Patents Examined by Umashankar Venkatesan
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Patent number: 12152699Abstract: A multi-tubing pinch valve assembly including a receiving space defined between a pinch protrusion and tubing contact body. The multi-tubing pinch valve assembly is moveable between a retracted state and an extended state. In the extended state, multiple tubes disposed in the receiving space are pinched, restricting flow therethrough. In the retracted state, multiple tubes are capable of being loaded into and/or out of the receiving space.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Terumo BCT, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Gloor, Brian William Ward, Alexander Brown, Briden Ray Stanton, Brett Baeverstad, Chuankun Wang, Stuart McKnight, Daniel Clement
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Patent number: 12152698Abstract: A valve configured to be in a first state, which is an open state when a flow through the tube should be allowed; a second state during some parts of a process run in the system, said second state is a closed state were a first closing force is provided; and a third state during some parts of a process run in the system, said third state is a closed state were a second closing force is provided which is a higher force than the first closing force.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Cytiva Sweden ABInventor: Klaus Gebauer
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Patent number: 12152380Abstract: A pneumatic valve control device includes an air cylinder. The air cylinder includes a first piston; an air outlet; and a locking and releasing mechanism configured to lock and release the first piston when the first piston is pushed up. The device also includes a hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic cylinder includes a second piston; an air vent disposed on a first side of the second piston; and a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet disposed on a second side of the second piston. The device also includes a partition disposed between the hydraulic cylinder and the air cylinder; a partition channel disposed on the partition; a piston rod connected to the second piston and configured to pass through the partition channel; and a tappet valve connected to the piston rod and configured to leave the partition channel in response to an upward movement of the piston rod.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.Inventor: Bin Guo
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Patent number: 12146579Abstract: A fluid adjusting device includes a reservoir, at least two connection channels, at least two supply channels and at least one one-way valve, the reservoir is provided with a fluid storage cavity and at least two fluid outlets in communication with the fluid storage cavity, and the fluid storage cavity is configured to store a cooling fluid; the at least two connection channels can be connected to at least two circulation circuits respectively; the at least two fluid outlets are in communication with the at least two connection channels by means of the at least two supply channels respectively; and the at least one one-way valve is arranged in at least one of the at least two supply channels, and is configured to enable a fluid to flow from the reservoir to the corresponding connection channel in unidirectional manner. The fluid adjusting device can accurately control temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Yue Ma, Michael Henker
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Patent number: 12146576Abstract: A piston for a pressure-reducing valve includes a tubular housing having an internal longitudinal bore extending from a first end to a second end. An exterior circumferential sealing disc sealing engages internal walls. The sealing disc has upper and lower faces generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis. First fluid port(s) and second fluid port(s) extend through the tubular housing and into the longitudinal bore. A piston stem sealingly engages an internal surface of the longitudinal bore between the sealing disc and the second end to prevent the passage of fluid. The piston stem, together with a portion of the longitudinal bore, forms fluid passageway(s) that fluidly connect the first fluid port(s) with the second fluid port(s). The second fluid port(s) are inclined relative to the longitudinal axis and extend through at least a portion of the sealing disc, intersecting at least a portion of the upper face thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: PALAMAR INDUSTRIES INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Saunders, William Palamar
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Patent number: 12140236Abstract: A dual union drain valve assembly has one or more reversible check valve inserts in the fitting(s) that are coupled to the drain valve body. The coupling of the fittings to the drain valve body is done using union couplings permitting the easy installation and/or reversal of the check valve insert(s). In addition, the union couplings permit removal of the dual union drain valve assembly from the surrounding plumbing system for service or replacement of the dual union drain valve assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: NIBCO Inc.Inventor: Christopher W. Mason
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Patent number: 12129878Abstract: An air control circuit including a safety function is simply formed from an air circuit. An air control circuit includes a main air line that controls an air device by concurrently turning on or off two external-pilot-operated electromagnetic valves, a pilot air line that supplies pilot air to the electromagnetic valves, and a pilot control line that switches the pilot air line between a supply state and an exhaust state. When one of the two electromagnetic valves suffers a breakdown to fail to be switched to an off position, air in the air device is exhausted through the other electromagnetic valve that has been switched to the off position to recover the air device, and the pilot air line is switched to the exhaust state by the pilot control line to prevent the two electromagnetic valves from restarting.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Enzaki
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Patent number: 12123506Abstract: A valve is provided for flow regulation in a heating and/or cooling system. The valve includes a first valve unit with a first valve element and a second valve unit with a second valve element. The first valve unit and the second valve unit each have three valve ports. The first valve element and the second valve element are arranged in a common valve housing and the first and second valve elements fluidically couple, in a first valve element position, a first valve port to a third valve port and, in a second valve element position, couple a second valve port to the third valve port. The first valve element and the second valve element are movable together by an actuating apparatus into the first valve element position or the second valve element position. In addition, a system for heating and/or cooling including the valve is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Berger Holding GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Martin Koerner, Thomas Moser
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Patent number: 12123507Abstract: A valve, a multi-functional combination valve and a CFLVV valve simultaneously achieve the functions of a refueling limit valve and a rolling-over valve in a fuel tank. The valve body includes a valve core accommodating cavity, and first and second inflow passages, a first discharge port, and a second discharge port communicating therewith are provided. The valve core accommodating cavity includes two independent vertical-sliding first valve core assemblies and second valve core assemblies for opening or closing the first discharge port and the second discharge port. The pressure maintaining part is connected to the second discharge port and contains a certain opening pressure. After the first valve core assembly closes the first discharge port, and a certain pressure value has to be reached in the valve core accommodating cavity, the pressure maintaining part will open the second discharge port, and the fluid will flow out of the second discharge port.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignees: YINGZHI AIYI INTELLIGENT AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES (JIAXING) CO., LTD., SHANGHAI JTR AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaotong Zhu
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Patent number: 12123515Abstract: An actuator assembly includes a unitary actuator housing, a plurality of pilot valves, and a plurality of actuating members. The actuator housing defines a plurality of actuator cavities and a plurality of internal passages each extending from a corresponding actuation ports on the actuator housing to a corresponding one of the actuator cavities, and an internal pressurization passage extending from a single supply port on the actuator housing to a plurality of branch ports each adjacent a corresponding one of the actuation ports. The pilot valves each have an inlet port coupled to a corresponding branch port and an outlet port coupled to a corresponding actuation port. The actuating members are disposed in the corresponding actuator cavities and are movable within the actuator cavities in response to fluid pressurization of the single supply port and movement of the corresponding pilot valve to an open position.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Swagelok CompanyInventors: Branden W. Keeper, William H. Glime, III, Samuel Gunther Houser
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Patent number: 12123540Abstract: A detachable coupling device with automatic closure for the transport of fluid, including two fluid transport pipes extending in a longitudinal direction and each having, at one connection end, a valve mechanism, the device also including an external tube disposed around each transport pipe and, in the coupled position, the two connection ends are configured to be relatively longitudinally displaceable between a first configuration, in which the valve mechanisms are closed, and a second configuration, in which the valve mechanisms are open, the transition from the first configuration to the second configuration being realized by a relative longitudinal movement of the two valve mechanisms close to one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Gaƫtan Coleiro, Yan Pennec
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Patent number: 12117094Abstract: A valve includes a magnetic actuation mechanism providing torque-limiting capabilities and valve stem position indication. A drive shaft of the valve is surrounded by a first annular magnetic array within a fully sealed pressure vessel. A second annular magnetic array is positioned outside of the pressure vessel and surrounds the fully sealed pressure vessel. Each of the first annular magnetic array and the second annular magnetic array include magnets having alternating polarity, allowing the first annular magnetic array and the second annular magnetic array to form a first order coupling mechanism. When the second, outside annular magnetic array is rotated, the first annular magnetic array is caused to move, actuating the valve. Importantly, the valve includes a position indication system able to determine a position of the valve stem and includes an automatic feedback mechanism for comparing an actual position of the valve with an expected position of the valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2024Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: MAGDRIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: David Yakos, Stephen Sanford, Robert K. Burgess
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Patent number: 12117089Abstract: A valve device includes a housing, a stationary disk, a drive device, a shaft and a rotor. The stationary disk is fixed at an inside of the housing and has at least one flow passage hole. The shaft is rotated about a central axis by the drive device. The rotor increases or decreases an opening degree of the at least one flow passage hole. The rotor includes: a drive disk that slides relative to the stationary disk; and a lever that is fixed to the drive disk and couples between the drive disk and the shaft. A torsion spring is placed between the shaft and the lever and urges the lever relative to the shaft in a circumferential direction around the central axis of the shaft. The shaft has a plurality of contact portions configured to contact the lever and respectively located at a plurality of locations.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Hamada, Ryo Sano, Atsushi Tanaka, Akira Higuchi
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Patent number: 12110987Abstract: A diverter valve includes a diverter valve assembly, a diverter valve transmission assembly, a drive motor and a control device used to control the drive motor. Controlled by the control device, the drive motor drives the diverter valve transmission assembly to perform a transmission action, so as to drive the diverter valve assembly to perform switching actions. The diverter valve transmission assembly is an intermittent gear transmission assembly. Driven by the drive motor, each time the intermittent gear transmission assembly performs the transmission action at least once, the control device controls the drive motor to stop driving. In this way, during the action process, not only the transmission is stable and reliable, the noise is low, but it is also wear-resistant enough under high-frequency use, which can meet the requirements of long-term working consumption of the beverage machine.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: SUZHOU INDUSTRIAL PARK KALERM ELECTRIC APPLIANCES CO., LTDInventors: Meisheng Zhu, Zhaoliang Wang
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Patent number: 12110983Abstract: A pneumatically controlled valve unit is specified, having a main valve for controlling a fluid flow of a fluid to be dosed. The valve unit has a piston shiftably mounted in a valve chamber, operating against a return device, and connected to a valve closing body of the main valve to open and close the main valve. The piston delimits a pressure chamber within the valve chamber such that the piston can be shifted against the return device by pressurizing the pressure chamber, wherein a position sensor is provided which is set up to detect the position of the piston in the valve chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Buerkert Werke Gmbh & Co. KGInventor: Uwe Krug
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Patent number: 12104710Abstract: Valve assemblies are described that provide magnetic coupling between a valve actuator and a valve body housing the valve rotor and stator. A valve assembly embodiment, includes, but is not limited to, a valve body, the valve body including at least one magnet, and a rotor and a stator configured to define a plurality of fluid flow passageways; a valve actuator configured to drive the rotor via a drive shaft; and an actuator mount coupled to the valve actuator and configured to magnetically couple with the at least one magnet of the valve body to magnetically couple the valve body and the valve actuator.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Elemental Scientific, Inc.Inventors: Caleb Gilmore, Tyler Yost
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Patent number: 12098778Abstract: A solenoid valve includes: a valve body; a housing which includes a valve seat and a valve chamber; a movable iron core which moves the valve body; a solenoid coil; a fixed iron core configured for moving the movable iron core by causing a current to flow to the solenoid coil; and a sleeve which is disposed inside the movable iron core, in which the sleeve is attached to the housing in such a manner that an open portion of the sleeve is inserted into an open recess portion of the housing communicating with the valve chamber and a gap between the sleeve and the housing is sealed by a seal member.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Noguchi, Yoshinari Kasagi, Hiroyuki Iwanaga
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Patent number: 12098783Abstract: A cylinder porous cylinder, a gas flow control valve, and a mounting method for the gas flow control valve. The porous cylinder (1) includes a plurality of pipe bundles filled inside the pipe. A single flow passage is formed in each of the pipe bundles, such that a seepage passage is formed inside the pipe. The inner diameter, length and permeability of the pipe bundle are determined in advance based on a Reynolds number smaller than 2300. The porous cylinder (1) is capable of implementing a stable gas flow in a gas injection channel. The valve body (21) of the gas flow control valve (2) is provided therein with a plurality of tubular passages arranged in sequence along the horizontal direction of the valve body. The tubular passages include a pipe flow passage (24) and a plurality of seepage passages (25). The porous cylinder (1) is mounted in each of the seepage passages (25). A plurality of connection channels (221) are provided in the valve cap.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Xinglong Chen, Jianguo Xu, Jiazhong Wu, Haishui Han, Na Zhang
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Patent number: 12092223Abstract: A coil spring of a throttle valve device around a shaft between a valve and a valve gear has one end rotated together with a first guide, and another end rotated together with a second guide. The both ends of the coil spring contact a holding portion and a driving portion at a valve intermediate position of the shaft. The driving portion pushes the one end of the coil spring while the holding portion holds the other end of the coil spring during movement of the shaft from the valve intermediate position toward a valve fully-open position or a valve fully-closed position. The first guide and the second guide have insertion holes that face each other in an axial direction when the both ends of the coil spring are positioned near the valve intermediate position of the shaft and are not in contact with the holding portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Keina Hitsuyu, Tohru Shimizu
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Patent number: 12084845Abstract: An outlet aperture arrangement (100) includes a flow promotion device (10) which, in use, is located at an outlet aperture (12) defined by a liquid container (14), for example, a toilet cistern. The device (10) includes a divider arrangement (16). The divider arrangement (16) includes one or more divider members (18). In use, the divider arrangement (16) is located at or in an entrance (20) to the outlet aperture (12), so that the or each divider member (18) divides the entrance (20) into a plurality of outlet entrance parts (22).Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Flusheco LimitedInventor: Stuart Denham