Patents Issued in May 12, 2020
  • Patent number: 10648576
    Abstract: A water valve may comprise a valve shell, and a rotating base is installed in the valve shell. A lower end of the rotating base is sequentially connected to a driving valve piece and a fixed valve piece which are installed in the valve shell. A center of a top portion of the rotating base comprises a valve rod upwardly protruding out of the valve shell. The rotating base is configured to engage with the driving valve piece, and through operating the valve rod, the rotating base driven by the valve rod is adapted to drive and have synchronous rotation with the driving valve piece so as to change the relative positions between the driving valve piece and the fixed valve piece and then to control on/off operation of a faucet, ratio of hot and cold water and the amount of water flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: HAIN YO ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chia-Po Chang
  • Patent number: 10648577
    Abstract: A control valve includes a casing that has a port in which an outflow opening is formed, a joint that is joined to an opening end surface of an outflow opening in the port, a rotor that is rotatably accommodated inside the casing, a slide ring that has a slide surface for sliding on an outer circumferential surface of the rotor, a sealing ring that is interposed between an inner circumferential surface of the port and an outer circumferential surface of the slide ring, and a holder that is disposed between the inner circumferential surface of the port and the outer circumferential surface of the slide ring and holds the sealing ring from an outer side in a port axial direction with respect to the sealing ring. The holder is disposed to be separated from at least any of the joint and the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akifumi Ozeki
  • Patent number: 10648578
    Abstract: A sanitary fitting with a fitting body with a hollow cylindrical mixing shaft chamber in which a mixing shaft is rotatably supported about an axis of rotation. A hot and cold water inlet and a mixed water outlet open into the hollow cylindrical mixing shaft chamber, and wherein the mixing shaft has a control contour on the outer circumference which delimits a mixing chamber, which as a function of the rotational position of the mixing shaft fluidically connects the hot water inlet and/or the cold water inlet to the mixed water outlet in order to adjust a mixed water temperature. The mixing chamber of the mixing shaft is fluidically decoupled from the hot water or cold water inlet port while forming a fluid-tight valve gap between a sealing surface of the control contour of the mixing shaft and the inner peripheral wall of the hollow cylindrical mixing shaft chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: GROHEDAL Sanitaersysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Moeller, Christian Koch
  • Patent number: 10648579
    Abstract: A two-way faucet includes a hollow faucet body; a rotatable water guide seat positioned in the faucet body; a rocker arm water guide assembly coupled to the rotatable water guide seat, the rocker arm water guide assembly including a supporting water guide seat and a supporting water guide tube in communication with the supporting water guide seat; a reversing outlet assembly assembled to one end of the supporting water guide tube afar from the supporting water guide seat, the reversing outlet assembly defining an upper outlet and a lower outlet; an outlet tube hermetically connected to the reversing outlet assembly and in communication with the upper outlet; and a shower outlet assembly having a switch assembled to one end of the outlet tube afar from the reversing outlet assembly, the shower outlet assembly being detachably supported on the supporting water guide seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: KAIPING PASGO PLUMBING PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Baizhao Guo
  • Patent number: 10648580
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a check valve. The check valve installed in a bore of a modulator block having an inlet path and an outlet path and configured to control oil to flow in one direction, the check valve comprising: a valve housing installed in the bore, including an inlet and an outlet configured to respectively communicate with the inlet path and the outlet path, and having an open upper portion; a cap member configured to seal the open upper portion of the valve housing and fixed to the modulator block; a plunger provided to move forward or backward in the valve housing and configured to open or close an internal path between the inlet and the outlet; and a spring provided between the cap member and the plunger and configured to press the plunger to close the internal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: In-Wook Jeon
  • Patent number: 10648581
    Abstract: A check valve including a valve housing defining a pair of valve openings; a pair of flappers pivotably mounted for rotation relative to the housing between an open position in which they permit fluid flow through the respective valve openings and a closed position in which they prevent fluid flow through the valve openings; and a stop element arranged such that the flappers will contact the stop element in their open positions. Each flapper includes a primary flapper element pivotally mounted to a hinge pin that extends across the valve, and a secondary flapper element. The primary flapper element further includes at least one flapper opening formed therethrough. The secondary flapper element is pivotally mounted such that it may rotate relative to the primary flapper element for opening and closing the at least one flapper opening in the primary flapper element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventor: Zbigniew Jaƛkiewicz
  • Patent number: 10648582
    Abstract: A check valve is provided with a rectilinear flow passage having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet and allowing a liquid to flow therethrough in one direction, and a first valve body, a first valve seat, a second valve body, and a second valve seat are provided in the rectilinear flow passage. A first drive body is provided in the rectilinear flow passage at a position closer to the liquid inlet than the first valve body so as to be movable in one direction. The first drive body is driven in one direction by the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is adapted to set the first drive body either to an open state in which the first drive body presses the first valve body toward the liquid outlet side to detach the first valve body from the first valve seat or to a closure state in which the first drive body does not press the first valve body toward the liquid outlet but allows the first valve body to be seated on the first valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Shinya Imamura
  • Patent number: 10648583
    Abstract: A pressure-compensated rupture disk assembly and method for subsea protection of a pressure vessel. The assembly and method incorporate a piston device, a dynamic piston seal configured to move the piston device when a predetermined pressure is reached; and a rupture disk adjacent the piston device, the rupture disk having a first pressure on a piston side and a second pressure on a second side, the rupture disk being configured to open when a predetermined pressure is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Brandon J. Wiedemeier, Tyler J. Harrison, Gregory W. Anderson, Carl E. Lostrom
  • Patent number: 10648584
    Abstract: An earthquake gas valve that uses a battery powered actuation mechanism to automatically close a gas valve when the movement caused by an earthquake is perceived. A gear motor is activated by a plurality of shake switches which in turn cause a motor driven radial rack to rotate. The rack terminates in a closure plug which obstructs the gas outlet opening and prevents gas from entering the house or office when an earthquake occurs. A timing circuit delays the activation of the closure plug to make sure that the motion has been caused by an earthquake and not by an accidental brief jarring action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventors: Vincent Rogers, Kenneth Tarlow
  • Patent number: 10648585
    Abstract: A pressure control valve is provided with a pressure control block. The pressure control block has a pressure control block having an opening portion provided on one outer surface, a pressure control surface provided as a plane at a bottom portion of the opening portion, and two internal channels having openings at the respective end portions of the pressure control surface. A sheet-like valve body having elasticity and arranged so as to cover the pressure control surface is provided in the opening portion of the pressure control block. A valve body driving portion is provided on a side opposite to the pressure control surface with the valve body interposed therebetween that adjusts an amount of a gap between the valve body and the pressure control surface by pressing the valve body in a direction perpendicular to the pressure control surface. The pressure control surface has higher hardness than a hard material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihiro Kora, Takao Okado, Michiaki Owa, Yosuke Iwata
  • Patent number: 10648586
    Abstract: An automated thermally responsive valve with an internal reset function is disclosed. The cartridge latching mechanism can be retracted at a target temperature and manually reset at the target temperature to engage an ejector cap. The reset mechanism of the cartridge automatically returns to a latching configuration upon warming. The cartridge thermal actuator can be configured to retract the latching mechanism at a target temperature near freezing to provide a freeze protection drain valve that is ejected from a sealing element in the ejector cap and allows a fluid system to drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: THERM-OMEGA-TECH, INC.
    Inventor: Alexander Lee Negovan
  • Patent number: 10648587
    Abstract: A fluid valve incorporates a plunger with a fluid channel. The plunger is connected to a boss coupled to a diaphragm, this boss also includes a fluid channel and the plunger and boss fluid channels are in fluid communication. The boss fluid channel opens to the backside of the diaphragm in the valve cavity and permits substantially complete pressurization or evacuation of the volume behind the diaphragm in the valve. The substantially complete pressurization of the volume behind the diaphragm enables full closure of the diaphragm and improves contact of the diaphragm with the valve seat thereby improving performance of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.
