Valves and valve actuation inventions

20090278064 - Diaphragm controlled bypass valve: A diaphragm controlled bypass valve includes a diaphragm valve portion and a needle valve portion. The diaphragm valve portion regulates pressurized gas supplied from a pump to determine whether or not to open or close a needle valve. The needle valve portion includes an inlet port, an outlet port and... Agent: Tyco International

20090278065 - Diaphragm controlled bypass valve: A diaphragm controlled bypass valve includes a diaphragm valve portion and a needle valve portion. The diaphragm valve portion regulates pressurized gas supplied from a pump to determine whether or not to open or close a needle valve. The needle valve portion includes an inlet port, an outlet port and... Agent: Tyco International

20090278066 - Hydraulic valve control device and method for checking a hydraulic valve control device: A hydraulic valve control device for a hydraulic valve containing at least one actuator, the hydraulic valve control device comprises a first voltage supply input, an output stage configured to output a drive current for driving the actuator, wherein the output stage has a second voltage supply input, a first... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090278067 - Solenoid valve: The invention relates to a solenoid valve including a valve housing. A valve seat sleeve is fixed in the valve housing and defines a valve seat. A magnet armature defining a blind hole with a valve closing element positioned therein is movably positioned relative to the valve seat sleeve with... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090278068 - Seal structure and control valve using said seal structure: A seal structure sealing a fitted part between the guide surface of a bearing part and a shaft part to prevent a fluid from flowing in a direction from a high-pressure fluid side to a low-pressure fluid side. The seal structure comprises a seal ring storage part having a radial... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090278069 - Multiple piece frac valve insert: A multiple piece valve plug insert is disclosed. The valve plug insert has an insert body and an insert cover. The valve plug insert may be used with a valve having a valve seat and a valve plug that is movable into and out of sealing engagement with the valve... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20090278070 - Valve for gas heater: A valve for a gas heater includes an on-off valve for determining supply of a working fluid; and a proportional control valve connected to the on-off valve and controlling a flow rate of the working fluid of which supply has been initiated, wherein the proportional control valve is provided with... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090278071 - Premounted unit of a tube portion and a thermostat valve: A premounted unit of a pipe stub and a thermostatic valve, said pipe stub comprising a valve seat mechanically biased by a valve spring against the valve seat and resting at its other end against a mating rest element, further comprising an expansible element which is configured between a segment... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Ham & Berner, LLP (itw)

20090272923 - Adaptable safety nipple for nursing infants: The invention is disclosed as a nipple having a detachable coupler. In a first exemplary form the coupler the coupler is made to receive the nipple and to make a seal at the portion of the nipple abutting the coupler. The seal is made to prevent loss of fluid at... Agent: David E. Orr

20090272922 - Pressure-actuated normally open fluid valve: A normally open non-electric valve includes a flow path through an apertured valve seat. cavity isolated from the flow path is sealingly closed off adjacent the valve seat by a flexible diaphragm. The diaphragm is sufficiently flexible to be pushed and held away from the valve seat by fluid flowing... Agent: Kenton R. Mullins Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins

20090272924 - Self-aligning poppet valve assembly: A self-aligning poppet valve assembly is disclosed. The self-aligning poppet valve assembly is disposed within the inner wall of a conduit and comprises a movable sealing member having a poppet guide, a seat portion comprising an inner receptacle adapted to receive the moveable sealing member, a sealing flange adapted to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090272925 - Motor assembly for pneumatic tool: A valve arrangement includes an inlet conduit defining an inlet passage adapted for communication with a supply of pressurized motive fluid, a first planar surface spaced radially from the inlet conduit, first and second supply passages communicating through the first planar surface, and a rotary valve. The rotary valve includes... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090272926 - Butterfly valves: A butterfly valve for handling materials where the temperature of the materials flowing through the butterfly valve can exceed the breakdown temperature of the sealing member with the butterfly valve inhibiting contact of hot transportable materials with the sealing member to isolate the hot transportable materials from the sealing member.... Agent: Carl L. Johnson Jacobson And Johnson

20090272927 - Apparatus and methods to couple actuator stems and rod end bearings: Methods and apparatus to couple actuator stems and rod end bearings are described. An example apparatus includes a bearing having a body and a portion extending from the body in which the portion includes an internally threaded bore. An actuator stem has a first end that includes an internally threaded... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090272928 - Valve seal member and valve: The valve (100) comprises a valve body (101), a valve seat insert (103) assembled to the valve body (101), and a valve seal member (120) compressively assembled to and sealing to both the valve body (101) and the valve seat insert (103), with the valve seal member (120) including one... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20090272929 - Axial drag valve with internal hub actuator: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an axial drag control valve which includes an internal disk stack trim and an internal actuator. The fluid inlet and outlet of the valve are disclosed along a common axis, which is further shared with both the plug and the actuator.... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20090272930 - Resilient test valve member: A method and apparatus for pressure testing a plumbing system, includes a resilient body having a body diameter. The resilient body is adapted to elastically deform by when passing through a service opening that is smaller than the body diameter and then resiliently return to the body diameter. A sealing... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090267007 - Fine adjustable firing valve: A finely adjustable firing valve for rapidly discharging compressed air or compressed gas, for the purpose of generating a pressure wave in silos or containers of granular materials, comprising a pneumatic main valve (1), a pneumatic secondary valve (9), arranged to control the main valve (1), and a pilot valve... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090267009 - Device for damping the armature stroke in solenoid valves: A solenoid valve for actuating an actuator having an armature and an electromagnet. The stroke of the armature is transferred to the actuator via a transfer element. The armature is accommodated in a guide of a housing of the solenoid valve. A damping element is situated between the armature and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090267008 - Solenoid actuated flow control valve including stator core plated with non-ferrous material: An electromagnetic valve includes an extra-high pressure injection system control valve having soft metal powder particles in a magnetic stator core. Electroless nickel plating is applied to the stator core to provide an intermediate surface to absorb grinding wheel stress as a working face is exposed during manufacturing, as well... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090267010 - Vehicle mountable arm for valve operating machine: A valve operating device includes a mounting for attachment to a vehicle and an elongate arm, the free end of which is only moveable in a plane parallel to the ground. The joints of the arm pivot around vertical axes and the arm is locked into a desired orientation by... Agent: Robert L. Marsh

20090267011 - Dispensing valve assembly: A dispensing valve assembly is configured to control flow from an associated container or like reservoir, and includes a dispensing valve body configured for connection to the associated container. The valve assembly includes a resiliently deformable valve member, positioned within the valve body, for controlling flow therethrough. Selective opening of... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20090267012 - Sliding valve: The invention relates to a slide valve, especially for controlling a flow of catalyst or like high-temperature media, having a pipe portion (10) and, arranged therein, a restrictor (11) which has an inlet opening and an outlet opening (12a, 12b) through which flow takes place during operation, and having a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090267013 - Rod activated valve for saving water: An application for a rod activated water valve includes a valve base that mates with a standard water faucet. The top end has a ridge for capturing a washer. A valve housing attaches to the second end of the valve base, and has an inner diameter and an inward protruding... Agent: Larson And Larson

20090267014 - Fluid on-off valve device: A check valve (fluid on-off valve device) capable of attaining high sealability in either case where a differential pressure is high or low, comprises a valve body assembly (valve body) contacting and separating from a valve seat portion for communicating and blocking a fluid passage. The valve body assembly comprises... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090261278 - Apparatus for controlling fluid flow: An apparatus for controlling fluid flow comprising a main chamber having an inlet and an outlet, a control member movable between a start position where the outlet is open and a finish position where the outlet is at least partially closed, an urging means for urging the control member to... Agent: Summa, Additon & Ashe, P.A.

20090261279 - Valve actuator and throttle valve assembly employing the same: Embodiments of a valve actuator are provided for adjusting the position of a main valve element in relation to the pressure of a fluid supplied by a supply duct. The valve actuator includes a housing, a control pressure valve disposed in the housing, and a piston slidably disposed in the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090261280 - Rotary valve: A conventional rotary valve in which is provided with a locking mechanism for fixing the degree of aperture so as to prevent misoperation and reduce accidents caused thereby, and even a previously installed valve can be converted to a valve having a locking mechanism, simply by replacing the handle alone.... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090261281 - Balanced port housing with integrated flow conditioning: A gas regulator includes an actuator, a valve, and a balanced port housing disposed within the valve for flow conditioning to convert turbulent flow within the valve to laminar flow when the fluid reaches the sensing point of a Pitot tube disposed within the outlet of the valve. The balancing... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20090261282 - Remote control water valving system for shower or sink: A remote controlled valve for cessation of water flow from an outflow component such as a showerhead or faucet during periods where water flow is not required by the user to provide for water conservation. The device features a remote control having a large contact area for contact with the... Agent: Donn K. Harms Patent & Trademark Law Center

20090261283 - Electromagnetic valve which can be operated with different operating voltages and method for its production: An electromagnetic valve is provided with at least one coil containing at least one coil former. The coil former is provided with at least two separate wire windings, of which, in each case, two are connected in series or in parallel with one another.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090261284 - Z valve: The present invention provides a valve that controls a flow of gas or solid objects through a pipe, and particularly a z-valve used in an elevated rail transportation system. The valve includes vanes hinged to a valve stem that fold into a z-shape and retract into the valve body when... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090261285 - Flow control device: A flow control device in which a flapper is continuously biased to the closed position by a leaf spring that may have a plurality of fingers. The same valve includes a shutoff mechanism allowing the user to adjust forward flow through the valve or shut it off entirely. The leaf... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20090261286 - Valve assembly having a washer: A valve assembly is disclosed. The valve assembly has a housing having a first recess disposed on an interior surface of the housing and at least one valve-supporting element disposed within the housing. The valve assembly also has a washer disposed within the housing, the washer having a first washer... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.