Patents Examined by Daphne M Barry
  • Fluid controller with diaphragm
    Patent number: 10371271
    Abstract: A fluid controller that reduces an increase in cost by additional components or additional processes for setting means, and solves the problem that a set value of an upward movable amount of a stem changes is provided. An upper surface of an outer peripheral edge portion of a diaphragm holder 7 and a lower surface of an inner peripheral edge portion of a holder adapter 15 are formed so as to oppose to each other with a first gap A interposed therebetween. By setting the first gap A to a predetermined value, an upward movable amount of the diaphragm holder 7 is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ichiro Tokuda, Akihiro Harada, Hidenori Kiso, Tomohiro Nakata, Tsutomu Shinohara, Michio Yamaji
  • Fluid control valve assembly
    Patent number: 10364736
    Abstract: Provided is a fluid control valve assembly which reduces pressure loss a fluid passage line including a fluid control valve, thereby mini-minimizing the pressure for a fluid to pass therethrough to ensuring a required amount of flow without upsizing the overall assembly. The fluid control valve assembly includes an upstream pipe forming an upstream fluid passageway tilted at a predetermined angle relative to a valve axis to face an upstream chamber. The upstream chamber is formed upstream of a valve portion which has a valve seat and a valve body in a valve housing and which can open and close the fluid passageway. The wall surface of the upstream chamber is integrated with a swelling, which is projected in the chamber to thereby rectify and guide the fluid flowing therein through the upstream pipe so that the fluid smoothly flows to the valve portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON THERMOSTAT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fumito Kusakabe
  • Fluid controller
    Patent number: 10359120
    Abstract: Provided is a fluid controller capable of cost reduction and performance improvement. Movable members 12 and 13 moved manually or automatically and for moving the disk 9 are tubular in shape and include a fitting portion 13a to be fitted to an outer periphery of the disk 9. The disk 9 is provided with a flange portion 9c, and the tubular movable members 12 and 13 are provided at a lower end portion thereof with a flange portion 35 to be brought into contact with the flange portion 9c of the disk 9 from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Ichiro Tokuda
  • Membrane valve for controlling flow and pressure relief
    Patent number: 10352473
    Abstract: A membrane valve for controlling flow and pressure relief has a format following the anatomy and the action mechanism of a sphincter, in order not to have restriction points to the fluid flow. The valve includes a body provided with terminal sections provided with ends and, internally, a folded membrane which opens and closes according to the flow and/or pressure exerted therein, directly or indirectly, locally or remotely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: ZAMMI INSTRUMENTAL LTDA
    Inventor: Luiz Henrique Vargas Fonseca
  • Control valves for sealing device
    Patent number: 10351282
    Abstract: A valve device includes a control device adapted to control a valve without being supplied with electricity. The control device includes at least one rotatable control cam having an outer periphery with a concave and convex shape, and a driving device adapted to rotate the control cam only in a first rotational direction, out of the first rotational direction and a second rotational direction opposite from the first rotational direction, by being supplied with a pressurized medium. The valve is placed such that a switch portion comes in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the control cam, in order that the valve is opened and closed by the control cam being rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI IMPULSE CO.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Tarumoto, Yuichiro Kataoka
  • Faucet mounting mechanism
    Patent number: 10344459
    Abstract: A faucet mounting mechanism includes a faucet body, a pipe joint, a nut, and a fastening seat. A bottom of an inner ring of the nut has a first inclined surface. The fastening seat is mated with the nut. The fastening seat has a second inclined surface. An outer ring of the fastening seat is provided with at least two fastening buckles. The fastening buckles are tightly mated with an inner wall of the nut. Through the cooperation of the nut and the fastening seat, the nut and the pipe joint can be assembled or disassembled quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: XIAMEN EASO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haitao Lu, Zhen Li, Ximin Chen
  • Plumbing fitting having a water-conducting hose
    Patent number: 10337176
    Abstract: A plumbing fitting that includes a housing having an outlet, water being conductible through the outlet from a hose connection to a jet former of the outlet with the aid of a hose. The hose being insertable into an outlet nipple of the hose connection, and the outlet nipple having a groove extending from an opening in which a seal is disposed for the purpose of sealing the housing against the outlet nipple. The groove being at least partially closed by a closing element disposed on an end face of the outlet nipple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Uwe Stoelzel, Matthias Schlueter, Torsten Meier
  • Solenoid actuated shutoff valve
    Patent number: 10306865
    Abstract: A method for operating a valve, comprises directing fluid flow through a housing of the valve, wherein the fluid flows into the housing through a housing inlet and flows out of the housing through a housing outlet. The method continues by directing a first electric current into a solenoid coupled to the housing to generate a first magnetic field, wherein the first magnetic field exerts a force upon a plunger positioned inside the housing and causes the plunger to magnetically connect to a magnet. The method continues by directing a second electrical current into the solenoid to generate a second magnetic field, wherein the second magnetic field exerts a force upon the plunger causing the plunger to disconnect from the magnet and engage with the housing outlet. Fluid flows into the inlet through a milking hose, and fluid flows out of the outlet into a milking pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Technologies Holdings Corp.
