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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Flowserve Management Company, Irving, TX (US);
Inventor:
William T. Dolenti, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Flowserve Management Company, Irving, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/20 (2006.01); F16K 31/05 (2006.01); F16K 31/53 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/0041 (2013.01); F16K 31/05 (2013.01); F16K 31/53 (2013.01); F16K 37/0083 (2013.01); G01D 5/14 (2013.01); G01D 5/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
Valve systems include at least one component comprising a conductive material and at least one inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) sensor configured to wirelessly sense at least one property of the conductive material and relay a value associated with the at least one property to a control system of the valve system. Methods of sensing a position of a component of a valve system include wirelessly sensing at least one property of a conductive material of the component of the valve system with at least one inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) sensor.