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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
General Equipment and Manufacturing Company, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Bruce R. Penning, Louisville, KY (US);
Robert Lynn LaFountain, Charlestown, IN (US);
Bruce Rigsby, Charlestown, IN (US);
Scott Carpenter, Sellersburg, IN (US);
General Equipment and Manufacturing Company, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A valve controller assembly includes a first switch that generates a first input signal based on an operational parameter of a control valve, and a docking assembly is communicatively coupled to the first switch. A switching module is removably secured to and communicatively coupled to the docking assembly such that the first switch is communicatively coupled to the switching module when the switching module is secured to the docking member. The switching module includes a first emulation circuit adapted to receive the first input signal, process the first input signal, and output a first output signal that is different than the first input signal.