Swagelok Company

Samuel Gunther Houser

William H Glime, Iii

Branden W Keeper

Theodore J Gausman

Michael D Bestic

Karim Mahraz

Joseph Bashover

R Scott Headings

Ercan Balikci

Matthew Dixon

Kristopher Scott Owens

William H Iii Glime

A spring return cartridge for a rotary actuated valve includes a torsion spring having a spring-loaded intermediate portion extending between first and second end portions and a spring carrier sleeved with the torsion spring. The spring carrier includes a first portion rotationally fixed with the first end portion of the torsion spring, and a second portion rotatably coupled with the second end portion of the torsion spring, such that the second end portion of the torsion spring is rotatable with respect to the spring carrier, and with respect to the first end portion of the torsion spring, between first and second rotational limit positions, with the intermediate portion of the torsion spring biasing the torsion spring second end portion to the first rotational limit position and maintaining a spring-loaded condition in the first rotational limit position.

Spring return valve handle arrangements

An actuator assembly includes a unitary actuator housing, a plurality of pilot valves, and a plurality of actuating members. The actuator housing defines a plurality of actuator cavities and a plurality of internal passages each extending from a corresponding actuation ports on the actuator housing to a corresponding one of the actuator cavities, and an internal pressurization passage extending from a single supply port on the actuator housing to a plurality of branch ports each adjacent a corresponding one of the actuation ports. The pilot valves each have an inlet port coupled to a corresponding branch port and an outlet port coupled to a corresponding actuation port. The actuating members are disposed in the corresponding actuator cavities and are movable within the actuator cavities in response to fluid pressurization of the single supply port and movement of the corresponding pilot valve to an open position.

Integrated actuator manifold for multiple valve assembly

A method of fabricating a fluid component body includes forming a monolithic fluid component body including a valve segment having an annular upper perimeter wall portion defining a valve cavity and a lower base portion defining first and second flow ports, and a conduit segment extending from one of the first and second flow ports and including a conduit end portion defining a tubular portion extending in a first direction and spaced apart from a remainder of the fluid component body. The conduit end portion is bent from the first direct to a second direction.

Fluid component body and method of making same

A manifold body includes a body block, with one or more end connections each extending laterally outward from a first surface of the body block, one or more lower valve cavities each recessed laterally inward from the first surface, one or more upper valve cavities each recessed laterally inward from the first surface and connected with a corresponding one of the one or more lower valve cavities by a vertically extending second passage, one or more lower end ports each extending laterally outward from a second surface of the body block and connected with a corresponding one of the one or more lower valve cavities by a laterally extending third passage, and one or more upper end ports each extending laterally outward from the second surface and connected with a corresponding one of the one or more upper valve cavities by a laterally extending fourth passage.

Valve manifold arrangements for fluid distribution system

A fluid distribution system includes a mass flow controller and a first manifold assembly. The mass flow controller includes first and second end ports each extending from a lower end of the mass flow controller, proximate corresponding first and second sides of the mass flow controller, for lateral flow through the mass flow controller from the first end port to the second end port. The first manifold assembly includes a first end connection coupled to the first end port of the mass flow controller. The first manifold assembly includes a first manifold body extending parallel to the first side of the mass flow controller, and a plurality of first valve subassemblies retained in the first manifold body and arranged across a plane extending substantially parallel to the first side of the mass flow controller, with valve movement perpendicular to the first side of the mass flow controller.

Fluid distribution system with manifold assembly

An actuator assembly includes a unitary actuator housing defining a plurality of actuator cavities each extending along a central axis from an upper surface of the actuator housing to a lower surface of the actuator housing. A plurality of actuating members are each disposed in an upper counterbore portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of actuator cavities and movable within the corresponding actuator cavity. A plurality of output shafts each extend through a lower bore in a corresponding one of the plurality of actuator cavities, with each output shaft being driven by a corresponding one of the plurality of actuating members.

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Southington, OH, United States of America

Samuel Gunther Houser