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Valves and valve actuation August inventions list 08/12

20120217424 - Sealing tube: A sealing tube for a line conduit, in which the sealing tube can be held at its ends, which can be distorted in reference to each other about its longitudinal axis. Inside the sealing tube, several separate sealing elements are arranged, which extend over a small portion of the length... Agent:

20120217425 - Ball valve having multiple moveable seats: Embodiments and methods are disclosed herein that relate to a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a housing having a passage formed therethrough, and a valve ball having a through hole and disposed in the housing, in which the valve ball is rotatable between an open position that has the... Agent: Virgo Engineers, Inc.

20120217426 - Valve apparatus having a double-offset shaft connection: Valve apparatus having a double-offset shaft connection are described herein. An example flow control member includes a sealing surface to move relative to a seal where the flow control member has a first axis and a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis and the first and second axes... Agent:

20120217427 - Trip cock fault detector: A trip cock device includes a housing, a cam dog, a handle engaging the cam dog, a piston assembly at least partially received within the housing, and a fault detection valve secured to the piston assembly. The piston assembly includes a piston and the fault detection valve is configured to... Agent: Wabtec Holding Corp.

20120217428 - Valve assembly: A valve assembly includes a valve seat having a valve opening therein. A valve plate is configured to sealingly engage the valve seat in a closed position for closing the valve opening to thereby close a fluid path through the valve assembly, the valve plate being biased toward the closed... Agent: Alstom Technology Ltd

20120217429 - Bellows seal assembly and bellows valve equipped therewith: A bellows seal assembly and bellows valve equipped therewith. The bellows seal assembly includes an internal bellows, an external bellows, a hollow upper bellows seat, a first hollow lower bellows seat, and a second hollow lower bellows seat. One end of the internal bellows is fixed to the upper bellows... Agent: Zhejiang Wanlong Machinery Co., Ltd.

20120211680 - Thermo-hydraulically actuated process control valve: A thermo-hydraulically actuated valve including a housing; a closure member capable of preventing and permitting fluid flow through the housing. An actuation fluid chamber disposed at the housing and sealed from an external environment. A motive force transmitter in force transmissive communication with the closure member. The transmitter being in... Agent: Baker Hughes Incorporated

20120211681 - Pneumatic actuator air flow control system: A pneumatic actuator air flow control system includes a pneumatic rotary actuator (PRA) and a solenoid air flow control valve (SAFCV). The PRA contains an air reservoir and two pistons on which a number of actuated racks are formed and engaged therewith, so the piston can drive the actuated rack... Agent: Easytork Automation Corporation

20120211682 - Propane tank lock: After connecting the cover onto the propane tank valve, the cap fits over the cover by inserting the stem into the opening of the cover top and sliding the cap onto and over the cover. The cap is locked into place by extending the latch of the cap lock to... Agent:

20120211684 - Release device: A detector (3) is provided that is independent of outside energy, for a release device, for which detector no battery and no external power supply is provided, and that generates a signal at a defined temperature, a thermal release element (3.2), at least one piezo element (3.1) and a coupling... Agent: Minimax Gmbh & Co. Kg

20120211683 - Valve apparatus: A valve apparatus includes a valve main body provided with a first inlet and outlet, a valve chamber to which a valve port is open, and a second inlet and outlet connected to the valve port. A valve shaft having a valve body portion for opening and closing the valve... Agent: Fujikoki Corporation

20120211685 - Pneumatic actuator air flow control system: A pneumatic actuator air flow control system includes a pneumatic rotary actuator (PRA) and a solenoid air flow control valve (SAFCV). The PRA contains an air reservoir and a vane housing allowing pressurized air to rotate an air-driven vane. The SAFCV includes a flow control valve body (FCVB), a pilot... Agent: Easytork Automation Corporation

20120211686 - Solenoid valve: The present invention provides a solenoid valve able to control flow amount as desired without receiving influence of change in fluid pressure. In the present invention, in a control valve for opening and closing a first poppet valve 103 and a second poppet valve 104 by a solenoid portion, a... Agent:

20120211687 - Isolation valve with motor driven sealing mechanism: An isolation valve has a housing having a vent path and a sealing member that opens and closes the vent path. The sealing member is driven by a motor via a gear arrangement that links the sealing member with the motor. The motor drives the gear arrangement in a first... Agent:

20120211688 - Valve actuator assembly with tool-less interconnect: A valve actuator assembly may include a valve having a mounting adapter and an actuator housing configured to releasably and non-rotatably attach to the mounting adapter without tools. The actuator housing may be attached at any one of a plurality of discrete radial orientations. In some instances, the actuator housing... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20120211689 - Inlet control valves for use with fuel delivery systems: Inlet control valves for use with fuel delivery systems are described. An example inlet control valve includes a first body portion having a first coupling to define an inlet of the control valve and one of a plurality of fasteners or a plurality of slots opposite the inlet. A second... Agent:

20120211690 - Ball valves and associated methods: Exemplary embodiments are directed to ball valves and associated methods that include a valve body, a ball disposed inside the valve body, a seat retainer, a seat, a stem and a stem bearing. The exemplary seat retainer includes an outer surface with a first outer diameter, a second outer diameter... Agent: Innovative Pressure Technologies

20120211691 - Valve for controlling a fluid: A valve for controlling a fluid includes a closing body and a valve seat. The closing body opens and closes a passage at the valve seat along a sealing line. The valve seat and the closing body have a rotationally symmetrical region where the sealing line between the valve seat... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20120205561 - Increased shear power for subsea bop shear rams: The method of providing a desired motive force for one or more rams of a subsea blowout preventer as a function of a desired pressure differential across one or more pistons on the subsea blowout preventer when the desired pressure differential is higher than the gauge pressure of the accumulators... Agent:

20120205562 - Automatic gas intake and exhaust valve device: Disclosed is an automatic gas intake and exhaust valve device including a main body part having an orifice hole at one side and an intake and exhaust hole at an opposite side, an opening/closing member movably inserted into the main body part to open/close the intake and exhaust hole, and... Agent:

20120205563 - Valve arrangement for actuating a load: The invention relates to a valve arrangement for actuating a load (2), having an infinitely variable directional control valve (3) acting as inlet throttle via which a pump connection (P) can be connected to load connections (A, B). The load (2) is connected via working lines (4, 5) to the... Agent:

20120205564 - Fluid actuated valve and installation tool: A fast-action direct-fluid (gas or liquid) actuated valve assembly including a valve housing having an internal fluid port defined by a larger chamber and a smaller chamber, separated by a shoulder, a valve body seated in the valve housing and defined by a plurality of ports evenly spaced circumferentially around... Agent:

20120205565 - Dampened hydraulic pilot control arrangement for a spool valve: A hydraulic pilot control arrangement for a spool valve is provided, wherein the spool of the spool valve is biased towards a central position. The arrangement includes a first and a second pilot hydraulic line connected to opposite sides of the spool of the spool valve and a pilot pressure... Agent: Volvo Compact Equipment Sas

20120205566 - Throttle valve device: A throttle valve device ideal for small, inexpensive implements is provided. The throttle valve device having a damping member for slowly closing a throttle valve. The throttle valve device (1) has a throttle valve (4) that is fixed to a throttle shaft (5) pivotably supported in an air intake passage... Agent: Zama Japan Corporation

20120205567 - Adjustable damping valve for a vibration damper: An adjustable damping valve device for a vibration damper includes an actuator which exerts an adjusting force on a valve body. The valve body has at least one surface acted upon by pressure of a damping medium as part of a pressure space. The surface acted upon by pressure causes... Agent: Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

20120205568 - Diaphragm valve with electronic pressure detection: A flush valve for a waste water system comprises a valve including a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a main valve element adapted for movement to allow fluid flow between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet based on a pressure differential across a portion of the main valve... Agent: I-con Systems, Inc.

20120205569 - Differential pressure sealing device for ball valves: A differential pressure sealing device for use with ball valves that utilizes the pressure of the fluid being communicated in a piping system to increase the sealing force created by the sealing device. Fluid being communicated through a ball valve is provided to a sealing device that includes some type... Agent: Yeary & Associates, Inc.

20120205570 - Valve for interrupting a flow path in a substantially gas-tight manner: The invention relates to a valve for interrupting a flow path in a gas-tight manner. The valve has a valve housing, a valve plate, and a drive by means of which the valve plate can be shifted between an open position and a closed position. According to the invention, the... Agent: Vat Holding Ag

20120199762 - Blowout preventer translating shaft locking system: The disclosure provides a blowout preventer (BOP) system with an actuator for opening and closing a ram. The actuator includes a locking system having a clutch piston to operate a clutch having ratcheting teeth. The locking system disengages the clutch prior to the ram opening and closing. The clutch piston... Agent: T-3 Property Holdings, Inc.

