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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:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Array Holdings, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Terry Glenn Young, Longview, TX (US);
Assignee:
Safoco, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/14 (2006.01); F16K 31/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/14 (2013.01); F16K 31/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods of preventing rotational stress on the top shaft of valve actuators. Certain methods and apparatuses include a bifurcated top shaft. Other apparatuses and methods include a method of preventing rotational stress at the distal end on the top shaft of an actuator.