, time for personal washing, and reducing household scalding: A faucet spout for dispensing a fluid includes a first capillary for transporting a first fluid in the faucet spout, a second capillary for transporting a second fluid in the faucet spout and a mixer at a the expulsive end of the faucet spout for mixing the first fluid and... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20070261748 - Replaceable faucet assembly: A faucet assembly includes a base having a cold water pipe, a cold water valve, a hot water pipe, a hot water valve and a mixing portion. The base includes a first connection part is connected to the mixing portion, and a second connection part. A faucet includes a cold... Agent: Cheng Tsang Yin

20070261750 - Sintered glass and glass-ceramic structures and methods for producing: A unitary structure (10) is comprised of two or more planar substrates (30, 40) fused together by a glass or glass-ceramic sintered patterned frit material (20) disposed therebetween. The pattern of the sintered patterned frit material defines passages (70) therein, and the sintered patterned frit material (20) has a characteristic... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070256736 - Process for treating and/or forming a non-newtonian fluid using microchannel process technology: The disclosed invention relates to a process, comprising: conducting unit operations in at least two process zones in a process microchannel to treat and/or form a non-Newtonian fluid, a different unit operation being conducted in each process zone; and applying an effective amount of shear stress to the non-Newtonian fluid... Agent: Neil A. Duchez (velocys) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070256737 - Gaseous fuel management system for automotive vehicle: A gaseous fuel management system for an automotive vehicle includes at least one gas sensor for detecting the presence of gaseous fuel outside of the confines of the vehicle's fuel storage tank, fuel lines, and prime mover. In the event that fugitive gas is detected and the concentration exceeds a... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070256738 - Dishwasher with controller device: A dishwasher is provided having a controller for switching on or off, or for selection of operational functions for the dishwasher, the controller thus providing improved ease of operation and being relatively unaffected by wear and contamination. The controller has at least one touch-sensitive surface with switching functions allocated to... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070256739 - Single system for low or high pressure gases control and high or low pressure gases control valve: “SINGLE SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF HIGH OR LOW PRESSURE GASES FLOW RATE AND VALVE FOR CONTROL OF HIGH OR LOW PRESSURE GASES”, consists essentially in a system (S), which has active control of the movement of the valve (1) ram (E) solely by the concept of measurement of the flow... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20070256740 - Split flapper check valve including a torsion spring wear reduction mechanism: A split flapper check valve includes a torsion spring wear reduction mechanism. In particular, the valve includes a pair of bushings on a shaft to which a pair of valve plates is rotationally mounted. A torsion spring is also mounted on the shaft and is configured to bias the valve... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070256741 - Bimanual control valve: In a control valve for use in both-hand operation provided with an AND valve (20) and a shuttle valve (21) connected to a main input ports (11a and 11b), a main switching valve (23) connected between the AND valve (20) and a main output port (12), and a tank (30)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070256742 - Dispensing tool assembly for evacuating and/or charging a fluid system: A fluid dispensing tool includes parallel spaced first and second manifolds supporting therebetween an elongated actuator unit having a tubular body confining a piston connected to move a valve actuator stem projecting into a releasable coupler mounted on the second manifold. The manifolds also support therebetween a plurality of elongated... Agent: Alan F. Meckstroth Jacox, Meckstroth & Jenkins

20070256743 - Method and apparatus for a pressure regulator: Pressure regulators find uses in a variety of applications such as, for example, pneumatic tools, water systems, and paintball markers. Pressure regulators may substantially benefit from a separate seal carrier adapted to facilitate maintenance, improve performance, and open independent of piston movement; poppet bypass bores to increase regulated fluid flow;... Agent: Lawrence Letham

20070256744 - Internal housing for a sanitary fitting and sanitary fitting: An internal housing for a sanitary fitting has a receiving opening for receiving a control cartridge. The receiving opening is bounded along its circumference by a wall and at its lower end by a base. In order to supply water to the control cartridge, the internal housing has an inlet... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070256745 - Detent apparatus for water temperature regulation of induction faucets: A detent apparatus for water temperature regulation of induction faucets includes a mixer located in a faucet and a swiveling mechanism located in the mixer. The swiveling mechanism has a rotary valve and a handle located outside the mixer and the faucet. The handle is fastened to an end seat... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070256746 - Ball valve: A ball valve includes a valve seat having a chamber therein and bores communicated with the chamber, a ball, which has a plurality of channels, received in the chamber, a shaft connected to the ball, and a plurality of lids connected to the valve seat to close the bores. The... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070256747 - Motor driven valve: Embodiments of the motor driven valve 100 are suitable for selectively allowing or restricting fluid flow through a cavity, orifice, passageway, etc. Generally described, the motor driven valve 100 includes a motor 120, a pintle valve 140 drivenly connected to the motor 120 through a transmission assembly 160, and a... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20070256748 - Fluid dispenser device and a method of manufacturing a valve member: A fluid dispenser device (1) for associating with a fluid reservoir (3), the device including at least one check valve (12, 2) that is suitable for controlling the flow of fluid through the device, the check valve comprising a seat (12), and a movable valve member (2) that defines a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070251575 - Method for load-dependent air quality control in a pneumatic spring system: According to a method for controlling the air volume in a closed pneumatic spring system of a vehicle, an air-powered pump supplies at least two pneumatic springs and/or a compressed air reservoir with a specific air volume as needed such that the air pressure prevailing in the respective pneumatic spring... Agent: Gerlinde Nattler Continental Teves, Inc.

20070251576 - Valve body and condensate holding tank flushing systems and methods: The present invention relates to a valve body and condensate holding tank flushing system and method for use in a delayed coker operation.... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070251577 - Ball valve: A ball valve assembly comprises a housing with ball valve rotatably disposed in a valve chamber in the flow passage. The ball valve is rotatable between open and closed positions by a valve stem that is connected to the ball valve at one end. The ball valve has an open... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20070251579 - Valve assembly having a unitary valve sleeve: A valve assembly preferably including a housing having a recess and a flange face and a valve sleeve disposed within the recess. The sleeve preferably includes an annulus having an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a passageway about a central axis, the outer and inner surfaces being... Agent: Tyco Engineered Products & Services Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20070251578 - Quick-change wear sleeve for a high-pressure fluid conduit: A quick-change wear sleeve for a high pressure fluid conduit is retained in a fluid passage of the fluid conduit by a resilient retainer ring received in complementary grooves in an outer surface of the quick-change wear sleeve and an inner surface of the fluid passage.... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20070251580 - Magnetic valve cap for the valve stem of a pneumatic tire: A magnetic dust cap for a pneumatic tire comprising an external valve stem having a threaded top portion having a width, a length, a top end and a bottom end and a rubberized bottom portion having a width and a top end. The magnetic dust cap comprises a body for... Agent: J. Gordon Thomson

20070251581 - Loss detection system for open channel networks: The invention discloses a loss detection system to determine and monitor containment losses for open channel networks (10). The system includes at least first and second flow regulators (26, 28) to allow flow of liquid into and out of at least one pool (10) respectively. First and second flow sensors... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070251582 - Control valve with sealing segment for fluid circulation circuit: A control valve (10) for a fluid circulation circuit comprises a valve body (12) having a bottom wall into which an axial orifice emerges and a side wall (16) into which side orifices (20, 22, 24) emerge, the valve body delimiting a housing of revolution for a regulating member (26)... Agent: Ronald Courtney Vaelo Inc

20070251583 - Fluid regulator: A fluid regulator that has excellent flow-rate-control response for not only pressure fluctuations at the primary side but also pressure fluctuations at the secondary side and that realizes highly accurate flow-rate control is provided. A fluid regulator 10 includes a first diaphragm chamber 16 in which a working force obtained... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070251584 - Sanitary fluid pressure control valve: A sanitary fluid pressure control valve, including a valve body having an input side and a discharge side with a restricted chamber therebetween, and a reciprocable plug extending through the restricted chamber with one plug end on the input side and the other plug end on the discharge side. A... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070251585 - Fluid distribution system: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for bulk fluid distribution. In particular, the invention provides a method and apparatus for distributing fluids in a semiconductor manufacturing plant (e.g. a 300 mm fab). The invention meets the performance and uptime requirements of semiconductor manufacturers including increased capacity and pressure... Agent: Boc Edwards , Inc

20070251586 - Electro-pneumatic control valve with microvalve pilot: The invention relates to a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) device in the form of a pressure control valve suitable for controlling the operation of a refrigeration compressor. The pressure control valve is responsive to a reference pressure controlled by a microvalve.... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070251587 - Faucet structure with automatic cold-water resuming function: The present invention provides an improved faucet structure with cold-water resuming device, which is placed at the top of the faucet valve body and has an action component and an elastic component. The action component is connected with the elastic component via a connecting part on the valve base, which... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070251589 - Valve mechanism and flow channel substrate: A valve mechanism is provided, which can be embedded in a flow channel substrate without adding complexity of structure of the flow channel substrate. A rectangular space, i.e. a valve chamber, is formed in a flow channel substrate (1). Flow channels (2a, 2b, 2c) are connected to the valve chamber... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070251588 - Poppet valve: A three-way valve is disclosed having flow ports that are co-planar and a unitary actuation stem made of a material such as a fluoropolymer that is resistant to caustic fluids commonly used in the semiconductor industry. The three way valve does not require a diaphragm, and thus occupies a smaller... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070251590 - Dual articulated faucet for lavatory bowls: A dual articulated faucet for minimizing or eliminating water outsplash from lavatory bowls. The faucet includes a tubular body, a pivotable spout arm, and a swivel spout. The pivotable spout arm is adapted to rotate around a first articulated point in a first plane that is parallel to the axis... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070251591 - One way valve that uses fluid pressure to open and close the valve: A positive pressure one way medical valve contains an inlet (10), outlet (11), an internal flow path between the inlet and the outlet and a plunger (12) movable between a retraced sealing position, where backflow is reduced or prevented and an extended open position, where fluid can flow from the... Agent: Martin P Hoffman Hoffman Wasson & Gitler

20070251592 - Microfluidic valve structure: A microfluidic valve structure is provided. The valve structure includes a valve body having a fluid flow passage formed therein for allowing fluid to flow therethrough. A valve boss is configured to move relative to a valve seat to open and close the fluid flow passage. A plurality of flexible... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.