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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2001
Steven D. Possanza, Penfield, NY (US);
Angela H. R. Jones, Rochester, NY (US);
Brian J. Connolly, Rochester, NY (US);
Edgar P. Lougheed, Byron, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A multiport valve is taught for regulating flow of liquid therethrough originating from at least two sources. The valve includes a three cylindrical valve chambers each having a piston residing therein such that through actuation of the pistons flow through each valve chamber can be permitted or stopped independently. There is an inlet port that tangentially intercepts the first cylindrical valve chamber and there is an outlet port that tangentially intercepts an intermediate cylindrical valve chamber. The design of the three valve chambers and the inlet and outlet ports to the valve chambers effectively eliminates any bubble traps in the valve and allows bubbles to be swept from the valve chambers.