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7299824 Multiple-mode fluid valve  
A multi-position fuel valve includes a main body having an enclosed chamber with a number of inlet ports and an outlet port and associated seats in the chamber. Disposed inside the chamber is a...
7261126 Control valve  
A control valve has a valve body and a flow control element preferably in the form of a disc, the valve body defining at least one inlet passage, the inlet passage culminating in an opening which...
7261117 Diverter valve assembly  
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a diverter valve is comprised of a valve body with multiple inlet and outlet ports. The diverter valve is further comprised of two ceramic...
7255327 Systems and methods providing hands free water faucet control  
Hands free system providing user control and regulation of water flow and temperature mix using “foot actuated” devices. Hands free system is adaptable to pre-existing water faucets and...
7216661 Method of forming a wear resistant component  
A method of forming a wear resistant component includes providing a base material, depositing a strengthening layer on the base material, and vapor depositing an amorphous diamond layer on the...
7174916 Flow and temperature separation control valve  
A flow and temperature separation control valve includes a valve housing for connecting to a water faucet, a temperature control module received in the valve housing for controlling the temperature...
7172572 Manifold system for a medical device  
A number of devices are illustrated for providing a manifold that can simply and selectively couple a number of different therapeutic and diagnostic elements to a catheter or other medical device....
7171984 Mixer tap  
A mixing valve has a housing having hot- and cold-water inlets and at least one hot-, cold-, or mixed-water outlet. Respective hot- and cold-water valves in the housing each have a valve stem...
7152620 Flow-reversing valve  
A valve for switching fluid paths, particularly for pressure exchanger installations with tubular chambers through which fluid flows in an alternating manner, including a rotatable closing element...
7143777 Control valve having pressure balance effect  
A control valve includes a housing, two sealing gaskets, a shaft, a protective jacket, a fixed plate, a movable plate, a sleeve, a pressure balance unit, and an urging screwing member. Thus, the...
7134452 Disc valve  
A disk valve comprises an inlet port, an outlet port, a first disk provided with a first through hole communicating with the inlet port and extending axially and a second through hole communicating...
7121303 Mixed water faucet  
A mixed water faucet includes a valve seat, a control valve, a flow control member, a handle, and a nozzle. Thus, the mixed water faucet has a simplified construction, thereby decreasing costs of...
7111643 Flow characterization in a flowpath  
An apparatus and method are provided for modifying a flow characteristic, such as a valve characteristic, through use of a flow characterizing device having a segmented flow characterizing channel...
7100630 Water guard pressure balancer  
A fluid supply valve includes a valve plate having cold and hot apertures respectively aligned with the cold and hot inlets. A pressure balancer is rotatably supported adjacent to the mixing valve...
7080790 Cartridge for sanitary appliances  
A cartridge intended for insertion in a sanitary fitting contains a control disk rotated with respect to a fixed distributor disk. The cartridge contains a thermostatic valve. The disk control...
7040348 Arrangement for a single-grip mixing faucet being operated by turning only  
The invention relates to a arrangement for single-grip mixing faucets operated by turning only, comprising a fixed inlet disc ( 11 ) and a rotating regulation disc ( 16 ) arranged above each other...
7032629 Method and system for blending gasoline and butane at the point of distribution  
A system and method is provided for blending butane with gasoline at petroleum tank farms, immediately before distribution to tanker trucks. The invention provides a method for blending gasoline...
7021335 Valve for mixing cold and hot water  
A valve includes a housing having two inlets and an outlet formed in a bottom panel, a seat secured in the housing and having two ports and an aperture aligned with the inlets and the outlet of the...
7007717 Spindle structure for a ceramic faucet  
A ceramic spindle for a faucet is disclosed. The spindle has a housing of which the top portion is a protruded edge having teeth to connect with a rotating rim seat having teeth surface. The top...
7004197 Valves including thermally sprayed sealing components  
A valve assembly comprising a valve stem, an annular bonnet configured to receive the valve stem, a valve disk coupled to one end of the valve stem, a seal, and an insert. The seal is disposed...
6997200 Water conservation system  
The invention recirculates and/or recycles fluids normally lost down the drain during the time it takes for a desired temperature to be attained for usage of the hot fluids. A...
6991934 Tissue processor with integrated valve  
A tissue processor is disclosed for processing biological tissue, for example, for mounting on microscope slides. The tissue processor has a valve arrangement in the bottom of a tissue processing...
6941969 Vehicle fluid change apparatus  
A fluid transfer system includes elongated conduits connected at one end with couplings to a plurality of fluid reservoirs of a machine or engine and at the other end with a control valve for...
6935618 Valve component with multiple surface layers  
A sliding component, particularly a disk valve plate. The sliding component includes a multi-layer surface structure comprising a strengthening layer harder than the substrate material, and an...
6935568 Single-lever thermostatic cartridge using ceramic disks  
The cartridge comprises a body in which there is formed a mixed fluid chamber; a fixed disk; a movable disk; thermostatic regulation means including a regulation slide-valve and a thermostatic...
6935368 Cold-hot water faucet  
A cold-hot water faucet includes a main tube and a shaft tube fitted rotatably into the main tube. The main tube is provided with a valve chamber and two fastening ports for fastening respectively...
6920899 Fluid control valve  
A fluid control valve for controlling the delivery of water includes a control lever that is movable in two directions by rotation of the lever about two independent axes. The fluid control valve...
6904935 Valve component with multiple surface layers  
A sliding component, particularly a disk valve plate. The sliding component includes a multi-layer surface structure comprising a strengthening layer harder than the substrate material, and an...
6893003 Valves including thermally sprayed sealing components  
A valve assembly comprising a valve stem, an annular bonnet configured to receive the valve stem, a valve disk coupled to one end of the valve stem, a seal, and an insert. The seal is disposed...
6880575 Water mixing valve  
A water mixing valve having two water inlets, a mixing chamber, a rotatable control member having openings for controlling flow from the water inlets to the mixing chamber, the control member...
6877523 Mixing valve with graduated temperature modulation  
A valve assembly for mixing hot and cold water includes a generally cylindrical sleeve having hot and cold inlets and outlets and a rotatable non-reciprocal valve member positioned therein to...
6854658 Valve system for servo control of fluid flows  
The present invention provides a mixing valve ( 30 ) suitable for electric motor ( 38 ) actuation, particularly stepper motor actuation. It also provides a servo mixing valve system, which includes...
6845917 Water outlet structure of ceramic control valve for single-handled faucet  
A water outlet structure of a ceramic control valve for a single-handled faucet is made up of a valve body having a housing chamber for a regulating seat with a control stick joined thereto to be...
6820649 Ball fuel valve with concentrically oriented feed points  
The invention is a ball valve for controlling the flow of fluids between one of two inlets and an outlet. The two inlets are substantially coaxially located, permitting a single inlet point in a...
6805151 Valve seats and a ceramic control valve of a faucet  
A faucet includes two valve seats back-to-back, and a ceramic control valve assembled with an assembly slot of the two valve seats. The assembly slot is provided on a central horizontal line...
6793145 Dual control thermostatic mixer  
The present invention refers to a dual control thermostatic mixer with a regulator suited to stabilize the mixed water temperature upon exit, using a stabilizing mechanism and a switching device...
6789573 Delivery control device for the supply to hydraulic apparatuses  
A delivery control device, intended to allow the control of the supply to several hydraulic apparatuses to achieve activation of these individually or in various combinations, including a pair of...
6786235 Pulsed width modulation of 3-way valves for the purposes of on-line dilutions and mixing of fluids  
This invention relates to an apparatus comprising a switchable, 3-way valve device that delivers a constant flow rate stream of solution mixture to a chemical analysis instrument. The dilution...
6758242 Spring-loaded rotational limit stop  
A rotational limit stop comprising a substantially circular disc having an upper surface, a lower surface and a perimeter surface, the perimeter surface containing a plurality of teeth on one...
6748974 Mixing valve with hydraulic wear plate  
A valve assembly for mixing hot and cold water includes a rotable non-reciprocal valve member positioned therein to control the mixture of hot and cold water in the outlet stream. The valve member...
6708710 Vehicle fluid change apparatus and method  
A fluid transfer system includes elongated conduits connected at one end with couplings to a plurality of fluid reservoirs of a machine or engine and at the other end with a control valve for...
6679302 Method and system for blending gasoline and butane at the point of distribution  
A system and method is provided for blending butane with gasoline at petroleum tank farms, immediately before distribution to tanker trucks. The invention provides a method for blending gasoline...
6647934 Unified rotary flow control valve for internal combustion engine cooling system  
An enhanced split cooling system and method for a turbocharged internal combustion engine including a liquid cooled turbocharger 19 and an engine liquid coolant jacket 18 , the system comprising...
6640357 Back-to-back faucet valve structures  
A water faucet structure includes a first valve seat mounted in one side of a wall, a first ceramic control valve fastened to the first valve seat, a second valve seat mounted in other side of the...
6561217 Rotary mixing solenoid valve for temperature-control  
A rotary liquid mixing solenoid valve comprises a valve casing, a cold and/or hot water inletpipes, a mixed water outlet pipe, a temperature sensor installed in the mixed water outlet pipe, and a...
6557770 Thermostatic cartridge for mixer taps  
To obtain an exact regulation of temperature, a strong flow, and a moderate cost, the cartridge comprises a first disc having two transverse hot fluid passages and two transverse cold fluid...
6517006 Thermostatic mixing faucet having improved stability  
Two flow control ceramic discs ( 22 and 24 ) for a thermostatic valve ( 10 ) have ports ( 30, 32, 38 and 40 ) to adjust water flow from a closed to a full open position. Ceramic disc ( 24 ) has...
6508778 System for withdrawal of blood  
The invention comprises a disposable tubing set ( 4 ) for connection to a rigid canister ( 2 ) that is maintained at a controlled reduced (vacuum) pressure. The set is used for collecting and...
6471503 Rotary disc valve assembly for use with an injection mold cooling system  
A rotary disc valve is disclosed which generally includes a housing having an inlet side and an outlet side, and a disc rotatably mounted within the housing between the inlet side and the outlet...
6460564 Automatic-locking shut-off valve for liquid suction systems  
A rotary-plug shut-off valve ( 10 ) of the type having a valve chamber ( 20 ) with multiple inlets includes: an actuator chamber ( 26 ); a base member ( 36 ) forming (a) an end of the actuator...