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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
May. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Steven D. Potter, Bedford, MA (US);
Christopher Everett Thorne, Sommerville, MA (US);
John Aaron Saunders, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/076 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); F15B 13/00 (2006.01); F15B 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/076 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01); F15B 13/0406 (2013.01); F15B 2013/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides: at least one component of a rotary valve subassembly; a rotary valve assembly including the rotary valve subassembly; a hydraulic circuit including the rotary valve assembly; an assembly including a robot that incorporates the hydraulic circuit; and a method of operating the rotary valve assembly. The at least one component of the rotary valve subassembly includes a spool. The at least one component of the rotary valve subassembly includes a sleeve.