Poppet valve system and method

US9995321B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OTHER LAB, LLC · US

Inventors

• Pete Lynn · Oakland, US
• Kevin B. Albert · San Francisco, US
• Giancarlo Nucci · San Francisco, US
• Tim Swift · Walnut Creek, US
• Maria J. Telleria · Redwood City, US
• Loren Russell · Berkeley, US
• Jonathan B. Pompa · Long Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 2016
• Grant date: Jun 12, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 16, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F15B15/202
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A poppet valve system that includes a valve body having a first and second end and defining a valve cavity and a poppet assembly extending from the first end to the second end and through the valve cavity. The poppet assembly can include a movable poppet head disposed at the first end of the poppet assembly and configured generate a seal by contacting a portion of the valve body and configured to define an opening between the valve cavity and a pressure cavity. The poppet assembly can also include a movable guiding element disposed at the second end of the valve body and a shaft extending from the first end to the second end and coupled to the poppet head and guiding element.