Fluid handling inventions 12/07

20070295401 - Flow path block: The invention has an object to provide a flow path block capable of reducing pressure loss, providing an extremely long flow path and a complex flow path, and achieving weight reduction, and a manufacturing method thereof. A flow path block (1) comprises a block body (11) formed with through holes... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070295402 - Pressurized gas supply and control system for actuation of active seals in turbomachinery: A gas supply and pressure control system delivers controlled pressurized gas according to an electrical command. The system includes a gas supply sub-system outputting a continuous high-pressure gas supply. A pressure control sub-system is provided in fluid communication with the gas supply sub-system and receives the continuous high-pressure gas supply.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070295403 - Liquid shutoff valve gear: A liquid exhaust valve gear provided at an upper space at inside of a hermetically sealed vessel for containing a liquid for making a gas flow in and out to and from outside, and shutting off a leakage of the liquid from the hermetically sealed vessel, including a housing divided... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070295404 - Siphon and backflow resistant valve: A valve assembly for preventing backflow and siphoning in a plumbing line, the valve assembly comprising a valve body including a first end having a first aperture for receiving liquid from a supply source, a second end having an exit port for releasing liquid to a demand source, and a... Agent: Tarolli, Sundhelm, Covell & Tummino, LLP

20070295405 - Liquid raw material supply unit for vaporizer: A liquid raw material supply unit for a vaporizer is adapted to supply a liquid raw material to the vaporizer that vaporizes the liquid raw material. The unit comprises: a manifold internally formed with a flow passage; and a plurality of fluid control valves mounted on the manifold, wherein the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070295406 - Hydrant shoe with backflow prevention assembly: A fire hydrant system relating to protection of a water supply from contamination. The fire hydrant system includes a barrel adapted to communicate at least indirectly with a water supply; a nozzle extending from the barrel; a hydrant valve adapted to controllably regulate communication between the barrel and the water... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070295407 - Water meter idler bar: A water meter idler bar for use during manufacture, shipping and installation of a water meter setter to ensure and maintain proper alignment and spacing between water meter fittings of the water meter setter. Following installation, the idler bar also allows water to flow through the water meter setter prior... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070295408 - Retractable float for a ballcock valve: A collapsible floating apparatus for controlling a valve includes a floating device and a collapsible lever. The collapsible lever includes a first member rotatably coupled to the valve, and a second member attached to the floating device at one end and rotatably coupled to the first member adjacent another end.... Agent: Vic Lin Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP

20070295409 - Pressure regulator for a fuel supply unit: Disclosed is a pressure regulator for a fuel supply unit of a motor vehicle comprising a valve for joining a connection to an outlet above a designated pressure in the connection, a valve body and a valve seat, and a spring element for prestressing the valve body against the valve... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070295410 - Discharge valve and valve assembly of reciprocating compressor having the same: A discharge valve (100) of a compressor is disclosed. The discharge vlave (100) contains a spring-loaded valve body (120). Valve body (120) is preferably made of nonferrous metal like aluminum or magnesium and is coated by a covering (110) of uniform thickness, the covering (110) beeing preferably made of plastic... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070295411 - Pump valve retainer: A retainer for movably securing a valve member within a fluid bore of a pump comprises a retainer head which includes at least one peripheral groove and a retainer hub which is connected to or formed integrally with the retainer head. The valve member is movably coupled to the retainer... Agent: Henry C. Query, Jr.

20070295412 - Emission control devices: An emissions control device including an elongate body portion having a plurality of channels which are angularly orientated to each other, and each channel having at least one magnet positioned in the channel, the at least one magnet having a polar axis orientated to create magnetic fields directed at a... Agent: Martin P. Hoffman Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler

20070295413 - Oil pressure control apparatus for an internal combustion engine: An oil pressure control apparatus which includes a source of hydraulic pressure introducing the hydraulic pressure to a hydraulic actuator which is actuated by hydraulic pressure, a fluid passage which is connected between the source of hydraulic pressure and the hydraulic actuator for introducing and discharging hydraulic pressure from the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070295414 - Sensor-equipped joint member: A sensor-equipped joint member 10 includes a channel block 41 including a V-shaped channel 41a formed therein for communicating adjacent fluid control devices 16 and 20 to each other at their lower-end openings, and a pressure sensor 42 provided on a side surface of the channel block 41. The channel... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070295415 - Device for reducing hydraulic fluid oscillations in a hydraulic system: Described is a device for reducing hydraulic fluid oscillations in a hydraulic system, in particular a hydraulic system of an aircraft, with the hydraulic system containing a hose line in which a fluid is conveyed under pressure pulsations, and with the hose line having an inner wall which delimits an... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20070295416 - Hydraulic circuit for actuation of a hydraulic working cylinder: The discharge line (20 or 30) of one side of the working cylinder (1) is connected to the respective discharge line (30 or 20) and/or replenishing suction line (32 or 22) at the opposite side of the working cylinder (1), whereby the connected lines are connected to the tank (7)... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070295417 - Faucet device selectively operatable manually or automatically: A faucet device includes a block disposed in a faucet member and having two passages for receiving hot and cold water and having an entrance and an exit coupled to a solenoid valve, a housing disposed in the faucet member and having two ports aligned with the entrance and the... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070295418 - Sanitary fitting: Sanitary fitting comprising a basic element which is designed to be fastened to an object and has a passage defining an axis, a fitting part having a sleeve-shaped portion which in a free end region has a casing-side transverse groove, the sleeve-shaped portion reaching through the passage, being mounted in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070295419 - Axle locking cylinder structure for heavy construction equipment: An axle locking cylinder structure is provided. The axle locking cylinder includes a first pilot flow path fed with the hydraulic fluid through the supply flow path to drain a pilot pressure, a poppet valve moved up and down by the pilot pressure to selective open and close a pilot... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070295420 - Method and apparatus for waste evacuation: A method and apparatus for waste evacuation using an extendible and retractable hose for transferring the waste have been described.... Agent: Heimlich Law

20070289631 - Fusible link valve: An improved outlet valve assembly (12) is provided which is especially adapted for use with an intermediate bulk container (10) having bottom wall drain outlet (20) and support legs (22). The assembly (12) has serially interconnected valves (28,30), namely an emergency ball valve (28) and a manually operable valve (30),... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070289629 - Device and method for controlling the flow speed of a fluid flow in a hydraulic line:

20070289630 - Safety system hose: A safety system for a fluid conduit having: a hose; a first housing connected to the hose with an internal cavity having a first connection point and a first check ball opening cavity; a second housing connected to the hose with an internal cavity having a second connection point and... Agent: Meredith & Keyhani, PLLC

20070289632 - Centrifugal separator for mixtures in a liquid or gaseous medium technical filed: The invention concerns a separator, wherein the mixture, after passing through the inlet channels of the container body (1), penetrates into the admission chamber (30) of the rotor (2), where blades (35) arranged in star formation and perpendicular to the axis of rotation produce a centrifugal propulsion and, further, compact... Agent: Luigi Pietro Della Casa

20070289633 - On-board refueling vapor recovery system with vent line check valve: An on-board refueling vapor recovery system includes a shutoff mechanism that closes a first vapor path between the fuel tank and the filler cup when liquid fuel in the tank reaches a predetermined level and a vent line closure that closes a second vapor path between the canister and the... Agent: Anna M. Shih 26201 Northwestern Hwy.

20070289634 - Method and apparatus for the sealing of valves: A method is provided for the injecting fluid into a valve by, for example, introducing the fluid into the valve under pressure through a first, inlet port in the valve housing, providing a second, outlet port in the valve housing for ingress of material displaced from the interior of the... Agent: Bay Area Intellectual Property Group, LLC

20070289635 - Secure wireless leak detection system: Supervised wireless leak detection system, having a leak detection sensor unit, capable of transmitting a uniquely coded signal in response to a detected leak, a supervised wireless valve control transceiver unit having a receiver, capable of receiving said uniquely coded signal, and a transmitter for feeding the uniquely coded signal... Agent: John D. Ghazarian

20070289636 - Well head valve insulator: The well head valve insulator provides insulation to a gas or oil well head. The insulator is formed with a two-piece outer shell that has a height and diameter custom-fitted to the well head, which is filled with foam insulation, preferably polyurethane foam that is molded to the configuration of... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070289637 - Valve wheel lockup device: A system for restricting access to wellhead handwheel-actuated valves is provided. Two or more handwheels at a wellhead may be secured by engaging each handwheel with an engagement member and locking the engagement members together such that the handwheels may not be rotated. Each handwheel may be engaged in a... Agent: Parlee Mclaws LLP

20070289638 - Pressure regulating valve: In order to achieve seal durability and bring about a damping action for a piston-type pressure regulating valve, a pressure regulating valve (10) of the present invention is characterized by a valve moving member (11, 14) moving in such a manner as to cause communication or block communication between a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070289639 - Travel motion control apparatus for hydraulically driven vehicle, hydraulically driven vehicle and wheel hydraulic excavator: The present invention includes:a hydraulic pump 10 that is driven by a driving motor; a travel motion motor 12 that is driven with pressure oil supplied from the hydraulic pump 10; a travel motion control valve 11 that controls a flow rate of the pressure oil supplied from the hydraulic... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070289640 - Flow control valve: In one embodiment, a constant-flow valve assembly is provided that comprises a first fluid passageway carrying fluid at a first fluid pressure, a piston chamber, and a second fluid passageway connected to the chamber and carrying fluid at the second fluid pressure. A third fluid passageway is configured to carry... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070289641 - Thermostatic mixer with device for dynamic regulation of a water flow: The disclosure relates to a thermostatic mixer, including a device for the dynamic regulation of cold water flow which supplies the mixer. A resistance is generated to the flow of cold water supplied to the thermostatic mixer when small flows of mixed water are required, and said resistance is lifted... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070289642 - Device for dynamic control of a water flow: The disclosure relates to a device for dynamic control of a water flow, including the following items in a body: a feed chamber, a discharge chamber and a piston arranged between the feed chamber and the discharge chamber. The piston can be displaced from a first position, which is offset... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070289643 - Device for dynamic control of a water flow: The disclosure relates to a device for dynamic adjustment of a water flow, used to stabilize the operational mode of a thermostatic mixing tap. The inventive device includes a valve consisting of a piston and a return spring forcing the piston into a first position, said piston being displaced into... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070289644 - Pressure regulator: A variable pressure regulator control device comprising a valve body having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a fluid pressure-sensing chamber, and a valve seat in fluid communication with said inlet and defining an opening into said chamber, a resilient member having an outer edge and a self-restoring wall of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070289645 - Coaxial coupling: A coaxial coupling comprising a female part and a male part which are couplable to each other is disclosed. The female part and the male part having an inner passage and a concentric outer passage, wherein the inner passage of the female part is fluidly connected to the inner passage... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070289646 - Mixer valve for liquids, particularly for electrical domestic appliances: The mixer valve includes a valve body with at least a first and a second inlet for connection to a source of hot water and to a source of cold water respectively, and an outlet manifold. This body is associated with a first electrically operated shut-off valve interposed between the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070289647 - Mixer valve unit for liquids with associated flow rate meter, particularly for electrical domestic appliances: The mixer valve unit includes a valve body having a first and a second inlet connector for connection to a source of hot water and a source of cold water respectively, and a manifold leading to an outlet connector; a first and a second electrically operated shut-off valve, interposed, respectively,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070289649 - Fast-acting fluid control valve: A fluid control valve capable of rapidly opening and closing. The valve includes a housing with an annular-shaped spool cavity that contains an annular-shaped spool capable of axial movement within the spool cavity between first and second spool positions. The spool has axially-spaced circumferential spool sealing features and optionally radial... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20070289648 - Tap: Provided is a tap (9) having a base (10) for fixed installation and a body (20) that can be mounted on the fixed base (10) and removed from said base. According to the disclosure, the removable body (20) has an essentially bell-or-well-shaped form, having a larger opening (8) on the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070289650 - Fluid system coupling with handle actuating member: A fluid system component is provided that includes first and second elements configured to be removably engaged with each other and defining a fluid passageway when engaged. The first element defines at least one groove. Correspondingly, the second element includes at least one engagement member configured and arranged to be... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070289651 - Dispensing valve: A dispensing valve is provided for dispensing fluid products. The valve includes a marginal portion, a flexible valve head portion with a discharge orifice therein, and a flexible connector sleeve having one end connected with the valve marginal portion and the opposite end connected with the valve head portion adjacent... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070289652 - High flow surface mount components: A fluid handling unit is disclosed and includes a body, a plurality of fluid passage ports formed in the body, and a plurality of orifices formed on surfaces of the body to provide fluid access to the ports from outside the unit. At least two of the orifices may have... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070284000 - Heating device having a thermal cut-off circuit for a fuel line and method of operating the same: A thermal cut-off circuit for a gas-fired device and method of operating the circuit. The thermal cut-off circuit includes a thermal cut-off switch and an ambient thermal switch. The thermal cut-off switch is positioned in a combustion chamber and the ambient thermal switch is preferably positioned in a flow of... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070284001 - Fuel cutoff valve: A fuel cutoff valve comprises a casing having a seal portion disposed facing a connecting passage and projecting in annular configuration towards a valve chamber; and a float mechanism having a float which rises and falls due to increasing and decreasing buoyancy according to the fuel level within the valve... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070284002 - Fixed cone sleeve valve having cone supported by means downstream of the gate in its closed position: A sleeve valve comprising a conduit, a gate, and a shut-off member. The conduit and the shut-off member are fixed in position relative to each other. The gate is movable relative to the shut-off member between opened and closed positions. The gate engages the shut-off member when the gate is... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20070284003 - Universal refrigeration valve: A universal valve for refrigeration systems including an investment-cast, stainless-steel valve body, a piston and one of a plurality of an anodized aluminum adapter plates. Each adapter plate configured to be removed and replaced with another to operate the valve to perform a different function. The investment-cast, stainless steel valve... Agent: Parker-hannifin Corporation Hunter Molnar Baker Morgan

