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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:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Alan Burt, Rockford, IL (US);
Inventor:
Alan Burt, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Schneider Electric Buildings, LLC, Andover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/00 (2006.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); F24F 11/06 (2006.01); F24D 19/00 (2006.01); F24D 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/1919 (2013.01); F24D 19/0095 (2013.01); F24D 19/1015 (2013.01); F24F 11/06 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0368 (2015.04); Y10T 137/1963 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7759 (2015.04);
Abstract
A valve and actuator assembly that includes a valve configured to control a flow of liquid into a coil or heat exchanger. The valve and actuator assembly further includes a valve actuator configured to control opening and closing of the valve via positioning of a valve closure member. The valve actuator is further configured to provide both a maximum flow rate and a minimum flow rate of the liquid through the valve. In an embodiment, the valve actuator includes a valve closure member position sensor configured to determine the position of the valve closure member based on a flow rate of the liquid through the valve.