Relief Port Through Common Sensing Means Patents (Class 137/116.5)
  • Patent number: 11976733
    Abstract: A valve subassembly includes a body plug, a poppet, and a seat carrier. The body plug includes a tubular side wall defining a central cavity and one or more lateral flow apertures in the side wall. The poppet includes axially extending upper and lower stem portions and a radially extending poppet sealing portion between the upper and lower stem portions, with the lower stem portion and the poppet sealing portion being received in the central cavity of the body plug. The seat carrier is assembled with the body plug and includes a central bore receiving the upper stem portion of the poppet therethrough, the seat carrier retaining a seat seal in radial alignment with the poppet sealing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SWAGELOK COMPANY
    Inventor: Stephen James Franklin
  • Patent number: 11408516
    Abstract: A regulator valve has an anti-seize feature when in the hard stop position. The valve is providing with a biasing force away from the hard stop position when in the hard stop position sufficient to prevent seizure of the drive screw in the hard stop position. This biasing force may be provided by a resilient member and/or a plastic, instead of a metal, adjusting screw which may provide sufficient resiliency to prevent seizing in the hard stop position. A resilient member could be a washer such as a spring washer, a wave washer, or even a compressible flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Company
    Inventors: Ian Rodgers, Brandon Cole, Moises Contreras
  • Patent number: 11242780
    Abstract: An actuator for a separator for separating contaminants from a fluid stream which includes entrained contaminants. The actuator is arranged to move along an actuator axis to adjust an open cross-sectional area of at least one aperture of the separator, and comprises a flexible diaphragm, and a support assembly for the flexible diaphragm. The support assembly is movable along the actuator axis carrying the flexible diaphragm and has an upper support member mounted on a lower support member. A portion of the flexible diaphragm is located between the upper and lower support members. The lower support member comprises an axially extending support portion coupled to a radially extending support portion. The upper support member comprises a diaphragm anti-inversion feature coupled to a radially extending support portion. The diaphragm anti-inversion feature extends such that it axially overlaps at least part of the axially extending support portion of the lower support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: PARKER HANNIFIN MANUFACTURING (UK) LTD
    Inventors: Adrian Richard Mincher, Carl Joseph Shaw
  • Patent number: 11096380
    Abstract: A method for aquaculture including a fastener that allows for a float to be easily detached from and securely reattached to an aquaculture cage. The method provides multiple toolless approaches to submerse an aquaculture cage that is buoyant in water when attached with a fastener to a hollow float defining a volume filled with air. The method includes in a first approach, detaching the hollow float from the aquaculture cage by releasing the fastener without using a tool to allow the cage to sink in the water and in a second approach, with the hollow float attached to the aquaculture cage, at least partially filling the float with fluid to fully submerse both the cage and the hollow float beneath a surface of the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Ketcham Supply Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Myron Horzesky, Robert Ketcham, Heather Ketcham, Douglas G Sabin
  • Patent number: 10808855
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve for a gas pressure regulator includes: a deformable and gas-tight, laminar element; an outflow channel that allows the passage of the gas between one side and the other of the laminar element including a precisely-sized hole; a shutter removably associated with the laminar element through a coupler that defines, for the shutter, a closed position of the outflow channel and an open position of the outflow channel; an elastic element interposed between the shutter and the laminar element in order to push the shutter towards the closed position. The couple includes a through hole belonging to the laminar element and a shaft slidingly inserted in the through hole, and the shutter is operatively connected to the shaft. The outflow channel is distinct from the through hole, as sealing is provided to prevent the passage of the gas between the through hole and the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Pietro Fiorentini SPA
    Inventors: Armando Amadini, Paolo Calciolari
  • Patent number: 10739796
    Abstract: A pressure regulator includes a regulated fluid volume, at least one vent passage and fluid supply passage, a dampening piston bore and a regulated fluid volume outlet passage, a regulated fluid pressure piston having a first surface side exposed to the regulated fluid volume, and a second surface side exposed outwardly of the body, an external biasing member contactable with the piston and providing a force on the piston inwardly of the body, a gate connected to the piston, a dampening piston disposed in the dampening piston bore, the dampening piston disposed between a dampening and regulated fluid volumes and including a recess including a band therein having at least one gap therethrough, the gap in the band forming a passage between the dampening piston and the piston bore communicable with a volume exterior to the region between the dampening piston and the piston bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Proserv Gilmore Valve LLC
