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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Gregory Young, Richfield, MN (US);
Donald J. Kasprzyk, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David Kucera, Bilovice nad Svitavou, CZ;
Gregory Todd Filkovski, Muncie, IN (US);
Patrick Yuen, Unionville, CN;
Tim Mccarthy, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Patrick Welker, Muncie, IN (US);
Brian Zabel, Yorktown, IN (US);
Gregory Young, Richfield, MN (US);
Donald J. Kasprzyk, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David Kucera, Bilovice nad Svitavou, CZ;
Gregory Todd Filkovski, Muncie, IN (US);
Patrick Yuen, Unionville, CN;
Tim McCarthy, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Patrick Welker, Muncie, IN (US);
Brian Zabel, Yorktown, IN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to valves, and more particularly, to gas valve assemblies. In one illustrative but non-limiting example, a valve assembly may include a flow module for sensing one or more parameters of a gas flowing through the fluid path of the gas valve, and may determine a measure that is related to a gas flow through the fluid path. A measure related to a gas flow may include, but is not limited to, a measure of fuel consumption by a device or appliance attached to an output port of the valve assembly. Illustratively, the flow module may include one or more valve controllers in communication with one or more pressure sensors, one or more flow sensors, one or more temperature sensors, one or more valve position sensors, and/or any other suitable sensors as desired.