Alternate Or Successive Inflows Patents (Class 137/112)
  • Patent number: 11466787
    Abstract: The present invention provides a switching valve comprising: a housing including a first port, a second port, and a third port; a valve element configured to be movable in the housing so as to selectively allow one of the first port and the second port to communicate with the third port in accordance with a pressure difference between the first port and the second port; and a pressing member configured to press the valve element toward a side of the first port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yusuke Shiomura
  • Patent number: 11441391
    Abstract: A pump that is configured to lift fluids through a tubing string includes a gas mitigation system and a screen flush module. The gas mitigation system has a canister with an interior and an intake screen. The gas mitigation system further includes an intake tube that extends into the canister. The screen flush module is configured to flush solids particles trapped in the intake screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: Reda El-Mahbes, Jordan Kirk, Leslie Reid
  • Patent number: 11415233
    Abstract: A dual-disk check valve is disclosed. The dual-disk check valve comprises a housing having at least two inlet ports and an outlet port, at least two adapters securely affixed to both inlet ports, and a valve assembly, which is respectively disposed at each inlet port. The valve assembly at the inlet ports is configured to operate within the housing according to the fluid flow. The valve assembly comprises a disc provided with a spring, which is securely disposed against the respective two inlet ports using seat rings and washers. The disc at one inlet port is adapted for movement between an open position and a closed position, thereby preventing the fluid flow via the inlet port to the outlet port when another inlet port is opened for allowing fluid flow through it. The one inlet port is configured to automatically close when the fluid flows from another inlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Patrick Spears
  • Patent number: 11359456
    Abstract: A plug with a closure member including a body defining a flow bore and a closure member seat, a closure assembly connected to the body, the assembly including a closure member, and a hold open feature to hold the closure member in an open position, the hold open being configured to release the closure member upon a selected hydrodynamic force upon the closure member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Stolboushkin, YingQing Xu, Terry Bussear
  • Patent number: 11261977
    Abstract: An example shuttle valve includes: (i) a valve body comprising a longitudinal cylindrical bore, a first inlet port, a second inlet port, an outlet port, and a key that protrudes radially inward within the longitudinal cylindrical bore; and (ii) a shuttle mounted in the longitudinal cylindrical bore and configured to move axially therein, wherein the shuttle comprises a plurality of radial protrusions that protrude radially outward from, and are circumferentially spaced apart about, a peripheral surface of the shuttle, and wherein the key of the valve body is interposed between two radial protrusions of the plurality of radial protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew T. Woods
  • Patent number: 11199073
    Abstract: A plug with a resettable closure member including a body defining a flow bore and a closure member seat, a closure assembly connected to the body, the assembly includes a closure member and a magnetic catch disposed to hold the closure member in an open position, the magnetic catch being configured to release the closure member upon a selected hydrodynamic load upon the closure member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Stolboushkin, Juan Carlos Flores Perez, Seth Burke
  • Patent number: 10978725
    Abstract: A control valve for controlling the exhausting of a purge gas from a fuel cell assembly, comprising a valve body having a valve member therein moveable between a first position and a second position, an inlet port for receiving a purge gas from the fuel cell assembly and an outlet port for providing an outlet for the purge gas, the valve member configured to, in the first position, prevent purge gas from flowing between the inlet port and the outlet port and, in the second position, allow the flow of purge gas between the inlet port and the outlet port, the valve body including a drain port adapted and arranged in the valve body to allow liquid to drain out of the valve body, the drain port configured to close when the valve member is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Intelligent Energy Limited
    Inventors: Gareth Coates, Karl Blackmore, Ralph Clague
  • Patent number: 10968924
    Abstract: A fluid valve assembly having a central bore and a stem axially-movable within the central bore and actuated by an axial pilot force and an axial counter force. An inner supply pressure chamber is provided to retain a stabilized supply pressure providing the axial counter force affecting on the stem. A seal member is arranged coaxially with the stem between the inner supply pressure chamber and an outer supply pressure chamber which is connected to a supply pressure input line. A metering edge is arranged coaxially with the stem to control fluid flow from the outer supply pressure chamber to an actuator chamber. Means are provided to stabilize the supply pressure in the inner chamber against sudden pressure drops in the outer supply pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: NELES FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Jan Gunell, Mika Olkkonen, Juuso Jokinen, Joni Kukkonen, Jyri Hakola
  • Patent number: 10807575
    Abstract: A modular EAB system that reduces the number of individualized modules but provides the desired functionality using a configuration module that is coupled to a plurality of brake system control modules and has a receptacle interface configured to engage a series of modular sections that can be selected from a variety of options to perform dedicated air brake functions. The dedicated air brake functions included comprise brake pipe cutout, equalizing reservoir backup, brake pipe emergency, automatic flow calibration, dead engine regulator, dynamic brake interlock, emergency limiting valve regulation, dynamic brake interlock and emergency limiting valve regulation, 20 pipe back up, and brake cylinder cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: NEW YORK AIR BRAKE, LLC
    Inventors: Erich Leonard, Konstantinos Vilaetis, Ben Kintish
  • Patent number: 10781831
    Abstract: A switch valve for controlling a hydraulic fluid flow, the switch valve comprising: a capture element that is arranged in a valve housing and that is displaceable into a first switching position or a second switching position and interlockable by a spring loaded interlocking element in the first switching position or the second switching position, wherein a first hydraulic connection is connected with a relief connection in the first switching position and a second hydraulic connection is connected with the relief connection in the second switching position, wherein a switching travel of the capture element is limited, wherein the interlocking element is at least partially arranged in a recess of the capture element, and wherein the valve housing includes a first groove that is oriented in an axial direction and limited in the axial direction wherein the interlocking element is arranged axially movable in the first groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: ECO Holding 1 GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Balling, Dietmar Schulze
  • Patent number: 10731767
    Abstract: A check valve is disclosed. The check valve, which is installed in a modulator block of a brake system having a flow path forming a hydraulic circuit, may include: a sleeve housing whose both ends open, the sleeve housing having a discharge flow path, wherein at least one outlet is formed in the discharge flow path; a pair of adaptors respectively coupled with both open ends of the sleeve housing, wherein in one end of each adaptor, an inlet connected to a flow path of the modulator block is formed, and in the other end of the adaptor, a valve seat connected to the discharge flow path is formed; an elastic member disposed in the discharge flow path; and a pair of opening and closing members respectively supported on both ends of the elastic member, and disposed to selectively contact each valve seat of the pair of adaptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: In Wook Jeon
  • Patent number: 10725062
    Abstract: An amount of gas remaining within a fluid control valve is reduced according to a method for fixing the fluid control valve to achieve highly accurate trace dispensation by simply removing gas. The dispensing device has a discharge nozzle, a liquid feeding tube that is disposed so as to connect a reagent bottle in which a reagent is stored and the discharge nozzle and forms a reagent flow path, and a fluid control valve that is disposed on the liquid feeding tube route connecting the reagent bottle and the discharge nozzle. The fluid control valve is provided with a reagent flow path having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet and a diaphragm valve provided in the middle of the flow path. The fluid control valve is disposed in an orientation such that the diaphragm valve is disposed at the bottom of the flow path of the fluid control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koshin Hamasaki, Yoshihiro Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10662631
    Abstract: A valve device for a domestic wastewater pipe is provided. The valve device includes a shutter and a fixing element to hold the shutter in the passage of the main duct between the inlet opening and the outlet opening of the pipe. The shutter is movable between a first configuration occluding the passage to prevent the flow of gaseous fluids, and a second configuration allowing the wastewater to flow from the inlet opening to the outlet opening of the pipe. The valve device includes a deformable main body partly defining the shutter, which occludes the passage of the main duct when the shutter is in the first configuration so that a pressure exerted by the wastewater on the shutter causes a reversible elastic deformation of said main body that moves the shutter from the first to the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BETTIOL S.R.L.
