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Valves and valve actuation March listing by industry category 03/09

20090078894 - Apparatus and methods for manual override operation of a linear actuator: Apparatus and methods for manual override operation of a linear actuator are described. An example apparatus includes a base to be mounted to an actuator. A drive member is operatively coupled to the base and selectively engagable to a stem of the actuator to enable manual operation of the actuator... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090078895 - Flow control valve: A flow control valve comprising a housing, in turn comprising a substance inlet opening and a substance outlet opening and a substance channel extending between the substance inlet and outlet openings. The valve further comprises: a piston carried by the housing and movable relative thereto; a first biasing member biasing... Agent: Marcel Beaulieu

20090078896 - Magnetic valve with manual override: Proposed is a magnetic valve with manual override, through the actuating element of which a magnetic core that serves as a valve element or that is connected to a valve element can be shifted from an off position into an operating position without excitation of a magnetic coil system assigned... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090078897 - Method for regulating an actual variable to a setpoint variable: A method for regulating an actual variable (X) to a setpoint variable (W), a manipulated variable (Y) being ascertained from the setpoint variable (W) and the actual variable (X), and the manipulated variable being supplied to an input of a controlled system, and a change in the actual variable (X)... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090078898 - Valve opening and closing control apparatus: When a control unit variably controls an electric power supplied to an electric motor to repeat a valve opening and closing movement of a valve between a first intermediate position and a second intermediate position through a neutral position, the control unit initially sets the neutral position as a control... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090078900 - Miniaturized double latching solenoid valve: A valve includes a generally elongate pintle; a spacer having a rounded surface that bears against the pintle; a bulbous tip fixed to the spacer; and a hollow, generally cylindrical collar fixed to the pintle, the collar enclosing the spacer and the tip and including an opening through which a... Agent: Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center

20090078899 - Solenoid operated vacuum control valve for document feeding: A control valve and an operating method thereof are described. The control valve includes a housing containing a valve body. A first solenoid operably connects to a first lateral end of the valve body and a second solenoid operably connects to a second lateral end of the valve body. A... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090078901 - Electromagnetic safety valve: An electromagnetic safety valve that includes a reel, a support that has a first segment that is inserted in the interior of the reel and which acts as a fixed core, a movable core that moves in the interior of the reel, a sealing member connected to one end of... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20090078902 - Aerosol valve: An aerosol valve for dispensing polyurethane foam including a plastic liner shield to prevent environmental moisture permeating through the sealing grommet into the aerosol can to harden product and disable the valve. The liner has an annular upper portion in the mounting cup channel for sealing to the can bead,... Agent: Kilgannon & Steidl

20090078903 - Solid material valve: Solid material valve for pressurized cans, especially for the discharge of mounting foams, provided with a valve body (2) arranged in a valve disk (1), a stem (3) guided within a central cut-out (21) of the valve body (2), with at least one inlet opening cleared for the passage of... Agent: Berliner & Associates

20090078904 - Side valve: A side valve includes an outer sleeve into which a connector piece is introduced, on the side, as well as an inner sleeve that is introduced into the outer sleeve and that has a connector piece for a connection to the water supply, whereby a groove for accommodating a sealing... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090078905 - Versatile valve: A valve comprising a bonnet, an actuator for controlling the movement of a diaphragm situated between the bonnet and a valve body having an inlet port, an outlet port, a passageway connecting the inlet port and the outlet port for fluid flow, the valve body having an access receiving port... Agent: Maria Erlinda C. Sarno, Esq.

20090078907 - Composite valve assembly for aircraft environmental control systems: A valve assembly is provided including an injection molded flow body having at least one inlet port, at least one outlet port, and a flow passage there between. The injection molded flow body is formed of a high performance engineering thermoplastic resin. A plurality of reinforcement fibers may be homogeneously... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090078906 - Valve with thin-film coating: A fuel system component is provided. The fuel system component may comprise a valve body having a substantially conical surface region including a first coating. The component may further include a valve seat having a first surface region with a substantially conical surface including a second coating. The coating of... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090072172 - Valve bonnet assembly: An improved bonnet assembly for a weir type or radial style valve, comprising a hollow bonnet housing an actuator assembly comprising an actuator connected to a spindle, the hollow bonnet having a plurality of orifices to allow free entry and exit of a liquid such as a cleaning solution within... Agent: Maria Erlinda C. Sarno, Esq.

20090072173 - Flow control valve: An object is to provide a flow control valve that is capable of reducing or eliminating backlash generated between a male threaded portion and a female threaded portion engaged with the male threaded portion and preventing or eliminating hysteresis in the flow level. The flow control valve includes a body... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090072174 - Solenoid valve: A solenoid valve includes a coil, a yoke, a tubular stator housing, an armature, a valve element, a tubular valve body, and a supporting member. The valve element is displaceable with the armature for opening and closing a flow channel. The tubular valve body is provided inside the stator housing... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090072175 - Pressure reducing valve: A pressure reducing valve is disclosed to include a housing connected to a compression gas source and covered with an end cap, a piston mounted in the housing and defining with the end cap an air chamber, a cylindrical elastic plastic member stopped between the piston and an inside part... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20090072176 - Valve device: The invention relates to a valve device, preferably for a line device or connecting device. Said valve device comprises a valve body that can be transferred from an open position to a closed position. Said valve body comprises movable sectored devices having sealing edges or sealing surfaces via which, in... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090072177 - Flush valve handle and check valve assembly: A flush valve handle assembly and a check valve assembly are provided for use in a flush valve, wherein the flush valve handle assembly and check valve assembly include improved components. The flush valve handle assembly includes a ball member and a plunger rod, one or both of which can... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090072178 - Valve device: A valve device is provided. The valve device of the present invention includes a planetary component and two valve plates. The two valve plates are disposed on a hole portion of the planetary component opposite to each other, so as to provide a quick opening and closing with a relatively... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090072179 - Subsea valve actuator apparatus: A subsea valve actuator apparatus is disclosed for actuating a subsea valve. The valve actuator apparatus includes a housing which defines an enclosure and a rim. A cover cooperates with the rim for sealing the enclosure. A gearbox is disposed within the enclosure the gearbox including a worm wheel which... Agent: David J. Archer

20090072180 - Double action directional fluid flow valve: A double action directional fluid flow valve includes a stepped piston connected with a poppet valve and moveable by a controller between open and closed positions by applying a continuous pressure to a small diameter piston face and selectively applying and removing pressure from a large diameter piston face to... Agent: Ishman Law Firm P.C.

20090072181 - Hydraulic block: The invention relates to a hydraulic block (24), in particular for an automatic transmission for a motor vehicle. The hydraulic block (24) comprises at least one valve housing (44) for housing a pressure regulating valve or a pilot valve (10), and is subjected to a supply pressure of a hydraulic... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20090065718 - Water hammerless valve: [Means for Solving Problems] The present invention provides a water hammerless valve comprising a pneumatically-operating valve comprising a valve disc for opening and closing a fluid channel by moving upward and downward through a pneumatic actuator operation, and a limiting mechanism for interfering upward movement of the valve disc when... Agent: Henneman & Associates, PLC

20090065719 - Electrically controlled pilot operated pressure regulator valve apparatus and method of operation of the same: The apparatus uses an electrical signal controlled valve, for instance, a proportional solenoid controlled valve, controlled by a controller, to control a pilot operated valve for regulating pressure of fluid in a port thereof in connection with a fluid operated system. A pressure sensor in connection with the port is... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20090065720 - Pressure regulator for gaseous media: A pressure regulator can be used particularly in a CNG-operated motor vehicle as an electronically controlled pressure reducer for maintaining the gas pressure constant on the injection valve used for filling the respective cylinder. The pressure regulator is composed of a control unit (1), a pressure reducer (3) that is... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090065721 - Actuator and valve assembly: An actuator for selectively moving a part relative to another part includes a shape memory wire, which contracts when heated. One portion of the shape memory wire is fixed to a first body, and another portion of the shape memory wire is coupled to a second body, which is movable... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20090065722 - Pressure control valve: A pressure control valve having valve seats, an electromagnet, a magnetic coil, and an armature coupled to an anchor rod, which are axially slidable for biasing a part against a first valve seat to close a tank edge. A push rod, which is integral with the anchor rod, biases a... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20090065723 - Plastic bobbin with creep prevention feature: A solenoid actuated valve includes a plastic nylon bobbin which has a relatively rigid portion which supports the electrical actuation coil and a separate, relatively resilient portion, which is integrally formed with the rigid portion of the bobbin for the mounting thereof. An armature is positioned for reciprocating displacement within... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090065724 - Rotary valve for industrial fluid flow control: A cylindrical rotary valve to control or affect fluid flow in processes where the fluid temperature must be maintained within a target range, the fluid pressure is varied and/or the amount of fluid flow is controlled comprising one or more of the following elements alone or in combination: (i) the... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20090065725 - Gas dosing valve: A gas metering valve has a valve seat and a closure member which can be pressed against the valve seat in a closed position, and a tiltable lever for pressing the closure member against the valve seat. A transmission plate is arranged between the closure member and the lever in... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20090065726 - High temperature ball valve seal: A high temperature ball valve seal is disclosed that achieves Class IV shutoff for operating temperatures above 550 degrees F. The ball valve seal includes a C-seal positioned between a main seal and a seal housing to prevent fluid from flowing through a secondary flowpath when the ball valve is... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20090065727 - Seat block and valve device: A seat block capable of maintaining a well-fitted state of a seat portion in a simple and reliable manner regardless of use conditions. A seat portion base body (43) is provided in a housing (67) provided with a valve passage (66) and allows a piston (28) for opening and closing... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090065728 - Valve block: The invention relates to a valve block, in particular a hydraulic valve block, which comprises a basic body having a base area and a plurality of blind holes, in particular valve bores, and lamellae, having a plurality of valve actuating devices, in particular electromagnets, and having a plurality of connections,... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20090065729 - Anti-asphyxia valve assembly for respirator mask: An elbow assembly for a mask assembly includes an anti-asphyxia valve (AAV) assembly that may take the form of a box-like frame work, a drop-in arrangement, or a slot-in arrangement. In each case, the AAV assembly may include a flap element which is movable so as to either direct ambient... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090057583 - Dual setpoint pressure controlled hydraulic valve: A hydraulic valve has a valve body with a bore into which an inlet port, an outlet port, and a workport all open. A valve spool is slideably received within the bore. The valve spool has a first position that provides a path between the inlet port and the workport,... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090057584 - Lockable sampling valve: A valve comprises a housing, a handle for opening and closing the valve, a handle release that is engagable with the housing to prevent movement of the handle relative to the housing, and that is disengageable from the housing to enable movement of the handle relative to the housing, and... Agent: Graham Curtin

20090057585 - Device for controlling the supply of a fuel gas in internal combustion engines: A device for controlling the supply of fuel gas in internal combustion engines (2) comprises a gas supply duct (4) and valve means provided in this duct in order to intercept the flow of fuel gas to a combustion chamber of the engine (2), in which the valve means comprise... Agent: Castellano PLLC

20090057586 - Flow control valve: A capacity control valve, comprising a first valve chamber formed in a valve body, a first fluid passage communicatig with the first valve chamber to flow a fluid with a discharge pressure therein, a valve seat formed around a valve port between the first valve chamber and the first fluid... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090057588 - Sequential stepped directional control valve: A sequential stepped directional control valve accepts pressurized hydraulic fluid from a pressure port, and directs that pressurized fluid to a first stage port, or to both a first stage port and a second stage port. In the neutral position, the valve blocks the flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid into... Agent: William P. Oberhardt

20090057587 - Valve with magnetic sealing element made of foam: A valve is described having an inlet, an outlet, a sealing element and a device to generate a magnetic field, whereby the sealing element can be moved at least partially by the device and whereby the sealing element connects the inlet to the outlet in a fluid-conducting manner in that... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20090057589 - Needle-free medical connector: A needleless connector for controllably permitting fluid communication between a cannula and a port usually associated with a patient catheter or line. The connector is made from three parts, two of which form an elongated housing for a valve part. The valve part comprises a domed slit valve which is... Agent: Gale H. Thorne

20090057590 - Flow control valve: A flow control valve is provided that comprises a valve housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a valve chamber that includes a first valve port opening in communication with the inlet and a second valve port opening in communication with the outlet. The various embodiments further comprise a modulating... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20090057591 - Valve fitting with integral stops: A valve fitting including a mixing valve housing, a first stop valve configured to control the flow of fluid through a first inlet, and second stop valve configured to control the flow of water through a second inlet.... Agent: Delta Faucet Company C/o Masco Corporation Leon E. Redman, Esq.

20090057592 - Flow control and closure valve with axial flow in the valve element: A metering valve for controlling the flow rate of a fluid has a substantially rigid housing having an internal cylindrical wall defining a cavity. The cavity has a first opening at one end and a spaced second opening in the cylindrical wall. A substantially rigid valve element that fits closely... Agent: Nawrocki, Rooney & Sivertson Suite 401, Broadway Place East

20090057594 - Bleed valve apparatus: A valve body has an annular bottom face and an inner circumferential periphery both defining a seat fitting hole, which is coaxial with a sliding hole. A spool is axially movable in the sliding hole. A seat member has an axial end surface and an outer circumferential periphery, which are... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090057595 - Fluid pressure control device having a throttling element seal: A fluid flow control device includes a body defining an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid flow path extending from the inlet to the outlet. A valve seat ring is coupled to the body and defines an orifice through which the fluid flow path passes. A cage is also coupled... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20090057593 - Staggered cylinders in a valve gate apparatus: A valve gate piston assembly, in an injection molding system, is positioned in a staggered arrangement such that one piston assembly overlaps that of another valve gate piston assembly thereby minimizing an overall centerline pitch between said piston assemblies. Such a superposed layout of piston assemblies enables larger diameter pistons... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20090057596 - Pendulum valve having independently and rapidly controllable theta-and z-axis motion: A Pendulum Valve having Independently and Rapidly Controllable Theta- and Z-axis Motion. The valve actuator used in the present invention provides the benefit of wide open unrestricted flow of a pendulum valve coupled with the high-resolution and wide dynamic range flow throttling of a ball or butterfly valve. The actuator... Agent: Karl M. Steins Steins & Associates

20090057597 - Protection vacuum gate valve: The present invention relates to an improved vacuum gate valve for a corrosion prevention. The corrosion prevention vacuum gate valve comprises a second actuator which includes a hollow first body which has a second compression air inlet for moving up the corrosion prevention sealing member and a hollow second body... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090057598 - Resilient wedge gate valve: A resilient wedge for a gate valve displaceable by a valve stem along a longitudinal axis extending through at least a portion of a valve body. The resilient wedge is displaceable between an open position and a closed position and includes a pair of wedge guides each having a channel... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090057599 - Elastic valve and microfluidic device including the same: An elastic valve and a microfluidic device including the same are provided. The elastic valve includes a channel dented by external pressure so as to be elastically restituted; and a plurality of channel closing protrusions, which comprise elastomer as a material, which are protruded from at least one inner side... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090057600 - Vacuum opening/closing valve: A durable vacuum opening/closing valve connectable with a vacuum chamber and a vacuum pump is arranged to control vacuum pressure in the vacuum chamber by changing an opening degree of an O ring serving as a valve element relative to a valve seat. A predetermined clearance between an outer peripheral... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090057601 - Push-fit valve with integrated mounting assembly: The present invention provides an integrated valve, push connection and push release components, and a valve mounting assembly for use on fluid, air or gas applications. The invention allows for the installation of the valve by sliding the valve over the supply tube/piping or pushing the tube/piping into the valve.... Agent: Williams Mullen