Patents
US 11300223 B2: Self-cleaning water passageways on diaphragm insert
- Granted
- 2022-04-12
- Filed
- 2018-12-07 application 16213778
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A valve is disclosed a valving member positioned in an internal valving cavity and operable to control a flow of water therethrough. The valving member includes a diaphragm and an insert. A passageway through the diaphragm communicates with a bleed slot, preferably a tapered bleed slot, and a scallop of the insert. The scallop cooperates with the diaphragm to form a bleed holes when the valving member is in a closed position. The diaphragm and the insert at least partially separate when the valving member is opened to expose the bleed slot and scallop. The diaphragm rolls up to contact the insert when the valving member is closed to create a wiping action to flush any trapped debris from the bleed slot.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220412.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS PRIVATE LIMITED 69 patents | Foreign company or organization | Itasca, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James E. Pearson | Downers Grove, IL | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Paul Berkley | Shorewood, IL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Shane Duncan Bartow | Streamwood, IL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kenneth A. Bergbauer | Bartlett, IL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16K | Valves; taps; cocks; actuating-floats; devices for venting or aerating | F16K31/404 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F15B | Systems acting by means of fluids in general; fluid-pressure actuators, e.g. servomotors; details of fluid-pressure systems, not otherwise provided for | F15B13/0401 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E02F | Dredging; soil-shifting | E02F9/2285 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-02 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | RANGE RED OPERATING, INC. signed 2024-10-01 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 69092/195 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-10-01 | Security interest Security interest Term loan patent security agreement | RANGE RED OPERATING, INC. signed 2024-10-01 | CSC DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY WILMINGTON, DE | 69084/281 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-10-01 | Release of security interest Omnibus termination and release of debtor-in-possession security interest in intellectual property | CSC DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY (F/K/A DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY) signed 2024-10-01 | ROBERTSHAW US HOLDING CORP. ITASCA, IL ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY ITASCA, IL BURNER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ITASCA, IL | 69084/266 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-10-01 | Release of security interest Omnibus termination and release of security interest in intellectual property | CSC DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY (F/K/A DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY AND SUCCESSOR AGENT TO ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC) signed 2024-10-01 | ROBERTSHAW US HOLDING CORP. ITASCA, IL ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY ITASCA, IL BURNER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ITASCA, IL | 69084/150 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-02-05 | Security interest Security interest Omnibus assignment of intellectual property security agreements | ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC signed 2024-01-31 | DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY WILMINGTON, DE | 66493/146 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-05-12 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY signed 2023-05-09 ROBERTSHAW US HOLDINGS CORP. signed 2023-05-09 BURNER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2023-05-09 | ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC DENVER, CO | 63632/614 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-12-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BARTOW, SHANE DUNCAN signed 2018-12-05 BERGBAUER, KENNETH A. signed 2018-12-05 BERKLEY, PAUL CHARLES signed 2018-12-05 PEARSON, JAMES E. signed 2018-12-05 | ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY ITASCA, IL | 47711/878 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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