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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2024
Precision Engine Controls Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Benoy Kumar, San Diego, CA (US);
Albert J. Wu, San Diego, CA (US);
Precision Engine Controls Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An example valve includes: a housing having a first port and a second port; a stem disposed and rotatable within the housing; and a ball disposed within the housing and rotatable by the stem, wherein the ball has a hole therethrough to control fluid flow from the first port to the second port, wherein the hole has a profile comprising: a first opening at a base of the hole, a first channel connected to and extending from the first opening, wherein the first channel has a width that is less than a respective width of the first opening such that a neck portion is formed at a connection of the first channel with the first opening, a second channel extending from the first channel and diverging by a particular angle, and a second opening connected to the second channel.