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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2005
Applicants:
James T. Cash, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Ken Wendorf, Green Bay, WI (US);
Glenn Schmidt, Green Bay, WI (US);
Inventors:
James T. Cash, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Ken Wendorf, Green Bay, WI (US);
Glenn Schmidt, Green Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Valve and valve lift system suitable for use in a regenerative thermal oxidizer, and oxidizer including the switching valve. The valve of the present invention exhibits excellent sealing characteristics and minimizes wear. In a preferred embodiment, the valve is sealed with pressurized air during its stationary modes, and unsealed during movement to reduce valve wear.