Fluid handling inventions 09/08

20080230124 - Method for replacing seals in recreational vehicles gate valves without removing valve housing from plumbing: The present invention provides a method for replacing seals in recreational vehicles gate valves without removing valve housing from plumbing. The method for replacing blade seals in a gate valve features coupling a valve housing of the gate valve to suitable plumbing, the valve housing having a removable blade seal... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080230125 - Compartmentalized electric/manual gate valve: The present invention provides a gate valve for controlling the flow of a medium through suitable plumbing, featuring a valve housing for coupling the gate valve to the suitable plumbing; a detachable drive unit having a movable blade arranged therein; detachable blade seals for slidably arranging in the valve housing... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080230126 - Structured hot water demand flow control system with expansion tank: 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, Ph. D. Patent Law Office

20080230127 - Actuator position control device using a fail freeze servo-valve: The actuator (50) comprises a slide (52) carrying at least two stages (54, 56) and being capable of sliding in a cylinder and two control chambers (62, 64) connected to respective use holes (U1, U2) of an electrically controlled servo-valve hydraulic distributor (20). The control chambers (62, 64) are each... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080230128 - Back pressure regulator: A paint circulating system back pressure regulator comprises a flow passage for paint, at least part of which is disposed between a fixed structure and a moveable surface which is moveable to vary the width of the flow passage so as to regulate a pressure of paint upstream of the... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20080230129 - Device for fluid transport: A device (1) for producing multiple fluid flows at substantially uniform rates, which device includes: A manifold (2) having a first inlet port (3) and a second inlet port, each inlet port arranged to provide fluid transfer from the inlet port to a respective annular channel (4, 5, 6), a... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080230130 - Nozzle arrangement for creating a water jet: A nozzle arrangement for generating a water jet has a nozzle plate having a nozzle opening. In order for the nozzle arrangement to be able to generate a water jet that provides improved utilization as a light guide also in bodies of water with wave motion and that is constructively... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080230131 - Irrigation system and shut-off control device therefor: An irrigation system having at least one water distribution member, a water supply source and a horizontally oriented, shut-off control device located in a fluid flow line between a water supply source and the at least one water distribution member for automatically shutting off the flow of supply water to... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20080230132 - Fluid and gas distribution manifolds to which connectors and valves bodies are joined with brazed, silver-soldered or chemically-bonded connections: The present invention provides several embodiments of manifolds and distribution assemblies, having a manifold main body or multiple interconnecting tubular members and multiple connectors and/or valves which are unitary with the main body or tubular members. Some of the manifolds have four connectors in a common plane at right-angle intervals.... Agent: Angus C. Fox, Iii

20080230133 - Compressed air system servicing device: A compressed air system servicing device consists of a plurality of functional modules, adapted to be placed in a row, of which at least one part is able to be modularly configured. These functional modules respectively comprise a uniform basic pneumatic block (10), which on two parallel outer walls (11)... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080223447 - Serviceable double block and bleed valve: A serviceable double block and bleed valve is provided, having a futbol, and having an integral body having two block valves and one bleed valve and a flange on its inlet end which is bolted to a mating flange of the futbol The double block and bleed valve is installed... Agent: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

20080223448 - Mixing eductor: An eductor for mixing two liquids wherein the eductor includes a closed or non-air gap back flow prevention member. The vacuum profile of the eductor is altered by changing an opening in a passage portion to controllably divert water flow around the venturi tube or diverting the water without the... Agent: Johnsondiversey, Inc.

20080223449 - Valve for an inflatable product: A valve (20) for an inflatable product. One valve includes a cap (56) that provides a double seal (58, 60). An inner seal (58) closes an opening (66) for the valve (20). The inner seal (58) and the opening (66) are mounted in a chamber, and the chamber is closed... Agent: Kelly S Elsea

20080223450 - Flow control valves: A flow control valve includes a seal member disposed within an annular space. The annular space is defined between at least one of bearing fitting portions of a flow path defining member and a corresponding valve shaft portion of a valve member opposing to each other in a radial direction... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20080223451 - Hot water system: A hot water system includes a hot water source; a hot water delivery line connected between the hot water source and at least one plumbing fixture along with a cold water delivery line connection between said plumbing fixture, a cold water source and said hot water source; a pump, interconnected... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20080223453 - Ethanol compensated fuel density for fuel consumed calculation: An engine control module determining an alcohol compensated fuel consumption value includes an alcohol percent module that determines an alcohol percent in fuel and a fuel mass module that determines a mass of the fuel. The engine control module also includes a fuel volume module that calculates a volume of... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080223452 - Level detection module with liquid supply system: A level detection module is capable of detecting level of liquid in a container and includes the first induction unit, the second induction unit and a detection unit. The first and second induction units are disposed at the first position and second position of the container respectively and output the... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20080223454 - Two handle pull-out faucet: A dual-handle control faucet that includes a pull-out head and a faucet base. The pull-out head is switchable between a first water discharge pattern and a second water discharge pattern. The pull-out head switches from the first water discharge pattern to the second water discharge pattern upon disengagement with the... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20080223455 - Gas supply unit: To provide a gas supply unit capable of stabilizing a gas supply amount, the gas supply unit includes a mass flow controller, a first fluid control valve connected to the mass flow controller, a second fluid control valve connected in parallel to the first fluid control valve, and a third... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080223457 - Bi-directional valve: A bi-directional valve having a housing with at least one internal gasket contact surface. A spring holds the plate, flapper and gasket against the internal gasket contact surface of the housing. When a predetermined pressure acts on the plate and flapper, the plate, flapper and gasket move away from the... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20080223456 - Hydraulic valve arrangement: The invention concerns a hydraulic valve arrangement (1) with at least two valve modules (2-6), each having a supply channel arrangement with a high-pressure channel (9) and a low-pressure channel (15), a working connection arrangement with at least one working connection (A, B), one directional valve arrangement (16) between the... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080223459 - Springless compressor valve: A fluid-handling system that, in some embodiments, includes a poppet having a body, a magnet, and a mounting member configured to secure the magnet to the body is disclosed. Additionally, a method of forming a valve is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes providing a poppet body for a... Agent: Fletcher Yoder (cameron International Corporation)

20080223458 - Tank vent pallet: A breather valve comprises a valve body having a valve fluid passageway terminating in a valve seat. The valve body includes a pressure pallet guide and the valve seat has double lips. A pressure pallet having a size commensurate with the valve seat is mounted on the pressure pallet guide... Agent: Holland Law Office P.l.l.c.

20080223460 - Poppet check valve for high pressure oil pump: A poppet valve assembly (118) for a piston-type fluid pump (10) having a longitudinal axis (A) and also having a plug (136) that defines a spring housing (135), includes a poppet (122). The poppet (122) has a first portion (126) and a second portion (128) of increased height, with the... Agent: International Engine Intellectual Property Company

20080223461 - One-piece self-venting drain valve: A self-venting drain valve for draining liquid from a vessel having an end opening through which liquid may drain and gas may simultaneously enter. The drain valve comprises a body portion and a stem portion. The body portion having a substantially tubular, internally threaded section and a vent permitting gas... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080223462 - Sanitararmatur: A sanitary fitting has a housing which has a hot-water supply, a cold-water supply and two mixed-water outlets, having a cartridge which is arranged in the housing and has a mixing valve for cold and hot water, there being arranged between the two mixed-water outlets a changeover valve which comprises... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20080223463 - Valve unit for a microfluid system: wherein the valve unit can be brought from a first state to a second state so that, in said first state, a fluid can be conveyed by the conveying means from said first fluid reservoir through the flow chamber in a predetermined direction of flow into the second fluid reservoir,... Agent: Ip Strategies

20080223464 - Flow diverters for valves, valves, and in-floor pool cleaning systems: An in-floor pool cleaning system includes a first valve having one bottom inlet port, three or more side discharge ports, and a first flow diverter and a second valve having one bottom inlet port, three or more side discharge ports, and a second flow diverter. One of the discharge ports... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080223465 - Fuel selection valve assemblies: In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes a control valve for regulating fuel flow. The apparatus can include a burner and a valve assembly. In some embodiments, the valve assembly includes a housing, which can define a first fuel input for receiving a first fuel from a first fuel source and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080223466 - Pilot-operated three-port valve: A pilot-operated three-port valve includes three ports, two valve seats that are concentric and opposite each other, a poppet-type valve member that is disposed between these two valve seats, and a pilot operating portion that opens and closes the valve member using a rod. Seat surfaces of the two valve... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080223467 - Method and device for regulating a pressure in a hydraulic system: The present invention relates to a method for regulating a pressure in a hydraulic system for operating at least one actuator in a subsea installation, having a fluid supply line (102) connected to a source of pressurized fluid (101) at a remote location delivering fluid at a constant pressure to... Agent: Henry C. Query, Jr.

20080223468 - Storage mechanism for use within recreational vehicles: A storage mechanism for managing the hoses used within the service bay of recreational vehicles (RVs) is disclosed. The storage mechanism increases accessibility to various parts within the service bay area, and also reduces safety risk associated with emptying the wastewater compartments commonly found in RVs.... Agent: Stockwell & Smedley, Psc

20080216896 - Flush valve actuator for low-flow urinal: A flush valve actuator includes a valve body having an inlet and an outlet and a passage therebetween. A diaphragm is disposed within the passage and is movable between two positions so as to control a flow of fluid between the inlet and the outlet. A variable flow control is... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080216897 - Safety switch of gas stove: A safety switch of a gas stove includes a main member including a cone valve chamber, a first chamber, a second chamber, an input tunnel, a first output tunnel and a second output tunnel connected to the second chamber and outside. A close member, an electromagnetic valve and a first... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080216898 - 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

20080216899 - Dimensional tolerance stack component and assembly compliant design: An actuator, comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end; an actuating device received within an opening located at the second end, the actuating device being secured within the housing by a screw plate; and a biasing device for providing a biasing force to the actuating device... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080216900 - Automatic fluid flow control device: One embodiment of the invention provides a fluid control device for a fluid supply, the device comprising: a housing (31) defining a fluid supply channel (34) with a fluid inlet (35) for coupling to a fluid supply and a fluid outlet (36) for coupling to an appliance, the housing additionally... Agent: Modern Times Legal

20080216901 - Pressure control for vacuum processing system: A pressure control system includes a digital communication network between a pressure sensor and a pressure controller. The digital communication network is configured to communicate signals between the pressure sensor and the pressure controller. The pressure sensor is configured to measure pressure within a vacuum chamber in a processing tool.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080216902 - First-stage pilot valve: A pilot valve configured to provide a control pressure within a dynamic fluid system, the pilot valve comprising: (a) a valve body having a supply port, a return port, and a control pressure port, the pressure control port in fluid communication with a subsequent valving component; (b) an axial bore... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080216903 - Flow regulator: A flow regulator including a body that includes a first flow passageway and a second flow passageway, and a deformable blocking element disposed in the body, the deformable blocking element deforming due to pressure of fluid flow thereagainst, wherein the deformable blocking element is arranged to variably block the first... Agent: Dekel Patent Ltd., David Klein

20080216904 - Fuel supply system: A fuel supply system includes: a flange mounted at an upper opening in a fuel tank; a fuel pump that discharges fuel in the fuel tank; a high-pressure filter that filters fuel discharged from the fuel pump; and a filter case that accommodates the high-pressure filter and includes an upper... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080216905 - Pump assembly with reversible one-way valves: A pump assembly includes a housing and first and second valves. The housing has a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port. The first and second valves are substantially identical valves both including a mounting portion, a valve seat and a valve body. The mounting portion has a first... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080216906 - Hydrogen generating fuel cell cartridges: A gas-generating apparatus (10) includes a reaction chamber (18) containing a solid fuel component (24) and a liquid fuel component (22) that is introduced into the reaction chamber by a fluid path, such as a tube, nozzle, or valve. The flow of the liquid fuel to the solid fuel is... Agent: The H.t. Than Law Group

20080216907 - Hydraulic coupling member with electrical bonding contractor: A female hydraulic coupling member and/or a male hydraulic coupling member is equipped with an electrically conductive contactor which contacts the opposing coupling member when the coupling is fully made up thereby electrically bonding the coupling members.... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.l.p.

20080216908 - Control system for a multi-speed transmission: A hydraulic control circuit for a transmission includes a plurality of solenoids and valves in fluid communication with a plurality of actuators. The actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Selective activation of the solenoids allows for a pressurized fluid flow to activate at least one... Agent: Vivacqua Law, Pllc

20080216909 - Water supply valve cartridge: A water supply valve cartridge in which a flow rate control rotary disk has a reduced size, so that surface friction between the flow rate control rotary disk and a flow rate control fixed disk is minimized, thus improving manipulation efficiency of the water supply valve while opening or closing... Agent: Ipla P.a.

20080210305 - Liquified natural gas sump for a gravity based structure: A liquefied natural gas (LNG) sump is provided for a gravity based structure (GBS). The sump includes a sump containment structure having a predetermined volume and floor surface area. The volume and floor surface area are selected in order to allow spilled LNG contained within the sump containment structure to... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080210306 - Integrated surface-machined micro flow controller method and apparatus: A surface-micromachined mass flow controller (MFC) comprises an electrostatically actuated microvalve integrated with a thermal flow sensor. The microvalve comprises a normally-open diaphragm defining an aperture allowing fluid communication between first and second flow channels. The diaphragm includes a second electrode actuable toward a valve seat including a first electrode.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080210307 - Control of slit valve door seal pressure: Apparatuses and methods are provided for sealing a slit valve passage between two substrate processing chambers. A body with two openings to register with openings in the walls of the process chambers, and a passageway between them, houses a sealing member configured to extend and retract to block or open... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080210308 - Method and structure for retaining a tube: A method and structure for retaining a tube in place relative to a surface of a device, such as a motor or pump, for fluid communication there-between. The tube retainer comprises a tube having a retention groove, disposed adjacent an open end thereof, and a holding clamp having a slot... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn:IPDepartment Docket Clerk

20080210309 - Diverter valve: A diverter valve may include a body portion and a lid portion. The lid and body portions may define a fluid chamber. The lid portion may include a first stop and a second stop. A closure member may at least partially be received within the fluid chamber. A movable member,... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080210310 - Sanitary installation part: A sanitary installation part (1) which has an installation housing (2) which can be inserted into a housing mount of a gas line or a liquid line is provided and has at least one latching element which projects into a latching position on the outer circumference of the housing and... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080210311 - Mounting arrangement for a rotary valve: A mounting arrangement for mounting at least one rotary valve to a drive shaft is provided, where the drive shaft includes at least one mounting hole at a predetermined position therein. The mounting arrangement may include at least one rotary valve having a curved portion and two side portions. The... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080210312 - Flow control device: A flow control device having a control member for forming a seal with another part of the flow control device. The control member having a base material and a portion or surface that is a softer or more deformable than the base material or the portion of the control device... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080210313 - Pressure limiting valve with reduced differential area: A pressure limiting valve comprises a valve closing body (7) which comprises a valve closing surface (8) which together with a first valve seat (9) opposing the valve closing surface (8) forms a first seal seat and a valve closing body orifice (11), which is surrounded by a second valve... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080210314 - Fluid jet with noise reducing sleeve: Pressure actuated oil jets have long been used to cool the underside of the pistons in such reciprocating engines. The present disclosure is a fluid jet for providing fluid under pressure to a desired location. The fluid jet comprises a valve body, at least one fluid passage extending longitudinally within... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20080210315 - Multi-water filter and faucet system: A plurality of water processing units are connected together, in sequence, to produce one processed water, and tap-off connections are installed within various interconnections between various water processing units, to produce a plurality of different processed waters. The different processed waters from the sequence of water processing units and the... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080210316 - Module for a gas system: Module assembly for a gas system operating at pressures greater than 100 bar. The assembly comprises at least two modules made as solid metal blocks. Bach block provided with a system of drilled channels and appendages. The system of channels comprises a main and at least one branch channel. The... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080210317 - Dynamically controlled compressors: In systems comprising at least two compressors, the present invention provides an adequately sized vessel or tank in either or both the suction line or the discharge line of multiple compressors, in such a fashion that if the conditions of the first compressor change, it does not have an immediate... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080210318 - Cartridge of water supply valve: A cartridge of a water supply valve that controls the flow rate and temperature of water without causing interference between flow rate control operation and temperature control operation of the valve. In the cartridge, a flow rate control knob (12) angularly moves forwards and rearwards and actuates a control lever... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080210319 - 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

20080210320 - 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

20080210321 - 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

20080210322 - 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

20080210323 - Manifold valve: A manifold valve having two valves, which enables operation of one valve while disables operation of the other valve, is compact, and facilitates installation in and detachment from a pipeline, that is, a manifold valve provided with a main passageway, a branch passageway split off from the main passageway, a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC