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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:
Jul. 12, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elwood J Meyers, Rockford, IL (US);
Laurence E Jones, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Barber-Colman Company, Loves Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ; F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25112911 ; 251 86 ; 403 57 ;
Abstract
A rotor is provided for use in combination with a stator and sleeve to function as a valve attached to an actuator. The rotor is comprised of a rotor body containing the drive section with the necessary elements to turn the rotor within the stator and sleeve, and a rotor stem with parts to act with complementary parts on the sleeve to form variable orifices that function as the valve. The rotor body is connected to the rotor stem by a flexible joint which includes a contoured surface to compensate for misalignments in the system.