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Valves and valve actuation July category listing 07/09

20090189099 - Plate clamp: A plate clamp where clamp resistance when a tube is slid from an insertion hole to a slit section is low, where clamping operation is easy, and where the tube being clamped at the slit section is less likely to unintentionally slide to the through-hole side. The clamp for a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090189100 - Arrangement for adjusting a valve: An arrangement is disclosed for adjusting a valve which has a tappet which is under the effect of a restoring spring. In a housing (9) which is to be attached to the valve, a temperature-dependent actuating element (11) which interacts with a working piston (13) is arranged. The actuating element... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20090189101 - Shut-off valve: As a result, in the valve body (11), composed of the first valve body portion (11a) and the second valve body portion (11b), even if the outer diameter of the first valve body portion (11a) on the fluid inlet side on which the fluid pressure acts is large, it is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090189102 - Valve assemblies and parts therefor: The present invention relates to valve assemblies. In one embodiment of the invention, a temperature-sensitive safety valve assembly comprises a first region which contains a first pressurised fluid, and a second region which contains a second pressurised fluid. The second region comprises a heat-sensitive sealing means. A valve is arranged... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090189103 - Electromechanical oxygen valve and regulator: An electromechanical valve assembly for controlling oxygen flow from a compressed oxygen source in an aircraft includes: a valve housing, an inlet, an outlet, a passageway allowing flow of oxygen from the inlet to the outlet, a spring-biased conical poppet movable within the passageway; a spring-biased pressure regulating piston engagable... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20090189105 - Solenoid valve assembly: A solenoid valve assembly includes a bobbin supporting a coil and having at least one protrusion on an inner surface, an adjustment member disposed within the bobbin and in contact with the at least one protrusion, a pole piece disposed within the adjustment member, a valve body having a seat,... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090189104 - Valve assembly and method of assembly: A valve assembly is provided that has a valve body defining first and second valve seats and a fluid chamber between the valve seats. The valve assembly includes a first valve that has an extension portion and a plug portion. The plug portion is configured to be selectively seated at... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090189106 - Tank opening-closing device: The tank opening-closing device is equipped with a tank opening forming member having a fuel path for leading fuel supplied from the fueling gun through the inlet to the fuel tank, a valve opening-closing mechanism having an opening-closing member and spring that closes in a state with the inlet sealed,... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090189107 - Valve device: A valve device includes a valve element unit for closing or opening a first opening formed in a casing; a valve element driving unit for rotating the valve element unit around an axis to move to a position facing the first opening, and for moving the valve element unit in... Agent: Kubotera & Associates, LLC

20090189108 - Valve assembly: A valve assembly is disclosed providing a disk valve, a retaining clip configuration, and a bonnet nut. The disk valve comprises a moveable disk having a pair of recesses that is rotatable relative to a stationary disk to regulate the flow of a fluid through two ports in communication with... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090189109 - Choke transfer valve trim: The present invention relates to valve plugs for reducing erosion of the valve plug head and/or seat. More specifically, this invention comprises a valve plug incorporating a choke transfer trim that reduces the time of exposure of the plug head and/or seat to high velocity and high pressure drop at... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20090189110 - Valve actuators having magnetic angle sensors and systems including same: A valve actuator including a magnetic angle sensor is disclosed. The magnetic angle sensor may function as an absolute position encoder. The magnetic angle sensor may also function as an incremental position encoder. The magnetic angle sensor may generate angular velocity data. The magnetic angle sensor may be used in... Agent: Traskbritt, P.C.