    Inventor: Davide Bettiol
  • Patent number: 10658687
    Abstract: An air shut-off valve apparatus for a fuel cell system and a method of controlling the same are provided. In particular, hydrogen injected into a fuel cell stack is discharged by being diluted with external air when starting the fuel cell system. The apparatus includes a valve body that has an inlet air path connected to a cathode of the fuel cell stack and through which air injected into the fuel cell stack flows, and an outlet air path through which air discharged from the fuel cell stack flows. A bypass body is provided and includes a bypass air path that connects the inlet air path and the outlet air path and a valve flap is disposed at the valve body and opens and closes the inlet and outlet air paths at a first side thereof, and the bypass air path at a second side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jeong Hee Park, Byeong Seung Lee, Duck Whan Kim
  • Patent number: 10655728
    Abstract: Reversely identical transmissions for a tiltrotor aircraft include reconfigurable gearbox lubrication systems to accommodate operation in either direction of propeller rotation, using common parts. In a typical installation, at least two separate winged tiltrotor transmissions operate with opposing propeller rotations. Common parts of the two transmissions include cast housings, rotor shafts, pinion gears, lubrication sump tanks, lubrication pumps, and lubrication filter manifolds including filters having reversible orientations. Either transmission configuration can be utilized on either the left or right side of a tiltrotor aircraft by swapping the lubrication sump tank and lubrication filter manifold locations on the gearbox. In addition, a plug is used to manually reconfigure an opposite lubrication oil path to accommodate first and second rotational directions of the lubrication pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Evan J. Filter, Mark J. Robuck
  • Patent number: 10626828
    Abstract: An exhaust gas control valve of an engine, which includes a plurality of engine exhausts ports, a catalytic converter, a plurality of combustion chambers, and an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) line, includes: a valve body having an inflow port communicating with only some of the plurality of engine exhaust ports, an exhaust port communicating with the catalytic converter and a recirculation port communicating with the EGR line; and a valve flap assembly rotatably installed at the valve body to block one of the exhaust port and the recirculation port while opening the other of the exhaust port and the recirculation port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Ho Chu, Hyeon Ho Kim, Hyuk Im, Dong Hee Han
  • Patent number: 10580631
    Abstract: An analytical device includes: a regulator to which a gas storage container attached and which is held by a holder; a gas introduction chamber to which gas in the gas storage container is supplied through the regulator; and a movement mechanism that moves the holder so that the regulator moves between a measurement position and a non-measurement position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kosuke Hosoi
  • Patent number: 10465910
    Abstract: A multi-point fuel injection device for an aircraft engine, including an inlet line, at least two injection lines, and a purge line, a fuel distributor member connected to each line and including a moveable element which includes an injection passage, in which the moveable element additionally includes a purge passage, and is configured to adopt a first range of positions in which the injection passage interconnects the inlet line and the injection lines, and a second range of positions in which the injection passage interconnects the inlet line and at least a first injection line while the purge passage interconnects the purge line and at least a second injection line, the device additionally includes an actuator adapted to move the moveable element into a safety position when a failure of the distribution member is detected, the injection passage interconnecting, in this safety position of the moveable element, the inlet line and the first injection line while the purge passage does not interconnect the pur
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Sebastien Chalaud
  • Patent number: 10450203
    Abstract: Various examples are provided for smart water filter systems. In one example, a smart water filter system includes a solenoid valve (or other electrically operated valve) in a water supply line of a faucet, and a filter bank coupled to the water supply line. Activation of the valve can stop the flow of unfiltered water through the faucet while allowing the flow of filtered water through the faucet. In another example, a smart water filter system includes a three-port solenoid (or electrically operated) valve coupled to a faucet, and a filter bank coupled to the water supply line and to a second inlet port of the three-port solenoid valve. Activation of the three-port valve can stop the flow of unfiltered water through the faucet while allowing the flow of filtered water through the faucet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Danco, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Schuster
  • Patent number: 10221951
    Abstract: A valve includes a lower valve housing, a diaphragm, and an upper valve housing. A top surface of a piezoelectric pump is bonded to a bottom surface of the lower valve housing. A circular hole portion is provided in a central portion of a region of the diaphragm that opposes a projecting portion of the lower valve housing. The diaphragm is bonded to the upper valve housing and the lower valve housing, and a divided interior of a valve housing configures a first lower valve chamber, a second lower valve chamber, a first upper valve chamber, and a second upper valve chamber. A groove is located in a wall portion of the upper valve housing that opposes the diaphragm in the first upper valve chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kotani, Takenobu Maeda, Atsuhiko Hirata
  • Patent number: 10190696
    Abstract: A valve including a valve housing, a casing, a spring guide, and a retaining cup. The casing may be disposed within the valve housing and may include a bore. The spring guide may be disposed within the bore and the retaining cup may be disposed partially around the casing to engage and retain the spring guide at least partially within the bore of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Herbert S. Summers
  • Patent number: 10119620
    Abstract: A three-port fluid control valve and a valve assembly using the fluid control valve are provided herein. The valve includes a first inlet, a second inlet, and a sealing element to selectably open one inlet to fluid communication with an outlet and to close the other inlet to fluid communication with the outlet. The valve system includes an actuator, for example a solenoid, to provide accurate and responsive control of the position of the sealing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: FLEXTRONICS GLOBAL SERVICES CANADA INC. SERVICES GLOBAUX FLEXTRONICS CANADA INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Peterson
  • Patent number: 10119557
    Abstract: A hydraulic driving device includes: a hydraulic motor configured to operate by flushing oil from a hydraulic pump through a high pressure oil passage and a low pressure oil passage; a low pressure selective valve configured to operate in accordance with differential pressure between the high pressure oil passage and the low pressure oil passage, and to discharge the oil in the low pressure oil passage inside a motor case; a tank oil passage configured to connect the inside of the motor case with an oil tank; and a choke throttle provided to the low pressure selective valve or to an oil passage lower than the low pressure selective valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Miyata, Shinobu Naitou
  • Patent number: 10087702
    Abstract: A plug releaser includes, a first tubular with at least one first port through a wall thereof, at least two plugs sealingly engaged with the first tubular defining a first chamber between the first tubular and the at least two plugs. The at least two plugs are rupturable or releasable from the first tubular at selected pressure differentials thereacross, and a second tubular is in operable communication with the first tubular at locations beyond the at least two plugs. The at least one first port provides fluidic communication between the first chamber and an outside of both the first tubular and the second tubular and the at least one first port is sized to prevent pressure differential across the at least two plugs from building to a selected pressure differential needed to rupture or release the plugs in either direction for at least a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel C. Ewing, Christopher Ryan Hern, Matthew J. Krueger
  • Patent number: 10066458
    Abstract: A ball valve apparatus includes a housing defining a housing inlet and a housing outlet and a valve cartridge mounted within the housing and defining a cartridge flow path extending between a cartridge inlet and a cartridge outlet, wherein the cartridge inlet is arranged in fluid communication with the housing inlet and the cartridge outlet is arranged in fluid communication with the housing outlet. A ball valve member is mounted within the valve cartridge and is rotatable to selectively open and close the cartridge flow path. A leak chamber is defined between the housing and the cartridge for containing fluid leakage from the valve cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Expro North Sea Limited
    Inventors: Paul Deacon, John Sangster
  • Patent number: 10066651
    Abstract: A compressed-air system having a safety function and a method for operating such a compressed-air system. The compressed-air system contains two working valves, which each can selectively assume an aerating position that aerates a load and a venting position that vents the load. Both working valves are redundantly connected on the output side to the load by means of a separating device. The separating device allows one or the other of the working valves to be separated, while the aeration of the load is maintained, in order to subject the one or the other working valve to an examination of the switching function of the one or the other working valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Festo AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef Sauer, Alexander Vargas, Manfred Jainczyk, Eckard Roos, Peter Beil
  • Patent number: 10066375
    Abstract: A sanitary fitting having a housing with a spout, wherein a first fluid can be carried through a first hose to an outlet of the spout and a second fluid can be carried through a second hose to the outlet of the spout, and wherein the first hose is located in the second hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventor: Ole Benedikt Kostorz
  • Patent number: 10024138
    Abstract: A pressure responsive downhole tool includes a bi-directional collet utilized in conjunction with a pressure retaining chamber to control a ball valve utilizing a change in wellbore annulus pressure. Without substantially altering the pressure change between various operative functions, the tool can utilize the rate of pressure increase/decrease to drive the tool to different configurations. Initially, a pressure increase is utilized to engage the operation mechanism of a ball valve. Subsequently, the pressure increase can be utilized to open and close the ball valve. By varying the rate of the pressure increase and/or decrease, the position of the ball valve when the annulus pressure is bled off can be controlled, thereby permitting the ball valve to either closed when annulus pressure is decreased or remain locked-open when the annulus pressure is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Paul David Ringgenberg
  • Patent number: 9970254
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a blowout preventer housing comprising a bore extending through the blowout preventer housing and an inflatable element positionable within the blowout preventer housing and comprising an internal cavity. The internal cavity is configured to receive fluid pressure to expand the inflatable element and facilitate forming a seal within the blowout preventer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Jaffrey, Gerrit M. Kroesen
  • Patent number: 9926990
    Abstract: A method for operating a drive train of a vehicle having a clutch assembly, in particular for distributing torque to a primary axle and a secondary axle of the vehicle and/or for distributing torque between two wheels of one axle of the vehicle, comprises at least the following steps: a) determining temperature data at least from an electronic control unit which is assigned to the clutch assembly, or from an actuation unit of the clutch assembly; b) evaluating the temperature data determined in step a); and c) reducing an effective value of a control current at least of the electronic control unit or of the actuation unit by pulsing the control current if the evaluation in step b) reveals that a temperature at least of the electronic control unit or of the actuation unit exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Kai Sorge, Serkan Öztürk, Erik Resvoll
  • Patent number: 9915275
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a stacked shuttle valve. More specifically, the present invention relates to a stacked shuttle valve that is; fully reconfigurable in the field, facilitated by adding or removing stages, allowing the total number of stages in an existing shuttle stack to be varied in order to suit the application requirement; fully serviceable in the field, facilitated by the installation of new shuttle and seat components shuttle components, without requiring the full dismantling of the shuttle stack and body replacement; spring biased at each stage within the stack by utilizing a small conical coil shuttle spring; leak tight shuttle without the need to coin the metal to metal adapter seal by utilizing a radius shaped shuttle seat; uses shuttle and seat components that are interchangeable with the single shuttle assembly; and capable of greater flow rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: PROSERV OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Andy Patterson
  • Patent number: 9909391
    Abstract: A device for ensuring continuous circulation in well drilling comprises a tubular body having an axial channel therein, with a lateral opening closed by a removable plug. A flapper valve is placed in the tubular conduit, whose shut-off member is movable between a transverse position, in which it closes the axial channel, and a longitudinal position, in which it closes in a pressure-tight manner the lateral opening. Advantageously, the device comprises magnetic mechanism to operate on the shut-off member in the longitudinal position and retain it in the longitudinal position with a preset load, and as the latter is exceeded the shut-off member may be moved to the transverse position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: HAD ENGINEERING S.R.L.
