Patents Examined by Eric Keasel
  • Patent number: 11054051
    Abstract: According to one embodiment a gas shut-off valve is provided with an intermediate port communicating a gas inlet an a gas outlet, a closing member moveable between a closed position and an open position, the intermediate port being blocked when the closing member is in the closed position. The shut-off valve includes a magnetic actuator having at least one permanent magnet and a movable element, attached to the closing member, with a ferromagnetic element adhered to the permanent magnet when the closing member is in an open position. A manual actuator of the shut-off valve is configured to move the closing member to the open position. A temperature sensing device is included that has a rod that expands and shrinks with temperature changes, with one end of the rod facing the movable element. The expansion of the rod at a closing temperature causing a pushing on the ferromagnetic element, moving the closing member from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: COPRECI, S.COOP.
    Inventor: Félix Querejeta Andueza
  • Patent number: 11047500
    Abstract: A dual coil solenoid valve is disclosed for a fuel gas control valve, which comprises a stationary coil assembly and a moving coil assembly, wherein both the stationary coil assembly and the moving coil assembly consist of a magnetic core and a coil. Grooves are provided on the inside of the magnetic cores and coils are arranged in the grooves of the magnetic cores. The stationary coil assembly and the moving coil assembly have an equal cross-sectional area and are arranged oppositely with their axes coinciding with each other. The coils are arranged in the grooves of the magnet cores in such a way that the leakage flux can be reduced and the electromagnetic forces can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yin Zhou, Youbin Wang
  • Patent number: 11047506
    Abstract: This present invention relates to a fluid flow control device, such as a valve in an internal combustion exhaust pipe. The fluid flow control device includes a valve assembly and an actuator assembly. The fluid flow control device further includes a cooling ring positioned between the actuator assembly and valve assembly in order to thermally isolate the sensors, controllers and other elements of the actuator assembly from heat that may be present in the valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Aventics Corporation
    Inventors: Oswaldo Baasch, Jon A. Bigley, Danny W. Brown, Glenn Wethington
  • Patent number: 11043322
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a magnetic valve and a corresponding magnetic valve, in particular for the use for electrically continuously adjustable shock absorbers of a vehicle. A valve housing and a magnetic armature which is movably supported relative to a longitudinal axis of an electrically energizable coil and which is at least partially surrounded by a pole tube which is at least partially surrounded by a coil body of the coil that in turn is cast with a casting compound, provides a corrosion protection cap covering an axial end of the pole tube. The corrosion protection cap establishing a connection to the casting compound and protecting the axial end of the pole tube against corrosion influences from the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: RAPA Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sebastian Bähr, Martin Klötzer
  • Patent number: 11035492
    Abstract: A reflux valve includes a first supported portion that plugs a first opening when a valve body biased by a biasing member moves to one side in an axial direction, the first supported portion opens the first opening when the valve body moves to the other side in the axial direction against a biasing force of the biasing member due to negative pressure applied to a downstream side relative to an upstream side, the valve body includes a first hole extending from an end on the other side in the axial direction to one side in the axial direction, a valve body portion includes a second hole extending from an outer side in a radial direction and reaching the first hole, and the valve body portion includes a third hole at a different position from the second hole in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiko Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11035490
    Abstract: A solenoid valve main body has a space with an annular shape continually formed in a circumferential direction between a sleeve and the stator, a first breathing hole which allows an outside of the solenoid valve main body to communicate with the space and a second breathing hole which allows the space to communicate with the accommodation portion. The first breathing hole and the second breathing hole are positioned such that a clockwise distance and an anticlockwise distance in the circumferential direction from the first breathing hole to the second breathing hole are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kenta Furukawa, Hiroyuki Iwanaga, Yoshinari Kasagi
  • Patent number: 11028938
    Abstract: A valve actuating system including a drive device having an axial extension, and having an actuator with an axial output side provided for coupling to a valve and with an opposing axial rear side, wherein the actuator has an attachment interface on the axial rear side thereof for the attachment of an auxiliary device interacting with the actuator, such as a display module, a control head, a position controller or a stroke-limiting module, wherein the attachment interface has a sectional surface onto which the auxiliary device can be tensioned by means of an axial locking device, wherein the axial locking device has a main body and a collar with a locking edge, with which at least one locking element is in contact on the side facing the actuator in order to tension the auxiliary device on the support surface, wherein the collar is formed by a retaining ring secured on the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: FESTO SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Dreher, Marcel Heimroth, Michael Kanthack
