Valves and valve actuation inventions 11/08

20080290303 - Leaf clamp for tubing: A leaf clamp for installation on tubing to control the flow of fluid therethrough, the leaf clamp comprising opposing rectilinear frameworks between which the tubing is threaded. A flexible leaf interconnects the opposing frameworks and extends generally parallel above the tubing positioned between the rectilinear frameworks. A snap-lever, generally L-shaped,... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20080290305 - Electromagnetic fuel injection valve: An electromagnetic fuel injection valve is provided in which a valve body is housed in a valve housing having a cylindrical magnetic body, the front end of a cylindrical non-magnetic body surrounding a part of a movable core coaxially connected to the valve body is connected coaxially to the rear... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080290304 - Valve: The valve comprises a closing body in a valve chamber. The valve chamber is delimited on one end by an opposing wall and on the opposite end by a piston. The piston is pressed in the direction of the opposing wall by a press-on means. In this manner, the closing... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080290306 - Valve device having barrier for suppressing transmission of pulsating waves: A present invention is advantageously applied to a purge valve for purging evaporated fuel stored in a canister to an intake pipe of an engine. The purge valve has a fluid passage connecting an inlet port and an outlet port, and a normally closed valve port that is selectively opened... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080290307 - Valve for use in a container which employs pressure to dispense product: A valve for a pressurized dispensing container has a resilient annular grommet that surrounds a valve stem. The grommet has a lower segment which engages an elongate valve stem opening with a slight interference fit to provide user controllable metering of the product being dispensed. A recess in the lower... Agent: Patent Docket Clerk Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.

20080290308 - Dispense valve: A dispense tap for a frozen beverage machine has a transition section defining a tapered bore with an inlet for frozen beverage from a freeze barrel of the machine and an outlet for frozen beverage controlled by a valve operable by a handle. The handle is rotatable to allow frozen... Agent: Pyle & Piontek LLC

20080290309 - Pin valve assembly: A pin valve assembly and a method of controlling the flow of fluids comprising a pin block housing pin valves, a fluid plate with a fluid channel for fluidically communicating with the pin valves, and a fitting block housing fittings for fluidic communication with the fluid plate and for fluidic... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080290310 - Valve device with safety mechanism: A valve device (10), in particular for use in fire fighting, comprises a valve and a safety mechanism by which the valve can be closed. The valve is a pilot-controlled piston valve.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080290311 - Diaphragm with segmented insert: A flush valve diaphragm of a flush valve includes a body having a segmented insert within a flexible body portion and a central passageway. The body further includes a peripheral sealing portion with the flexible body portion within the peripheral sealing portion. The peripheral sealing portion can include an integral... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080290312 - Fluid control valve: A fluid control valve comprises a diaphragm formed of a plurality of circular thin metal plates laminated one on another, the diaphragm being placed to be movable into or out of contact with a valve seat for closing and opening the valve. Each thin metal plate has a warp in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080290313 - High-pressure bi-directional valve: A control element of a bi-directional valve is in fluid communication with an outlet pressure and an inlet pressure when the valve is closed such that a sum of the forces applied to the control element result in a net force urging the control element to seat against a valve... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20080283783 - Process and dispositive of automatic sealing for piping exits: This industrial patent has as purpose to facilitate the installation and/or removal process of equipments when these are in an exit of piping 6. The sealing device for piping exits including a device 1 that contains in its interior a valve 2 that will make the interruption of the flow... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20080283784 - Electromagnetic actuator with permanent magnets which are disposed in a v-shaped arrangement: A method of controlling a valve actuator for a combustion engine, wherein the actuator has a movable member for collaborating with a stem of a valve, and a electromagnetic device with a permanent magnet associated with a body for moving the movable member between an extreme valve-closed position and an... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080283786 - Infrared retrofit faucet controller: A faucet control apparatus adapted for retrofitting in a faucet system having a faucet spout removable from a faucet base comprises a body having a water inlet adapted to be connected to the outlet side of a faucet base, and a water outlet adapted to accept the water inlet of... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080283785 - Sanitary fitting: The invention relates to a sanitary fitting which comprises at least one actuating element (10, 20, 30) for actuating the sanitary fitting. Said actuating element comprises a contactless or contact-sensitive sensor (13, 23, 33) arranged inside or below a transparent cover (12, 22, 32). A display device (14, 24, 34)... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20080283787 - Ball valve: A two-way ball valve (10) for liquid and/or gas flowing media, essentially comprises a valve fitting (12) made up of two connected housing parts (22, 28), in which a ball (18) with a drilling (20) for the media flow and an operating shaft (68) running perpendicular to the drilling (20)... Agent: Thaddius J. Carvis

20080283788 - Filling valve having a three-position valve rod: Filling valve (5) including: a hollow housing (11) having a valve seat (25); a moving valve rod (14) slidingly mounted in the housing (11) and having a sealing surface (23), the moving valve rod (14) and the hollow housing. (11) together defining a liquid chamber (18); a liquid inlet (26)... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080283789 - Valve for controlling the flow of fluid: A valve is provided for controlling the flow of fluid through a valve block. The valve block has a fluid inlet port, a fluid outlet port, and a receiving bore for receiving the valve. The receiving bore hydraulically connects the fluid inlet and outlet ports, and has a central axis.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080283790 - Valve for flowable material and a closure thereof: This invention provides a valve for a flowable material. The valve has a body defining a bore defined therein. An opening is defined in the side of the bore for material to flow from the bore. The valve also has an actuatable member which is movable along the bore to... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20080277607 - Water stopping configuration of linear members and method of water stopping the linear members: A water stopping configuration of linear members, includes a liquid water stopping material which is cured after the liquid water stopping material is penetrated into interstices between the linear members bundled together. The water stopping material is a magnetic fluid. The water stopping material is cured in a condition that... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080277608 - Method for operation of an actuating drive: An exemplary method is disclosed for operation of an actuating drive for control of an actuating element, which has an associated position detection device for detection of an actual position of the actuating element, which detection device is operatively connected to a regulator unit for comparison of the actual position... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080277609 - Non-contact torque sensing for valve actuators: Non-contact torque, thrust, strain, and other data sensing of a valve actuator or valve is disclosed. A sensor may include a surface acoustic wave device.... Agent: Trask Britt

20080277610 - Push fit coupling and pipe connection for a push fit coupling: Push fit coupling and method for connecting two fluid lines. The coupling includes a first element having a plug-in opening, a second element insertable into the plug-in opening, a retaining device for detachably holding the first and second elements together, and a valve, insertable into the plug-in opening, located on... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080277611 - Coupling assembly for plumbing fitting: A spout coupling assembly has a lower adaptor defining a lower passageway for housing a diverter and an upper adaptor coupled to the lower adaptor defining an upper passageway. An annular recess is formed in the upper adaptor and a collar is axially restrained in the annular recess. A spout... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080277612 - Pressure compensating flush valve with self-cleaning piston: A flush valve according to the present disclosure includes a pressure compensating device for toilet and urinals to ensure consistent flush and bowl refill volumes. Certain flush volume limits may required for compliance with federal, state and local regulations regarding water usage. The flush valve can adjust water flow rates... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080277613 - Valve: A valve for use as a fluid flow regulator having an inner part (20) and an outer part (10), which are moveable relative to one another. At least one of the inner or outer parts is connected to a source of fluid. One of the parts is fixed whilst the... Agent: Nixon Peabody

20080277614 - Quantum fluid transfer system: A miniature quantum fluid transfer system configured to regulate the flow rate of a fluid by allowing passage of very small, discrete increments of fluid through the valve including a valve body having at least one inlet to receive fluid and at least one outlet to release fluid. The quantum... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080277615 - On chip dilution system: An on-chip chemical compound dilution system for providing dilution of a chemical compound in a microfluidic application includes at least one sample well for providing a selected chemical compound to be diluted, a dilution well for providing a diluent for diluting the chemical compound, a network of channels for carrying... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080277616 - Erosion resistant power generation components: A power generation system valve stem comprising a nickel-based substrate and a WC-based coating thereon, wherein the WC based coating comprises WC particles in a matrix of Ni and/or Co wherein the average interfacial spacing between the WC particles is between 5 microns and about 20 microns on average.... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP

20080272322 - Proportional pressure control valve comprising a pressure jump in the characteristic p/i curve thereof: An electromagnetic proportional pressure-control valve of a vehicle transmission which includes a magnet part, a hydraulic part and a spring operatively connecting the magnet part to the hydraulic part. The magnet part includes a coil, an armature and an armature bar. The hydraulic part includes first and second closing elements.... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080272321 - Side inlet-typed solenoid valve: A solenoid valve for a slip control system in a vehicle is disclosed. A flow passage is provided in which working fluid such as oil that generates a break hydraulic pressure flows from the side of a solenoid valve through a filter, flows to the front of a plunger through... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080272323 - Connector to be attached to liquid tank and liquid tank provided with the connector: The object is to provide a connector to be attached to a liquid tank, which reduces a trouble of arranging a plug, is advantageous in cost and capable of preventing misconnection, is provided by compactly integrating two types of plugs, which are a liquid delivery plug and a gas feeding... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080272324 - Elliptical sealing surface for butterfly valve: A reduced component wear valve is comprised of a valve body having a passage therethrough and a disc attached to a rotatable shaft. The disc is utilized with a seal forming a gap between the disc and the seal proximate to the rotational axis of the disc. When the disc... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20080272325 - Lightweight valve: A lightweight valve (1), in particular for internal combustion engines, is provided, with a valve stem (3), with a hollow valve cone (5) and with a valve disk (7) closing the valve cone hollow space on one side, a valve cone support being provided in the hollow space. The valve... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20080272326 - Driving tool and head valve assembly for a driving tool: A driving tool and a head valve assembly for a driving tool. The head valve assembly may include an end cap, a seal bushing received within the end cap, a movable member slidably movable with respect to the seal bushing between a first position and a second position, and a... Agent: Tti/brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione