Fluid handling inventions 04/09

20090107553 - Highly abrasion-resistant terionomer pipe: A pipe or tube article is disclosed that comprises an innermost layer having a thickness of about 0.001 to about 102 mm (0.00004 to 4 inches) comprising a polymeric composition comprising a terionomer composition made from a parent acid terpolymer composition made from an α-olefin having 2 to 10 carbons;... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090107555 - Dual function fuel atomizing and ignition additives: The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for improving fuel atomization and combustion efficiency comprising fuel additives for use in combustion systems where fuel is injected into the combustion zone under very high pressure... Agent: Afton Chemical Corporation Luedeka, Neely & Graham, PC

20090107554 - High polymer content hybrid drag reducers: A drag reducing composition comprising particles of at least two different drag reducing polymers. The different drag reducing polymers can be formed by different processes, such as bulk polymerization or emulsion polymerization, and the particles of the different drag reducing polymers can have different mean particle sizes. The drag reducing... Agent: Conocophillips Company -IPServices Group Attention: Docketing

20090107556 - Fluid dispensing fake body part and method for making the same: An apparatus that resembles a part of the human body that can dispense fluids is disclosed. The body part is made out of a polymer, where the shape of the body part is determined by a mold. Tubing is used to transport the liquid. One end of the tubing is... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20090107558 - Heated pipe and methods of transporting viscous fluid: The invention includes systems and methods for heating a fluid and transporting the fluid at an elevated temperature. The system includes a fiber reinforced spoolable pipe. This spoolable pipe may include an inner layer, at least one reinforcing layer, at least one heating element, and at least one insulation layer.... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20090107557 - Low shock strength inlet: Embodiments of the invention relate to a supersonic inlet having a cowl lip configured to capture the conic shock and exhibit a zero or substantially zero cowl angle. The inlet may be configured to employ a relaxed isentropic compression surface and an internal bypass. The nacelle bypass may prevent flow... Agent: Brandon N. Sklar. Esq. (patent Prosecution) Kaye Scholer, LLP

20090107559 - Method and apparatus for converter valve: A converter valve allows product dispenser operator to change from a first fluid source to a second fluid source without fluid crossover. The converter valve includes a first port in fluid communication with a dispense point, a second port in fluid communication with a first fluid source having a first... Agent: Law Offices Of Christopher L. Makay

20090107560 - Switchover valve: A valve provides automatic switchover from a plurality of fluid pressure sources to a common outlet. The valve includes first and second spools respectively in first and second spool chambers, and each spool includes at least one sealing member carried thereon for selective sealing engagement with said first and second... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090107561 - Bleed valve: A bleed valve which is intended for the fuel tank of a vehicle consists of a housing (1) which on the topside comprises an outlet orifice (6) and an orifice (4) which is intended for connection to the head space of a tank, a floating body (3) which is supported... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP

20090107562 - Pre-pressurized self-balanced negative-pressure-free water-supply apparatus: A water supply apparatus with self-balanced inlet pressure without negative pressure is described, which includes a tank, an air pump, a water pump, a micro-processor based automatic control unit, pressure sensors, level sensors, unidirectional valve. Features of this new design include dual cavity storage tank and air activated pressure stabilizer.... Agent: Ruibo Wang

20090107563 - Safety valve having piston with modified orifice: The present invention is for a safety valve having a modified orifice in a piston. The orifice is positioned on an outer radial periphery of the piston. The orifice is a void which has only a partial circumferential boundary. With this design for a piston and orifices the piston may... Agent: Martin A. Weeks

20090107564 - Relief valve: A relief valve includes a valving element, a spring device for seating the valving element onto a valve seat so as to close a flow channel, and a connecting portion which is connected to a relief conduit, wherein the valving element is released from the valve seat upon an internal... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090107565 - Fuel tank: A fuel tank is provided including an integrally formed body. The body includes a generally hollow portion defined by an outer wall and a fill neck extending around an aperture in the outer wall. The body further includes a mounting tab generally extending from the body and a snap-fit retainer... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090107566 - Fluid power valve arrangement with at least one solenoid valve: A fluid power valve arrangement (10) with at least one solenoid valve (10) whose solenoid (14) is connected or able to be connected via only two control lines (11 and 12) with an electrical control and/or communication device (13). The solenoid valve (10) has integrated in it a non-volatile storage... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090107567 - Combination water tower and electrical wind turbine generator: A combination tower includes a first elevating section, a second elevating section, a storage tank located above the first elevating section, and a wind turbine attached to the top of the second elevating section. The first elevating section is capable of supporting the second elevating section, storage tank, and wind... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090107569 - Valve having a rotary slide: Valve with a rotary slide. The rotary slide comprises a conduction chamber, which is connected to a first infeed and can optionally be connected to one of a plurality of outlets by changing the rotational position. The rotary slide is designed so that the when pressure is applied the area... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20090107568 - Apparatus operating hydraulic actuator for valve: The present invention relates to an apparatus operating a hydraulic actuator for valve, which can manually operate the hydraulic actuator for opening and closing the valve by which a flow rate is adjusted. According to the present invention, by manually operating the hydraulic actuator for opening and closing the valve,... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090101211 - Mixing device with valve disks: The invention relates to a mixing device for mixing substances with a valve control disk and a fixed valve seat disk having at least two groups of openings each of which consists of at least three through openings. A first opening is an inlet for a substance, a second opening... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090101212 - Fluid regulator: A fluid regulator (1) for use as a shower water saving device, wherein an initial volume of water of a water stream at an undesired cold temperature is collected in a chamber and is reintroduced into the water stream when the stream has reached the desired temperature. Reintroduction of the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090101213 - Apparatus for controlling and metering fluid flow: An orifice assembly includes a sleeve and a rod. The sleeve has a first axial end, a second axial end, an outer surface, and a bore that extends through the first and second axial ends. The second axial end defines a first opening and a second opening that extend from... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090101214 - Gas supply system for a pumping arrangement: A system (100) for supplying an inert purge gas to a pumping arrangement (106) includes a plurality of flexible capillary tubes (102) each for conveying the gas from a respective outlet of a manifold (12) to a respective port (104) of the pumping arrangement (106). The internal diameter and length... Agent: Edwards Vacuum, Inc.

20090101215 - Compressed air regulator apparatus situated in canister and method for regulating compressed air thereof: A compressed gas regulator of a piston type is disclosed in which a regulator is configured with an input valve situated entirely inside a compressed air canister, which regulator is then attached to a paintball gun, marker or other device for providing discrete charges of gas at a predetermined pressure... Agent: Bruce A. Jagger

20090101217 - Flow-rate controller, and regulator unit and valve unit used for the same: A highly versatile flow-rate controller that is easy to handle and a regulator unit and a valve unit used for the same are provided. The flow-rate controller includes a regulator unit having a regulator and a first pressure sensor, a valve unit having a second pressure sensor and a flow-rate... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20090101216 - Scavenging valve for a hydraulic circuit: The invention relates to a scavenging valve for a closed hydraulic circuit. A valve piston (40) is arranged in a longitudinally displaceable manner in a clearance (36) in a valve housing (35). Said scavenging valve (21) has at least three pressure spaces (41, 42, 43) which are constructed in an... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090101218 - Valve means: A valve means has a valve housing, in which an inlet duct for pressure fluid extends, the duct opening into a valve chamber, in which a valve member is held by spring means in a closed position engaging a valve seat, the valve member opening at a predetermined opening pressure... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090101219 - Medical waste fluid collection and disposal system: A medical waste fluid collection and disposal system includes a medical waste fluid collection cart including first and second fluid collection canisters. A valve assembly selectively communicates with the canisters and a valve drive system controls the valve assembly. A liquid level sensor is positioned within each of the canisters.... Agent: Patent Group C/o Dla Piper US LLP

20090101220 - Removable auxiliary area fuel tank for motorcycles: An auxiliary fuel tank mounts on top of a primary fuel tank to provide additional fuel capacity. The auxiliary fuel tank and primary fuel tank establish a single fuel volume. The auxiliary fuel tank contains interconnecting means to replace the primary tank gas cap, support auxiliary fuel tank, and can... Agent: Cahill, Von Hellens & Glazer P.L.C

20090101221 - Standing pipe faucet assembly: In a pipe faucet for assembling a faucet body formed of a hollow pillar with a separate body, the separate body corresponding the faucet body has a lateral hole groove, and a slantwise threaded hole through the hole groove at a chamber for installing a water mixing valve. A hollow... Agent: Lu & Associates, P.C.

20090095350 - Actuator for an air intake valve: An example valve for controlling airflow to an engine includes an actuator with an actuator arm that moves between extended and retracted positions, and a valve housing defining an airflow passage extending between a first housing opening and a second housing opening. The airflow passage has an axis X. The... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090095351 - Pipeline additive control device and method: A pipeline additive injection system including: an injection pump for injecting an amount of additive into a pipeline; a battery for powering the injection pump; system sensors to monitor system conditions; and a controller for retrieving system data from the system sensors and for controlling operation of the injection pump... Agent: Bennett Jones LLP C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20090095352 - Large scale pulsed energy water treatment system: A flow of fluid such as water is subjected to pulsed energy by dividing the flow into a plurality of divided flows; subjecting each divided flow to pulses of electromagnetic energy; and coalescing the plurality of divided flows into an output flow. A treatment apparatus includes a flow divider apparatus... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20090095355 - Device and method for repairing pipe: The present invention includes a device and method for reinforcing the portions of an inflation bladder not contained by a liner in pipeline renewal applications. A liner/bladder assembly is provided wherein the liner is positioned relative to the bladder such that a portion of the bladder having a greater wall... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20090095353 - Diverter valve apparatus and method: Embodiments of the invention provide a diverter valve and a method of providing debris resistance in a diverter valve. The diverter valve can include a valve housing defining a valve chamber and at least an inlet port and an outlet port. The diverter valve can include a flow diverter extending... Agent: Greenberg Traurig (phx)

20090095354 - Universal fluid flow adaptor: A universal fluid flow adaptor may be formed of a single structure having a plurality of vertical conduits to receive a gas flow, the plurality of vertical conduits extending through the single structure from the top surface to the bottom surface, a plurality of horizontal conduits to receive a gas... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090095356 - Method and apparatus for conserving water: A unitary valve block assembly is interposed between a hot and cold water outlet and a faucet assembly including a hot and cold valve to convey the initially cold portion from the hot water outlet into an accumulator during all the times when the accumulator is substantially unfilled. This accumulated... Agent: I. Michael Bak-boychuk Attorney At Law

20090095357 - Backwater valve assembly with removable valve member: A backwater valve assembly includes a valve housing, a valve member and a servicing tool. The valve housing has an internal ledge within its interior on which is positioned a retainer clip oriented in vertical alignment with a riser. The valve member has a first engagement of a two part... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090095358 - Configurable fluid transfer manifold for inflatable footwear: A configurable fluid transfer system for inflatable footwear includes a manifold. The manifold is part of an inflation system having an underfoot pump connected to one of the plurality of openings in the heel side of the manifold, an inflatable forefoot bladder connected to two of the plurality of openings... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.l.l.c.

20090095359 - Stem-mounted tire inflation pressure regulator: The specification discloses a tire inflation pressure regulator facilitating precise tire inflation. The regulator includes a body, a two-position valve within the body, and a rotational lock. The body includes an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air vent. In one position, the valve directs air from the air... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20090095360 - Vacuum with multiple exhaust points: A vacuum is provided with multiple exhaust points which provide for quieter, lower velocity discharge of the air from the vacuum source. The multiple exhaust points are supplied from a radially extending chamber that is defined between upper and lower panels. The radially extending chamber has both vertical and radial... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090095361 - Control value unit for faucet assembly with hot and cold water provided: A faucet assembly includes two faucets and two connection pipes are connected to the two faucets. A conjunction portion is connected between the two connection pipes and an outlet pipe extends from the conjunction portion and has outlet. A control valve unit includes two control valves which are respectively received... Agent: Tien-ho Chung

20090095362 - Multifunctional shut-off device: A multifunctional fluid shut-off device including an upstream shut-off element, a flow-rate limiter, and a downstream functional element. The upstream shut-off element presents a body in which at least one valve is disposed, and a downstream end includes an exit port to which the downstream functional element is operatively connected.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090095363 - Pressure control valve, production method of pressure control valve, and fuel cell system with pressure control valve: There are provided a pressure control valve which has sealing characteristics and durability, functions also as a temperature-dependent cutoff valve, and can be reduced in size; a method of producing the pressure control valve; and a fuel cell system having the pressure control valve mounted thereon. The pressure control valve... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090095364 - Fluid flow distribution and supply unit and flow distribution control program: A fluid flow distribution and supply unit for distributing and supplying a fluid is adapted to immediately control a flow rate of a fluid to be distributed and promptly output the fluid at a predetermined flow distribution ratio. The fluid flow distribution and supply unit comprises a flow rate control... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090095365 - Valve block, tool attachment, a working machine and the use of a valve block: A valve block disposed adjacent a tool attachment of a working machine, where the tool attachment is adapted for connection to different types of hydraulically maneuvered tools or implements with the aid of a hydraulically actuated locking device. The valve block includes first port means, second port means, and third... Agent: The Maxham Firm

20090090414 - Valve: A valve includes a generally cylindrical housing including first and second end portions that are offset from each other along a longitudinal axis of the generally cylindrical housing. First and second inlet ports are arranged on one of said first or second end portions, and at least one outlet port... Agent: Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.p.a.

20090090415 - Chemical delivery system: An expandable chemical delivery system sharing a common bulk fluid inlet and bulk fluid flow path to direct a bulk fluid through one or more selected chemical eductors. Each chemical eductor is slidably insertable into an eductor port on the manifold body such that rotation of the chemical eductor is... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090090416 - Fluid level regulator: A biological specimen collection and transfer system, including a biological sample container configured for storing a biological fluid sample, a vacuum source, a specimen filter having an interior chamber and an opening in communication with the chamber, and a fluid level regulator configured to determine a fluid level in the... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20090090417 - Sanitary replaceable fluid disbursement device for use in bioreactors: Methods and systems for easily replacing fluid disbursement devices used in a sanitary bioreactor are presented. The system includes a fluid disbursement device, a tube adapter, a wand adapter. The fluid disbursement device is fixed to the tube adapter. The tube adapter and wand adapter are essentially complementary and are... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20090090418 - Check valve with fluid hammer relief and monitoring features: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for improved check valve technology used in flow meters, particularly compound/combo meters. The improved check valve technology may comprise a single piece module that (1) can easily be removed from the check valve chamber without disturbing the metering module, (2) comprises... Agent: Simmons Patents

20090090419 - Suction valve: A suction valve be placed in a pipe line and intended for flow material, by means of which the flow can be closed, regulated and back flow prevented, whereby the suction valve comprises a movable a locking means (3) placed in a valve house (1) and for it a counter... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20090090420 - System for dispensing and recovering liquids and device comprising same: The invention concerns a system for dispensing and recovering liquids designed to be arranged in a rigid container, comprising a liquid dispensing tank (16) and a tank (17) for recovering liquid after use, each tank (16, 17) including an envelope (18). Each envelope (18) includes two similar walls (19, 20)... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090090421 - High throughput double valve with reduced outlet pressure during a faulted state: A double valve having inlet, outlet, and exhaust ports maintains an outlet pressure below one percent of inlet pressure during a faulted state while maintaining a relatively small exhaust for reduced overall valve size. Crossover passages receive inlet pressure through main crossover poppets when the respective valve units are not... Agent: Ross Controls Attn: Laura Slenzak

20090090422 - Method for treating drops in a microfluid circuit: The invention relates to a method for treating drops in a microfluid circuit, comprising at least one microchannel (12) through which the drops flow, characterized in that a laser (26) is brought to bear on the interface of said drops in the transport liquid (F3), or on the interface of... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20090084445 - Nanojet spouting method and nanojet mechanism: A liquid is occluded in a predetermined carbon nanotube and then heated above a liquid-gas phase transition temperature to spout from the carbon nanotube.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090084446 - Liquid coinfusion device: A tube is arranged inside a downstream pipe in a fluid mixture delivery instrument and having an upstream pipe, downstream pipe and a merging pipe which are respectively connected to a chamber part, wherein the downstream pipe includes pressure parts for closing off the tube by the application of pressure... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20090084447 - Diaphragm based spontaneous inflation inhibitor in a pump for an inflatable prosthesis: A method of preventing inadvertent inflation of an implantable prosthetic includes biasing a valve assembly such that an outlet is substantially closed and using inadvertent pressure increases from the inlet to supplement the biasing of the valve assembly. It may further include the step of preventing fluid flow through the... Agent: Ams Research Corporation

20090084448 - Non-clogging flow restriction for pressure based flow control devices: A flow metering device includes at least two stackable modular bodies including at least one set of adjacent modular bodies, each modular body having an orifice for modulating fluid flow therethrough. The modular bodies arranged such that the orifices between adjacent modular bodies are offset from each other. Adjacent stacked... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20090084449 - Float valve device: Provided is a float valve device that closes an opening portion by pushing a movable valve by means of a protruding portion formed on an upper portion of a float, in which a problem of a crack and the like of the movable valve can be solved without thickening the... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090084450 - Branching device for a pulsation attenuation network: A branching device or transition apparatus for controlling pulsation of a fluid in a piping system includes at least one large flow channel, at least two small flow channels, and at least one divider that transitions the single large flow channel into the two small flow channels internally, wherein the... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt LLC

20090084451 - Electronic bypass system for a fluid treatment system: An electronic bypass system for a water softener having a raw water inlet and a bypass outlet, having a valve assembly associated with the water softener including at least one piston and a controller in communication with the at least one piston. The at least one piston is configured for... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20090084452 - Coeze: When a cloggage occurs, fluid and pressure build up in the sewer line. This causes the float ball (inside the vertical cleanout pipe} to rise and in turn the finial (resting on the top cap) to also rise. This exposes the ¾ inch hole in the top cap allowing the... Agent: Ray Broyles

20090084453 - Control valve for a fluid treatment system: A control valve assembly for a fluid treatment system including a valve housing defining a plurality of compartments and a piston assembly associated with each of the compartments. Each of the piston assemblies is configured to be independently movable in each of the compartments. The control valve assembly also includes... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090084454 - Apparatus for fixing hydraulic pipes for zero tail swing excavator: An apparatus for fixing hydraulic pipes for a zero tail swing excavator is provided, which can simplify an assembling process of hydraulic pipes and improve the workability by dividedly forming intermediate sides of the hydraulic pipes for supplying hydraulic fluid from a main control valve to hydraulic cylinders and jointly... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP