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Valves and valve actuation January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/13

20130026395 - Blowout preventer: A blowout preventer comprising: a main body comprising a seal seating profile, one or more bonnet guideways, and one or more slide guideways; a bonnet attached to the main body, wherein the bonnet comprises one or more guide rods, a ram unit, and a seal seating profile; two retention units... Agent:

20130026394 - Lock mechanism for blowout preventer and method: A blowout preventer for sealing a well includes a body having first and second chambers. The first chamber extends substantially perpendicular to and intersecting the second chamber, and the body includes a recess portion on a face of the body. The blowout preventer also includes a ram block configured to... Agent: Hydril Usa Manufacturing LLC

20130026396 - Holding apparatus for holding at least one tube clamp on a medical tube, medical tube as well as method for sterilizing a medical tube: A holding apparatus for holding at least one tube clamp on a medical tube, the tube clamp including at least one, usually two, clamping section(s) for altering a luminal cross-section of a medical tube during use, includes at least one receiving structure for detachably receiving at least one section of... Agent: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh

20130026397 - Planetary gear ball valve: A stemless ball valve comprising a first flange, second flange, ball, inner magnetic cartridge, outer magnetic cartridge, and planetary gear assembly. The inner magnetic cartridge is situated inside of the outer magnetic cartridge, and the inner and outer magnetic cartridges actuate the valve. The planetary gear assembly is situated between... Agent: Big Horn Valve, Inc.

20130026398 - Method and device for producing contact copies of reflection volume holograms: The invention relates to a stop valve, the stop valve includes a valve body and a switch used for controlling the valve body's opening and closing, wherein, the stop valve also includes a locking structure which is used for locking the switch, the locking structure includes a locking part set... Agent: Hologram Industries Research Gmbh

20130026399 - Valve: A valve having a fluid block and bleed functions, includes an inlet part, an outlet part, a blocking part and a bleed part with at least one of the blocking and bleed parts being able to be removably connected to a remainder portion of the valve. In an alternative embodiment... Agent:

20130026400 - Remote actuation device for spray cans: A remote spray nozzle actuating device for spray cans has a spray can holder assembly for holding a spray can, the further including a wireless activator assembly; and a wireless transmitter for remotely activating the wireless activator assembly causing the spray nozzle to be actuated. The spray can holder assembly... Agent:

20130026401 - Regulator valve with integrated direct acting solenoid: A control valve for an automatic transmission includes a valve body including a chamber and a control pressure port, metering edges formed in the valve body at the control pressure port, a reference surface formed in the valve body, a spool displaceable along the chamber, and a solenoid module including... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20130026402 - Anti-rotation structure for a valve installed in an exhaust boss of a reductant delivery system: A valve structure (20′) is provided for insertion into a boss (22′). The boss includes a threaded bore (46) and at least one key slot (48) therein. The valve structure includes a valve (26) constructed and arranged to control fluid flow, a fitting (24) surrounding at least a portion of... Agent: Continental Automotive Systems Us, Inc.

20130026403 - Butterfly valve having moving disc: Disclosed is a butterfly valve capable of controlling fluid flow according to rotation of a disc. The butterfly valve includes a valve body having an inner space of which two end portions are open; first and second discs disposed to face each other at the inner space, installed to be... Agent:

20130026404 - Air partition member: An air partition member includes a main body, a sliding plate slidably received in the main body, and two side plates. One of the plates is pivotably connected to a first end of the main body. The other side plate is pivotably connected to a distal end of the sliding... Agent: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

20130026405 - Rotary valve and rotary valve seal: A rotary valve includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet. A drum is rotatably located in the housing and includes one or more fluid pathways to convey fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet. The rotary valve further includes a single-piece unitary drum seal having a portion... Agent: Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International

20130026406 - Valve device: The on-off valve includes a body having a fluid path, a spherical valve body opening and closing the fluid path, a guide member opposing the valve body and having a flange portion radially extending outward, a first seat member slidable along an outer peripheral surface of the guide member and... Agent: Keihin Corporation

20130026407 - Multi-seal knife gate valve: In order to compensate for the drawbacks of metal sheet-type knife gate valves having excellent durability but poor sealing capability, and of rubber sheet-type knife gate valves having good sealing capability but poor durability, and to retain the strengths of the two valve types, the present invention provides a multi-seal-type... Agent: Hifly Valve Co., Ltd

