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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Spx Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Keith Burns, Genoa City, WI (US);
Drew Van Norman, Whitewater, WI (US);
Assignee:
SPX FLOW, INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 25/00 (2006.01); F16K 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 25/00 (2013.01); F16K 1/446 (2013.01); Y10T 137/043 (2015.04); Y10T 137/4245 (2015.04);
Abstract
A valve comprising sealing members configured to allow the valve to achieve an open position, a closed position, lower seat clean position and an upper seat clean position is described. A method including opening a valve, closing a valve, moving the valve to a lower seat clean position, and moving the valve to an upper seat clean position is described.