Plug Patents (Class 137/625.16)
  • Patent number: 12109758
    Abstract: A device for influencing the volume flow of extruded plastically deformable material conveyed to an outlet nozzle. A flange arranged between an extrusion unit and an outlet nozzle and is connected to the extrusion unit and the outlet nozzle. A duct from the extrusion unit and the outlet nozzle is incorporated in the flange. A piston is mounted in the flange to be rotatable perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the duct and is located through the duct. In the piston there is a hole which opens into a bypass duct routed to a bypass nozzle. On the outer lateral surface of the piston there is at least one groove in the region of the duct so that, depending on the angular positions of the piston, material can be conveyed through the at least one groove to the outlet nozzle or through the hole to the bypass nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Christopher John, Tobias Sauerstein, Martin Kausch, Johannes Blase, Stefan Uhlmann
  • Patent number: 11858479
    Abstract: A washer fluid distribution device includes a plurality of nozzle units formed consecutively, a transfer conduit configured to pass through the plurality of nozzle units and having one end fluidly connected to an introduction part, the introduction part located at one end of the transfer conduit and configured to allow a washer fluid to be introduced from a washer pump, a plurality of discharge holes configured to correspond to the number of the nozzle units in the transfer conduit and having different angles based on a center of the transfer conduit, and a controller configured to control a rotation angle of the transfer conduit to allow the discharge holes to correspond to the nozzle units in response to a user's request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, DY Auto Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Seung Sik Han, Ki Hong Lee, Min Wook Park
  • Patent number: 11808380
    Abstract: A valve device includes: a housing having a communication passage forming a part of a path from an inlet to an outlet; and a valve body disposed to be rotatable about a valve axis in the housing. The valve body has a peripheral wall portion facing a communication passage port at one end of the communication passage, and adjusts an opening area of the communication passage port according to its rotation position. The peripheral wall portion has a closure portion capable of fully closing the communication passage port, and openings arranged apart from each other in the circumferential direction. The plurality of openings include a large opening and one or more small openings smaller than the large opening. The centers of the small openings are axially offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rie Funahashi
  • Patent number: 11255449
    Abstract: A valve device includes: a housing having an inner peripheral wall defining a cylindrical space therein; a fluid introduction path formed in the housing to communicate with the cylindrical space; fluid discharge paths formed in the housing to communicate with the cylindrical space; a valve body accommodated in the cylindrical space and formed of a spherical body having a communication path communicating the fluid introduction path with at least one of the fluid discharge paths; a valve body rotating mechanism rotating the valve body about an axis of the cylindrical space; a protrusion protruding from the inner peripheral wall toward the axis of the cylindrical space to surround at least a portion of an opening in the fluid introduction path; and a seal member provided on the protrusion and capable of abutting on the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Kashiwagi, Toshihide Yamada, Nobutaka Kiku
  • Patent number: 11118699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic switch arrangement and a fluid switch for incorporating into a hydraulic switch arrangement that may be included in a hydraulic circuit for inhibiting flow of hydraulic fluid through a hydraulic circuit in the event of movement of an apparatus or platform from a stable to an unstable condition. Such platforms or apparatus may include for example, cranes, excavators, teletrucks and forklift trucks and roll over incidents of such machinery is common leading to numerous fatalities. Aspects of the present invention ensure fast switching in the event of a transfer from a stable to an unstable condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Vincent Edwards
  • Patent number: 10704453
    Abstract: A flow control valve is arranged to simultaneously perform coolant flow control and variable split cooling, according to control of a path opening degree of the flow control valve. The flow control valve can perform four-port control for variably controlling four ports at once by operation of the flow control valve, and thus can implement variable temperature control for increasing a temperature of an engine, rapid warming-up of the engine, while performing split cooling at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Cheol Soo Park, Jun Sik Park, Bong Hoon Han, Dong Suk Chae
  • Patent number: 10166545
    Abstract: An article of laboratory glassware for directing the flow of chemical materials is described. The article includes a manifold having a plurality of input ports and at least one output port, and a plurality of stopcocks. Each stopcock has an inlet port and an outlet port connected by a passageway through the plug. Each of the stopcock output ports is connected to one of the manifold input ports, and each of the stopcock input ports is connected with one end of a hollow glass tube, and the other end of the hollow glass tube is connected to a ground glass joint. The output ports of the manifold are terminated to a ground glass joint. Each stopcock is fitted with a plug comprising a longitudinally-movable gate whose position is driven by a stepper or D.C. electrical motor where the gate position can be monitored by a sensor and can be computer-controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: NRI R&D PATENT LICENSING, LLC
    Inventor: Lester F. Ludwig
  • Patent number: 9932882
    Abstract: A first valve portion and a second valve portion are formed in a rotary valve, wherein the first and the second valve portions are arranged in an axial direction thereof. The first valve portion includes a first and a second valve windows formed in a valve member, and a first and a second valve port openings formed in a valve housing. The second valve portion includes a third valve window formed in the valve member and a third valve port opening formed in the valve housing. The valve member is rotatable in both directions of a clockwise direction and an anti-clockwise direction, so that each of the first to the third valve port openings is respectively opened or closed by the first to third valve windows. Each of the valve windows and the valve port openings of the first valve portion is formed in a rectangular shape in its developed figure in a rotational direction of the valve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Imasaka
  • Patent number: 9822887
    Abstract: A device for expansion of coolant having a housing with a flow channel. A ball-shaped valve element arranged to be integrated inside the housing. The valve element is mounted so that it can turn about an axis of rotation and is configured with a through channel. The through channel of the valve element is configured with an entry opening and an exit opening and arranged so that the flow cross section of the through channel decreases from the entry opening to the exit opening in the direction of flow of the coolant. At the exit of the through channel the least flow cross section is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventor: Torsten Klein
  • Patent number: 8931515
    Abstract: A pulse valve for generating a high-volume pulsating fluid stream from a fluid supplied to the pulse valve from a pressure-generating unit. Window cut-outs are disposed opposite one another in pairs, in a housing wall, and form a first channel for conducting a constant, stationary sub-stream, a second channel for generating a second sub-stream that forms a basic pulse component, and a third channel for generating a third sub-stream that forms an additional pulse component. A rotatable rotor shaft disposed in the interior of the housing is provided with respective rotor blade assemblies associated with the second and third channels respectively. Upon rotation of the rotor shaft, the rotor blade assemblies, in cooperation with boundary edges of the window cut-outs of the second and third channels, periodically either allow a fluid stream impinging on the pulse valve to pass through the housing, or to interrupt such passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Allmineral Aufbereitungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Linnhoff
  • Patent number: 8905076
    Abstract: A vehicular cooling system coolant-return manifold is provided that includes a plurality of ports reconfigurable by the user to open, such that coolant will flow into the manifold, or close, such that coolant will not flow into the manifold. The ports are opened and closed by rotating a valve spool in relation to the manifold body. The ports of the manifold are brought into alignment with holes in the valve spool to open a port such that coolant flows into the manifold. A plurality of positions of the valve spool in relation to the manifold body allow a user to select a position wherein the desired combination of ports are on and off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Iner M. Jorgensen, Stanley M. Desaki
  • Patent number: 8839818
    Abstract: A valve device for adjusting the flow volumes of a cooling medium and a heating medium for adjusting the temperature of an electronic device includes: flow paths through which a cooling medium and heating medium are able to flow; and a merging section into which these flow path merge. The merging section has a valve shaft internally and a first channel is formed in the valve shaft. The valve shaft makes the first channel face at least two of the flow paths so as to make at least two flow paths communicate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Tadateru Ide, Tsuyoshi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8783294
    Abstract: The present invention provides an exhaust machine which includes a first exhaust tube, a second exhaust tube, a first closed box, a second closed box, a pipe and a motor. The first exhaust tube is connected to the first closed box and the second exhaust tube is connected to the second closed box. The pipe penetrates the first closed box and the second closed box and connects to an exhaust gas source. The pipe includes a first inner opening and a second inner opening. The motor connects to the pipe and drives the pipe to make the exhaust gas pass into the first closed box through the first inner opening or into the second closed box through the second inner opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Inotera Memories, Inc.
    Inventor: Ching-Kuo Kao
  • Patent number: 8757202
    Abstract: A dual fuel heating source can have a dual entry valve unit with a main body at least partially defining a certain flow paths or channels therethrough. The dual entry valve can have first and second inlets and first and second outlets. The dual fuel heating source may also include a pressure regulator, an exit valve, a control valve and/or a manifold connected to the dual entry valve unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Inventor: David Deng
  • Patent number: 8613276
    Abstract: A duel fuel gas control valve controls the supply of gas (e.g., natural gas or liquid propane gas) to a gas grill. The duel fuel gas control valve is structured to control either natural or LP gas flow at the desired operating characteristics based on conventional gas supply characteristics and gas grill requirements. A restrictor mechanism, when in first and second configurations, respectively, restricts movement of the valve core to a first predetermined range for a first mode of operation (first type of gas supply) and to a second predetermined range for a second mode of operation (second type of gas supply).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Inventor: Daniel Parrish
  • Patent number: 8534642
    Abstract: The specification discloses a seal member for selectively completing a fluid passageway defined between an upstream member and a downstream member separated by an intermediate space, the seal member comprising an elongate stem portion dimensioned to be movably positionable in an opening defined through the upstream member between opposite first and second surfaces thereof, the elongate stem portion having provided at one end thereof a resiliency deformable, radially-extending flange and at the other end thereof a sealing face, and a fluid passageway defined through the stem portion between the flange and the sealing face. The flange is deformable under fluid pressure to increase the area of contact between the flange and the first surface of the upstream member and to simultaneously move the stem portion within the opening defined in the upstream member so as to bring the sealing face into sealing contact with an opposing surface of the downstream member across the intermediate space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventors: Dale Moretz, Carl Romack
  • Publication number: 20130207013
    Abstract: A pulse valve for generating a high-volume pulsating fluid stream from a fluid supplied to the pulse valve from a pressure-generating unit. Window cut-outs are disposed opposite one another in pairs, in a housing wall, and form a first channel for conducting a constant, stationary sub-stream, a second channel for generating a second sub-stream that forms a basic pulse component, and a third channel for generating a third sub-stream that forms an additional pulse component. A rotatable rotor shaft disposed in the interior of the housing is provided with respective rotor blade assemblies associated with the second and third channels respectively. Upon rotation of the rotor shaft, the rotor blade assemblies, in cooperation with boundary edges of the window cut-outs of the second and third channels, periodically either allow a fluid stream impinging on the pulse valve to pass through the housing, or to interrupt such passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Linnhoff
  • Publication number: 20130105442
    Abstract: A stacked proportioning valve having a body with at least two sets of ports disposed at different positions along a longitudinal length of the body, each set of ports including at least three ports at different angular positions to couple to fluid conduits, a rotor disposed in the valve body has at least two sections stacked along the longitudinal length, each section comprising three fluid channels in longitudinal alignment with one of the sets of ports, and a drive shaft affixed to the rotor, the drive shaft to rotate the rotor over angular positions to fluidly couple together pairs of ports in each of the sets of ports synchronously as a function of the rotor's angular position. In embodiments a component of a plasma processing chamber, such as a plasma etch chamber is fluidly coupled by the stack proportioning valve to reservoirs of both a hot and cold chiller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventor: Walter R. MERRY
  • Patent number: 8241034
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes a control valve for regulating fuel flow. The apparatus can include a burner and a valve assembly. In some embodiments, the valve assembly includes a housing, which can define a first fuel input for receiving a first fuel from a first fuel source and a second fuel input for receiving a second fuel from a second fuel source. The housing can define a first fuel output for directing fuel toward the control valve, and can define a third fuel input for receiving a portion of either the first fuel or the second fuel from the control valve. The housing can define a first egress flow path and a second egress flow path, each for directing fuel to the burner. In certain embodiments, the apparatus includes a valve body configured to selectively permit fluid communication between the first and second inputs and the output and between the third input and the egress flow paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Appliances Inc.
    Inventor: David Deng
  • Patent number: 7967005
    Abstract: A duel fuel gas control valve controls the supply of gas (e.g., natural gas or liquid propane gas) to a gas grill. The duel fuel gas control valve is structured to control either natural or LP gas flow at the desired operating characteristics based on conventional gas supply characteristics and gas grill requirements. A restrictor mechanism, when in first and second configurations, respectively, restricts movement of the valve core to a first predetermined range for a first mode of operation (first type of gas supply) and to a second predetermined range for a second mode of operation (second type of gas supply).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel Parrish
  • Patent number: 7823468
    Abstract: A sample injector includes a rotary valve element with a straight passageway through it, which element may be rotated to connect a port communicating with a source of solvent with a port communicating with an inlet to a column. Another passageway connects two adjacent ports. The valve element may be rotated to one position in which it provides a straight path for sample to be injected, a second position in which it provides a path that connects a source of purge gas to the chromatographic system and a third position in which it provides a path that connects solvent to the column for preconditioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Teledyne Isco, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale A. Davison
  • Patent number: 7614409
    Abstract: Dishwasher including a sump for holding washing water, a flow passage control valve mounted to the sump for controlling a flow direction of the washing water such that the washing water makes alternate washing, and a valve control device for controlling the flow passage control valve to be moved within a predetermined range of angle, thereby permitting an easy mounting of the flow passage control device which controls a flow direction of the washing water, and reduces waste of the washing water by alternately washing an upper part and a lower part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dae Yeong Han, Nung Seo Park, Seung Bong Choi, Sang Heon Yoon
  • Patent number: 6916003
    Abstract: Disclosed is a directional control valve comprising a front-side connector and at least one radial connector, wherein the front faces of a valve body (valve shift or seat body) of the directional control valve are pressurized approximately equally, so that the actuating forces for shifting the valve body are minimal. In accordance with the invention, the pressure for pressurizing a rearward front face of the valve body is tapped at an axial distance to the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Peter Graf, Herbert Reder, Rainer Imhof, Hans-Georg Schubert, Frank Schwab
  • Patent number: 6681805
    Abstract: A coolant flow valve for controlling the distribution and flow of coolant to replace the radiator thermostat and heater valve currently used in automotive applications. The valve includes a valve rotor rotationally received in a valve housing wherein the rotational orientation thereof determines which combination of flow paths through four different outlet ports is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Ranco Incorporated of Delaware
    Inventors: Allan McLane, William D. Kramer
  • Patent number: 6196267
    Abstract: A flow control valve such as a melt flow control valve includes a cock plug body (2) rotatably arranged in a housing (3) having a single melt inlet port (1) extending axially relative to the rotatable cock plug body (2), and at least two melt outlet ports (4, 5) extending radially relative to the cock plug body (2). The cock plug body has a flow passage including an axially extending inflow portion (15) and at least one radially extending outflow portion (16) to selectively communicate the inlet port (1) with a selected one of the outlet ports (4, 5). The cock plug body (2) further has at least one pre-flooding passage (20) extending from the main flow channel to an opening radially displaced from the outflow portion (16), so that a pre-flooding partial flow of melt can flow from the flow channel into the next outlet port, when the cock plug body begins to be rotationally switched from one to the next outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Andreas Rutz, Friedrich Mueller, Udo Bock
  • Patent number: 6182697
    Abstract: A cartridge valve assembly (19) including a sleeve valve (49) fixed within a valve housing (17), and a spool valve (47) moveable both axially and rotatably within the sleeve valve. Rotation of an input (35,39) causes rotation of a cam member (43) and the spool valve, and the engagement of the cam member (43) with a cam surface (57) results in axial movement of the spool valve within the sleeve valve. The spool and sleeve valves define a neutral axial and rotational position (FIG. 5), and rotation from neutral in a first direction (FIG. 6) communicates fluid from an inlet port (21) to a first actuator port (25), and rotation from neutral in a second direction (FIG. 7) communicates fluid from the inlet port to a second actuator port (27). In either case, the axial movement of the spool valve (47), relative to the sleeve valve (49) is the same. The spool valve defines a load holding land (97) which, in the neutral position (FIG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Scott M. Parker, Gregory F. Lantsberg, Peter R. Nelson