Patents Examined by Matthew W Jellett
  • Patent number: 11852110
    Abstract: An evaporated fuel treatment apparatus includes an electrically-operated valve disposed between a full tank control valve and an atmosphere open port and a control unit that controls the electrically-operated valve, and the control unit performs valve-closing control that fully closes the electrically-operated valve when a valve-closing condition is satisfied after the start of fuel supply, in which a value measured by a fuel volume measurement unit is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value determined in advance and a value detected by a pressure sensor is equal to or greater than a second predetermined value determined in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naohito Buseki, Mariko Kawase
  • Patent number: 11852257
    Abstract: A valve device includes a case having an opened bottom portion and a receiving space formed therein, a base plate covering the open bottom of the case, a flow-in pipe coupled to the base plate to bring in a refrigerant, a boss installed to the base plate and including a plurality of refrigerant flow-in/out holes through which the introduced refrigerant flows in/out, a plurality of flow-in/out pipes coupled to the plurality of refrigerant flow-in/out holes and through which the introduced refrigerant flows in/out, and a pad arranged on the boss and including an open cavity formed therein to selectively opening one of the plurality of refrigerant flow-in/out holes and a connection cavity formed therein to selectively connecting two of the plurality of refrigerant flow-in/out holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jungwook Bae, Kookjeong Seo, Heemoon Jeong
  • Patent number: 11846362
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a solenoid valve comprising a housing body made of a thermoplastic, a coil, and a metal yoke which is at least partly arranged about the coil, wherein the housing body is designed as an injection molded part which surrounds the coil, and electrically insulating additives are added to the thermoplastic in order to increase the thermal conductivity thereof. The housing body is formed with grooves on the housing body exterior, and the metal yoke is designed as a component which partly surrounds the housing body and is mechanically connected to same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Aventics GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Koch, Konstantin May
  • Patent number: 11846365
    Abstract: A valve portion has a sleeve and a valve body inserted into the sleeve. A solenoid portion includes a stator core having a magnetic attraction core, a sliding core, a magnetic flux passage suppressing portion, a yoke having a bottom portion, a side surface portion, and a thin wall portion, a coil portion, a plunger, and a magnetic tubular base portion. The base portion has a first tubular portion in which a first outer peripheral surface of the sleeve is press-fitted into inside and fastened to the first outer peripheral surface, a flange portion that has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the first tubular portion, is arranged on an outer side in a radial direction of a second outer peripheral surface of the magnetic attraction core, and is caulked and fixed to the thin wall portion while being in contact with the yoke inside the yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Sakai
  • Patent number: 11846366
    Abstract: A solenoid includes a first fixed iron core and a second fixed iron core located on a first end side and a second end side of an axial direction of a coil, a first movable iron core and a second movable iron core located therebetween and attracted by the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core by passage of current through the coil, respectively, a spring that biases the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side, and a leaf spring that regulates movement of the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side with respect to the second movable iron core. The movement of the first movable iron core in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the coil with respect to the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core is regulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Tomoyasu Abe, Yuusuke Furuta, Naoaki Danshita, Kohei Doi, Masatoshi Iyatani
  • Patent number: 11841085
    Abstract: A piston actuated cartridge valve (PACV) can be formed within a fluid fitting such as a tee or cross member in a fluid piping system. The PACV includes a base mount extending between first and second ends having a stop and a slide positioned therein. The slide is movable between a closed position and a fully open position by an actuation piston and spring working in combination. The slide permits fluid flow therethrough in the open position and restricts fluid flow in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Edgar Mendez
  • Patent number: 11834213
    Abstract: An apparatus for the automated filling of cartridges of e-vapor devices may include a filling drum configured to receive at least one cartridge of an e-vapor device. The apparatus may additionally include a needle assembly including at least one hypodermic needle. The needle assembly is configured to transition between a lowered state and a raised state. The lowered state is where the hypodermic needle is moved down into the cartridge, while the raised state is where the hypodermic needle is lifted up and away from the cartridge. The apparatus may further include a pump assembly configured to pump a pre-vapor formulation into the cartridge when the needle assembly is in the lowered state. The pump assembly may include a variable amplitude cam system configured to adjust an amount of the pre-vapor formulation for pumping to the cartridge without changing start and stop times for the pumping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Travis Martin Garthaffner, Jeremy Jay Straight
  • Patent number: 11835145
    Abstract: An electric valve, including a valve body part, a valve seat part, and a valve core part. The valve core part is provided in an inner cavity of the valve body part. The valve core part comprises a valve core. The valve core comprises a lower segment portion. The valve base part comprises a first sealing portion. An end of the lower segment portion can be abutted against or separated from the first sealing portion. The valve body part comprises a bushing part. The valve core part comprises a second sealing portion. The diameter D1 of the axial projection loop of the outer edge of the second sealing portion on the cross section of the lower segment portion, the outer diameter D2 of the lower segment portion, and the inner diameter D3 of the lower segment portion, satisfy: 0.2 mm2?D1*(D2?D3)?6 mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SANHUA COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION CONTROLS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Lv, Baijiang Qian
  • Patent number: 11822357
    Abstract: A pilot-controlled coolant valve is provided that includes a pressure chamber, a pressure release chamber, a control opening, a pressure release channel, an actuator having a plunger, a control piston stroke-actuated by the plunger, a closing piston moving in the pressure chamber, and a valve seat. The pressure chamber has an in-flow and an out-flow for coolant. The control opening connects the pressure release chamber to the pressure chamber. The control piston closes the control opening during the stroke actuation by the plunger, except for a radial sealing gap between the control piston and the control opening. When the control opening is closed, the closing piston sealingly rests on the valve seat and interrupts the connection of the through-flow chamber with the in-flow. Axial end sides of the closing piston delimit a stagnation pressure chamber on one side and a through-flow chamber on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Sebastian Hurst
  • Patent number: 11821539
    Abstract: A gas solenoid valve includes: a housing; a main valve body; a guide member; a first biasing member that is disposed in a housing space formed inward of the guide member to surround the main valve body and biases the main valve body in an opening direction; a second biasing member; and an electromagnetic drive device. The housing space is spaced apart from one end of the guide member in the opening direction. A buffer groove is formed at the one end of the guide member to surround an opening end of an inner hole of the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayoshi Okamoto, Makoto Ninomiya, Hiroshi Yamashita, Noritaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11819811
    Abstract: A premixing device includes: a gas flow passage forming member in which an x direction is used as an axial length direction, and a Venturi-shaped gas flow passage into which air can flow in from the outside is formed inside; and a blade portion positioned in the gas flow passage, extending in a y direction, and equipped with a fuel gas outlet. The blade portion includes first and second blade portions spaced apart from each other in a z direction, and an air flow path near the center through which a part of the air flows is formed between these first and second blade portions. At least one of a pair of surfaces of the first and second blade portions facing each other is equipped with an inner bulging portion that bulges in the z direction so as to squeeze a part of the air flow path near the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi Miura, Tsuneo Funabiki, Tatsuya Karaki, Kyohei Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11808373
    Abstract: A piezoelectric valve includes: a valve main part including a gas pressure chamber receiving compressed gas supplied from outside; a plate inside the valve main part, and an actuator fixed to the plate and inside the valve main part, which is a case with an opening on a front surface. The plate includes a gas discharge path and a valve seat coming into contact with a valve element of the actuator opening and closing the gas discharge path. A lid member that closes the opening of the case has a gas discharge opening communicating with the gas discharge path of the plate; is welded and fixed to a front surface of the plate, where the gas discharge path opens, on an annular welded part surrounding the gas discharge opening; and is welded and fixed to an end surface of the case on an annular welded part on the outer peripheral part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: SATAKE CORPORATION, MECHANO TRANSFORMER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Ito, Tadashi Matsushita, Toshiro Higuchi, Sze Keat Chee, Yoshinobu Mizuno, Toshitada Hirata
  • Patent number: 11808377
    Abstract: A drive circuit for controlling a solenoid valve having a solenoid coil and a poppet that translates therein is provided. The drive circuit includes a supply bus, a return bus, a flyback circuit, and a switch. The supply bus is configured to couple the solenoid coil to a power supply and supply a coil current. The return bus is configured to provide a ground path for the coil current. The flyback circuit is coupled in parallel to only the solenoid coil. The flyback circuit includes only a bipolar diode. The switch is coupled in series with the solenoid coil and configured to couple and decouple the solenoid coil to the return bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kale Schrader
  • Patent number: 11808375
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for an actuator design that comprises a compact package, a more efficient use of power, and dual manual overrides for easy access. An electrically operated motor provides rotational power to a series of gears in a gearbox. The gears reduce speed and increase torque, and rotate a worm shaft gear that is engaged with a worm gear. The worm shaft gear is disposed parallel to the motor, and the worm gear rotates at a ninety degree angle from the rotation of the motor. The worm gears is coupled with a trunnion, which is engaged with a ball of a valve. Rotation provided by the motor to the gears is transferred to the worm shaft gear, which provides rotation to the worm gear, to the trunnion, resulting in rotation of the ball in the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: AKRON BRASS COMPANY
    Inventor: Adam Uhler
  • Patent number: 11801195
    Abstract: A negative pressure massage apparatus includes a vacuum pump, two solenoid valves and a control board. The vacuum pump is used to generate a negative pressure outside the negative pressure massage apparatus. Two solenoid valves are used to control a gas flow input into the negative pressure massage apparatus. The control board is used to activate or stop at least one of the vacuum pumps, and the two solenoid valves. The present disclosure further includes a method of using the negative pressure massage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: BIBOTING INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Ta Liu, Po-Chang Liu, Pei-En Lee
  • Patent number: 11801482
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed relating to mixing fluids in welding-type equipment. In some examples, a welding-type power supply (and/or wire feeder) may include multiple fluid paths through which to provide fluid from multiple fluid reservoirs to multiple welding-type tools. The power supply may be configured to automatically control fluid flow rates through the fluid paths via proportional valves. Further, the welding-type power supply may be configured to allow and/or prohibit mixing of fluids from different flow paths via control of various valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Michael Vincent Hoeger
  • Patent number: 11797032
    Abstract: An auto drain valve 100 comprises a valve body 222 wherein a piston 111 having a piston rod 08 with sealing disk 07 and sealing member 03 which is movable within said valve body 222 wherein air vent 30 and liquid outlet 40 and closes simultaneously. Further the valve body 222 is connected to the bowl 10; valve body 222 consisting of air vent 30, liquid inlet 40? and liquid outlet 40; moveable piston 111, solenoid coil 9 surrounding the piston rod 08; spring 01 and spring 02 resiliently biasing on the Piston 111 seal air vent 30 and liquid outlet 40 in its de-energized condition; when the solenoid coil 09 is energized and Piston 111 moves away from air vent 30 and liquid outlet 40 simultaneously, liquid is drained form bowl 10 through liquid inlet 40? into valve body 222 and drained out form liquid outlet 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: ROTEX AUTOMATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Nirav Shah
  • Patent number: 11796106
    Abstract: Embodiments of a polyethylene (“PE”) pipe servicing system of this disclosure may include a fusible PE fitting (F) providing a branch connection to a PE pipeline section or run (P), a valve (10) connected to the fitting and including quick connect/disconnect means, and a machine connectable to the valve including complementary quick connect/disconnect means. The quick connect means provide for full scope of operation, including cleaning, fusion, cool down, hot tap, plugging, and completion. No squeezing is used. The quick connect/disconnect means may include a first portion 20 of a cam profile and a second portion 40 of the cam profile complementary to that of the first. The machine may be a drilling or hot tapping machine (30T), a plugging machine (30P), or a completion machine (30C), and their associated tools. The valve and machine are more lightweight and faster and easier to use than the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TDW Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Zann, Robin Cailloux, Nicolas Horst, Stephane Burgert
  • Patent number: 11796074
    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: September 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Mogas Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred Lewis Anderson, Asmaa Sadek Kassab, Phillip M. Inman
  • Patent number: 11788629
    Abstract: A valve armature of a solenoid valve includes an armature body having a blind hole in which an elastomer seal is vulcanized in. The armature body is manufactured in a cold forming process, in which a final axial linear dimension of the armature body is also determined. Furthermore, a valve having such a valve armature is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BÜRKERT WERKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Bezold, Dieter Schmieg, Tobias Griebel, Rainer Hofmann