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US3216441A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pressure regulator control system

Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1962-08-03
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1982-08-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph O Thorsheim

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 21:00
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D16/00; G05D16/04; G05D16/06; G05D16/0616; G05D16/0619; G05D16/063; G05D16/0644; G05D16/0672; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/2496; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7781; Y10T137/7793; Y10T137/7822; Y10T137/7823; Y10T137/7825; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87153; Y10T137/87161

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 226 words
A REGULATOR FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTROLLING TWO SEPARATE FLUIDS INCLUDING TWO SEPARATE FLUID CONTROL PORTIONS EACH HAVING AN INLET AND AN OUTLET SEPARATED BY PARTITION MEANS WHICH EACH HAVE A VALVE SEAT THEREIN; SEPARATE VALVE MEANS CO-OPERABLE WITH EACH SAID SEAT TO CONTROL ONE EACH OF SAID FLUIDS; EACH SAID VALVE MEANS ATTACHED TO AND MOVEABLE WITH SEPARATE DIAPHRAGMS WHICH EACH FORM A SIDE OF SAID PORTIONS; SAID DIAPHRAGMS AND SAID PORTIONS FURTHER DEFINING A LIQUID TIGHT SAFETY CHAMBER; BIAS MEANS IN SAID CHAMBER AND BETWEEN SAID DIAPHRAGMS URGING SAID DIAPHRAGMS TOWARD EACH OTHER THEREBY TENDING TO CLOSE SAID VALVE MEANS UPON SAID VALVE SEATS; A CONTROL UNIT HAVING TWO VARIABLE VOLUME CONTROL CHAMBERS SEPARATED BY A MOVEABLE WALL CAPABLE OF RESPONDING TO A BIAS MEANS; A FIRST SAID CONTROL CHAMBER CONNECTED TO SAID SAFETY CHAMBER AND INCLUDING SAFETY VALVE MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID WALL TO ISOLATE SAID CONNECTED CHAMBERS; A LIQUID FILLING SAID SAFETY CHAMBER AND SAID FIRST CONTROL CHAMBER; AND SECOND BIAS MEANS APPLIED TO A SECOND CONTROL CHAMBER TO MOVE SAID WALL TO COMPRESS SAID FIRST CONTROL CHAMBER AND TO MOVE SOME OF SAID LIQUID INTO SAID SAFETY CHAMBER TO OVERCOME SAID FIRST BIAS MEANS; SAID SAFETY VALVE MEANS BEING CLOSED BY SAID FIRST CONTROL CHAMBER MOVEMENT OF SAID LIQUID TOWARD SAID SAFETY CHAMBER TO PREVENT ANY EXCESS LIQUID MOVEMENT INTO SAID SAFETY CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 226 words
A REGULATOR FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTROLLING TWO SEPARATE FLUIDS INCLUDING TWO SEPARATE FLUID CONTROL PORTIONS EACH HAVING AN INLET AND AN OUTLET SEPARATED BY PARTITION MEANS WHICH EACH HAVE A VALVE SEAT THEREIN; SEPARATE VALVE MEANS CO-OPERABLE WITH EACH SAID SEAT TO CONTROL ONE EACH OF SAID FLUIDS; EACH SAID VALVE MEANS ATTACHED TO AND MOVEABLE WITH SEPARATE DIAPHRAGMS WHICH EACH FORM A SIDE OF SAID PORTIONS; SAID DIAPHRAGMS AND SAID PORTIONS FURTHER DEFINING A LIQUID TIGHT SAFETY CHAMBER; BIAS MEANS IN SAID CHAMBER AND BETWEEN SAID DIAPHRAGMS URGING SAID DIAPHRAGMS TOWARD EACH OTHER THEREBY TENDING TO CLOSE SAID VALVE MEANS UPON SAID VALVE SEATS; A CONTROL UNIT HAVING TWO VARIABLE VOLUME CONTROL CHAMBERS SEPARATED BY A MOVEABLE WALL CAPABLE OF RESPONDING TO A BIAS MEANS; A FIRST SAID CONTROL CHAMBER CONNECTED TO SAID SAFETY CHAMBER AND INCLUDING SAFETY VALVE MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID WALL TO ISOLATE SAID CONNECTED CHAMBERS; A LIQUID FILLING SAID SAFETY CHAMBER AND SAID FIRST CONTROL CHAMBER; AND SECOND BIAS MEANS APPLIED TO A SECOND CONTROL CHAMBER TO MOVE SAID WALL TO COMPRESS SAID FIRST CONTROL CHAMBER AND TO MOVE SOME OF SAID LIQUID INTO SAID SAFETY CHAMBER TO OVERCOME SAID FIRST BIAS MEANS; SAID SAFETY VALVE MEANS BEING CLOSED BY SAID FIRST CONTROL CHAMBER MOVEMENT OF SAID LIQUID TOWARD SAID SAFETY CHAMBER TO PREVENT ANY EXCESS LIQUID MOVEMENT INTO SAID SAFETY CHAMBER.

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