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Number: 251/12
Name: Valves and valve actuation > Fluid actuated or retarded
Description: Subject matter in which the opening or closing movement of the valve is produced or modified by the reactive force of a fluid acting against a portion of the actuating means.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
251/15 Compulsory cut-off after flow period 17
251/48 Dashpot or fluid controlled retarder or timer 75
251/61 Flexible wall expansible chamber reciprocating valve actuator 87
251/14 Fluid and non-fluid actuators 169
251/57 Fluid link or column actuator 146
251/25 Pilot or servo type motor 125
251/62 Piston type expansible chamber reciprocating valve actuator 195
251/56 Plural operations (e.g., lifting and rotating rotary valve) 39
251/59 Rotary or oscillatory motor 53
251/24 Venturi or line flow effect assisted 23
251/60 With adjustable limit stop for actuator 47
251/58 With mechanical movement between actuator and valve 351


Patents under this class:

Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7610881 Apparatus for an internal combustion engine Nov. 3, 2009
7509972 Pneumatic valve with lockout Mar. 31, 2009
7506658 Liquid flow control devices Mar. 24, 2009
7472433 Method and apparatus for determining when hands are under a faucet for lavatory applications Jan. 6, 2009
7409937 Hydraulic control system for internal combustion engine Aug. 12, 2008
7390310 Shunt valve locking mechanism Jun. 24, 2008
7228826 Internal combustion engine valve seating velocity control Jun. 12, 2007
7204211 Arrangement of an internal combustion engine poppet valve and an actuator therefor Apr. 17, 2007
7194991 Variable valve actuator Mar. 27, 2007
7178489 Variable valve system of internal combustion engine and hydraulic actuator Feb. 20, 2007
7162982 Hydraulic valve actuator for reciprocating engine Jan. 16, 2007
7156058 Variable valve actuator Jan. 2, 2007
7134408 Device for the control of gas exchange valves Nov. 14, 2006
7131628 Vented MEMS structures and methods Nov. 7, 2006
7007642 Hydraulic valve actuator for actuating a gas-exchange valve Mar. 7, 2006
6917858 Fluid regulation Jul. 12, 2005
6892683 Electrohydraulic valve controller May. 17, 2005
6827050 Fluid control valve actuating system Dec. 7, 2004
6763829 Reliability-enhanced apparatus operation for re-breathing and methods of effecting same Jul. 20, 2004
6722327 Device and method for changing the relative rotational angle of a camshaft Apr. 20, 2004
6684834 DEVICE TO CHANGE THE TIMING OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, IN PARTICULAR A ROTATING PISTON POSITIONING DEVICE TO ADJUST THE ANGLE THAT A CAMSHAFT IS ROTATED RELATIVE Feb. 3, 2004
6637390 Apparatus and method for measuring cam phaser locking pin position Oct. 28, 2003
6619248 Device for altering the control timing of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine, especially an apparatus for hydraulic rotational angle adjustment of a camshaft relative to a cr Sep. 16, 2003
6615778 Apparatus and method for diagnosing variable valve timing apparatus Sep. 9, 2003
6546950 Lacquer bullet gun Gas entry valve Apr. 15, 2003
6516763 Method of controlling a device that varies the valve control times an internal combustion engine, especially of a camshaft adjusting device with hydraulically releaseable start lock Feb. 11, 2003
6513468 Valve timing control system for internal combustion engine Feb. 4, 2003
6510825 Internal combustion engine for motor vehicles and the like Jan. 28, 2003
6439233 Tracheal stoma valve Aug. 27, 2002
6409967 Valve obturator Jun. 25, 2002
6398183 Automatic shut-off device for a valve for compressed or liquefied gases Jun. 4, 2002
6371437 Thermally operated valve for automatically modulating the flow of fluids and methods and tool for making the same Apr. 16, 2002
6131878 Pneumatic linear drive for cryogenic control valves Oct. 17, 2000
5685335 Lamp processing machine Nov. 11, 1997
5337797 Hydrocarbon dispenser nozzle Aug. 16, 1994
4795129 Normally closed fluid switching logic element Jan. 3, 1989
4650154 Blanking cover for pipe Mar. 17, 1987
4625941 Gas lift valve Dec. 2, 1986
4606384 Gas supply device including a plurality of gas flasks inserted in a pressurized gas container Aug. 19, 1986
4589528 Double-tube vibration damper May. 20, 1986
4562724 Gas sampling valve Jan. 7, 1986
4404988 Pressure seated closure for containment drain Sep. 20, 1983
3990464 Heat-responsive duct closing method and apparatus Nov. 9, 1976



 
 
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