20130020513 - Vehicle coolant control valve: An object is to provide a vehicle coolant control valve having excellent response, small size and weight, and low power consumption. A coolant stop valve (vehicle coolant control valve) valve comprises a valve body for controlling the flow of a fluid, the valve body having a magnetic body; a coil... Agent: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

20130020515 - Hydraulic solenoid distribution valve: A solenoid distribution valve has a housing, a valve chamber integrated in the housing and a first valve seat bore for connection to a first line, a second valve seat bore as a connection to a second line and a clear opening to a third line, an electromagnet, and a... Agent: Dorma Gmbh + Co Kg

20130020514 - Normally closed solenoid valve: To minimize the amount of air that may enter the damper chamber in a normally closed solenoid valve to stably maintain the damper capacity, the normally closed solenoid valve has a valve housing and a movable element. A cylinder having an open end is formed in one of the valve... Agent: Advics Co., Ltd.

20130020516 - Dual diaphragm valve: A dual diaphragm valve (100) includes a valve bore (40) extending between a first seal face (55) and a second seal face (56). A first port (36) and a second port (38) are in fluidic communication with the valve bore (40) through the first seal face (55) and the second... Agent: Norgren Kloehn, Inc.

20130020517 - Coupler: A coupler includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first connector main body and the first connector valve member. The second connector includes a second connector main body and a second connector valve member. A part of the first connector valve member is to... Agent: Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.

20130020519 - Dual piston actuator and method of use: A dual piston valve actuator operable to provide an initial thrust force that is greater than a subsequent thrust force for moving a gate valve from a closed position to an open position. The actuator may include a first piston and a second piston movably disposed within a bore of... Agent:

20130020518 - Wall-mounted faucet control module: A wall-mounted faucet control comprises: a control handle and three joints. Each joint has an insertion aperture. Each insertion aperture has a different cross-sectional shape such that the control handle can be installed with the various control rods. Each insertion aperture has a limiting aperture at one end, and the... Agent: Alexander Yeh Industry Co., Ltd.

20130020520 - Check valve: A top entry check valve including a valve body with an access port and clapper assembly with a compressible hanger positioned in alignment with the access port. The compressible hanger comprises a plate member stamped from a sheet of metal having at least one dimple formed in one of the... Agent:

20130020521 - Preconfigured seal for valve assemblies: A valve assembly is disclosed herein having a valve member and a valve seat body. The valve member is reciprocatingly movable into and out of engagement with the valve seat body. The assembly further includes at least one deformable seal positioned to be at the situs of engagement of the... Agent: S.p.m. Flow Control, Inc.

20130020522 - High temperature coating resistant to damage from decompression: A coating for use in protecting surfaces susceptible to environmental degradation. The coating may be applied to metallic surfaces for providing a barrier against elements and/or ambient conditions that would otherwise degrade the surface material. The coating includes multiple layers, where a thermoplastic polymer is included, wholly or partly, within... Agent: Vetco Gray Inc.

20130015376 - Shape memory alloy thermostat for subsea equipment: A system, in certain embodiments, includes an SMA thermostat. The SMA thermostat includes a body, a sleeve, a biasing spring and an SMA spring. Upon actuation of the SMA spring at a phase transition temperature, the sleeve is configured to shift and expose flow ports formed in the body.... Agent: Cameron International Corporation

20130015377 - Actuator: An actuator for actuating a plunger of a valve is provided. The actuator has an inlet and includes first and second hollow caps. A main actuation assembly is provided between the caps. The main actuation assembly includes a deformable diaphragm; first and second chambers, static sealing elements and a main... Agent:

20130015378 - Articulating poppet to seal a natural vacuum leak detection device: A Natural Vacuum Leak Detection (NVLD) device having an articulated poppet to allow the sealing surface of the poppet portion to articulate, or wobble, on the end of a poppet pin, where the poppet pin is mounted to the end of the flange portion. The flange portion has the friction... Agent: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.