20090184271 - Fluid flow control valve: A fluid-flow control valve comprising: an inlet (E) for connecting to a feed duct; an outlet (S) for connecting to an evacuation duct; a valve member (1) that, at rest, bears against a valve seat (2) in such a manner as to isolate the inlet (E) from the outlet (S);... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090184272 - Normally closed pneumatic diaphragm valve with mechanical override with lockout: A pneumatic valve with lockout for controlling the flow of a fluid includes a housing, a fluid flow passage extending through the housing between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a valve movable along an axis to open and close the flow passage. A pneumatic actuator is operable... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090184273 - Self adjusting valve catch with valve seating control: A variable valve actuation system to actuate and control the seating velocity of an internal combustion engine valve is disclosed. The system comprises: a housing having a bore formed therein; an outer piston slidably disposed in the bore, said outer piston having an internal hydraulic passage, an internal chamber defined... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20090184274 - Electrical contact for vacuum valve: An electrical contact comprising a contact layer for making a contact with an opposite electrical contact and a high conductive layer in an opposite side of the contact layer, the layers being integrally connected to each other, wherein the contact layer contains Cr, Cu and Te, and the high conductive... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090184275 - Fluid handling device and method of making same: A fluid handling device, such as a needlefree access device, includes a housing having an inlet and an inlet channel; and a flow control member comprising a combination outlet, biasing and piston member. The flow control member includes a piston section moveable between a closed position in which the piston... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/utah Utah Office

20090184276 - Apparatus to bias valve closure members: Apparatus to bias valve closure members are described. An example biasing apparatus includes a first spring seat that has a first seating surface and a first protruding member extending a predetermined distance from the first seating surface and a second spring seat that has a second seating surface and a... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090184277 - Valve: There is a closure member for rotating or reciprocating movement between upstream and downstream passageways of a valve. A device, which consists of two or more elongated tubes whose cross sections form up into one or more files in moving direction of the closure member to divide the upstream passageway... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20090184278 - Bidirectional sealing mechanically shifted ball valve for downhole use: A downhole ball valve is mounted n a string and features a rotating ball that turns on its axis as it is held against an upstream and a downstream seal by a cage. The cage accepts a slide that engages the ball off-center to rotate it between the open and... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - Houston

20090184279 - Wedge and covered insert assembly: A partial valve assembly includes a wedge and a disk assembly that is assembled with at least one covered insert assembly and at least one O-ring. The insert assembly is covered with ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber or is covered with at least one of the following materials: styrene-butadiene... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn:IPDepartment Docket Clerk

20090179163 - Control valve trim and seal: A fluid control device comprises a valve body, a valve plug, a valve cage, and a sealing ring. At least a portion of the sealing ring is disposed within a gap between the valve plug and the valve cage to provide a seal therebetween when the valve plug is in... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20090179164 - Control valve, and control valve for variable displacement compressor using the control valve: [MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] This control valve (28) includes a diaphragm assembly (64) imparting a biasing force to a moving member (50) according to the pressure introduced into the pressure-sensitive part (40). The moving member (50) is moved by the biasing force to control the valve opening. The control... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20090179165 - Automated water delivery systems with feedback control: A water delivery system includes a water input port, a control circuit, and a valve device. The water input port is constructed to be coupled to a water conduit receiving water from a remotely located water source. The valve device includes an actuator located near and connected to the water... Agent: Ivan David Zitkovsky Ph.d PC

20090179166 - Electromagnetically operatable valve: An electromagnetically operatable valve, in particular a fuel injector for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, includes a magnetic circuit having a core, a solenoid, an armature, which operates a valve closing body cooperating with a fixed valve seat and is drawn against the core when the solenoid is... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090179167 - Inflation/deflation adaptor assembly for inflating and deflating inflatable cargo dunnage bags: An inflation/deflation assembly, which can be mounted upon the inflation valve assembly of an inflatable bag, so as to permit both the inflation and deflation of the inflatable as may be desired. The inflation/deflation assembly comprises an outer housing, and a control rod is rotatably disposed within the housing so... Agent: Steven W. Weinrieb Law Offices Of Steven W. Weinrieb

