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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Anthony Jones, Oxford, GB;
Jonathan Upsdell, Oxford, GB;
Inventors:
Anthony Jones, Oxford, GB;
Jonathan Upsdell, Oxford, GB;
Assignee:
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited, Oxford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 7/17 (2006.01); F16K 25/00 (2006.01); F16K 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 7/17 (2013.01); F16K 15/144 (2013.01); F16K 25/00 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7895 (2015.04);
Abstract
A one-way valve, comprises a valve housing; a valve member provided within the valve housing, the valve member being operative to open and close the valve and comprising a diaphragm with a central orifice to allow fluid to pass from one side of the diaphragm to the other; a valve inlet provided on a first side of the diaphragm; and a valve outlet provided on a second side of the diaphragm; wherein the configuration of the diaphragm and the valve housing biases the diaphragm to seal the inlet at rest.