Fluid handling inventions 07/08

20080178935 - Diverter integrated into a side sprayer: A diverter assembly configured to be connected to a faucet assembly that may be installed on a sink. The diverter assembly includes a diverter and a mechanism for dispensing fluid, such as a sprayer. The diverter assembly may be connected to a tube connected to an outlet of the faucet.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080178936 - Heat transfer apparatus and method: A method to optimize fluid flow distribution in two-phase heat exchange systems is provided. Also provided is a heat transfer device and method that incorporate restricted flow tubes to optimize fluid flow in two-phase systems.... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080178937 - Fluid absorbent tape: A fluid absorbent tape is divided into sections that can be separated to customize the length of the tape and simplify use. In one embodiment of the invention, the fluid absorbent tape includes an absorbent material enclosed in a fluid permeable cover to form an elongated fluid absorbent tape. Separating... Agent: Johnsondiversey, Inc.

20080178938 - Rupture disc assembly that withstands much higher back pressures than actuation pressure: An activation rupture disc unit is provided that is capable of withstanding a substantially higher back pressure than its burst activation pressure. The unit includes a tubular housing having a fluid passage. Tapered wall structure defines at least a portion of the passage with the fluid outlet thereof being of... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080178939 - Valve assembly for opening and closing a fuel line: The present invention relates to a temperature-sensitive safety valve assembly. The valve assembly comprises a first pressurised fluid region, which region has a first outlet and a second pressurised fluid region, which region has a heat-sensitive sealing means. A valve between the first and second regions is adapted to be... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080178940 - Cartridge and admixing apparatus for a manually operable apparatus for spraying water mixed with an additive: A cartridge for an admixing arrangement of a manually operable arrangement for spraying a solvent, in particular water, into which an additive in the form of a liquid concentrate, such as a plant or crop protection agent, has been mixed, includes an outer cartridge housing; a pressure-sensitive inner container for... Agent: Todd T. Taylor Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20080178941 - System disconnector: A system disconnector (10) for physically disconnecting an upstream liquid system from a downstream liquid system by means of an outlet valve (48) provided in a housing (16), the disconnecting being effected depending on the pressure drop between the upstream and the downstream liquid system, and wherein the housing (16)... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080178942 - Overmold interface for fluid carrying system: A fluid carrying system is disclosed including a fluid transport component and an overmold component.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080178943 - Precision siphon operated septic field dosing system with filtration and backwash: A septic field dosing system is described which utilizes a self starting true siphon to deliver a dose of septic tank effluent into a conventional septic field. The precision siphon unit described by present invention not only eliminates the need for electrical services to the septic tank, thereby eliminating the... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20080178944 - Flow control valve: Systems and apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid into a tank, such as a fuel tank on heavy equipment. An inlet valve includes a head portion for making connection with a nozzle, a receiver attached thereto and a piston which closes against a face in the head portion. A... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.C.

20080178945 - Float control fluid shut off valve mechanism: A mechanism for opening or closing a shut off valve, the mechanism having a lever mounted on a spindle to which the valve is attached for mounting the valve from a normally open position to a closed position. A trigger mechanism including the lever and a biasing spring which when... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080178946 - Excess flow valve: An excess flow valve having a housing, a valve seat, a poppet and an adjusting ring. The adjusting ring lies within a bore in the housing and there is an opening through the housing permitting access to the adjustment ring from outside the bore of the housing. Rotation of the... Agent: Lambert Intellectual Property Law

20080178947 - Volume flow control system: In accordance with the invention, a volume flow control system, in particular, for air conditioning systems and ventilation systems, for adjusting a butterfly valve that is pivotably disposed inside a flow channel, comprises a differential pressure sensor for measuring a differential pressure that prevails in the flow channel, a control... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20080178948 - Safety leaky check valve for slow bleed of compressed air: A leaky check valve for preventing sudden decompression while allowing the air to exit at a safe and slow rate. The valve comprises a hollow cylindrical connector typically equipped at either ends with a coupling means. This connector holds on the inside a) an annular valve seat in the shape... Agent: George S. Levy

20080178949 - Actuating valve with dual balls connected by pin: A solenoid-operated valve has an exhaust seat (42) through which fluid can flow to an exhaust port (32) of the valve. Fluid can also flow through a control/supply seat (46) from a supply port (30) of the valve to a control port (28) of the valve. An axially rigid assembly... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080178950 - Mixing valve including a molded waterway assembly: A fluid delivery device including a valve body fluidly coupled to an electrically insulating waterway assembly. The waterway assembly may include a molded base.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080178951 - Valve cartridge with improved flow rate: One-handle and two-handle valve cartridges have an increased maximum flow rate and/or a decreased size (e.g., volume). Accordingly, the valve cartridges achieve an improved flow rate to volume relationship.... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080178952 - Valve cartridge with integral stop: A one-handle valve cartridge has a housing that functions as a stop for an actuating mechanism of the valve catridge to define a range of flow rates and/or temperatures for which the water flowing through the valve cartridge is delivered.... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080178953 - Rotary valve assembly: The valve also includes a body for defining a bore that receives the rotor assembly, where the body bore is likewise comprised of a hardened ceramic material. This valve may thus be used to convey abrasive particulate in an efficient manner from a supply container to a pressured line for... Agent: Arthur A. Gasey Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro

20080178954 - Spout tip attachment: A water delivery system is disclosed including a first component coupled to a fluid transport member, the first component including an interface, and a second component coupled to an aerator. The second component positioning the first component relative to the aerator. The aerator and the interface of the first component... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080173351 - Valve connector: A valve connector for coupling with inflation valves of vehicle tyres, comprising a housing, within the housing a coupling hole for coupling with an inflation valve, the coupling hole having a central axis and an outer opening, positioning means for positioning the inflation valve when coupled in the coupling hole,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080173352 - Regulator for the cooling air inflow of a cooling grate: In order to provide, for a grate cooler for cooling hot bulk material, such as, for example, cement clinker, an, in particular, automatically operating cooling air regulator which has a simple construction and can be used without difficulty both for unmoved and, in particular, for moved cooling grate regions or... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080173353 - Gas supply piping system and method for replacing purifier: A gas supply piping system suitable for transporting a gas to a machine terminal from a gas supply terminal is provided, which includes a main supply pipe, a plurality of branch supply pipes, a plurality of purifiers, a plurality of first valves and a backup piping. The main supply pipe... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080173354 - Micro-machined temperature dependent one-shot valve and process for production thereof: A micro-machined temperature dependent one-shot valve is provided which has an operation temperature adjustable readily, causing no leakage below the operation temperature even at a high pressure difference, being useful both in a liquid environment and in a gas environment, and being miniaturizable. The micro-machined temperature dependent one-shot valve comprises... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080173355 - Emergency oxygen supply system: An emergency oxygen supply system, particularly in an aircraft, has an oxygen supply conduit with a conduit junction. This conduit junction is formed by a valve, which forms a flow path from an oxygen inlet to two oxygen outlets, wherein the valve is designed in a manner such that one... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080173356 - Hydraulic fluid dehydration system and method including pre-heating: A mobile dehydration system that is operable to remove water from a supply of fluid, such as hydraulic fluid. The mobile dehydration system includes a fluid pump that draws the supply of hydraulic fluid from a storage tank. The flow of hydraulic fluid passes through a fluid heater that elevates... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080173357 - Structured hot water demand flow control system with accommodation for thermal expansion: In a hot water system for providing intermittent hot water, a separate holding vessel is provided and disposed in a hot water line between a hot water source and a plumbing fixture for blending of incoming hot water with residual water in the vessel in order to decrease cold water... Agent: Walter A. Hackler

20080173358 - System for adding a fuel additive to a fuel tank: A system for adding a fuel additive to a fuel tank. The system includes a container which contains the fuel additive and a pump assembly having its inlet open to the container and an outlet fluidly connected to the fuel tank. A pump controller includes a fuel amount input mechanism... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080173359 - Valve assembly: A valve assembly for plumbing installations. The valve assembly has a unitary valve body with three interconnected ports and a fluid control mechanism. Connector portions are formed about each port of the unitary valve body to thereby enable connection of the valve assembly into a fluid supply line and for... Agent: Eggink & Eggink

20080173360 - Clean out tube check valve: Disclosed is a check valve for preventing liquid from entering an attached tube. The check valve includes a cylindrical housing having an inner surface and a removable plug that is at least partially within the housing. The plus has a side wall with at least part of the sidewall sloping... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080173361 - Aviation refueling filter inspection apparatus: A time and labor saving device used in the aviation refueling process for holding an aviation style fuel nozzle in place over a open vessel so that the filter screen may be easily inspected while additionally providing for the collection and recycling of fuel that is lost while inspection is... Agent: Robert B. Piland

20080173362 - Hydraulic reservoir with baffle: A hydraulic fluid reservoir assembly is disclosed. The reservoir assembly includes a reservoir housing defining a fluid chamber and a baffle member. The baffle member is disposed within the fluid chamber above the inlet and defines a central opening disposed radially inwardly of the reservoir housing. The central opening provides... Agent: Law Offices Of Brian C. Pauls

20080173363 - Throttling valve and method for enlarging liquid droplet sizes in the throttled fluid stream: A Joule-Thompson or other throttling valve comprises an outlet channel (7) in which swirl imparting means (10) impose a swirling motion to the cooled fluid stream discharged by the valve, thereby inducing liquid droplets to swirl towards the outer periphery (7A) of the fluid outlet channel (7) and to coalesce... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080173364 - Combined anode inlet, anode bleed, and anode flow shift valve mechanism: A valve mechanism is disclosed, the valve mechanism including a rotor and stator adapted for selectively providing a flow of hydrogen to and selectively bleeding the hydrogen from a plurality fuel cell stacks.... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller Llc

20080173365 - Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems: A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the first elastomeric layer; forming a second elastomeric layer on... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080173366 - Gas box module of semiconductor device manufacturing equipment: Example embodiments relate to a gas box module for supplying a process gas into a semiconductor device manufacturing equipment. The gas box module may include a component adapted to supply the process gas into a process chamber and a block part. The component may have a first mating portion, and... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.c.

20080169026 - Fluid diverter and method: An assembly for intermittently flowing a liquid having a non-electrical diverter assembly for receiving and alternately distributed a liquid. A dispensing assembly receives a distribution of liquid from a part of the non-electrical diverter assembly for intermittently dispersing the distributed liquid. Another dispensing assembly receives a distribution of liquid from... Agent: Law Offices Of John W. Carpenter

20080169027 - Fluid filling apparatus and method of filling through holes with fluid: A fluid filling apparatus allows a stage to receive a plate on a fluid spreading over a surface of the stage. A driving mechanism drives the plate along the surface of the stage. Relative movement is induced between through holes, formed in the plate, and the fluid. Since the through... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080169028 - Blaster nozzle: A novel blaster nozzle (10) used for assisting in the pneumatic removal of cloggings and cakings during the transport of particulate matter through an enclosure housing is set such that it can be removed and replaced from outside the enclosure housing. The blaster nozzle includes a nozzle head (12) having... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20080169029 - Non-removable refill restrictor apparatus: A toilet refill restrictor apparatus includes an adapter interposed between a fill valve and a refill hose. The adapter is non-removably coupled to the fill valve and is configured with a larger proximal pathway, and a smaller distal metering pathway for restricting the refill flow rate. The adapter may be... Agent: Vic Lin Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman, LLP

20080169030 - Valve assembly for transmission fluid level management: A valve assembly for selectively and variably communicating fluid between an auxiliary sump volume and a main sump volume, each defined by a transmission, is provided. The valve assembly includes a float member operatively connected to a valve member and disposed within the main sump volume of the transmission. The... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080169031 - Flow restrictor for infusion system: The present invention includes a disposable flow path for an infusion system for communicating between a fluid source and a patient. The flow path comprises a flow restrictor having first and second ends and defining a flow path between the ends. The flow restrictor comprises a plurality of materials, including... Agent: Baxter Healthcare Corporation

20080169032 - Sanitary water outlet fitting comprising at least one water outlet pipe: The invention relates to a sanitary water outlet fitting (1) which comprises at least one water outlet pipe (3) with a water channel (12) extending therein and having a water outlet device with a water outlet opening. Said water outlet pipe (3) comprises at least one additional separate water channel... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20080169033 - Fuel tank with low profile fuel reservoir: Fuel tank comprising a reservoir and a fuel pump sucking fuel out of said reservoir, wherein said reservoir has a low profile and wherein the fuel pump is mounted horizontally or inclined into or onto said low profile reservoir.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080169034 - System and method for controlling the water flow of household appliances: A flow control system for a water supply comprises a washing appliance, a valve, a stretch cable, and a stretch hose. The appliance is in fluid communication with the supply. The appliance includes a timer circuit configured to generate control signals. The valve is positioned external to the appliance and... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080163930 - Electric home appliance having drain function and method of controlling the same: A home appliance equipped with a drain function and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The method of controlling a home appliance equipped with a drain apparatus includes switching ON/OFF the drain apparatus during a first time, switching on the drain apparatus during a second time after switching... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080163931 - Device for supplying fuel to a gas turbine engine with regulated fuel flow rate: A fuel supply device includes a fuel supply pipe receiving fuel at a non-regulated pressure delivered by a pump, a device for measuring the flow rate of fuel in the pipe, a first controlled variable-restriction valve mounted in the supply pipe, a control system connected to the flow rate measurement... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080163932 - Valve: A valve comprising an inlet port, an outlet port, an exhaust port and a diaphragm disposed between the inlet and exhaust ports which is moveable, in response to air pressure within the valve, between a first position in which it seals the exhaust port and a second position in which... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080163933 - Cartridge underbody attachment: The present invention is a cartridge underbody attachment for a single control faucet. The attachment generally comprises a cartridge seat, valve tubes, and tube fittings. The cartridge seat is supported within the spout body of a faucet. The spout body comprises a sideways extending port having a notch and ledge... Agent: Richard J. Veltman, Esq. The Black & Decker Corporation

20080163934 - Automotive fuel storage system with in-tank fuel binder system: An automotive fuel storage system includes a fuel storage tank and a binder fluid tank containing a supply of binder fluid. A mixer system connected with the binder fluid tank and the fluid storage tank mixes binder fluid throughout fuel contained within the storage tank, so as to increase the... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080163935 - Auxiliary water supply for a building: Auxiliary water is supplied to a building, which also receives water from a main supply line, from an external portable tank separate from the main supply line. The water is pumped from the tank through an auxiliary supply line to a junction with the main supply line. One-way valves are... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20080163936 - Control valve and positioner diagnostics: Valve positioning systems may include one or more components and a controller. Components may include one or more electric-to-pressure output converters, relays, gas supplies, and/or actuators. A controller may adjust a position of a valve by sending a signal. The valve positioning system may individually monitor components and determine the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080163937 - Fluid regulatory systems and processes: Fluid regulatory systems may provide diagnostic functions during shut-down procedures. In one aspect, a fluid regulatory system may include a valve positioning system. The valve positioning system may include components such as a controller and an electric-to-pressure converter. The controller may receive a command signal, modify the command signal, adjust... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080163938 - Apparatus, system and method for water-conserving irrigation utilizing check-valve screens: The invention is an apparatus, system, and method for water-conserving irrigation utilizing check-valve equipped devices. By implementing a filtering device, for example a screen, adapted to connect to a connector of an irrigation outlet nozzle of said irrigation system, and employing a valve within the screen designed to prevent a... Agent: Rudolph J. Buchel Jr., Law Office Of

20080163939 - Valve assembly with dual actuation solenoids: A solenoid actuated valve assembly includes a valve body having a slidable main valve member and a pilot valve body mechanically connected to the valve body including a slidable pilot valve member. A first solenoid operated valve connected to the pilot valve body when energized directs pressurized fluid to move... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080163940 - Water separator structure: The water separator of the present invention has water inlets arranged onto a side wall, and a through-hole placed centrally at top of the body for insertion of brake valve rod. The coupling swing base is installed at bottom of the brake valve rod. The bottom of the coupling swing... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080163941 - In-line swivel for inflatable plugs: An in-line swivel having a through bore for fluid flow therethrough. In one embodiment, the swivel comprises an inlet member having a first longitudinal axis and an outlet member having a second longitudinal axis. The outlet member is configured to rotate relative to the inlet member. The swivel also comprises... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080163942 - Faucet control system and method: A faucet control system comprises a valve apparatus, sensors or a touch panel to be activated by a user, and a controller that controls the valve apparatus. A first sensor may start fluid flow and a second sensor may alter the proportion of fluids delivered from two fluid sources. Alternatively,... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080163943 - System for the chemical/physical treatment of a fluid: System for the chemical/physical treatment of a fluid in which a distributor valve has been installed for the feed/discharge of fluid to/from various reactors. The distributor valve consists of a plate valve with stationary plate and rotary plate. A cylindrical body provided with a number of axial bores that change... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080163944 - Valve assembly and related arrangements: A valve assembly (100) has an inlet port (104) and an outlet port (106) linked by a fluid conduit (102) for allowing fluid to pass therebetween. The valve assembly includes a stop valve having a spindle (112) that is centrally mounted within the valve assembly and a valve head (108)... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya LLP

20080163945 - Devices and methods for flow control in microfluidic structures: An apparatus for controlling flow in a fluid flow path can include a chamber containing an expandable material, the expandable material being configured to expand out of the chamber into a portion of the fluid flow path so as to at least partially block the fluid flow path. The apparatus... Agent: Mila Kasan, Patent Dept. Applied Biosystems