  • Patent number: 11028808
    Abstract: An injector device is equipped with a casing enabling hydrogen gas to flow in and flow out and a first plunger and a second plunger which are accommodated inside the casing. Further, by a drive unit, the injector device performs a first operation to integrally displace the first plunger and the second plunger and a second operation to displace the first plunger relative to the second plunger. The second plunger has a flow path allowing the hydrogen gas to flow, and the first plunger is disposed to be inserted into the flow path and is displaced relative to the second plunger to open and close the flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Okamura, Kazuya Mizumoto
  • Patent number: 11027163
    Abstract: A thermal trigger assembly for remote mechanical actuation of another fire protection system component includes an activation component having a base and a movable member. A bias member biases the movable member from a preactivation to an activated position with respect to the base. A thermally responsive element retains the movable member in the preactivation position until a predetermined thermodynamic condition is reached, when the thermally responsive element loses structural integrity. A flexible connector includes a flexible hollow outer cable housing with one end configured to be stationarily (preferably fixedly) connected with the base. A flexible cable is inside the outer cable housing for sliding movement therein and has one end configured to be stationarily (preferably fixedly) connected with the movable member. The flexible cable is moved with respect to the outer cable housing by movement of the movable member upon loss of structural integrity by the thermally responsive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: VICTAULIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen J. Meyer, Yoram Ringer, Thomas Edwin Archibald
  • Patent number: 11022231
    Abstract: A solenoid operated valve includes a valve block defining a valve lumen, a poppet slidably disposed within the valve lumen, a solenoid including an annular winding with an internal surface defining a winding lumen and an external surface, and a core including a central core portion disposed within the winding lumen and an annular core portion disposed outside the external surface of the winding, and an armature including a central armature portion disposed within the winding lumen and an annular armature portion disposed outside the external surface of the winding, wherein the armature is in communication with the poppet so that movement of one is translated into movement of the other. Solenoids for such valves are provided. Also provided are methods of assembling solenoid valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Marotta Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxwell Wolfinger, Christopher Strianse, Keith Brodek, Alexander Colletti, Brian Ippolitto
  • Patent number: 11009141
    Abstract: In an invention including: a piezoelectric element (13) which generates, as a displacement, a driving force necessary for an operation of a valve body (12) which is an operating body; a displacement enlarging mechanism (14) including at least a spring element so as to enlarge a displacement of the piezoelectric element (13) which acts on the valve body (12); and a driving device (15) which operates the valve body (12) by applying a voltage to the piezoelectric element (13) to extend the piezoelectric element (13), the driving device (15) includes a first filter processing unit (15x) having an inverse function characteristic of a mechanical resonance frequency when operating the displacement enlarging mechanism (14), and is configured to apply, a voltage which reduces the mechanical resonance, to the piezoelectric element (13) through this resonance suppression processing unit (15x).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Susumu Irie
  • Patent number: 11003197
    Abstract: An object is to provide a flow rate control device that can suppress a manufacturing cost and greatly reduce burdens of setting and maintenance. A flow rate control device 11 of the invention is comprised with a flow rate adjusting valve 21 that is installed in a flow path 13, a flow rate measurement part 41 that measures a flow rate of a fluid flowing through the flow path 13, a controller 61 that controls opening degrees of the flow rate adjusting valve 21 based on a measurement result of the flow rate measurement part 41, and a pressure deficiency detecting function that detects pressure deficiency when a limit sensor 246 (an opening detecting sensor) that detects the opening of the flow rate adjusting valve 21 detects the opening degrees are full.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: TOFLO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kawamoto, Takuo Shimada, Shinji Tobimatsu, Tetsuaki Sekine
  • Patent number: 11002267
    Abstract: A valve unit for a fluid working machine comprise a valve having a valve member (and optionally a valve seat), a valve actuator coupled to the valve member, and an electronic actuator controller which is integral to the valve unit and configured to actively control the valve actuator to thereby control the valve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: ARTEMIS INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: William Rampen, Niall Caldwell, Stephen Laird, Michael Fielding, Peter McCurry, Mark Brett
  • Patent number: 10989175
    Abstract: The present invention utilizes operation of a valve actuator to generate electrical power. A portion of the mechanical energy generated by operation of a valve actuator is converted to electrical energy. The mechanical energy may be converted to electrical energy at the same time as the valve actuator is operating or the mechanical energy may be stored for later conversion. A valve actuator may be operated manually, electrically, pneumatically, or hydraulically. Generated electrical energy may also be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Flowserve Management Company
    Inventors: William T. Dolenti, Daniel J. Morris, Daniel Carlson, Byron A. Fleury, David R. Simons
  • Patent number: 10982776
    Abstract: A replaceable seat pocket assembly (10) for a gate valve body, the valve body comprises a recess (13) forming a seat pocket interface around the flow bore (B) by the gate opening, the seat pocket assembly (10) is arranged to be replaceable and comprises a ring shaped replaceable seat face ring (1), an energizing retaining collar (3) provided with threads. The invention also comprises a tool (1000) for replacing the replaceable seat pocket assembly, and also a kit and a method for installation of the replaceable seat pocket assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: AWC Frac Valves Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Linder
  • Patent number: 10982506
    Abstract: A valve arranged to close a flow path extending through it, on the loss of an electrical voltage supplied to a driving motor of an actuation element, the driving motor, which comprises a stator and a rotor, being arranged to, via transmission elements, displace the actuation element between at least a first position, in which the actuation element is arranged at a distance from a spring-loaded, rotatable valve element, and a second position, in which the actuation element holds the spring-loaded, rotatable valve element in an open position, the rotor of the driving motor surrounding and being connected to a roller nut which is provided with a number of supported thread rollers which are distributed around and are threadedly engaged with the actuation element, the actuation element being a flow pipe which forms a flow path and is axially displaceable away from its second position by means of an actuator spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Electrical Subsea & Drilling AS
    Inventor: Egil Eriksen
  • Patent number: 10975969
    Abstract: A valve according to an example of the present disclosure includes a poppet head configured to move with respect to a valve outlet of the valve. A first spring is configured to be compressed with a force generated by fluid flow through the valve, and compression of the first spring allows the poppet head to move towards the valve outlet. A second spring is configured to allow the poppet head to move toward the valve outlet when compressed. A method for controlling fluid flow is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Myles R. Kelly, James S. Elder
  • Patent number: 10969032
    Abstract: A solenoid valve for controlling the braking pressure of a wheel brake of a slip-controllable hydraulic brake system of a motor vehicle includes an armature, a valve insert, a valve seat, a valve element, and a spring device. The valve element is arranged in the valve insert in a longitudinally displaceable manner and acts together with the valve seat. The spring applies a force acting in the direction of opening with respect to the valve seat to the valve element in the installed position. The valve element can be actuated by an electromagnetic actuator in the closing direction with respect to the valve seat. The valve element is arranged between an anchor and the valve seat and is operatively connected to the anchor. A front face of the valve element facing the anchor has at least one projection and the projection defines a point of contact with the anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Ertle, Klaus Landesfeind, Jens Norberg, Stephan Steingass, Thomas Weitze, Carsten Bodmann, Edwin Staib
  • Patent number: 10969019
    Abstract: Provided is a fluid control device that achieves high sealing performance at full closure, and can suppress damage to a valve body or a valve seat surface even without mechanical accuracy improvements. The fluid control device includes: a fluid control valve provided in a flow path through which fluid flows: and a control mechanism that controls the fluid control valve. The fluid control valve includes: a valve seat surface; a valve body that contacts and separates from the valve seat surface; and an actuator that drives the valve body. Further, the control mechanism includes a speed adjustment part that when the valve body is brought close to the valve seat surface in order to fully close the fluid control valve, and the valve seat surface and the valve body reach a predetermined distance apart, reduces the moving speed of the valve body more than before reaching the predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadahiro Yasuda, Thomas Hoke, Ryan Owens, Maximilian Gundlach, Patrick Lowery, John Dick, Tomohiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10962135
    Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a manually operable override with a latch handle that comprises a profile for, in a latched position, latching a valve core by having the profile block an operator part of the valve core in a longitudinal direction, and that is biased towards its latched position, preferably by means of gravitational forces acting upon it. The profile includes a recessed hook portion for, in an unlatched position, abutting sideways against the operator part for limiting the latch handle to move towards its latched position. A release handle is movably connected to the latch handle from a starting towards a release position for forcing the operator part to slide along the hook portion in the longitudinal direction until it no longer abuts sideways against the operator part and releases the biased latch handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Asco Controls B.V.
    Inventors: Henk Bakker, Erik Kooijman, Bert van de Kamp