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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2011
Applicant:
John Michael Morris, Auburn, WA (US);
Inventor:
John Michael Morris, Auburn, WA (US);
Assignee:
Norgren GT Development Corporation, Auburn, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/085 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/0856 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve () is provided. The valve () comprises a housing () defining an internal bore () and a plurality of fluid ports (). The valve () further comprises a rotatable spool () positioned within the internal bore () and rotatable about a longitudinal axis (X-X). A first canted seal () is provided that is positioned on the rotatable spool () at an angle (θ) with respect to the longitudinal axis (X-X). A second canted seal () is also provided that is positioned on the rotatable spool () at an angle (α) with respect to the longitudinal axis (X-X).