Fluid handling inventions 08/08

20080202586 - Automatic wireless liquid/water level controller: The “Automatic, Wireless Liquid/Water Level Controller”, hereafter called “Automatic Wireless Liquid Level Controller” or “Automatic Wireless Water Level Controller” or “Automatic Wireless Water Controller”, works on the principle of wireless communication and control for monitoring and controlling the liquid level in one or more storage tanks (or similar storage units)... Agent: Radhakrishna Togare

20080202587 - System and method to supply chemical during semiconductor device fabrication: Disclosed are a system and method for supplying chemical during a semiconductor device fabrication process. The system includes a tank to store the chemical, a dispensing unit to hold the chemical, a refill line connected between the tank and the dispensing unit to supply the chemical from the tank to... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080202588 - Method and apparatus for controlling gas flow to a processing chamber: A method and apparatus for delivering gases to a semiconductor processing system are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for delivering gases to a semiconductor processing system includes a plurality of gas input and output lines having inlet and outlet ports. Connecting lines couple respective pairs of the gas input... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080202589 - Fluid-flow system, device and method: Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for combining fluids of different pressures and flow rates in, for example, gas gathering systems, gas wells, and other areas in which independently powered compressors are not desired. Methods, devices, and systems for turning a shaft are also provided, as are methods, devices, and... Agent: Arnold & Knobloch, L.L.P.

20080202590 - High efficiency valve geometry for pressure regulator: A pressure regulator that has a geometry that reduces regulator droop is provided that reduces or eliminates the need for a larger package size for a given set of flow requirements. The regulator comprises a housing having a fuel inlet port and a fuel outlet port; at least one regulation... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20080202592 - Direction control valve for shower irrigating applications: Embodiments of the presently described technology provide a direction control valve including first and second orifices and a pressure release mechanism. The first and second orifices provide a path of fluid flow through the valve from an inlet port to a first outlet port. The pressure release mechanism is configured... Agent: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC

20080202593 - Fluid-flow system, device and method: Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for combining fluids of different pressures and flow rates in, for example, gas gathering systems, gas wells, and other areas in which independently powered compressors or pumps are not desired.... Agent: Arnold & Knobloch, L.L.P.

20080202594 - Methods and apparatus for introducing a pig into a fluid system: A method and apparatus for introducing a pig into a fluid system is provided. The method comprises providing a coupling in a fluid system. The coupling itself can include a sleeve coupled to a pipe and an end cap. The end cap may include a collar handle and at least... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080202595 - Bursting disc assembly: The bursting disc assembly has a primary bursting disc (10) and a secondary bursting disc (20) immediately behind and supporting the primary bursting disc. Each of the said discs (10,20) is made of metal and is gas impermeable, and the bursting strength of the assembly is derived from both of... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20080202591 - Cassette system integrated apparatus: A cassette integrated system. The cassette integrated system includes a mixing cassette, a balancing cassette, a middle cassette fluidly connected to the mixing cassette and the balancing cassette and at least one pod. The mixing cassette is fluidly connected to the middle cassette by at least one fluid line and... Agent: Michelle Saquet Temple

20080202596 - Air bleeding pipe joint: An air bleeding pipe joint has a pair of connection pipe portions, a branch pipe portion having an air bleeding hole in an inside thereof, a plug body, and an elastic annular sealing member providing an air-tight seal between a female fitting surface of the branch pipe portion and a... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080202597 - Explosion-proof diaphragm valve assembly: An explosion-proof diaphragm valve assembly includes a valve body, which comprises a lower casing, a diaphragm mounted in the lower casing, an upper casing that is affixed to the top side of the lower casing with screws and defines an upwardly protruding hollow chamber, and a top cover affixed to... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080202598 - Diverter valve: A diverter valve is disclosed and may comprise an actively cooled valve actuation section, an actuator, and a valve section comprising a rotationally actuated valve plate that is structured to be rotationally actuated by the actuator to direct flow wherein the actuation section may be thermally insulated from the valve... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080202599 - Fuel level measurement and run time interpolation: At least one aspect of the invention provides an improved fuel sensing system for a generator, in addition, one or more other aspects of the invention provide improved systems and methods for determining remaining run-time of a generator system.... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080202600 - Tank refuelling system: The present invention relates generally to a fluid level control system comprising a level sensor (10), and a valve in the form of a shut-off valve (12). The level sensor (10) is mounted to a vessel (not shown) and designed to sense the level of fluid, such as fuel, in... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20080202601 - Injection valve of high pressure homogenizer and injection valve unit of the same: A high pressure homogenizer segmentalizes material made of minute solid or the like by passing suspension liquid including the material to a small diameter orifice at high speed under high pressure. An injection valve of the high pressure homogenizer includes: a fixed member having a material introducing passage therein; and... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080202602 - Valve controlled vacuum assembly: A valve assembly controls a vacuum. The valve assembly includes a poppet valve operatively connected to the vacuum. The poppet valve is movable between an open state and a closed state to turn the vacuum on and off respectively. A pilot valve is fixedly secured to the poppet valve to... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20080202603 - Pressure reducer: A pressure reducer includes a piston slidably accommodated in a cylinder to define a decompression chamber and a pressure adjusting chamber. A seal member includes an elastic member and a sliding portion. The sliding portion is pressed by the elastic member such that the sliding portion slides on an inner... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080202604 - Apparatus to regulate fluid flow: Apparatus to regulate fluid flow is disclosed. The apparatus includes a valve member deformable to distribute forces to a valve seat and prevent damage to the valve member.... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080202605 - Filter and pressure control valve of electronically controllable power steering apparatus including the same: A filter includes top and bottom support frames, and one or more middle support frames, which are arranged in such a manner that a second stepped area recessed by a predetermined depth from the outer circumferential surfaces of the top and bottom support frames is formed by the top and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080202606 - Methods and apparatus to monitor diaphragm condition: Methods and apparatus are disclosed that monitor a diaphragm condition. In one example, a fluid control device includes a body and a fluid passage through the body, the fluid passage including an inlet and an outlet. The example fluid control device also includes a diaphragm within the fluid control device... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080202607 - Port integrated within valve stem: A valve body defines a fluid passage and a valve sealing body is positioned there. The valve sealing body is operable between open and closed positions which allow for fluid-flow and non-flow, respectively. The valve stem has a free end and an engagement end where the engagement end engages the... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080202608 - Hydraulic valve with spool position sensing assembly: A hydraulic valve includes a valve body, a valve spool that is movable relative to the valve body for controlling fluid flow through the valve body, and a spool return assembly for biasing the valve spool into a centered position relative to the valve body. The hydraulic valve further includes... Agent: Parker-hannifin Corporation Hunter Molnar Baker Morgan

20080202609 - Method and apparatus for controlling gas flow to a processing chamber: A method and apparatus for delivering gases to a semiconductor processing system are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for delivering gases to a semiconductor processing system includes a plurality of gas input and output lines having inlet and outlet ports. Connecting lines couple respective pairs of the gas input... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080202610 - Method and apparatus for controlling gas flow to a processing chamber: A method and apparatus for delivering gases to a semiconductor processing system are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for delivering gases to a semiconductor processing system includes a plurality of gas input and output lines having inlet and outlet ports. Connecting lines couple respective pairs of the gas input... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080202611 - Sanitary fitting with a luminous actuating lever: A control cartridge (20) is inserted into the fitting housing (10). Mounted on the actuating shaft (38) of said cartridge is an actuating body (42) on which the tubular actuating lever (50) is fastened. A light guiding element (52) runs through the actuating lever (50). The light source (66) in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080202612 - Apparatus for preparing a beverage: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for preparing a beverage (2), preferably with a froth layer (4), comprising a liquid storage tank (6), a valve device (8) and a heating device (9). The valve device is arranged to receive unheated liquid (U) from said liquid storage tank and to... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080202613 - Hermetic compressor: A hermetic compressor that has a pedestal of the valve plate to which a discharge reed equipped with an opening/closing part and discharge reed holding part, a spring reed equipped with a movable part and spring reed holding part, and a stopper equipped with a regulation part and stopper holding... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080202615 - Modular surface mount manifold: A modular manifold system is provided for interconnecting fluid components of a fluid system in a reduced area. The system is comprised of a one or more bridge fittings having an internal fluid passageway which has an inlet end in fluid communication with an outlet port of a first fluid... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080202614 - Passage block and manufacturing method thereof: A passage block formed with a passage connectable to a fluid control device comprises a first block member formed with a plurality of first-coupling-face apertures, a second block member formed with a plurality of second-coupling-face apertures in correspondence with the first-bonding-apertures, a first passage-end contact portion formed around each of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080196762 - Systems and methods for the accurate delivery of flow materials: Pumps and flow regulators provide relatively constant and known flow volume over time while maintaining isolation of the flow material. The pumps of the present disclosure provide real time monitoring of the volume of flow material delivered over time, and provides for adjustment of the pump or flow regulators to... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20080196763 - Ammonia vaporization system using non-flue gas intermediate heat transfer medium: Methods and apparatus for generating a vapor to be injected into a flue gas stream are described. The apparatus includes a fluid vaporization and injection assembly including an input for receiving a non-flue gas, e.g., clean, fluid heat transfer medium, e.g., air; a first sealed coil having an input and... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20080196764 - System for accurately weighing solids and control mechanism for same: A system, including a closed chamber (20) having a gas inlet (22) and a gas outlet (24) is shown and described. An inert gas supply under positive pressure is connected to the gas inlet, and a bubbler is connected to the gas outlet. The bubbler includes a compartment that is... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080196765 - Decoupled housing seat: The present invention relates to piston seats disposed in housings for the management of exhaust gases, particularly those in exhaust gas valve assemblies. The present invention provides an exhaust gas valve assembly having a piston housing seat that is decoupled from the housing and a seal between the seat and... Agent: Honeywell Turbo Technologies

20080196766 - Breakaway self-sealing safety valve: A valve safety device comprised of the valve receiver (12) and the valve connector (11), made of high-strength metal is connected to a standard dispensing valve used on high-pressure containers, tanks or oil wells. Upon damage to the valve, the safety device breaks at a pre-determined location (40), allowing the... Agent: Wilber Ross Gandy

20080196767 - Gaseous fuel vehicle and automatic vent system: A vehicle (1) equipped with a tank (2) for storage of a fluid under pressure on the vehicle, the tank being connected to at least one vent channel (3 and 33), the vent channel leading to a discharge orifice (34), the vent channel being connected to the tank by means... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080196768 - Combination tethered protective-cap and pressure cap: A capping system for a container having a valve stem, comprising: a flexible tether having a first end region, a second end region, and a central region between the first and second end regions. A first connector is located at the first end region for attaching the tethered capping system... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080196769 - System and method for hot tapping: An assembly and method for tapping into a pressurized tubular that is adapted for use in a subsea environment via a diver or remotely operated vehicle. The assembly includes a tapping tool connectable to the tubular via a saddle connection.... Agent: Winstead PC

20080196770 - Valve for automobile bodies: A valve mounted in a circular aperture in an approximately horizontal automobile body part, comprising a valve body fitted with means that shall be in-stalled in sealing manner in said aperture, further a valve element that in its closed position cooperates in sealing manner with the said valve body and... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20080196771 - Brine valve: A brine valve includes a housing having a first port, a second port, and a piston port. The piston port is fitted with a non-apertured water-sealing diaphragm. An external piston has a first end and a second end. The external piston second end pushes against the diaphragm. An apertured cap... Agent: Mueller And Smith, Lpa Mueller-smith Building

20080196772 - Overflow shutoff valve for liquified gas container: Disclosed herein is an over-flow shutoff valve for a liquefied petroleum gas container The overflow shutoff valve includes: a gas inlet mounted at the gas container; a safety valve protrudingly formed at one side of the upper portion of the gas inlet for discharging the internal pressure of the gas... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080196773 - Ventline control valve assembly: A valve assembly includes a valve body, a primary valve, and a pilot valve. The valve body includes an inner surface that forms a chamber, a first inlet receiving fluid from a first source and having a port fluidly communicating with the chamber, a restriction orifice receiving fluid from the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080196774 - Constant flow rate valve: A constant flow rate valve has a housing in which a rotatable sleeve is positioned between the valve's inlet and outlet. Apertures in the sleeve move into alignment with the valve's inlet and outlet upon sleeve rotation to establish the fluid flow rate. A piston is movable longitudinally within the... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20080196775 - Valve flap for a plumbing valve: A valve flap for a plumbing valve, includes a body having a first face, a second face, a top and a bottom. A pivotal mounting is provided in the vicinity of the top. A curved lower snake deflecting contact face is provided in the vicinity of the bottom, adapted to... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080196776 - Faucet structure: A faucet structure comprises a water-inlet pipe assembly, control valves, a mount, handles, and a spout. The water-inlet pipe assembly has a set of hot/cold water-intake ducts each having a coupling end extending at one side, and a connector tube having a connecting portion and a set of water-guiding passages.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080196777 - Electromagnetic hydraulic valve: An electromagnetic hydraulic valve (1) is provided having a magnetic armature (8) which is guided in a longitudinally movable fashion in an armature guide (9) and activates a valve push rod (15) which extends in a valve housing (14). The valve push rod (15) controls the connection between connection openings... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080196778 - Microfluidic circuit having an active component: A microfluidic circuit comprising microchannels (24, 26) containing different fluids (F1, F2), with a laser beam being focused at (32) on an interface (30) between the fluids so as to form a pump, a valve, or a mixer, for example.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080196779 - Variable stiffness flow control valve: A flow control valve, comprising a flow controlling valve configured to deflect from a generally planar posture to an increasingly nonplanar posture responsive to a relative increase in pressure difference and flow across the valve element; and a support element including a support structure supporting the valve element in its... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080196780 - Fuel reservoir with integrally molded valve: Fuel reservoir having a bottom (5) and a valve integrally molded with said bottom and comprising:—a disk or flap (1) having a hole (2) in it;—at least one post (3) that fits through the hole (2) in the disk and which is integrally molded with the reservoir's bottom (5); and—at... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080190485 - Valve connector for medical infusion lines: A valve connector for medical infusion lines includes an external tubular body with an inlet end and an outlet end, a hollow internal pin and an intermediate elastic sealing member 3 having a head with pre-slotting and an elastic hollow element abutted radially against the hollow pin. The hollow pin... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti Pc

20080190486 - Smart reset relief valve: A reset relief valve with a body having an inlet port, an outlet port, and an interior wall partially defining an enclosed chamber, a piston disposed in the body and moveable between a first position at which the piston is disposed in fluid flow-blocking relationship between the inlet port and... Agent: James D. Petruzzi

20080190487 - Proportional pressure control valve for regulating the pressure level in a hydraulic circuit, particularly in a hydraulic circuit of an automated transmission: A proportional pressure control valve for regulating the pressure level in a hydraulic circuit including a magnet part and a valve part. The valve part includes an inflow opening for the inflow volume flow and two discharge openings. The first discharge opening is for an operating pressure connection and the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080190488 - Fluid activated flow control system: A fluid flow regulating device is provided that maintains pressure and flow rate characteristics of a source fluid while the fluid is distributed to multiple delivery lines. The inventive device switches between multiple output ports in response to fluid pressure changes or by a mechanism driven by fluid flow. Thus,... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080190489 - Chuck for tire inflation valve: A chuck for connecting a pressure device to a valve stem of a pressurized vessel includes a body portion having a first passageway that is configured to receive an outer tube portion of a valve stem of a pressurized vessel therein. The body portion has a guide portion at an... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080190490 - Safety valve for the venting circuit of a liquid tank: Safety valve for the venting circuit of a liquid tank Safety valve for the venting circuit of a liquid tank, comprising: a) a chamber (1) provided with a cover (2), which extends at least partly into the tank and is connected via an aperture (4) to the venting circuit; b)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080190491 - Overpressure protection device and connection subassembly comprising same: The invention relates to a protection device which defines a through hole (21) for the passage of a fluid which may be under overpressure conditions. In addition, the inventive device comprises: a stop plug (26) which can move between an open position and a position in which a first section... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.c.

20080190492 - Outlet fitting for a high-pressure pump: The invention relates to an outlet connection of a fluid high-pressure light, in particular a high-pressure line for fuel, and comprises an outlet bore, an outlet valve that is situated in said bore, the valve element of which can be displaced in said bore and can be controlled by the... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080190493 - Sensor module, fluid circulation system having the same, and method for assembling sensor module: Disclosed is the sensor module, including a housing having a connection path connected to a channel on which a fluid flows; a sensor disposed inside the housing so as to be communicated with the connection path, and measuring information about the fluid introduced from the connection path; and an overpressure... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080190494 - Water processing system and method: A new and useful system and method is provided, designed to conserve existing water resources, and also to provide additional benefits to a water supply, particularly to a water heater. In a system and method of the invention, a source of water condensate is in fluid communication with a reservoir.... Agent: Lawrence R. Oremland, P.c.

