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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:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wilhem W Christ, Wyoming, MI (US);
Patrick E Haney, Paris, MI (US);
Assignee:
Diesel Technology Company, Kentwood, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ; F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417505 ; 25112916 ;
Abstract
An armature having a middle beam portion connected to an outer body portion flexes during actuation of the control valve so that movement of the control valve relative to the armature outer body portion is damped as the control valve moves to the actuated position. The armature has at least one slot formed at the interface of the middle beam portion and the outer body portion. The at least one slot is configured to allow the armature to flex.