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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Renato Guida, Wynantskill, NY (US);
Stanton Weaver, Northville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Renato Guida, Wynantskill, NY (US);
Stanton Weaver, Northville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve and concomitant method of controlling flow of a fluid with a valve comprising isolating a fluid path from a valve stem with a diaphragm in a valve body, blocking the fluid path with a plunger having a stroke of less than approximately 500 micrometers, driving the plunger with an actuator, and operating the valve at a frequency of at least approximately 20 Hz but with a flow of at least approximately 5.0E-04 kg/sec.