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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Nicolas Deperraz, Bons En Chablais, FR;
Inventor:
Nicolas Deperraz, Bons En Chablais, FR;
Assignee:
FLUID AUTOMATION SYSTEMS SA, Versoix, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/20 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/02 (2006.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01); F16K 11/10 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/002 (2013.01); F03G 7/065 (2013.01); F16K 11/10 (2013.01); F16K 31/025 (2013.01); F16K 99/0038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve assembly () is provided. The valve assembly () comprises a housing () including a plurality of fluid couplings (-). The valve assembly () further includes two or more valve members (-) movable within the housing () between a first position and a second position. A shape memory alloy element () is coupled to the two or more valve members (-) to independently actuate each of the two or more valve members (-) between the first and second positions upon heating a selected portion of the shape memory alloy element () above a transformation temperature.