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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Waters Technologies Corporation, Milford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert A. Jencks, Mendon, MA (US);
Mark W. Moeller, Kingston, MA (US);
Assignee:
WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Milford, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/02 (2006.01); F16K 3/04 (2006.01); F16K 11/074 (2006.01); F16K 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/02 (2013.01); F16K 3/04 (2013.01); F16K 11/0743 (2013.01); F16K 25/005 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86863 (2015.04);
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are directed to rotary shear valves which include a stator, a rotor defining a cavity extending at least partially therethrough, and a bladder. The rotor is rotatably mounted relative to the stator to create at least one fluidic path therebetween. The bladder comprises a polymer disposed inside the cavity. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to methods of operating a rotary shear valve.