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Excessive flow valve

US6814101B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2003
Grant dateNov 9, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/8803
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A valve which has a valve body having a through-bore to permit the flow of gas through the through-bore, an excessive flow valve disposed within the through-bore of the valve body, the excessive flow valve including a supporting tube having a plurality of struts, an axial bore extending through the supporting tube, a stem movable axially against a spring within the bore and a disk on a free end of the stem. The excessive flow valve is engaged in a through-bore of the valve body.

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