Abstract: Emergency security device adapted to be used on a head leaking gas cylinder comprising a cap adapted to be tightly fitted on the gas cylinder and connected to a pressure cylinder containing a purging inert gas and to a dry scrubber assembly containing a material neutralizing the leaking gas carried away from the cap by the purging gas.

Abstract: An automatic fluid-flow control system is provided for controlling the quantity of fluid allowed to flow uninterrupted through a conduit. It is particularly useful in controlling potentially damaging floods caused by breakage in a branch plumbing line used to supply water to beverage dispensing appliances, ice-making machines and similar devices which repeatedly consume limited quantities of water in relatively short flow cycles. The fluid-flow control system includes a flow meter which emits a signal containing information about the flow of fluid and also indicating when fluid is flowing and when it is not. The preferred metering device emits pulses at a rate proportional to the flow rate. A counter accumulates a pulse count during each period of fluid flow. A separate pulse sensing network senses the beginning and end of each period of fluid flow and disables and initializes the counter whenever fluid is not flowing.

Abstract: An isolation valve device for a hydraulic brake system of a railway vehicle including passageways via which hydraulic pressure communication is established between a pressure controller and the brake units of each truck of a railway vehicle, and diaphragm type flow control valves adapted to interrupt hydraulic pressure communication in a respective one of the passageways leading to the different truck brake units, when a pressure differential occurs therebetween, due to a ruptured brake line at one of the trucks, for example, causing a hydraulic fluid leak thereat.

Abstract: The invention is directed to the thermal mobilization of black oil residues by direct and/or indirect heating whereby the mobilized residues are then removed from the tank by a localized negative pressure means. The removed black oil residues are then treated to recover an oil which may be utilized alone or combined with other petroleum products.

Abstract: This invention relates to sequencing valves for distributing fluid from an inlet selectively to one of a plurality of outlets in response to variation in the pressure of the source fluid. The improvement provides a visual indication of which particular outlet is connected to the inlet at any particular time. The invention may be practiced as a retrofit kit for installation on conventional valves or a new valve may be provided with the position indicating features of the invention.

Abstract: A first port is provided in a fuel tank of an automobile for introducing an open air therefrom when the liquid surface of fuel lowers in the fuel tank. There is provided a float in the fuel tank which is detached from a second port when the liquid surface is under a predetermined level in the fuel tank but closes the second port when the liquid surface exceeds the predetermined level for preventing the fuel from overflowing the first port. There are provided a diaphragm and a rod to be operated by the diaphragm inside the float for preventing the float being kept adhered to the second port by pushing back the diaphragm by the rod.

Abstract: A multiple outlet water timer having an inlet and a plurality of outlets each having its respective control valve. The timer is operated by a clockwork mechanism with a cam on the clockwork mechanism case, a cam follower for each valve and each cam follower is individually adjustable so that the flow of water through each outlet is adjustable independently of the other outlets.

Abstract: A mass flow controller having a bypass portion provided in a body through which a large amount of gas is passed and a sensor portion, laid between a primary chamber which is an inlet of the bypass portion and a secondary chamber which is an outlet of the bypass portion, through which gas flows at a small flow rate proportional to the flow rate of the gas passed through the bypass portion and capable of measuring the total flow rate of gas by measuring the flow rate in the sensor portion. The body is partitioned by a bulkhead into a primary chamber and a secondary chamber. The primary chamber is provided with an inlet for gas inflow and the secondary chamber is provided with an outlet for gas outflow. The bulkhead is provided with a plurality of through holes for connecting the primary chamber to the secondary chamber, and bypass elements selected depending on the flow rate in the bypass portion are fitted in the through holes in the bulkhead.

Abstract: A float controlled valve has a float chamber for accumulating a fluid, a pivoting float arm having a float mounted on one end thereof for fluid level determined movement within the chamber, a pivotally mounted actuator arm coupled to the float arm by a magnet driver and having a first magnet mounted at one end of the actuator arm; a pivotally mounted control arm having a second magnet attached thereto, in magnet coupling relationship with the first magnet, and valve means coupled to the pivotally mounted control arm for controlling fluid flow from the chamber in response to movement of the float.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pilot operated pressure reducing valve in which the pilot liquid (generally the pilot fluid) is taken from the low pressure side, wherein two pilot liguid connections (or conduits) from the low pressure side to the pilot valve are provided which the separate from each other. The one connection takes the pilot liquid (or fluid) from the control area of the control spool while the other connection takes the pilot liquid (or fluid) from outside the control range (or area) of the control spool. A check valve is provided to seperate said two connections and closes to the low pressure side. Thus, even for large volume flows and large pressure differentials, between the high pressure side and the low pressure side, good control- and stability characteristics are obtained.

Abstract: A valve with an O-ring, a disk seal, and a replaceable valve seat. A groove n the bottom of the valve seat flange forms an inner and outer drip ledge with the inner and outer periphery of the flange. If leakage occurs at the valve seat O-ring, fluid droplets will form on the outer drip ledge. If leakage occurs at the disk seal, fluid droplets will form on the inner drip ledge. A visual inspection of these drip ledges through an access port, or by a borescope placed in an inspection port, can discriminate between a leak which originates in the O-ring and a leak which originates in the disk seal.

Abstract: A droop compensated bypass valve for use with a metering system having a high pressure fluid supply line, a metering valve connected to the high pressure supply line, and a low pressure supply line connected to the metering valve. The bypass valve includes a body defining a valve chamber, a piston slidably mounted in the valve chamber and including a head dividing the chamber into high and low pressure volumes, the high pressure volume being connected to the high pressure fluid supply line and the low pressure volume being connected to the low pressure supply line. The valve body includes a bypass line connecting the high pressure volume to a low pressure fluid source. A spring urges the piston toward the high pressure volume against high pressure fluid pressure from the high pressure line to cover and progressively shut off the bypass line.

Abstract: A flow control device including a base, a ball caused to seal an opening of the base by water flow through the water inlet of the base, an impeller rotatably received in the base and can be propelled by water flow through the base, a plunger having a lower end contacting the ball, a gear frictionally engaged on an axle of a wheel and coupled to the impeller by a gearing so that the wheel can be caused to rotate by the impeller, the plunger can be caused to move up and down when the wheel rotates so that the ball can be caused to seal the opening of the base again.

Abstract: A nozzle flapper mechanism includes an electrostrictive device, a plate member coupled to the electrostrictive device, a nozzle having an orifice facing the electrostrictive device or the plate member, and a controller for applying a voltage to the electrostrictive device to keep a nozzle back pressure constant or vary the nozzle back pressure. The electrostrictive device comprises a shim, piezoelectric ceramics members disposed on the shim, and thin-film electrodes disposed on the piezoelectric ceramics members, the electrodes having an area smaller than that of the piezoelectric ceramics members, the piezoelectric ceramics members having one end directly fixed in position on a stationary member.

Abstract: A dispersal valve and canister with the dispersal valve resiliently supporting a loaded canister in the dispersal valve. The canister includes a visual indicator to permit a user to determine when the canister needs to be replaced with the canister having an air pocket for retaining at least a portion of the dispersant above the liquid with the canister including sides to funnel the unused dispersant into the trough to displace the dispersant in the liquid that is dispensed into the liquid so that the rate of dispersant of dispensing material into the liquid remains substantially constant during a substantial portion of the time the dispersal valve dispenses material into the liquid.

Abstract: A metering device for a water-activatable agent comprises a container providing a certain water-receiving volume, with a water inlet for water to pass into the container and at least one water outlet opening. Disposed in the container is a carrier tube filled with a porous filling material accommodating the water-activatable agent which may be a perfume, a cleaning agent, a disinfecting agent or the like. Water passing into the container through the water inlet flows controlledly out of the water outlet opening, taking a metered amount of water-activatable agent with it.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing drag and noise associated with fluid w within a conduit is provided. The conduit has flexible walls that are shaped to form stationary waves having peaks and troughs and are repeated in the axial direction of the conduit. The stationary waves are moved along the axial direction of the conduit whereby a vortex is trapped in the fluid flow at each of the troughs. Each of the vortices forms part of an isolating layer between the conduit wall and the main stream of the fluid flow thereby reducing drag. Furthermore, the vortices push the dominant noise producing region toward the center of the fluid flow where sound coupling efficiency is lower.

Abstract: A differential pressure regulator is provided having a single piece pressure balanced flow spindle. The differential pressure regulator also includes a spring biased diaphragm assembly which acts against the pressure balanced flow spindle which is spring biased to the closed position. The upper surface of the diaphragm assembly is exposed to the signal pressure, and the lower surface of the diaphragm assembly is exposed to the outlet pressure. An adjustable spring is situated above the upper diaphragm to provide an additional or additive downward force on the upper diaphragm necessitating a greater force on the outlet side to close the valve. A vent is provided through the central bolt and spacer rings. The upper end of the flow spindle blocks the vent in the central bolt so long as the signal pressure plus the spring pressure is greater than or equal the outlet pressure.

Abstract: A bidirectional cartridge valve comprises a generally cylindrical valve housing including an end port and a side port each opening into an axial, cylindrical bore defining a valve chamber. A flow control element is movable in the valve chamber between a valve open position to open a flow path between the two ports and a valve closed position to block the flow path between the two ports. The flow control element includes a first passage provided with a first check valve connecting the end port with the valve chamber and a second passage with a second check valve connecting the side port with the valve chamber. A cylindrical pilot seat in the chamber includes a partial, axial bore defining a pilot chamber and an opening through the seat connecting the valve chamber with the pilot chamber. A third passage is provided through the valve housing, provided with a third check valve, connecting the pilot chamber to the side port.

Abstract: A fluid pressure operated indicating relay including a casing defining an interior and a valve assembly movable within the interior. The valve assembly incorporates a mechanism to prevent "bounce back" of the valve assembly after the relay has been tripped as a result of a drop of fluid pressure at the relay inlet port.