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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Applicant:
A. Raymond & Cie, Grenoble, FR;
Inventor:
Nicholas Jackson, Jr., Davisburg, MI (US);
Assignee:
A. Raymond et Cie, Grenoble, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/22 (2006.01); F16K 17/38 (2006.01); F16K 31/02 (2006.01); G05D 23/185 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 25/00 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01); F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/221 (2013.01); F16K 5/06 (2013.01); F16K 5/0652 (2013.01); F16K 17/386 (2013.01); F16K 25/005 (2013.01); F16K 27/0218 (2013.01); F16K 27/067 (2013.01); F16K 31/002 (2013.01); F16K 31/003 (2013.01); F16K 31/02 (2013.01); G05D 23/1852 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve apparatus employs a shape memory alloy. In another aspect, a shape memory member acts as a lock or trigger in combination with a separate actuator or spring to move a valve. Still another aspect uses an externally mounted shape memory member to rotate a valve if an unsafe condition causes movement of the member.