US4214727A
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Valve apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-10-02
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Granted: 1980-07-29
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Expires: 1998-10-02
Abstract
Abstract The invention pertains to a valve for fluid and gaseous materials consisting of a valve housing which at one end has a first port with a controllable closure member which is connected to a second port, said valve having at its other end control organs for the closure member.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Baram
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 08:03
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K31/00; F16K31/12; F16K31/122; F16K31/1221; F16K41/00; F16K41/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 43
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
A valve apparatus for fluid and gaseous materials comprising a valve housing having a first port at one end and a second port, said housing further comprising a flow chamber, a pressure chamber and a core at the other end of said housing, a controllable closure member associated with said first port and connected to said second port, said valve having at its other end control organs for said closure member, said closure member being adapted for opening said first port with an outwardly directed linear movement and being fastened to one end of a linearly movable rod which extends from said first port through said flow chamber and further through said core in the other end of the housing and from there through said pressure chamber to a firm connection with an end plate of a linearly movable piston, said piston surrounding said other end of the housing in gliding mutual contact, said piston being connected at its lower end to one end of a spring pipe, said spring pipe coaxially surrounding the housing and being fastened at its other end to a flange on the housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
188 words
A valve apparatus for fluid and gaseous materials comprising a valve housing having a first port at one end and a second port, said housing further comprising a flow chamber, a pressure chamber and a core at the other end of said housing, a controllable closure member associated with said first port and connected to said second port, said valve having at its other end control organs for said closure member, said closure member being adapted for opening said first port with an outwardly directed linear movement and being fastened to one end of a linearly movable rod which extends from said first port through said flow chamber and further through said core in the other end of the housing and from there through said pressure chamber to a firm connection with an end plate of a linearly movable piston, said piston surrounding said other end of the housing in gliding mutual contact, said piston being connected at its lower end to one end of a spring pipe, said spring pipe coaxially surrounding the housing and being fastened at its other end to a flange on the housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein the closure member is positioned outside said first port, said first port having an annular outer surface, said closure member having a seat situated on said annular outer surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 2 wherein said closure member has a substantially spherical shape fitting into a corresponding seat.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said closure member has a substantially spherical shape fitting into a corresponding seat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said core is in at least two parts and includes at least one seal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 5 wherein said seals are situated between a foremost and a rearmost core.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 6 wherein said core includes a screwable part and said seals are adapted to be tightened or replaced by means of said screwable part of said core.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 6 further comprising channels connecting said flow chamber through said foremost core with said seals, said seals being adapted to be tightened with the help of the pressure exerted by the material which flows through said channels connecting said flow chamber through said foremost core with said seals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said rod is fastened to said piston by a thread, said closure member comprising a surface adapted for the use of a tool.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said valve further comprises seals disposed between said piston and said housing at their mutually gliding surfaces.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said spring pipe is fastened at both ends to said opposing parts of said valve by either soldering, welding or gluing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said piston is exposed to manual control.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said valve further comprises integrated remote control means which press against said piston.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
68 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 13 wherein said remote control means includes a pressure chamber which surrounds said piston by an end plate and a cylindrical part which runs coaxially with said housing and is fastened to said flange, said cylindrical part having a mutually gliding surface against said piston's outer surface, said pressure chamber being fitted to receive either pneumatic, hydraulic or electric pressure means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 14 wherein said valve further comprises seals at the mutually gliding surface between said piston and said cylindrical part of said pressure chamber
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 15 wherein said outer pressure surface of said piston has a larger area than said outer surface of said closure member.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 13 wherein said outer pressure surface of said piston has a larger area than said outer surface of said closure member.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 14 wherein said outer pressure surface of said piston has a larger area than said outer surface of said closure member.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
49 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 13 wherein said outer pressure surface of said piston has a smaller area than the combined surfaces of said closure member, the internal pressure surface of said piston and the surface of said piston facing the internal space of said spring pipe.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
A valve in accordance with claim 19 wherein said pressure chamber under said piston is furnished with a booster spring.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 20 wherein the space inside said spring pipe is furnished with a booster spring pressing against said piston and said flange, respectively.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
49 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 14 wherein said outer pressure surface of said piston has a smaller area than the combined surfaces of said closure member, the internal pressure surface of said piston and the surface of said piston facing the internal space of said spring pipe.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 22 wherein said pressure chamber under said piston is furnished with a booster spring.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
29 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 23 wherein the space inside said spring pipe is furnished with a booster spring pressing against said piston and said flange, respectively.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
49 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 15 wherein said outer pressure surface of said piston has a smaller area than the combined surfaces of said closure member, the internal pressure surface of said piston and the surface of said piston facing the internal space of said spring pipe.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
21 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 25 wherein said pressure chamber under said piston is furnished with a booster spring.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
29 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 26 wherein the space inside said spring pipe is furnished with a booster spring pressing against said piston and said flange, respectively.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
27 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said valve is fitted for a flow from said first port to said second port and vice versa.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
54 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said flow chamber comprises a sealing bellows surrounding the lower part of said rod, being fastened to it fluid and gas tight at one end, and at its other end in the same manner to the central part of either said housing or said core.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
53 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a monitor chamber and a channel running from the inner space of said spring pipe either through said flange or said piston to said monitor chamber, said monitor chamber comprising instrumentation means for indicating the atmospheric pressure and purity inside said spring pipe.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
66 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 14 wherein said cylindrical part of said pressure chamber at any point opposite said spring pipe comprises a suitable channel for enabling introduction of either a pneumatic or hydraulic pressure medium into the space defined by said part of said pressure chamber and said piston as well as by said flange of of said housing and the spring pipe.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
65 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 15 wherein said cylindrical part of said pressure chamber at any point opposite said spring pipe comprises a suitable channel for enabling introduction of either a pneumatic or hydraulic pressure medium into the space defined by said part of said pressure chamber and said piston as well as by said flange of said housing and the spring pipe.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
65 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 16 wherein said cylindrical part of said pressure chamber at any point opposite said spring pipe comprises a suitable channel for enabling introduction of either a pneumatic or hydraulic pressure medium into the space defined by said part of said pressure chamber and said piston as well as by said flange of said housing and the spring pipe.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
65 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 19 wherein said cylindrical part of said pressure chamber at any point opposite said spring pipe comprises a suitable channel for enabling introduction of either a pneumatic or hydraulic pressure medium into the space defined by said part of said pressure chamber and said piston as well as by said flange of said housing and the spring pipe.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
65 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 20 wherein said cylindrical part of said pressure chamber ay any point opposite said spring pipe comprises a suitable channel for enabling introduction of either a pneumatic or hydraulic pressure medium into the space defined by said part of said pressure chamber and said piston as well as by said flange of said housing and the spring pipe.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
65 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 21 wherein said cylindrical part of said pressure chamber ay any point opposite said spring pipe comprises a suitable channel for enabling introduction of either a pneumatic or hydraulic pressure medium into the space defined by said part of said pressure chamber and said piston as well as by said flange of said housing and the spring pipe.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
42 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 14 wherein said end plate of said pressure chamber includes a threaded bore for use in conjunction with a handwheel having a correspondingly threaded stem, said bore being adapted to be plugged by a plug.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
42 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 15 wherein said end plate of said pressure chamber includes a threaded bore for use in conjunction with a handwheel having a correspondingly threaded stem, said bore being adapted to be plugged by a plug.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
42 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 16 wherein said end plate of said pressure chamber includes a threaded bore for use in conjunction with a handwheel having a correspondingly threaded stem, said bore being adapted to be plugged by a plug.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
42 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 19 wherein said end plate of said pressure chamber includes a threaded bore for use in conjunction with a handwheel having a correspondingly threaded stem, said bore being adapted to be plugged by a plug.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
42 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 20 wherein said end plate of said pressure chamber includes a threaded bore for use in conjunction with a handwheel having a correspondingly threaded stem, said bore being adapted to be plugged by a plug.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
42 words
A valve apparatus in accordance with claim 21 wherein said end plate of said pressure chamber includes a threaded bore for use in conjunction with a handwheel having a correspondingly threaded stem, said bore being adapted to be plugged by a plug.
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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) | 1983-07-29 | 1984-01-28 | 1984-07-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-07-29 | 1988-01-28 | 1988-07-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-07-29 | 1992-01-28 | 1992-07-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |