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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. 20, 2001
Filed:
May. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Göran Skog, Bromma, SE;
Assignee:
Siemens-Elema AB, Solna, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/700 ;
Abstract
A valve arrangement includes a variable aperture through which fluid may flow, a closure element adjustable to vary the size of the aperture, and a sensor unit which generates an output signal dependent on the aperture size. The sensor unit has a light detector disposed downstream of the aperture to detect light passed through the aperture and to generate the output signal dependent on the detection of the light. This signal is supplied to a visual display unit having indicators that are respectively activated to show if the valve is open or closed.