Patent · US Expired

Variable rate flow controller

US4609014A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Filing dateOct 25, 1985
Grant dateSep 2, 1986
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7869
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The rate at which a flow control valve maintains flow under varying pressures can be adjusted by positioning a resilient flow control washer on a valve seat and engaging the opposite surface of the washer with an adjustable member which can be moved toward and away from the valve seat to compress the washer in varying amounts and thereby alter the value at which the washer maintains a constant flow.

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