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Valves and valve actuation April category listing, related patent applications 04/12

20120097873 - Seal-less valves: A valve assembly including a valve body, an outer housing having rotating shaft containing magnets and being driven by a motor, an inner housing statically sealed to the valve body, and an actuation system enclosed within the inner housing, the actuation system having magnets that are induced by magnetic field... Agent: Flowserve Management Company

20120097874 - Position-sensing detector arrangement for controlling a faucet: A faucet arrangement includes a sensing device for sensing a presence of a user of a spout. The sensing device includes an infrared emitter installed such that a direction of emission of the emitter is oriented an angle of approximately between 5 and 15 degrees relative to a vertical direction.... Agent:

20120097875 - Electromagnetic valve: An electromagnetic valve includes a valve case, a covering member, a valve member, an urging device, and an electromagnetic driving unit. The case includes a side wall; a bottom wall; an opening; a peripheral end face; a valve accommodating part eccentrically relative to a central axis of the opening; and... Agent: Denso Corporation

20120097876 - Electromagnetic valve having an adjustable magnetic flux: An electromagnetic drive for a valve includes a housing and at least one electromagnetic circuit comprising a coil wound onto a coil carrier, a valve closing member, an armature movably supported between a first and a second end position which acts on the valve closing member. A device fixes the... Agent: Pierburg Gmbh

20120097877 - Selective torque operator for a valve: A low torque operator for selectively engaging a gear unit in an actuating drive stem of a valve having a collar with an axial bore and a slot through its side. The slot includes a projection directed towards an upper end of the collar and has an edge oriented oblique... Agent: Vetco Gray Inc.

20120097878 - Variable valve lift apparatus: A variable valve lift apparatus includes a high cam and a low cam fixed side by side to a camshaft, an outer body pressed by the rotation of the high cam, and has a crossbar formed at the bottom of the front end, an inner body, of which the front... Agent: Hyundai Motor Company

20120097879 - Compressed gas cylinder with an integral valve: Described here are devices including gas cylinders for use in various applications. The applications may comprise the dispensing and administration of a compressed gas to the nasal mucosa of a user. The devices generally include an integral valve comprised of a valve seat and a valve pin. The orifice of... Agent: Capnia, Inc.

20120097880 - Diaphragm valve: Diaphragm valve having a valve body with an inlet and an outlet, a sealing membrane, and a connecting piece connecting the sealing membrane to a pressure piece of a drive. The valve body, the sealing membrane and the connecting piece are rigidly connected together to form an interchangeable, sealed valve... Agent: Sartorius Stedim Biotech Gmbh

20120097881 - Valve seat structure of fluid control valve: In a valve seat structure of a fluid control valve comprising a valve element, a body formed with an inlet port and an outlet port, and a valve seat member provided in the body, the fluid control valve being configured to bring the valve element into or out of contact... Agent: Ckd Corporation

20120091374 - Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems: A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the first elastomeric layer; forming a second elastomeric layer on... Agent: California Institute Of Technology

20120091373 - Steam valve apparatus: In one embodiment, a steam valve apparatus includes: a hydraulic cylinder including an internal space sectioned into first and second chambers by a piston operated by a hydraulic liquid; a first passage to supply the hydraulic liquid to the first chamber; a second passage connecting the first and second chambers;... Agent:

20120091376 - Actuator for controlling a fluid flow: The invention relates to an actuator (10) for controlling a fluid flow comprising a basic housing (12a) having an inlet (14) and an outlet (16), a valve seat (18) provided in the basic housing (12a) between said inlet and said outlet (14,16), a valve body (20) that can be operatively... Agent: Samson Ag

20120091375 - Electrically operated valve: An electrically operated valve for controlling a flow rate of cooling medium in a refrigeration cycle is disclosed. The electrically operated valve has a first movable valve body, and a second movable valve body having a first valve seat. The second valve body comes into contactable with second and third... Agent: Fujikoki Corporation

20120091377 - Conservation device for use with a showerhead: A water conservation device for use with a showerhead includes a body portion including an inlet and a reduced flow outlet. A valve element is disposed within the body portion. It includes a port and is pivotable within the body portion between an open position and a closed position. A... Agent: 11:11:7, LLC

20120091378 - Sealing valve arrangement for a shaft furnace charging installation: The invention relates to an upper or lower sealing valve arrangement for a shaft furnace charging installation. The arrangement comprises a shutter-actuating device (20; 120; 220; 320; 420) for moving a shutter (10) between a closed position in sealing contact with a valve seat (12) and an open position remote... Agent: Paul Wurth S.a.

20120091379 - Water conservation shower valve: A pushbutton device that will stop the flow of water to the showerhead by closing a valve after the hot and cold water is mixed to the desired temperature and water force. This button will operate a simple “push-to-open/push-to-close” valve, which will interrupt the water flow to the showerhead. The... Agent:

20120091380 - Combination valve assembly: A combination valve assembly is adapted to being an interface for filling and relieving excess pressure from a closed fluid system such as a propane tank, and to enable the regulation of fluid height within the closed fluid system via a dip tube and a bleeder set screw. The system... Agent: DaasIPManagement, LLC

20120091381 - Uni-directional valve, filtering face mask: A uni-directional valve for an air path of a ventilation device. A flexible valve element is held biased in a housing of the uni-directional valve to close at least one air passage located in a sealing section and with a sealing portion to at least partially open the air passage... Agent: Moldex-metric, Inc.

