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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2004
Applicant:
Albert Baca, Long Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Albert Baca, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Whittaker Corporation, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A high recovery metering valve includes an inlet, outlet and a plenum. An internal valve trim places the plenum in communication with the outlet. A valve poppet is moveably positioned within the internal valve trim. In one embodiment, the valve poppet includes a distal portion that is tapered. In another embodiment, the distal portion is characterized by a double radius. In some embodiments the inlet and the outlet are orientated about ninety degrees with respect to each other.