    Inventor: Giorgio Girola
  • Patent number: 9869400
    Abstract: A valve device, in particular a double stop-check valve, preferably of the two-way valve type, has at least three fluid connections (1, 2, 3) provided in a valve housing (51). Two valve elements (65, 67) can slide in the valve housing (51). One control device (71) controls the valve elements (65, 67). At least one of the valve elements (65, 67) forms, together with parts (59/61) of the valve housing (51), a seat leak-tight closure part for the associated fluid connections (1, 2, 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: HYDAC FLUIDTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Schulz, Michael Reik, Philipp Hilzendegen
  • Patent number: 9815246
    Abstract: A supporting profiled demerit is configured to support a reinforcing profiled element that is formed from a fiber composite semi-finished product during a curing process of a method for producing a vehicle fuselage component, during which the reinforcing profiled element is bonded to a surface of a fuselage shell that is also formed from a fiber composite semi-finished product. The supporting profiled element includes an air-impermeable profiled hose having two ends and a first end piece that is detachably inserted at a first of the two ends of the profiled hose so as to form an insertion connection. The first end piece is sealed against the profiled hose by the insertion connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: PREMIUM AEROTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen Buerkner, Jochen Scholler, Erik Hansen
  • Patent number: 9803757
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an auto-switching tee joint, including a transitional tube, a first inlet tube, a second inlet tube and an outlet tube. The first inlet tube and the second inlet tube are disposed at two ends of the transitional tube, and the outlet tube is connected at a side wall of the transitional tube. In the transitional tube, there is provided with a switching ball which is movable freely. Both the first inlet tube and the second inlet tube have a bell-mouth which faces the transitional tube. The switching ball has a diameter larger than a minimum inner diameter of the bell-mouth and larger than an inner diameter of the outlet tube. The present disclosure further provides a device for washing and drying clamps which adopts the above auto-switching tee joint and can accomplish the washing and drying of clamps, save costs and improve working efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Laifeng Liu, Jiayong Dong, Qiang Xiang
  • Patent number: 9797206
    Abstract: A well lift frame stabilizer, system, and method for stabilization thereof is disclosed. In an embodiment, the stabilizer includes one or more engagement mechanisms carried by one or more extension arms. The extension arms may be movable between a retracted position, in which the engagement mechanisms are not captured by a pair of vertical stabilization rails, and an extended position, in which the engagement mechanisms are vertically movably captured between the stabilization rails. A drive mechanism may be provided to move the extension arms and to sequentially operate the engagement mechanisms to first, engage side rollers, and then to subsequently engage front and back rollers against the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Stingray Offshore Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew S. Elliott
  • Patent number: 9790773
    Abstract: A system for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean well including a wellbore extending from a surface into a subterranean formation, the system including a wellhead disposed at the surface. In addition, the system includes a production tree coupled to the wellhead. Further, the system includes a casing coupled to the wellhead and extending into the wellbore. Still further, the system includes a first plurality of production tubing strings extending into the casing from the wellhead to a first production zone. Each of the first plurality of production tubing strings is configured to provide a fluid flow path for gases from the first production zone. The production tree is configured to selectively and independently control fluid flow through each of the first plurality of production tubing strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Elgie Aman, Paul A. Edwards, Timothy Idstein
  • Patent number: 9771707
    Abstract: A water output control method and a water output apparatus for implementing the same. The method includes the following steps: connecting and pouring purified water, hot water, and room temperature water respectively into three water input ports of a control valve core; obtaining the purified water and mixed water output respectively from two separate water output ports of the control valve core, connection and communication of the water input port and the water output port is realized through the control valve core; and connecting the two water output ports of the control valve core respectively to two water input ports of a water output device, such that the two separate water output ports of the water output device output the purified water, and the mixed water respectively. The water output apparatus is simple in structure, novel in design, and easy to control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: XIAMEN RUNNER INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xian-Hai Lin, Rong-Gui Zhang, Xi-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 9739039
    Abstract: A faucet for switching between multiple water sources may include a faucet body, a ceramic control valve, a filtered water source, and a water outlet tube. A water inlet chamber and a water outlet chamber are formed at a bottom portion and a top portion of the faucet body respectively. A valve channel formed at a lateral side of the faucet body is configured to provide loading for the ceramic control valve. A water outlet tube comprising an inner tube and an outer tube is formed inside of the water outlet chamber. By using the long grooving-shaped water channel penetrating the annular wall located at a cross section of the valve channel and the water outlet chamber, the faucet is able to provide plentiful multiple water sources from the outer tube of the water outlet tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Hain Yo Enterprises Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Po Chang
  • Patent number: 9719600
    Abstract: In one aspect, a valve is provided. The valve includes a body having a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet. The valve further includes a shuttle disposed in the body. The shuttle is movable within the body between a first position and a second position, wherein the first inlet is open and the second inlet is closed when the shuttle is in the first position, and wherein the first inlet is closed and the second inlet is open when the shuttle is in the second position. In addition, the valve includes a non-metallic seal assembly disposed adjacent each inlet. The seal assembly having a seal member with a V-shaped configuration. In another aspect, a method of moving a shuttle in a valve is provided. The method includes three stages of dampening which slows the velocity of the shuttle as it moves within a body of the valve toward an inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Proserv Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Andy Patterson
  • Patent number: 9683668
    Abstract: A dual-purpose fluid control valve for controlling the flow of fluid to separate systems supplied by the valve. The control valve includes a body having an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The valve further includes means for controlling a rate of fluid through one outlet based on a fluid demand at the outlet while controlling the rate of fluid flow through the other outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Tyco Fire Products LP
    Inventors: Yoram Ringer, George V. Simonin, Anthony Iasa, John R. Iasa, Jr., Su Yang
  • Patent number: 9644353
    Abstract: A faucet with pipe-in-pipe structure may include a control valve and a valve shell, and a rotating base, a sliding valve piece, and a fixing valve piece are sequentially formed inside the valve shell. The rotating base has a valve rod outwardly sticking out of the valve shell to connect to a handle. The valve rod operated by a handle can rotate the rotating base with the sliding valve piece, so that relative positions between the sliding valve piece and the fixing valve piece are controlled to operate the on/off operation of the faucet, the mixing ratios of hot water and cold water, and the amount of water flow. A valve base connected to a lower end of the valve shell is configured to prevent the fixing valve piece, the sliding valve piece and the rotating base from falling out of the valve shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Hain Yo Enterprises Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Po Chang
  • Patent number: 9611869
    Abstract: A mobile hydraulic cooling assembly has a hydraulic fluid reservoir with a second interior surface offset from a first interior surface. The portion of the second surface offset is not opposite any of the first interior surface in the vertical direction. An air chamber, into which air passes into or out of through a heat exchanger, has an angled exterior surface formed from the reservoir which delimits the air chamber. A fill entry closure which covers a fill entry into the reservoir is accessible by the hands of an operator when a moveable closure of the assembly is in an open position. At least two reservoir portions delimiting a hollow of the reservoir overlap a bottom facing surface and bottom of a truck rail when the cooling assembly is mounted to the truck rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: GARDNER DENVER, INC.
    Inventor: Travis Austin Merrill
  • Patent number: 9593698
    Abstract: A microfabricated fluidic unidirectional valve includes a microfabricated elastomer material having a flow through channel. The microfabricated fluidic unidirectional valve also includes an elastomer flap attached to the elastomer material in the flow through channel. The elastomer flap forms a seal in the flow through channel to prevent fluid from flowing in a first direction through the flow through channel and to allow fluid flow in a second direction through the flow through channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Fluidigm Corporation
    Inventors: David Fernandes, Hou-Pu Chou, Marc A. Unger
  • Patent number: 9488031
    Abstract: A blow out preventer (BOP) for use in the drilling of a wellbore into a subterranean fluid reservoir and/or the production of fluid is provided. The BOP includes a housing having longitudinal axis and being divided into a first housing part and a second housing part, movement of the first housing part relative to the second housing part being prevented by fasteners, each fastener including a shaft which extends through a fastener receiving passage provided in the first housing part into a fastener receiving passage provided in the second housing part. The housing is further provided with fluid flow passages which extend from the first part of the housing to the second part of the housing, the fluid flow passages being interspersed between fastener receiving passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: MANAGED PRESSURE OPERATIONS PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Christian Leuchtenberg, Alexander John MacGregor
  • Patent number: 9471086
    Abstract: A switch arm assembly for a piggable pipeline connector, the assembly comprising a switch arm and a handle assembly. The handle assembly comprises shaft connecting a handle with the switch arm and a stop to prevent the shaft from moving substantially away from the switch arm should the shaft become disconnected from the switch arm. The stop may comprise a shoulder in the shaft to prevent the shaft from exiting a housing, a bonnet over the top of the handle, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Inventor: Brian Webb
  • Patent number: 9469315
    Abstract: A railway vehicle brake system includes at least two relay valves in electrical communication with one another and in fluid communication with a brake pipe, at least two friction brake units in fluid communication with each relay valve, and at least one electric brake unit in electrical communication with each relay valve. Upon a failure of one of the electric brake units, the relay valve in communication with the failed electric brake unit sends a signal to at least one other relay valve to provide pressurized fluid to the at least two friction brake units in fluid communication with the at least one other relay valve. The at least two relay valves may include integrated electric relay valves. The at least two friction brake units may include disc brake units. Each relay valve may be positioned between and in fluid communication with the brake pipe and a main reservoir pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Wabtec Holding Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Norman Scharpf, Maria H. Koon, Glyn A. Finch, Jr., Paolo Poli
  • Patent number: 9441531
    Abstract: A diverter valve is disclosed for use with a charge air system. The diverter valve may have a plurality of first inlets configured to receive a flow of warmed air, a plurality of second inlets configured to receive a flow of cooled air, and a single outlet. The diverter valve may also have a single valve element movable to any position between a first position at which the plurality of first inlets are fluidly connected to the single outlet and the plurality of second inlets are blocked from the single outlet, and a second position at which the plurality of second inlets are fluidly connected to the single outlet and the plurality of first inlets are blocked from the single outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Stephan D. Roozenboom, Craig P. Hittle
  • Patent number: 9387352
    Abstract: A system for extinguishing and/or inerting, including an extinguishing-agent tank, a conveyor device for an extinguishing agent, a pipeline, and nozzles. A synthetic liquid extinguishing agent (12) is stored at low pressure of up to 3 bar relative to 21° C. in the extinguishing-agent tank (1) and at least one incidence sensor detects fire signals and reports them to a fire detection panel and/or control panel (9) which activates the conveyor device (4) that conveys the synthetic liquid extinguishing agent by means of a pipeline (5) to nozzles (6), and the liquid extinguishing agents transitions into the gas phase after leaving the nozzles (6). The system represents a more cost-effective system that requires less technical efforts in comparison to previous systems having synthetic liquid extinguishing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Minimax GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Habitzl
  • Patent number: 9391379
    Abstract: A coaxial connector device includes a connector bank with closely arranged installation connectors; a male connector including a screw-on section defining a first circumferential surface of a first outer diameter, a cable receiving section defining a second circumferential surface of a second outer diameter, and a tightening section axially located between the screw-on and the cable receiving section; a cable having an end extended through the male connector to electrically connect to one of the installation connectors; and a female connector connected to another end of the cable. The tightening section defines multiple grip sides, which are respectively located tangentially relative to the second circumferential surface with two lateral edges flush with the first circumferential surface, giving the tightening section a reduced size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: DIN YI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ching Kun Huang