20130015379 - Fluid-operated actuating drive on a valve: A fluid-operated actuating drive (1) on a valve, in particular a shut-off, safety or regulating valve, comprising a base unit (2) having control valves, two linear actuators (6, 7) which are located opposite of each other and can be actuated fluidically, and a mechanical converter (5) which is arranged between... Agent: Hoerbiger Automatisierungstechnik Holding Gmbh

20130015380 - Valve with notch plate having enhanced strength: A valve having an improved multiple position notch plate providing a large number of selectable valve positions with enhanced strength, including in the travel stop limiting the range of movement of the valve handle connected to the valve member. The notch plate includes a plurality of intermediate notches extending only... Agent:

20130015381 - Electrically-actuated valve having manual override: The present invention comprises a valve, such as a ball valve as is typically employed as a through-hull valve on a vessel, equipped with a handle for manual operation, and further equipped with an electric drive capable of opening and closing the valve upon receipt of a control signal. The... Agent:

20130015382 - Rotary actuator interface and method: A rotary actuator (10) rotates a drive shaft (40), which in turn rotates a stem (76) between an actuator housing (32) and a central body (48). Drive pins (50, 52) extend between the central body of a rotary sleeve (42), and move within helical guide slots (80, 82) to linearly... Agent:

20130015383 - Bellows energized seal assembly for a rotary control valve: A bellows energized seal assembly includes a seal body, a main seal that is axially slidable within the seal body, and a bellows connected to the seal body and the main seal. The bellows both biases the main seal and provides a seal between the seal body and the main... Agent: Fisher Controls International LLC

20130015384 - 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.

20130015385 - Poppet valve with integrated dampener: A poppet valve with an integrated dampener is disclosed. In some embodiments, the valve includes a poppet guide with a stem and a hollow poppet is disclosed. The hollow poppet receives the poppet guide stem therein, thereby defining an internal cavity. The poppet is movable relative to the poppet guide... Agent: National Oilwell Varco, Lp

20130015386 - Coaxial valve having a sealing element: A coaxial valve (10) has a valve housing (11) with an inlet port (12) and an outlet port (14) for a medium (15) flowing through the coaxial valve. A control tube is movable in its longitudinal direction in the valve housing (11) and interacts with the inlet port (12) and... Agent: Ewald Schneider

20130015388 - Valve for integrating into a sanitary appliance: A valve (9) for integrating into a sanitary appliance e.g. a urinal (1), including two lug-type elements (21) that are arranged parallel to each other on the lower end of a funnel-shaped inflow section (17). The elements (21) are interconnected on the ends of the lower edge (23). Slits (33)... Agent: EnswicoIPAg

20130015387 - Valve system with circumferentially oriented flow: A valve system is provided including a valve seat, an outlet passage and a stop valve. The valve seat has a crenulated portion. The crenulated portion has an annular recess and a plurality of teeth that are separated by a plurality of circumferential gaps. At least one of the teeth... Agent: General Electric Company

20130009079 - Device for radially compressing an elastic line for a flowing medium: A device for radially compressing an elastic line for a flowing medium at a line point includes an insertion channel (11) for insertion of a line section of the line. The insertion channel (11) includes a pressure element (12) displaceable transversely to the insertion channel (11), and a counterpart (13)... Agent:

20130009080 - Fluid-operated actuating drive on a valve: A fluid-operated actuating drive on a valve comprising a base unit (2) having an electro-fluidic signal converter and a fluidic controller and at least one linear actuator (4) that can be actuated using the fluidic controller, wherein the gate (11) of the linear actuator is directly or indirectly coupled to... Agent: Hoerbiger Automatisierungstechnik Holding Gmbh

20130009081 - Solenoid valve and driver assistance device comprising said type of solenoid valve: A solenoid valve includes an armature which is arranged in the region of at least one magnetic coil. At least one radial recess extending essentially in the radial direction, traversing at least in parts the front surface of the armature is provided. A driver assistance device including said type of... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20130009082 - Ice breaking anode valve: A valve for a fuel cell system includes a valve housing having a valve seat formed therein. The valve seat includes an orifice formed therein to permit a fluid to flow through the valve housing. A movable member is disposed in the valve housing and is movable between an open... Agent: Gm Global Technology Operations LLC

20130009083 - Solenoid and solenoid valve: A solenoid includes a plunger, a core, an electromagnetic coil, and a casing. A core receiving portion of the plunger is to receive a core projection while the electromagnetic coil is energized. A plunger receiving portion of the core is to receive a plunger projection while the electromagnetic coil is... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20130009084 - Modular media control valve: A media control valve has a valve body having a media inlet and a media outlet and a plunger which is positioned within the valve body. The plunger is connected to a metering control assembly in the bore of the valve body and can be removed without disturbing the control... Agent:

20130009085 - Ball valve with anti-backflow device: A bulk container anti-backflow ball valve is adapted for use with a bulk container having a tubular spout. The valve comprises a housing having an interior spherical chamber connecting an inlet port to an outlet port. The housing includes an inlet fitting about the inlet port for connection to the... Agent:

20130009086 - Eccentric diaphragm valve: An irrigation valve has a valve body with an inlet passage, an outlet passage, and a valve seat intermediate the inlet passage and the outlet passage. A diaphragm includes a valve seat engaging portion that cooperates with the valve seat to control flow through the valve. The valve seat and... Agent:

20130001447 - Fuel dispensing nozzle hold open clip release assembly: A fuel dispensing nozzle includes a main body that receives fuel from a fuel source for dispensing the fuel into a fuel tank, an operating lever associated with the main body, a locking device, and a locking device release mechanism. The operating lever is adapted to be actuated by an... Agent: Vapor Systems Technologies, Inc.

20130001448 - Processes utilizing switch condensers: Processes for controlling the operation of switch condensers are provided.... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.

20130001449 - Electronic hydraulic pressure control apparatus and method using variable behavior: The present disclosure relates to an electronic hydraulic pressure control apparatus and an electronic hydraulic pressure control method using a variable behavior, and more particularly, to an electronic hydraulic pressure control apparatus and an electronic hydraulic pressure control method using a variable behavior which can detect that a user manipulates... Agent: Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.

20130001450 - Control valve for variable displacement compressor: A control valve includes a body having a crankcase communicating port, a discharge chamber communicating port and a suction chamber communicating port, which are arranged in this order from one end side of the body, a solenoid, provided at the other end side of the body, for driving a main... Agent: Tgk Co., Ltd., A Japanese Corporation

20130001451 - Solenoid valve: A solenoid valve includes at least one armature that is axially displaceable in a valve housing and a valve element that is operatively connected to the armature. The valve element can be arranged by means of the armature to open up or close off at least one valve seat of... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20130001452 - Vacuum valve device and vacuum die-casting device using the same: Provided is a vacuum valve device which is capable of ensuring and maintaining smooth operation of a valve body, and in which an adequate space is ensured as a vacuuming gas flow path, and also provided is a vacuum die-casting device using the vacuum valve device. The vacuum valve device... Agent:

20130001453 - Fluid control device and flow rate control apparatus: This invention provides a fluid control device capable of making compact a fluid control device in which a valve and a limit switch are combined. A valve 6 includes a piston 26 as a moving member which includes a protruding portion protruding from an opening of a casing 21, and... Agent: Fujikin Incorporated

20130001454 - Failsafe air valve arrangement: An air valve arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising a frame and an air valve provided on said frame so as to be rotatable thereto about an axis of relative movement (R) in opposing directions of relative rotation, the frame comprising an air passage opening, and the air valve is... Agent: Roechling Automotive Ag & Co. Kg

20130001455 - Ball valve with offset straight through flow: A ball valve with offset straight through flow is provided. The ball valve has a housing having an inlet and an outlet and an internal cavity. A non-spherical ball valve member is positioned within the internal cavity. The valve member is mechanically coupled to a valve stem extending from the... Agent: Schneider Electric Buildings, LLC

20130001456 - Gate valve: A gate valve for controlling the flow of pressurized fluid having a dynamically-energized seal between a seat ring and a valve body. The dynamically-energized seal may be located in an annular groove defined in a flange sealing face of the seat ring to seal against an annular shoulder sealing face... Agent:

20130001457 - Dual by-pass for diaphragm type flushometers: A flush valve diaphragm is provided. The diaphragm includes at least two by-passes orifices. Each by-pass orifice in the diaphragm has a by-pass associated therewith. Each by-pass having a passage therethrough, allows communication with the control chamber above the diaphragm with an inlet chamber below the diaphragm. The diaphragm also... Agent: Sloan Valve Company

20130001458 - Tank dump valve: This invention relates to a dump valve for a liquid retaining tank having an outlet with a valve seat disposed over the outlet and a valve member displaceable between an open position spaced from the valve to release the liquid from the tank and a closed position for contacting the... Agent: Hutchinson Industries Canada Inc.

20130001459 - Valve apparatus: Valve apparatus for converting a direct water drain valve into an indirect water drain valve, the direct water drain valve having at least one drain conduit, the apparatus including: a part having an inner volume and a fluid transfer aperture for fluid to enter the inner volume, the part being... Agent: Airbus Operations Limited