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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Kci Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Paul Jaeb, Boerne, TX (US);
Stuart Hatfield, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
KCI Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 51/00 (2006.01); F04B 43/04 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 51/00 (2013.01); F04B 43/046 (2013.01); F16K 99/0015 (2013.01); F16K 99/0057 (2013.01); F16K 2099/008 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49405 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49409 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49416 (2015.01); Y10T 137/784 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7895 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the singulation of valve plates and/or assembled valves from a lead-frame are described. The method and apparatus utilizes an electric current to fuse tabs which join the valve plate and/or the assembled valve to the lead-frame. The valve comprises a first and second valve plate with offsetting apertures and a flap disposed and movable between the first and second plates.