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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Flowserve Management Company, Irving, TX (US);
Inventors:
William T. Dolenti, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Earnest Carey, Evington, VA (US);
Assignee:
Flowserve Management Company, Irving, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/00 (2013.01); F16K 31/02 (2013.01); F16K 37/0025 (2013.01); Y10T 137/1842 (2015.04);
Abstract
Valve actuators include a control system and at least one human-machine interface device. Human-machine interface devices include at least one wireless input device operable by a user and at least one sensor configured to sense a force applied to the at least one wireless input device by the user. Valve systems may include such valve actuators. Methods of operating a control system of a valve actuator include sensing a force applied to at least one wireless input device and wirelessly transmitting an electronic signal in response to the applied force.