Patents Examined by Kelsey Cary
  • Patent number: 9976531
    Abstract: A valve for metering a flowing, e.g. gaseous or liquid, medium, in particular a fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines, is described, which valve comprises a valve housing having an inflow for the medium, a valve body having a metering opening for the medium, a join present between the valve housing and valve body, and a seal sealing the join. In order to ensure a seal that is reliable and not susceptible to cracking, in which context the material of the valve housing and valve body can be selected without restriction, the seal has a clamping ring, covering the join, that sits with a press fit on end portions, facing toward one another at the join, of the valve housing and valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Dietmar Schmieder, Thomas Sebastian
  • Patent number: 9970464
    Abstract: A pre-tensioning-pre-twisting full-bridge 2D electro-hydraulic proportional directional valve can include a 2D valve, linear electro-mechanical converters at two ends of the 2D valve, and a compression-torsion coupling between the linear electro-mechanical converters. The 2D valve can include a valve core and a valve body, wherein the valve core is rotatably and axially slidably disposed inside an inner hole that is set along the axis line of the valve body. Each end shoulder of the valve core is provided with a pair of high pressure holes and low pressure holes, which are respectively communicated with a P opening and a T opening through an inner hole of the valve core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jian Ruan, Wei Li, Bin Meng, Qiang Zuo, Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 9970306
    Abstract: A turbomachine, comprising a housing, at least two blade wheels rotatably accommodated by the housing, at least two rotatably arranged blades, which are evenly distributed along a circle of the at least two blade wheels and mounted with an axle parallel to the axis of the corresponding blade wheel. According to the invention, each blade axle is connected to an adjusting element, which can be displaced relative to the shaft of the second blade wheel via a four bar link, which lies in a plane perpendicular to the blade axle and consists mainly of a square arm that is fixed to the axle of the blades, wherein a square arm is articulated to the bottom of the blade wheel, whereas the other end is connected to the end of the first square arm via a connecting axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Piergiorgio Pasetto
  • Patent number: 9944264
    Abstract: The subject disclosure provides a balance valve and a vacuum booster. The balance valve includes a valve seat (11), a connecting cylinder (16) and a conic cylinder (17) orderly connected from left to right, wherein the valve seat (11) is annular, a sealing flange (12) is provided on an outer periphery of the conic cylinder (17), a protruded lip (13) for sealing is provided on an outer periphery of the valve seat (11), and the valve seat (11) is provided therein with a via hole (14) for communicating a left surface of the valve seat (11) with a right surface of the valve seat (11) outside the connecting cylinder (16). The vacuum booster having the balance valve can reduce a difference between the starting force and the restoring force, thereby increasing the restoring force while keeping the starting force of the same level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: BWI (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dongqiang Luo
  • Patent number: 9939081
    Abstract: A control circuit includes a computing unit, which computes a target oil pressure, a duty output unit, which outputs a drive electric current based on a result of computation of the computing unit, and a dither output unit, which applies a dither signal to a linear solenoid. The dither signal is added to the drive electric current outputted from the duty output unit and is applied to the linear solenoid. The dither output unit always applies the dither signal to the linear solenoid throughout an operation. The dither output unit reduces a pulse height of the dither signal in a dead zone in comparison to a pulse height of the dither signal in a control zone. In this way, even when an axial position of a spool is changed between the control zone and the dead zone, the amplitude of dither of the spool can be made generally constant. Thereby, it is possible to limit a change in an output oil pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yorita, Takanobu Kawano, Masashi Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 9914527
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of aerial propellers, in particular the field of variable-pitch propellers, specifically for unducted fans. More specifically, the invention relates to a pivot (15) for a blade (14) of a propeller (3a, 3b), the pivot including at least a proximal portion (15a) made of metal and suitable for being retained in a radial orifice of a propeller hub, while being capable of turning in said orifice about a longitudinal axis (Z) of the pivot (15), and a distal portion (15b) including a receptacle (20) suitable for retaining a blade root, and at least one arm (17) of organic matrix composite material extending laterally relative to said longitudinal axis (Z) and supporting a flyweight (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Sebastien Tajan, Adrien Jacques Philippe Fabre, Christophe Jacquemard, Adrien Laurenceau, Romain Boudier
  • Patent number: 9896189
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of aerial propellers, in particular the field of variable-pitch propellers, specifically for unducted fans. More specifically, the invention relates to a pivot (15) for a blade (14) of a propeller (3a, 3b), the pivot including at least a proximal portion (15a) made of metal and suitable for being retained in a radial orifice of a propeller hub, while being capable of turning in said orifice about a longitudinal axis (Z) of the pivot (15), and a distal portion (15b) including a receptacle (20) suitable for retaining a blade root, and at least one arm (17) of organic matrix composite material extending laterally relative to said longitudinal axis (Z) and supporting a flyweight (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Sebastien Tajan, Adrien Jacques Philippe Fabre, Christophe Jacquemard, Adrien Laurenceau, Romain Boudier
  • Patent number: 9879509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the design of a nozzle valve (GL) for gas lifting that can be used in place of conventional orifice valves (VO). The gas lift nozzle valve (GL) according to the present invention has a body (1) with admission orifices (2), and, immediately below these, a slight recess (3) in the internal diameter of the body where a convergent nozzle (4) is fitted to regulate the gas flow passing through the inside of the nozzle valve (GL) towards the outlet (5) of the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. -PETROBRAS
    Inventor: Alcino Resende De Almeida
  • Patent number: 9879797
    Abstract: A valve assembly includes a valve base having a tubular section with a longitudinal bore formed therein, a fluid inlet port and a common port with an internal passageway therebetween. A solenoid coil is adapted to generate a magnetic flux and includes a longitudinal axis and a bore coaxial therewith. The valve assembly further includes an orifice piece positioned within the longitudinal bore of the valve base. The orifice piece includes a central passageway with a first end and a second end. A plunger is movable within the longitudinal bore between a first de-actuated position and a second actuated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: IQ VALVES, CO.
    Inventors: Viraraghavan S. Kumar, Alvaro Andres Reyes, Sudhir S. Kulkarni, Shailesh Pradhananga
  • Patent number: 9834912
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a water faucet having a main body is provided. Several housing parts of the main body are made of brass using the method of injection molding, and then the inner parts of the main body corresponding the housing parts are made of a polyamide resin using the method of double injection molding together with the respective housing parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Inventor: Byung Gyou Song