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Valves and valve actuation February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/13

20130048889 - Control valve: A control valve includes a signal pressure passage that transmits a pilot pressure in first and second pilot chambers as a signal pressure of another device, and first and second connecting grooves that connect the first and second pilot chambers to the signal pressure passage when a spool is in... Agent: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.

20130048890 - Fluid control electromagnetic valve: A fluid control electromagnetic valve includes a fixed core, a movable valving element, a resin body, a valve seat member, a first sealing member, and a second sealing member. The valve seat member is formed from a material having a smaller linear expansion coefficient than the resin body. The first... Agent: Denso Corporation

20130048891 - Single-stage nozzle flapper torque motor and electrohydraulic valve including a flexible hermetic seal: A torque motor includes an armature support, a flapper, and a flexible metallic seal. The armature support comprises a base, an armature-flapper support, and a plurality of springs. The armature is coupled to the armature-flapper support. The flapper is coupled to the flapper support and to the armature, and extends... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20130048892 - Shut-off valve for the plumbing sector: A shut-off valve for the plumbing sector for shutting off a line through which a fluid can flow that preferably includes a housing having at least two connecting pieces. A flow path is defined from one of the connecting pieces through the housing to another of the connecting pieces, and... Agent: Viega Gmbh & Co. Kg

20130048893 - Manual override device for a twin spool valve: A manual override device for controlling at least one valve in a power system includes a rod having a first end and a second end. An attachment is configured to attach to a spool of the at least one valve and includes a clearance with respect to the first end... Agent: Ultronics Limited

20130048894 - Continuous turn bi-directional air vent actuator: A continuous turn, bi-directional, air vent actuator for an air vent, the air vent having a body with a vent opening and a vent closure movable between a closed position blocking flow of air through the vent opening and an open position allowing flow of air through the vent opening.... Agent: Petra Detention Group Inc.

20130048895 - Fluid circulation valve having an axial return spring: According to the invention, the axial locking of the shaft is achieved by at least one cylindrical ring 15 mounted in a rotationally constrained manner on said shaft 4 and having an external surface 20 orientated towards one of the bearings 6 and contacting a transverse face thereof.... Agent: Valeo Systemes De Controle Moteur

20130048896 - Piston valve: A piston-type flush valve comprises a housing configured with a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port being in flow communication with one another through a flow port, and a piston assembly axially displaceable between a normally closed position in which the flow port is sealed, and an open... Agent:

20130048897 - Exchangeable valve plate assembly for a molten metal slide gate valve: An exchangeable valve plate assembly is provided for use in a slide gate valve. The exchangeable valve plate assembly includes a refractory exchangeable plate that may be replaced in the assembly without removing the slide gate valve from service. The exchangeable plate includes a concave cylindrical load surface(s) that is... Agent: P D K LLC

20130048898 - Fluid control valve: An object of this invention is both to prevent contamination of a fluid passing a fluid control valve and to prevent a tilt of a valve body in a moving direction and vibration of the valve body. The fluid control valve comprises a valve body that is arranged on an... Agent: Horiba Stec, Co., Ltd.

20130048899 - Plumbing fixture made of bismuth brass alloy: A plumbing fixture includes a plumbing fixture body having a composition of, by weight percentage, 58-63 of copper, 0.8-1.5 of bismuth, 0.05-0.15 of phosphorous, and a remainder of zinc and any impurities. The plumbing fixture body includes a first opening and a second opening that are arranged to communicate a... Agent:

20130048900 - Hydraulic seal assembly for a thermoplastic material dispensing valve assembly: A seal assembly, for use within a hot melt adhesive or other thermoplastic material dispensing valve assembly, comprises a sealing cartridge comprising a first primary seal, a secondary seal, and a viscous incompressible silicone grease disposed internally within the sealing cartridge. The viscous silicone grease effectively distributes the pressure forces... Agent:

20130043416 - Electric motor driven valve: An electric motor driven valve for use in gas meters, has at least one valve unit (V) with a valve body and a valve element, a drive unit (A) and a connection unit (S). The units (V, A, S) can be connected to each other and separated from each other,... Agent:

20130043418 - Circuit arrangement for determining the closing instant of a valve with a coil which actuates an armature: A circuit arrangement determines the closing instant of a valve with a coil that actuates an armature. The circuit has a voltage divider with at least three resistors connected to a measuring node of the coil and to ground. The first resistor is highly resistant in comparison with the other... Agent: Continental Automotive Gmbh

20130043417 - Solenoid valve and method for the production thereof: A solenoid valve includes a housing, a pole core and a displaceably mounted armature which is at least partially accommodated in the housing. The housing is embodied as a single-part housing pot-shaped element having a cover wall and a base wall. The pole core is compressed axially in the housing... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20130043419 - Valve assembly having improved connections: A valve assembly is provided. The valve assembly includes a valve housing and a harbor provided at a lower portion of the valve housing. The valve housing has an internal bore for receiving a valve control cartridge, and the harbor has a first recess suitable for receiving a water supply... Agent: Kohler Co.

