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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2024
Sunny Sethi, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Nicholas James Mckibben, Oakland, CA (US);
Grant Harrison Friesen, Concord, CA (US);
Sagar Bhatia, Fremont, CA (US);
Sunny Sethi, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Nicholas James Mckibben, Oakland, CA (US);
Grant Harrison Friesen, Concord, CA (US);
Sagar Bhatia, Fremont, CA (US);
HEN NOZZLES INC., Hayward, CA (US);
Abstract
A fluid flow component including a body having a flow path therein, and a blocking component movable between a closed position where the blocking component blocks a flow of fluid through the flow path, and an open position where the blocking component does not block the flow of fluid through the flow path. The blocking component is rotatable about a center axis and includes a partial spherical outer surface that extends 270 degrees or less relative to the center axis. The component further includes an inlet seat that at least partially overlaps with the blocking component along a length of the flow path. An inner surface of the inlet seat is aligned with a portion of the body located immediately upstream of the inlet seat.