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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:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frank L Miszczak, Frankfort, IL (US);
Assignee:
Fel-Pro Incorporated, Skokie, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137512 ; 13751215 ; 137855 ; 137856 ; 417571 ;
Abstract
A valve assembly for a compressor or the like having improved sealing and noise reduction characteristics. A reed valve is provided with a gasketing layer, such as expanded graphite, which confronts the orifice plate. One reed valve plate also incorporates an integral, formed limiter portion to reduce the number of parts requiring assembly.