Patents Examined by Christopher D Ballman
  • Patent number: 11319774
    Abstract: A fluid flow control device serving as an inflow port from a fluid reservoir (R) to the interior of a production pipe (S) is in the form of a housing (3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h, 3i, 3j, 3k, 3l). The housing has a primary flow path (18) and a secondary flow path (19). The secondary flow path is in fluid communication with a chamber (B) in which is arranged an actuator (5) for a valve device (4), the valve device arranged to open and close the primary flow path. At least one flow restrictor (1,2) is arranged in the secondary flow path, the flow restrictor arranged to provide a pressure to chamber (B) sufficient to actuate the valve to an open position when the fluid flowing through the secondary flow path is oil, and a pressure sufficient to actuate the valve to a closed position when the fluid has a viscosity and/or density less than oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Inflow Control AS
    Inventors: Vidar Mathiesen, Bjornar Werswick, Haavard Aakre
  • Patent number: 11313386
    Abstract: A spatially controllable, for example CD controllable, eductor, and more particularly an eductor that is capable of providing a variable motive fluid and processes using such an eductor are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Young, Fei Wang, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Hasan Eroglu, Edwin Arthur Stewart, John Ferney McKibben
  • Patent number: 11306825
    Abstract: A valve assembly having an inner and outer concentric valve seat. The inner valve seat is arranged radially inward of the outer valve seat to provide an annular opening therebetween. A movable plunger moves between a closed position and an open position to vary a flow restriction at the inner and outer valve seats and simultaneously seal the inner and outer valve seats in the closed position. An inner and outer valve member comprise the inner and outer valve seats and are separate components mounted in fixed relation to one another. The inner and outer valves seats are radially aligned to maintain concentricity of the inner valve seat relative to the outer valve seat and axially aligned to maintain axial alignment of the inner valve seat relative to the outer valve along an axis, wherein the axis is substantially orthogonal to a plane of the inner and outer valve seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: FAS MEDIC S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Deperraz, Vincent Tanari, Pauline Labory, Sebastien Matthey, Eric Pernette
  • Patent number: 11300087
    Abstract: A valve including a magnet actuator (22) which has a magnet coil (6), a magnet armature (10) that moves in a stroke-like manner, and a pole core (20), wherein the magnet armature (10) and the pole core (20) together limit a working air gap (28), and the magnet armature (10) can at least indirectly contact the pole core (20), wherein the valve also has a valve element (14) which can be moved between an open position and a closed position, and which is at least indirectly in mechanical contact with the magnet armature (10). A separate magnet armature insert (8) arranged in the magnet armature (10) and/or a separate pole core insert (24) arranged in the pole core (20) is provided in the contact area of the magnet armature (10) on the pole core (20), in order to achieve a separation of the mechanical and magnetic forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Langenbach, Francesco Lucarelli
  • Patent number: 11300215
    Abstract: A valve body and a control valve including such a valve body, the valve body including an inlet, an outlet, a valve port defined therebetween, and a plurality of discrete flow channels extending between the inlet and the valve port to distribute fluid flow to the valve port in a manner that equalizes the velocity of fluid at the perimeter of the valve port. The plurality of discrete flow channels includes (i) one or more first flow channels arranged to direct a first amount of the fluid flow to a front portion of the valve port, (ii) one or more second flow channels arranged to direct a second amount of the fluid flow to a rear portion of the valve port, and (iii) one or more third flow channels arranged to direct a third amount of the fluid flow to one or both side portions of the valve port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Jason G. Olberding, Thomas N. Gabriel
  • Patent number: 11255448
    Abstract: A valve is equipped with a displacement amount regulating mechanism (for example, flow rate control device). An abutment member of the displacement amount regulating mechanism protrudes inside a pilot chamber and faces an upper end surface of a valve main body portion of a valve element. When the valve element (the valve main body portion) is separated from a valve seat to bring the valve into an open state, the abutment member is brought into abutment on the upper end surface of the valve main body portion. This abutment regulates the displacement of the valve element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Komatsuzaki, Hisataka Kato, Motohiro Soutome
  • Patent number: 11249497
    Abstract: A balanced trim pressure regulator includes a valve body having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet connected by a fluid passageway. An orifice is disposed between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. A valve seat is disposed within the fluid passageway. A movable valve plug is disposed within the fluid passageway, the movable valve plug interacting with the valve seat to selectively open or close the fluid passageway. A cage is disposed in the fluid passageway, the cage surrounding the valve plug, and the cage including at least one a balancing passage that fluidly connects the fluid passageway with a balancing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventor: Katherine N. Bartels