    Inventors: Iraj Gashgaee, George Gonnella, Bruce Garber
  • Patent number: 10648588
    Abstract: A control valve for a fluid flow includes: a valve body that defines an inlet and an outlet for the fluid, an obstructer inserted in the valve body, and an actuator system configured for reversibly translating the obstructer between a first position, in which the obstructer allows the passage of the fluid between the inlet and the outlet, and a second position, in which the obstructer prevents the passage of the fluid between the inlet and the outlet; the control valve further includes a turbine rotor housed inside the valve body, wherein the rotor includes a plurality of blades and is configured for continuously rotating under the action of the fluid flowing between the inlet and the outlet, the rotor rotating about an axis of rotation substantially aligned with the direction of translation of the obstructer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Politecnico Di Milano
    Inventor: Stefano Malavasi
  • Patent number: 10648589
    Abstract: A generally cylindrical element adapted for immersion in a fluid medium, the cylindrical element comprising an elongate body having a length and a generally circular cross-section, and a plurality of raised body portions disposed about and extending along the length of the elongate body, the raised body portions being arranged generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body and having a height between 2% and 10% of a diameter of the body. The plurality of raised body portions are adapted to reduce vortex-induced vibration and/or drag on the cylindrical element when the cylindrical element is immersed in the fluid medium and there is relative movement between the cylindrical element and the fluid medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: AMOG TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
    Inventors: Andrew Elmhirst Potts, Hayden Marcollo
  • Patent number: 10648590
    Abstract: A marine pipelaying friction clamp device for frictionally retaining an offshore subsea pipeline to be launched into the sea includes a frame which includes a main frame structure that is adapted to be supported by the pipelaying vessel. The frame supports multiple annular arrays of clamping units adapted to simultaneously engage separate portions of the pipeline. The frame further includes one or more mobile subframes for one or more of said annular arrays of clamping units. Each of said one or more mobile subframes is movably supported by the main frame structure so as to be mobile relative to said main frame structure in said longitudinal direction of the clamp device, and each of said one or more mobile subframes is supported by a spring assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Jeroen Adrianus Joseph Donkers, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Stefan Cornells Van Ruyven, Joop Roodenburg, Wouter Johannes Slob
  • Patent number: 10648591
    Abstract: The marine cable bellows installation tool is a hand tool. The marine cable bellows installation tool is configured for use in inserting a control cable through a cable bellow. The marine cable bellows installation tool inserts the control cable through the cable bellow such that the control cable will not damage the cable bellow during the process. The marine cable bellows installation tool comprises a tapered tube, a chase tube, and a striking tool. The tapered tube inserts into the cable bellow such that the tapered tube forms a barrier that protects the tapered tube from damage by the control cable. The striking tool is a momentum transfer device that provides the motive forces required to draw the control cable through the cable bellow. The chase tube is an intermediary that protects the cable bellow from any potential impact damage commonly associated with percussive procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventor: John Lenio
  • Patent number: 10648592
    Abstract: An air duct support for supporting flexible air ducts and similar pipes without constricting airflow through the pipes. The support has an arcuate main body portion for receiving a portion of the conduit therein and an upright support attached to a bottom of the top portion and supporting the conduit at an elevated position in relation to a base surface, where said arcuate main body portion includes strengthening beads that run the length of said main body. The top portion rotates 360 degrees in relation to the support member to accommodate any direction of extension of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventor: Anthony F. Caminita
  • Patent number: 10648593
    Abstract: A pipe clamp for a main pipe conveying a medium. The pipe clamp includes a saddle member and bearing elements, wherein the bearing elements are arranged on the saddle member. The pipe clamp further includes a tension unit, wherein the tension unit comprises at least one band for encircling the main pipe, a band linkage, and a clamping lever. The band linkage and the clamping lever are each arranged at one end of the at least one band and are opposite one another. An extension is arranged on the clamping lever, and the extension is configured to be removed from the clamping lever after the tension unit is firmly clamped on the main pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: GEORG FISCHER WAVIN AG
    Inventors: Oliver Trefz, Jonas Huessy, Dirk Petry
  • Patent number: 10648594
    Abstract: An adjustable Vertical Support Member (VSM) that can be raised or lowered by turning a crank. Each VSM consists of a outer frame that has a base, and an inner frame that is adjustably positioned within the outer frame. A crank system is provided to lift (or lower) the inner frame as needed to restore the pipe to its original position. In this way, a pipeline can be set easily over varied terrain or, for operational reasons, at different heights, without equipment or large crews.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventor: Richard Faulkner
  • Patent number: 10648595
    Abstract: A preassembly for a conduit fitting includes an annular fitting component and a conduit gripping device. The annular fitting component has an interior wall extending along a central axis from an inboard end to an outboard end. The interior wall includes an inboard surface having a first diameter, an outboard surface having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and an intermediate surface recessed from the inboard surface by an outward facing inboard radial wall and recessed from the outboard surface by an inward facing outboard radial wall. The conduit gripping device is retained within the annular fitting component and includes a projection extending radially outward of an outer circumferential surface of the conduit gripping device, and axially toward an inboard end of the conduit gripping device, with an end portion of the projection being axially captured between the inboard radial wall and the outboard radial wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Swagelok Company
    Inventors: Peter C. Williams, Mark D. Bearer, Cal R. Brown, Stephen J. Zaborszki, Douglas S. Welch, Ronald P. Campbell, Gregory S. Kalata, Douglas J. McClure
  • Patent number: 10648596
    Abstract: In a method of assembling a conduit fitting, a conduit fitting is provided, including a first coupling member, a second coupling member, an internal conduit gripping device disposed between said first coupling member and said second coupling member, and an external deformable structure. The first coupling member is pulled up with the second coupling member on an end portion of a conduit to engage the external deformable structure with an external surface of one of the first and second coupling members. After engaging the external deformable structure with the external surface of one of the first and second coupling members, the first coupling member is further pulled up with the second coupling member to axially compress the external deformable structure, until an amount of torque required to continue pulling up the first coupling member increases to a predetermined torque. The predetermined torque corresponds to an initial pulled-up position in which the conduit gripping device grips and seals the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SWAGELOK COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark D. Bearer, Mark A. Bennett, John D. Karkosiak, Jeffrey Michael Rubinski, Peter C. Williams, Tobin Berry, Mark A. Clason, Eric M. Kvarda
  • Patent number: 10648597
    Abstract: A pipe connector structure includes a base, having a through hole and a revealed upper surface, comprising a first thread portion for connecting to an intercommunicating device and a second thread portion located on the first thread portion; a lid, having a central through hole; a sleeve, accommodated in the lid; and a first O-ring, disposed at the revealed upper surface and encircling the through hole. The lid includes an inner thread structure corresponding to a thread of an outer sidewall of the second thread portion. Accordingly, a user is capable of accurately cutting a water cooling pipe having an appropriate length according to the revealed upper surface of the pipe connector structure, thereby effectively solving issues of being uncertain whether the water cooling pipe is completely inserted into the base and being likely inserted in an unaligned manner as well as reducing risks of liquid leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: THERMALTAKE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Pei-Hsi Lin
  • Patent number: 10648598
    Abstract: A ferrule for a conduit fitting includes an interior wall extending along a central axis through the ferrule between first and second end portions of the ferrule, so that the ferrule can be installed over a conduit end. The first end portion of the ferrule includes an axially outer first end driven surface disposed at a first angle between 70° and 90° with respect to the central axis, and an axially inner first end camming surface disposed at a second angle between 0° and 40° with respect to the central axis. The second end portion of the ferrule includes an axially outer second end driven surface disposed at a third angle substantially equal to the first angle, and an axially inner second end camming surface disposed at a fourth angle substantially equal to the second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SWAGELOK COMPANY
    Inventors: Peter C. Williams, Donald E. Negrelli, Mark D. Bearer
  • Patent number: 10648599
    Abstract: A pipe coupling for coupling adjacent pipe ends of a pair of pipes includes a sleeve, a sealing gasket operatively coupled with the sleeve adjacent an open end of the sleeve, and a clamping element for compressing the sleeve or the sealing gasket into tightened engagement with one of the pipe ends. The clamping element includes two bolt flanges nominally spaced apart by a gap and a double threaded fastening bolt with two external threaded portions, which engage with two corresponding fastening nuts having right-hand thread and left-hand thread, respectively. Accordingly, when the fastening bolt is rotated, both the fastening nuts move towards or away from one another, thereby rapidly moving the bolt flanges to shrink the gap and compress the clamping element or to expand the gap. As such, less time and labor are required to operate the pipe coupling in the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Sensus Spectrum LLC
    Inventor: Edwin A. Bird
  • Patent number: 10648600
    Abstract: A swivel includes an inner and an outer ring. The rings are coaxial and rotatable relative to one another around a central axis, and define a toroidal chamber and an axial seal annulus gap between the rings. The inner and outer rings are rotatably interconnected via a bearing structure. The swivel includes an upper bearing structure and a lower bearing structure on each side of the toroidal chamber. Each bearing structure interconnects the inner and outer rings. An upper and a lower sealing member is situated in the seal annulus gap near a respective upper and lower bearing structure. At least one of the inner and outer rings includes an upper member, a lower member and a central member. The upper and lower members are fixedly attached to the respective upper and lower bearing structures and the central member is independently displaceable relative to the upper and lower ring members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC.
