Valves and valve actuation inventions 09/06

20060208209 - Oil-hydraulic type automatic shutoff valve water-saving structure: An oil-hydraulic type automatic shutoff valve water-saving structure comprises a valve housing having a separation portion disposed therein to divide a water inlet tube, a water outlet port, and a valve chamber thereby and form a water-collecting space, a preset channel, and a water outlet channel respectively at the interior...

20060208210 - Self-sealing male connector: A self-sealing male connector having a body, a resilient boot mounted over the body, and a male thread hub. The body is formed with an elongate post that extends to the distal end. The body includes a fluid flow lumen extending from its proximal end to its distal end. At...

20060208211 - Split packing follower for use with valves: Split packing followers for use with valves are disclosed. A disclosed packing follower includes a first member having a first portion of a flange and a first portion of a curved wall extending substantially perpendicularly from the first portion of the flange to define a first portion of a cylindrical...

20060208212 - Method for closing off a throttle valve housing: Disclosed is a method for sealing a throttle valve port, according to which a bottom part of a two-piece throttle valve is fixed to a throttle valve shaft in a first step, whereupon at least one elastic compensating element is placed upon the bottom part in a second step. A...

20060208213 - Stop valve: A stop valve includes a valve body, a multi shot resilient control sleeve, O-ring and handle. The control sleeve is molded to the valve stem to create an integral but separately molded fluid control member. Inlet line pressure resiliently biases the side walls of the control sleeve and a circumferential...

20060208214 - Valve and method of manufacturing the same: A valve for charging and purging a refrigerant into and out of an air conditioner, for example, includes a body with a hollow interior, a valve port defined in the body, a valve seat provided around the valve port and a ball provided in the body so as to be...

20060202137 - Flexible-film expandable gate: A sealing rib is disposed within a pipeline, such that an interior of the pipeline is divided uniformly into plural flow paths along a peripheral direction. A flexible-film body to whose interior a fluid for inflation can be supplied, is disposed in each divisional flow path. Each of the plural...

20060202138 - Level-handled type automatic shutoff faucet structure: A level-handled type automatic shutoff faucet structure includes an automatic shutoff valve made up of an outer cap, a water inlet valve, an inner stop valve, a central shaft, a water outlet valve, an adjustable piston, a fixing sleeve, a big spring, and a valve stem. The central shaft has...

20060202140 - Control valve for a fuel injector comprising a pressure exchanger: A servo-valve for a fuel injector equipped with a pressure booster whose working chamber is separated from a differential pressure chamber by a booster piston in which an actuator can connect a control chamber to a first low-pressure return and the differential pressure chamber can be connected to a second...

20060202139 - Control valve with pressure compensation for a fuel injector comprising a pressure intensifier: A fuel injector with a pressure booster supplied with fuel at high pressure. A work chamber of the pressure booster is separated from a differential pressure chamber via a booster piston. The pressure relief and the subjection to pressure of the differential pressure chamber are effected via a switching valve...

20060202141 - Valve for a tap: The invention relates to a valve (6) for a tap. Said valve (6) comprises a main water channel (17, 19), through which the water flows to a tap or similar. The main water channel (17, 19) can be sealed by an elastic membrane (20), the latter (20) always opening when...

20060202142 - Method and apparatus for providing strain relief of a cable: An electronic faucet includes a spout assembly having a sensor configured to control the flow of water therethrough in response to the position of a spray head. Methods and apparatus for providing strain relief for electrical cables used in systems configured to provide fluid and, in particular, to methods and...

20060202143 - Municipal delivery control systems: A municipal fluids control system has an underground municipal fluids main, at least one consumer downstream from the main and an underground delivery channel joining the main with the consumer, an underground valve portion located either in the underground main, the underground delivery channel or there between for controlling the...

20060202144 - Adjustable metering servovalve for a fuel injector: The metering servovalve (7) comprises a valve body (8, 30), an open/close element (45) and an electromagnet (15), and is housed in a casing (2) of the injector (1). The electromagnet (15) actuates a mobile armature (16) for a travel defined by a polar surface (19) of the core (18)...

20060202145 - Adjustable metering servovalve for a fuel injector, and relative adjustment method: The metering servovalve (7) includes a valve body (8, 30), a shutter (45), and an electromagnet (15), and is housed inside a casing (2) of the injector (1). The electromagnet (15) activates a movable armature (16) performing a travel defined by a stop member (19) carried by the electromagnet (15),...

20060202146 - Valved male luer connector having sequential valve timing: A male Luer connector that attaches to a standard female Luer connector to open a medical fluid flow channel between the two connectors. The male connector has two internal valves and a vacuum-generating structure. The two valves and the vacuum-generating structure are configured to draw back into the male connector...

20060202147 - Gate valve: A gate valve has a transfer chamber-side valve element and a process chamber-side valve element connected to a single shaft actuated with a single three-position air cylinder to selectively close a process chamber opening and a transfer chamber opening or fully open both the openings to allow an object to...

20060202148 - Method and apparatus for assembling a vane-type valve: A vane-type throttle valve assembly including a body having a passage therethrough and a pivotable shaft transverse of the passage and supporting a vane for variably restricting the flow of material through the passage. The shaft is disposed in opposing bores in the valve body. Each bore includes an access...

20060202149 - Cylindrical plug valve: A plug valve has a body with inlet and outlet ports with a cylindrical chamber therebetween for receiving a cylindrical plug. The body includes a circumferential resilient seat ring around the outlet port The cylindrical plug includes a generally horizontal “U” shaped transaxially cut-out portion which aligns with the inlet...

20060202150 - Valve assembly with angled valve guide: A valve assembly is disclosed comprising a valve member with an elastomeric upper stem guide and a lower valve guide comprising lateral support members including an angled surface. During operation, fluid impacting the angled surface imparts a rotational force on the lower valve guide and valve member. Consequently, the valve...

20060202151 - Valve coupling system: A method for coupling a valve member to an armature member includes coupling the valve member to a surface of a bore of the armature member. The valve member contacts the armature member over less than an entire axial thickness of the surface of the bore of the armature member....

20060197040 - Fast closing clamp: The invention relates to a fast closing clamp for the pinching off of hoses, wherein the fast closing clamp has a clamp jaw with a clamping position, in which it can pinch off a hose, and an open position. The fast closing clamp in accordance with the invention furthermore comprises...

20060197041 - Dual position pilot operated valve assembly: A dual position pilot operated valve assembly having a main piston, with a valve member, reciprocable within a valve body, wherein the valve body is adapted for sealingly mating with a valve seat and passage located intermediate the valve body inlet and outlet ports, the valve body having a cylindrical...

20060197042 - One-way valve device: The one-way valve device for recontamination-protected repeated discharge of a flowable material from a container of a reducible volume includes a valve seat which consists of a rigid plastic material and which is arranged in the container neck and extends transversely across the interior of the container neck and comprises...

20060197043 - Adjustable flow rate valve: A flow valve that provides for control of a fluid flow rate utilizing a first open position and a second open position. Various embodiments of a flow valve having an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway therebetween are provided that comprise a damper element pivotally arranged within the passageway that...

20060197044 - Electric-motor-operated valve closure system: A valve closure system (30) for operating a valve (32) of a fluid-holding cylinder (CYL) between an open and a closed position to allow and disallow communication of the interior of the cylinder through the valve. A coupler (118) engages and rotates a stem (40) of the valve. An electric...

20060197045 - Needleless access port valves: Needleless access port valves are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to needleless access port valves comprising a resilient valve body. The resilient valve body includes a tapered set port that stretches when a plug is pushed by a medical implement which in turn pushes the set port. Pushing...

20060197046 - Medical connector and method for nasally administering or removing a substance: A medical connector contains a plurality of arms having respective entrance ports. The medical connector also contains a cover preferably having first and second caps coupled together by a first tether, and a fastener coupled to at least one of the first and second caps by a second tether. The...

20060197047 - Tensioning device: The present invention provides a tensioning device capable of reducing the gap between proximate plates in a valve mechanism and thereby reducing or preventing the leakage of fluid through a valve. A first aspect of the invention provides a valve mechanism comprising a valve body, a first plate having at...

20060197048 - Stuffing seal: The present invention relates to a stuffing comprising a case (3a) provided with an axial hole (3afor the passage of a stem (103) being mobile with respect to said case (3); a gasket or packing (5) arranged in a seat (3b) formed within said hole (3a) between said case and...

20060197049 - Fluid operating valve: A fluid-operated valve comprises a first valve chamber (16) and a second valve chamber (25) communicating with each other through a through-hole (21), a first cylinder chamber (39) formed adjacent to the first valve chamber (16) and accommodating a first piston (6) so as to be slidable therein, a valve...

20060197050 - Quarter-turn diaphragm valve: A quarter-turn valve includes a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, and a diaphragm adjacent arranged in said valve body for movement between a closed and opened position for restricting and controlling fluid flow. The valve further includes an input shaft for receiving a torsional input load in a...

20060197040 - Fast closing clamp: The invention relates to a fast closing clamp for the pinching off of hoses, wherein the fast closing clamp has a clamp jaw with a clamping position, in which it can pinch off a hose, and an open position. The fast closing clamp in accordance with the invention furthermore comprises...

20060197041 - Dual position pilot operated valve assembly: A dual position pilot operated valve assembly having a main piston, with a valve member, reciprocable within a valve body, wherein the valve body is adapted for sealingly mating with a valve seat and passage located intermediate the valve body inlet and outlet ports, the valve body having a cylindrical...

20060197042 - One-way valve device: The one-way valve device for recontamination-protected repeated discharge of a flowable material from a container of a reducible volume includes a valve seat which consists of a rigid plastic material and which is arranged in the container neck and extends transversely across the interior of the container neck and comprises...

20060197043 - Adjustable flow rate valve: A flow valve that provides for control of a fluid flow rate utilizing a first open position and a second open position. Various embodiments of a flow valve having an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway therebetween are provided that comprise a damper element pivotally arranged within the passageway that...

20060197044 - Electric-motor-operated valve closure system: A valve closure system (30) for operating a valve (32) of a fluid-holding cylinder (CYL) between an open and a closed position to allow and disallow communication of the interior of the cylinder through the valve. A coupler (118) engages and rotates a stem (40) of the valve. An electric...

20060197045 - Needleless access port valves: Needleless access port valves are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to needleless access port valves comprising a resilient valve body. The resilient valve body includes a tapered set port that stretches when a plug is pushed by a medical implement which in turn pushes the set port. Pushing...

20060197046 - Medical connector and method for nasally administering or removing a substance: A medical connector contains a plurality of arms having respective entrance ports. The medical connector also contains a cover preferably having first and second caps coupled together by a first tether, and a fastener coupled to at least one of the first and second caps by a second tether. The...

20060197047 - Tensioning device: The present invention provides a tensioning device capable of reducing the gap between proximate plates in a valve mechanism and thereby reducing or preventing the leakage of fluid through a valve. A first aspect of the invention provides a valve mechanism comprising a valve body, a first plate having at...

20060197048 - Stuffing seal: The present invention relates to a stuffing comprising a case (3a) provided with an axial hole (3afor the passage of a stem (103) being mobile with respect to said case (3); a gasket or packing (5) arranged in a seat (3b) formed within said hole (3a) between said case and...

20060197049 - Fluid operating valve: A fluid-operated valve comprises a first valve chamber (16) and a second valve chamber (25) communicating with each other through a through-hole (21), a first cylinder chamber (39) formed adjacent to the first valve chamber (16) and accommodating a first piston (6) so as to be slidable therein, a valve...

20060197050 - Quarter-turn diaphragm valve: A quarter-turn valve includes a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, and a diaphragm adjacent arranged in said valve body for movement between a closed and opened position for restricting and controlling fluid flow. The valve further includes an input shaft for receiving a torsional input load in a...