Reactor Surface Normal To Flow Patents (Class 137/484.4)
  • Patent number: 10431128
    Abstract: A pressure regulator for installing in a fluid flow system. The pressure regulator comprises a body and an identification device coupled to the body. The identification device has a first portion with first identification information and a second portion with second identification information. The second portion of the identification device is separated from the pressure regulator while the first portion of the identification device remains coupled to the pressure regulator. The second portion of the identification device is then affixed to a surface, such as a form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: MARSHALL EXCELSIOR CO.
    Inventor: Frederick W. Blanchard
  • Patent number: 10259272
    Abstract: An assembly for a central tire inflation system includes a first housing having a first end and a hose member provided in the first end. A valve assembly is in fluid communication with the hose member via the first housing. The valve assembly includes a second housing and a valve positioned within the second housing. The second housing includes a base portion which comprises a lower wall portion. The valve is biased towards the lower wall portion by a biasing member to open the valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Jason M. Sidders, Lloyd G. Racine, William J. Foor
  • Patent number: 10007278
    Abstract: A pneumatic valve, in particular a pneumatic proportional pressure control valve includes a valve housing (3), in which a piston valve element (5) is guided in a guide (7) under the effect of an actuating device (9) and of a restoring device (11). The restoring device exerts a spring force and acts on the valve element (5) counter to the applied magnetic force (FB) of the actuating device (9). The valve element controls a media flow between a first media connection (13) and a second media connection (15) on the valve housing (3). With the actuating device (9), the valve element (5) establishes a media-conducting connection (17) between the respective media connections (13, 15), while allowing for the forces prevailing, on the basis of the applied pressures multiplied by the respective pressure-active surfaces, the spring force, the flow forces and the magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: HYDAC ELECTRONIC GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Groh, Kai Remus
  • Patent number: 9671299
    Abstract: A fluid regulating device includes a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, and a valve port, a control element adapted to be displaced relative to the valve port to control the flow of a fluid between the inlet and the outlet, a control assembly operatively coupled to the control element and including a diaphragm disposed adjacent a diaphragm chamber, and a sense tube. The sense tube has a first end, a second end, and a sense hole formed adjacent the second end. The first end is positioned to communicate with the diaphragm chamber, and the second end is disposed adjacent the outlet, with the second end being movable, relative to the first end, between a first position within the valve body and a second position extending outside of the valve body, the movement being in response to fluid flowing between the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Sanders, Tung Kim Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9579970
    Abstract: A tank neck unit for a vehicle that includes a tank neck operatively connected to a pressure accumulator system of the vehicle and which is configured for a predetermined maximum pressure which is greater than a permissible operating pressure of the pressure accumulator system. A shut-off valve is arranged in a throughflow path between the tank neck and an outlet region of the tank neck unit, the shut-off valve being configured to prevent an increase in pressure of the pressure accumulator system beyond the permissible operating pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Oliver Esl, Franz Mayr
  • Patent number: 9328745
    Abstract: A pressure accumulator system, and a method of operating a pressure accumulator system. The method includes operatively connecting a tank neck to at least two pressure accumulator vessels having different admissible operating pressures, in which at least one of the pressure accumulator vessels has an admissible operating pressure lower than a maximum applicable pressure at the tank neck, simultaneously filling via the tank neck the at least two pressure accumulator vessels with a fluid medium, and preventing an inadmissible pressure rise in the pressure accumulator vessels with the lower admissible operating pressure during the simultaneous filling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Guido Bartlok, Franz Mayr
  • Patent number: 8464999
    Abstract: A fluid regulating device comprises an actuator with upper and lower housing components. The upper and lower housing components are secured together at mating flanges via a plurality of fasteners. The upper housing component is formed with a vent to contain a relief valve, which exhausts fluid to the atmosphere under overpressure conditions. The upper housing component is constructed such that it does not require a pedestal or fins extending between the vent and the flange, which advantageously provides a completely unobstructed, continuous, ring-shaped flange for receiving and manipulating the fasteners during assembly and/or maintenance of the regulating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International LLC
    Inventor: James C. Hawkins
  • Patent number: 8336574
    Abstract: A regulator comprises a regulator valve and an actuator. The actuator is coupled to the regulator valve and comprises a control element for controlling the flow of fluid through the regulator valve. The actuator is additionally equipped with a pressure averaging sense tube to sense the actual pressure at the outlet of the regulator valve. The actual pressure is then supplied to a sensing element such as a diaphragm of the actuator to adjust the position of the control element. The pressure averaging sense tube includes an open sensing end and an elongated slot. The elongated slot advantageously senses and averages the pressure across the length of the sense tube to maximize the accuracy of the pressure signal supplied to the sensing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International LLC
    Inventors: Seth Kranz, Joseph Losh
  • Publication number: 20100147400
    Abstract: An example loading regulator having an internal relief valve apparatus includes a body having a loading diaphragm disposed between a first casing and a second casing. The first casing and a first side of the loading diaphragm define a first chamber and the second casing and a second side of the loading diaphragm define a second chamber. A relief valve assembly is coupled to the loading diaphragm. The relief valve assembly includes a relief valve seat having an aperture that forms a passageway to fluidly couple the first chamber and the second chamber and a relief valve plug movably coupled to the relief valve seat. The relief valve plug is to move away from the relief valve seat to a bleed position to allow the flow of fluid between the first chamber and the second chamber in response to an outlet pressure substantially greater than a pressure at which the loading regulator enters a lock-up condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: James Chester Hawkins, David Edward Wollums, Tung Kim Nguyen, Gregory Lawrence Foust
  • Publication number: 20080029158
    Abstract: Provided are a valve unit and a reaction apparatus having the valve unit. The valve unit includes a phase transition material, which melts and expands upon an application of the electromagnetic waves to the valve filler, and the valve filler is directed into the channel through the connection passage and closes the channel. The valve unit also includes heat generation particles, which are dispersed in the phase transition material and generate heat upon an application of electromagnetic wave energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-myeon Park, Yoon-kyoung Cho, Jeong-gun Lee, Beom-seok Lee, Sung-woo Hong
  • Patent number: 6792972
    Abstract: An excess pressure release is provided which at injector effect during inflation of an air cushion ensures an under-pressure in a part (23) of a valve chamber. By activating a piston (19), the underpressure retains the excess pressure release in its open position against the force of a spring (11), until a desired counter pressure from the filled air cushion stops the injector effect, whereby the excess pressure release is closed. As a result the air cushion may be inflated at a comparative high pressure and thus in a fast manner. The inflation is stopped automatically and securely, when the desired pressure has been reached in the air cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Korsnäs Bates A/S
    Inventor: Mogens Poulsen
  • Patent number: 6675824
    Abstract: A valve having a valve body (1) including an internal chamber (21) of axis (AA) having an upstream compartment (21a) of diameter (Dam) and a downstream compartment (21b) of diameter (Dav), with Dam<Dav. A fluid inlet orifice (10) is formed in the wall of the valve body (1) and opens into the upstream compartment (21a). A piston body (2) that can move in translation along the axis (AA) inside the internal chamber (21) and which is located between the fluid inlet orifice (10) and a fluid outlet orifice, has a front face (2a) located on the same side as the fluid inlet orifice (10), a rear face (2b) located on the same side as the fluid outlet orifice, and a lateral wall (2c) located between the front face (2a) and the rear face (2b). The lateral wall (2c) has a cylindrical first portion (P1) of diameter (D1) and a cylindrical second portion (P2) of second diameter (D2), with D1<D2 and D2<Dav.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Taema
    Inventors: Pedro Collado, Christian Bleys
  • Patent number: 6514232
    Abstract: A vacuum adjustment valve, particularly for thoracic drainage devices, which comprises a valve body arranged in the air intake duct and tuning a first region connected to the intake duct and a second region connected to the drainage device. A regulator is arranged between the regions, is struck by the air stream and is operatively connected to a flow control element which controls a port for connection between the second region and an environment at atmospheric pressure. Adjustable elastic closure elements act on the flow control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Inventor: Andrea Gibertoni
  • Patent number: 6318405
    Abstract: A pressure regulator body having an inlet port and and an outlet port having a pressure regulator valve disposed in said pressure regulator body, said valve being moveable between and open and a closed position and being responsive to open or close the valve based at least in part on a differential pressure between the pressure in the outlet port and the pressure in the inlet port. A chamber in the pressure regulator body on the outlet port side of the valve has a conduit extending from the outlet port into said chamber. This conduit has an inside and an outside and an open end which is spaced from the valve whereby flow through the conduit flowing will pull fluid from the chamber which is located radially outwardly from said conduit as well as allowing flow directly from the valve to the open end in the conduit. The effect of this arrangement is to quickly cause less flow to a fuel tank and more flow to an engine during a desired rapid acceleration of rpm of such engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Mahle-Parr Filter Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy B. Brandt, Allen L. Hudson
  • Patent number: 6167905
    Abstract: A diaphragm-type gas pressure regulator wherein the valve subassembly is constructed as a drop-in unit. The valve subassembly includes a diaphragm lever and a plunger valve. A seat disk is inserted in a cavity at a first end of the plunger valve and the rounded pivot end of the lever is inserted in a groove at the other end of the plunger valve. The plunger valve is then inserted into a valve guide and a lever pin is installed through the guide and the lever, thereby capturing the subassembly. This subassembly is then placed into the regulator body and a mounting plate of the valve guide is screwed down into the regulator body. The lever is lifted up and its actuator end is inserted through an opening at the bottom of the valve stem of the regulator's diaphragm assembly. An orifice member is then threadedly installed into the regulator body inlet, the end of the orifice member having a valve seat which becomes seated in the end of the plunger valve guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: American Meter Company
    Inventors: Patrick S. Malloy, George E J Schweitzer, Timothy J. Stewart