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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Lavelle Industries, Inc., Burlington, WI (US);
Inventor:
Kevin J. Guthrie, Wind Lake, WI (US);
Assignee:
LAVELLE INDUSTRIES, INC., Burlington, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/34 (2006.01); E03D 1/32 (2006.01); F16K 31/06 (2006.01); F16K 21/18 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 1/32 (2013.01); F16K 21/185 (2013.01); F16K 31/06 (2013.01); F16K 31/0655 (2013.01); F16K 31/0675 (2013.01); F16K 31/34 (2013.01); F16K 37/005 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7472 (2015.04);
Abstract
A fill valve for a water storage tank, the fill valve comprising a riser assembly, a valve housing mounted on an upper end of the riser assembly, a pilot orifice in the valve housing, and a sensor adapted to be mounted within the water storage tank. The sensor is responsive to a water level within the water storage tank, and a pilot valve mechanism opens and closes the pilot orifice in response to the sensor determining the water level in the fill tank.