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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:
Feb. 01, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy P Horne, Andover, MA (US);
Dale S Tripp, North Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Watts Investment Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25131513 ; 251148 ; 2852891 ;
Abstract
A ball valve assembly has thin-walled tailpieces of a high thermal conductivity material, e.g., copper. The tailpieces are removably mounted to the body, allowing the valve body and heat sensitive components to be removed from thermal contact during sweating.