20130043420 - Valve position translator: Apparatus for determining whether a valve is fully opened or closed. In one embodiment a valve position translator includes a cam tube and a rod. The cam tube has a cylindrical wall. A first slot in the wall is disposed along a radial arc of the tube. A second slot... Agent: Cameron International Corporation

20130043421 - Valve having two opposing self-sealing poppets: A valve having two opposing self-sealing poppets includes a valve body, two poppets, a diaphragm and two levers. The valve body has two passages opposite to each other and two poppet seats disposed opposite to each other and corresponding to the passages. When the valve is in a closed state,... Agent:

20130037731 - Refrigerator comprising an electric valve: A refrigerator includes an electric valve that can be transferred into a closed state in response to a closing signal. In order to increase the tightness of the electric valve, the refrigerator includes a valve driver unit which is designed to subject the electric valve in the closed state to... Agent: Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgerate Gmbh

20130037732 - Valve operated by its own medium: The invention relates to a valve comprising a valve housing having a valve inlet and outlet, a valve seat arranged in the direction or flow of the fluid between the valve inlet and outlet, a closure means which is movably arranged in the valve housing and has a first side... Agent:

20130037733 - Quick release connector: A quick release connector has a body, a positioning mount, a sealing valve and an outer sleeve. The body is hollow and has a threaded end, a connecting end, an air inlet chamber, a mounting recess, a threaded segment, a sealing ring and a pressing ring. The positioning mount is... Agent:

20130037734 - Valve device with gap seal injection-moulded onto valve, method and semi-finished product for the production thereof: A method of producing by moulding a valve device, the valve device comprising a housing, which surrounds a flow duct portion, and additionally comprising a valve accommodated on the housing and movable relative thereto such that, by relative adjustment of the valve relative to the housing, the effective flow area... Agent: Roechling Automotive Ag & Co. Kg

20130037735 - Overmolding ball valve: An overmolding ball valve contains a body including a hole and a control lever; a first housing covered on the body and including two first orifices, a second orifice to correspond to the control lever, the body being received in the first housing, the control lever extending out of the... Agent:

20130037736 - Shuttle valve: A shuttle valve 8 includes a valve body 9, a shuttle 10, and an actuator mechanism 11. The shuttle valve 8 includes inlet ports 37 and 39 and outlet port 40. The shuttle 10 moves between first and second at rest positions to selectively connect one of the inlet ports... Agent:

20130037737 - Disc assembly for a valve and method of making the same: A shutoff valve, e.g., an engine shutoff valve, is provided which includes a valve body having a fluid, e.g., air, passage and a disc assembly. The disc assembly is pivotable within the fluid passage from an open position to provide for free flow of fluid through the passage, to a... Agent: Amot Controls Corp.

20130037738 - Ball valve: A ball valve which can suppress the increasing of processing labor time and reliably prevent simultaneous rotation of a ball seat and a ball when the ball is rotated by handle manipulation is provided. The valve body 2 is formed of a hard material such as stainless steel, the ball... Agent: Fujikin Incorporated

20130037739 - Dripfree gasoline nozzle: A device for reducing drips from a nozzle comprising a valve body comprising a frusto-conical outer surface, a first aperture that receives the stem of a movable valve closure mechanism, and one or more additional apertures that allow fluids to flow through the valve body when the valve is opened.... Agent:

20130032737 - Battery-powered control valve and operation thereof: The present disclosure describes, among other things, a method. The method may include receiving, by a wireless communication device, an instruction to actuate a valve. The method may also include receiving a period of time. The method may also include applying energy from a battery to the valve for the... Agent:

20130032738 - Method and device for controlling a quantity control valve: In a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, fuel is delivered from a high-pressure pump into a fuel rail. The quantity of the delivered fuel is influenced by a quantity control valve which is activated by an electromagnetic actuating device. The level of control of the quantity control... Agent:

20130032742 - Electromagnet with adjusting screw: The invention refers to a solenoid with a coil that can be supplied with current, an armature supported movably in an armature housing that can be moved by a magnetic field resulting from supplying the coil with current, a magnetic yoke, an armature spring and an adjustment pin that can... Agent: Firma Svm Schultz Verwaltungs-gmbh & Co. Kg

20130032740 - Electromagnetic water supply value: In an electromagnetic water supply valve, a body includes a chamber having a valve seat disposed between an inlet and an outlet. A diaphragm and a diaphragm holder are stacked on the valve seat to define a pressure chamber. An electromagnet unit is disposed on the body, closing the pressure... Agent:

20130032741 - Suppressant actuator: An exemplary suppressant actuator assembly includes a release member movable from a first position that restricts flow of a suppressant to a second position that permits flow of a suppressant. A biasing member moves from a more-biased position to a less-biased position to move the release member from the first... Agent:

20130032739 - System and method of assuring drop out of a solenoid valve: A method of assuring drop out of a valve assembly comprising detecting a level of a signal from the controller; diverting the signal to a solenoid coil of the valve assembly when the level of the signal is above a predetermined value; and diverting the signal to a load when... Agent: Automatic Switch Company

20130032743 - Valve: Embodiments relate to valves comprising a member such as a plate or poppet, that is moveable relative to a stationary seat. The state of the member may be maintained against opposing forces with relatively little expenditure of energy. According to one embodiment, a poppet displaced from seating in the valve... Agent: Lightsail Energy Inc.

20130032744 - Valve having an elastomer/ceramic sealing ring: The invention relates to an annular, endless sealing ring having a part (6) made of elastomeric material, perforated with two diametrically opposite through holes (9) and a part (7) made of ceramic exposed on the inner circumferential surface.... Agent:

20130032745 - Face sealing annular valve: In a face sealing annular valve, an annular valve member is retained around or within a guide. The annular valve member is configured so that, when the annular valve member and the annular valve seat are coaxial, the spacing between the guide means and the guide-engaging surface region increases with... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20130032747 - Face sealing annular valve for a fluid-working machine: A face sealing annular valve (1) for a fluid-working machine has an annular valve member (10, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110) having a relaxed configuration in which a first seat-engaging surface (14, 101) of the annular valve member can sealedly engage with a first sealing surface of an... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20130032746 - Gasket structure for floor drain valves: An improved gasket for floor drain valve for buildings, basements, exterior paved areas, and the like. The invention provides a gasket positioned around the outside of check valves providing sealing engagement and support for said drain valve within a conduit. The gasket provides outwardly directed vanes for some four and... Agent: