With Separate Connected Fluid Reactor Surface Patents (Class 137/494)
  • Patent number: 12102771
    Abstract: A pressure regulating or pressure relief device comprises an inlet and an outlet chamber with an outlet. The inlet is in fluid communication with the outlet chamber. A valve seat is located between the inlet and the outlet. A valve member is biased to seal against the valve seat, and displaces from the valve seat by an inlet pressure at the inlet increasing above a pressure threshold to allow a flow of gases from the inlet to the outlet via the outlet chamber. The flow of gases through the outlet causes an outlet pressure in the outlet chamber to act on the valve member together with the inlet pressure to displace the valve member from the valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Heinrich Barnes, Shane Terry Massey, Taylor James Edwards, Arjen David Kat, James Alexander Gordon, Grant Leigh Nelson, Carsten Ma On Wong Corazza
  • Patent number: 11313202
    Abstract: A system, method, and tool for controlling fluid in a wellbore. The system comprises a tubing string locatable in the wellbore and a crossover tool for enabling reverse circulation in the wellbore. The crossover tool comprises a tool body, a sleeve, a drag block assembly, and a packer assembly. The tool body comprises a bore in fluid communication with the tubing string and a valve in the bore. The sleeve is located in the tool body and controls the valve based on the axial position of the sleeve in the tool body. The drag block assembly is coupled to the sleeve through the tool body and engages the wellbore to resist axial movement of the sleeve relative to the tool body. The packer assembly is coupled to the tool body and creates a fluid barrier in the annulus formed between the tubing string and the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Gao, Lonnie C. Helms, Aniruddha Gadre, Yuzhu Hu, Gary Makowiecki
  • Patent number: 11174966
    Abstract: Fluid damped check valves are described herein. A representative check valve includes a piston assembly movably positioned within a housing. The housing can include a flow chamber, a damping chamber containing a damping fluid, and a leak chamber fluidly coupled between the flow chamber and the damping chamber. The piston assembly can include a poppet positioned in the flow chamber, and a flange positioned in the damping chamber. In operation, the piston assembly is movable between (i) a closed position in which the poppet sealingly engages the housing to at least inhibit fluid flow through the flow chamber and (ii) an open position in which the poppet disengages from the housing and permits fluid flow through the flow chamber. When the piston assembly moves between the open and closed positions, the flange moves through the damping fluid in the damping chamber to slow the movement of the poppet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Blue Origin, LLC
    Inventors: Justin K. Bahrami, Kyle J. Meeuwsen
  • Patent number: 11131224
    Abstract: An exhaust system includes an exhaust pressure sensing system having sensor conduits structured to fluidly connect to an exhaust conduit in an exhaust system and feed exhaust to a differential pressure sensor. The differential pressure sensor produces a pressure signal indicative of a pressure drop across an exhaust aftertreatment element such as an exhaust filter. A plugging-mitigation conduit provides an always-open leakage path to convey condensate in a stream of leaked exhaust between the sensor conduits to prevent formation of deposits that can impact pressure sensing accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lloyd Dea, James Harris Mutti, Thomas Reilly Fenelon
  • Patent number: 11110247
    Abstract: A breathing circuit system for delivering gas from a fresh source to a user through a face mask. The system includes a cylindrical housing and a resiliently-biased valve supported substantially centrally within the housing. In the default or “off” position, the resilient bias causes the valve to be seated on a valve seat shutting off axial flow of gas through the valve housing. When the patient or user breathes, negative pressure is applied to one side of the valve effective to sufficiently overcome the resilient bias imposed on the valve to move the valve off the valve seat axially (or otherwise open in another direction) within the housing, thereby allowing flow of gas through both the valve seat and the valve housing, and into the breathing circuit connected thereto. When the patient's breathing pauses and begins to exhale, the valve bias returns the valve to its default or off condition shutting off flow of gas through the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Sedation Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Ramses Nashed
  • Patent number: 10989106
    Abstract: A turbocharger lubricating oil pressure regulator (10) having a lubricating oil inlet port (12) adapted to receive turbocharger lubricating oil and an outlet port (13) in fluid communication with the lubricating oil inlet port (12). The regulator (10) has a lubricating oil bypass port (14) in fluid communication with the oil inlet port (12) at one end and in fluid communication with a lubricating oil sump (3) at another. A valve (17) is biased in a closed configuration to block oil flow between the lubricating oil inlet port (12) and the bypass port (14) and movable toward an open configuration in response to a predetermined lubricating oil pressure at the inlet port (12) allowing lubricating oil to flow through the bypass port (14) to the oil sump (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: TURBOSMART PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Christopher Doumbos
  • Patent number: 10982813
    Abstract: Disclosed is a connecting element for connecting a device or apparatus to a gas cylinder provided with coupling element including at least one external thread, the connecting element including a body with a hollow cylindrical section provided with an internal thread adapted for joining with the external thread of the gas cylinder, an annular gasket, an annular seat adapted for housing the gasket, the seat including at least one perimeter surface on which the gasket rests. The body includes one or more bleed channels, each with a first end that opens on to the perimeter surface of the seat of the gasket and a second end that opens on to an outer surface of the body so that the bleed channel places the seat of the gasket in communication with the external atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: CIS S.R.L.
    Inventor: Antonello Mucci
  • Patent number: 10920897
    Abstract: A thermo valve is configured by coupling a valve body to a thermo actuator via a coupling part. The valve body has at least two recesses extending in a peripheral direction. The thermo actuator and the valve body overlap each other in a direction of an axial centerline to cover at least one of the recesses. The coupling part is formed by at least a certain section of the overlapping portion being depressed toward the axial centerline and another section of the thermo actuator fitting in the recesses. The depression of the coupling part has a shape elongated in a longitudinal direction along the axial centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Miyajima, Yoshiharu Fuju
  • Patent number: 10888881
    Abstract: Inertial particle separators having an axially translating or a deformable poppet component are described. The poppet component axially translates to accommodate a wide range of flowrates through the inertial particle separator. In some arrangements, the poppet component is biased by a spring towards a closed or restricted position. The variable flowrate and constriction provided by the poppet maintains a substantially constant pressure drop and separation efficiency during operation across a wide range of flowrates through the separators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter K. Herman, Matthew Louison
  • Patent number: 10774894
    Abstract: A damping valve for a hydraulic damper comprises a valve housing comprising an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. A valve seat is arranged between the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. A valve element having a cylindrical first portion is slidably received in a cylindrical bore of the valve housing. A second portion of the valve element has a valve surface for selectively engaging and disengaging the valve seat to allow passage of hydraulic fluid between the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. A spring element is mounted within the valve housing for biasing the valve element into engagement with the valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventor: Zbigniew Jaśkiewicz
  • Patent number: 10598247
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve to ensure pressure compensation between subchambers of a hydraulic damper, wherein the valve comprises a first side for connection to a first subchamber and a second side for connection to a second subchamber, the valve is designed to shut off in its rest position a flow of fluid between the two sides and comprises, when deflected from its rest position, a passage channel with a passage cross-section for admitting the flow of fluid, the valve comprises two valve elements guided towards each other and movable towards each other along a path of movement in a movement direction x, one of the two valve elements is designed as a moving element and the other valve element as a seat element, a pressure can be applied to the moving element, on the load side thereof, by a fluid coming from the first side, generating an effective force for moving the moving element in the moving direction x, and the moving element is connected to a spring system which applies to the moving element a spr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: LISEGA SE
    Inventors: Gunnar Schmidt, Joerg Bernert, Heinz-Wilhelm Lange
  • Patent number: 10533675
    Abstract: An apparatus is for controlling a fluid flow. The apparatus has a valve provided with a valve adjuster for controlling a fluid flow through the valve. The valve has a fluid inlet in fluid communication with a fluid inlet conduit, and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with a fluid outlet conduit, for flowing fluid through the valve. The apparatus further has an actuator device capable of undergoing a change in shape, the change in shape of the actuator device providing via a connecting member an attenuated or amplified displacement of a fixation point connected to the valve adjuster, when compared to the change in shape of the actuator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TechInvent 2 AS
    Inventors: Alf Egil Stensen, Tarald Gudmestad
  • Patent number: 10479150
    Abstract: A wheel valve assembly having a body portion coupled with a cover portion. A diaphragm disposed between the body portion and the cover portion. A first biasing member disposed between the cover portion and the diaphragm in a cover cavity defined thereby. A control cavity defined by the body portion and the diaphragm, and at least one control port defined by the body portion and in fluid communication with the control cavity. A tire port defined by the body portion and in selective fluid communication with the control cavity. A first and second conduit disposed in the body portion in fluid communication with a third and fourth conduit disposed in the cover portion. An equalization valve assembly disposed in one of the conduits to control fluid communication between the cover cavity and the control cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Lucas A. Balistreri, Christopher D. Blessing, Philip M. Molloy, Jason M. Sidders
  • Patent number: 10443739
    Abstract: A valve core assembly having: a guide rod; a ball bearing; a valve head provided with a first through hole at its bottom; and a fixing block provided with a second through hole at the bottom. A first end portion of said guide rod is inserted into the ball bearing, the first through hole of the valve head and the second through hole of said fixing block in sequence, and the first end portion of the guide rod is fixedly connected to the ball bearing and the second through hole of the fixing block respectively. The structure of the valve core assembly has good gas tightness, and can reduce the wear of the valve head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Xiangguang Cao, Rosario Bonanno, Guangrui Sun, Wenjuan Ye
  • Patent number: 10335017
    Abstract: A pressure relief vent includes a vent enclosure, a connector, and a pressure relief arrangement. The vent enclosure defines a vent interior volume and the connector is operable to connect the vent enclosure to an instrument requiring pressure relief. The vent enclosure has a proximal end and a distal end, with the connector being located at the proximal end. The pressure relief arrangement is operable to remain in a closed condition in normal operation, but move from the closed condition to an open condition in response to a predefined pressure differential so as to release pressure from the instrument. A vent opening device may be included with the pressure relief vent and is operable to move the pressure relief arrangement to the open condition or open a separate passage through the vent enclosure to the atmosphere responsive to a manual operation applied at the vent enclosure distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: KARL STORZ Endovision, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyrel Waagen, Jeffrey Melanson
  • Patent number: 10322812
    Abstract: A device providing a signal indicating whether a deployed aircraft evacuation slide is ready for use. A tilt sensor measures tilt angle about a predetermined axis and a tilt sensor measurement signal is provided. An inertial sensor detects acceleration and provides an inertial sensor measurement signal. A slide signal input terminal receives a slide signal indicating deployment of an evacuation slide and of a deployment length. A tilt angle signal output terminal at which a tilt angle signal is provided, and a slide status output terminal and a control unit to determine, based on the detected acceleration, a moment when the device is at rest with respect to earth and to set orientation of the reference plane to a predetermined orientation. The control unit stores data depending on position of a door, and can determine a slide length. A slide status signal is provided at the slide status output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Knijnenburg, Andreas Harzmeier, Ilja Waigl
  • Patent number: 10316987
    Abstract: A fixed lever and pin assembly may include a lever body having a front end, a back end, and an arm connecting the front end and the back end. The front end of the lever body may be operatively coupled to a control element of a regulator. The arm may be adapted to operatively couple to an actuator of a regulator. A pin may be fixed to the front end of the lever body and may be disposed through the front end in a direction perpendicular to first and second parallel sides of the lever body. The fixed lever and pin assembly may be an integrated piece and the pin may prevent the lever body from moving independently from the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Fisher Regulators (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen Jing, Song Xiaozhang, Zhu Chenchen, Ji Feifei
  • Patent number: 10240405
    Abstract: A fluid flow control assembly includes a first pipe-in-pipe assembly comprising an inner tubular member disposed in an outer tubular member, wherein the inner tubular member comprises an inner bore and an annulus is formed between the inner tubular member and the outer tubular member, a terminating bulkhead assembly coupled to the first pipe-in-pipe assembly, wherein fluid communication is provided between a bore of the bulkhead assembly and the inner bore of the inner tubular member while fluid communication is restricted between the bore of the bulkhead assembly and the annulus of the first pipe-in-pipe assembly, and an annulus conduit coupled to a radial port of the first pipe-in-pipe assembly, wherein fluid communication is provided between the annulus conduit and the annulus of the first pipe-in-pipe assembly while fluid communication is restricted between the annulus conduit and the inner bore of the inner tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: OneSubsea IP UK Limited
    Inventors: Joao Carlos de Alencar Moura, Eoghan Oisin O'Neill, Tyler Erwin Skowronek, Charles Brown
  • Patent number: 10234180
    Abstract: A flow control cartridge is used with a cold plate to form a cold plate assembly within which a refrigerant circulates for cooling at least one heat generating device. The cartridge includes a thermal expansion valve and a sensing portion that with a bellows-type actuator within the cartridge. The bellows-type actuator is located directly in a stream of the refrigerant exiting the cold plate. The thermal expansion valve is comprised of a main body having an inlet orifice arranged to receive refrigerant that has been subcooled from a condenser of a vapor compression system or a recuperative heat exchanger, and a needle arranged in an expanded section of the main body in association with discharge ports in the expanded section for discharging the refrigerant in a two-phase state into the cold plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Sykes, Joshua C. Dominico, Robert P. Scaringe, Gregory S. Cole, Daniel A. Staples
  • Patent number: 10167882
    Abstract: A valve housing includes a cylindrical valve bore with a high pressure inlet, a low pressure inlet and a discharge outlet. A first flushing valve spool is arranged elastically pre-stressed within the valve bore for enabling a fluid connection between the low pressure inlet and the discharge outlet. A shuttle valve spool is arranged elastically pre-stressed within the valve bore for enabling the fluid connection between the low pressure inlet and the discharge outlet. The first flushing valve spool is moveable into an open position if the fluid pressure at the low pressure inlet exceeds a first threshold value, and the shuttle valve spool is moveable into an open position for connecting the low pressure inlet with the discharge outlet, if the pressure difference between the high pressure inlet and the low pressure inlet exceeds a second threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions GmbH & Co. OHG
    Inventor: Arne Streblau
  • Patent number: 9968949
    Abstract: A pulsating irrigation device is provided that transforms a fluid flow entering the device to an intermittent pulsating fluid flow that is ejected from the device. The device has a chamber and at least one compressible member in pressure contact with the chamber. The compressible member compresses to assist the formation of the pulses ejected from the device and the fluid within the chamber is substantially sealed from contact with the interior of the compressible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ron Keren
  • Patent number: 9903493
    Abstract: An adjustable release pressure relief valve including a housing having an inlet and a relief outlet connected by a fluid flow passageway, the inlet fluidly connectible to a work string. A head is sealingly disposed within the passageway between the inlet and relief outlet closing the fluid flow passageway between the inlet and relief outlet. An elongate buckling rod supports the head and is bucklable at a predetermined load thereby permitting sliding of the head from between the inlet and a relief outlet and opening the fluid flow passageway. A lateral support projection is extendable within the housing to buttress the buckling rod along the longitudinal length of the buckling rod thereby increasing the load at which the buckling rod is collapsible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Nicholas Hubert Gardiner
  • Patent number: 9867935
    Abstract: The invention concerns a flow regulator, made of a stack of 3 plates, respectively a top plate including a flexible membrane (1), a middle plate (2) with pillars and through holes and a bottom plate (3) with fluidic ports, micro channels and through holes (8,9,12). The principle is based on the deformation of the membrane due to the pressure of the liquid. The membrane goes in contact with the pillars of the middle plate, obstructing gradually the through holes of the pillars. The device is designed to keep the flow constant in a predefined range of pressure. The device is dedicated to ultra low flow rate up to 1 ml per day or below, typically for drug infusion. Plastic flow regulators comprise preferably several independent valves coupled in parallel. The membrane plate is therefore made of several flexible membranes obstructing gradually the flow by increasing the pressure. Stress limiters are used to avoid plastic deformation of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: DEBIOTECH S.A.
    Inventor: Eric Chappel
  • Patent number: 9850919
    Abstract: Novel Counterbalance valves, more particularly, to counterbalance valves that provide hold, capture, and motion control benefits of prior art CB valves while improving upon one or more performance characteristics of current CB valves are herein disclosed. The novel counterbalance valves are useful, inter alia, for providing good system stability across a range of load pressures and/or reducing power consumption (improving energy efficiencies) as compared with prior art devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bernd Zaehe
  • Patent number: 9835043
    Abstract: An air modulating system for a gas turbine engine includes a fixed plate with a fluid passage inlet, a floating plate with a first side adjacent to the fluid passage inlet, an actuated mount configured to move the floating plate relative to the fixed plate, and a linkage element for connecting the floating plate to the actuated mount. The linkage element includes a mounting flange configured to slidably engage the floating plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas W. Kantany, Edward Boucher, Kristine Marie Carnavos, Adam Covino, Melaine Ho, Jorge I. Farah, Donald W. Peters
  • Patent number: 9766634
    Abstract: This invention provides a fluid mechanism that can arrange a plurality of fluid device units and external fluid devices mounted as a set on the fluid device units effectively and compactly. Each of the fluid device units is arranged with respective side surfaces in a longitudinal direction of the fluid device unit tightly attached, and the external fluid devices are arranged side-by-side external to and outside of the fluid device unit in the width direction. Furthermore, as for an introducing path and a discharging path that connect the external fluid devices and the fluid device unit, the introducing path, which is short, is connected to the discharging path, which is long.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadahiro Yasuda
  • Patent number: 9699974
    Abstract: An irrigation sprinkler can include an outer case and a riser extendible from the outer case by water pressure. A nozzle can be rotatably mounted at an upper end of the riser. A water inlet can connect the sprinkler to a water source. A turbine may be mounted in the riser for rotation by water entering a lower end of the riser. A gear train reduction can be mounted in the riser. A gear driven coupling mechanism mounted in the riser may couple the gear train reduction and the nozzle. A pressure regulator can be mounted inside the outer case at the water inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Hunter Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Clark, Zachary B. Simmons
  • Patent number: 9683669
    Abstract: An unclamp delay valve for delaying release of hydraulic pressure in a hydraulic holding device. The unclamp delay valve may have a check valve allowing fluid to flow between an inlet port and an outlet port when held open by a piston translatable within a piston chamber. The check valve blocks fluid from flowing between the outlet port and the inlet port when released due to hydraulic fluid filling the piston chamber and translating the piston away from the check valve. To reopen the check valve, hydraulic pressure is released via the inlet port and slowly drains from a small orifice fluidly coupling the piston chamber and the inlet port, causing the piston to return to again open the check valve. A delay is thus created by the time it takes for the piston chamber to drain, thus opening the check valve to release hydraulic pressure therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Vektek, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Vernon Luthi, Gregory A. Yotz, Daniel Lee Goentzel
  • Patent number: 9637254
    Abstract: A method for filling containers with filling goods that comprise liquid that has a solids content includes using a magnetically inductive flow meter for controlling at least one of volume and quantity of said filling goods in a particular container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Fahldieck, Jonathan Lorenz, Dieter-Rudolf Krulitsch, Ludwig Clusserath
  • Patent number: 9632515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pressure stabilizing mechanism and to a hydraulic pump including the pressure stabilizing mechanism. The pressure stabilizing mechanism comprises a frame, a piston and a first and second seals. The frame defines a piston chamber, a lower-pressure circuit and a higher-pressure inlet. The piston chamber has a first section of smaller circumference and a second section of larger circumference. The first section of the piston chamber connects the lower-pressure circuit and the higher-pressure inlet. The lower-pressure circuit further connects with the second section of the piston chamber. The lower-pressure circuit receives a fluid at a lower pressure and the higher-pressure inlet receives the fluid at a higher pressure. The piston is slidably movable in the piston chamber between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: MS Gregson Inc.
    Inventors: Mario Vitali, Guy Martel
  • Patent number: 9631733
    Abstract: A plunger type safety valve includes a valve body, a valve rod, and a tube piece. The valve body is provided with a first water inlet port and a first water outlet port, the first water inlet port is connected to a water pipe of a local water supply plant, while the first water outlet port is connected to a water input end of a filtering device. The valve rod is disposed vertically in an inner chamber of the valve body, to switch between connection and disconnection of the first water inlet port and the first water outlet port. And the tube piece is connected fixedly with a lower end of the valve body, to form into a chamber body, and is provided with a second water inlet port and a second water outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: XIAMEN RUNNER INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bo-huang Liu, Yong-sheng Ding, Wei-qiang Xu
  • Patent number: 9448566
    Abstract: A fluid pressure regulating system includes an auxiliary fluid circuit having a high pressure region and a low pressure region, a pump connected to the auxiliary fluid circuit and configured to discharge fluid into the high pressure region of the auxiliary fluid circuit, and a check valve connecting the high pressure region of the auxiliary fluid circuit to a main fluid interface line. The fluid pressure regulating system also includes a pressure regulating valve connecting the high pressure region of the auxiliary fluid circuit and the low pressure region of the auxiliary fluid circuit. The pressure regulating valve includes an aperture defining a fluid path from the high pressure region of the auxiliary fluid circuit to the low pressure region of the auxiliary fluid circuit. The aperture has a variable area as a function of fluid pressure within the main fluid interface line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Floyd K. Matlack, Paul A. Carvalho
  • Patent number: 9410633
    Abstract: A relief valve assembly includes an actuating assembly, a relief valve, and a check valve. The actuating assembly includes a housing forming a cylinder, and a pilot piston within the cylinder. The relief valve includes a housing forming opposed first and second blind bores, a relief valve piston within the first bore and carrying a relief valve member, and a first spring acting between the pilot piston and the relief valve piston to bias the relief valve member toward a valve seat to close the valve seat. A pilot pressure is selectively applied to move the pilot piston toward the first spring to selectively increase the relief pressure of the relief valve from a first relief pressure to a second relief pressure. The check valve includes a check valve member within the second blind bore, a second spring biasing the check valve member away the second blind bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Industrias Marrucci Ltda.
    Inventor: Adelmo Marrucci
  • Patent number: 9371918
    Abstract: A ball valve for use in a cementing operation includes a housing; a spherical body disposed within the housing; and an actuating member movable relative to the housing. The actuating member is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the movement of the actuating member causes the spherical body to rotate within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffery Morrison
  • Patent number: 9303660
    Abstract: A valve includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet. A spool is fixed within the housing and defines a flow window therethrough for fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet. A piston is slidingly engaged in a piston compartment of the spool. A sleeve is slidingly engaged with the spool on an outer surface of the spool. The piston and sleeve are operatively connected for common motion along a sliding axis relative to the spool and housing between a first position in which the sleeve occludes the flow window to inhibit flow from the inlet to the outlet, and a second position in which the sleeve unoccludes the flow window to allow flow from the inlet to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Francis P. Marocchini, Glenn Gradischer
  • Patent number: 9296004
    Abstract: An irrigation sprinkler can include an outer case and a riser extendible from the outer case by water pressure. A nozzle can be rotatably mounted at an upper end of the riser. A water inlet can connect the sprinkler to a water source. A turbine may be mounted in the riser for rotation by water entering a lower end of the riser. A gear train reduction can be mounted in the riser. A gear driven coupling mechanism mounted in the riser may couple the gear train reduction and the nozzle. A pressure regulator can be mounted inside the outer case at the water inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Hunter Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Clark, Zachary B. Simmons, LaMonte D. Porter
  • Patent number: 9278235
    Abstract: The delivery system has a control body in the form of a pendant to which oxygen is delivered and from which the oxygen is delivered to the patient. The body includes a reservoir which has a constant oxygen supply orifice. During rest conditions, the patient breathes only a portion of the reservoir contents. During physical activity, the patient breathes more deeply and inhales more oxygen from the reservoir. The reservoir has a flexible diaphragm and when breathing more deeply, the diaphragm moves to open a bolus oxygen supply valve to introduce a bolus of additional oxygen to the reservoir and thus to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Inventors: Robert E. Phillips, Lynn H. Phillips
