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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 13, 2014
Applicant:

Clark Equipment Company, Statesville, NC (US);

Inventor:

Richard Kouzel, Mooresville, NC (US);

Assignee:

CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Statesville, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/07 (2006.01); F04C 28/24 (2006.01); F04B 49/22 (2006.01); F04B 49/08 (2006.01); F04B 41/00 (2006.01); F04B 39/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 49/225 (2013.01); F04B 41/00 (2013.01); F04B 49/08 (2013.01); F04C 28/24 (2013.01); F04B 39/16 (2013.01); F16K 11/07 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7761 (2015.04);
Abstract

A compressor discharge system, operable to output a flow of compressed air to a service line at a system pressure, includes a compressor operable to produce a flow of compressed air at a discharge pressure. The system also includes a filter positioned downstream of the compressor and operable to receive the flow of compressed air at about the discharge pressure and discharge the flow of compressed air at a filter pressure. The system also includes a control assembly including an actuator and a variable sized orifice movable between a first, open position and a second, restricted position, the variable orifice positioned to receive the flow of compressed air at about the filter pressure and to discharge the flow of compressed air at the system pressure. The actuator is operable in response to pressure feedback in the customer service line to move the orifice to the restricted position.


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