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US4180100A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Control valve having a low noise throttling device

Assignee: Bayer AG
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Filing: 1977-05-23
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Granted: 1979-12-25
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Expires: 1997-05-23
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a control valve for throttling in which is provided simple structural elements in the outlet section for having a low noise characteristic.

Inventors

  • 👤 Fritz Kolb
  • 👤 Silvan Fehlisch
  • 👤 Otto Ziegert
  • 👤 Hans Bender
  • 👤 Manfred Schmitt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 01:19
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K3/00; F16K3/30; F16K3/34; F16K47/00; F16K47/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86718; Y10T137/86734; Y10T137/86759; Y10T137/86791

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
A control valve comprising a valve housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a perforated cylindrical hollow body arranged centrally in the housing downstream of the inlet, a closure element disposed in the hollow body, regulating means for displacing the closure element, and a mass of small fluid-flow resisting bodies irregularly situated around the cylindrical hollow body and completely filling the inside of the housing around the hollow body and between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, wherein said bodies are unconnected sections of pipe having walls perforated with triangular apertures.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 94 words
A control valve comprising a valve housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a perforated cylindrical hollow body arranged centrally in the housing downstream of the inlet, a closure element disposed in the hollow body, regulating means for displacing the closure element, and a mass of small fluid-flow resisting bodies irregularly situated around the cylindrical hollow body and completely filling the inside of the housing around the hollow body and between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, wherein said bodies are unconnected sections of pipe having walls perforated with triangular apertures.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
A control valve as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a flat perforated plate having openings which are smaller than the minimum dimensions of the resisting bodies and disposed at the outlet.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1982-12-24 1983-06-25 1983-12-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1986-12-24 1987-06-25 1987-12-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1990-12-24 1991-06-25 1991-12-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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