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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Applicant:
Mark Douglas Swinford, Centerville, OH (US);
Inventor:
Mark Douglas Swinford, Centerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve assembly may include a body having an axis and a flow tube attached to the body for flowing a fluid therethrough, the flow tube having a first bend and a second bend. The valve assembly may further include a valve attached to the flow tube having an axle that is perpendicular to the axis, and a piston attached to the body and the axle and parallel to the axis.