    Inventors: Rafael A. Fematt, Jacob R. Wilmott
  • Fluidic valve with contactless force transmission for pressing together stator and rotor
    Patent number: 10302213
    Abstract: A fluidic valve for switching between different fluid coupling states includes a stator having at least one fluidic stator interface, a rotor having at least one fluidic rotor interface, wherein the rotor is rotatable relative to the stator to thereby switch the fluidic valve between a plurality of different fluid coupling states between the at least one fluidic stator interface and the at least one fluidic rotor interface, and a force transmission mechanism configured for pressing the stator and the rotor together by a contactless force transmission to provide for a fluid tight sealing between the stator and the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony Ziegler, Manfred Berndt
  • Variable inlet vanes
    Patent number: 10288076
    Abstract: A cooling system that includes two or more fans that each have a chassis. The chassis includes a first face, a second face, and a sidewall. The fans then can be attached to each other by attaching a sidewall of a first fan chassis to a sidewall of a second fan chassis. An adjustable vane is attached perpendicularly and approximately equidistant between the fans, with an angular control element that is attached to the first fan chassis. The vane can be oriented such that the vane divides the airflow distributed to the fans. The vane then can be adjusted radially by the angular control element, which is attached to the fan chassis. If an impeller of a fan chassis fails the vane can be adjusted radially using an angular control element to distribute more airflow to the failed fan superimposing the non-failed fan chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Anderl, Karl Stathakis
  • Seal plate with fluid bypass control
    Patent number: 10280840
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a manifold including a plurality of manifold channels disposed therethrough, each manifold channel including a manifold channel opening, and a seal plate, including a plurality of seal plate apertures disposed thereon, operably coupled to the manifold, wherein the seal plate includes at least one seal plate channel extending between at least two of the plurality of seal plate apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Meyst, Jonas S. Banhos, Andre Herman Troughton
  • Valve actuator, valve and method for controlling a valve actuator
    Patent number: 10274102
    Abstract: A valve actuator for a valve has an electric motor which comprises a rotor and a stator, and further a magnetic detent brake with at least one detent magnet for holding the rotor in a detent position. The least one rotor magnet is arranged on the rotor and co-operates with the detent brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Beck
  • Handle for valve assembly
    Patent number: 10274101
    Abstract: A handle assembly is provided for an outlet valve of a tank car wherein the outlet valve has a valve stem rotatable about an axis and is operative to open and close the outlet valve. The handle assembly includes a valve handle for manually opening the outlet valve, a rotatable shaft coupled to the handle, and a coupling coupled to the outlet valve and selectively coupleable to the shaft. A valve rotation control structure includes a first movement control component on one of the coupling and the shaft. The valve rotation control structure is configured to permit the coupling or shaft to move parallel to the axis of the valve stem between a first locked position and a second rotatable position and to rotate about the axis of the valve stem between a first valve closed position and a second valve open position at the second rotatable position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SALCO PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Vedran Dzolovic, David Clugg, Lawrence McMullin, James McLaughlin
  • Faucet with articulating arm
    Patent number: 10260217
    Abstract: A faucet includes a sprayhead removably supported by a positioning arm. The positioning arm is articulated to provide multiple degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Brian Alan Enlow, Darrell Scott Crowe, Kurt Judson Thomas, Seth Fritz, Celine Kwok Garland
  • Latching valve assembly having position sensing
    Patent number: 10253900
    Abstract: A latching valve assembly which controls the flow of air and purge vapor between a fuel module and a carbon canister, where a change in an electrical property of the latching valve assembly is used to detect whether the latching valve is in the open position or the closed position. The latching valve assembly of the present invention eliminates the need for a physical switch solution, mechanical or non contact solutions, eliminates complexity of valve hardware requirements, and only adds minor electric components and software to identify the latch position. This system eliminates valve complexity and mechanical connections required for electrical conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Douglas Jefford, William John Boucher, David William Balsdon, Raymond Rasokas
  • Damping valve for a vibration damper
    Patent number: 10253839
    Abstract: Damping valve having a damping valve body with at least one passage channel between two cover sides. An outlet opening of the passage channel leads into a cover-side annular channel which is limited by an outer annular valve support surface and by an inner annular valve support surface, the at least one annular valve support surface for at least one valve disk has a substantially constant width along the circumference, and the annular channel has a varying width along the circumference, and at least one valve support surface has a varying radius of curvature along the circumference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Guido Holtmann, Achim Eich, Jürgen Henrichs, Jörg Rösseler, Aleksander Knezevic
  • Faucet having support bracket
    Patent number: 10233619
    Abstract: A faucet having a support bracket contains: a body, a flexible outlet pipe, a spray head, and a support bracket. The body includes a vertical axis extending along a central portion thereof; and the flexible outlet pipe extends outwardly from a top of the body and includes an outflow segment. The spray head is connected with the outflow segment, the support bracket includes a first rotatable connector disposed on the body and includes a first tab extending outwardly from the first rotatable connector, wherein the first tab has a first rotation axis separated a distance from and perpendicular to the vertical axis. The support bracket includes a second rotatable connector having a head segments and a distal segment, wherein the head segment is rotatably connected with the first tab to form a first movable joint, and the distal segment is connected with or removed from the spray head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Globe Union Industrial Corp.
    Inventors: Yiping Lin, Yueping Xiao, Yungcheng Yu
  • Quick connect faucet
    Patent number: 10233617
    Abstract: A quick connect faucet contains: a hollow body, a control valve assembly, and a water supply set. The hollow body includes a longitudinal chamber and a channel, the longitudinal chamber has an accommodation groove having a fixing orifice and a first stepped. The control valve assembly includes a holder having a first locking rib, a cold-water conduit, a hot-water conduit, a mixing-water conduit, a bottom fence, and a fastener. The cold-water conduit has a cold-water inlet having a hot-water inlet, the bottom fence has at least one locking protrusion, and the fastener has at least two cutouts. The water supply set includes a cold-water inflow tube and a hot-water inflow tube, each of which has an outlet segment, wherein the outlet segment of the cold-water inflow tube has a peripheral trench, and the outlet segment of the hot-water inflow tube has a peripheral trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Globe Union Industrial Corp.
    Inventor: Kaizhong He
  • Fluid control valve
    Patent number: 10234041
    Abstract: A fluid control valve includes: a shaft member that moves along an axis of the shaft by a driving force from a driving source connected to one end of the shaft member; a valve body that is connected to the other end of the shaft member and includes a flat plate shaped main body portion having an outer periphery to which a sealing member is fixed; a housing that includes an inlet and an outlet, has an annular valve seat, and accommodates the shaft member and the valve body, in which the valve body is capable of swinging with respect to the shaft member, the valve seat includes an abutment portion and a protruding portion, and a tip end of the protrusion portion abuts on the main body portion in the state where the sealing member abuts on the abutment portion, so as to regulate movement of the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Kajio
  • Towing vehicle for maneuvering an aircraft and for supplying pressurized air to an aircraft during the taxiing phase before takeoff
    Patent number: 10227144
    Abstract: A mobile vehicle for supplying pressurized air to an aircraft, the vehicle being configured to tow the aircraft during its movements on the ground and including a pneumatic supply system configured to supply pressurized air to the aircraft, the pneumatic supply system being manually connectable to a high-pressure connector of the aircraft and remotely disconnectable from the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Didier Gendre, Kevin Goburdhun, Alexandre Fouillot