Single Actuator Operates Flow Control Means Located In Both Motivating Fluid And Aspirated Fluid Inlets Patents (Class 137/894)
  • Patent number: 10919755
    Abstract: A beverage discharge cock to which beverage is supplied from a beverage supply source, comprising: a valve main body including a hole and a valve seat arranged in an end portion of the hole; a valve rod slidably arranged in the hole, and including a valve body that forms a first valve together with the valve seat of the valve main body, and a first seal; and a movable part slidably arranged in the hole, and including a second seal facing the first seal, the second seal forming a second valve together with the first seal of the valve rod, wherein the valve rod includes a first channel extending through the valve body, and one or a plurality of second channels extending from the first seal to the first channel, and the second channel includes a first portion, and a second portion arranged between the first seal and the first portion, and a diameter of the second portion is smaller than a diameter of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Takahashi, Yasuhiro Kurabe, Hirofumi Imai, Kazuya Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 9714770
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an air conditioning unit and a ventilator. The ventilator has an impeller to draw outside air into an enclosure and cause air within the enclosure to be exhausted to the outside. The ventilator can be tied into the air conditioning unit's control system and act to supplement the cooling and ventilation needs of the space. Alternatively, the ventilator can have a separate integral control system. By having a separate control system, the ventilator can operate as a stand-alone device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Steven Rasmussen, Jeffrey Alan Thibedeau
  • Patent number: 9644839
    Abstract: A dual venturi having a tubular part having primary and secondary passageways, wherein a primary gas inlet is provided on the side wall of the primary passageway; a body part, for opening/closing the flow of secondary air by rotating in horizontal plane and vertical plane directions, the horizontal plane direction being the cross-sectional direction of the tubular part and the vertical plane direction being perpendicular to the horizontal plane; a damper part having a damper part-side secondary gas outlet; a driving part, for rotationally driving the damper part in the horizontal and vertical planes; and a secondary gas inlet, which openly connects selectively to the damper part-side secondary gas outlet on the basis of the rotational position of the damper part, and for forming the rotational shaft of the damper part along with the rotational shaft of the driving part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Gi Yu
  • Patent number: 8517056
    Abstract: A fluid regulator (1) for use as a shower water saving device, wherein an initial volume of water of a water stream at an undesired cold temperature is collected in a chamber and is reintroduced into the water stream when the stream has reached the desired temperature. Reintroduction of the initial volume of cold water is at a controlled rate such that the temperature change upon reintroduction is not significant. The fluid regulator (1) comprises a body (2), a flow passage (3) having an inlet (20) and outlet (21) for the water stream, a water collection chamber (4) in fluid communication with the flow passage (3), and a flow diverter (5) associated with the flow passage (3) and moveable between a closed position in which the water stream is directed to the collection chamber (4), and an open position in which the water stream may flow to the outlet (21) and the water in the collection chamber (4) may be drained from the collection chamber (4) to the outlet (21) by way of the flow passage (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Cullin Innovation Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Peter Cullin
  • Patent number: 7793687
    Abstract: An inflation/deflation assembly, which can be mounted upon the inflation valve assembly of an inflatable bag, so as to permit both the inflation and deflation of the inflatable as may be desired. The inflation/deflation assembly comprises an outer housing, and a control rod is rotatably disposed within the housing so as to be rotatably movable between two positions angularly spaced apart from each other. When the control rod is disposed, for example, at a first one of the two positions, the inflatable bag can be inflated, whereas, when the control rod is disposed at the second one of the two positions, the inflatable bag can be deflated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney S. Smith, Thomas C. Keenan, Joel L. Kennedy, Johnny Buchanan
  • Patent number: 7331488
    Abstract: An apparatus for selective eductive dispensing of multiple chemical fluids from separate fluid containers includes a motive fluid inlet; an eductor in fluid communication with said motive fluid inlet; a selector switch defining at least one inlet and an outlet therein, said inlet and outlet in fluid communication with one another and said outlet in fluid communication with said eductor and wherein said selector switch inlet is in selective fluid communication with said fluid containers depending on the position of the selector switch; and a valve located between said motive fluid inlet and said eductor, said valve selectively opened and closed by movement of said selector switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Dema Engineering Company
    Inventors: Paul E. Naslund, James Schuleter
  • Patent number: 6964380
    Abstract: A spraying gun includes a water inlet connector, a connecting member, an adjusting member, a detergent tube, a water conducting tube, and an extension pipe. Thus, the water flow rate of the spraying gun is adjusted by rotation of the adjusting member, thereby facilitating a user regulating the water flow rate of the spraying gun. In addition, the water is mixed with the detergent by rotation of the adjusting member to provide a cleaning effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Shin Tai Spurt Water of the Garden Tools Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chin-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: 6899114
    Abstract: A system and method for the mixing and the application of liquids to various surfaces. The system includes a primary tank having a liquid fill fitting, a gas fitting, and an outlet. A pressurized gas source is in fluid communication with the primary tank by way of the gas fitting and a mixing device is in fluid communication with both the outlet and a concentrate reservoir. The mixing device is arranged and configured to mix the liquid and the concentrate into a liquid mixture. The system is configured such that the pressurized gas source expels the liquid through the outlet and the mixing device, thereby creating the liquid mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Inventor: Paul A. Wilson
  • Patent number: 6783429
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for drawing a sample of a chemical-mechanical polishing slurry for analysis of at least one property, e.g., particle size distribution, is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: The BOC Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Kristin Nicholes, Stephen John Carlson, Mark R. Litchy
  • Patent number: 6749133
    Abstract: A substance delivery apparatus, such as a spraying apparatus, that includes an adjustment element for regulating the flow of at least one substance between at least one inlet and at least one outlet. The adjustment element is displaceable between a first position, corresponding to a first delivery condition of the at least one substance, and a second position, corresponding to a second delivery condition of the at least one substance, and the adjustment element comprises at least one sealing element for facilitating airtight fluid communication in association with at least one of the first and second delivery conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Green Garden Products Company
    Inventors: Craig S. Ketcham, Mark MacLean-Blevins
  • Patent number: 6378789
    Abstract: A combination spray apparatus which allows for the selection of several different flowable materials to be sprayed from a single unit and at the site of the unit itself. In the preferred manner, the spray apparatus includes a trigger nozzle as well as the selection of two different materials to be sprayed through a second barrel portion. An eductor it utilized to draw selected materials into a spray stream. The combination spray apparatus is operable with water pressures which are customary to most cities and industries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson Commercial Markets, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Seaman, Jr., Jeffrey Y. Chen, John A. Boticki, Carey W. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 6347645
    Abstract: A fluid dynamic diverter valve is provided which has a valve body with a fluid inlet zone communicating with a fluid diversion zone, which in turn communicates with a fluid outlet zone. In the fluid inlet zone there is at least one inlet for a fluid, at least one air inlet and a venturi passage for guiding the fluid as a jet. In a passage downstream of the venturi passage the air inlet communicates with the fluid jet exiting the venturi passage and the jet enters the diversion zone. Depending on whether the air inlet is blocked or not, the fluid jet either continues straight through the diversion zone to a first outlet from the valve body or, if the air stream is blocked, the jet is diverted to impinge upon a wall in the diversion chamber, the wall being arranged to be directed toward a different one of the outlet openings in the fluid outlet zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent Paulraj Gurubatham, Rocco Galli, Claudio Civanelli
  • Patent number: 6267304
    Abstract: A dispensing head for a squeeze bottle sprayer includes a rotatable valve. The rotatable valve has both an air control notch and a fluid control notch. Upon rotation of the valve, the notches cooperate to vary the amount of air and or fluid discharged by the dispenser. The density of the stream may therefore be varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Emsar, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert S. Schultz
  • Patent number: 5829471
    Abstract: A valve particularly for vacuum drainage systems, comprising a valve housing (1) with an inlet (2), a through-flow part (11) and an outlet (3), and a device with an actuator for the opening and closing of the valve. The opening and closing device is a movable valve body (4) with a, relative to its axis, slightly inclined first sealing face stretching along the periphery of the valve body (4) up to a basically circular and, relative to the flow direction through the valve, vertical part comprising a second sealing face. The first sealing face is provided to rest against a corresponding inclined seat (16) being disposed on a projection in the valve housing and which seat is situated beyond the inner wall (36) of the through-flow part (11), and that the second sealing face is provided to be tightly resting against a corresponding circular, upper part (17) in the valve housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Inventor: Olav Hofseth
  • Patent number: 5372310
    Abstract: A sprayer is provided for preferably permanent attachment to a container containing a chemical product to be diluted by a carrier stream. The sprayer comprises a nozzle member having a mechanism for attachment of the nozzle member to a source of the carrier stream. The nozzle member also includes a control mechanism for controlling flow of the carrier stream. The sprayer also includes a control member having a product aperture and an inlet or vent port disposed therein. The sprayer further comprises a cap member, including a means for attaching the cap member to the container. The cap member is slideably attached to the control member and includes a corresponding product channel and an inlet or vent channel. Preferably, the control member and the control mechanism for controlling the flow of the carrier fluid are operatively connected such that a single motion can simultaneously open or close both the flow of carrier fluid and the chemical product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Green Garden, Inc.
    Inventor: E. Lee Ketcham
  • Patent number: 5320288
    Abstract: A sprayer is provided for preferably permanent attachment to a container containing a chemical product to be diluted by a carrier stream. The sprayer comprises a nozzle member having a mechanism for attachment of the nozzle member to a source of the carrier stream. The nozzle member also includes a control mechanism for controlling flow of the carrier stream. The sprayer also includes a control member having a product aperture and an inlet or vent port disposed therein. The sprayer further comprises a cap member, including a means for attaching the cap member to the container. The cap member is slideably attached to the control member and includes a corresponding product channel and an inlet or vent channel. Preferably, the control member and the control mechanism for controlling the flow of the carrier fluid are operatively connected such that a single motion can simultaneously open or close both the flow of carrier fluid and the chemical product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Green Garden, Inc.
    Inventor: E. Lee Ketcham, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5304116
    Abstract: An improved vaginal cleansing device comprising a T-shaped coupling, a first valve, a venturi, a second valve, concentrate reservoir, a solution delivery tube, and an applicator nozzle. The T-shaped coupling is interposed between a water source line and a shower head and diverts water to the first valve. The first valve controls the flow of water through the cleansing device and, when open, delivers water to the venturi. The venturi drafts concentrate from the concentrate reservoir under the control of the second valve and delivers either water or a mixture of water and concentrate to the solution delivery tube, and the solution delivery tube delivers the water or mixture to the applicator nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Inventor: Harold E. Cornelius
  • Patent number: 4800046
    Abstract: A water jet aerator in combination with a diverter valve including an aerator housing, a valve body that is rotatably positioned within the aerator housing, and a swivel nozzle. The aerator housing includes a water inlet conduit, a water outlet conduit, and an air inlet conduit, while the valve body forms two chambers, a diverter chamber and an aeration chamber. As the valve body is rotated in one direction within the aerator housing, water flow from the water inlet conduit to the aeration chamber is diverted to the water outlet conduit, while the air inlet conduit is proportionally closed to the aeration chamber. As the valve body is rotated in the other direction, water flow from the water inlet conduit to the water outlet conduit is diverted to the aeration chamber, while the air inlet conduit is proportionally opened to the aeration chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: KDI American Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Malek, Stephen A. Markley
  • Patent number: 4785850
    Abstract: A dispenser connectable to a source of high fluid pressure and including a housing having therein a three-position cylindrical valve which controls both a main passageway and an auxiliary passageway. The main passsageway extends through the housing and the cylindrical valve. The auxiliary passageway extends from the main passageway, through the cylindrical valve, through a passageway between the housing and cylindrical valve, through a fluid reservoir on the bottom side of the housing. The cylindrical valve is manually rotatable by a control knob to an "off" position where the main passageway is closed, to a "soap" position where both the primary and auxiliary passageways are open, dispensing fluid such as soap from the reservoir, and lastly, to a "rinse" position where the primary passageway is open and the auxiliary passageway is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Clyde Industries Limited
    Inventor: George Sanchez
  • Patent number: 4714092
    Abstract: A ball valve with a venturi chamber internal thereto as an integral part of the ball itself. The ball valve of the present invention includes a housing with a ball valve rotatably mountable therewithin. The ball is rotatably about an axis about which any cross-section thereof has a uniform outline curve with two passages defined therewithin. The first passage has a uniform cross-sectional shape and area, and extends through the ball with the central axis of the first passage being substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis of the ball. The first passage is tapered varying over its length. The smaller end of the tapered passage extends toward the other side of the ball defining a tapering annular cavity extending into the ball from the other side. The second passage has uniform shape and area, and opens into the annular cavity. The central axis of the second passage is also substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis of the ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1987
    Assignee: Agricultural Aviation Engineering Company
    Inventor: George S. Sanders
  • Patent number: 4651930
    Abstract: A shower head attachment has a liquid detergent reservoir and facilitates a "soap," "rinse," and "off" cycle. The attachment has a body provided with a rotary valve having a transverse port. The port is alined, selectively, with a first or second longitudinal inclined passageway formed in the body forwardly of the valve. A third passageway of critical internal diameter communicates the first passageway with an opening formed in a depending neck on the body and acts as an aspirating passageway. A sleeve is secured within the opening and carries a depending feed tube. The feed tube extends into a reservoir or bottle of liquid detergent that is removably mounted on the depending neck of the body, externally of the sleeve. The sleeve has a valve seat above the feed tube, and a ball check valve is seated on the valve seat. The valve carries an external handle; and the ends of the handle carry depending cables, the ends of which are provided with respective tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Economy Distributors, Inc.
    Inventor: George H. Magaha, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4625744
    Abstract: A process for performing a series of hydrodynamic functions or operation on a flow of fluids comprised of at least two phases includes the following steps: separating the fluid phases that comprise the initial flow; reducing the turbulence of the flows of each of the fluid phases which have been separated from each other; and recombining the fluid phases to form a new polyphasic flow with a predetermined structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventor: Marcel Arnaudeau
  • Patent number: 4609506
    Abstract: Fluid mixing valve means comprising valves in first and second fluid conduits having specific configurations, means coupling said valves for common movement and means coupling the output of said second fluid conduit to said first fluid conduit on the downstream side of said first valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Spiro Investment A.G.
    Inventor: Bengt Berglund
  • Patent number: 4470342
    Abstract: The present invention provides an air-handling unit that can supply air, to a desired space, which is cold, which is cooler than the set point of the thermostat for that space and hence is referred to as cool air, which is warmer than that set point and hence is referred to as warm air, or which is hot. That unit can operate even when very low pressure air is supplied to it; and hence it is connectable to a conventional low pressure cold air duct. That unit may have a heat source incorporated into it, may utilize air from that space which is cooler than that set point and hence can be referred as cool air, and may utilize air from that space which is warmer than that set point and hence can be referred to as warm air. Dampers in that unit control the amount of cold air and cool air that is supplied to that space, and a blower and the heat source in that unit control the amount of warm air and hot air which is supplied to that space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Inventor: William K. Hall, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4366840
    Abstract: A flow selectable fluid mixing device having a main manifold member (10) with a main fluid path (13) and a venturi creating conical secondary fluid path (14) and a rotatable manifold member (12) mounted on the main manifold member (10). The rotatable member (12) has valve gate means (19) which rotates within the main fluid path (13) of the main manifold member thereby controlling the fluid through that path. The rotatable member (12) also has an auxiliary fluid supply orifice (27) alignable with a venturi orifice (28) which is in fluid communication with the secondary conical fluid path (14) of the main member (10). The auxiliary fluid supply orifice (27) is in a fixed position with the valve gate means (19) such that three qualities of flow are selectable as the rotatable member (12) is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Inventor: Thomas D. McKane, Jr.