20120091382 - On-off valves for high pressure fluids: An on-off valve that can operate between an open position and a closed position. The on-off valve has a valve body with a cylindrical valve cavity, an inlet, an outlet, and in an open position the inlet is in communication with the outlet. A cylindrical valve cartridge is sealably mounted... Agent:

20120091383 - Marine moisture blocking valve: Presently a recreational boater puts an additive in the fuel tank every time he/she buys gas for their boat. Even with the additives on the market, ambient moisture is absorbed into the fuel tank causing stalls while underway and the buildup of water in the bottom of the fuel tank.... Agent:

20120091384 - Flat gasket: A flat gasket arranged between a component that is fixed to the cylinder head and a housing that accommodates a camshaft adjuster. The flat gasket has a flat gasket body encompassing a surface to be sealed. On the gasket body, a convexity is formed, which encompasses the surface to be... Agent: Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg

20120091385 - Process valve having a flexible sealing edge: Process valve for controlling and shutting off a fluid stream comprising a valve seat (10, 30) for receiving a movable valve body (14, 32) in a through hole (12, 36), the valve seat (10, 30) and the valve body (14, 32) are adapted to be pressed into and onto a... Agent: Samson Ag

20120091386 - Vacuum processing apparatus: A vacuum processing apparatus that includes a vacuum vessel; an opening disposed in a wall of the vacuum vessel, through which a sample to be processed is taken in and out; a valve body disposed outside the wall for airtightly sealing the opening; and a drive unit driving the valve... Agent:

20120085946 - Valve device: The invention relates to a hydraulic valve device (1) including a high pressure connection (P′) and a low pressure connection (T′); at least one motor port connection (A′) that is connectable to a motor port (A) on a hydraulic motor (M), preferably a hydraulic cylinder; a flow control valve (F),... Agent:

20120085947 - Shutoff valve unit: An inlet pipe 51, a speed reducing chamber 52 arranged in a lower part of the inlet pipe and having a flow passage sectional area larger than a flow passage sectional area of the inlet pipe 51, a transverse passage 53 opened substantially in a horizontal direction from a side... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120085948 - Actuator for controlling a fluid flow: The invention relates to an actuator (10) for controlling a fluid flow which comprises a valve housing (11), a flow restrictor (18) and a valve seat (16), in which the flow restrictor (18) is designed such that the flow restrictor (18)—together with a closure (22) which is connected to the... Agent: Samson Ag

20120085949 - Fluid transportation device: A fluid transportation device includes a valve seat, a valve cap, a valve membrane, and an actuating module. The valve seat has an outlet channel and an inlet channel. The valve cap has a tilt structure. The valve membrane has an inlet valve structure and an outlet valve structure. The... Agent: Microjet Technology Co., Ltd

20120085950 - Integrated actuator coil and decoder module for irrigation control: An integrated actuator coil and decoder module for use in decoder-based irrigation control systems, and related methods of manufacture and installation, are provided herein. In one implementation, an irrigation control device comprises a body, decoder circuitry located within the body, a coil located within the body and coupled to the... Agent: Rain Bird Corporation

20120085951 - Rotary plug, ball, and laboratory stopcock valves with arbitrary mapping of flow to rotation angle and provisions for servo controls: A system for extending the adjustment range and flow control precision of the flow of materials in a rotary valve is described. The system includes a valve body, an input and an output port penetrating the valve body and providing couplable means to the outside of the valve body, a... Agent:

20120085952 - Valve device for a combustion engine: The invention relates to a valve device for a combustion engine, in particular of an automobile, comprising a housing with at least two fluid connections and a hollow valve element rotatable between at least two rotational positions via a valve shaft supported rotatably in the housing, which valve element comprises... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20120085953 - Multiple electromagnetic valve: A multiple electromagnetic valve includes a main valve portion in which four or more valve holes are formed parallel to each other inside a valve body, and a spool for switching flow paths is placed in each valve hole, and a pilot operating portion having solenoid-operated pilot valves that drive... Agent: Smc Corporation

20120085954 - Adjustable electromagnetic fluid flow control valve: An adjustable electromagnetic fluid flow control valve includes: a tubular member of non-magnetisable material. One end of the tubular member is forming an inlet and serves as the main entry port for: gases or other fluids entering the valve. The opposite end of the tubular member is forming an outlet... Agent:

20120085955 - Water valve: The present invention relates to a water valve. More particularly, the present invention relates to a water valve having a valve cartridge for controlling the temperature and flow of supplied hot/cold water, wherein a discharge path is blocked, or a direct water path or a shower path is selected and... Agent:

20120085956 - Switching valve assembly for endoscope: A switching valve assembly for an endoscope has a cylinder and a piston unit, which includes a valve head, a flow channel, an end rod and a button device. The piston unit is settable in an initial position, a down position and a halfway position to change over flow lines.... Agent:

20120085957 - Gate valve: A gate valve comprises a valve body having an internal working fluid passage and an internal gate chamber extending transverse to the working fluid passage. In addition, the gate valve comprises a gate disposed in the internal gate chamber and movable within the gate chamber between a closed position obstructing... Agent: National Oilwell Varco, L.p.

20120085958 - Plastic formed inflation mouth structure: A plastic formed inflation mouth structure comprises a plastic formed body which is integrally formed with an inflation mouth by plastic injection molding. The inflation mouth includes an inflation apparatus passage and a restoration unit that are integrally formed. The inflation apparatus passage unit is formed with a notch for... Agent:

20120080621 - Valve integrating a sensor: A valve incorporates a sensor which can be remotely interrogated wirelessly. A body of the valve comprises a seat, a mobile assembly comprising a rod forming a plug with the seat, by way of a sealing component for closing off and releasing a fluid passage on command. The sensor is... Agent: Schrader Sas

20120080622 - 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: Flowserve Management Company

20120080623 - Electric valve for refrigerant control: An electric valve for refrigerant control is provided, which includes: a base; a cover adapted to cover the base; a rotor adapted to perform stepping motions in a rotating direction by means of a stator disposed outside the cover; and a drive pad rotated by receiving a rotating force from... Agent: Jahwa Electronics Co., Ltd.

20120080626 - Connecting element and related fluid assembly: A connecting element for electrically connecting two components to a first electric contact element for electrically contacting a first component, to a second electric contact element for electrically contacting a second component, and to at least one tolerance compensating element is disclosed. The fluid assembly includes at least one such... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20120080625 - Safety valve and electromagnetic valve: A safety valve includes a cylinder having an open end and a plug for closing the open end with a hermetic seal. The interior of the cylinder communicates with a high-pressure gas passage. The cylinder is deformed as a function of gas pressure in the high-pressure gas passage to widen... Agent: Jtekt Corporation

20120080624 - Solenoid device and driver assistance device: A solenoid device having an armature and a corresponding armature element which is arranged on the inside of the armature is disclosed. The armature and the corresponding armature element can be moved in relation to one another. An intermediate element which is provided for producing a supporting contact with the... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20120080627 - Device for connecting a gas-operated appliance and a gas cartridge: A device for connecting gas equipment to a valve of a gas cartridge, having a tap body fixed to the gas equipment, an axial coupling ring fixed to the body of the tap and having at least one elastic lug which can engage radially in a groove of a valve... Agent:

20120080628 - Actuating device for actuating valves: An actuating device (4) for actuating valves, having a spindle (5), wherein the actuating device is designed as a hand wheel (4) with a locking element (32) and with an electric feedback device (6), characterized in that the locking element (32) is formed in one piece and is arranged integrally... Agent: Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme Ag

20120080629 - Valve device for a combustion engine: The invention relates to a valve device for a combustion engine, in particular of an automobile, comprising a housing with at least two fluid connections, a hollow valve element, being rotatably supported in the housing between at least two rotational positions, said valve element comprising at least two openings, which... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20120080630 - Flow path opening/closing apparatus: There is provided a flow path opening/closing apparatus that can enhance airtightness so as to be capable of being used for a high-speed processing under a high pressure, while keeping advantages, which are a non-contact valve element, high exhausting capability, and high response speed. A butterfly valve includes a body... Agent: Canon Anelva Corporation

20120080631 - Bottom entry plastic ball valve: A bottom entry plastic ball valve comprises a valve stem cap (1), a valve stem (2), a valve stem sealing ring (3), a valve stem end surface sealing ring (4), a valve ball sealing ring (5), a supporting ring (6) for the valve ball sealing ring, a valve ball (7),... Agent: Guangdong Liansu Technology Industrial Co., Ltd.

20120080632 - Top entry plastic ball valve: A top entry plastic ball valve comprises a valve stem cap (1), a valve stem (2), a valve stem sealing ring (3), a valve ball sealing ring (5), a supporting ring (6) for the valve ball sealing ring, a valve ball (7), a connecting pipe (8), and a valve body... Agent: Guangdong Liansu Technology Industrial Co., Ltd.

20120080633 - Control valve: A control valve includes a hollow valve body, a valve plug and a block mechanism. The valve body defines a valve chamber, an inlet hole, two outlet holes and two connecting holes. The inlet hole, the two outlet holes and the two connecting holes communicate with the valve chamber, respectively.... Agent: Fu Tai Hua Industry (shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

20120080634 - valve bore sealing method and apparatus: A gate valve has a body, the body having a cavity and a flow passage intersecting the cavity. A seat ring is mounted to the body at the intersection of the flow passage and the cavity, the seat ring having an engaging face. A gate in the cavity has an... Agent: Vetco Gray Inc.