S.h. Leggitt Company

Kongsberg Power Products Systems I, Inc.

Ka Group Ag

Christopher Glenn Turney

Paul W Heald

Timothy Clayton Smith

Kenichi Miyagi

Mark Hood

Charles M Olds

Loftus A Fitzwater, Iii

Carlos Jose Pena

Edward R Lee

Brian K Yutzy

A lever assembly () has a lever () mounted to a lever housing (), a plunger (), an auto-return housing () pivotable relative to the lever housing (), a trigger mechanism () movable relative to the auto-return housing (), and a yoke member () pivotable relative to the auto-return housing () independent of the auto-return housing. The trigger mechanism () is movable to an extended position in response to movement of the plunger () for engaging a cam element () of the steering column () for auto-return of the lever to a rest position. The yoke member () interacts with the plunger () when the plunger () pivots with the lever () to cause the yoke () to pivot toward an engaged position, and the yoke () interacts with the trigger mechanism () when the yoke () is pivoted to move the trigger mechanism () toward the extended position.

Lever assembly for a steering column of a vehicle

A shifter assembly selects a first mode and a second mode of a transmission for a vehicle. The shifter assembly includes a housing and a shift lever movably coupled to the housing and pivotable relative to the housing. The shift lever includes a body and a cap defining an aperture and being coupled to the body. The cap is rotatable relative to the body between a first and a second orientations. The shift lever further includes a toggle device partially received by the cap in the aperture with at least a portion of the toggle device being moveably coupled to the body between a rest and a depressed positions. The shift lever further includes an element mounted to the toggle device and rotatable with the cap between the first and the second orientations. The shift lever further includes a sensor system configured to interact with the element to detect rotation of the cap between the first and the second orientations.

Shifter assembly

A pressure regulator having a housing with an inlet port and an outlet port. A plug is located within the housing and dividing the housing into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, with the upper and lower chamber being connected by a vent. The plug includes a fluid path between the inlet port and the bore. A yoke is adapted selectively close the fluid path in the plug. A diaphragm is located in the upper chamber and is connected to the yoke. A biasing member biases the yoke to open the fluid path through the plug. The diaphragm is configured to move the yoke to open the fluid path when pressure in the lower chamber and vented to the upper chamber through the vent is above a predetermined amount. The pressure regulator can also include a second biasing member used to positively close the fluid path through the plug.

Direct-acting pressure regulator

A pressure regulator having a base and a bonnet. The base includes a plurality of upstanding ridges, with an opening being defined between each of the ridges. The bonnet includes a peripheral rim having a plurality of engagement tabs located within each of the openings defined by the ridges of the base. The base is connected to the bonnet by folding the ridges over the peripheral rim of the bonnet. The ridges include side surfaces that mate with side edges of the engagement tabs to maintain the peripheral rim of the bonnet against the ridges as tension is applied to the peripheral rim that forces the peripheral rim away from the ridges. The bonnet also includes a plurality of interference tabs that engage an interior surface of the ridges before the ridges are folded over the peripheral rim of the bonnet to maintain the bonnet in proper position.

Bonnet securement for gas pressure regulators

Direct-acting boost-enhanced pressure regulator

An assembly which includes a valve adapted for connection to a source of pressurized gas having a first connector, a regulator for regulating flow of gas from the source and having a second connector, and an automatic shutoff module positioned in the first connector, the module being adapted to shut off the gas flow in response to certain unsafe conditions, e.g., excess ambient temperatures and/or excess gas flow rates. The second connector includes a probe which is receivable by the first connector, and further includes a connector element that is rotatably mounted on the second connector and adapted to engage the first connector to form a secure interconnection between the first and second connectors. The automatic shutoff module includes an activator housing and an activator movably mounted in the activator housing, the activator being normally closed but being abuttingly held open by the probe upon connection. A thermally sensitive member or element is provided that yields upon sensing temperature in excess of about 200 degrees F., thus allowing the module to automatically close, whereby the module shuts off the flow of gas.

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The Woodlands, TX, United States of America

Christopher Glenn Turney