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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lomis Slaughter, Jr, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Anderson, Greenwood & Co., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137518 ; 137499 ;
Abstract
A check valve having a body with a passage therethrough, a pair of vanes pivotally mounted within said passage so that they open and close flow therethrough responsive to flow in one direction, said vanes having an arcuate shape to create a smooth venturi passage between each vane and the opposed wall of the body so that the vanes open responsive to excess flows in the direction opposite to said one direction.