    Inventors: Gerardo Martinez, Andy Patterson
  • Patent number: 10678273
    Abstract: A pressure-regulating valve has a valve piston (10) subjected to the action of an energy store and guided longitudinally in a valve housing (12). The valve housing has a supply port (14), a utility port (16) and a tank port (18) actuated by a control part (20) closing with a sealing action. In connecting from the supply port to the utility port, a pressure reduction function is realized. In a fluidic connection from the utility port to the tank port, a pressure-limiting function is realized. The control part (20) has a control rod (22) with two control bodies (24, 26) spaced apart from one another. One control body (24) controls the connection between supply port (14) and utility port (16). The other control body (26) controls the connection between utility port (16) and tank port (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: HYDAC FLUIDTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Maximilian Felix Hess, Markus Bill
  • Patent number: 10661974
    Abstract: An aerosol dispenser having a valve cup. The valve cup has an internal interlock, for attachment of a valve assembly thereto. A seal is disposed below the interlock. This arrangement provides the benefit that components of the dispenser may be inserted past the interlock, and still seal product therein under pressure. The interlock may comprise threads or a bayonet fitting. The valve cup may be injection molded as a preform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Neumann, Douglas Bruce Zeik, Scott Edward Smith
  • Patent number: 10519988
    Abstract: A pressure retaining valve (1) has a main control piston (39) guided longitudinally displaceably in a single-piece or multiple-piece valve housing (29) and a non-return piston (43). In a pressure retaining position, a fluid-conducting connection between connection points (37a, 37b, 21) is shut off by the two pistons (39, 43). Connection point (37a) serves to feed media. Connection point (37b) discharges media. Connection point (21) leads to a hydraulic consumer. In a load-raising position, the two pistons (43) move relative to one another into a release position, in which the connection between the medium feed (37a) and the consumer is established. In a load-reducing position, the two pistons (39, 43) assume a spacing from one another such that the connection between the medium discharge (37b) and the consumer is established. A monitoring device (75) determines the individual switching positions of the pistons (39, 43) to ensure reliable functioning of the pressure retaining valve (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HYDAC FLUIDTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Gerd Schneider, Markus Bill
  • Patent number: 10481621
    Abstract: An air pressure control device includes first and second housings, a diaphragm partitioning an inner space of the housings into a first air chamber (one air chamber) and a second air chamber (the other air chamber), a valve seat supported by the diaphragm, a valve member arranged in the first air chamber and closing or opening a through-hole in the valve seat, a pressure adjusting mechanism (including a pressure adjusting bolt and an upper seat) that adjusts a force applied to the diaphragm from a side including the second air chamber, and a main spring (compression coil spring) disposed in the second air chamber and applying a spring force to a lower seat (spring receiving member) disposed on the valve seat. A bearing is interposed between the valve seat and the lower seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuhisa Inoue
  • Patent number: 10473230
    Abstract: An electropneumatic switch valve includes a pneumatic circuit to a pressurized fluid source, an electromagnetic circuit coupled to the pneumatic circuit, and a control module connected to the electromagnetic circuit. The control module provides a first control signal inducing a first state of the pneumatic circuit, a second control signal inducing a second state of the pneumatic circuit, a third control signal inducing a third state of the pneumatic circuit, and a fourth control signal inducing a fourth state of the pneumatic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventor: George W. Gassman
  • Patent number: 10443748
    Abstract: An actuator of a regulator is connected to one end of a valve rod. The actuator includes a shell, a limiting component, a diaphragm assembly, and an elastic element. The diaphragm assembly is movably sleeved on the valve rod. Further, the elastic element is coupled to the diaphragm assembly and is movably sleeved between the diaphragm assembly and a tip of one end of the valve rod, in a compressed state. An inner diameter of a portion of the limiting component is smaller than an outer diameter of an upper portion of the diaphragm assembly. The limiting component is located above the diaphragm assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: FISHER JEON GAS EQUIPMENT (CHENGDU) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanwei Lei
  • Patent number: 10436107
    Abstract: An exhaust gas pressure regulator for a combustion engine includes a regulator housing and an inner diffuser assembly arranged inside the regulator housing so that an exhaust gas flow duct is formed between an inner surface of the regulator housing and an outer surface of the inner diffuser assembly. The inner diffuser assembly includes a front portion and a regulating piston that is moveable relative to the front portion and the regulator housing between an idle position in which the exhaust gas flow duct is open, and a pressurized position in which the regulating piston at least partly closes the exhaust gas flow duct. The inner diffuser assembly includes at least one throttled flow passage between the gas flow duct and an exhaust gas pressure chamber defined by the regulating piston and an interior surface of the front portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Tennevall, Johan Persson
  • Patent number: 10437267
    Abstract: A pressure regulator device, particularly a dome-loaded pressure regulator, regulating a blowing pressure in a blowmolding machine, including a regulator chamber. The regulator chamber includes a primary pressure port for introduction of primary medium into the regulator chamber with primary pressure, and a secondary pressure port for discharging primary medium from the regulator chamber with secondary pressure. A regulator piston is mounted displaceably inside the regulator chamber, movable into an open and a closed position by a switch position of a valve control device for controlling and/or setting the primary and/or secondary pressure. The valve control device includes a control chamber, and a sealing device arranged at a lower movement stop inside the control chamber between the secondary pressure port and the control means, such that contact of the primary medium with the control means is prevented at least partly, preferably completely, independently of the control pressure and/or primary pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Brunner, Thomas Hoellriegl
  • Patent number: 10379549
    Abstract: A pressure independent control valve (10) for controlling the flow of a liquid medium includes a valve body having a side wall defining a conduit that extends from an inlet to an outlet. The side wall of the valve body include a first side opening (23) and a second side opening (24) extending into the conduit. A first insert element (21) is placed into the first side opening (23) and a second insert element (22) is placed into the second side opening (24). At least part of a pressure control device (18) is accommodated by said first insert element (21), and at least part of a flow rate adjustment device (19) is accommodated by said second insert element (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Honeywell Technologies Sarl
    Inventors: Petr Svejnoha, Petr Fadrny, Martin Klepsa
  • Patent number: 10365669
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for a regulator are provided. The regulator includes a reducing valve, an accumulator, an accumulator line, and a regulated line. The reducing valve is operable between a closed position and an open position. The reducing valve includes a first opening inlet configured to receive fluid to bias the reducing valve towards the open position, a first closing inlet configured to receive fluid to bias the reducing valve towards the closed position, and a first spring configured to transmit a first spring force to the reducing valve to bias the reducing valve towards the closed position. The accumulator is configured to store fluid at a first pressure. The accumulator line is configured to receive fluid from the accumulator and to provide the fluid to the first opening inlet at the first pressure. The regulated line is connected to the first closing inlet at a second pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: THE OILGEAR COMPANY
    Inventors: Frank Groves, Josh Groves, Tyler Zawacki
  • Patent number: 10351413
    Abstract: A pneumatic liquid dispenser includes a container and a lid. When the lid is mounted on the container, the container supports passaging defining a gas supply inlet for receiving pressurized gas, a gas outlet for delivering pressurized gas to the container, and a gas flow path between the inlet and the outlet. A pressure valve is located between the gas supply inlet and the gas outlet. The pressure valve is configured to automatically permit gas flow along the gas flow path when pressure in the interior of the container is less than a threshold pressure and to automatically block gas flow along the gas flow path when pressure in the interior of the container is greater than the threshold pressure. When gas flows freely through the gas flow path, the gas pressurizes the container to dispense liquid in the container through a liquid passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Lincoln Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Brad Allen Edler, Steve Gaynes, Oleksiy Afanasyev
  • Patent number: 10353404
    Abstract: A liquid flow device includes a container and a lid. When the lid is mounted on the container, the container supports a gas supply passage, a pressurization passage, an evacuation passage, and a liquid passage. A control valve is located between the gas supply passage and both the pressurization passage and the evacuation passage. In one configuration, the control valve provides communication between the gas supply passage and pressurization passage to pressurize the container and dispense liquid from the container through the liquid passage. In another configuration, the control valve provides communication between the gas supply passage and evacuation passage to create a vacuum pressure inside the container for evacuating liquid into the container through the liquid passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Lincoln Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Don K. Shinn, Brad Allen Edler, Steve Gaynes
