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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:
Dec. 31, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1984
Michael W Rouse, West Linn, OR (US);
Robert L Thelen, Woodburn, OR (US);
Waste Recovery, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A valve assembly including three separate gate valves aligned serially with one another and a mechanical linkage for operating the three separate gates in coordination with one another to permit small pieces of lumpy or granular and particulate solid materials to flow under influence of gravity through the three valves from a low pressure zone into a high pressure zone, without reverse flow of material from the high pressure zone to the low pressure zone. Each gate is biased to a closed condition and provides a substantially airtight seal when it is closed to prevent reverse flow from the high pressure zone to the low pressure zone. A mechanical linkage opens the first and last gates simultaneously and alternatingly opens the middle gate when the first and last gates are closed.