    Inventor: Liva Christian Randrianarivony
  • Patent number: 10648601
    Abstract: A quick connect system for a fluid coupling is provided. The system includes a clip having a base extending circumferentially substantially around an axis, a wing extending substantially axially from the base, and a delta-shaped lug extending radially from the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Patrick Montag, Perry Erickson, Shashank Varma
  • Patent number: 10648602
    Abstract: A pipe sealing gasket is shown which is designed to be received within a raceway provided within a socket end of a female bell plastic pipe end which is assembled with a mating male pipe end to form a plastic pipe joint. The raceway in the female bell plastic pipe end is preformed during manufacture and the gasket is installed thereafter. The gasket has a rubber body portion which is reinforced by a hard plastic band formed as a series of integral, spaced wedges which are interconnected by a flexible ribbon. The gasket is flexible enough to be flexed and placed in the pipe raceway and yet the hard plastic band acts to prevent extrusion of the gasket during a variety of pressure conditions as well as preventing displacement during field assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: S&B Technical Products, Inc
    Inventor: Guido Quesada
  • Patent number: 10648603
    Abstract: A contoured branch fitting for reducing stress in a header pipe caused by acoustic induced vibration that includes a maximum width, a maximum length, a thickness that is greater along the maximum length and a constant radius between the branch connection and the header connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ismat Eljaouhari, Yuqing Liu, Philip Diwakar, Dan Lin, Ajay Prakash
  • Patent number: 10648604
    Abstract: A contoured branch fitting for reducing stress in a header pipe caused by acoustic induced vibration that includes a maximum width, a maximum length, a thickness that is greater along the maximum length and a constant radius between the branch connection and the header connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ismat Eljaouhari, Yuqing Liu, Philip Diwakar, Dan Lin, Ajay Prakash
  • Patent number: 10648605
    Abstract: A water hammer prevention system using an operation state analysis algorithm to prevents water hammer. Data is measured in real time by a pressure sensor and a water level sensor are transmitted to a control unit and stored in a database. The control unit includes an air chamber which controls the operations of an air compressor and an air exhauster to prevent water hammer. The control unit performs calculations according to a water hammer algorithm, and determines the operation states of the air compressor and the air exhauster, and whether the water hammer prevention equipment is operating normally. Active operational control of the water hammer prevention equipment can be performed by applying a data analysis technique thereto, and a failure or operation error can be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SMTECH CO., LTD
    Inventor: Chulsu Yang
  • Patent number: 10648606
    Abstract: A method of reducing a leak or a risk of a leak of a pipe system is disclosed. The pipe system is filled with a composition that includes metal powder and xylenes, and a pressure is applied to the filled pipe system and the pipe system is drained of said composition. Also, the use of a composition for reducing a leak or a risk of a leak of a pipe system is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Picote Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Mika Lokkinen
  • Patent number: 10648607
    Abstract: A process for lining a steel pipe for the subsea transport of fluids comprises machining of an annular cavity in an inner wall of the pipe to be lined. The cavity is set back longitudinally relative to an end of the pipe. The deposition by welding of a first resurfacing layer includes a corrosion-resistant metal alloy on the inside of the cavity. Surface machining of the first resurfacing layer is done to the internal diameter of the pipe. A liner made of corrosion-resistant steel alloy is introduced into the pipe. Deposition by welding includes at least one second resurfacing layer made of corrosion-resistant metal alloy on the inner wall of the pipe between the end of the liner in contact with the first machined resurfacing layer and the corresponding end of the pipe. Surface machining of the second resurfacing layer is done to the internal diameter of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SAIPEM S.A.
    Inventors: Antonio Carlucci, Eric Kerdiles, Roberto Palladini
  • Patent number: 10648608
    Abstract: Ice hole wraps configured to be positioned in a floor of an ice shelter are provided. An ice hole wrap includes a first circular end, a second circular end, a cylindrical wall extending between the first and second ends, and a height extending between the first and second circular ends. The wall is foldable between a first configuration in which the cylinder has a first height between the first and second circular ends, and a second configuration in which the cylinder has a second height between the first and second circular ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventor: John Cryiel Kor
  • Patent number: 10648609
    Abstract: A structural cabinet for an appliance includes an outer wrapper and an inner liner defining an insulating cavity therebetween. A first insulating structural layer is disposed against an inner surface of the outer wrapper. A second insulating structural layer is disposed against the inward surface of the inner liner. A core insulating material is disposed between the first and second structural insulating layers, wherein the first and second insulating structural layers reinforce the outer wrapper and inner liner, respectively, and resist deflection when the core insulating material is in a compressed state within the insulating cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Nicole M. Ernat, Ashish Nigam
  • Patent number: 10648610
    Abstract: A heat-insulated box for insulating parallel-slide valves includes multiple sections each including an outer protective steel envelope with a heat insulation coating on an inner surface. A number and configuration of sections is determined based on geometric parameters of the insulated valve. Some sections include two semi-cylindrical segments rigidly coupled together and oriented in mutually perpendicular directions such that one segment can be installed on the valve and one segment can be installed on the pipeline. The box also includes stiffeners at the junction of the two semi-cylindrical segments. The sections include shock-absorbing sealing gaskets made of cellular rubber substance to ensure a tight seal of the box. The box includes a locking mechanism for coupling the sections together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY “TRANSNEFT”, JOINT-STOCK COMPANY “TRANSNEFT SIBERIA”, L.L.C. “TRANSNEFT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR OIL AND OIL PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION”
    Inventors: Pavel Aleksandrovich Revel-Muroz, Pavel Olegovich Revin, Vitaly Ivanovich Surikov, Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Pavlov, Pavel Ivanovich Shoter, Anatoly Evgenevich Soshchenko
  • Patent number: 10648611
    Abstract: A metal extrusion plate for a display stand and the display stand are provided. The metal extrusion plate extends along a first direction and comprises N of flat plate sections and N?1 of connecting sections, wherein the flat plate sections are integrally formed with the connecting sections, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The flat plate sections are interlaced with the connecting sections, and each of the connecting sections is connected to the two adjacent flat plate sections therebetween. Each of the connecting sections has a groove extending along a second direction being perpendicular to the first direction and forming a first incline and a second incline opposite to the first incline. The metal extrusion plate is capable of being bent at the connecting section so that the two adjacent flat plate sections form a first included angle. The metal extrusion plate is bent to form as a supporting frame to be disposed on a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Syncmold Enterprise Corp.
    Inventor: Ching-Hui Yen
  • Patent number: 10648612
    Abstract: A mount assembly has an attachment component and a housing. The housing is hollow and has an interior and an exterior. The housing has a rear plate that is substantially rectangular, a top face, a bottom face, two lateral faces, and a front plate. The front plate is substantially similar to the rear plate and has an opening that has a keyhole and a slot. The housing also has a spring biased actuator and a detent that corresponds with the keyhole and is linearly biased toward the front plate. The attachment component is configured to be releasably coupled to the housing, and has a rear wall that is substantially similar to the front plate of the housing, and a post that extends perpendicularly from the rear wall. The post has a flattened head at a distal end that corresponds to the keyhole of the front plate of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher W. Brown, Kristina J. Brown
  • Patent number: 10648613
    Abstract: A device for securing accessories to a track having an entrance height. The device includes a main body defining an axle opening and being configured to couple to the accessory. A track bolt has an axle extending to a head, which is rotatably received in the axle opening. The head has a long length greater than the entrance height and a short length less than the entrance height. A handle is fixed to the track bolt, which rotate together. A ramp and a riding surface are disposed between the handle and the front of the main body, the riding surface engaging the ramp from a low end and a high end. When the head is inserted into the track and the handle is rotated such that the riding surface engages the high end of the ramp, the head is drawn into compression with the track to secure the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel R. Anonen, Kyle D. Kaldor, Bill Witt
  • Patent number: 10648614
    Abstract: Systems for coupling a satellite antenna to a structure is provided. The system may include a first element, a second element, a third element, and a tightening mechanism. The first element may include at least one protrusion. The second element may also include at least one protrusion. The third element may be rotatably coupled with the first element. The third element may also be rotatably coupled with the second element. The third element may further be configured to couple with the satellite antenna. The tightening mechanism may be operable to rotate at least one of the first element or the second element with respect to the third element such that at least one protrusion of the first element and at least one protrusion of the second element engage with the structure located between the first element and the second element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventor: Matthew Bailey
  • Patent number: 10648615
    Abstract: A device mounting system used for wireless and sensing devices. The device mounting system includes a device bracket adapted to receive a device by attachment of the device to the device receiver bracket. The device mounting system includes a housing assembly to receive and support said device receiver bracket. The device mounting system includes a mounting interface to act as an interface to attach said device bracket to said housing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products Inc
    Inventors: Rick Conklin, Scott Thompson
  • Patent number: 10648616
    Abstract: A pressure vessel assembly includes a plurality of lobes, each lobe having at least one vertically arranged interior wall, the lobes positioned in a side by side arrangement such that a first interior wall of a first lobe is positioned adjacent a second interior wall of a second lobe, the first interior wall having a first wall top and bottom side, the second interior wall having a second wall top and bottom side, the first wall top side joined to the second wall top side and the first wall bottom side joined to the second wall bottom side. Also included are first and second end wall surfaces of each of the plurality of lobes. Further included is a plurality of end caps, each of the end caps joined to the end wall surfaces of the lobes, each of the end caps joined to at least one adjacent end cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas J. Garosshen, Ellen Y. Sun, Paul F. Croteau, Andrzej Ernest Kuczek, Tahany Ibrahim El-Wardany, Wenping Zhao, Justin R. Hawkes, John A. Sharon, John P. Wesson, Daniel V. Viens
  • Patent number: 10648617
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses an automatic gas cylinder filling device and an operating method thereof, includes a stand, an electronic scale, a PLC control unit, and a vacuum pump installed on an inner bottom plate of the stand. One side of the stand is provided with an 8-bottle gas cylinder rotating and weighing mechanism, a gas cylinder fixing mechanism, a gas cylinder filling fixture, a lifting frame and a bottle valve hand wheel switch mechanism that are arranged in sequence from bottom to top. The electronic scale is located below the 8-bottle gas cylinder rotating and weighing mechanism. The disclosure is used for filling gas cylinders, wherein the weighing, the fixing of the bottle valve and the rotation of the hand wheel are all automatically controlled and operated by the PLC control unit, and there is no need for operator to stay with the facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Jining Xieli Special Gas Co., ltd
    Inventors: Yong Xu, Yan He
  • Patent number: 10648618
    Abstract: A fuel gas filling system detects at least one of a pressure of fuel gas supplied from a filling device and a temperature of the fuel gas in a fuel tank of a vehicle and determines whether or not there is a gas state fluctuation in which the pressure or temperature of the fuel gas suddenly changes. The fuel gas filling system executes either one of a first filling control of filling the fuel gas into the vehicle on the basis of at least one of the fuel gas pressure and the fuel gas temperature and a second filling control according to the gas state fluctuation. This system executes the first filling control in normal time and executes the second filling control of filling the fuel gas without using a fuel gas pressure detected by fuel gas state detection unit or the second filling control of filling the fuel gas without using a fuel gas temperature detected by the fuel gas state detection unit when it is determined by gas state fluctuation determination unit that there is the gas state fluctuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uchida, Tomofumi Yoshinaga
  • Patent number: 10648619
    Abstract: A pneumatic valve controller is provided for use with a refillable gas tank that has an inlet and an outlet with a spring-loaded valve disposed in the outlet. The spring-loaded valve is biased to define a flow path between an interior of the gas tank and the outlet. The controller's housing includes a cylinder with a gas filling port in fluid communication with a first axial end of the cylinder. The cylinder's second axial end is open and aligned with the spring-loaded valve. A piston is disposed in the cylinder. A check valve has an input and an output with the input in fluid communication with the gas filling port and the output in fluid communication with the inlet of the gas tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jacob K. Cornman, Brian W. Toole, Kirk W. Vanzandt
  • Patent number: 10648620
