Fluid handling inventions 12/08

20080314449 - Check valve: In one aspect of the present invention, it is contemplated that a valve includes a passage. A first sealing element is biased to restrict flow of a fluid in a first direction through the passage when an upstream volumetric flow rate of the fluid in the first direction is less... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080314450 - Flow control:

20080314451 - Frozen/chilled fluid for pipelines and for storage facilities: (c) thereafter retreating the fluid to restore it to its original hazardous condition so that the fluid may be used in its restored condition. The hazardous fluid may be treated by adding a substance to, or removing a substance from, the fluid, or by changing the state of the fluid.... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20080314452 - Systems and methods for supplying and/or dispensing fluid: A system for supplying at least two fluids in proportioned quantities may include a first and second intake passages configured to be in flow communication with sources of first and second fluids, respectively. The system may include a fluid transfer device in flow communication with the first intake passage and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080314453 - Fuel supply systems: A fuel supply system includes a pressure regulator (16) regulating the pressure of fuel supplied from a fuel pump (14). A valve device (18) is associated with the pressure regulator (16) for controlling the pressure of the fuel regulated by the pressure regulator (16). The valve device (18) supplies a... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20080314454 - Method for controlling the progression of a fluid in a microfluidic component: The method for controlling the progression of a fluid, from upstream to downstream, in a microfluidic component comprising for example a plurality of microchannels each comprising a plurality of successive reaction or detection zones and a plurality of passive valves, controls the progression of the fluid in the microchannels by... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080314455 - Vacuum insulated piping assembly method: Method of assembling a vacuum insulated piping run for conducting a cryogenic fluid in which piping sections are produced in a first location and then assembled in a second location into a piping run. Each of the piping sections incorporates an outer cylindrical casing and an inner pipe for transport... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080314456 - Fluidic device: There is provided a fluidic device that is small, that can reduce contamination inclusion, and that can improve efficiency. A fluidic device includes a first constituent member internally having a first channel, and a mounting substrate internally having a second channel, the first constituent member being mounted on the mounting... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080314457 - Greywater system and method for applying same: e

20080314458 - Method and device for regulating a pressure and/or a volume flow of a fluid: A device for regulating a pressure and/or a volume flow of a fluid, including a cavitation chamber having a ram device, to generate a ram pressure region, and having at least one outlet orifice for a discharge of the fluid from the cavitation chamber, at least one cavitation region being... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080314460 - Air admittance vent diaphragm assembly: An air admittance vent diaphragm assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a base, an annular retainer ring, and an annular malleable washer. The base has an annular portion and a stem extending orthogonally from the center of the annular portion. The annular retainer ring includes a circumferential skirt engaged with... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20080314459 - Check valve for a compressor: A compressed gas is introduced from a compressor into a inlet of a check valve. In a cylindrical casing of the check valve, a valve seat is provided and has a plurality of paths through which compressed gas flows from the inlet to an outlet of the check valve. The... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080314461 - Plant for the controlled-speed pneumatic transport of granular material and conveyance speed control process: The present invention relates to a plant for the transport of granular material comprising at least one container (100) for at least one granular material (1a) to be transported, at least one receiver-meter group (RD1, RD2, . . . , RDn) designed to receive granular material from said at least... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080314462 - Pressure regulator: A pressure regulator, comprising a pressure regulating mechanism and a connector. A supply connecting tool (3) supplying a pressurized fluid to a body part (11) with the built-in pressure regulating mechanism (5) is connected to the connector (2) to secure excellent pressure regulating function by preventing the pressure regulating function... Agent: Trojan Law Offices

20080314463 - Control valve with integrated insert providing valve seat and plug guides: A control valve for regulating flow of fluids has an actuator located in a control chamber connected to a valve body. The valve body defines a flow passageway passing through an opening. A plug is associated with the actuator such that movement of the actuator from a retracted position towards... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080314464 - Device and method for producing spherical segmented flow: The invention provides a device (1, 301, 501) for producing a spherical segmented flow of fluid, which device includes: a functional fluid conduit (6, 506) arranged to contain a functional fluid (15, 515); at least two carrier fluid conduits (7, 8, 507, 508), each carrier fluid conduit arranged to carry... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080314465 - Microfluidic valve, method of manufacturing the same, and microfluidic device comprising the microfluidic valve: Provided is a microfluidic valve, a method of manufacturing the microfluidic valve, and a microfluidic device that employs the microfluidic valve. The microfluidic valve includes a platform that includes two substrates combined facing each other; a channel having a first depth allowing a fluid to flow between the two substrates;... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080314466 - Valves for use with tankless water heater: Valve arrangements for use with a tankless water heater include a housing with at least first, second and third ports with a valve member provided within the first port. A valve member is provided for the second port. A cold water valve arrangement may include a strainer provided at the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080308157 - Methods and apparatus to determine a position of a valve: Methods and apparatus to indicate a position of a valve are described. An example apparatus includes a first pressure sensor to detect an inlet pressure of a valve, a second pressure sensor to detect an outlet pressure of the valve, and a controller operatively coupled to the first pressure sensor... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080308158 - Pump head with improved structure: A pump head with improved structure includes a lever pivotally mounted thereto. A plunger is installed in the pump head and includes a recessed portion formed around the outer periphery thereof and a sealing member receivable at the outer periphery thereof for preventing air from passing therethrough. A first anti-backflow... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080308159 - Top entry swing check valve: A top entry in-line repairable swing check valve having a valve body adapted for connection within a flow-line and having flow passages and a valve chamber and further defining a seat recess at the juncture of a flow passage and the valve chamber. A removable seat assembly within the seat... Agent: James L. Jackson James L. Jackson, PC

20080308160 - Device including inductively heatable fluid retainment region, and method: A device is provided that comprises one or more fluid retainment regions each having at least one wall, and one or more loops in heat-transfer communication with the at least one wall. Each of the loops can comprise an electrical conductor that surrounds the same or a different fluid retainment... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20080308161 - Flow controlled actuator apparatus for use with self-closing stop valves: An apparatus for operating a device such as a self-closing internal valve is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing assembly having an internal chamber, a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the internal chamber, and an actuator stem extending from the housing assembly. The actuator stem is moveable in response... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080308163 - 3-way high-pressure air operated valve: A high pressure three-way control valve comprises a valve body defining first, second, and third ports disposed in selective fluid communication with each other via a control element. The control element is movable between a first seated position and a second seated position to selectively control the direction of fluid... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20080308162 - Manifold-type solenoid valve apparatus having stop valve: A plurality of solenoid valves are installed on a valve mount surface of a manifold base to receive a pressure fluid supplied from a supply passage of the manifold base via a supply communication hole. A stop valve base connected to a side surface of the manifold base has a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080308164 - Drip free valves: A sphincter valve has a membrane formed with at least one slit defined by petals, which membrane adopts a convex dished configuration when the valve is closed and inverts into a concave configuration when the valve is opened. In the invention, an abutment member is movable relative to the membrane... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20080308165 - Faucet spout with water isolating couplings: A faucet including a spout body formed of metal and having an inlet end, an outlet end and a chamber extending between inlet and outlet ends. A tube formed of a non-metallic material is enclosed within the chamber and has receiving and dispensing ends. Tube defines a passage extending between... Agent: Delta Faucet Company C/o Masco Corporation Leon E. Redman, Esq.

20080308166 - Connector/device with reflux valves: The present invention provides a device which includes reflux valves in combination with components such that a fluid flow occurs when connections are made and stops when disconnected.... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080308167 - Method and device for dispensing liquids: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for dispensing a user-defined quantity of one or more liquids for use in a cementitious mixture. The method includes moving a liquid from a liquid supply to a manifold; moving the liquid from the manifold to a flow meter; measuring the liquid while it... Agent: Curatolo Sidoti Co., Lpa

20080302420 - Apparatus and method for tire inflation: An apparatus and method for simply and inexpensively positioning mounted automobile and truck tires for effective setting of a bead, with subsequent inflation in an efficient manner. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus is a wheel-like structure with an outer rim in the shape of a polygon, such as a... Agent: W. Edward Ramage

20080302421 - Permeable gas assembly for gas delivery: A valve assembly for controlling gas delivery from a higher pressure fluid source to a lower pressure processing tool. The valve assembly includes a valve poppet movingly engageable with a valve seating member and a fluid permeable insert positioned between the valve poppet and the valve seating member that is... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20080302422 - Power output in hydraulic systems: The power output of a hydraulic system is improved by operating the hydraulic system with a hydraulic fluid having a VI of at least 130.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080302423 - Temperature-controlled variable fluidic resistance device: A thermally controlled variable restrictor device provides variable restriction of fluid flow by temperature-induced viscosity changes. The thermally controlled variable restrictor device allows fast variable fluid control by employing a thermo-electric heater-cooler in intimate contact with a fluid channel containing a fluid thereby effecting rapid viscosity changes in the flowing... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080302424 - Self-cleaning valves for use in vacuum cleaners and other self-cleaning valves: A self-cleaning valve assembly is provided, such as for use in a vacuum cleaner such as a particularly advantageous vacuum cleaner system that has at least two filters and self-cleans its filters via back-flushing, without needing to stop normal operation to self-clean. Also, a vacuum cleaner is provided that uses... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080302425 - Formed flange for pressure monitoring valve stem mount: A valve stem for mounting and supporting a tire pressure monitoring assembly includes a flange formed after insertion into the wheel rim for preventing movement caused by forces generated during wheel rotation.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080302426 - System and method of securing removable components for distribution of fluids: A system for enabling a distribution of fluids includes a backplane and at least two component bases. Each component base has a first flange segment on one side and a second flange segment on an opposite side. Each of the first flange segment and the second flange segment has through... Agent: Michael O. Scheinberg

20080302427 - Vacuum pressure control system: A vacuum pressure control system includes a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump for sucking gas from the vacuum chamber, a vacuum open/close valve for controlling vacuum pressure in the vacuum chamber by changing a opening degree by driving air supplied from an air supply source serving as a power source,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080302428 - Pressure-reducing valve: A pressure-reducing valve includes a housing, a pressure-reducing piston, a driving piston, and a spring mechanism. The housing is provided with a primary port and a secondary port. The pressure-reducing piston is displaceably retained in an interior of the housing. The pressure-reducing piston is displaced to control an opening degree... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20080302429 - Smith water saver: The object of the SMITH WATER SAVER is to save and use the water in the hot water line, between the hot water heater and the faucet. When the user opens the hot water faucet, unheated water in the line begins to circulate back to the water heater in a... Agent: Tim Savinar

20080302430 - Backflow connector and fuel injector having backflow connector: The invention relates to a fuel injector (10) for injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine having a backflow outlet (18) for taking away the un-injected fuel from the fuel injector (10). A backflow connector (20) is attached to the backflow outlet (18) using a connection component (24), where the... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080302431 - Device for moving and treating volumes of liquid: A device for displacing a small volume of liquid under the effect of an electric control, including a first substrate with a hydrophobic surface provided with a first electrical conductor, a second electrical conductor positioned facing the first conductor, and a third conductor, forming with the second conductor, a mechanism... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080302432 - Apparatus & method for propelling a liquid in a spiral spray: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for propelling a fluid in a spiral stream. The apparatus includes a housing, and a cap member connected to the housing and discharges a stream of fluid in a spiral stream. A large gear member is coupled to the cap member... Agent: Law Offices Of John W. Carpenter

20080302433 - Triple valve inlet assembly: A gas delivery apparatus having a manifold block configured to create a fluid flow path, a horizontal inlet port coupled to the manifold block at a first side in fluid communication with the fluid flow path and configured to receive a supply gas, a pneumatic valve coupled to the manifold... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20080302434 - Flexible manifold for integrated gas system gas panels: A flexible gas delivery apparatus having a gas panel with a first extension block having a first section and second section, the first section positioned between a mixing valve and the substrate having an exit port in fluid communication with a pump/purge manifold, and a second extension block having a... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20080295890 - Hydrant apparatus and water discharging method: A hydrant apparatus comprises at least an outlet pipe, at least a switch for controlling the water flow, and at least a temperature limiting component. The outlet pipe is used for flowing water out of the hydrant apparatus. The switch, coupled to the outlet pipe, is used for controlling the... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080295891 - Valve and production method thereof: Provided is a valve having a structure in which the opening temperature of the valve can be set to an arbitrary temperature, scattering of contents other than a fluid is suppressed, and the valve can be used in both a liquid environment and a gas environment and can also be... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080295892 - Mass flow controller: A mass flow controller has: a flow rate sensor section that measures the flow rate of a fluid and outputs a flow rate measurement signal indicating the measurement value; a flow rate control valve disposed upstream or downstream of the flow rate sensor section; a calculation section that calculates a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080295893 - Valve for limiting the tank pressure in a motor vehicle: A valve for limiting the tank pressure in a motor vehicle, comprising a first line (1) and a second line (2) which may establish a flow connection in which at least one body (3, 4) may be moved relative to another body (4, 3), whereby the movable body (3, 4)... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080295894 - Water powered hose reel: A water powered hose reel operated by household water pressure. The hose reel has a traversing hydraulic motor for use in retrieval of a flexible hose. The hose reel includes a spool carried by and enclosed within an enclosure, the spool having a hub with a pair of flanges at... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20080295895 - Water leakage and fault sensing system: A system is provided for monitoring leakage within a building. Remote sensors are placed at locations that are likely to have leaks occurring. If a leak is detected by one of the remote sensors, a signal is sent to a control for a main shut-off valve. The main shut-off valve... Agent: Masco Corporation

20080295896 - Removable and reuseable pipe valve insulation wrap: In accordance with the present invention, a pipe insulation wrap comprises a flexible planar and generally rectangular sheet having opposite first edge portions and opposite second edge portions. A strip of double faced adhesive with a removable backer thereon is secured along one of the first edge portions for releasable... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080295897 - Dual range flow sensor: A fluid control apparatus includes a first sensor device for indicating a fluid flow within a first conduit that receives the fluid flow during a first condition and a second sensor device for indicating the fluid flow within a second conduit that receives the fluid flow during a second condition.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080295898 - Apparatus and methods for containing a fuel pressure regulator: An apparatus includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a mounting surface configured to support a mounting portion of a pressure regulator. The first portion defines a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the pressure regulator, and an opening configured to provide... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080295899 - Compressed gas regulator: A compressed gas regulator preferably includes a body having a piston chamber and an output port. A regulator piston can be arranged in the piston chamber with a first surface being acted upon by pressurized gas having the output pressure. A second surface of the piston can be acted upon... Agent: SimpleIPLaw, P.C.

20080295900 - Fluid jet for providing fluid under pressure to a desired location: A fluid jet for providing fluid under pressure to a desired location is disclosed wherein the valve body includes and integral valve element retaining region. Preferably, the valve body and integral valve element retaining region are die cast as a one-piece component. More specifically, the fluid jet includes a die... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20080295901 - Apparatus and method for inspection of turbine valve seats: An apparatus and method for remote frequency-based inspection of a valve seat comprises inserting a frequency-based inspection tool into an inspection position over the valve seat and contacting the one or more supports to the inner surface of the valve seat. An input signal is transmitted at a desired frequency... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080295902 - Water retention/detention system: An underground water retention or detention system for collecting stormwater, rainwater, sewerage, effluent or other waters, and controlled release of the water is disclosed. Typically, the tanks are formed from a plastics or polymeric material such as high density polyethylene. The pipes may be polymer coated corrugated steel pipes. Tanks... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080295904 - Oil filtration system for plural phase power equipment tanks: Insulating oil in electric power generation, transmission and distribution equipment such as circuit breakers, regulators, phase shifters, tank diverter switches and capacitor banks for respectively separated phases of a plural phase transmission or distribution line is filtered for removal of accumulated water, carbon particles and other contaminants by filters in... Agent: W. Allen Marcontell

20080295903 - Urban and rural integrated conduit system for sewage discharging and reclaiming: An urban and rural integrated conduit system for sewage discharging and reclaiming comprises: sewage discharging conduits or gutters constituted by sewers and outfall sewers and pits of roads; disposal wells for mud, sand and suspended matter, one end of which is connected to sewage transport pipes buried in the river... Agent: Allan Chan & Associates

20080295905 - Overpressure protection for an aircraft fuel tank system: An aircraft venting tank (for example a surge tank) has a stack pipe unit. The stack pipe unit comprises first and second portions and houses a frangible overpressure protector element (for example a frangible disc). The stack pipe unit may be arranged to have a fitted configuration in which the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080295906 - Fuel filler neck assembly and method of fabricating: A fuel filler neck assembly having a uniform hemmed connection between an outer funnel portion and an inner funnel portion. The outer funnel portion is typically defined by an offset-expanded cylinder and sidewalls of varying thickness. The inner funnel portion includes sidewalls that have an internal thread, which is configured... Agent: Joseph V. Tassone, Esq. Dayco Products, LLC

20080295907 - Dual chamber adapter: An adapter for use in association with upstream and downstream portions of a piping system is disclosed. The adapter includes a first chamber having an inlet adapted to receive fluid therethrough, an outlet adapted to expel fluid therefrom, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining a first chamber interior. The adapter... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080295908 - Syngas flow diverter: A passively cooled valve assembly selectively diverts a fluid stream from an inlet port selectively through at least one outlet conduit. The valve assembly comprises a housing defining the primary chamber. The housing also comprises at least one inlet port and at least two outlet conduits and associated outlet ports.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080295909 - Microfluidic device for passive sorting and storage of liquid plugs using capillary force: A three dimensional microfluidic device for passive sorting and storing of liquid plugs is provided with homogeneous surfaces from the exposure of a photopolymer through binary masking motifs, i.e., arrays of opaque pixels on a transparency mask. The device includes sub-millimeter three-dimensional relief microstructures to aid in the channeling of... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.