Woodward, Inc.

Adam J Kurzynski

Carthel C Baker

Brian E Hoemke

Shawn Justin Pollock

Aaron William Hrdlichka

The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, an apparatus that includes a valve with a valve housing having an axial bore, a first inlet port, a first outlet port, and a piston located within the axial bore and having a first fluid passage and configured to allow reciprocal axial movement of the piston within the axial bore between a first position in which the first fluid passage aligns axially with the first inlet port and the first outlet port to form a first fluidic circuit, and a second position in which the piston blocks at least one of the first inlet port and the first outlet port. The apparatus also includes a lockout assembly configurable to fix the piston into a selected position in a first configuration, and not interfere with reciprocal axial movement of the piston in a second configuration.

Hydraulic actuator lockout

A servo valve includes a valve housing, a piston cylinder disposed in the housing, a piston disposed within the piston cylinder and fluidly connected on a first end to a first fluid pressure pathway and on a second end to a second fluid pressure pathway, a flapper assembly, and a flow control element disposed in the piston cylinder in a portion of the first fluid pressure pathway. The piston is configured to translate axially within the piston cylinder in response to a pressure differential between the first fluid pressure pathway and the second fluid pressure pathway. The fluid flow control element is configured to stop a flow of fluid through the first fluid pressure pathway when the piston engages the third fluid control element.

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Huntley, IL, United States of America

Adam J Kurzynski