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Fluid handling February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/12

20120042954 - Bubble weapon system and methods for inhibiting movement and disrupting operations of vessels: Embodiments of a bubble weapon system and methods for inhibiting movement and disrupting operations of vessels are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a bubble weapon is configured to generate a plume of bubbles in water. The plume reduces buoyancy of the water to inhibit movement of a vessel or... Agent: Raytheon Company

20120042955 - Dual butterfly control valve and method of use: A valve for a plenum or pipe is disclosed. The valve includes a large butterfly valve element pivotally supported in the plenum by at least one rod. The large butterfly valve element includes an opening for accommodating a small butterfly valve element. The small butterfly valve element is coupled to... Agent: Caterpillar, Inc.

20120042956 - Handle for single lever mixer tap: A handle for a mixer faucet is used to facilitate operating the faucet more easily by using primarily the wrist and forearm muscles. The handle comprises a gripping element (202) and a connector (204) to connect the handle to a mechanism lever of the mixer faucet. The gripping element comprises... Agent:

20120042957 - Methods of conveying fluids and methods of sublimating solid particles: A heat exchanger and associated methods for sublimating solid particles therein, for conveying fluids therethrough, or both. The heat exchanger includes a chamber, and a porous member having a porous wall having pores in communication with the chamber and an interior of the porous member. A first fluid is conveyed... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20120042959 - Hydrant security system: A locking system is provided for interconnection to a hydrant. The locking system is generally comprised of a lock body and lock that work in concert to block the operation of hydrant components, namely a control rod and/or a stem screw, that controls fluid flow through the hydrant.... Agent: Wcm Industries, Inc.

20120042958 - Jet engine intake guard: A jet engine air intake guard system wherein direct axial air flow into an engine during takeoff and landing may be temporarily closed off while air intake is provided laterally through screened air intake ports located on a cylindrical housing that extends forward of the conventional air intake cowling openings.... Agent:

20120042960 - Control apparatus of vacuum valve: A control device is provided with a switching valve mechanism and first and second actuators. The switching valve mechanism is provided with a valve element for switching which is located within a casing. The valve element can linearly move between an open position at which first and second pressure change... Agent:

20120042961 - Method and system for water drainage in fuel system: Methods and systems are provided for operating a vehicle including an engine and a fuel system. In one embodiment, a water drainage system for a fuel system comprises a fuel tank, a fuel-water separator, a separator water sensor, a drain valve, a purge tank, a purge tank water sensor, and... Agent:

20120042962 - Inflating valve for an inflatable object: An inflating valve has a body and a valve disk. The body is hollow and has a passage defined through the body and a holding tab. The passage has an inner surface and a bottom opening defined in the bottom of the body. The holding tab is radially connected to... Agent: Dongguan Tiger Point, Metal & Plastic Products Co. , Ltd.

20120042963 - In-wall water service housing: A retrofit or new installation kit or apparatus has a junction box, a supply pipe that attaches to a quick-connect fitting inside the junction box that attaches to a valve within the junction box. The valve within the junction box has a stub-out that connects to the quick-connect fitting.... Agent:

20120042964 - Fuel recovery system and method: A residual fuel removal system from the fuel tanks of vehicles raised upon a automotive lift or driven over a automotive work pit. The device features a piercing spear member operatively engaged to a hydraulically powered translating member of smaller diameter for piercing the fuel tank. The small diameter member... Agent:

20120042965 - Apparatus and method for mounting an inflator, exhaust valve or relief valve interiorly of an inflatable article: An apparatus and method for mounting an inflator, exhaust valve or relief valve interiorly of an inflatable article, comprising a receiver having an integral mounting flange formed about its upper periphery that is heat sealed interiorly about an opening in the fabric of an inflatable article to be substantially flush... Agent: Halkey-roberts Corporation

20120042966 - Pressure activated ratcheting valve: A pressure actuated valve is disclosed which includes a plurality of flow openings, and first and second pistons. The first and second pistons are independently actuatable relative to one another, and are releasable coupled to one another by a release sleeve. The pressure actuated valve also includes a closing sleeve... Agent:

