Patents Examined by Seth W Mackay-Smith
  • Patent number: 11719350
    Abstract: A coolant flow control module, having a first outer housing, a first rotor located in the first outer housing, a second outer housing adjacent the first outer housing, and a second rotor disposed in the second outer housing. The second rotor is engaged with the first rotor such that the first rotor and second rotor rotate in unison. An actuator is connected to the first rotor, a first plurality of ports is integrally formed as part of the first outer housing, and a second plurality of ports is integrally formed as part of the second outer housing. The actuator rotates the first rotor and second rotor to at least one of a plurality of orientations such that fluid is able to flow through the first plurality of ports and the first rotor, and fluid is able to flow through the second plurality of ports and the second rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES USA, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Dragojlov, Benjamin MacNally, Russell M Modien, Jeremy Daniel Schmidt, Kris Leo Barboza, Qingqing Xie, David Rene Forgeron, Jürgen Luft
  • Patent number: 11608841
    Abstract: A housing block includes channels formed in an interior of the housing block with at least one of the channels having a slot or flat-channel geometry at least in portions. A method is disclosed for producing the housing block. A sand core is disclosed to be used with the method for producing the housing block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Funsch, Christoph Preisendoerfer, Karl-Heinz Benning, Maximilian Tuch, Tobias Harth
  • Patent number: 11549608
    Abstract: Passage forming blocks of a first pilot valve and a second pilot valve each include a supply passage, which opens in a first surface and a second surface and is connected to a valve chamber, a first output passage, which opens in the first surface and are connected to the valve chamber, and a second output passage, which opens in the first surface. Further, the passage forming blocks each include an output passage connecting recess. The output passage connecting recess is provided in a section of the second surface that overlaps with an opening region of the first output passage, which opens in the first surface, and is connected to the second output passage. The first output passage of the first pilot valve is connected to the second output passage of the second pilot valve via the output passage connecting recess of the second pilot valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CKD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuo Hayashi, Shinji Itoh, Mitsuhiro Kosugi
  • Patent number: 11541222
    Abstract: An exemplary compounding system and method can include a transfer set that includes a manifold for assisting in transferring a plurality of ingredients from supply container(s) to a final container. The manifold can include a first channel in fluid communication with at least one primary ingredient, and a second channel in fluid communication with a plurality of secondary ingredients. The first channel and second channel can be in fluid isolation from each other such that the at least one primary ingredient does not mix with the plurality of secondary ingredients within the manifold. The transfer set can include a plurality of inlet lines in fluid communication with the manifold and two outlet lines configured for connection to two separate pumps and eventually being in fluid communication with the final container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.
    Inventors: Karl Konrad, Jr., Joel Bartholomew, Mike Janders, Linda M. Ammermann, Benjamin R. Lane, Mariano Mumpower, Aaron S. Pearl
  • Patent number: 11500400
    Abstract: In one aspect, a valve actuation system includes a drive unit including an actuator configured to engage and move multiple valves disposed within a fluid cassette to selectively open and close each valve of the multiple valves and a positioning frame disposed adjacent the fluid cassette and along which the drive unit can be moved in three dimensions to align the actuator with a selected valve of the multiple valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn E. Jensen, Philip Scott James
  • Patent number: 11421636
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve includes a valve body, a fixed core, a movable core, a spring, and a cup. The spring is elastically deformed according to valve opening operation of the valve body, and exerts a valve closing elastic force for closing the valve body. The cup contacts a valve closing contact surface of the valve body, and transmits the valve closing elastic force to the valve body. At a start of predetermined-distance movement of the movable core together with the cup, the cup is in contact with the valve closing contact surface, and the valve body or the cup has a supply flow channel through which fuel is supplied to the valve body closing contact surface which is in a state contacting the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinsuke Yamamoto, Kouichi Mochizuki, Atsuya Okamoto, Yuki Watanabe, Tohru Sekido
  • Patent number: 11408519
    Abstract: A valve system has at least one actuated valve device (10) for controlling various fluid ports (15, 16, 17) of a valve housing (18). The valve housing has a receiving space (20) forming a bottom (22), into which the fluid ports (15, 16, 17) open and in which the valve device (10) is installed. The valve device (10) is in frontal contact with the bottom (22) of the receiving space (20) at least in a sector (26). At least during operation, this sector (26) is sealed with respect to the receiving space (20) by at least one sealing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: BIERI HYDRAULIK AG