  • Patent number: 10352464
    Abstract: An improved structure of an energy-saving precision pressure adjusting valve includes a main body in an interior of which a main membrane and a balance membrane are arranged. The main membrane is operable by an overflow tube and the balance membrane is operable by a pressure-adjusting stein, so that when pneumatic fluid enters the main body, through a channel, a feedback channel and a pressure regulation channel that communicate with each other, together with a feedback channel flow regulation hole and a steel ball arranged in the feedback channel, the pneumatic fluid is allowed to flow in one direction, in combination with stein covering rubber provided on the pressure-adjusting stein and membrane covering rubber provided on the main membrane, the flowing of the pneumatic fluid is made faster and the purpose of fast increase and decrease of pressure and high precision pressure output can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN CHELIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping-Cheng Yu, Chih-Sheng Cheng
  • Patent number: 10316985
    Abstract: A piston regulator of a type that seals on the low-pressure side of a valve seat (10) includes a mechanism by which the valve can be shut off, for example for transport or storage, without risk of overloading the seat (10). Two exemplary mechanisms are disclosed. The first involves applying a closing load to a regulating piston (6) via a closing piston (17) with a surface that is acted on by secondary pressure to press it away from the regulating piston (6). The second arrangement is based on a nested regulating element: an inner sealing element (901) and outer slidable casing (900) are separable when a closing force is applied. This allows the casing (900) to transfer forces arising from secondary pressure and excessive closing force; the sealing element (901) is pressed onto the seat through a load supplied by a closing spring (903). In both cases, the load on the seat is limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: C2M Design OCD Limited
    Inventor: Andrew Tatarek
  • Patent number: 10274974
    Abstract: Gas regulating means (22), to regulate the flow of gas so as to achieve a desired pressure set by a user, is provided. The gas regulating means (22) is located within a gas flow path between a gas inlet and a gas outlet, characterised in that the gas regulating means (22) comprises an encapsulated valve (24; 410) with a lever (26; 426) that can be actuated by a proximate movable piston arrangement (20). In an embodiment, the encapsulated valve (24, 410) of the gas regulating means (22) comprises a valve body (50; 412) having an inlet side (52; 416) and an outlet side (54; 420), the lever (26; 426) being pivotally fitted at the outlet side (54; 420) with a pivot pin (56; 430), the lever (26; 426) having an actuating cam (66; 432), proximate the pivot pin (56; 430). The encapsulated valve (24, 410) of the gas regulating means (22) comprises a capsule valve pin (68; 434) for abutting against the actuating cam (66; 432) of the lever (26; 426).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: African Oxygen Limited
    Inventor: Radoslav Jovanovic
  • Patent number: 10132509
    Abstract: A valve has a housing with inlet and outlet ports for a liquid, a connector fitting between the ports, a controller in the connector fitting, and first and second flow regulators in the connector fitting. Connection formations on the connector are engaged by an adjuster acting on the first flow regulator while an actuator acts on the manually operable second flow regulator. The controller maintains a differential pressure constant via the first and second flow regulators. The first flow regulator is downstream of the inlet port in a flow direction, followed by the second flow regulator, the controller, and the outlet port. A spindle axially displaceable in the connector fitting has an actuating part that projects out of the connector fitting and a choke element fastened to the spindle and forming part of the first flow regulator. This spindle extends axially through the controller and the second flow regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: OVENTROP GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Gerhard Loeffler
  • Patent number: 10113455
    Abstract: A regulator assembly having a main body is provided. The main body includes a first passage extending from a first end and a second passage extending from the first passage towards a second end. The main body also includes a seat defined between the first passage and the second passage. The regulator assembly also includes a valve element. The valve element includes a head portion having a projection. The projection includes a plurality of apertures provided therethrough. The valve element further includes an internal channel. The regulator assembly further includes a spring element. Direct fluid communication between the plurality of apertures of the valve element and the first passage of the main body is discontinued when the head portion is in contact with the seat; and is in direct fluid communication with the first passage of the main body when the valve element is not in contact with the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley J. Patera, Daniel S. Brandt, Jared L. Niccum, Corey E Baxter
