Fluid handling – Processes – Involving pressure control
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-18
2010-12-14
Bastianelli, John (Department: 3753)
Fluid handling
Processes
Involving pressure control
C137S487500, C251S086000, C251S129040, C251S129060
Reexamination Certificate
active
07849870
ABSTRACT:
A pressure control valve having a common plenum formed by two flow control valves that each utilize electrically controlled piezoelectric actuators to generate a number of possible operating states and thus control an output pressure from the common plenum formed by the two flow control valves. The flow control valves each have at least one pressure fitting and nozzle, and a nozzle orifice sealing mechanism coupled to the piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric actuator may be a piezo-ceramic actuator fixed along one side to a chamber of the flow control valve and having a free side opposite the fixed side. Upon receiving a voltage of a desired magnitude and polarity, the free side of the piezo-ceramic actuator and the nozzle orifice sealing mechanism moves to control a fluid flow into the common plenum. By controllably dithering the piezoelectric actuators, the output pressure from the common plenum may be accurately regulated.
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UK Intellectual Property Office, “International Search Report”, Jun. 24, 2009, Published in: GB.
DuPuis Paul
Vetsch Lee
Bastianelli John
Fogg & Powers LLC
Honeywell International , Inc.
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