An apparatus for locking a sealing member of a valve in a piping system or an enclosed system comprises: (a) a locking mechanism housing having a upper end, a lower end opposed to the upper end, and a body between the upper end and the lower end; (b) at least a locking mechanism opening formed on the body; (c) at least a locking mechanism disposed in the locking mechanism opening; (d) a valve housing bleeder opening, wherein the valve further comprises a valve housing and a sealing member; wherein the locking mechanism housing, the at least a locking mechanism opening, at least a locking mechanism, and the sealing member is disposed inside the valve housing; wherein a first pressure exists in the upper end of the locking mechanism housing; and wherein a second pressure exists in the lower end of the locking mechanism housing.

An apparatus for locking a sealing member of a valve in a piping system or an enclosed system comprises: (a) a locking mechanism housing having a upper end, a lower end opposed to the upper end, and a body between the upper end and the lower end; (b) at least a locking mechanism opening formed on the body; (c) at least a locking mechanism disposed in the locking mechanism opening; (d) a valve housing bleeder opening, wherein the valve further comprises a valve housing and a sealing member; wherein the locking mechanism housing, the at least a locking mechanism opening, at least a locking mechanism, and the sealing member is disposed inside the valve housing; wherein a first pressure exists in the upper end of the locking mechanism housing; and wherein a second pressure exists in the lower end of the locking mechanism housing.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for an air valve and an air valve adapter. The air valve may comprise a base, a top attached to the base via a hinge, a tab connected to the top, and a gripping shape disposed at an end of the tab, wherein the gripping shape is disposed within a well of the base. The base may be attached to an inflatable apparatus via a weld or an adhesive. The air valve adapter may comprise an inserting end, a hollow end, a gripping section between the inserting end and the hollow end, and an aperture in the gripping section, wherein air may supplied in the inserting end to travel to the hollow end.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for an air valve and an air valve adapter. The air valve may comprise a base, a top attached to the base via a hinge, a tab connected to the top, and a gripping shape disposed at an end of the tab, wherein the gripping shape is disposed within a well of the base. The base may be attached to an inflatable apparatus via a weld or an adhesive. The air valve adapter may comprise an inserting end, a hollow end, a gripping section between the inserting end and the hollow end, and an aperture in the gripping section, wherein air may supplied in the inserting end to travel to the hollow end.

An apparatus for insertion into an inflatable sports ball, the apparatus comprising a plate comprising a valve wherein the valve comprises an aperture for selective communication of air, a circuit board comprising a transmitter and a battery electrically connected to the circuit board.

An apparatus for insertion into an inflatable sports ball, the apparatus comprising a plate comprising a valve wherein the valve comprises an aperture for selective communication of air, a circuit board comprising a transmitter and a battery electrically connected to the circuit board.

A breather device includes an intake path configured to communicate between an interior space of a target case and an exterior space, an exhaust path configured to communicate between the interior space and the exterior space and at least partially separated from the intake path, an intake valve inserted in the intake path and configured to allow outside air to flow into the interior space only when an internal pressure Pi is lower, at least by a fixed extent, than an external pressure Po, and an exhaust valve inserted in the exhaust path and configured to allow gas within the interior space to flow toward the exterior space only when the internal pressure Pi is higher, at least by a fixed extent, than the external pressure Po, and a water stop filter disposed downstream of the intake valve in an intake air flowing direction in the intake path.

A breather device includes an intake path configured to communicate between an interior space of a target case and an exterior space, an exhaust path configured to communicate between the interior space and the exterior space and at least partially separated from the intake path, an intake valve inserted in the intake path and configured to allow outside air to flow into the interior space only when an internal pressure Pi is lower, at least by a fixed extent, than an external pressure Po, and an exhaust valve inserted in the exhaust path and configured to allow gas within the interior space to flow toward the exterior space only when the internal pressure Pi is higher, at least by a fixed extent, than the external pressure Po, and a water stop filter disposed downstream of the intake valve in an intake air flowing direction in the intake path.

A valve for throttling gas flow from a semiconductor processing tool includes a valve body. A shaft extends through the valve body. The shaft defines an internal cavity and a first opening communicating with the internal cavity. A first deflector is positioned on the shaft proximate the first opening and directed at a first interface between the shaft and the valve body. A method for throttling gas flow from a semiconductor processing tool includes providing a gas in an internal cavity defined in a shaft of a valve and directing the gas through an opening defined in the shaft and communicating with the bore toward an interface between the shaft and a valve body of the valve supporting the shaft.

A valve for throttling gas flow from a semiconductor processing tool includes a valve body. A shaft extends through the valve body. The shaft defines an internal cavity and a first opening communicating with the internal cavity. A first deflector is positioned on the shaft proximate the first opening and directed at a first interface between the shaft and the valve body. A method for throttling gas flow from a semiconductor processing tool includes providing a gas in an internal cavity defined in a shaft of a valve and directing the gas through an opening defined in the shaft and communicating with the bore toward an interface between the shaft and a valve body of the valve supporting the shaft.