20090179168 - Methods and apparatus for adjusting a spring load in an actuator: Methods and apparatus for adjusting a spring load in an actuator are described. An example actuator includes a housing and a plate. Further, the example actuator includes one or more springs disposed in the housing to apply a force to the plate. Additionally, the example actuator includes a spring load... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090179169 - Seal assembly for use with valves having a two-piece cage: A seal assembly for use with valves having a two-piece cage is described. An example seal assembly includes a body defining a bore extending along an axis to slidably receive a closure member. The body includes a first portion removably coupled to a second portion. The first portion includes a... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090179170 - Semispherical valve for reciprocating compressor and pumps: A valve for inlet or outlet of gas and liquid for compressors and pumps comprises a semispherical seal element reciprocating between the stop surfaces and the opposed seating surface. A single spring engages the seal element to bias the seal element toward its seating surfaces.... Agent: System Dynamics

20090173900 - Self-regulating valve for controlling the gas flow in high pressure systems: A controlled pressure release valve controls the gas flow in high-pressure systems. The valve includes a valve body, a slidable spool, a primary flow passage, a first and second chamber, a first and second spring, a first and second passages, and a valve actuator. The valve body has a gas... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090173901 - Actuator system: An actuator system (14) comprising a valve assembly (40) having an inner spool (50), an outer spool (60), and a sleeve (70). An assembly (80) directly drives the inner spool (50) to move it relative to the outer spool (60), and thereby hydromechanically causes the outer spool (60) to move... Agent: Don W. Bulson (park) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090173902 - Pressurized fluid control device with a safety closure for a compartment containing the pressurized fluid: The device comprises a body (3) defining a chamber (21 A, 21 B) sliding inside which is a control piston (5), which divides said chamber into a first half-chamber (21 B) and a second half-chamber (21A). A duct (33; 37) to feed a control fluid leads into each half-chamber; the... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090173903 - Medical stopcock: It is intended to provide a medical stopcock characterized by having a housing made of a polyarylene sulfide resin and a cock made of a polyolefin-based resin, which has such pressure-proofness as being usable in angiographic techniques, high chemical resistance (Lipiodol resistance) and tolerance to radiation sterilization, in particular, tolerance... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090173904 - Channeled shaft check valve assemblies: A channeled shaft check valve assembly includes a conduit with an internal valve seat with a central opening. An actuating member is contained inside the conduit between an outlet fixture and the valve seat. A valve member mounted within the sleeve includes a disc on the opposite side of the... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20090173905 - Vacuum valve with a sealing ring: A vacuum valve with a seating ring having a generally rectangular cross section. With respect to rectangular edges lying diametrically opposite one another, radii of curvature are arranged in these edges, which radii of curvature come into sealing engagement with sealing seats arranged lying opposite one another on the housing... Agent: The Maxham Firm

20090166571 - Compressed air taking out apparatus: A valve body (12) of each of low and high-pressure couplers (1,2) is urged in a close direction in to a supply side (A) of a partition (11). A stem (13) that penetrates through an opening portion and projects into the receive side (B) is connected to the valve body... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090166572 - Shut-off device: The invention relates to a shut-off device for low-temperature media, with a housing (2), a valve seat (5) located in the housing (2), and a butterfly valve (3) that triggers the valve seat and that is pivotally supported in the housing (2), on the housing (2) at least one flange... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20090166573 - Method of shutting off conduit and pipe conduit shutoff apparatus: To enable efficient and easy attachment of a shutoff operation cover at a proper attaching position relative to two joining flange portions and also to restrict deformation in a leading end portion of a gate plate valve. A shutoff operation cover B is attached to two pipe portions 2, 3... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090166574 - Receiving opening of joint for working fluid and valve with the receiving opening: The present invention relates to a duct connector for working fluid, that is durable and corrosion resistant, and a valve with the duct connector. The duct connector has a head portion with an internal fitting portion that fluidly communicates with the inside of a cylinder housing of the valve. It... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090166575 - Control valve with profiled packing element: Control valve with profiled packing element for making bidirectional flow-through with asymmetric intensity possible in a flow area. The packing element (1) has a first surface which can be abutted against a second surface in the valve housing (2). The packing element (1) has a first position in which said... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch