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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. 28, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher E Schadewald, Whitehouse, OH (US);
Michael P Wells, Holland, OH (US);
Assignee:
Aeroquip Corporation, Maumee, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
13761419 ; 13761405 ; 251264 ;
Abstract
A valve assembly includes (1) a process valve having an axially adjustable valve stem positioned in a passageway thereof and (2) a service valve for receiving and retaining a male end of the process valve. The valve stem has a poppet mounted for axial movement therein between a first axial position closing the valve stem and a second axially position opening the valve stem. The service adapter has an axially extending pin movable from a retracted position to an extended position engaging and opening the poppet of the axially adjustable valve stem.