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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
May. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Benjamin Grill, Woodland Park, CO (US);
Assignee:
Sturman BG, LLC, Woodland Park, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/106 ; F16K 4/112 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/106 ; F16K 4/112 ;
Abstract
A dynamically balanced fluid control valve controls a fluid between two connection ports. A tube couples two diaphragms at opposing ends of the tube. A valve is coupled to the tube between the opposing ends to control a valve port. Actuators move the transfer tube to move the valve. The diaphragms dynamically balance the force exerted by the fluid on the valve in both the open and closed positions of the valve.