20070284004 - Modular pressure regulator: A pressure regulator assembly comprising: a regulator body having a housing, an inlet portion at one end of the housing and a cap at an opposite end of the housing, the inlet portion and the cap in substantially coaxial alignment along a regulator body axis; a pressure regulator module received... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070284005 - Elbow-shaped propulsion gas exhaust assembly in an aircraft: The present invention relates to a propulsion gas exhaust assembly, in an aircraft propelled by hot gases produced along the axis of the latter by a gas generator, comprising a duct and a nozzle, wherein said duct comprises a first cylindrical duct element (21) receiving the gases and communicating downstream... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070284006 - Fuel supply systems: A fuel supply system includes a fuel pump disposed within the fuel tank A cover can close an opening formed in an upper portion of the fuel tank. A receptacle is provided on the cover. A controller can control the operation of a motor of the fuel pump. The controller... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070284007 - Rotary valve: A rotary slide valve, in particular for speed-dependent power steering systems in motor vehicles, has a torsion bar, a rotary slide, and a control bushing. The control bushing is pressed onto a pinion and the torsion bar is inserted into a torsion bar bore of the pinion. The control bushing... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070284008 - Pressure regulating valve: A valve body has a bore in an exhaust flow path extending from a supply port to an exhaust port. The bore is bounded by a cylindrical inner surface with a stationary throttling corner. A cylindrical outer surface of a throttling member has a movable throttling corner. The movable throttling... Agent: Stephen D. Scanlon, Esq. Jones Day

20070284009 - Bursting diaphragm arrangement: The inventive bursting diaphragm arrangement (B) for components and/or containers subjected to the action of internal pressure, particularly for use in mobile R744 refrigerant circuits in vehicles, comprises a housing (1) with a sealing seat (4), which is surrounded by a collar (3) and which serves to hold a bursting... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070277879 - Irrigation control valve and system: An irrigation control valve has two movable members that can independently or in combination block the flow of water in a conduit, or be fully retracted of at some point in-between. A moisture sensitive element is arranged to be placed in contact with the soil and expands or retracts dependent... Agent: Deere & Company

