Patents Assigned to Numatics, Incorporated
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Patent number: 9856985Abstract: A valve manifold block for a fluid valve manifold has a valve manifold block with a printed circuit board received in a passage in the valve manifold block. A set of conductive valve lines on the circuit board extend between and are connected to a respective set of first electrical connectors and a respective set of second mating electrical connectors. The circuit board also having at least one conductive valve line extending to a third connector on the circuit board operably leading to one voltage side of the valve unit. A conductive common line is operably connected to an opposite voltage side of the valve unit. A serial communication line connects to a respective serial communication line in another valve manifold block for communicating information relating to the valve unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Enrico De Carolis, Scott D. Heriot, Michael W. Hundt
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Patent number: 9429243Abstract: A pressure controlled valve having a housing with a first pressure chamber for communication to a pneumatically pressurized control source. The housing has an inlet for communication with a pneumatic supply source and outlet selectively in fluid flow with the inlet. A movable valve selectively opens and closes with respect to a valve seat for selectively opening a pathway from the inlet to the outlet and closing the pathway between the inlet and outlet. The pressure chamber may be sealingly and fluidly separated from the pathway between the inlet and the outlet. The pressure chamber provides a closing biasing force on the movable valve and a resilient spring mounted in the housing provides an opening biasing force on the movable valve.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Terry John Hessling, Scott Andrew Menko
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Patent number: 9091285Abstract: An indicator device for a piston and cylinder assembly has an indicator pin with a distal end indicator section for extending out of a side wall of a piston cylinder assembly when the piston and rod assembly is not at the end of its return stroke. A retracting device retracts the indicator pin when the piston and rod assembly moves to the end of its return stroke and has an optional internal lock that mechanically axially affixes the piston and rod assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Mark Nicholas Pigg, Nitin G. Rao, Jerry Lee Walling, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140326335Abstract: A pressure controlled valve having a housing with a first pressure chamber for communication to a pneumatically pressurized control source. The housing has an inlet for communication with a pneumatic supply source and outlet selectively in fluid flow with the inlet. A movable valve selectively opens and closes with respect to a valve seat for selectively opening a pathway from the inlet to the outlet and closing the pathway between the inlet and outlet. The pressure chamber may be sealingly and fluidly separated from the pathway between the inlet and the outlet. The pressure chamber provides a closing biasing force on the movable valve and a resilient spring mounted in the housing provides an opening biasing force on the movable valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Terry John Hessling, Scott Andrew Menko
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Publication number: 20130255564Abstract: An indicator gauge has a housing with a front face and a sensor mounted in the housing. The front dial face has a first sensor indicator thereon for displaying an amount detected by the sensor. The housing has a side wall with a second sensor indicator shown thereon for displaying the amount detected by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: Numatics, IncorporatedInventor: Donald Morse Swanson
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Patent number: 8356793Abstract: A valve manifold has at least one valve receptacle for threadlessly receiving and seating a cartridge valve. A threadless valve nose engages the cartridge valve with the manifold to provide an increased diameter central orifice for improved fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2010Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Shane LaHousse, Gustavo Villegas
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Patent number: 8336852Abstract: A cartridge valve and valve manifold assembly having a valve manifold with at least one valve receptacle for threadlessly receiving and seating a cartridge valve. A threadless valve nose engages the cartridge valve with the manifold to provide an increased diameter central orifice for improved fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Shane LaHousse, Gustavo Villegas
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Patent number: 8306795Abstract: An object-oriented product configuration system generally includes a model tool for modeling a particular product line and a runtime tool for making the modeled information available to one or more external software applications. More specifically, the model tool enables a modeler to create a ProductModel object, which is an automatically populating electronic file containing all of the necessary information about a particular product line. Once the ProductModel is created, the runtime tool provides an external application with an interface for accessing and utilizing the information. Thus, a single source can deploy useful information to various types of software applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2002Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventor: Shane A. Atkinson
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Patent number: 8267375Abstract: A cartridge valve and valve manifold assembly having a valve manifold with at least one valve receptacle for threadlessly receiving and seating a cartridge valve. A threadless valve nose engages the cartridge valve with the manifold to provide an increased diameter central orifice for improved fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Shane LaHousse, Gustavo Villegas
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Patent number: 8256456Abstract: A modular electrical bus system has a grounding circuit through a plurality of modular units with each unit being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. The bridge member and modular units are grounded together with a ground circuit that extends within both components.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Enrico De Carolis, John F. Eskew, Michael W. Hundt, Jeffrey Welker
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Publication number: 20120180654Abstract: An indicator device for a piston and cylinder assembly has an indicator pin with a distal end indicator section for extending out of a side wall of a piston cylinder assembly when the piston and rod assembly is not at the end of its return stroke. A retracting device retracts the indicator pin when the piston and rod assembly moves to the end of its return stroke and has an optional internal lock that mechanically axially affixes the piston and rod assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Mark Nicholas Pigg, Nitin G. Rao, Jerry Lee Walling
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Publication number: 20120060946Abstract: A modular electrical bus system has a grounding circuit through a plurality of modular units with each unit being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. The bridge member and modular units are grounded together with a ground circuit that extends within both components.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Enrico De Carolis, John F. Eskew, Michael W. Hundt, Jeffrey Welker
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Patent number: 8074680Abstract: A modular electrical bus system has a grounding circuit through a plurality of modular I/O units with each unit being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. The bridge member and modular I/O units are grounded together with a ground circuit that extends within both components.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Enrico De Carolis, John F. Eskew, Michael W. Hundt, Jeffrey Welker
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Publication number: 20110225961Abstract: A pneumatic cylinder system has a pneumatic supply at a first predetermined pneumatic pressure. A double acting cylinder is operably connected to the pneumatic supply and with a piston reciprocatingly mounted inside for retraction and extension of a piston arm connected to the piston. A high pressure pneumatic reserve chamber stores pneumatic reserve at a second predetermined pneumatic pressure that is higher than the first predetermined pressure. The high pressure pneumatic reserve chamber is operably connected to the double acting cylinder through a valve device such that when the pneumatic supply falls below a third predetermined pressure below the first predetermined pressure, the valve device opens communication between the high pressure pneumatic reserve chamber to a selected side of the double acting cylinder to selectively retract or extend the piston and the attached piston arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: Numatics, IncorporatedInventor: Michael O'Neal McCrary
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Patent number: 7967646Abstract: A modular electrical bus system for a valve manifold has a main communication module with a plurality of modular I/O units each having a plurality of I/O fittings being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. At least one of the modular I/O units is also mechanically separable from and maintains communication connection to the main communication module. One or both of the modular IO units and main communication module may have an alpha-numeric display.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Enrico De Carolis, John F. Eskew, Adam Gibson, Michael W. Hundt
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Patent number: 7896711Abstract: A modular electrical bus system for a valve manifold has a main communication module with a plurality of modular I/O units each having a plurality of I/O fittings being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. At least one of the modular I/O units is also mechanically separable from and maintains communication connection to the main communication module. One or both of the modular IO units and main communication module may have an alpha-numeric display.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Enrico De Carolis, John F. Eskew, Adam Gibson, Michael W. Hundt
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Publication number: 20100248556Abstract: A modular electrical bus system for a valve manifold has a main communication module with a plurality of modular I/O units each having a plurality of I/O fittings being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. At least one of the modular I/O units is also mechanically separable from and maintains communication connection to the main communication module. One or both of the modular IO units and main communication module may have an alpha-numeric display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Enrico De Carolis, John F. Eskew, Adam Gibson, Michael W. Hundt
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Publication number: 20100251159Abstract: A modular electrical bus system for a valve manifold has a main communication module with a plurality of modular I/O units each having a plurality of I/O fittings being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. At least one of the modular I/O units is also mechanically separable from and maintains communication connection to the main communication module. One or both of the modular IO units and main communication module may have an alpha-numeric display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Enrico De Carolis, John F. Eskew, Adam Gibson, Michael W. Hundt
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Patent number: 7753740Abstract: A modular electrical bus system for a valve manifold has a main communication module with a plurality of modular I/O units each having a plurality of I/O fittings being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. At least one of the modular I/O units is also mechanically separable from and maintains communication connection to the main communication module. One or both of the modular IO units and main communication module may have an alpha-numeric display.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2007Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Enrico De Carolis, John F. Eskew, Adam Gibson, Michael W. Hundt
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Patent number: RE41299Abstract: A fluid control system that includes a fluid manifold having a plurality of manifold bodies fastened to each other end-to-end so as to form at least first and second passages extending continuously through the manifold and each of the bodies. A plurality of solenoid valves are each mounted on a side of an associated body with valve ports opening into the body to the fluid passage(s) that extend through the manifold. An electrical connection arrangement is mounted at one end of the manifold for receiving control signals from an external source. A plurality of circuitboards are disposed one within the second passage of each body, with each of the circuitboards including male and female connectors at opposed ends for connecting the circuitboards in series with each other to the electrical connection arrangement at the end of the manifold. A third connector on each circuitboard extends laterally from the circuitboard for connection to the solenoid valve mounted on the side of the associated manifold body.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Numatics, IncorporatedInventors: Bradly J. Atkin, Dennis L. Bonacorsi, Donald E. McGeachy, William S. Smith