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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:
Jan. 21, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen L Jiles, Anaheim, CA (US);
Assignee:
Southern California Gas Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137 38 ; 251148 ; 251347 ;
Abstract
A tension actuated gas shutoff valve having a body with an inlet for receiving gas flow along a flow path from upstream to downstream and a piston slidable within the body. The piston slides in response to a longitudinal force applied across the valve between a first position wherein flow through the valve is prevented and a second position wherein flow through the valve is permitted.