20120199763 - Mesofluidic shape memory alloy valve: A mesofluidic valve is disclosed. The mesofluidic valve includes a cylindrical body having a bore formed there though, the cylindrical body including an inlet port disposed at a first end and an outlet port disposed distal to the inlet port and substantially adjacent to a second end of the valve... Agent:

20120199764 - Valve with temperature activated triggers: There is provided a valve comprising a body, a passageway, a sealing member, a trigger, and a temperature responsive trigger actuator. The passageway is defined by the body, wherein the passageway includes an inlet and an outlet. The sealing member is configured for movement between a closed position and an... Agent:

20120199765 - Valve assembly: The invention relates to a valve assembly for regulating the pressure of a pressure medium (2) of a pressure medium pump (3) to at least one first consumer (4), comprising a pilot-controlled pressure control valve (5), a main piston (6) acted on by the pressure medium (2), and a pilot... Agent:

20120199766 - Solenoid operated fluid control valve: Solenoid operated fluid control valve for controlling the pressure of a fluid in a fluid control system comprises a solenoid housing having therein a solenoid coil, an armature movable in response to electrical current applied to the solenoid coil, a valve member for controlling fluid flow to a fluid passage,... Agent: Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc.

20120199767 - Actuator and position-detecting method therefor: In an actuator, an electric power supply to a position-detecting detector for an object to be driven can be carried out in a timely manner during a power failure to thereby suppress an electric power consumption in the position-detecting detector, whereby duration time of a power-failure compensation battery can be... Agent: Seibu Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.

20120199773 - Electromagnetic valve: An electromagnetic valve includes a valve seat, a valving element, and a solenoid part. The valve seat has an annular shape and defines a valve hole. The solenoid part includes a coil, a core guide part, a fixed core, and a movable core. The coil becomes an electromagnet upon energization... Agent: Denso Corporation

20120199775 - Electromagnetic valve: An electromagnetic valve includes: a valve main body including an inlet and an outlet of a fluid; a valve body to be seated on a valve seat provided between the inlet and the outlet; a movable iron core separating the valve body from the valve seat to communicate the inlet... Agent: Toyooki Kogyo Co., Ltd.

20120199770 - Hydraulic valve device with associated spool displacement transducer: A hydraulic valve device includes a sensor for determining spool displacement of within the valve. The sensor includes two main subassemblies, a tube assembly and a body assembly; the tube assembly being mounted onto the valve body by the thread so that the tube together with the valve creates a... Agent: Walvoil Fluid Power Usa

20120199768 - Mesofluidic digital valve: A mesofluidic scale digital is disclosed. The mesofluidic scale digital includes a valve body including a bore aligned along a longitudinal axis, a solenoid disposed substantially adjacent to the valve body and extending along the longitudinal axis, a poppet carried within the bore and configured to translate a fixed distance... Agent:

20120199769 - Mesofluidic two stage digital valve: A mesofluidic scale digital valve system is disclosed. The mesofluidic scale digital valve system includes a first mesofluidic scale valve having a valve body including a bore, wherein the valve body is configured to cooperate with a solenoid disposed substantially adjacent to the valve body to translate a poppet carried... Agent:

20120199774 - Solenoid operated fluid control valve: Solenoid operated fluid control valve for controlling the pressure of a fluid in a fluid control system comprises a solenoid housing having therein a solenoid coil, an armature movable in response to electrical current applied to the solenoid coil, a valve member for controlling fluid flow to a fluid passage,... Agent: Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc.

20120199771 - Solenoid valve: Provided is a solenoid valve stable in response performance, whose quickness and damping performance are appropriate. In the solenoid valve, a respiration port (46) to be used for flowing fluid into and out from a space located on one side of a plunger (24) that faces the spool (60) is... Agent: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.

20120199772 - Solenoid valve for brake systems: Disclosed herein is a solenoid valve for brake systems which improves an assembly structure of components constituting the valve to enhance durability and control performance of the valve. The solenoid valve includes a sheet housing, a valve sheet, a sleeve, a magnetic core and an armature, the armature includes an... Agent: Mando Corporation

20120199776 - Quick disconnect actuator mounting: A mounting apparatus and method couple an actuator to a valve or damper. The mounting apparatus includes five primary parts: a base which attaches to the valve or damper, an actuator mount which attaches to the actuator, a rotational coupler, a handle and a bail. The base and the actuator... Agent: Kmc Controls, Inc.

