Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
137088000 | Mixture condition maintaining or sensing | 26 |
20090071544 | FLUID CONDITIONING AND MIXING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - The invention includes a high pressure fluid processing device for shearing particles in a fluid mixture. The fluid processing device makes use of a first annular flow path that is directed toward a second annular flow path. The two annular flow paths flow toward one another through a bore in a cylinder and meet one another within the cylinder. The pressure fluid processing device includes two rods that are spaced apart from one another across an impingement zone. | 03-19-2009 |
20090114288 | METHOD FOR THE ONBOARD DETERMINATION OF THE VOLATILITY OF A FUEL - Method for the determination of the volatility of a fuel stored in a fuel tank which is part of a fuel system controlled by a fuel system control unit (FSCU) and comprising pressure, temperature and fuel level sensors, according to which the FSCU uses the ideal gas law and measurements performed by the sensors in order to predict the distillation curve and/or the Driveability Index (DI) of the fuel; use of said method for adjusting the amount of fuel to be injected in a mixing chamber of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. | 05-07-2009 |
20090277508 | Electronically Controlled Fitting - The invention relates to a fitting, in particular a washstand or bathtub fitting comprising an electronic control device for controlling a mixing device or a shut-off device for closing a pipe and an operating device, which is formed by a plate which is contact-sensitive and/or which is provided with proximity switches, for operating the control device. The plate is embodied in such a manner that at least two parameters from a group comprising a temperature parameter, a dispensing parameter, a volume flow rate parameter and a time parameter can be set at the same time by means of a sweeping motion, which is executed on the surface of said plate, by means of selectively touching different areas of the surface thereof and/or by means of a contact-free motion in front of the surface thereof. | 11-12-2009 |
20100108153 | MATERIAL GAS CONCENTRATION CONTROL SYSTEM - An object of this invention is to provide a responsive material gas concentration control system that can be mounted on a bubbling system and that can control a concentration of a material gas in a mixed gas at a constant value even though a partial pressure of the material gas fluctuates. The material gas concentration control system is used for a material evaporation system, and comprises a body that is connected to an outlet line and that has an internal flow channel for flowing the mixed gas, a concentration measuring part that measures the concentration of the material gas in the mixed gas, and a first valve that is arranged downstream of the concentration measuring part and that adjusts the measured concentration measured by the concentration measuring part at a previously determined set concentration, wherein the concentration measuring part and the first valve are mounted on the body. | 05-06-2010 |
20100108154 | MATERIAL GAS CONCENTRATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A material gas concentration control system for keeping a concentration of a material gas in a mixed gas constant comprising a tank to accommodate the material, an inlet line to input a carrier gas for evaporating the accommodated material into the tank, and an outlet line to output the mixed gas consisting of the material gas evaporated in the tank and the carrier gas, and further comprising a first valve arranged in the inlet line, a concentration measuring part that measures the concentration of the material gas in the mixed gas, and a concentration control part that controls an open degree of the first valve so as to make the measured concentration of the material gas measured by the concentration measuring part become the previously determined set concentration. | 05-06-2010 |
20100269912 | FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR A COMBUSTOR - A fuel supply apparatus for a combustor configured to prevent or substantially prevent a flashback from being generated from the combustor. A fuel supply apparatus includes a fuel distribution part having a first opening part and a second opening part, the fuel distribution part configured to alternately discharge a fuel from the first opening part and the second opening part; and a housing having a first channel and a second channel, wherein an intermediate part of the first channel is coupled to and in fluid communication with the first opening part, and an intermediate part of the second channel is coupled to and in fluid communication with the second opening part. | 10-28-2010 |
20110259437 | THERMOSTATIC MIXING VALVE FOR A DOMESTIC HEATING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a thermostatic mixing valve comprising a hollow body having a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet in fluid communication with the first inlet and/or the second inlet via a mixing chamber. The flow through the valve is controlled by an axially extending thermostatic actuator comprising a stem, an enlarged portion and a heat sensitive bulb, said bulb extending into the mixing chamber. The thermostatic actuator is axially displaced between a first end position in which only the first inlet is connected to the outlet and a second end position in which only the second inlet is connected to the outlet. The thermostatic actuator is displaced in a sleeve member arranged to restrict the flow of water from the second inlet past the enlarged portion of the thermostatic actuator during its axial displacement until the thermostatic actuator reaches the second end position. | 10-27-2011 |
20120145256 | LINEAR AND LOGARITHMIC CONCENTRATION GRADIENT GENERATORS - The present invention refers to microfluid concentration gradient generators, in particular a linear concentration gradient generator and a logarithmic concentration gradient generator, each relying on a particular configuration of interconnecting channels to achieve the required concentration gradient. | 06-14-2012 |
20120174989 | METHOD OF MEASURING CHARACTERISTICS OF CRITICAL ORIFICE TYPE CONSTANT FLOW RATE INSTRUMENT FOR USE IN MULTISTAGE DILUTION MECHANISM - A method of measuring characteristics of a critical orifice type constant flow rate instrument is applied to a dilution mechanism including dilution units in series. Diluent gas of one dilution unit and diluent gas of the other dilution unit are kept flowing in a derivation flow passage for deriving redundant gas of the corresponding one dilution unit in a manner that the total flow rate thereof is equal to a prescribed constant flow rate and that the flow rate of the diluent gas from the corresponding dilution unit is equal to the flow rate in use. The flow rate characteristics of the critical orifice type constant flow rate instrument are measured based on at least an upstream side pressure of the critical orifice type constant flow rate instrument provided in the derivation flow passage at this time. | 07-12-2012 |
20120291875 | Citrate-Based Dialysate Chemical Formulations - The present invention constitutes dialysate formulations that are suitable for use in preparing dialysate solutions for use in batch and/or proportioning systems and for improving dialysis efficiency by reducing or preventing clotting of the dialysis flow paths. The dialysate chemical formulations for one batch of dialysate comprise an acid concentrate stored in a first vessel, and a citrate-containing bicarbonate concentrate stored in a second vessel. The contents of the first and second vessels are emptied into a dialysate preparation tank and mixed with water to form a batch quantity of dialysate solution. Alternately, a dry acid and/or a dry citrate-containing base concentrates are dissolved separately in measured quantities of water to form liquid concentrates which are then used in conjunction with a proportioning machine to generate on-line a final dialysis solution stream. | 11-22-2012 |
20130008523 | INTAKE MONITORING FOR ACCURATE PROPORTIONING - A fluid supply system configured for metering two or more fluids in controlled proportions, including a plurality of solvent supply lines, a pumping unit configured for taking in fluids from selected solvent supply lines and for supplying a pressurized mixture, a proportioning valve configured for modulating solvent composition by sequentially coupling selected ones of the solvent supply lines with the inlet of the pumping unit, a sensor configured for sensing process information in the fluid supply system, an analysis entity configured for analyzing the process information for determining reciprocating element related information at a beginning of fluid intake, and a control unit configured for switching the proportioning valve to sequentially couple selected ones of the solvent supply lines to the inlet of the pumping unit at one or more switching points based on the given metering scheme and based on the reciprocating element related information. | 01-10-2013 |
20130025699 | RESIN DISTRIBUTOR, RESERVOIR BAG TO BE USED THEREWITH, VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM, KIT FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING AND OF OPERATING ASSOCIATED THERETO - A system for distributing resin, the system including at least one supply of resin, at least one conduit operatively connectable to a corresponding supply of resin, and at least one pump operatively connectable to each conduit for pumping resin from the corresponding supply of resin. The system also includes a driving assembly operatively connectable to each pump for driving the same, the driving assembly including a transmission assembly being adjusted specifically depending on the nature of resin to be pumped through each conduit by means of an appropriate transmission ratio. The system also includes a discharging assembly separate from the driving assembly and operatively connectable to each conduit for discharging resin out from the discharging assembly, the discharging assembly being also operatively connectable to the driving assembly for selectively and adjustably controlling operating parameters of each pump. Also described is a resin reservoir bag to be used for with the resin distributing system. | 01-31-2013 |
20130037126 | GAS CONCENTRATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR PRESSURE VESSEL - A gas concentration control device for pressure vessel is provided for controlling gas concentration inside an accommodation space that is set in an interior of a chamber formed inside a pressure vessel curing oven. The pressure vessel curing oven includes a gas inlet tube with a first valve and a gas outlet tube with a second valve, which are in communication with the accommodation space. The gas concentration control device includes a gas concentration detection device, which is operative for timed detection of concentration of a gas inside the accommodation space, and a control unit for setting a predetermined concentration, performing a judgment if the gas concentration inside the accommodation space reaches the predetermined concentration according to a detection result of the gas concentration detection device, and thereby controls the first valve and the second valve according to result of the judgment. | 02-14-2013 |
20130228230 | VACUUM ACTUATED VALVE - A vacuum actuated valve assembly includes a valve body housing a butterfly valve configured to be connected to a vapor containing fluid source having a static pressure; a linear rack and pinion assembly; an externally exhausted pneumatic actuator having a body with a first end and a second end, an internal piston, an external piston rod shaft having a third end away from the body of the actuator, and a spring located over the external piston rod shaft and fitted in between the second end and a stopper near the third end. The externally exhausted pneumatic actuator is configured to be operated by the static pressure of the vapor in the fluid source. The rack and pinion assembly is coupled to the third end of the external piston rod shaft, and configured to operate the butterfly valve. | 09-05-2013 |
20140069516 | Household Electronic Mixing-Valve Device - A household electronic mixing-valve faucet for controlling a temperature of a mixed stream discharging from the faucet, including: (a) a faucet body; (b) a controller; (c) a first powered valve fluidly connected to the hot water flowpath; (d) a second powered valve fluidly connected to the cold water flowpath; (e) an arrangement adapted to determine extents of opening of the valves; (f) temperature sensors, operative to sense a temperature of fluids within the hot and cold water flowpaths; and pressure sensors; the controller adapted to maintain a difference between an actual temperature of the mixed stream and a setpoint temperature thereof within a particular range. | 03-13-2014 |
20140251448 | PACKET-WISE PROPORTIONING FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE LONGITUDINAL MIXING - A fluid supply system ( | 09-11-2014 |
20150020894 | SAMPLING AND REJECTION DEVICE - A sampling and rejection device for a boiler or steam generating system is described. The sampling and rejection device receives the condensate or fluid and allows a volume of the condensate to liquefy or the fluid to build up in the interior of the sampling and rejection device. One or more conductivity, pH, and temperature sensors or probes are positioned in the sampling and rejection device to measure the condensate. The sampling and rejection device includes a collection vessel to hold and temporarily store the condensate. The sampling and rejection device includes an outlet or a return line (to a central boiler) and a drain line. If the sensor measures undesirable conductivity, pH, or temperature in the condensate in the collection vessel, then a valve to the drain line is opened and the condensate is rejected. | 01-22-2015 |
20150068613 | Clutter Mass Flow Devices and Multi-Line Mass Flow Devices Incorporating The Same - A multi-line mass flow device configured for controlled delivery of two or more fluids into a process chamber. The multi-line mass flow device comprises a cluster mass flow control manifold and a multi-inlet manifold. The cluster mass flow control manifold comprises a controller, a gas manifold mounting block, and two or more gas flow control stations. The multi-inlet manifold comprises a multi-inlet mounting block, and two or more isolation valves mounted on the multi-inlet mounting block. | 03-12-2015 |
20150122345 | CIRCULATION PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR A HEATING AND/OR COOLING SYSTEM - A circulation pump assembly for a heating and/or cooling system includes an electric drive motor ( | 05-07-2015 |
20150296856 | DIETARY SUPPLEMENT DOSING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a dietary supplement dosing device that can be connected to a source of water to enable dosing of dietary supplement to water at the time of dispensing. The dietary supplement dosing device is capable of dosing controlled amounts of the dietary supplement to water upon being dispensed for consumption by fitting it to a faucet and the dietary supplement dosed water is free of colour, taste and odour and with beneficial amounts of dietary supplement. A dietary supplement dosing device comprises a flow distribution unit and a dietary supplement cartridge and the dietary supplement cartridge can be designed to deliver the dietary supplement from a source which is either in the solid or liquid form. | 10-22-2015 |
20150314315 | PAINTING ROBOT COLOR CHANGER SYSTEM - A color changer system for a painting robot comprises a color changer. A plurality of color feed lines are included on an inlet side of the color changer. A common color line is included on an outlet side of the color changer, and is configured to forward paint selected by the color changer to an atomizer. A color bar comprises a plurality of docking points supplied by the color feed lines. A color extractor is configured to selectively dock onto one of the docking points of the color bar and, while docked to the color bar, extract paint from an associated color feed line and supply the extracted paint to the common color line. | 11-05-2015 |
20160130155 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - Provided is a water treatment system with which it is possible for injection water suitable for drilling to be prepared from seawater and produced water, without decreasing drilling efficiency, and with consideration to environmental protection. To achieve this, the system is equipped with: a fresh water flow passage for conducting fresh water from a desalination apparatus which desalinates seawater to obtain fresh water; a treated water flow passage for conducting treated water from a water/oil separation apparatus which removes the oil component contained in the produced water from an oilfield, to obtain treated water; and an injection water preparation flow passage in which the flows of treated water conducted through the treated water flow passage and the fresh water conducted through the fresh water flow passage converge, and injection water for injection into the oilfield is prepared. | 05-12-2016 |
20160170419 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR METERING TOTAL WATER CONTENT IN CONCRETE | 06-16-2016 |
20160195882 | ELECTRONIC USER INTERFACE FOR ELECTRONIC MIXING OF WATER FOR RESIDENTIAL FAUCETS | 07-07-2016 |
137093000 | By optical or chemical property | 2 |
20090242038 | Multiple fuel system for internal combustion engines - A fuel management system mounted on a vehicle is operative to feed individually or a mixture of grades of relatively low, intermediate, and high autoignition temperature fuels to an associated internal combustion engine. The system includes an on board separation unit (OBS unit) for receiving and separating intermediate autoignition temperature (IAT) fuel into low and high autoignition temperature fuels, LAT and HAT, respectively. The production rate of the LAT and HAT fuels by the OBS unit is controlled to substantially match the consumption requirements of the engine at any given time for the LAT and HAT fuels. | 10-01-2009 |
20100224264 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR INTEGRATED GAS BLENDING | 09-09-2010 |