Valves and valve actuation inventions 12/07

20070295923 - Relief valve: A relief valve includes a high-pressure port (14) communicating to a hydraulic circuit (41), a low-pressure port (15) communicating to a drain circuit (42), a valve (11) supported so as to be movable in back and forward in the axial direction thereof to open and close between these ports (14,... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070295924 - Fluid controller and a method of detecting an error in a fluid controller: The invention provides a fluid controller for controlling a machine, e.g. for steering a vehicle. The controller comprises a housing defining an inlet port connected to the source and an outlet port connected to the pressure operated device. The flow rate is controlled by movement of a valve member within... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070295925 - Fluid control valve: A fluid control valve that includes an electromagnetic actuator in the form of a pot-shaped magnet (7) as well as an armature plate (6) controllable by the actuator, said armature plate including a closing member (5) cooperating with a valve seat (17, 18). The armature plate (6) is compensated in... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070295926 - Electromagnetic actuators: A valve comprises an electromagnetic actuator including a solenoid. The solenoid includes at least one core and an anchor plate. The solenoid further comprises at least one coil disposed within the core and connected to a set of power electronics to supply current to the coils. The actuator further comprises... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070295927 - Pressure-balanced valve and actuator assembly in a process control system and method: An actuator-valve assembly includes a housing, which has an inlet operable to allow material to enter the housing and an outlet operable to allow the material to exit the housing. The actuator-valve assembly also includes a valve operable to control a flow of the material into the outlet. In addition,... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070290151 - Valve: A valve includes a housing with a first port and a second port. The valve may also include a first valve member operable to meter fluid flow between the first port and the second port. Additionally, the valve may include valve controls operable to control the position of the first... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070290152 - Poppet valve: A valve has a valve body including a main chamber having a first port and a second port, and a main poppet disposed within the main chamber. The main poppet includes a first surface forming a control chamber within the main chamber. The valve has a first passage communicating the... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20070290153 - Bidirectional force feedback poppet valve: A valve has a valve body including a main chamber having a first port and a second port, and a main poppet disposed within the main chamber. The main poppet includes a first surface forming a control chamber within the main chamber. The valve has a first passage communicating the... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070290154 - Air-operated valve: To provide a low-cost air-operated valve, an air-operated valve comprises a piston, a cylinder in which the piston is allowed to slide by operation air, and a valve section to be driven by sliding movement of the piston. The cylinder includes an outer member having a hollow portion and an... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070290155 - Actuation device: The invention relates to an actuation device, in particular an actuation magnet, which is used to control valves. Said actuation device comprises a housing and a coil body which is arranged therein, and whereon a magnet armature can be guided in a longitudinal manner and the magnet armature is provided... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070290156 - Electromagnetically driven valve: An electromagnetically driven valve includes an electromagnet having a coil and generating electromagnetic force, and an upper disc and a lower disc each having a support end and carrying out oscillating movement between a valve-opening position and a valve-closing position around the support end. The upper disc and the lower... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070290157 - Vacuum valve: A vacuum valve comprises a valve housing which has an inlet opening and an outlet opening penetrating opposite walls of the valve housing, a valve seat surrounding the inlet opening, and a closure unit which is arranged in an interior space of the valve housing and which has a valve... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070290158 - High-pressure miniature needle valve with pressure-enhanced seal: A miniature needle valve having an improved internal body-to-bonnet metal-to-metal seal. The body seal incorporates a novel dovetail feature that improves the metal-to-metal contact forces as pressures increase. The space requirements of the seal are minimized in order to fit within a miniature valve body. The valve body can use... Agent: Ulmer & Berne LLP Attn: Charles A. Crehore

20070290159 - Drian valve assembly: A drain valve assembly having a stem which can be inserted into a crankcase or other fluid reservoir, wherein the stem is connected to a housing which encloses a sealing barrel movably secured and sealed in the connected stem and housing, and wherein the sealing barrel can be manipulated in... Agent: Martin Faier Faier & Faier

20070284551 - Electromagnetically driven valve: An electromagnetically driven valve includes: a driven valve having a stem and carrying out reciprocating motion along a direction in which the stem extends; a lower disc and an upper disc spaced apart from each other and having one ends coupled to the stem so as to allow free oscillation... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070284552 - Fluid control system, device and method: A fluid control system, device and method are disclosed. The fluid control device is preferably configured to connect to an outlet of a fluid source. The fluid control device includes a valve, a sensor, a battery and a micro-generator. The sensor is used to measure or detect a condition and... Agent: James A. Gavney (agent)

20070284553 - Valve ball guide and seat design: An apparatus is provided for a valve assembly comprising a valve element movable between open and closed positions, a valve seat, a valve guide, and a plurality of vents. The valve seat has a valve seat surface against which the valve element seats when in the closed position, and a... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070284554 - Valve for an expandable gas or liquid distribution system: A system and method for a valve for an expandable gas or fluid valve is disclosed. The valve comprises an electromagnetic switch with a male connector on one face, and a female connector on an opposite face. The electromagnetic switch has a passageway connecting the male connector with the female... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20070278435 - Method and apparatus: An apparatus and a method of substantially sealing a throughbore of a tubular with a line running therethrough. The method comprises the steps of: (a) substantially enclosing the line and sealing a portion of the throughbore around the line using an enclosing means; (b) injecting a fluid that contains solid... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070278436 - Coupler including electrical and pneumatic interfaces: A coupler including electrical and pneumatic interfaces. The coupler includes a manifold having pneumatic apertures and a support having connector apertures to accommodate one or more valves.... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP James Coles

20070278437 - Valve control method: According to one embodiment, in a method of controlling a valve, a valve body is moved by a first distance toward an open position at a start of the operation, the first distance being longer than a distance corresponding to maximal compression of a sealing member, and then, moved in... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070278438 - Ball valve: A ball valve comprising a housing, a ball seat disposed within the housing, and a ball rotatably movable within the housing, and engageable with the ball seat in order to provide a seal within the ball valve and the ball seat, wherein the ball seat comprises multiple seat surfaces independently... Agent: SmithIPServices, P.C.

20070278439 - Device and method for accessing fluid in container: A device (10) and method for aseptically or non-aseptically accessing a fluid in a container (210) using an existing container opening (211). The device (10) includes a sanitary fitting (12) for attaching the device to the container over the existing container opening, and a sample coupling (14) associated with the... Agent: Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne

20070278440 - Faucet type valve with backflow control in handle structure: In a valve, the combination comprising a valve chamber, having a flow inlet and a flow outlet, a valve operator outside the chamber, a stopper in the chamber and operatively connected with the operator for movement toward and away from seat structure in the chamber, to control flow from the... Agent: William W. Haefliger

20070278441 - Articulating guide seal: Provided is a valve seal for sealing a valve guide and a stem. The valve guide has a height within a predetermined range and the valve seal includes a sealing lip for sealingly engaging the stem, a compressible portion sealingly engaging the valve guide and articulating to accept the valve... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20070278442 - Water flow control structure of a water gun: The water flow control structure of a water gun includes a movable control tube, stepwise positioning unit, oblique guide and resilient component. When the control tube is moved by the control component, it is turned by the oblique guide and stepwise positioning unit. Each time the first guide of the... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070278443 - Hand-operated pressure regulating valve for compressed air guns: A hand-operated pressure regulating valve for compressed air guns includes a basic valve body with a nozzle passage, threads for connection to a compressed air gun and a nozzle body, a pressure regulating unit and an actuating ring. The regulating unit is held by the ring, with a securing ring,... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070278444 - Valve component for faucet: A wear resistant component for a faucet valve includes a substrate comprising a base material and a strengthening layer provided above the substrate in an amount sufficient to improve abrasion resistance of the substrate. The strengthening layer includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of tantalum, chromium,... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP