Patent · US Expired

Valve with pressurization rate reduction device

US6957661B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 19, 2003
Grant dateOct 25, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/8704
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A valve includes a housing assembly, a stem assembly and a surge suppression device. The surge suppression device includes an initial flowpath between the valve inlet and the outlet, a primary flowpath between the inlet and the outlet, a first valve assembly and a second valve assembly. The first valve assembly is coupled to the stem assembly and threadably engages the housing assembly and structured to move between a first, closed position wherein the primary flowpath is blocked and a second, open position wherein the primary flowpath is not blocked. The second valve assembly is threadably coupled to the housing assembly and structured to move between a first, closed position wherein the initial flowpath is blocked and a second, open position wherein the initial flowpath is not blocked.

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