Fluid handling inventions 02/09

20090050209 - Apparatus and method for filling a bathtub: An apparatus for filling a bathtub (1) at least partially with water (10), includes an electronic faucet (4), at which terminate hot and cold water supply pipes (6, 7) and from which extends at least one bathtub filling pipe (8), a remote controller (5), at least one temperature sensor (12)... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090050210 - Methods for operating liquid chemical delivery systems having recycling elements: Liquid chemical delivery systems are provided which include a liquid chemical storage canister, a pressurized gas source that feeds a pressurized gas into the storage canister, a vaporizer that may be used to vaporize the liquid chemical supplied from the storage canister, a delivery line that connects the storage canister... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090050211 - Method and apparatus for water surge protection: A method and apparatus protecting a water distribution system from main breaks caused by sudden pressure spikes in the distribution system. A surge suppressor apparatus may include a surge suppressor tank. The surge suppressor tank may be a hollow, cylindrical container adapted to retain liquid. The surge suppressor apparatus may... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090050212 - Method and apparatus for sample injection in liquid chromatography: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for substantially eliminating destructive transients of pressure or flow rate which can degrade the efficiency and useful lifetime of chromatography columns. The present invention enables a substantially constant flow of mobile phase liquid to be maintained through the chromatography system by eliminating... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20090050213 - Connector, connector system and use thereof: The invention relates to a connector (10) comprising: a fluid leadthrough (20); a contact device (14); an essentially planar contact surface (16), and; a fluid leadthrough opening (18), which is designed for leading fluid though, the fluid leadthrough opening (18) passing through the contact surface (16); a sterile covering (64)... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090050214 - Irrigation control system: A tensiometer for use in determining matric potential of a soil comprising: a water inlet; a hydraulic coupler comprising a porous material for providing hydraulic coupling between water that enters the inlet and the soil; and a septum that seals water that enters the inlet against ingress of air via... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20090050215 - Aquifer restoration device: An aquifer restoration device (1) having a hollow collection pipe (2) of a predetermined length (21) having an open top end (12) and a bottom end (13) wherein the collection pipe top end (12) is located a predetermined distance above a ground surface (7) and the collection pipe bottom end... Agent: Edward M. Livingston, Pa

20090050216 - Valve systems for use with a fluid injector system: A valve system for use in a system including a first source of a first pressurized fluid and a second source of a second pressurized fluid includes a valve housing including a first inlet port adapted to be placed in fluid connection with the first source, a second inlet port... Agent: Gregory L Bradley Medrad Inc

20090050217 - Check valve: A check valve. An illustrative embodiment of the check valve includes a valve body, a plurality of discharge port openings having at least one of a non-uniform width and a non-uniform position extending through the valve body and a flexible valve disk disposed generally adjacent to the valve body.... Agent: Tung & Associates

20090050218 - Gas control device with protective cover: A method and apparatus for providing a gas to or from a pressurized cylinder is described. The apparatus includes a gas delivery device housing that houses and protects a gas control device configured to deliver gas to a user or device, and may also be adapted to provide gas to... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20090050219 - Fluid compressor and control device for the same: An air compressor includes a tank configured to contain compressed air, an inlet configured to receive compressed air from the tank, an outlet, and a control device, positioned between the inlet and the outlet, configured to regulate an output pressure of compressed air discharged through the outlet. The control device... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090050220 - Valve-intensive button for adjusting height of cushion seat for vehicle: The present invention relates to a manipulation button 40 for adjusting the height of a cushion seat for a vehicle that is capable of absorbing the shocks applied to a driver sitting on the cushion seat while the vehicle is being driven on a relatively rough road, and more particularly,... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20090050221 - Multiport vertical axial valve with sealing rotor: This invention discloses an axial multiport rotary valve capable of accomplishing the simultaneous interconnection of a plurality of conduits in accordance with a previously determined cycle, where any conduit communicates with no more than one other conduit at any one cycle step, or valve index position. The rotary valve comprises... Agent: Honeywell International Inc Patent Services

20090050222 - Three-way poppet valve with intermediate pilot port: An integrated three-way poppet valve is disclosed with an intermediate pilot port and an integral load holding check valve. The valve incorporates a reverse flow check poppet for load hold capability, which enables a lower cost solution compared to a combination of valves of similar functionality. A control method is... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090050223 - Water outlet assembly of stool washing device: A water outlet assembly of a stool washing device comprises a water outlet head installed with a main portion and a sub-portion; an upper end of the water outlet head having a main inlet and a sub-inlet; the main inlet being communicated to the output hole of the main portion... Agent: Chien-hui Su

20090044865 - Metering mixing faucet: A faucet includes a body with a first fluid inlet, a second fluid inlet, an outlet and a neck portion with a central cavity defined therein, a mixing chamber positioned within the central cavity of the neck portion of the body, a timing mechanism coupled to the mixing chamber and... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090044866 - Auxiliary fuel pump: An auxiliary fuel pump is mounted external to a fuel tank within the body of a vehicle. The auxiliary fuel pump is connected to a transfer hose for transferring fuel from a fuel tank in the vehicle to another location.... Agent: Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP

20090044867 - Mechanism for facilitating cleaning of filter of steam trap without shutting down boiler: A mechanism is adapted to clean a filter of a steam trap by opening a valve at one end of the filter by turning an adjusting screw secured to one end of the valve without shutting down a boiler in which a flow path is formed from one end of... Agent: Sam Chen

20090044868 - Steam trap with capillary action based blocking arrangement: A steam trap is provided to remove condensed water from a steam pipe having an end to which the strap is connected. In one embodiment, the trap includes a hollow body having an inlet adapted to secure to the pipe end and an outlet, the body comprising a staged internal... Agent: Sam Chen

20090044869 - Irrigation valve box: An irrigation valve box includes a body for shielding the valve, which forms an opening at the top, and a removable lid for fitting into the opening formed by the body. Access to the valve is normally gained by removing the lid. Metal is associated with the valve box for... Agent: W. Thomas Timmons

20090044870 - Device for securing a pump inlet: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein relate to a device for securing an inlet of a pump. One exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises at least two hose mounts connected to each other and a securing mechanism that is adapted to secure a hose between the at... Agent: Walter Thomas Myers Jr.

20090044871 - Low pressure rise rate pilot operated poppet relief valve: A relief valve for a hydraulic machine that combines a poppet valve assembly and a pilot valve assembly together using a connector pin wherein internal fluid passageways within the poppet and pilot spools provide a fluid flow path between the inlet of the valve and a cavity disposed between the... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20090044872 - Control device and hydraulic pilot control: A control device for controlling a hydraulic consumer, is equipped with a distributing valve having a control pressure chamber and a control slide that can be displaced against the force of a spring by the build-up of a control pressure in the control pressure chamber. A pilot control valve controls... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20090044873 - Faucet control system: An improved faucet control system for reducing water and energy usage in manual washing operations. The faucet control system has a foot pedal that controls the flow of water without the need of operating the faucet. The foot pedal, upon alternate activations, reverses the polarity of an electrical output pulse... Agent: Jansson Shupe & Munger Ltd.

20090044874 - Double seat valve: The invention relates to a double seat valve, which is capable of cleaning the seat and which is improved compared to that of the prior art, whereby a delivery as free from turbulence as possible of the seat cleaning flow into and out of the leakage cavity is ensured, and... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC

20090044875 - Microfluidic system: Microfluidic system (1, 2, 10, 11, 16) comprising a first portion (3, 4, 24, 25) and a second portion (5-7), said first portion (3, 4) comprising a material which is able to change its volume when activated by an exciting factor, characterized by the fact that said first portion (3,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090038685 - Fluid delivery device: A fluid heating and dispensing device and method of using the device, is provided. The device has a first reservoir, a second reservoir, a pump device, a heating device, and a delivery device. The first reservoir is in thermal communication with the heating device, the second reservoir is in substantial... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20090038684 - Pulsation attenuation: A system, apparatus, and method for attenuating pulsations in a pumping system.... Agent: The Law Office Of Richard W. James

20090038686 - Water tap: The present invention provides a water tap including a main body; a decorative cap for covering the main body while exposing the cavity therefrom; a water control assembly; a fastening means for fastening the water control assembly and the decorative cap to the main body; and a rotation-driving member adapted... Agent: Berliner & Associates

20090038687 - Thermally activated pressure relief valve: The thermally activated pressure relief valve (10) has a piston (14) normally retained in a closed position and being movable to an open position in case the valve (10) is exposed to an abnormally high temperature. An elastic slotted spring sleeve (20) is disposed within a sleeve (18) of fusible... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20090038688 - Fluid control valve: A fluid control valve for use in a system for inflating an anti-G garment. The valve includes an elongate chamber in which a valve member is moveable. The chamber has first and second axial ends. An inlet opening in a chamber wall provides for the flow of fluid into the... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090038689 - Three-way connecting device for tire pressure detector: A three-way connecting device for a tire pressure detector includes a three-way pipe and a nozzle. The three-way pipe has a tunnel therein, a first opening, a second opening and a third opening communicated with the tunnel, a first coupling portion around the first opening to connect an air pump... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090038690 - Solenoid mounting arrangement for liquid dispensing valve: A solenoid valve has a valve body with an inlet, an outlet and a valve chamber therebetween. A valve member is selectively engagable with the valve chamber for controlling the flow of fluid from the inlet to the outlet. A solenoid assembly is mounted upon the valve member for moving... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20090038691 - Valve guard assembly: A valve guard assembly for a gas cylinder has a mounting collar 2 which is adapted to fit around and to engage the neck of the gas cylinder. The mounting collar 2 has an outer surface 6 in which there is an endless first coupling member in the form of... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20090038692 - Modification of vegetable oils for fuel applications: A bio-organic composition includes residues of a vegetable oil, residues of a first epoxide or glycol, and the residues of a second epoxide. The vegetable oil is characterized by the viscosity at room temperature. The first epoxide or glycol and second epoxides are present in a sufficient amount that the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090038693 - Combination relief valve and injection fitting: A valve for regulating the flow of fluid through an access port in a fluid chamber includes a body having a first end and a second end, the second end being located in the access port and the first end protruding outside of the access port. An axial bore extends... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090038694 - Ball non-return valve: In the valve according to the invention the supporting blind (6) of the deflected channel (5) is terminated at its free ends with the oblique surfaces (10), and the guiding rail (7) of the ball (4) is terminated with the supporting directional arrangement (8) directing the ball (4) toward the... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20090038695 - Remote pumping system for cisterns: A remote pumping system for cisterns or water storage tanks is disclosed, comprising a high volume water pump driven by a hydraulic or electrically powered motor, for rapidly supplying a large volume of water to an extinguishment operation involving a burning object or building, from a local water source such... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090038696 - Drain safety and pump control device with verification: A drain protection device and pump controller for pools, spas, fountains and other fluid containment and circulation systems has a vacuum sensor for sensing a level of vacuum present in the suction conduit leading to the pump(s). The vacuum level is monitored by a computer that controls a vent valve... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20090038697 - Switching valve: A selector valve, comprising a valve chamber having a first valve seat and a second valve seat facing the first valve seat, a first fluid passage communicating with a first valve port on the periphery of the first valve seat of the valve chamber to flow a first working fluid... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090038698 - Coupling apparatus for passage blocks: A passage block coupling apparatus is provided with a bolt insertion hole 13 and a pin insertion hole 14 formed in an upper-stage passage block 3, a screw hole 15 and a non-screw hole 16 that are formed in a lower-stage passage block 4, a bolt 11 that is inserted... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090038699 - Multistage-mixing microdevice: A microdevice for multistage-mixing of process fluids which has plurality of freely-detachable units connected to each other without using pipes, wherein a microchannel for flow of the process fluids and a channel for flow of a heat-exchange medium are formed in the microdevice by mutual connection of a plurality of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090038701 - Device, system and method for mixing: A device or system includes a mixer comprising a three-dimensional lattice defining a plurality of tortuous, interconnecting passages therethrough. The mixer is in communication with sources or streams of at least two separate components which, when mixed, form a combined fluid stream. The sources or streams may be, at least... Agent: Baxter Healthcare Corporation

20090038700 - Plumbing fixture: A plumbing fixture is provided that comprises substantially a housing, which has connections for a cold and hot water supply and an outlet for mixed water, and a water conduit module, which has a preformed hollow section and at least one inlet for cold, hot, or mixed water. The housing... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090032110 - Flow-through sandwich core structure and method and system for same: Methods and apparatus for transmitting a fluid through the core of a metal sandwich structure. Improved metal sandwich sheet structures include a formed metal core that is brazed, welded, or bonded to two outer flat metal sheets at a series of interleaving surface regions. The inventor has recognized that fluids... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Attn: Patent Administrator

20090032111 - Fluid mixing systems and methods: A fluid mixing device is described that is suitable for use in an analyte detection system. For example, intersecting fluid passageways having flow cross-sections are described. One or more of the fluid passageways can have one or more fluid mixing chambers, and the fluid mixing chamber(s) can have a wider... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090032112 - Methods of packaging valve chips and related valve assemblies: A valve chip may include a substrate having first and second faces and openings between the first and second faces, and a plurality of flexible valve flaps on one of the faces of the substrate with each flexible valve flap being associated with at least one of the openings. The... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090032113 - Flameless relief valve: A relief valve for use with a conduit includes a housing attached to the conduit and an engagement member slidably disposed within the housing and movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The engagement member pierces the conduit when moved from the retracted position to the extended position.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090032114 - External water shutoff: The present subject matter relates to controlling water sources external to a structure and more particularly to an external water shutoff. One embodiment of the present subject matter includes an apparatus having an electrically operable valve placed on a water supply line internal to a structure between a location where... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20090032115 - Vacuum thermal insulating valve: The present invention provides a vacuum thermal insulating valve that may be used at high temperature in gas supply systems or gas exhaust systems, and also may be made substantially small and compact in size owing to its excellent thermal insulating performance. With a vacuum thermal insulating valve comprising a... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20090032116 - Ball check valve assembly for hydraulic control circuit: A fluid distribution control element for use in a ball check valve assembly having a valve housing defining a valve chamber and a first inlet opening spaced from a second inlet opening. The control element is arranged inside the valve housing to transition along a substantially linear path of displacement.... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090032117 - Flow rate control valve: In a pressure compensation type flow rate control valve, overshoot of a flow rate when an upstream pressure is abruptly increased is suppressed. A first variable orifice 11 is provided on the side of an inflow opening and a second variable orifice 15 is provided on the side of an... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090032118 - Check valves with hinge shafts retained by bushings: Methods and apparatus are provided for retaining a hinge shaft of a check valve with a bushing. The check valve includes a valve body defining a flow passage therethrough; a hinge shaft; a bushing coupling the hinge shaft to the valve body; a pin secured to the valve body and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090032120 - Check valves with hinge shafts retained by locking pins: A check valve includes a valve body defining a flow passage therethrough; a hinge shaft mounted on the valve body; a closure element pivotally mounted on the hinge shaft for opening and closing the flow passage; and a pin secured to the valve body and received by the hinge shaft.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090032119 - Check valves with hinge shafts retained by welding: Methods and apparatus are provided for retaining a hinge shaft of a check valve with a bushing. The check valve includes a valve body defining a flow passage therethrough; a hinge shaft; a bushing coupled to the valve body and welded to the hinge shaft; and a closure element pivotally... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090032121 - Check valve: A check valve having two opposing springs to hold a ball or stopper a pre-determined distance from the valve seat so that the ball or stopper seats against the valve seat only under backflow pressure.... Agent: Alcon

20090032123 - Check valve: A check valve having a piston-like ball or stopper a pre-determined distance from the valve seat so that the ball or stopper seats against the valve seat only under backflow pressure.... Agent: Alcon

20090032122 - Check valve structure for use in pump of hydraulic cylinder: A check valve for use in pump of hydraulic cylinder comprises a check valve including a tubular member disposed therein and having a sheath member received therein, a pump including a chamber provided in an output pipe thereof for receiving the check valve, wherein the tubular member is constructed in... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090032124 - Microfluidic device including displaceable material trap, and system: A microfluidic device is provided that can include an input liquid-containment feature. The microfluidic device can include an overflow channel in fluid communication with the input liquid-containment feature. The microfluidic device can include a fluid capture appendix in fluid communication with the overflow channel.... Agent: Leonard D. Bowersox Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20090032126 - pneumatic system for residential use: The present invention relates to a Pneumatic System that can be employed within the residential environment. The system includes both a section mode and a pressure mode. Both of these modes, in turn, have both a low and a high pressure range. A variety of applications are disclosed for use... Agent: Michael J. Colitz, Iii Holland & Knight LLP

20090032127 - Decompression apparatus and inorganic porous body: A decompression apparatus has an exhaust mechanism for decompressing a vacuum chamber. The exhaust mechanism has a main exhaust passage one end of which is connected to the vacuum chamber and the other end of which is connected to a vacuum pump, a first valve disposed in the main exhaust... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090032125 - Vacuum generating unit: An ejector functioning as a vacuum generating mechanism is disposed in a main body constituting a vacuum generating unit, and an atmospheric air introducing valve is disposed between the ejector and a vacuum port. The atmospheric air introducing valve is brought into a valve closed state at times when a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090032128 - Valve cartridge with isolated friction and cartridge loads: A one-handle valve cartridge includes a spring that isolates frictional forces between dynamic sealing elements in the valve cartridge and loads applied to the valve cartridge and transmitted to the dynamic sealing elements from an actuating mechanism of the valve cartridge.... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20090032129 - Automatic four-port selector valve: Provided is an automatic four-port selector valve which is capable of controlling a variation in static pressure and a variation in flow rate induced in the switching of air or gas flow passages so that they are within tolerant accuracies, which is further capable of controlling a saliently appearing variation... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090032130 - Fluid flow amplifier: A by-pass fluid flow amplifier which contains a primary nozzle and a primary profile for discharging compressed air into a conduit of the air amplifier and entraining ambient air in the process. A secondary nozzle and a secondary profile for discharging compressed air into the conduit of the air amplifier... Agent: Elijah Dumas