  • Patent number: 11236832
    Abstract: In a valve housing modular system, different configurations for a globe valve arranged to adjust a process fluid flow are provided. The globe valve can have a globe valve member movable in translation along a stroke axis. The system can include a housing corpus with a process fluid inlet and outlet, a process fluid passage arranged therebetween, and an actuating opening to introduce the rod for actuating the globe valve member along the stroke axis; and a housing cover for covering the actuating opening. The system can include different adapters for the different functional/structural configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Michael Merscher
  • Patent number: 11221092
    Abstract: A sealing set may be used for sealing and draining a liquid and may comprise a check valve and a mating press unit. When the check valve and the mating press unit may be separated, the check valve may be sealed and may prevent flow of liquid or gas from the first end to the second opening, and when the mating press may be pressed against the check valve so that the third end is inserted into the second end, a flow of liquid or gas may be opened between the two ends. The check valve may comprise a hollow elongated cylinder; a sealing gasket; and a mass and a pressing means configured to press the mass against the sealing gasket for sealing an end. The press unit may comprise a second hollow elongated cylinder and may include one or more holes on the third end perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: ZOHAR DIUK LTD.
    Inventors: Edo Navon, Dror Navon
  • Patent number: 11215289
    Abstract: The valve core assembly includes a valve housing member, an actuating member, a control plate, a moving plate member, a static plate member, a valve seat member and a sealing member coupled to obtain the valve core assembly. The valve housing member includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The actuating member is rotatably disposed in the valve housing member along the first end portion. The control plate is disposed in the second cavity and coupled to the actuating member. The moving plate member is coupled to the control plate and disposed in the second cavity. The static plate member is disposed adjacent to the moving plate member in the second cavity. The valve seat member is detachably coupled to the valve housing member. Further, the sealing member is removably disposed in a cutout portion of the valve seat member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Chunhe Qiu
  • Patent number: 11209088
    Abstract: Control valves find one of their most important applications in control loops of process plants for controlling the flow rate of a gaseous or liquid medium. To this end, it is crucial that the flow rate can be reliably adjusted and that safe operation, especially with hazardous substances, can be guaranteed. To solve this problem, a hole pattern for perforated plugs (300) of control valves is proposed, which allows the densest possible arrangement of openings (220) on helical lines where the height of the helical lines is minimal and, at the same time, advantageous technical specifications and safety regulations can be taken into account. The pattern allows to generate a very smooth flow characteristic, which facilitates a reliable control of the flow rate. Moreover, the flow rate can be optimized such that the size of the moving parts of the control valve can be reduced to a minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Anke Braeuer
  • Patent number: 11193600
    Abstract: A solenoid valve system includes a valve body defining porting for a fluid flow through the valve body, and first and second solenoid valve components attached oppositely to the valve body. Each valve component includes an electromagnetically driven armature with a poppet that moves between a closed position and an open position. The porting defined by the valve body includes first side porting, second side porting, and common porting in fluid communication with an internal common chamber defined by the valve body. When a respective poppet is in the closed position, flow of fluid is blocked between the respective side porting and the common porting, and when the respective poppet is in the open position the poppet permits a flow of fluid between the respective side porting and the common porting through the common chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Wang, Leonard Prais, Donald Purcell
  • Patent number: 11187331
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a valve enclosure and side handle faucet system comprising the valve enclosure. The valve enclosure comprises an inlet portion, an outlet portion and a valve cavity. The valve enclosure further comprises a ball valve and is mounted to the side of a spout such that fluid enters the valve cavity perpendicularly from a fluid inlet line and exits the cavity perpendicularly from an outlet such that the distance between the input and output flow to the cavity is minimized. The valve enclosure also comprises an interchangeable housing configured to surround the valve enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: Lily Herron
  • Patent number: 11174954
    Abstract: A control valve includes a valve housing, a joint member, a valve body, and a sealing tube member. The sealing tube member has a biasing pressure receiving surface that receives a pressure of a liquid inside the valve housing and biases the sealing tube member to the valve body side. An area S1 of the biasing pressure receiving surface and an area S2 of a valve sliding contact surface of the sealing tube member are set to satisfy Expressions (1) and (2), S1<S2?S1/k ??(1) ??k<1 ??(2) where k is a pressure reduction constant of a liquid flowing through a minute gap between the valve sliding contact surface and the valve body, and ? is a lower limit value for the pressure reduction constant determined based on physical properties of a liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akifumi Ozeki
  • Patent number: 11162592
    Abstract: A regulating piston for a pressure regulating shut-off valve comprises: a tubular sleeve; a first closed end; a second open end; a port defined in the tubular sleeve between the first and second ends, arranged to permit fluid flow between the exterior and interior of the regulating piston; and a support structure disposed within the piston arranged to direct fluid flow between the port and the second open end. The piston can be included in a pressure regulating shut-off valve, and methods for manufacturing the piston and valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: MICROTECNICA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giacomo Mezzino, Gianfranco Salvatoriello
  • Patent number: 11125345
    Abstract: A flow control device for a heat exchange system. The device includes a housing, a valve core and a transmission element. The housing is formed with an accommodating portion, a first port and a second port, the valve core being at least partially accommodated in the accommodating portion. The housing includes fixing elements and an outer housing, the fixing elements being located on a circumferential inner side of the outer housing, the outer housing and the fixing elements are arranged in a relatively sealing manner, and the valve core and the fixing elements are arranged in a relatively sealing manner. The valve core at least has a first flowing passage. The transmission element drives the valve core to open or close at least one of the first and second ports, thereby improving an internal sealing performance of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Long Lin, Yumin Yu, Zhi Wu, Junchao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11118695
    Abstract: Multiport valve with outlets transverse to the inlet useful as a coker switch valve. A sealed lower sleeve assembly provides semi-trunnion ball support. An upper part of the outlet seat recesses is formed in the bonnet, and a lower part in the valve body, which together bias a resilient member to load the seats, independently of end connections. Before bonnet assembly, when the ball is rotated to face a body outlet, there is sufficient space in the seat recesses to insert the seat, slide the seat onto the ball, and then insert the resilient member. When all the seats and resilient members are in place, engagement of the bonnet biases the upper part of the resilient members to load the seat. In valve operation, an enlarged ball outlet bore can straddle two outlet ports and maintain process media flow during switching. Also, methods of assembling, operating, and servicing the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Mogas Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred Lewis Anderson, Asmaa Sadek Kassab, Phillip M. Inman
  • Patent number: 11112013
    Abstract: A tank valve with a valve seat and a valve disc can be displaced relative to the valve seat along a displacement direction into either a closed position or a through-flow position. The valve seat includes a plate shaped part and a ring-shaped part. The valve disc has a first contact area which contacts the first plate shaped part of the valve seat when the tank valve is in the closed position. The valve disc also has a second contact area which is in contact with a second part of the valve seat when it is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LEINEMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Kosmehl, Frank Helmsen, Thomas Heidermann, Thorsten Schaper, Michael Davies
  • Patent number: 11112018
    Abstract: Provided is a safety valve (10) comprising a body (12) which defines an incoming fluid passage (14) and a return fluid passage (20). The incoming fluid passage (14) generally enables a fluid to pass from a fluid reservoir (18) through the body (12) to the tool head (16). The return fluid passage (20) generally enables a fluid to return from the tool head (16) through the body back to the fluid reservoir (18). The body (12) further comprises a diverter (22) which is displaceable between an active position and an inactive position. When the diverter (22) is in the active position, the diverter (22) redirects the fluid via a shunting passage (24) from the incoming fluid passage (14) to the return passage (20) to prevent operation of the tool head (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Ogon Contracting Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Luke Roger Gosden
  • Patent number: 11079025
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve includes a hollow body having an inlet and an outlet, with the hollow body including at least one aperture extending through a surface of the hollow body. An actuator assembly is attached to the hollow body and a sleeve is slideably positioned about the hollow body, with the sleeve moveably attached to the actuator assembly. During operation, the actuator assembly moves the sleeve from a first position that covers the aperture to a second position that un-covers at least a portion of the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Vortech Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: James Middlebrook