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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Igor Strashny, Tucson, AZ (US);
Vinay Jadhav, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/18 (2006.01); F16K 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/0605 (2013.01); F16K 15/1848 (2021.08); Y10T 137/7841 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7842 (2015.04);
Abstract
A ball for a valve assembly, a valve assembly comprising such a ball, a machine comprising such a valve assembly and a method of operating such a valve assembly. The ball comprises a first bore for communicating fluid through the ball and a second bore for communicating fluid through the ball. A bore valve is located in the first bore for selectively enabling fluid communication through the first bore