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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:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Kevin Grout, Denver, CO (US);
Jeffrey D. Kiernan, Frederick, CO (US);
David Neumeister, Loveland, CO (US);
Matthew C. Grout, Blackhawk, CO (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Grout, Denver, CO (US);
Jeffrey D. Kiernan, Frederick, CO (US);
David Neumeister, Loveland, CO (US);
Matthew C. Grout, Blackhawk, CO (US);
Assignee:
MKS Instruments, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An isolation valve includes a shield that surrounds and protects the valve closure actuator components from exposure to corrosive fluids that flow through the valve when the valve is open.