Patents

US 9611948 B1: Valve assembly

Granted
2017-04-04
Filed
2016-01-28 application 15009028
Type
Utility · 8 claims
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Abstract

A valve assembly is provided which, in one aspect, includes a check valve in series with a butterfly valve without the need for a spacer or spool piper separating the check valve and butterfly valve. In one example, check valve may include a poppet comprising a plurality of guide legs extending into the downstream portion of the check valve. Butterfly valve may include at least a portion of a rotating disk is disposed within a downstream portion of the check valve. The plurality of guide legs may include distal ends that are configured or contoured to avoid interference with the rotating disk of the butterfly valve.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170404.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
FLOMATIC CORPORATION 11 patentsUS company or organizationGlens Falls, NYPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Allan Bo AnderssonPittstown, NY12PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
F16KValves; taps; cocks; actuating-floats; devices for venting or aeratingF16K15/18PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2016-01-28Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
ANDERSSON, ALLAN BO signed 2016-01-26FLOMATIC CORPORATION GLENS FALLS, NY37611/86ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

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