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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Vortech Engineering, Inc., Oxnard, CA (US);
Inventor:
James Middlebrook, Santa Rosa Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vortech Engineering, Inc., Oxnard, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/04 (2006.01); F16K 3/26 (2006.01); F16K 17/02 (2006.01); F16K 17/168 (2006.01); F16K 31/122 (2006.01); F16K 31/126 (2006.01); E21B 34/12 (2006.01); F16K 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/265 (2013.01); F16K 17/02 (2013.01); E21B 34/12 (2013.01); F16K 3/26 (2013.01); F16K 17/168 (2013.01); F16K 31/04 (2013.01); F16K 31/047 (2013.01); F16K 31/122 (2013.01); F16K 31/126 (2013.01); F16K 31/44 (2013.01); F16K 31/445 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7864 (2015.04);
Abstract
A pressure relief valve includes a hollow body having an inlet and an outlet, with the hollow body including at least one aperture extending through a surface of the hollow body. An actuator assembly is attached to the hollow body and a sleeve is slideably positioned about the hollow body, with the sleeve moveably attached to the actuator assembly. During operation, the actuator assembly moves the sleeve from a first position that covers the aperture to a second position that un-covers at least a portion of the aperture.