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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:
Aug. 22, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1993
Colin K Myles, Waterford, MI (US);
Melea Limited, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system are provided for controlling a pressurized fluid such as nitrogen gas which may be initially stored at a pressure as high as 20,000 psi. The pressurized nitrogen gas may be utilized in high pressure gas systems such as in gas-assisted injection molding systems or low pressure gas systems such as robotic control and actuators. A valve assembly is utilized in the method and system and includes an electric proportioning device such as a pneumatic servovalve and a pair of pneumatic, fluidly-coupled valves which are piloted by the servovalve to regulate the pressure of the pressurized nitrogen gas. In the method and system, the servovalve operates in a closed loop fashion by utilizing feedback from a feedback device such as a pressure transducer. A controller in the closed loop is responsive to a pressure signal from the pressure transducer and a preset reference signal to provide an error control signal to the servovalve.