20120042967 - Vacuum-actuated shear valve device, system, and method, particularly for use in service station environments: A vacuum-actuated shear valve coupled between piping from a storage tank and piping internal to a fuel dispenser that automatically opens and closes in response to a vacuum level. A vacuum actuator is provided to control a fuel flow valve inside the shear valve. When a sufficient vacuum level is... Agent:

20120042968 - Metal plate for dual plate check valve: A metal plate (100) for a dual plate check valve comprises a substantially circular segment shaped plate member (1) of a predetermined substantially uniform thickness, a means (2) for pivotally mounting said plate member to enable rotation about an axis substantially parallel and adjacent to chord (3) of said circular... Agent: Advance Vales Pvt, Ltd.

20120042969 - Tip-resistant valve plugs: A tip-resistant valve plug includes a valve head, first and second retention legs, and an anti-tip fin. The valve head includes a continuous partition defining a fluid barrier between a sealing side and an external side of the valve head. Each of the first and second retention legs extend from... Agent: West Troy Tool & Machine

20120042970 - Device and method for supplying a sorbent: The present invention relates generally to a device and method for supplying a sorbent, at one or more various desired supply points in a flue gas stream, to boilers, heaters, kilns, or other flue gas-, or combustion gas-, generating devices (e.g., those located at power plants, processing plants, etc.). In... Agent:

20120042971 - Connector and related method: A connector for transferring a fluid includes a first connector and a second connector. Each connector includes a first outer portion including a first obstructive portion and defining a first fluid passageway for receiving a fluid therein. Each connector further includes a first central nozzle coupled to the first outer... Agent:

20120042973 - Faucet with retractable spout that can be positioned quickly and automatically: A faucet includes a faucet body, a bent tube mounted on the faucet body, a water outlet pipe retractably mounted in the bent tube and having a connector, an elastic sleeve mounted in the distal end of the bent tube, a first magnetic member mounted in the elastic sleeve, a... Agent:

20120042972 - Weight assembly for a faucet: A weight assembly for a faucet being fixed on a house and contains a body including an open groove with a first opening, a vertical height of the groove being slightly more that a diameter of the hose, a horizontal depth of the groove along a Y-axis direction being larger... Agent:

20120042974 - Brushless motor: A brushless motor has a stator and a rotor rotatably installed inside of the stator. The stator includes a stator core with teeth protruding inwardly and windings wound on the teeth. The rotor includes a shaft, a rotor core fixed on the shaft, and a ring magnet fixed to the... Agent:

20120042975 - Pressure relief valve with small dimensions: The invention relates to a pressure relief valve for a packaging container (3), comprising a base body (4) with at least one through opening (9, 29), a sealing surface (14) and a peripheral region (18), wherein the peripheral region (18) may be sealably connected to an inner surface (3a) of... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20120037231 - Cementious washout container and method for same: A cementious washout container includes a container body having a container reservoir. A hinged chute assembly is rotatably coupled with an upper portion of the container body. The hinged chute assembly includes a chute panel, and a hopper screen coupled with the chute panel. The hopper screen includes perforations overlying... Agent: Knutson Construction

20120037233 - Direct free cooling: The invention relates to a mixing box for regulating temperature, having a base body through which at least one air stream can be conducted and in which there is arranged at least one filter device, through which the air stream can be conducted. The air stream is guided by a... Agent:

20120037234 - Grey water recycling apparatus and methods: A water recycling system that can be used for reclaiming and recycling water, waste water, or grey water, for providing landscape irrigation, or for recycling uses such as for sanitary facilities, as well as for pre-heating clean water to save energy. A water recycling system may include a sealable tank,... Agent: Eckman Environmental Corporation

20120037232 - Microchannel double pipe device and usage thereof: A microchannel double pipe device comprises a channel for inner nozzle (4), a channel for outer nozzle (5) and a mechanical probe (8). The channel for outer nozzle (5) concentrically surrounds the channel for inner nozzle (4), and the channel for inner nozzle (4) concentrically surrounds the mechanical probe (8).... Agent:

20120037235 - Surface disruptor for laminar jet fountain: A fluid handling device, for example, a laminar jet fountain, includes a jet emanating a first stream of substantially laminar fluid. The jet fountain also includes a surface disruptor that includes a body, a water inlet, a valve, a fluid outlet, and a trajectory adjuster emanating a second stream of... Agent: Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.

