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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:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 18, 2010
Applicant:
Ross Renner, Black Creek, WI (US);
Inventor:
Ross Renner, Black Creek, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 49/22 (2006.01); F04B 53/08 (2006.01); F04B 49/03 (2006.01); B66C 23/42 (2006.01); F04B 39/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 39/068 (2013.01); F04B 53/08 (2013.01); F04B 49/22 (2013.01); F04B 49/03 (2013.01); B66C 23/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present embodiments provide a control system and method that is able to automatically cycle one or more compressor valves, for example to prevent freeze up. For example, in one embodiment, a system includes a compressor having a compression device configured to increase a pressure of a gas, a valve configured to control flow of the gas from the compression device, and a controller configured to cycle the valve to reduce buildup of contaminants in the compressor.