20070277877 - System, method and apparatus for reducing frictional forces and for compensating shape memory alloy-actuated valves and valve systems at high temperatures: A valve system including a number of shape memory alloy (“SMA”)-actuated valves for controlling the flow of fluids is disclosed as is a variety of types of SMA-actuated valves and methods of operation. In one embodiment, a valve system includes a housing having a substantially closed cavity as well as... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070277878 - Chemical injection check valve incorporated into a tubing retrievable safety valve: Disclosed herein is a safety valve with a chemical injection configuration. The device includes a hydraulic fluid pressure operated piston at the housing. The device further includes a flow tube in operable communication with the piston and a chemical injection configuration disposed within the housing. Further disclosed herein is a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070277880 - Pressure-activated trap primer valve: A pressure activated trap primer valve for drain traps includes an expansion chamber with a piston between the compressible air and water. The piston prevents waterlogging of the expansion chamber to reduce maintenance of the trap primer valve. The trap primer valve also includes an inlet pipe coaxially configured in... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070277881 - Automatic concrete pump comprising a mast support unit for a distribution mast, which is fixted to the chassis: The invention relates to a mobile concrete pump provided with a chassis, a concrete distribution boom arranged on the chassis, and a boom support unit whereon the folded distribution boom can be supported in the transport position. According to the invention, the boom support unit comprises a housing part which... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070277882 - Float type drain trap: Provided is a float type drain trap improved in terms of opening and closing of a valve seat. In the prior art, the valve seat is opened and closed mainly by a self-weight of a float and buoyancy of a float main body, so the valve seat is often left... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070277883 - Hydraulic circuit for construction machine: A hydraulic circuit including a first throttle disposed upstream of pressure-reducing valves of a remote-control valve, which operates a control valve of hydraulic pilot type, so as to reduce primary pressures supplied from a pilot pump to the pressure-reducing valves. Bleed-off lines connect pilot lines to tanks. Second throttles are... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070277884 - Control stop and flushing system: A control stop for a flush valve for a urinal or toilet fixture includes a housing defining a flow chamber divided by a valve seat into inlet and outlet sections. A valve structure is biased toward the valve seat by a spring applying a valve closing spring force. The housing... Agent: Philip M. Kolehmainen Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20070277885 - Excess flow control valve: A poppet mounted concentrically on a barrel for axial travel downstream relative thereto from an open to closed position, the poppet biased by a coil sprint to its open position.... Agent: Vern Schooley Fulwider Patton LLP

20070277886 - Lift axle control module: A lift axle control module is disclosed that is simpler than prior art lift axle control systems, and does not require cycling the input pressure to the regulator. The module includes a housing fluidly connected to a first pressurized air supply and having one chamber with a load bladder port,... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20070277887 - Breakaway hose coupling with a magnetic connection: A breakaway coupling for a fuel supply hose includes a male valve body interfitting with a female valve body for defining a fuel passage, and the valve bodies enclose axially movable spring biased poppet valve members. The valve bodies are connected by a permanent magnetic coupling system which provides for... Agent: Alan F. Meckstroth Jacox, Meckstroth & Jenkins

20070277888 - Flow control systems: A flow control system (24) comprises a fluidic control device (26) having a main fluid path (34, 38) for a flow of fluid through the device, and a control fluid path (30) for a control flow of fluid through the device (24). At least part of the control fluid path... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070277890 - Rotationally adjustable on/off valve for a compressed gas storage tank: A valve for a paintball gun preferably includes a valve body, a tank connection member, and a device connection member. The valve can, for instance, be an on/off valve or a tank pin-valve. The device connection member is preferably attached to the valve body in a rotationally adjustable relationship. Alternatively,... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070277889 - Mixing valve: A fluid control valve for controlling the delivery of water includes a control stem that is movable by rotation of the control stem about two independent axes, and which is configured to control operation of a movable plate having an outer peripheral edge configured to control the flow of fluid... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070277891 - Combination faucet protector and diverter: Methods and apparatus for diverting faucet fluid flow. One embodiment of such apparatus includes a first spout, a second spout, means for interfacing the first and second spouts to a faucet, and means for diverting fluid flow from the faucet to a selected one of the first and second spouts.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070277892 - Mixing value and mixing device: An in-valve mountable mixing device, the device being configured to fit within an outlet port of a mixing valve and to positively engage with the mixing valve to prevent rotation of the mixing device within the valve when mounted. The device includes one or more vanes adapted to induce swirl... Agent: Young & Thompson