20120037236 - Manipulation of magnetic particles in conduits for the propagation of domain walls: A system and a method for the controlled manipulation of any number of magnetic particles in solution are shown. The system and the method of the present invention are based on the employment of magnetic conduits properly structured in order to inject, move and annihilate with high precision magnetic domain... Agent:

20120037238 - Fluid operated actuator including a bleed port: A fluid operated actuator (100) is provided. The fluid operated actuator (100) includes a cylinder body (101) and a piston (102) movable within the cylinder body (101). The piston (102) defines a first chamber (105) and a second chamber (106). The fluid operated actuator (100) can include a fluid inlet... Agent: Norgren Gmbh

20120037237 - Water distribution methods and systems for livestock shipping containers on a shipping vessel: Water distribution systems and methods for continuously supplying drinking water to one or more shipping containers holding livestock throughout the duration of a shipment.... Agent: St Reproductive Technologies LLC

20120037239 - W.a.i.t. washpipe assembly install tool: Apparatus and method for installing and removing washpipe assemblies from a stem of a swivel/top drilling apparatus, including an installing and removing tool with support arms and a support plate structured and connected together into a unitary structure to conform to washpipe assembly dimensions.... Agent:

20120037240 - Process, apparatus and vessel for transferring fluids between two structures: A process and apparatus are provided for transferring fluids such as, for example, liquefied natural gas between a source structure such as a floating storage vessel and a receiving structure such as a floating transport vessel utilizing a controllable deployment system to deploy a fluid conduit. The fluid conduit end... Agent: Chevron U.s.a., Inc.

20120037241 - Multi-port shuttle valve method: The method of providing a shuttle valve which will accept 3 or more inputs, comprising providing a body having a bore and an outlet, providing two or more shuttles within the bore, providing an inlet in the body between each of the shuttles, and causing flow from an inlet to... Agent:

20120037242 - Apparatus for delivering beneficial liquids at steady rate: An apparatus for delivering a beneficial agent is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a water collection chamber. A water-transporting membrane is provided to communicate with the water collection chamber. An extraction chamber receives water through the water-transporting membrane, expanding the extraction chamber. A dispensing chamber, containing... Agent:

20120037243 - Pressure equalization assembly for a storage vessel: Apparatus for equalizing pressure within a vapor space of a storage vessel. In accordance with various embodiments, a pressure equalization assembly has a base housing member adapted to be mounted to a tank adjacent a tank aperture in fluidic communication with a vapor space of the tank. A canister assembly... Agent: Taylor Innovations, L.L.C.

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20120037245 - Swivel connector for a fluid handling system: A swivel connector of the present technology includes a housing that is rotatably coupled with a rotor, whereby an open fluid pathway extends through the housing and rotor. A rotary union bushing is coaxially, rotatably coupled with an exterior surface of the rotor. A rotor cap is coaxially, rotatably coupled... Agent: Eley Corporation

20120037246 - Twin power valve with integrated pressure balance: A twin power valve assembly (10) for a hydraulic braking system having a single body (16) with twin power valve arrangements, each having a spool (36, 36′) with a longitudinally extending passageway (36D, 36D′) for providing a modulation of the pressure applied to the brakes, and an integral balance piston... Agent: Carlisle Brake Products (uk) Ltd.

20120037247 - Rapid-connect coupler: A rapid-connect gas coupler is shown and described herein. In an embodiment, the rapid-connect gas coupler includes a spring-loaded probe within a probe cavity, which is defined by a housing and one or more latch segment. The probe can engage with a gas connector, which causes the latch segment to... Agent: Macro Technologies, LLC

20120037248 - Flow channel in which water is caused to flow by means of a delivery device disposed in a circulation line: A flow duct is provided in which water is caused to flow by way of a delivery device disposed in a circulation line. In order to be able to adapt the flow inside the duct to the particular requirements, and/or achieve a laminar flow over the entire flow region, a... Agent:

20120037249 - Water tap: The water tap has a tap stand, an outlet section and a storage frame. The tap stand is hollow and has a bottom end, an inlet and a flowing channel. The inlet is formed through the bottom end of the tap stand. The flowing channel is formed through the tap... Agent:

20120037250 - Valve device: The invention relates to a valve device for the fluid supply of fluid consumers, comprising several valve modules (2) arranged next to each other in the direction of stacking (3). Said valve modules (2) respectively comprise a plate-shaped channel body (11) provided with a feed channel recess (35) and/or a... Agent: Festo Ag & Co. Kg

20120037251 - Fluidic system: The invention relates to a fluidic system having a valve device for the fluid supply of fluidic loads, which has a plurality of valve modules (2); the valve modules (2) in each case comprise a channel element (11) and four 2/2-way valves (41, 42, 45, 46), which are interconnected in... Agent: Festo Ag & Co. Kg

20120037252 - Material transfer system: A material transfer device for coupling the threaded pour spout of two containers to one another to permit transfer of liquid product from one container to the other. The basic coupling device comprises a tubular member having at least two different thread patterns at opposed ends, allowing the coupler to... Agent:

20120031496 - Method for metering compounds based on organopolysiloxanes: Viscous compositions are metered discontinuously into storage vessels such as tubes, tubs, or cartridges, from a stable volume container free of dead space wherein the calculated volume, expressed as the mathematical product of adiabatic compressibility coefficients of the composition, the outlet pressure, and volume of the container exceed the metered... Agent: Wacker Chemie Ag

20120031497 - Method to deliver a fluid with flow rate control: A method for delivering a fluid to a target site is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including generating a first fluid stream having a first flow rate, introducing the first fluid stream into a flow modulator, and permitting a second fluid stream having a second flow rate... Agent:

20120031494 - Safety valve control system and method of use: A safety valve control system may include a remotely operable control assembly; a first transducer, a valve assembly, and a pump assembly in communication with the control assembly; and a fluid reservoir in communication with the valve and pump assemblies and a safety valve. The control assembly is operable to... Agent:

20120031495 - Thermoplastic polymeric composition with improved resistance to thermo-oxidative degradation and use thereof for producing pipes: A polyolefinic moulding composition is suitable for producing pipes with improved resistance to thermo-oxidative degradation when these pipes are in extended contact with liquids which contain disinfectants with an oxidative action. Beside thermoplastic polyolefins, the moulding composition additionally contains specific aromatic amines which are liquid under standard conditions as an... Agent: Basell Polyolefine Gmbh

20120031498 - Water supply system and method: A system for supplying hot and cold water to an apartment/house. Recycling water from the hot into the cold water pipe comprises a faucet having adjustable first and second valves installed in the paths to hot and cold water inlets and third valve in the path to outlet. The valves... Agent:

20120031500 - Fluid control apparatus: A fluid control apparatus 1 has a fluid controlling unit 2 and a fluid introducing unit 3. The fluid introducing unit 3 is divided into three parts: a first and a second inlet-side shutoff/open parts 5, 6 disposed on the inlet side, each made up of 2×N/2 on-off valves 23,... Agent:

20120031499 - Method and apparatus for controlling gas flow via a gas shut-off valve assembly: The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for controlling gas flow via a gas shut-off valve assembly. In at least one embodiment, the assembly is configured to drive its shut-off valve from an open position to a closed position, in response to detecting a valve closure condition. The assembly... Agent: Sensus Usa Inc.

20120031502 - Dialysis service box: A dialysis service box for centralized control and plumbing arrangement of a dialysis machine is disclosed. The dialysis service box includes a plumbing arrangement having a supply inlet for supplying a fluid to the dialysis machine, a backflow preventer for preventing retrograde flow through the plumbing arrangement, a trap primer... Agent:

20120031501 - Aviation engine inlet with tangential blowing for buzz saw noise control: Tangential Blowing also serves to rectify undesirable inlet flows such as excessive boundary layer growth or flow separation that caused by cross wind, high angle of attack of inlet inflow during low flight speed operations of the aircraft. The relief of the inlet flow complications at low flight speed renders... Agent:

20120031503 - Fluid delivery device with flow rate control: A device for delivering a fluid to a target site is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a pump, a flow modulator, a flow meter, and a controller. The pump may generate a fluid stream characterized by a flow rate. The flow modulator may smooth out irregularities... Agent:

20120031504 - Head for air pump: A head for an air pump includes a housing, a nozzle, an urging mechanism, and an end cap. The housing includes a first compartment defined therein and including a first end defining an opening port and a second end enclosed by an end wall. The housing further includes a hole... Agent:

20120031505 - Irrigation system and method: Systems and methods for providing irrigation to plants are provided. The system generally includes a fluid distribution structure having a barrier layer and a hydrophilic layer. The fluid distribution structure can additionally include a plurality of channels. Each channel can be associated with a non-woven material or other volume providing... Agent: Inventagon LLC

20120031506 - Endoscope cleaning/disinfecting apparatus connector and endoscope cleaning/disinfecting apparatus: An endoscope cleaning/disinfecting apparatus connector according to the present invention includes a cleaning/disinfecting apparatus connection section, a circulating section and a discharge section, wherein the discharge section communicates with the circulating section and includes a first channel that discharges a fluid R that passes through the circulating section into a... Agent: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.

20120031507 - Elevating fire hydrant assembly: The present invention relates to an elevating fire hydrant assembly in which an elevating pipe automatically projects from the ground by means of water pressure when a fire hydrant is to be used, and the speed for lowering the elevating pipe projecting from the ground after use is adjustable. The... Agent:

20120031508 - Apparatus for capturing fuel spillage and nozzle drip during refueling of a vehicle: A refueling nozzle is inserted into a fuel filler tube of the vehicle, refueling is carried out in the normal manner. However, during retraction of the nozzle, when the nozzle is prone to drip, a specially designed valve is caused to open and a vacuum canister draws in a rush... Agent:

20120031509 - Fan assembly: A fan assembly includes a motor-driven impeller for creating an air flow, at least one heater for heating a first portion of the air flow, means for diverting a second portion of the air flow away from said at least one heater, and a casing comprising at least one first... Agent: Dyson Technology Limited

20120031510 - Pump cart for a biological liquid treatment installation: The invention concerns a pump cart for a biological liquid treatment installation, having a first lateral face (40), and a second lateral face (41) by which it is configured to be juxtaposed against a conveying network cart (1) of the installation and a front face (42) meeting the lateral faces... Agent: Millipore Corporation

20120031512 - Combined pump and filter module: A pump and filter module for wind power plants may include a module housing having a receptacle for a pump and a filter device, wherein a plurality of associated lines may be integrated in the module housing.... Agent:

20120031511 - Transverse mounted in-line shower filter: A shower filter/diverter assembly is provided for selectively outputting filtered water to one of a plurality of output ports. The assembly comprises a shower filter/diverter body having an input port for receiving unfiltered water, a plurality of output ports for outputting filtered water, a first end for receiving a shower... Agent:

20120031513 - Fluid delivery device with flow rate control: A device for delivering a fluid to a target site is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including means for generating a first fluid stream having a first flow rate; means for smoothing out irregularities in the first flow rate, and thereby generate a second fluid stream having... Agent:

20120031514 - Automatic water distributor: An automatic water distributor contains a body including a first outflow cavity, a second outflow cavity, at least one first and second inlets; the first inlet communicating with the first outflow cavity through a hole in the body; the body including a spaced fringe with a through aperture to space... Agent:

20120031515 - Shutoff valves for fluid conduit connectors: A shutoff valve for a fluid conduit connector has a housing and an integrally formed shutoff valve located within the housing. The integrally formed shutoff valve has a spring region that defines a lumen and a sealing feature on one or both ends. The spring region defines one or more... Agent: Value Plastics, Inc.

20120024385 - Advanced fluidics gate valve with active flow control for subsea applications: A valve assembly for use in a wellhead assembly that includes a valve body, a cavity formed in the valve body, and a flow passage through the valve body that intersects the cavity. Also included is a gate slidable in the cavity between an open position and a closed position.... Agent: Vetco Gray Inc.

20120024387 - High flow nozzle system for flow control in bladder surge tanks: A surge tank is sized to retain a volume of fluid. A fluid inlet/outlet port is attached to the tank, and an elastomeric bladder is disposed within the tank and separates the fluid from a volume of gas. A nozzle system is disposed within the tank and has a nozzle... Agent:

20120024389 - Integrated electromagnetic actuator, in particular electromagnetic micro-pump for a microfluidic device based on mems technology, and manufacturing process: An integrated electromagnetic actuator comprising: a first structural layer; a flexible membrane, extending over the first structural layer and comprising regions of ferromagnetic material; a chamber, delimited between the first structural layer and the flexible membrane; a winding, comprising a plurality of turns of conductive material and extending within the... Agent: Stmicroelectronics S.r.l.

20120024390 - Method for operating a water softening system comprising target value control by a water removal station:

20120024384 - Methods and systems for controlling flow of hydrocarbons from a structure or conduit: Methods and apparatuses for controlling the flow of hydrocarbons from a structure or conduit are provided. An engagement apparatus having a body with threads disposed on an end is lowered into a position suitable for engagement with the structure or conduit, the threads including a deformable material. Rotation of the... Agent:

20120024388 - Multi-gas straight channel showerhead: A method and apparatus that may be utilized for chemical vapor deposition and/or hydride vapor phase epitaxial (HVPE) deposition are provided. In one embodiment, a metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) process is used to deposit a Group III-nitride film on a plurality of substrates. A Group III precursor, such... Agent:

20120024386 - System and method for pressure flushing and cleaning water tanks: An apparatus is provided for draining and cleaning a tank under pressure. The apparatus comprises a conduit and a supply pipe. The conduit has a first end and a second end, the first end of the conduit for connecting to a drain port of the tank. The conduit drains water... Agent:

20120024391 - Use of underground gas storage to provide a flow assurance buffer between interlinked processing units: A system for developing one or more offshore hydrocarbon fields includes at least one floating hydrocarbon processing unit moored to the seabed and connected to a hydrocarbon reservoir via a riser and a wellhead on the seabed, the unit receiving and processing the hydrocarbon mixture received from the reservoir via... Agent: Single Buoy Moorings Inc.

20120024392 - Lubricating device: This lubricating device 1 is equipped with an oil pan 2 that stores therein lubricating oil, a micro bubble generator 4 that mixes the lubricating oil with air to produce micro bubbles and supplies the lubricating oil in the oil pan 2 with the micro bubbles, and an oil pump... Agent:

20120024395 - Liquid supplying apparatus, liquid ejecting apparatus and pressure control method: A liquid supplying apparatus includes: a first flow channel configured to be switchable between a state of communication with a liquid supply object and a state of noncommunication with the liquid supply object; a first pressure applying device which applies pressure to liquid in the first flow channel; a first... Agent:

20120024393 - Method and device for detecting the flow of a liquid: Method and device for detecting the flow of liquid, in particular water, in a consuming installation, comprising at least one opening/closing means (3) for supplying liquid, this installation being supplied via an inlet pipe (2) fitted with a solenoid valve (5), a pressure sensor (6) upstream of the solenoid valve... Agent: Gripp

20120024394 - Method for lowering the pressure in a load lock and associated equipment: The invention relates to a method for lowering the pressure in a device charge-discharge lock from atmospheric pressure to a sub-atmospheric transfer pressure, said lock comprising a chamber in which at least one substrate is arranged at atmospheric pressure, said method comprising: a first step (101), in which first primary... Agent: Adixen Vacuum Products

