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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2004
Applicant:
Tim Frost, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventor:
Tim Frost, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Assignee:
Burner Systems International, Inc., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve assembly provides a holder cantileveredly attached to a boss on an end cap to axially dispose an actuator and a poppet on an axis with a valve seat formed in the end cap. The actuator is preferably a shape memory alloy actuator. The end cap may be placed in line with a fluid system such as in a gas oven so that an electrical communication with an igniter is provided.