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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2017
Applicant:
GE Aviation Systems, Llc, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventor:
David Allen Nelson, Florence, SC (US);
Assignee:
GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/22 (2006.01); F16K 31/524 (2006.01); F16K 31/528 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/221 (2013.01); F16K 31/5282 (2013.01); F16K 31/52441 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve assembly and method for rotating a valve assembly including a valve element disposed in a flow path and configured to rotate between an opened position and a closed position, wherein the valve element closes the flow path. A mechanical linkage is connected to the valve element where forces are transferred through the mechanical linkage to rotate the valve element to an open position.