20120024396 - Method for producing a microfluidic system: A method for producing a microfluidic system, containing at least one microfluidic component having at least one microfluidically active surface is disclosed. The method includes providing a microfluidic composite substrate having a connection side, comprising at least one microfluidic component introduced into a polymer composition, wherein the microfluidically active surface... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20120024397 - System and method for leakage control and/or testing of piping and discharge points for non-compressible fluids: System and method for controlling leakage and/or testing of pipe systems and discharge points for incompressible fluids, said system including one or more automatic valve arrangements (10) arranged in a pipe system in connection with the fluid supply to a processing plant or building comprising rooms (16) having one or... Agent: Veit Holding As

20120024398 - Multi-way reversing valve: A multi-way reversing valve where a high-pressure passage part into which a high-pressure fluid is introduced is formed in a valve member. A valve seat part and valve chamber are in a valve body. First and second inlet/outlets (in communication with an outlet of the high-pressure passage part) are formed... Agent: Fujikoki Corporation

20120024399 - Electrospray interface to a microfluidic substrate: A liquid-chromatography module includes a microfluidic cartridge housing a microfluidic substrate with a channel for transporting fluid. The microfluidic substrate has fluidic apertures through which fluid is supplied to the channel. One side of the cartridge has nozzle openings, each aligning with a fluidic aperture in the microfluidic substrate and... Agent: Waters Technologies Corporation

20120024400 - Valve assembly: A valve assembly (10) able to be mounted with a liquid container, the valve assembly comprising: a housing (20) having a passageway (60) that extends through the housing; a breather float valve (80) mounted within the housing, the breather float valve movable between an open position to allow gas to... Agent: Weir Minerals Australia Ltd.

20120024401 - Gas regulator fitting: A gas regulator fitting is to be devised that prevents distortions of the temperature value to be regulated caused by ambient temperature fluctuations. Retrofitting without intervention into the gas-conducting space is also to be made possible. To that end, one or more bimetal discs (17) are arranged outside the gas-conducting... Agent:

20120024402 - One-way check valve: A railway car control valve comprises a brake pipe port, an auxiliary reservoir port, a main piston, intermediate the brake pipe port and the auxiliary reservoir port, configured to compare an air pressure supplied at the brake pipe port with an air pressure supplied at the auxiliary reservoir port and... Agent:

20120024403 - Inorganic coke resistant coatings to prevent aircraft fuel system fouling: A fuel system for delivering fuel to an engine includes a fuel tank, a hot section in fluid communication with the fuel tank for delivering fuel for combustion by the engine, and a ceramic coating applied to at least a portion of the hot section for reducing fuel coking. The... Agent: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation

20120024404 - Gas flow structure and webbing take-up device: Plural door portions are formed by sectioning the gas blowing section of the gas generator with slits. In a state in which gas has been generated by the gas generator, the plural door portions part at the slits and open towards the outside of the casing body. A gas flow... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-rika-denki-seisakusho

20120024405 - Guiding devices and methods of making and using the same: A fluid connector device is provided. The fluid connector device comprises a coupling substrate comprising a conformal recess, a reconnectable fitting corresponding to the conformal recess, and a guiding device. The guiding device comprises a base component, a body at least partly disposed in the base component and comprising a... Agent: General Electric Company

20120024406 - Combined hydraulic integrated control valve block system: A combined hydraulic integrated control valve block system includes pilot control valve group, control valve subassembly, combination of valve blocks which are connected with external part for installing the pilot control valve group and the control valve subassembly. The pilot control valve group includes multiple pilot control valves and the... Agent: Shanghai Renhao Hydraulic Technology Co., Ltd

20120024407 - Internally vented valve: A valve includes a valve body including a main passage defining a first volume and a second volume. The valve also includes a valve spool moveable relative to the valve body. The valve spool includes a central vent passage capable of fluid communication with each of the first volume and... Agent:

20120024408 - Apparatus for jetting compressed air, and method for manufacturing same: Provided is an apparatus for jetting compressed air and a method of manufacturing the apparatus. The apparatus includes: an air intake pipe having a discharge hole, through which compressed air received from outside the apparatus is discharged, formed on an outer surface having a curved or multilateral shape; and an... Agent: