Heat exchange – With timer – programmer – time delay – or condition responsive... – Temperature responsive or control
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-20
2010-06-15
Ciric, Ljiljana (Lil) V (Department: 3744)
Heat exchange
With timer, programmer, time delay, or condition responsive...
Temperature responsive or control
C236S034500, C236S09200D
Reexamination Certificate
active
07735546
ABSTRACT:
A by-pass valve for a heat exchanger circuit includes a chamber, a fixed surface secured against movement relative to the chamber, a by-pass port including a valve seat located in the chamber, an actuator located in the chamber and that moves relative to the valve seat in response to a temperature of the actuator, a valve member, a spring contacting the surface and the valve seat and producing a force urging the valve member to engage the valve seat and to close the by-pass port, the spring having no structural connection to the actuator, and a return spring secured to the actuator and contacting the valve member for urging the actuator to retract and the valve member to open the by-pass port.
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Bird Norm J.
Gooden James T.
Ciric Ljiljana (Lil) V
Ford Global Technologies LLC
Kelley David B.
MacMillan Sobanski & Todd LLC
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