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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Acornvac Incorporated, Chino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Carlos J. Galeazzi, Alta Loma, CA (US);
Neil Cletus Levers, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Thomas Kent Zinn, Chino Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
ACORNVAC, INCORPORATED, Chino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 7/02 (2006.01); E03F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 7/02 (2013.01); E03F 1/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments include tubular diaphragm valves with a preformed mechanical closure point and optionally concave or convex convolution areas located near the flanges. These mechanical closure points and convolution areas give the embodiments an extended operational life, as compared to that of conventional cylindrical diaphragms.