Fluid handling – Systems – With flow control means for branched passages
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Fox, John (Department: 3753)
Fluid handling
Systems
With flow control means for branched passages
C251S011000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07040349
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus controls flow of a fluid from at least one inlet port to at least one outlet port. A support has a rigid, non-flexible portion, at least one pivotable relatively rigid, non-flexible, folded-back arm portion extending from the rigid portion, at least one surface connected to folded-back arm portion for movement relative to the support, and a rigid, non-flexible force transfer member operably positioned for driving the pivotable folded-back arm portion with a loss of motion of less than 40%. An electrically operated actuator operably engages between the rigid portion and the force transfer member to pivot the folded-back arm portion in response to an electrical activation of the actuator. A manifold includes a fluid passage communicating with at least one valve seat and operably engageable with respect to at least one corresponding valve body for movement between a closed position and an opened position.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3099289 (1963-07-01), Neilson et al.
patent: 4080873 (1978-03-01), Bauer et al.
patent: 4106390 (1978-08-01), Kodaira et al.
patent: 4121504 (1978-10-01), Nowak
patent: 4379335 (1983-04-01), Kirsch et al.
patent: 4431873 (1984-02-01), Dunn et al.
patent: 4450753 (1984-05-01), Basrai et al.
patent: 4481451 (1984-11-01), Kautz et al.
patent: 4481768 (1984-11-01), Goshorn et al.
patent: 4628499 (1986-12-01), Hammett
patent: 4686338 (1987-08-01), Kashiwagi et al.
patent: 4736131 (1988-04-01), Fujimoto
patent: 4741247 (1988-05-01), Glomeau et al.
patent: 4763560 (1988-08-01), Sasaki
patent: 4790233 (1988-12-01), Backe et al.
patent: 4808874 (1989-02-01), Stahlhuth
patent: 4819543 (1989-04-01), Leinen
patent: 4878417 (1989-11-01), Facon
patent: 4901625 (1990-02-01), Bussan et al.
patent: 4932311 (1990-06-01), Mibu et al.
patent: 5154207 (1992-10-01), Bolt
patent: 5211196 (1993-05-01), Schwelm
patent: 5271226 (1993-12-01), Stone
patent: 5333455 (1994-08-01), Yoshioka
patent: 5388751 (1995-02-01), Harada et al.
patent: 5400824 (1995-03-01), Gschwendtner et al.
patent: 5424941 (1995-06-01), Bolt et al.
patent: 5425941 (1995-06-01), Wilson et al.
patent: 5431086 (1995-07-01), Morita et al.
patent: 5465021 (1995-11-01), Visscher et al.
patent: 5546847 (1996-08-01), Rector et al.
patent: 5587536 (1996-12-01), Rasmussen
patent: 5881767 (1999-03-01), Loser
patent: 5950668 (1999-09-01), Baumann
patent: 6003428 (1999-12-01), Mundie et al.
patent: 6023121 (2000-02-01), Dhuler et al.
patent: 6085632 (2000-07-01), Stoll et al.
patent: 6230606 (2001-05-01), Sato
patent: 6234060 (2001-05-01), Jolly
patent: 6255934 (2001-07-01), Gadini et al.
patent: 6291928 (2001-09-01), Lazarus et al.
patent: 6305264 (2001-10-01), Yang et al.
patent: 6333583 (2001-12-01), Mahadevan et al.
patent: 6431340 (2002-08-01), Ineson et al.
patent: 6453261 (2002-09-01), Boger et al.
patent: 6467264 (2002-10-01), Stephenson et al.
patent: 6523451 (2003-02-01), Liao et al.
patent: 6548938 (2003-04-01), Moler et al.
patent: 6567255 (2003-05-01), Panzer et al.
patent: 6619142 (2003-09-01), Forster et al.
patent: 6642067 (2003-11-01), Dwyer
patent: 6759790 (2004-07-01), Bugel et al.
patent: 6870305 (2005-03-01), Moler
patent: 2001/0030306 (2001-10-01), Moler et al.
patent: 2004/0035106 (2004-02-01), Moler
patent: 2004/0045148 (2004-03-01), Moler
patent: 2004/0125472 (2004-07-01), Belt
patent: 199 12 334 A 1 (2000-09-01), None
patent: 10122297 (2002-06-01), None
patent: 61276981 (1986-12-01), None
patent: 0 325 764 (1989-02-01), None
patent: 01185175 (1989-07-01), None
patent: 1 391 647 (2003-06-01), None
patent: 2203195 (1988-10-01), None
patent: WO 01/78160 (2001-10-01), None
Karim Khayati, Pascal Bigras, and Louis-A. Dessaint; Nonlinear Control of Pneumatic Systems; Ecole de Technologie Superieure; 1100, rue Notre-Dame Quest, Montreal (Quebec) H3C 1K3.
High Speed Servo Pneumatic Actuator Systems; (modified on Jan. 13, 2004); Design of High Speed Machinery (DHSM) LINK Programme; Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council; Department of Trade & Industry; Mar. 1995 to Aug. 1997, Grant Reference: GR/K38663.
Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE; (ISSN 1009-3095, Monthly), 2001 vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 128-131; CLC No.: TP271, 32: Document Code: A Research on the Continuous Positioning Control to Servo-Pneumatic System; Tao Guo-liang, Wang Xuan-yin, & Lu Yong-xiang.
Modeling and Simulation of a Servopneumatic Gripper; Salvador Esque and Jose LM Lastra, date Dec. 10, 1999.
Modified Feedback Linearization Controller for Pneumatic System with Non-Negligible Connection Port Restriction; Pascal Bigras, Karim Khayati, Tony Wong; University of Quebec.
ND9000 Intelligent Valve Controller; Metso Automation; date Jul. 7, 2003.
Introducing Precisionaire—A Breakthrough Pneumatic Motion System.
Axis Controller SPC 200; Festo AG&Co.; Products 2001.
Kuhnke “SPEEDY” Machine Building Process Module; Switched Pneumatic Electrical Endposition Damping-E635 GM/02 92.652.
Switched Pneumatic Electrical Endposition Damping; Werner Brockman; University of Lubeck Institute of Computer Engrg. Lubeck, Germany.
Block-Oriented Nonlinear Control of Pneumatic Actuator Systems; fulin Xiang; Doctoral Thesis, Mechatronics Lab, Deprtment of Machine Design, Royal Institute of Technology, KTH; S-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden, 2001.
Hydraulic & Pneumatic Actuators; Sensors & Actuators for Mechatronics Hydaulic and Pneumatic Actuators; K. Craig.
Adaptive Neuron Control Based on Predictive Model in Pneumatic Servo System; Huang Wenmei, Yang Yong, Tang Yali; College of Mechanical and Automotive Engrg. Human University, 410082, Changsha, Huna, P.R. China.
Propneu—An Intelligent Software Tool; Hong Zhou, Ph..D., Festo AG & Co., Ruiterstr, 82, D-73734, Esslingen, Germany.
Pneumatic Servo Systems Controled By Self-Tuning Fuzzy Rules; Akira Shimizu, Satoru Shibata, and Mitsuru Jindai, Dept. of Mech. Eng. Ehime Univerity, 3, Bunkyo-cho, 790-8577, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan.
Modelica—Proceedings of the 3rdInternational Modelica Conference, Linkoping, Nov. 3-4, 2003, Peter Fritzson (editor).
High Steady-State Accuracy Pneumatic Servo Positioning System with PVA/PV Control and Friction Compensation; Shu Ning and Gary M. Bone; Dept. of Mechanical Engrg., McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4L7. Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE, International Conference On Robotics & Automation, Washington, DC—May 2002.
A Hybrid Pneumatic/Electrostatic Mili-Actuator; Kenneth H. Chiang, Ronald S. Fearing; Robotics and Intteligent Machines Laboratory; Dept. of Electrical Engrg. And Computer Sciences; 265M Cory Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1770.
Modeling Identification, and Control of Pneumatically Actuated, Force Controllable Robot; J.E. Bobrow and B.W. McDonell; Irvine, California 92697.
Modelling and Simulation of Pneumatic Cylinders for a Physiotherapy Robot; R. Richardson, A.R. Plummer, M. Brown; School of Mechanical Engrg., University of Leeds, UK; Instron Ltd., UK.
Study of Pneumatic Motion Base, Control Characteristics; Kenji Okiyama and Ken Ichiryu, Tokyo University of Technology, Katakuracho 1404-1, Hachioji-city, Tokyo, Japan, date unspecified.
Bugel John
Moler Jeff
Woozley Mark
Fox John
Viking Technologies, L.C.
Young & Basile P.C.
LandOfFree
Piezo-electric actuated multi-valve manifold does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Piezo-electric actuated multi-valve manifold, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Piezo-electric actuated multi-valve manifold will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3635559