20080163946 - Magnetically controlled valve for flow manipulation in polymer microfluidic devices: A simple, external in-line valve for use in microfluidic devices constructed of elastomer such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is described. The actuation of the valve is based on the principle that flexible polymer walls of a liquid channel can be pressed together by the aid of a permanent magnet and a... Agent: MastermindIPLaw PC

20080163947 - Valve: A valve seat 20 is arranged between the supply circuit 8 and a downstream circuit 18. A valve body 21 blocks a fluid flow between the supply circuit 8 and the downstream circuit 18 by contacting the valve seat 20. The valve body 21 connects the supply circuit 8 to... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080163948 - Aviatorial valve assembly: A valve for use in aircraft comprises a body, a selective interrupter positioned inside the body for rotation therein, a flow arrangement between the selective interrupter and the body, a bonnet connected to the body and in contact with the selective interrupter, an arm extending through the bonnet and connected... Agent: Jackson Walker, L.L.P.

20080156374 - Breather device: A breather device includes: a breather path with a first end open to the atmosphere and a second end in communication with the inside of a housing; and a valve mechanism that blocks the first end of the breather path when the water pressure of water flowing toward the breather... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080156373 - Fluidic oscillator: The invention relates to fluidic oscillators including compressed gas driven pumps and liquid piston and thermoacoustic heat engines and heat pumps in which the intention is to generate large amplitude oscillations by eliminating the dependence of the oscillations on inertia. According to the principle embodiment represented by circuit 200 pressure... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080156375 - Outlet connection for a container: An outlet connector for a container is provided through which a product can be introduced into the container through the outlet connector. The outlet connector preferably includes a sealing mechanism that can burst once a threshold pressure is exceeded, for example, by the flow of products toward the container. A... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20080156376 - Air nozzle for automatically inflatable air cushion: An air nozzle for an automatically inflatable air cushion includes a mounting seat, a connecting pipe having a first end mounted on the mounting seat and a second end formed with a passage connected to the mounting seat, a control valve including a valve body movably mounted on the connecting... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.

20080156377 - Recovery system: A system allows for the safe, rapid, efficient recovery of a drug solution from sealed vials. The system is closed so that highly potent compounds can later be recovered and reworked without large investment in further engineering controls.... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080156378 - Manual gas valve with natural/lp gas conversion capability: The invention relates to a manual gas valve for use with either LP gas or natural gas operation with the purpose of solving the technical dilemma that the existing gas valve cannot be converted conveniently for use with different gases having different heating values. The manual gas valve of the... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080156379 - Pulsation attenuator for a fluidic system: A pulsation attenuator for a fluidic system with a fluidic pump. The pulsation attenuator includes a fluidic channel, a first fluidic device adapted to attenuate pulsations with a shallow rolloff slope, and a second fluidic device adapted to attenuate pulsations with a shallow rolloff slope. The first fluidic device and... Agent: Schox Plc

20080156380 - Pressure regulator incorporating a pressure balanced moving seat: An adjustable pressure control valve includes a body having an inlet port and an outlet port and a handle assembly having a threaded portion and an adjustment knob. A seat assembly disposed within the body includes a seat holder in communication with the outlet port that is received on the... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, Pllc

20080156381 - Compressor valve: A steel dampening ring rests on a wafer spring in an annular groove in a compressor valve stop plate to dampen the action of the plastic valve plate to prolong the life of the valve.... Agent: Donald W. Meeker Patent Agent

20080156382 - Methods and apparatus for pumping liquefied gases: A method and system for pumping liquefied gas are provided. The system for pumping liquefied gas can includes a container having an access port with a central axis disposed at an upper end thereof, a pump disposed within the container, and at least one pipe segment having a first end... Agent: Kellogg Brown & Root Llc Attn: Christian Heausler

20080156383 - Fluid-transfer system: A fluid-transfer system includes a pump, a valve member for metering fluid pumped by the pump, and controls that regulate the position of the valve member. The controls may include an electric actuator operable to generate movement of the valve member in a first direction using activation current. The controls... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20080156384 - Anchor structure for sensors of faucets: An anchor structure for sensors of faucets is located in a sensing faucet. The sensor has a detection side and at least one notch on another side opposite to the detection side at an elevation same as an annular groove formed on an inner wall of a faucet body. An... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch