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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Robert C. Franklin, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert C. Franklin, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/00 (2006.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); G01M 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pilot operated shutoff valve system with leak detector for automatically shutting off a water supply to appliances such as a clothes washing machine, dishwashing machine, sink, toilet, or refrigerator equipped with an ice maker, comprising a sealing member movable within said valve body between an open position wherein the sealing member does not block main fluid flow, and a closed position wherein the sealing member blocks main fluid flow.