  • Patent number: 10093524
    Abstract: An air pressure controller having an inlet and an outlet, the controller may be configured to reduce air pressure between the inlet and the outlet and includes an exhaust port configured to exhaust air if a pressure at the outlet rises above a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Paratech, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, George Roxton, William O. Teach
  • Patent number: 10025324
    Abstract: A pressure reducer, comprising an outer cylinder with a first air supply connector on a first end side of the outer cylinder and a second air supply connector on a second end side of the outer cylinder is provided. A piston can be guided movably in the outer cylinder. A first air chamber is arranged between the first air supply connector of the outer cylinder and the first front surface of the piston, and a second air chamber is arranged between the second air supply connector of the outer cylinder and a second front surface of the piston. The surface areas of the two front surfaces of the piston are of different size. The pressure reducer is suitable for reducing a second air pressure which prevails in the second air chamber in a pulsed manner proportionally to a first air pressure which prevails in the first air chamber, by a first air connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: GRAMMER AG
    Inventor: Konstantin Lorey
  • Patent number: 9992910
    Abstract: A liquid supply mechanism includes a lower cover, an upper cover, a plunger, at least one resilient member and at least one damping member. The lower cover has a liquid outlet and the upper cover is connected to the lower cover. A chamber is formed between the lower cover and the upper cover. The chamber communicates with the liquid outlet and contains a cooling liquid. The upper cover has an axial hole. The plunger is movably disposed in the chamber. The plunger has an axial rod and the axial rod is inserted into the axial hole. The resilient member is disposed in the chamber. Opposite ends of the resilient member abut against the upper cover and the plunger. The damping member is disposed on the axial rod and abuts against an inner wall of the axial hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pen-Hung Liao, Shih-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 9968755
    Abstract: A pressure relief device comprising a valve configured to resiliently deform in response to a predetermined pressure; and a sound dampener configured to dampen a sound generated by the valve when the valve resiliently deforms in response to the predetermined pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 207, INC.
    Inventors: Greg J. Dugan, Andre M. Rustad, Brian W. Pierro
  • Patent number: 9958879
    Abstract: A gas pressure regulator (10) is disclosed, comprising a body (12) fitted with a gas inlet stem (14), at a first end of the body (10), for receiving gas from a gas source at a first pressure, and a gas outlet stem or adaptor (16) at a second end of the body (10), for supplying gas at a desired pressure at the gas outlet stem (16). A pressure adjusting mechanism (18) is provided to enable a user to adjust and set the desired pressure, the pressure adjusting mechanism (18) comprising a movable piston arrangement (20). The gas pressure regulator (10) further comprises gas regulating means (22), to regulate gas flowing out of the gas outlet stem (16) to achieve the desired pressure set by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: African Oxygen Limited
    Inventors: Roberto Maria Marcello Dionisio, Radoslav Jovanovic
  • Patent number: 9908501
    Abstract: A device for controlling a volumetric flow rate of a medium stored under pressure in order to activate an impact protection device, having a control module that includes a valve body having a stepped through-opening, and a control piston guided axially in the through-opening of the valve body, and a control valve that influences the movement of the control piston, the valve body having at a first end a closable medium inlet opening having a valve chamber. The control valve and the control module are situated in a common housing sleeve, the valve body of the control module being pressed into a first end of the housing sleeve until it comes to a stop on a housing shoulder, and the control valve being introduced into and fixed in a second end of the housing sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Heyer, Johannes Schmid, Ignaz Hatt, Tim Maier, Franz Mayer, Horst Beling, Peter Rues
  • Patent number: 9908073
    Abstract: A filter regulator improved in efficiency of assembling and detaching a filter element and a valve spring at the time of maintenance is disclosed herein. A valve is disposed so as to face a valve seat provided to an opening end of a communication hole through which a primary port and a secondary port communicate with each other, and a valve spring applies a spring force to the valve in a direction of closing the communication hole. A plurality of retaining bars are provided to a port block, elastically-deformable front ends thereof are radially displaced between a closed steady state and an opened state, and with the valve spring disposed, engaging claws are provided to the front ends of the retaining bars, and engage with the other end of the valve spring disposed. A filter element is attached to the outside of the retaining bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 9903501
