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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2024
Applicant:
Mac Valves, Inc., Wixom, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brett Landacre, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey Simmonds, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
MAC Valves, Inc., Wixom, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/46 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/46 (2013.01); F16K 27/029 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve apparatus including a hollow valve retainer that includes a poppet slidingly positioned therein. The poppet includes a radially inwardly extending groove that is configured for receipt of a quad-ring sealing member that improves the sealing characteristics of the valve apparatus, as well as reduces friction between the poppet and valve retainer to increase the useful life of the valve apparatus.