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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Fike Corporation, Blue Springs, MO (US);
Inventor:
Joe Walker, Kansas City, MO (US);
Assignee:
FIKE CORPORATION, Blue Springs, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/40 (2006.01); F16K 17/16 (2006.01); B23K 26/36 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/16 (2013.01); B23K 26/364 (2015.10); B23K 26/367 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rupture disc () is provided comprising a line of opening () formed in at least one face thereof. The line of opening () is formed by laser machining of the disc's face and includes at least one disc opening control feature (). The disc opening control feature () may be an opening-initiation feature configured to assist with initial rupture of the disc (). Alternatively, the opening control feature () may be an anti-fragmentation feature configured to dissipate the energy acting upon the disc () so as to prevent separation of the petal formed upon opening of the disc.