    Abstract: A valve assembly includes a sensing device, a main spring, a bonnet located below the sensing device, a piston with a through hole, and a valve stem connected with the sensing device and having a penetrating part through the through hole. The sensing device drives the valve stem to drive the piston. The valve assembly also includes an auxiliary spring arranged between the bonnet and the piston. The penetrating part is longer than the depth of the through hole and the valve stem is slidably coupled in piston. The valve assembly can prevent the valve stem from transferring the force of the main spring to the piston, so as to avoid damaging the valve port, the valve stem, and the piston when the force of the main spring is too large.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yuxiong Huo, Yanwei Lei, Xiaojuan Qin
  • Patent number: 9840988
    Abstract: A separation chamber type anti-surge valve may include a valve body formed with a charge air passage inlet and a charge air passage outlet, and a valve cover coupled to the valve body by a fastening member to define an empty inner space between the valve body and the valve cover, in which the inner space is divided into a diaphragm chamber and a bypass chamber by a valve guide, one side tip of a valve rod being fixed in the diaphragm chamber, a valve disc fixed to another side tip of the valve rod, and the diaphragm chamber is divided into a control pressure chamber and a normal static pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Young-Soo Jin
  • Patent number: 9709994
    Abstract: A device for providing an output fluid at a regulated output pressure includes a pressure control unit controlled via a pilot control pressure and a pilot control unit that provides the pilot control pressure. The pressure control unit includes an inlet chamber for an input fluid having an input pressure, an outlet chamber for the output fluid having the regulated output pressure and a first valve unit that acts between the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. A first diaphragm of the pressure control unit is acted upon by the pilot control pressure. A second diaphragm, which is mechanically coupled to the first diaphragm is acted upon by the output fluid having the output pressure acts. At least the second diaphragm mechanically acts on the first valve unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Asco Numatics GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Vogt, Harald Steinle, Felix Ams
  • Patent number: 9709077
    Abstract: A piston type hydro pneumatic accumulator with internal leak detection, having a gas chamber and a liquid chamber, the piston type hydro pneumatic accumulator comprising a cylindrical barrel, a floating piston, a gas end cover, a liquid end cover, a leakage detection construction having a first cylindrical channel reducing to a conical channel and further reducing to a second cylindrical channel, a floater device, the gas end cover and the liquid end cover hermetically disposed into the cylindrical barrel, a first pressure meter disposed so as to measure a pressure in the first cylindrical channel and a second pressure meter disposed so as to measure the pressure in the second cylindrical channel, the readings in the two pressure meters used for inferring a gas leakage or a liquid leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: ROTEX Manufacturers and Engineers Limited
    Inventors: Amit Shah, Ajit Kothadia
  • Patent number: 9707947
    Abstract: A braking device for a vehicle comprises a main brake cylinder, which provides, in response to the actuation thereof, an operating brake pressure in at least one operating brake circuit for the actuation of an operating brake. A hydraulic fluid pressure intake is connected to a hydraulic circuit, which contains a hydraulic fluid having a built-up hydraulic circuit pressure. Through the hydraulic fluid pressure intake, the hydraulic fluid is provided at the hydraulic circuit pressure. The braking device further comprises a valve device, which actively controls a main brake cylinder actuation pressure and/or a parking brake release pressure by means of the hydraulic fluid that is provided. The main brake cylinder is actuated by means of the main brake cylinder actuation pressure for an active brake engagement. Alternatively or additionally, a parking brake is hydraulically released by means of the parking brake release pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: WABCO GMBH
    Inventors: Heiko Claussen, Jurgen Eickhoff, Volker Heinrich, Ralph-Carsten Lulfing, Wolfgang Strache
  • Patent number: 9683676
    Abstract: A valve with proof of closure includes a valve body with a first port and a second port separated by a valve member that is biased toward a closed position. A piston is mounted within a pressure chamber with a pressure fluid port for connecting to a source of pressurized fluid. Piston is biased toward a retracted position and is moved to an extended position in response to pressurized fluid entering through pressurized fluid port. A control member is attached to valve member and is engaged by piston as it is moved a first distance from retracted position toward extended position. A valve position indicator with a closed state and as open state is biased toward the closed state and is actuated by piston as piston moves a second distance from retracted position toward extended position to move valve position indicator from closed state toward open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Inventor: Derold G Clark
  • Patent number: 9665107
    Abstract: A pressure regulator assembly comprising a pressure regulator arranged to regulate the flow rate of a gas source from a gas cylinder. The pressure regulator comprises a restriction device located in the pressure regulator, positionable to restrict the flow of gas therethrough, a biasing arrangement to apply a predetermined bias to the restriction device, a selection device operable to select a configuration of the biasing arrangement and restriction device to provide a selected gas pressure at said outlet, and a rotatable handle rotatable about an axis of rotation. A rotary control member and said rotatable handle are operable to move a control device between maximum and minimum linear positions in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation. The bias from said biasing arrangement is dependent upon the linear position of the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Gareth Ross Pemberton
  • Patent number: 9488141
    Abstract: A fuel system 10 includes a fuel tank 11, a demand valve 12, a primer pump 13, and an internal combustion engine 14. The demand valve 12 closes and prevents fuel flow to the engine and potential fuel spillage when the engine is not running, even if a positive pressure condition exists in the fuel tank 11. The demand valve 12 is opened to allow fuel flow to the engine 14 only when the engine is to be started or is running. This opening of the demand valve is caused by a vacuum in a central cavity 31 of the demand valve 12. The vacuum causes a diaphragm 43 to move laterally and act through a connector 44 against a pin 39 connected to a valve member 37, to tilt or rotate the valve member 37 relative to a valve seat 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel J. Tomlinson, Marvin Peplow, Chris Brown
  • Patent number: 9477234
    Abstract: A valve includes: a first chamber; a second chamber adjacent to the first chamber, and having a fuel discharge opening from which the fuel is discharged; an opening/closing hole configured to communicate the first chamber with the second chamber; an opening/closing member configured to open and close the opening/closing hole; a first contact spring having one end contacting an end of the opening/closing member at a side of the first chamber; a first control knob mounted to another end of the first contact spring; a diaphragm mounted to an end of the opening/closing member at a side of the second chamber; a second contact spring having one end connected to the diaphragm; and a second control knob coupled to another end of the second contact spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: KOVEA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 9423206
    Abstract: A pre-charged pneumatic air rifle air tank adapter lowers an air tank relative to the pre-charged pneumatic air rifle. The lowered air tank facilitates aiming. The adapter also provides a substrate for mounting accessories including a quick disconnect refill plug and a pressure gauge. The adapter includes a female rifle fitting with a threaded central conduit, a male air tank fitting with a central conduit and external threads parallel to, coplanar with and about 0.75 to 1.5 inches apart in elevation from the central conduit of the female rifle fitting, measured vertically from centerline to centerline. A body of the adapter has an internal conduit extending from the female rifle fitting to the male air tank fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Inventor: Anthony A. Annuzzi, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9353581
    Abstract: Certain types of riser tensioner arrangements include a high-pressure accumulator; a pusher-type hydraulic cylinder; a first flow path coupling the high-pressure accumulator with a first volume of the cylinder to enable a first high-pressure fluid to flow therebetween; and a second flow path coupling the high-pressure accumulator with a second volume of the cylinder to enable a second high-pressure fluid to flow therebetween. The piston includes a seat and a hollow extension that defines part of the second volume of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Megens, Peter Claessens, Bilal Said, Nico Renders
  • Patent number: 9341280
    Abstract: A valve for regulating the pressure of a gas flow in a duct according to two pressure levels includes a gate whose position is controlled by an actuator with two chambers and a first control means with a first set point pressure P1 making it possible to position the gate in a first regulated position by comparing a pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the first set point pressure P1. The valve further includes a second control means with a second set point pressure P2 making it possible to position the gate in a second regulated position by comparing the pressure Pav downstream of the gate and the second set point pressure P2 and permutation means for making the first control means or the second control means communicate alternately with one of the chambers of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventor: Guillaume Pirat
  • Patent number: 9310812
