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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2013
Tescom Corporation, Elk River, MN (US);
Ernesto Vasquez, McKinney, TX (US);
James Lyman Griffin, Jr., McKinney, TX (US);
Andrew Jared Lukensmeyer, McKinney, TX (US);
Tony Alan Durant, McKinney, TX (US);
TESCOM CORPORATION, Elk River, MN (US);
Abstract
Corrugated diaphragm apparatus for improved cycle life of a diaphragm are described herein. One described example apparatus includes a valve body having an inlet and an outlet to allow fluid to flow therethrough, a backing plate disposed within a bonnet and coupled to the valve body, and first and second diaphragms. Each diaphragm has a corrugated profile and is in a stacked configuration. The diaphragms are operatively coupled to the backing plate and each of the diaphragms is clamped between the valve body and the bonnet proximate a peripheral edge of the diaphragm.