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Control valve and method of controlling material flow through a conduit

US4925155A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 14, 1988
Grant dateMay 15, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16K31/0655
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device and method for regulating the flow of material through a conduit. The device includes a material flow path having a disk member for closing the material flow path, a material bleed path through the disk member when closed and a member for moving the disk and opening the material flow path. The device can further include an additional piston member for closing the material flow path at a secondary position and having an additional material bleed path therethrough and an additional member for moving the piston and opening the flow path as well as a sleeve member movable within the device for releasing material pressure from both within the device and ahead of the device.

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