Fluid handling – Line condition change responsive valves – With separate connected fluid reactor surface
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Hepperle, Stephen M. (Department: 3753)
Fluid handling
Line condition change responsive valves
With separate connected fluid reactor surface
C123S459000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07040344
ABSTRACT:
A pressure regulator includes a housing, a divider, and a valve. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet. The divider separates the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber. And the valve includes a spherical valve ball and a seat. The spherical valve ball is fixed with respect to a first one of the housing and the divider, and the seat is fixed with respect to a second one of the housing and the divider. A first configuration of the spherical valve ball with respect to the seat substantially prevents fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet, and a second configuration of the spherical valve ball with respect to the seat permits fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet.
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Hepperle Stephen M.
Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
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