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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2013
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Laurence W. Bassett, Killingworth, CT (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/56 (2006.01); F16K 17/164 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/00 (2013.01); F16K 17/164 (2013.01); F16K 31/56 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0379 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7722 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7728 (2015.04);
Abstract
Described are pressure fuses or pressure breakers which regulate the pressure downstream from the device. When the fluid pressure exceeds the trip pressure, the pressure fuse or breaker will trip and protect other components downstream of the fuse or breaker. Also described are methods of regulating pressure downstream from a fluid source using such fuses or breakers.