    Inventors: Herrn Wolfgang Schneider, Herr Ulrich Josi
  • Patent number: 11408529
    Abstract: A coupling device couples a drive shaft of a pivot drive (30) of an exhaust gas stream exhaust flap (10) for an internal combustion engine with a pivot shaft (14), which is rotatable about a pivot axis (A) and carries a flap member (16). The coupling device includes a coupling element (46) with a first coupling area (42) positive-locking engaging with a drive shaft (34) and with a second coupling area (44) positive-locking engaging with a pivot shaft. A prestressing element (58) is supported in relation to the coupling element and in relation to a support element (66) and prestresses the coupling element in a direction of a coupling axis (K), axially away from the support element and in a circumferential direction. A preassembly-blocking device (78) holds the support element under axial prestress and circumferential prestress in a preassembled position in relation to the coupling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: PUREM GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen Schmitt, Annika Zeumer, Andreas Wacker
  • Patent number: 11371625
    Abstract: A fluid cross-free switching valve includes a valve body, a first drive assembly and a second drive assembly. The valve body includes a valve head, a valve core seat and a rotor valve core. The valve core seat is rotatable relative to the valve head. The rotor valve core is slidably mounted on the valve core seat. The rotor valve core is fitted with the valve head. The valve head is provided with at least three reversing connectors. The rotor valve core is provided with a groove that is in communication with the reversing connector on a fitting surface of the rotor valve core and the valve head. The first drive assembly is able to drive the valve core seat to rotate, and the second drive assembly is able to drive the rotor valve core to slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: NANJING RUNZE FLUID CONTROL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD
    Inventor: Dapeng Ren
  • Patent number: 11359738
    Abstract: A valve in which the flow control element includes a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, and a motor operable to rotate the rotatable disk. The motor is disposed in the bore of the valve, aligned with the long axis of the valve body and the axis of rotation of the rotatable disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Patent number: 11359539
    Abstract: An actuator 1 includes a housing 2, an output shaft 3 projecting from the inside of the housing 2 to the outside, a motor 4 provided in the housing 2, a reduction mechanism 5 which connects the motor 4 to the output shaft 3, a magnet 61 provided for rotation integrally with the output shaft 3 inside the housing 2, a Hall effect IC 62 disposed to face the magnet 61 outside the rotation locus of the magnet 61, and a circumferential wall 25 disposed to stand from the inner wall of the housing 2 and interposed between the magnet 61 and the Hall effect IC 62.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: Jeco Co., Ltd., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hikoshi Izumi, Yoshiyuki Ariki, Taiki Miyokawa, Yuta Muneyoshi, Tomoki Mabuchi
  • Patent number: 11346483
    Abstract: A tank tee assembly includes a tank tee body including a tank tee inlet, a tank tee outlet and a tank tee passageway therebetween. An annular flange is disposed on a peripheral surface of the tank tee passageway. At least one through-hole structure is disposed in the tank tee body downstream of the annular flange. A poppet valve assembly is disposed in the tank tee passageway between the annular flange and the at least one through-hole structure. The poppet valve assembly includes a poppet and a guide. The guide is rigidly secured within the tank tee passageway. The guide includes a guide base. The guide base has an outside diameter that is larger than an inside diameter of the annular flange. The tank tee passageway is free of any threaded connections between the annular groove and the at least one through-hole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: FLOMATIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Allan Bo Andersson, Ian Hargraves
  • Patent number: 11335491
    Abstract: The present invention controls the pressure and flow rate of fluid, in order to obtain uniform performance, configure a closed loop magnetic circuit so as to include an electromagnet, a flapper, and a yoke material, and elastically deform the flapper itself by Maxwell attractive force generated between a magnetic pole of the electromagnet and the flapper to make the separation distance between the nozzle and the flapper variable. As opposed to a rigid flapper structure that swingably moves around a supporting point, like a conventional servo valve, the electromagnet, the magnetic pole, the nozzle, the flapper, and the like are arranged such that a change in magnetic gap directly leads to a change in air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TOKKYOKIKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teruo Maruyama, Kozo Okamoto, Takumi Okada, Satoki Yamaguchi, Masataka Nakashima
  • Patent number: 11320058