  • Patent number: 9086158
    Abstract: A slam-shut safety device having a disc arrestor includes a valve body, a valve seat between an inlet and an outlet, and a reset pin shiftable between untripped and tripped positions. A valve disc support includes has a threaded stem and is operatively coupled to the reset pin. A valve disc fits on the stem of the support and shifts in response to movement of the valve disc support between an open position and a closed second position in which the valve disc is seated against the valve seat. A threaded nut is securable to the threaded portion of the stem of the valve disc support, and an arrestor spring is positioned on the stem of the valve disc support and is secured by the threaded nut. The arrestor spring is arranged to apply a biasing force to valve disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: EMERSON PROCESS MANGEMENT REGULATOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Sanders, Tung K. Nguyen, Cristian-Tiberiu Moldovan, Roman Alexandru-Vlad
  • Patent number: 9022345
    Abstract: A valve provided for the blocking or controlled establishment of a volume flow of a working fluid in a flow path of a technical device that transmits and/or stores energy, in particular in a control device for a hydraulic drive, an associated method of manufacture of the valve, and an apparatus with the valve. The valve includes first, second, and third valve openings, a moveable shut-off body moveable between an open-position and a close-position, a guide which guides the shut-off body between the open-position and the close position, and a retainer which exerts a retaining force on the shut-off body in the close-position. The guide has three guide parts. The first and third guide parts enclose the shut-off body and the second guide part includes a plurality of pins in a parallel orientation to the direction of movement of the shut-off body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventors: Roland Bisig, Esad Ibrisimbegovic
  • Patent number: 8985401
    Abstract: Fluid discharge head having a discharge nozzle (5) which has a discharge opening (6) in which an inner sleeve (7) is arranged, which has a medium duct (8) and holds a spring-loaded valve body (10) automatically closing the discharge opening (6), the valve body (10) being formed as a cylindrical piston, which can be displaced axially in a cylinder chamber (12) formed by the inner sleeve (7), an upper (14) and a lower valve seat (15) being provided for the piston ends (16, 17), and the valve body (10) having an intermediate valve plate (18), which forms a chamber bottom of a pressure chamber (19) connected to the medium duct (8), and, in order to open the upper valve seat (14), a medium discharge pressure which is higher than a spring force holding the valve body (10) closed can be set in the pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: MeadWestvaco Calmar GmbH
    Inventor: Gisbert Welp
  • Publication number: 20150075623
    Abstract: A first vapor phase valve including a housing, a flow passage in the housing, a main valve to block or open the flow passage, and an excess flow valve to block the flow passage when vapor phase dimethyl ether flows through the flow passage. The first vapor phase valve includes: a pressure chamber communicating with a pressure opening portion of the housing and a fixed shaft connected to the excess flow valve to maintain the excess flow valve in an open state by using pressure of liquid phase dimethyl ether flowing into the pressure chamber from the pressure opening portion. The excess flow valve, in order to prevent fluid from flowing out at a specified flow rate or more, can be forcedly opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventor: Takeshi Tokumaru
  • Patent number: 8978694
    Abstract: An oil relief valve apparatus may include a valve hole that may be formed in a pump housing of an oil pump and may be provided between an oil passage and a relief passage to communicate therebetween, a plunger provided on an upper end of the valve hole, a support provided on a lower end of the valve hole, and an elastic member provided between the plunger and the support to elastically support the plunger, wherein the valve hole has an upper portion and a lower portion and may be provided with the plunger that have different cross sectional areas therein, wherein the plunger has an upper end and a lower end having different cross sectional areas and face-contacts to the valve hole, and wherein the upper end of the plunger may be slidably engaged to the upper portion of the valve hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Sung Kweon Jang
  • Publication number: 20150015059
    Abstract: A hydraulic brake system includes: a master cylinder including a pressurizing piston; a brake cylinder for a hydraulic brake operable by a hydraulic pressure in a front pressure chamber defined in front of the pressurizing piston; and a rear-hydraulic pressure controller connected to a rear chamber defined at a rear of the pressurizing piston. The rear-hydraulic pressure controller controls a hydraulic pressure in the rear chamber and includes: a regulator, operable by at least one of the hydraulic pressure in the front pressure chamber and a control pressure controlled electrically, for supplying an output hydraulic pressure to the rear chamber; and a master-pressure-operating-state detector configured to, when the output hydraulic pressure is greater than a threshold value, detect that the regulator is in a master-pressure operating state in which the regulator is operated by at least the hydraulic pressure in the front pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ADVICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke KAMIYA, Kiyoyuki Uchida, Masaki Ninoyu, Takahiro Okano
  • Patent number: 8931501
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling flow in a fluid flow path can include a chamber containing an expandable material, the expandable material being configured to expand out of the chamber into a portion of the fluid flow path so as to at least partially block the fluid flow path. The apparatus also can include at least one structure providing flow communication between the chamber and the fluid flow path. The at least one structure can be configured to pass the expandable material from the chamber to the portion of the fluid flow path during expansion so as to control a rate at which the expandable material expands into the portion of the fluid flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Biosystems, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Nurse, John R. Van Camp
  • Patent number: 8893745
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve 1 having small dimensions and generating a high flow rate comprises an annular channel 15 between the pressure medium inlet 7 and the pressure medium outlet 8, the channel acting on a sealing cone 17 made of a special plastic material at the upper end of the closing unit 17 in case of pressure peaks such that the same is lifted out of the sealing seat 12 against the force of the valve spring 6. An embodiment is also possible in which the corresponding sealing rings 76, 80 must be passed over. The inner bore 9 of the pressure relief valve 1 has a stepped wall 21, so that a differential pressure relieving the valve spring 6 is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Inventor: Wolfgang Voss
  • Publication number: 20140329377
    Abstract: A novel method for ion implanting isotopically enriched selenium containing source material is provided. The source material is selected and enriched in a specific mass isotope of selenium, whereby the enrichment is above natural abundance levels. The inventive method allows reduced gas consumption and reduced waste. The source material is preferably stored and delivered from a sub-atmospheric storage and delivery device to enhance safety and reliability during the selenium ion implantation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Douglas C. Heiderman, Ashwini K. Sinha, Lloyd A. Brown
  • Publication number: 20140295310
    Abstract: A valve includes a cap, a diaphragm defining a movable portion, a valve housing, and a valve portion. An inlet port through which fluid flows into a valve chamber, an outlet port through which the fluid flows out from the valve chamber, and a placement portion on which a peripheral edge portion of the diaphragm is placed are provided in the valve housing. The diaphragm includes a peripheral edge portion, a center portion, a connecting portion connecting the peripheral edge portion and the center portion, and a pusher. The connecting portion has a wave shape from the peripheral edge portion side toward the center portion side such that the connecting portion first projects to a valve body portion side, and next projects to the cap side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Hideaki YAMAGATA, Takenobu MAEDA, Yuzo HIGASHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140230926
    Abstract: A hydraulic safety and movement control system has an actuating cylinder or a hydraulic motor which serves to set a fitting which is preferably relevant to safety and by means of which a fluid flow, for example of a power plant or of a turbine is regulated. The system has a hydraulic control arrangement by means of which a piston or a piston rod of the actuating cylinder or a motor shaft of the hydraulic motor can be moved continuously in a control mode or normal mode. Furthermore, the system has a hydraulic safety arrangement or safety circuit by means of which the piston and/or the piston rod or the motor shaft and therefore the fitting can be moved into a predetermined safe position in the event of a system failure or in an emergency mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Bracht, Helmut Fischer
  • Patent number: 8808071
    Abstract: A control unit (100) for actuating a pressure valve, particularly for actuating an overpressure valve in an aircraft cabin, comprises an actuating body (20) and a pressure-controlled actuator (30) for the actuation of the actuating body (20) as a function of a predetermined threshold pressure valve, wherein the threshold pressure value can be adjusted by means of an adjustment device (40, 50). The adjustment device (40, 50) comprises a first adjustment unit (40) and a second adjustment unit (50), wherein the actuating body (20) can be adjusted by means of the first adjustment unit (40), and the actuator (30) can be adjusted by means of the second adjustment unit (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Nord-Micro AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Klaus-Heinrich Bracker, Robert Hamrodi, Rudiger Maier, Roland Singpiel, Felix Eisenlohr, Oliver Pokern
  • Publication number: 20140182693
    Abstract: A system controlling gain in a control element includes a source of line pressure, a source of signal pressure, a control valve that controls communication between line pressure and the control element, including a first differential area communicating with control element pressure, and a second differential area, and a gain control valve that opens and closes communication between control element pressure and the second differential area in response to signal pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Derek Kinch, Kurt H. Nickerson