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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:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ralph Santoro, Jr, New Kensington, PA (US);
Brian L Cunkelman, Blairsville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417243 ; 417307 ;
Abstract
A pressure relief valve for rapidly exhausting air pressure from a source of such pressure. The valve includes a housing containing a valve member located across a main port provided in the housing that directly receives the air pressure from the pressure source. A second port is provided for receiving a pilot pressure from the pressure source, and a piston is located adjacent the second port. At least one exhaust port is provided in the housing for exhausting to atmosphere the air received through the main port and against the valve member.