    Abstract: A fluid manifold assembly for a valve bank is provided, in which the manifold assembly includes a plurality of modular fluid manifolds that are operatively coupled together, and each modular manifold includes one or more anti-rotation elements that cooperate with each other to minimize rotation of the modular manifolds relative to each other, such as during assembly. The anti-rotation elements may include anti-rotation protrusion(s) that extend outwardly from a mating face of a first modular manifold body, and anti-rotation recess(es) that extend inwardly from a corresponding mating face of a second modular manifold body, in which the anti-rotation protrusion(s) of the first body are configured to be received by the anti-rotation recess(es) of the second body. The anti-rotation elements may be configured to interface with each other with particular tolerances that facilitate ease of assembly of the fluid manifold assembly, while minimizing tolerance stack-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua D. Kidder, Yufeng Qi
  • Patent number: 11313488
    Abstract: Disclosed is a solenoid valve for controlling a flow rate of a flow path connecting a first port to a second port, the solenoid valve including: a valve housing installed in a modulator block; an armature disposed inside the valve housing and reciprocating in an axial direction thereof to adjust a flow rate of a working fluid; and a first elastic member having a damper part, which is inserted between the magnet core and the armature, and providing the armature with an elastic force in a direction opposed to a driving force of the magnet core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chung Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11313485
    Abstract: Provided is an electric valve and a manufacturing method thereof. The electric valve includes a valve body member, a valve seat member, a transmission member, a valve core member and a nut. The valve core member includes an upper tubular body including a first cavity, a valve core body and a connecting member. The valve core body is roughly in a round tubular shape and includes an annular thin wall portion and a second cavity. The connecting member includes a first axial through hole, and the upper end portion of the connecting member includes a lower stop portion. The annular thin wall portion is capable of abutting against a sealing portion of the valve seat member. A lower end portion of the nut is engageable with the lower stop portion to limit downward movement of the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SANHUA CLIMATE AND APPLIANCE CONTROLS GROUP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ming Lv, Jiancheng Zhi, Damai Yang
  • Patent number: 11306832
    Abstract: A stopcock, comprising a housing element defining a central bore and at least first, second and third ports; and a handle element which is selectably positionable relative to the housing element; at least one of the housing element and the handle element defining: a first fluid flow passageway communicating between two of the at least first, second and third ports; a second fluid flow passageway communicating between at least two of the at least first, second and third ports, and a fluid flow guide associated with the second fluid flow passageway, the fluid flow guide extending radially towards an inner facing wall of the central bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: ELCAM MEDICAL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION LTD
    Inventors: Gilad Mermelshtein, Hilel Yeshayahu, Ilan Shopen
  • Patent number: 11293557
    Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a housing, a valve element provided in the housing to open and close a valve port, and a resin-molded guide member that includes a support portion supporting the valve element to be slidable in an axial direction, and an attachment portion attached to and in contact with an inner side of the housing. The guide member further includes an intermediate joint portion connecting the attachment portion and the support portion. The attachment portion is larger in shape in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the axial direction than the intermediate joint portion. The support portion extends in the axial direction from the intermediate joint portion. The guide member has an injection-molding gate mark on an outer face of the attachment portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HAMANAKODENSO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Warashina, Takao Ishida
  • Patent number: 11287837
    Abstract: The flow rate control unit 1 is comprised with each of the flow rate control devices 11 connected to (juxtaposedly mounted on) the manifold 2 by the joint 91 interposed between each of the flow rate control devices 11 and the manifold 2. Each of the flow rate control devices 11 can be attached to or detached from the manifold 2 by manually operating (attaching/detaching) the clip 93 without using a tool. Because there is no need to secure space to insert a tool between the adjacent flow rate control devices 11, the mounting pitch between the adjacent flow rate control devices 11 (joints 91) can be reduced to the minimum, allowing miniaturization of the flow rate control unit 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOFLO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Shimizu, Yuki Kamizuru, Takahiro Kawamoto, Kouichi Mikumo
  • Patent number: 11261977
    Abstract: An example shuttle valve includes: (i) a valve body comprising a longitudinal cylindrical bore, a first inlet port, a second inlet port, an outlet port, and a key that protrudes radially inward within the longitudinal cylindrical bore; and (ii) a shuttle mounted in the longitudinal cylindrical bore and configured to move axially therein, wherein the shuttle comprises a plurality of radial protrusions that protrude radially outward from, and are circumferentially spaced apart about, a peripheral surface of the shuttle, and wherein the key of the valve body is interposed between two radial protrusions of the plurality of radial protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew T. Woods