The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 09, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1988
Timothy M Wood, Royston, GB;
Rumen Chemie AG, Glarus, CH;
Abstract
A dilution valve dilutes a liquid feed concentrate with water, to give a dilute feed for feeding to piglets. The valve has a plunger (20) which reciprocates within a mixing chamber (66), to which the water and liquid feed concentrate are admitted through separate valves (48,70). Water pressure drives the plunger (20) in a charging stroke, during which water and liquid feed concentrate are admitted to the mixing chamber (66). A change-over spring (60) causes the plunger (20) to change from a charging stroke to a delivery stroke, during which dilute feed is delivered, the plunger (20) undergoing alternate charging and delivery strokes driven by the pressure of the incoming water.