    Abstract: A multi-stage fluid pressure regulator, including a first stage valve arranged to open and close a fluid flow path to control flow of fluid through the valve, a first stage piston arranged for movement to open and close the first stage valve, the piston having an inner side and an outer side, a gas delivery conduit having a proximal end attached to the first stage piston and a distal end extending away from the first stage piston, the gas delivery conduit having a passage in fluid communication with the inner side of the first stage piston, and a second stage valve in fluid communication with the gas delivery conduit, the second stage valve including a second valve chamber into which the distal end of the gas delivery conduit is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Carey Costle, Anthony S. Hollars
  • Patent number: 9283666
    Abstract: A tool for resetting a gas regulator valve after an over-pressure event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventor: Michael W. Gurule
  • Patent number: 9110475
    Abstract: A valve assembly comprises a closure element disposed in a flow control duct, a fluid-driven actuator assembly, a shaft operable to translate linear movement of the actuator assembly into rotation of the closure element, and an integral filter and pressure regulator unit disposed in line with an actuator fluid supply passage. The actuator fluid supply passage extends between the flow control duct and the actuator assembly. The integral filter and pressure regulator unit includes a regulator housing having at least one cylindrical wall surrounding a vent cavity and a regulator cavity. Filter media is secured to the regulator housing and is disposed across a regulator orifice in communication with the regulator cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Scott W. Simpson
  • Patent number: 8944089
    Abstract: A balanced port control assembly includes a control element with a valve plug coupled to a valve stem and a pressure sensing labyrinth defined at least partly by the valve plug. The pressure sensing labyrinth provides for fluid communication between a sealing surface of the valve plug and a balancing diaphragm carried internally of the control element. The pressure sensing labyrinth includes at least one pressure sensing passage extending from the sealing surface and into the valve plug along a central longitudinal axis of the control element. So configured, fluid pressure resident on the sealing surface of the valve plug is also resident on the balancing diaphragm such that equal and opposite forces are applied to the control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tung K. Nguyen, Jason Scott Mevius, Biao Zhou
  • Patent number: 8939167
    Abstract: A pressure relief assembly may include an actuator stem having a plurality of retaining grooves. A relief plate may be operatively connected to the actuator stem and a diaphragm plate may be operatively connected to the actuator stem. A diaphragm may be least partially disposed between the relief plate and the diaphragm plate. A relief spring seat may be releasably attached to the actuator stem at one of the plurality of retaining grooves. The relief spring may be adjusted by moving the attachment point from one retaining groove to another retaining groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jason Scott Mevius
  • Patent number: 8925577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a throttling structure for use in a fluid pressure device. A nozzle passage is formed between a primary side port and a nozzle back pressure chamber. A throttling mechanism made up from a plurality of orifice plates is disposed in the nozzle passage. Small diameter opening holes, which are smaller in diameter than the nozzle passage, are provided in the orifice plates. Outer edge portions of the orifice plates are retained in a second body part via seal members. Further, the orifice plates are separated mutually from each other by a predetermined distance along the direction of extension of the nozzle passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Horiuchi, Kenji Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 8522809
    Abstract: Systems and methods for venting gas from a gas regulator in the event of overpressurization of the gas regulator are provided. A bonnet for a gas regulator that includes one or more apertures through which gas may vent. The bonnet may be made of a moldable synthetic plastic material, such as glass filled nylon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Warren Wakeman
  • Patent number: 8485213
    Abstract: An example loading regulator having an internal relief valve apparatus includes a body having a loading diaphragm disposed between a first casing and a second casing. The first casing and a first side of the loading diaphragm define a first chamber and the second casing and a second side of the loading diaphragm define a second chamber. A relief valve assembly is coupled to the loading diaphragm. The relief valve assembly includes a relief valve seat having an aperture that forms a passageway to fluidly couple the first chamber and the second chamber and a relief valve plug movably coupled to the relief valve seat. The relief valve seat is to move relative to the relief valve plug to a bleed position to allow the flow of fluid between the first chamber and the second chamber in response to an outlet pressure substantially greater than a pressure at which the loading regulator enters a lock-up condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Chester Hawkins, David Edward Woollums, Tung Kim Nguyen, Gregory Lawrence Foust