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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. 24, 1985
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F Gardner, Loveland, OH (US);
Gerald H Morton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Xomox Corporation, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137340 ; 251113 ; 251144 ; 251305 ;
Abstract
A butterfly valve assembly and method of making the same are provided wherein such valve assembly has a valve body structure and a closure structure and is provided with an improved device for locking, in its closed position, a shaft assembly which is used to operate the closure structure. In accordance with another feature of the invention an improved butterfly valve and method of making same are provided wherein such butterfly valve has improved heat exchange means disposed in the outer periphery of its valve body structure for controlling the temperature thereof.