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to be positioned between a boss and a shell of a pressure vessel. The boss includes a bore therethrough, and the bore has a longitudinal axis. The apparatus includes an annular body and a gas permeable feature. The annular body includes an inner surface configured to abut the boss and an outer surface configured to abut the shell. The annular body has opposite first and second ends relative to the longitudinal axis. The gas permeable feature is provided on the inner surface and extends at least from the first end to the second end. The disclosure also describes a pressure vessel including a shell, and boss, and an apparatus positioned between the boss and the shell. A method for forming a pressure vessel includes mounting a boss on a mandrel, positioning an annular fitting about a neck of the boss, forming a liner, and forming an outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY AS
    Inventors: Brian Yeggy, Duane V. Byerly
  • Patent number: 10648621
    Abstract: A fluid transfer system, including a first stage, including an inlet, a surge tank, and a first cylinder operatively arranged to pump the fluid from the inlet to the surge tank, and a second stage, including an outlet, a knock out tank, and a second cylinder operatively arranged to pump the fluid from the surge tank into the knockout tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventor: John B. King
  • Patent number: 10648622
    Abstract: Provided is a pipeline network diagnosing device in which: a pressure measurement value is stored upon being acquired by a pressure gauge; a pipeline network is divided into sub-networks at the installation positions of an air compressor, a terminal device, and a pressure gauge installed partway along a pipeline channel, after which a sub-network model is generated; the flow of air within a sharing sub-network configured from two sub-networks that share the pressure gauge is calculated and stored, the pressure measurement value at an end part of the sharing sub-network serving as a calculation criterion; the pressure measurement value and a pressure calculation value at a shared pressure measurement point are compared to each other, the shared pressure measurement point being a pressure measurement point shared by the two sub-networks within the sharing sub-network; an assessment is made for each of the sub-networks with regard to whether air has leaked or a device has clogged; and any sub-networks in which a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsurou Yashiki, Yaping Liu, Yukinori Katagiri, Hisanori Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10648623
    Abstract: The invention relates to an LED light source comprising a light unit and a hollow curved cap covering the light unit. The light unit comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) distributed in the form of a spatial arrangement having a center position. The plurality of LEDs includes at least two different types of LEDs. Each type of LED is arranged for the emission of radiation within a different wavelength range. The cap is substantially transparent for radiation emitted by the light unit. The cap is further provided with an axially symmetric protrusion forming a depression in the exterior of the cap. The symmetry axis of the protrusion substantially coincides with the center position of the spatial arrangement of the plurality of LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Paul Johannus De Visser, Martijn Jeroen Dekker
  • Patent number: 10648624
    Abstract: A high output lamp is made with LED filaments (i.e., LED chips mounted on a long narrow substrate and encapsulated in silicone). High output is enabled by structurally minimizing thermal resistance between filaments and bulb. The bulb is generally tubular and contains a mount structure with longitudinally extended LED filaments electrically and mechanically connected between ring or disc shaped end connectors, and spaced apart around the structure's perimeter. An outer surface of the LED filaments defines a mount structure perimeter that is held adjacent to an inner surface of the bulb, separated by a total diameter difference gap of substantially zero to three millimeters maximum. End connectors may have a cut out portion enabling resiliently compressible diameter. The bulb may be filled with pure helium, or pure hydrogen, or a mixture of the two. A contaminant cleaner inside the bulb may be an oxygen dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Eye Lighting International of North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dengke Cai, Paul J. Jurkovic, Thomas G. Salpietra, Paul F. Smetona, Seth B. Bullock
  • Patent number: 10648625
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a primary light distribution structure of a directional light source comprises a lamp cup, wherein the lamp cup is provided with a lamp cap at an end; a heat conducting plate, disposed inside the lamp cup and located at a middle portion of the lamp cup, the periphery of the heat conducting plate being in interference fit with and connection with the lamp cup; a power source, disposed inside the lamp cup and located between the lamp cup and the heat conducting plate, the power source being connected to the lamp cap; a light source plate, fixed to the heat conducting plate by means of a plurality of screws, the power source being electrically connected to the light source plate; and a lens structure, covering on the light source plate. In the present invention, the primary light distribution structure is configured such that a larger beam angle is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: NINGBO YAMAO OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hui Chen