20120199777 - Combination bearings having improved load capacities and lifespan and valve assemblies including the same: Embodiments of a combination bearing are provided, as are embodiments of a valve assembly including a combination bearing. In one embodiment, the valve assembly includes a flowbody having a flow passage therethrough, a drive shaft rotatably mounted within the flowbody, a valve element mounted to the drive shaft and positioned... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20120199778 - On-off valve: An on-off valve contains a body including an air-inflow segment and an air-outflow segment disposed on two sides thereof respectively; a valve structure including an inlet with a small diameter fixed on and communicating with the air-inflow segment and a hole with a large diameter formed on and not communicating... Agent:

20120199779 - Valve block assembly for a blow molding system: A valve block assembly (300) for a blow molding system is provided. The valve block assembly (300) comprises a valve block housing (301) and a stretch rod (303) movable along a longitudinal axis (324) within a stretch rod bore (304) formed in the valve block housing (301). The valve block... Agent: Norgren Gmbh

20120199780 - Reinforced unitary seat ring for valve assembly: A unitary valve seat has a mesh ring with an extensible annular collar connected to the mesh ring, and a resilient layer made of polyurethane which is external to the mesh ring.... Agent:

20120193556 - Shear blade geometry and method: A pair of shear blades and a blowout preventer having the pair of shear blades. The shear blades are configured to cut a tubular inside the blowout preventer. The shear blades have different geometries of the front cutting surfaces. One geometry promotes a secure positioning of the tubular relative to... Agent: Hydril Usa Manufacturing LLC

20120193557 - Shutoff fitting: A shutoff fitting as protection device for blocking a fluid flow through a conduit includes a pneumatic adjustment device, and a hybrid gas generator operably connected to the adjustment device. The hybrid gas generator has a reaction chamber with a gas generator and a pressure gas chamber containing compressed gas... Agent: Dominic Becker

20120193558 - Valve switchbox: A switchbox for monitoring the position of a manual quarter-turn valve has a housing mountable to the valve to be monitored/controlled. A handle-driven shaft extends through the housing, with one end of the shaft couplable to the valve stem such that movement of the shaft moves the valve stem. One... Agent:

20120193559 - Water meter with integral flow restriction valve: A water meter (10) and a flow control valve (30) are housed in a common pressure vessel (16), in which the flow control valve (30) restricts flow through a metering chamber (18) to less than the normal flow, while still permitting a flow sufficient for basic human needs, rather than... Agent:

20120193560 - Valve device: A valve device includes an oil path that is formed such that a hydraulic fluid flows therethrough, a ball valve that opens and closes the oil path, and a contraction-type PVC gel actuator including a plurality of planar cathode plates, a plurality of mesh-like anode plates, and PVC gel layers.... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd

20120193562 - Structure for reducing axial leakage of valve: A plate 36 is press-fitted on the outer peripheral surface of a rod 32 to eliminate a gap between the rod 32 and the plate 36, and further the pressurization produced by the pressure of gas leaking from a gas passage 38 and the load of a washer 26 is... Agent:

20120193561 - Valve with self-aligning shaft seal: A valve design that enables a positive shaft seal to be obtained in an inexpensive manner by reducing the need for close tolerances heretofore required in prior art designs. This unique valve design employs a shaft seal that is adapted for transverse and/or angular movement during assembly of the valve... Agent:

20120193563 - Grease valve for pressure devices: An improved greasing valve (10, 10′) for pressure devices especially suitable for being applied on plants for applications on pressure devices/plants/containers such as valves, pumps, conduits, compressors, turbines, boilers, tanks and the like, containing liquid or gas with the function of preventing leaks of liquid or gas and allowing pressure... Agent:

20120193564 - Fluid control valve: A fluid control valve includes a resin valve body formed with first and second passages, a resin valve upper part connected to an upper surface of the valve body, and a resin diaphragm valve element held between the valve body and the valve upper part.... Agent: Ckd Corporation

20120193565 - High-pressure face seal: Described is a valve face seal assembly. The assembly includes a moveable member, such as a poppet, and a seal having a sealing portion carried by the moveable member. A seat opposite the sealing portion of the seal has a transaxial seat face and an axial seat face extending axially... Agent:

20120193566 - Fuel injector: A fuel injection valve includes: a swirl chamber having an inner peripheral wall formed to be gradually increased in curvature toward a downstream side from an upstream side; a swirl passage, through which a fuel is introduced into the swirl chamber; and a fuel injection port opened to the swirl... Agent: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.