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Fluid handling August inventions list 08/11

20110203671 - Apparatus and method for controlling the flow of fluid in a vortex amplifier: A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining fluid flow in a flow path of a vortex amplifier. The method comprises the steps of preventing flow of control fluid in a direction substantially opposite to a primary direction of purge fluid flow in a purge flow path of a vortex... Agent:

20110203670 - Continuous fluid circulation valve for well drilling: Fluid circulation valve (10) is provided for use with a well drilling operation, so that a drill joint may be added to or removed from the drill string while continuously circulating fluid into the well. Valve housing (12, 18) has a central flow path therein, a housing side port (87),... Agent:

20110203669 - Engineered fuel storage, respeciation and transport: Techniques, systems and material are disclosed for thermochemical regeneration of biomass into renewable engineered fuel, storage of the renewable engineered fuel, respeciation of the renewable engineered fuel and transport. In one aspect, a method includes generating low density hydrogen fuel from biomass dissociation at a first location of a low... Agent: Mcalister Technologies, LLC

20110203668 - Transmission oil circuit: the heat exchanger can be switched alternately into a first position upstream of the switching valves or into a second position downstream of the switching valves as regards the circulation sequence of the oil coming out of the oil pump, other transmission components and/or other units in an arrangement inside... Agent:

20110203672 - Dual valve method and apparatus for limiting toilet water flow: A dual valve assembly for limiting flow into a toilet tank comprises a fill valve, such as a float valve or ball cock valve, and a piston valve positioned between a water supply line and the fill valve. The piston valve operates independently of the fill valve, and is designed... Agent:

20110203673 - Microjet control for flow & noise reduction in automotive applications: The present invention comprises a method and associated devices for reducing the noise produced by an open cavity within a moving automobile (such as open sunroofs and open windows). The invention proposes placing microjet orifices proximate the open cavity. These inject small but rapidly moving columns of air into the... Agent:

20110203674 - Pressure relief system for pressure vessels: A pressure relief system for depressurizing a bottled pressure vessel. In one embodiment, the system includes a pressure relief device having a hollow outer member coupled to a fluid port in the vessel and an inner member at least partially disposed in and movably supported by the outer member. The... Agent: Applied Separations, Inc.

20110203675 - Maintenance apparatus and method for an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle: A maintenance and hygiene method and apparatus (50) for a motor vehicle air conditioning system (30) with a cooling circuit (20′). The apparatus comprises a regeneration device (56) and a hygiene device (57) that are integrated in a single body (51) which includes, furthermore, a program means (55) that contemporaneously... Agent: Ecotechnics S.p.a.

20110203676 - Pipe pig and method of cleaning a pipe: A pipe pig for refinery heater tubes is disclosed. The pipe pig has arcuate cleaning elements which form an expandable circumference. Each of the arcuate cleaning elements has a scraping edge. A spring element biases the arcuate cleaning elements radially outward. The pipe pig may have structural components made from... Agent: On Stream Technologies Inc.

20110203677 - Tube-socket assembly and method of manufacturing the same: A tube-socket assembly and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The tube-socket assembly includes: a tube in which first and second beads are formed; and a socket fastened to the tube and including a penetration opening portion in which a penetration opening is formed by a predetermined length... Agent: Hs R & A Co., Ltd

20110203678 - Multi-position micro-fluidic valve system: A micro-fluidic valve system is provided which includes a micro-fluidic valve actuator apparatus, a fluid distribution manifold and a micro-fluidic POD apparatus. The POD apparatus includes a POD housing that defines an interior central passage extending from a distal mounting end of the housing to a proximal portion thereof. The... Agent: Idex Health & Science LLC

20110203679 - Bidet conversion kit: The present invention is a bidet conversion kit to convert a toilet into a bidet that includes a 4 way connector with a built-in stud to reduce water leakage and a washer that is set around the built-in stud, a cap with a built-in stud and a place holder to... Agent:

