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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Inventors:
Kevin M. Rankin, Windsor, CT (US);
Josh Kamp, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/03 (2013.01); F16K 15/036 (2013.01); F16K 15/038 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7839 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7898 (2013.01);
Abstract
A check valve is provided. The check valve includes a petal pivotably coupled to a hinge to occupy respective open and closed positions in accordance with a pressure differential of a fluid flow across the check valve and a lift generating element coupled to the petal and configured to aerodynamically interact with the fluid flow to generate a lift force on the petal.