20080190495 - Delivery unit and jet suction pump: A delivery unit (4) has a compensating baffle pot (5) provided with a fuel pump (6) arranged therein and a jet sucking pump (8) for conveying a liquid to the baffle pot (5). The jet sucking pump (8) has a propulsion jet nozzle (13) provided with an opening, a mixing... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p. Patent Department

20080190496 - Oil pump pressure control device: A device for reducing friction while maintaining characteristics identical to the pressure characteristics of a common oil pump based on provision of a plurality of discharge sources and a newly devised method of switching oil passages. The device is configured from a first discharge passage from a first rotor assembly... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080190497 - Fluid displacement reservoir: A transmission is provided including a sump at least partially defining a sump volume and operable to contain a fluid. The transmission further includes a hydraulic pump. An inlet tube is disposed at least partially within the fluid and is operable to communicate the fluid from the sump volume to... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080190498 - Flow through isolation valve for high pressure fluid: A flow through isolation valve having a stationary member; a movable member, with a surface of the stationary member interfacing with a surface of the movable member; and at least one pin isolation valve. The pin isolation valve has a flow through internal conduit and is movable so that the... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080190499 - Media control valve with pressure balance loop: A media control valve includes a valve body having a media inlet and a media outlet with the valve body being adapted to be mounted on a flow device for providing communication between the media outlet and the flow device. A pressure balance flow line is provided in communication with... Agent: Robert C. Curfiss

20080190500 - Temperature control faucet with an improved structure: The present invention relates to a temperature control faucet with an improved structure in the valve technical field. The temperature control faucet addresses the defects existing in the prior art of inconvenient control and narrow range of use. The temperature control faucet of the invention comprises a valve body which... Agent: Cheng Law Group, Pllc

20080190501 - Splitter for faucets: A splitter for faucets includes a body in which a control unit is received. The control unit includes a collar in which a ceramic disk is received. The ceramic disk has a plurality of through holes and a number of the through holes is equal to a number of the... Agent: Yang Tsai-chen

20080190502 - Valve assembly, in particular inlet valve of a high-pressure fuel pump: A valve assembly of a high-pressure fuel pump includes a valve element disposed in a valve chamber and a fluid conduit adjoining the valve chamber upstream. The fluid conduit is embodied such that in at least some portions a rotation (swirl) about a longitudinal axis of the fluid conduit is... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080190503 - Flow switching on a multi-structured microfluidic cd (compact disc) using coriolis force: A microfluidic switching device includes a planar substrate having a central axis of rotation and a radially-oriented microchannel disposed in the planar substrate that terminates at a junction. In one aspect, the junction is formed as a double-layered junction in which an upstream portion is vertically offset from a downstream... Agent: Vista Ip Law Group LLP

20080190504 - Additive dispersing filter and method of making: A method for dispersing an additive from an additive cartridge disposed in a housing of an oil filter is provided herein, the method includes using stagnation pressure to disperse the additive from the additive cartridge; and regulating a flow rate of the additive from the additive cartridge by restricting an... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080185042 - Multi-cell spoolable composite pipe: This disclosure relates to a spoolable pipe or tube that comprises two or more channels or cells, for example, a plurality of channels, for enhanced or improved fluid transport of one, two, or multi-phase fluids, such as found in the transport of oil and/or natural gas. Also provided are methods... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080185043 - Microfluidic device: A microfluidic device for guiding the flow of a fluid sample is disclosed. The microfluidic device comprises a base plate (1) that extends in two lateral directions and has at least one through-going recess (1.1) in the vertical direction; a flow-through unit (2) that has at least a first and... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080185044 - System and method of chemical dilution and dispense: Embodiments disclosed herein provide a pump or a multiple-pump system that can mix chemicals without dilution tanks and can dispense the mixture of chemicals in a precise and highly controllable manner, particularly useful in semiconductor manufacturing processes. In some embodiments, one or more piston pumps of similar displacement are used... Agent: SprinkleIPLaw Group

20080185045 - Energy recovery apparatus and method: An activatable pump is provided. The pump includes a piston in slideable communication with an inner surface of a cylinder, which has a first end and a second end. A first control valve and a second control valve are in physical communication with the first end of the cylinder. The... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080185046 - Subsea pressure systems for fluid recovery: Systems and methods for recovering power fluid from a device under water and for pumping recovered power fluid to a surface of the water, the systems and methods, in certain aspects, including: flowing fluid from a subsurface apparatus to a subsurface recovery system, the fluid initially provided to the subsurface... Agent: Guy L. Mcclung, Iii

20080185047 - Cartridge insert valve: The present invention is for a cartridge insert valve to limit excess flow through a pipe which is part of a piping system. The cartridge insert valve includes a cylindrical housing and an inlet cap with an inlet opening defined therein. The inlet cap is positioned on a cylindrical housing... Agent: Mr. Martin A. Weeks

20080185048 - Fuel tank for a power generator set: A fuel tank for a power generator set. The fuel tank includes an angled surface that directs cooling air from the power generator set at a direction out of the generator set enclosure. In some embodiments, the fuel tank is centrally located between a pair of generator sets within a... Agent: Bingham Mchale LLP

20080185049 - Fluid supply monitoring system: A fluid supply monitoring system includes a housing, a shutoff valve and a flow sensor positioned downstream from the shutoff valve within the housing. The shutoff valve selectively blocks a fluid flow. The flow sensor is operable to monitor the fluid flow to calculate at least a length of time... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080185050 - Fluid supply monitoring system: A fluid supply monitoring system includes a housing, a shutoff valve, and a flow sensor. The shutoff valve is positioned within said housing and selectively blocks a fluid flow through the housing. The flow sensor is positioned downstream from said shutoff valve within said housing and is operable to generate... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080185051 - Dunnage airbag inflation circuit: The dunnage airbag inflation circuit of this invention includes a pilot valve that is controlled by a pressure sensing line in communication with the dunnage bag, and an arrangement of other valves to allow the dunnage bag to inflate up to a certain preset pressure. The pressure sensing line controls... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20080185053 - Pump system, charge relief mechanism and oil pressure control mechanism: A charge relief mechanism for setting an oil pressure of a charge line which replenishes operating oil to a pair of operating oil lines fluidly connecting a hydraulic pump body and a hydraulic actuator, includes: an oil pressure setting line; and a charge relief valve inserted in the oil pressure... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080185052 - Safety shut off valve for use in hydraulic system: The hydraulic system safety shut off valve is a safety valve for use immediately downstream from a hydraulic pressure power supply line and before the operational control valves and in subsystems. It includes a velocity fuse having an inlet and an outlet, a surge chamber having an inlet and an... Agent: Gehrke & Associates, S.c.

20080185054 - Method for making a safety valve of a boiler of a device for making a hot beverage: A safety valve of a boiler of a device for making hot beverages, particularly coffee, comprises an intermediate valve body, a plug and resilient means inserted into the seat of the intermediate valve body. The intermediate valve body comprises a peripheral wall designed to be folded over to define a... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20080185055 - Soffit vent: A one-way soffit vent has an upstream valve seat and a downstream vented cover having a boss extending in the upstream direction. A valve disk is reciprocally mounted on the boss and biased against the valve seat.... Agent: Smart And Biggar

20080185056 - Connector assembly: A sterile connector assembly for mounting on a fluid system includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a stem defining a fluid passage therethrough, a first housing surrounding the stem and defining a first aperture, and a first valve disposed over the first aperture. The... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080185057 - Microfluidic bubble logic devices: Fluid-based no-moving part logic devices are constructed from complex sequences of micro- and nanofluidic channels, on-demand bubble/droplet modulators and generators for programming the devices, and micro- and nanofluidic droplet/bubble memory elements for storage and retrieval of biological or chemical elements. The input sequence of bubbles/droplets encodes information, with the output... Agent: Norma E Henderson Henderson Patent Law

20080185058 - Pneumatically operated power tool having mechanism for changing compressed air pressure: A pneumatically operated power tool includes an outer frame, a driving components, a pressure reduction valve, and a switching valve. The outer frame has a compressed air intake portion and defines therein a compressed air chamber. The driving components are disposed in the outer frame and are driven by a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080185059 - Traverse motion hvac valve: A pair of rotary valves for opening and closing two outlets of an HVAC system. A shaft has oppositely threaded and axially spaced sections each engaging one of the valves for moving the valves axially. Each valve includes a guide plate defining an upper surface curved along the periphery of... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080185060 - Magnetic coupling for sprayheads: A faucet including a faucet head, a body and a magnetic coupling releasably coupling the faucet head to the faucet body.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080185061 - Rubber, two-shot over-mold drain grommet for vehicle air conditioner: A drain grommet includes a grommet body and a seal assembly which are produced using a two-shot over-mold process. The seal assembly includes an outer seal lip which extends radially outward from the grommet body and a duckbill seal which is disposed within an inner diameter defined by the grommet... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080185062 - Fluid control valve: The invention relates to a fluid control value, such as an umbrella valve (40), to be inserted in a valve housing (140), said valve comprising a sealing element (44) having a sealing surface and projecting in a radial direction for sealing one or more fluid openings (145) in said valve... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.