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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:
Mar. 15, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald F Shaw, Denville, NJ (US);
Arthur A Lietz, Oakhurst, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
251326 ; 251328 ; 251193 ;
Abstract
The slide valve of the present invention is adapted for use in horizontal piping runs. It comprises a valve body, an orifice plate, a sliding plate and guide means for the sliding plate. The orifice plate is located in the valve body and inclined at an angle, .alpha., selected to achieve a predetermined seating force when the sliding plate, also inclined, is in the valve body in the closed position and bearing on the orifice plate. The guide means are provided for guiding the slide plate when it is moved in and out of the valve body under conditions of use.