20110203680 - Locking non-metallic single lever control: A single lever control for manually manipulating a hydraulic valve spool of a directional control valve, which comprises an elongate shaft encased within an outer casing and having first and second ends each being fixedly attached to an end cap and a pivot block, respectively. The outer casing comprising a... Agent:

20110203681 - Pilot fill valve: A pilot fill valve includes a float that is separated into upper and lower cavities by an angled partition through which a drain outlet and an overflow outlet are disposed. When the level of the float drops, a portion of the water supplied to the fill valve is diverted to... Agent:

20110203682 - Failure detecting apparatus for hydraulic circuit of gearbox: A failure detecting apparatus for a hydraulic circuit of a gearbox includes an operating-state detector. The operating-state detector is configured to detect an operating state of a subject to be controlled with a control-signal pressure output from a solenoid valve. A current setting device is configured to set an electrical... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20110203683 - Regulator for corrosive gas tapping in under-atmospheric conditions: The invention relates to a device for regulating a pressurised gas, said device including: a stopper (4) engaging with a seat (5) and capable of closing a pressurised gas passage; a so-called low-pressure chamber (29) downstream from the seat (5), the low-pressure chamber including a plate (27) to which the... Agent:

20110203684 - Developments in or relating to a condensate recovery system: A condensate recovery system may comprises a plurality of drain lines for draining condensate from an associated steam plant. Each drain line may incorporates a steam trap and feeds into a common condensate return line running between the drain lines and a condensate receiver tank. The system further may comprises... Agent: Spirax-sarco Limited

20110203685 - Apparatus to determine a position of a valve: Methods and apparatus to indicate a position of a valve are described. An example position indicator apparatus includes a status indicator to provide an indication that corresponds to a displacement of a poppet relative to a seat ring of the fluid valve to determine one of a plurality of predetermined... Agent:

20110203686 - Method and apparatus for waste water level indication: Disclosed is a liquid level indicator suitable for use with an electrical power source comprises: a liquid level indication rod at least partially immersed in the liquid, the liquid level indication rod including a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on a surface of a non-conductive material; a level indicator transmitter... Agent:

20110203687 - Air spring system: An air spring system is disclosed. The air spring system has a compressor, which has a suction side and a delivery side, a pressure reservoir, a first valve device and a second valve device. Each valve device is connected between the compressor and the pressure reservoir. In order to provide... Agent: Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

20110203688 - Nucleic acid extraction on curved glass surfaces: Processes for extracting nucleic acid from a biological sample and related assemblies and kits are disclosed. The processes comprise the steps of (a) providing a device comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, a first port, and a second port, wherein the inner surface is composed of unmodified, smooth glass... Agent: Blood Cell Storage, Inc.

20110203689 - Temperature controlling valve: A temperature controlling valve includes a base; a housing installed to the base; a valve core limited to rotate in the housing and actuated to move upward and downward axially so that between communicating and overlapping portions of a second bore and a first bore is defined a cross sectional... Agent:

20110203690 - Mixing valve including dual flow control: A mixing valve for use with a faucet. The mixing valve includes a rotatable flow control member having a flow control channel with circumferentially space flow control portions for controlling temperature and flow rate of outlet water.... Agent:

20110203691 - Non-return valve: A non-return valve includes a valve housing having at least one inlet, at least one outlet, a first valve seat and a second valve seat; and an at least partially flexible sealing member forceable into a scaling engagement with the first valve seat in response to a first differential pressure... Agent: Carl Freudenberg Kg

20110197970 - fluid processing unit comprising one or more cassettes: The present invention relates to a fluid processing unit through which fluid may flow while being processed. The fluid processing unit comprises a casing and one or more cassettes each comprising an outer housing being arranged so that the outer housing forms at least a part of the casing and... Agent: Grundfos Management A/s

20110197971 - Water purification system and method: The invention concerns a water purification system (100) comprising a closed water recirculation loop (106) supplied at one point by a water inlet (101) with water to be purified, (and having) at least one outlet point of use of the purified water (102) and (further comprising) pumping means (103) and... Agent: Millipore Corporation

20110197972 - Device and method for dilution control: A dilution control device and method of operating the same. The dilution control device can include a structure for dispensing concentrate and diluent fluid in a desired dilution ratio utilizing volumetric dosing. In some embodiments, diluent fluid drives a wheel or compresses a pliable concentrate bag in order to dispense... Agent: Johnsondiversey, Inc.

20110197973 - Inlet section of an aircraft engine nacelle: A nacelle inlet for an aircraft engine of a type having an engine fan case with a forward flange includes an acoustic inner barrel having a forward edge and an aft edge, an outer shell having a nose lip portion with a trailing inner edge, and an outer barrel portion... Agent: Rohr, Inc.

20110197974 - Draining apparatus: A draining apparatus for use in discharging water from a cistern which is arranged for dual flush operation. The apparatus includes an inlet member (2), buoyancy altering means connected to the inlet member and an outlet (4) fluidly connected to an inlet of the inlet member by an adjustable conduit... Agent:

20110197975 - Well that can be buried for housing and protecting electro-hydraulic apparatuses: The invention describes a well (10) that can be buried for housing and protecting electro-hydraulic apparatuses, in particular for electric and hydraulic apparatuses of irrigation systems. The well (10) comprises a main body (12) for housing the apparatuses and a cover (14), applied onto an upper opening of such a... Agent: Rain S.p.a

20110197976 - Standpipe direct float valve: A standpipe float valve having a standpipe housing having an inlet port and an outlet port, a valve plug deployed within the standpipe housing, the valve plug configured to regulate a flow of fluid into the standpipe housing and a float element deployed within the standpipe housing and reactive to... Agent: Bermad Cs Ltd.

20110197977 - Valve system for fluid fuel: A fluid fuel consuming apparatus (such as a gas fire) is disposed in a room of a building and a supply of fluid fuel is connected to the apparatus via a valve unit (10) disposed in the same room. The valve unit comprises a valve member (18) movable between a... Agent: Haven Limited

20110197978 - Improved valve assembly: An improved valve assembly having an integral single piece housing (1) having an inlet (15), an outlet and defining an inwardly extending wall forming a valve seat (3); a valve member (4) moveable within the housing (1) between a closed position and an open position and a seal (11) to... Agent: Cambridge Reactor Design Limited

20110197979 - Flow control valve with damping chamber: A valve, preferably of the flow control construction type, has a valve piston or pressure regulator piston mounted in an axially displaceable manner in a valve housing. The valve piston and the valve housing form a damping chamber for the motional damping of the valve piston.... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20110197980 - Apparatus and method for collection of wet concrete residue from dispensing element of concrete delivery vehicles: An apparatus for the collection of wet concrete residue that results from rinsing of a concrete dispensing element of a concrete delivery vehicle. The apparatus includes a container body having an internal volume with an open top and a back wall and side wall, a shield guard that extends above... Agent:

20110197981 - Processing system for plant containers: The present invention relates to a system for processing plant holders with at least one plant therein, such as trays and/or pots, which can be arranged on a carrying surface associated with the system. The system comprises at least one processing station on or in the carrying surface and transport... Agent:

20110197982 - Hydraulic control system for an automatic transmission having a lubrication regulation valve: A hydraulic control system for a transmission includes a first source of pressurized hydraulic fluid, a second source of pressurized hydraulic fluid, a lubrication subsystem for communicating a pressurized hydraulic fluid through the transmission, and a fluid control device in communication with the first source of pressurized hydraulic fluid. A... Agent: Gm Global Technology Operations, Inc.

20110197983 - Isolation valve for a load-reaction steering system: A steering system includes a fluid actuator, a first steering circuit in selective fluid communication with the fluid actuator, and a second steering circuit in selective fluid communication with the fluid actuator and disposed in parallel to the first steering circuit. The second steering circuit includes a load-reaction feature and... Agent: Eaton Corporation

20110197985 - Multi-path valve device for fluid circulation: The Valve device comprises two paths communicating depending on the position of a movable valve which includes a first and a second flap one of which being hollow. A third flap is freely mounted between the first and the second flaps assisting either the first and second flap in sealing... Agent:

20110197984 - Mixing valve: The present invention relates generally to fluid control valves and, more particularly, to a mixing valve for use within a faucet.... Agent:

20110192465 - Vacuum sewer valve fault detection system: A sensor unit detects an open vacuum interface valve coupled to a gravity sump that is pneumatically coupled to an air relief tube of a vacuum sewage system. The sensor unit includes an open valve sensor, a communication device, a processor and a power source. The open valve sensor is... Agent: Mission Communications, LLC

20110192466 - Injection or other system with anti-thermal lockdown mechanism and related method: An apparatus includes a first valve configured to selectively direct material to first and second outlets and a second valve configured to block the second outlet. The first and second valves define a dead space that has a volume between the first and second valves. The apparatus also includes a... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20110192467 - Method and apparatus for smoothing flow in flow passages: Abstract A flow means for cutting off/opening a flow of liquids or gases as well as for routing said flow, of the type that includes a body component that is manufacturable by injection molding and that is formed with a flow passage through it and has at least one sharp... Agent: Ooval Valves Ltd.

20110192468 - Under dispenser containment system with integral penetration fittings and separate fitting support structure: An under dispenser containment system with integral penetration fitting and a fitting support structure separate from the sump. The containment system is adapted for use under fuel dispensers. The containment system comprises a double-walled sump with apertures and lips surrounding the apertures molded into the inner and outer walls. The... Agent:

20110192469 - Branching unit for boring without stopping passage of fluid: A gear case part (70), which has an upper aperture that opens upward and which forms a recess that houses a portion of a drive gear device (63) and for which the drive gear device (63) can be inserted from the upper aperture and assembled, is provided integrally on the... Agent:

20110192470 - Safety device for ventilating heat emitting light fittings ancillary equipment and wiring: A device which enables a ventilation space to be maintained between an insulating material and an electrical appliance retained by a structure or located in a wall or ceiling space, the device comprising a body having at least one spacer extending therefrom, each spacer terminating in a free end, wherein... Agent:

20110192471 - Variable flow rate valve system: A variable flow rate valve system adjusts flow rate using the flow medium itself by creating differential pressures that determine a position of a valve member in relation to an associated valve seat. The valve system includes a diaphragm that divides a valve chamber into a control chamber and a... Agent:

20110192472 - Pneumatic pressure regulating valve: A pneumatic pressure regulating valve, the opening of which can be automatically changed in a pressure-related manner, including a control diaphragm that is subjected to a reference pressure, to the gas pressure as well as to a governor spring, wherein a change in the differential pressure causes an adjustment of... Agent: Hengst Gmbh & Co. Kg

20110192473 - Pneumatic pressure regulating valve: A pneumatic pressure regulating valve, the opening of which can be automatically changed in a pressure-related manner, including a control diaphragm that is subjected to a reference pressure, to the gas pressure as well as to a governor spring, wherein a change in the differential pressure causes an adjustment of... Agent: Hengst Gmbh & Co. Kg

20110192474 - Hydraulic control valve for construction machinery: It is addressed to provide a hydraulic control valve for preventing high-speed rotation of a valve body of a check valve incorporated in the hydraulic control valve of a type that pressure oil is supplied from a tandem path and a parallel path via the check valve. A check valve... Agent: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha

20110192475 - Device for the piping of process systems in the food and beverage industry:

20110192476 - Water purification apparatus and method: A water purification apparatus comprising at least: (a) one or more water purification components to provide a purified water stream, preferably having a conductivity of less than 1 μS/cm; and (b) a stepper motor (35) to control the dispense of the purified water stream (28) from the water purification apparatus.... Agent: Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support

20110192477 - Passive-siphoning system and method: A system for a vehicle is provided. The system may include a fuel tank including a first and a second interior region at least partially separated from each other. The system may further include a fuel pump including a pick-up positioned in only the first region and a passive-siphoning subsystem... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20110192478 - Reservoir barrier layer systems and methods: A reservoir and a plunger head contained within may be configured to move relative to each other in response to at least one of the reservoir being detached from a base, the base and/or the reservoir being removed from a packaging, and the base and/or the reservoir being moved relative... Agent: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.

20110192479 - Smoke detector: To enable an air velocity of sampling air to be precisely measured, a smoke detector (S) includes: a smoke detection part (22) connected to a sampling pipe (11); a fan (12) that sucks sampling air (SA) into the sampling pipe; and an air velocity sensor (15) that measures an air... Agent:

20110192480 - Valving system and method of selectively halting injection of chemicals: A valving system includes, a plurality of flow control valves, and a plurality of chemical control valves in operable communication with a plurality of the plurality of flow control valves such that each of the plurality of chemical control valves is actuated between closed and open positions when the flow... Agent: Baker Hughes Incorporated

20110192481 - Modular control device, especially of an electro-fluidic type: A modular control device (1) is proposed, containing a support module arrangement (3) equipped with a control module arrangement (15). Additionally provided information-carrying modules (42) make it possible to make information regarding the control modules (16) available. They respectively contain a fastening section (43) fixed in place on the support... Agent: Festo Ag & Co. Kg

20110186133 - Apparatus and method for preventing ice formation on the surface of water: An air pump is employed to inject an adjustable flow of air into the column of water within an ice fishing hole to create air bubbles that naturally rise to the surface of the water as the result of air being lighter than water. The rising air bubbles create an... Agent:

20110186139 - Electronically activated access valve: An electrically activated access valve arrangement having a male connector, a female connector, and a valve. In certain embodiments, the male connector includes a conductive element, and the female connector includes contacts. Insertion of the male into the female connector completes a circuit and sends an electrical signal to the... Agent: Carefusion 303, Inc.

20110186134 - Methods and apparatus for splitting multi-phase flow: A multi-phase fluid is split in a flow splitting device that includes a feed pipe in which a flow redistribution element induces tangential motion in the phases such that the denser phase is forced to redistribute around the periphery of the feed pipe. The so redistributed flow is then split... Agent: Fluor Technologies Corporation

20110186132 - Multi-stage flow control actuation: Concepts and technologies described herein provide for the creation of an actuating fluid flow utilizing a multi-stage actuator. According to one aspect of the disclosure provided herein, a fluid actuation system includes at least two stages, each stage having a plenum and one or two diaphragms acting on the plenum... Agent:

20110186135 - Systems and methods for providing a programmable shower interface: A shower generally includes a shower enclosure, various shower systems having output devices, and a control panel having an electronic display and configured for receiving user inputs. Shower control systems and methods are provided for receiving and processing user inputs, displaying a graphical user interface on the electronic display, and... Agent: Kohler Co.

20110186136 - Systems and methods for providing a programmable shower interface: A shower generally includes a shower enclosure, various shower systems having output devices, and a control panel having an electronic display and configured for receiving user inputs. Shower control systems and methods are provided for receiving and processing user inputs, displaying a graphical user interface on the electronic display, and... Agent: Kohler Co.

20110186137 - Systems and methods for providing a programmable shower interface: A shower generally includes a shower enclosure, various shower systems having output devices, and a control panel having an electronic display and configured for receiving user inputs. Shower control systems and methods are provided for receiving and processing user inputs, displaying a graphical user interface on the electronic display, and... Agent: Kohler Co.

20110186138 - Systems and methods for providing a programmable shower interface: A shower generally includes a shower enclosure, various shower systems having output devices, and a control panel having an electronic display and configured for receiving user inputs. Shower control systems and methods are provided for receiving and processing user inputs, displaying a graphical user interface on the electronic display, and... Agent: Kohler Co.

20110186140 - Gas pressure regulator: A gas pressure regulator comprises a central body having a first, gas inlet pipe and a second, gas outlet pipe; a shutter housed at least partially in the central body and mobile to adjust the opening of a section for the passage of the gas between a position (B) in... Agent: O.m.t. Officina Meccanica Tartarini S.r.i.

20110186141 - Device and method for positioning two baffles associated with wiping of a galvanizing product: A device and a method for positioning two baffles in the vicinity of each of two edges of a moving steel strip exiting a continuous line for dip-galvanizing a strip in a liquid galvanizing product such as liquid zinc. The baffles control turbulence to the side of the two strip... Agent: Siemens Vai Metals Technologies Sas

20110186142 - Universal water control trim: A method and apparatus for installing water control is disclosed in which a universal template is provided to permit installation in all water providing arrangements with minimal configuration modifications. Replacement begins with a rough plate through which the water pipe extends. The rough plate is adjustable to accommodate a plurality... Agent: Anna Gochenour

20110186143 - Fluid transporter: A fluid transporter which presses a tube made of elastic material by using a pressing member to close at least one position of the tube, and shifts the closed position to transport fluid within the tube, includes: a main body case on which a driving unit for driving the pressing... Agent: Seiko Epson Corporation

20110186144 - Pressurized fluid positioner control system: The inventive technology, in embodiments, may include a controller configured to coordinate operation of valves and remotely controllable regulators that are fluidically communicative therewith, allowing the control of positioners of positioner zones that are in fluidically communicative with such remotely controllable regulators. Preferred embodiments may find application as, e.g., a... Agent: Advanced Manufacturing Technology For Bottles, Inc.

20110186145 - Yard hydrant made easy: A Yard Hydrant Made Easy has a riser with a slip connection, called a pitless adapter, attached directly to the side of the riser, below freeze level. The water supply is connected to the outside section of the pitless adapter and a yard hydrant is attached to the inside removable... Agent:

20110186146 - Assemblable faucet: An assemblable faucet includes a body having a holder, at least one inlet, an outlet located at the holder, a channel communicating with the inlet and the outlet, and at least one valve seat communicating with the channel; the valve seat being used to receive and position a control valve... Agent:

20110186147 - Regulation valve: The present invention concerns a regulating valve (1) of the type preferably used for dynamic regulation of fluid-borne systems, such as central heating systems in housing and industrial buildings or cooling facilities, where the control valve is provided with a valve housing (2) with an inlet (3) and an outlet... Agent: Broen A/s

20110186148 - Escutcheon: An escutcheon is disclosed which comprises a generally circular structure having an outer diameter between 3 inches and 3-1/2 inches and having a centralized hole through which a plumbing pipe may be passed. Once an escutcheon in accordance with present invention is installed, in the amount of touch up work... Agent:

20110186149 - Fill-up control valve device: A casing has a vessel portion, in which a float valve unit is arranged. A fuel drain through-hole having a small diameter is formed at a closed end bottom of the vessel portion. A cross sectional area of the fuel drain through-hole is extremely smaller than an opening area of... Agent: Kyosan Denki Co., Ltd.

20110186150 - Air distribution system, flow restrictor and control system: An air distribution system comprises at least one air conduit, at least one air outlet, at least one flow restrictor, at least one sensor for acquiring an air state and at least one control unit. The air outlet is connected to the air conduit, the flow restrictor is positioned on... Agent: Airbus Operations Gmbh

20110186151 - Check valve: A check valve which is positioned in the vacuum air line of an internal combustion engine. The check valve includes a single-piece valve body having an outlet port and two or more inlet ports, with one outlet port located substantially in line with the inlet port and connected by a... Agent:

20110186152 - Compact flow-through fuel pressure regulator: A compact pressure regulator (10′) has a body (20′) having a fuel inlet (23) and a fuel outlet (25) defining a fuel chamber (22′). A valve seat (24′) is defined in the body at the fuel outlet. A valve element (26′) is movable between open and closed positions and has... Agent: Continental Automotive Systems Us, Inc.

20110186153 - Metering system for a liquid medium, particularly a urea-water solution: The invention relates to a dosing system for a liquid reduction medium enabling precise dosing of the reduction medium in the exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. This is carried out particularly by using a quick and safe closing of a pressure-actuated dosing valve. Simultaneously, the dosing system... Agent:

20110186155 - Liquid condition sensing circuit and method: A liquid condition sensor configured to monitor the condition of a liquid in an ultrasonic cleaning system tank, the liquid condition sensor including a first circuit configured to detect a signal transmitted from an ultrasonic generator to one or more ultrasonic transducers located in the tank. The liquid condition sensor... Agent: Ultrasonic Power Corporation

20110186154 - Water parameter apparatus for displaying, monitoring and/or controlling kitchen, bathroom, bath or other sink faucets: The present invention is a display apparatus for attaching to or incorporating within a kitchen, bathroom, bath or other sink faucet. The display apparatus includes a power generation, CPU or microprocessor, temperature sensor and/or water flow sensors and timing circuits with optional audio or verbal communication means. The present invention... Agent:

20110186156 - Air flow adjustment: A device for regulating the airflow in an air damper is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the device includes a twist sleeve of flexible material, the cross section of which substantially conforms to, an outer tube in which the flow takes place, one end of the twist sleeve being... Agent:

20110186158 - Delivery unit: Delivery units are already known which have a drive rotor and an output rotor driven by the drive rotor, which are supported in a housing, interact in a meshing manner through a spur toothing in each case and draw fluid through at least one inlet and push said fluid out... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20110186157 - Precision flow control system: A precision flow controller is capable of providing a flow rate less than 100 microliters/minute and varying the flow rate in a prescribed manner that is both predictable and reproducible where the accuracy and precision of the flowrate is less than 5% of the flow rate. A plurality of variable... Agent:

20110186159 - Gas distribution module and gas distribution scanning apparatus using the same: The present invention provides a gas distribution module, which is capable of directing a plurality of different gases and rendering the gases to be diffused evenly by the turning channels disposed within the module so that the gases can be distributed uniformly within the gas distribution module and thereby being... Agent: Industrial Technology Research Institute

20110186160 - Refrigeration valve block: A service valve assembly that is designed to minimize leakage by reducing the number of leakage paths from the valve assembly. In addition, the service valve assembly is designed to permit connection to many different refrigeration systems and has higher flow capacity. The valve assembly is engageable by current servicing... Agent: Fastest, Inc.

20110186161 - Mixing system and faucet sensor system for a touch free automatic faucet: A water flow and temperature mixing system for touch free automatic faucets comprises motorized actuator mechanisms coupled to a water flow mechanism. The water flow mechanism comprises a housing, hot and cold water inlets, a solenoid valve, and a water outlet. The water is mixed in the water flow mechanism,... Agent:

20110186162 - Faucet with adjustable height spout: A faucet spout having an adjustable height relative to a stationary base or surface to which it may be mounted. A spout tube is slideably engaged within a spout body in which a support member is housed. The support member is received within the spout tube and provides a positive... Agent:

20110186163 - Plastic construction for decorative spout: A faucet spout and method of manufacturing the same in which a layer of structural plastic is injection molded in two or more pieces and joined to form an armature having a waterway through it. A platable plastic layer is overmolded on some or all of the armature to provide... Agent:

20110186164 - Generating binary states using a microfluidic channel: Methods and devices for using one or more fluidic channels for generating binary states are described. In particular, the present teachings relate to incorporating such fluidic channels into devices that use the generated binary states in various applications.... Agent:

20110186165 - Three-dimensional microfluidic platforms and methods of use and manufacture thereof: Microfluidic devices may be fabricated from thermoplastics using, for example, hot embossing techniques. In some embodiments, the devices feature non-uniform surface modifications.... Agent: