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VALVES AND VALVE ACTUATION
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| 1.1 | ![[Patents]](../gifs/ps.gif) | BLOW-OUT PREVENTERS (I.E., COOPERATING SEGMENTS OF ANNULUS) |
| 1.2 | | . Deformable annulus |
| 1.3 | | . Radial reciprocating ram |
| 3 | | PATTERN TRACER CONTROLLED ACTUATOR |
| 4 | | TUBE COMPRESSORS |
| 5 | | . Fluid pressure actuated |
| 6 | | . Roller tube contacting element |
| 7 | | . Perpendicularly reciprocating tube contacting element |
| 8 | | . . Screw actuated |
| 9 | | . Pivoting tube contacting element |
| 10 | | . . U-shaped resilient bar or rod |
| 11 | | HEAT OR BUOYANCY MOTOR ACTUATED |
| 12 | | FLUID ACTUATED OR RETARDED |
| 14 | | . Fluid and non-fluid actuators |
| 15 | | . Compulsory cut-off after flow period |
| 16 | | . . Serial main line cut-off and manual valves (e.g., hydraulic "fuses") |
| 17 | | . . . Interconnected motion |
| 18 | | . . . . Manual and pilot valves |
| 19 | | . . Auxiliary pilot valve overrides a first pilot valve |
| 20 | | . . Forced return of actuator to cut-off position |
| 21 | | . . Actuator connection released on opening of cut-off valve |
| 22 | | . . Control fluid released into closed build-up chamber |
| 23 | | . . Dashpot interconnects actuator and valve |
| 24 | | . Venturi or line flow effect assisted |
| 25 | | . Pilot or servo type motor |
| 26 | | . . Alternative pressure sources or pilot valve |
| 27 | | . . Servo failure responsive control of main valve |
| 28 | | . . Fluid actuated pilot valve |
| 29 | | . . . With additional pilot valve control |
| 30.01 | | . . Electrically actuated pilot valve |
| 30.02 | | . . . Main valve biased closed by fluid pressure |
| 30.03 | | . . . . Venting passage within movable main valve |
| 30.04 | | . . . . . Pilot valve movably mounted within or around main valve |
| 30.05 | | . . . . Fluid pressure sole means for biasing valve closed |
| 31 | | . . Double or oppositely acting motor units |
| 32 | | . . Latched pilot valve |
| 33 | | . . Choked pressure type servo motor |
| 34 | | . . . With reverse flow prevenging (nonsiphoning) |
| 35 | | . . . Variable choke passage according to valve position |
| 36 | | . . . With separate dashpot or choked fluid retarding chamber |
| 37 | | . . . With choke or restrictor in main line |
| 38 | | . . . Pilot valve seated in motor or valve element |
| 39 | | . . . . Controls inlet to choke chamber |
| 40 | | . . . . Tilting pilot valve |
| 41 | | . . . Remote pilot valve actuation |
| 42 | | . . . Adjustable opening limit for main valve |
| 43 | | . . . Main valve biased open by line pressure |
| 44 | | . . . . Differential reaction surface for line pressure |
| 45 | | . . . . . Diaphragm or bellows surface |
| 46 | | . . . . Diaphragm or bellows motor element |
| 47 | | . . With separate dashpot or choked fluid retarder |
| 48 | | . Dashpot or fluid controlled retarder or timer |
| 49 | | . . Latch or trip releasing |
| 50 | | . . Line pressure connected dashpot or choke chamber |
| 51 | | . . . With choke by-pass or relief means |
| 52 | | . . . Chamber fills on closing of main valve |
| 53 | | . . Line connected open accumulating chamber |
| 54 | | . . Closed fluid circuit dashpot or choke chamber |
| 55 | | . . With choke by-pass or relief means |
| 56 | | . Plural operations (e.g., lifting and rotating rotary valve) |
| 57 | | . Fluid link or column actuator |
| 58 | | . With mechanical movement between actuator and valve |
| 59 | | . Rotary or oscillatory motor |
| 60 | | . With adjustable limit stop for actuator |
| 61 | | . Flexible wall expansible chamber reciprocating valve actuator |
| 61.1 | | . . Flexible wall valves fluid |
| 61.2 | | . . Coaxial actuator, seat and valve |
| 61.3 | | . . . Valve between coaxial spring biasing means and actuator |
| 61.4 | | . . . Coaxial spring biasing means between valve and actuator |
| 61.5 | | . . . Actuator wall between valve and coaxial spring biasing means |
| 62 | | . Piston type expansible chamber reciprocating valve actuator |
| 63 | | . . Unitary piston and valve |
| 63.4 | | . . Lost motion, abutment or resilient connection between actuator and valve |
| 63.5 | | . . Coaxial actuator, seat and valve |
| 63.6 | | . . . Coaxial spring biasing means between valve and actuator |
| 64 | | WITH NON-FLUID RETARDER |
| 65 | | PERMANENT OR CONSTANTLY ENERGIZED MAGNET ACTUATOR |
| 66 | | BIASED TRIP |
| 67 | | . With second diverse control |
| 68 | | . Electrical trip actuation |
| 69 | | . . Trip operated on failure of electric power |
| 70 | | . . With electrical resetting means |
| 71 | | . . . Rotary electric motor |
| 72 | | . Weight biased trip |
| 73 | | . Fluid pressure trip actuation |
| 74 | | . Mechanical movement trip actuation |
| 75 | | WITH SNAP ACTION |
| 76 | | IMPACT TYPE ACTUATOR |
| 77 | | LOST MOTION BETWEEN ACTUATOR AND VALVE |
| 78 | | . Lever |
| 79 | | . Overload release |
| 80 | | . . Elastic |
| 81 | | . . Slip coupling between actuator and valve |
| 82 | | . Check valve with external opening and closing means |
| 83 | | . . Spring |
| 84 | | VALVE HEAD MOVABLY CONNECTED FOR ACCOMMODATION TO SEAT |
| 85 | | . With yieldable connection |
| 86 | | . With universal connection |
| 87 | | . With single plane swing pivoted connection |
| 88 | | . Rotatable only |
| 89 | | WITH MEANS FOR BLOCKING OR DISABLING ACTUATOR |
| 89.5 | | . Actuator, or blocking means, includes flow path joint |
| 90 | | . Attachments |
| 91 | | . . Requiring modification of valve |
| 92 | | . . Acting on valve limit stop |
| 93 | | . . . Mounted on valve actuator |
| 94 | | . Fluid pressure biased latch |
| 95 | | . Released by non-valving actuator motion |
| 96 | | . . Linear reciprocation of rotary handle |
| 97 | | . . . Latch connects actuator to body through head |
| 98 | | . . Pivoted handle |
| 99 | | . . . With spring |
| 100 | | . . Rotation of reciprocating handle |
| 101 | | . Latch manipulator mounted on handle or stem |
| 102 | | . . Constrained linear motion |
| 103 | | . . . With pivoted latch |
| 104 | | . . . With latch rigidly associated with manipulator |
| 105 | | . . . . Latch lug extends transversely to axis of manipulator |
| 106 | | . . . With transversely movable latch |
| 107 | | . . With pivoted latch |
| 108 | | . . . Resilient latch and manipulator |
| 109 | | . . . With spring |
| 110 | | . . With reciprocating latch |
| 111 | | . Latch manipulator mounted on valve body |
| 112 | | . . Set screw |
| 113 | | . . Constrained linear motion of latch with rigidly associated manipulator |
| 114 | | . . With pivoted latch |
| 115 | | . . . Resilient latch and manipulator |
| 116 | | . . . With spring |
| 117 | | WITH RESTRICTOR IN PARALLEL TO MAIN VALVE |
| 118 | | WITH MATERIAL GUIDE OR RESTRICTOR |
| 119 | | . Aspirated stem drain |
| 120 | | . Movable or resilient guide or restrictor |
| 121 | | . . Adjustable guide or restrictor |
| 122 | | . . . Tapered metering plug |
| 123 | | . Valve at point of greatest restriction |
| 124 | | . . Venturi restrictor |
| 125 | | . Drop forming restrictor |
| 126 | | . Spiral guide or spiral restrictor |
| 127 | | . Baffle or zigzag flow restrictor |
| 128 | | WITH DETACHABLE ACTUATOR AND MEANS TO PREVENT LEAKAGE WHEN ACTUATOR IS DETACHED |
| 129.01 | | ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED VALVE |
| 129.02 | | . With means to bias valve open |
| 129.03 | | . With nonelectrical actuator |
| 129.04 | | . Remote or follow-up control system for electrical actuator |
| 129.05 | | . Having means to produce digital pulses |
| 129.06 | | . Having element dimensionally responsive to field |
| 129.07 | | . Balanced valve |
| 129.08 | | . Having means to produce proportional flow |
| 129.09 | | . Solenoid having plural coils |
| 129.1 | | . . Coils have common axis |
| 129.11 | | . Rotary electric actuator |
| 129.12 | | . . With limit control |
| 129.13 | | . . With speed or braking control |
| 129.14 | | . Freely rotatable ball valve |
| 129.15 | | . Including solenoid |
| 129.16 | | . . Having plate-shaped armature |
| 129.17 | | . . Having diaphragm between coil and opening controlled |
| 129.18 | | . . With means to adjust stroke of armature |
| 129.19 | | . . Lost motion between valve and valve actuator |
| 129.2 | | . . Mechanical movement between valve and solenoid |
| 129.21 | | . . Coil surrounds valve port or flow line |
| 129.22 | | . . Solenoid within flow line |
| 142 | | WITH CORRELATED FLOW PATH |
| 149 | | . Valve operated by joining flow path sections |
| 149.1 | | . . Joining motion includes linear valve operating component |
| 149.2 | | . . . Valve rotatably or hingedly mounted |
| 149.3 | | . . . Valve motion is transverse to, or opposed to, the linear component |
| 149.4 | | . . . Joint includes screw thimble |
| 149.5 | | . . . Of rotatable flow path section |
| 149.6 | | . . . Motion opposed by valve spring |
| 149.7 | | . . . . Contact only, or friction, joint |
| 149.8 | | . Valve operated by motion of flow path |
| 149.9 | | . Flow path joint interlocked with valve or actuator |
| 144 | | . Tank |
| 145 | | . Pipe side |
| 146 | | . . Clamp type coupling |
| 147 | | . Pipe end (terminal valve) |
| 148 | | . Pipe coupling or union |
| 150 | | . . Flexible or expansible |
| 151 | | . . Non-rotatable conduit coupling |
| 152 | | . . Valve seat and coupling element removable as a unit |
| 143 | | . With mounting or support |
| 153 | | . With particular outlet or inlet |
| 154 | | . . Fluid deflecting means at outlet |
| 155 | | . . Nozzle or spout |
| 156 | | . . . With receptacle accommodating feature |
| 157 | | WITH MEANS TO INCREASE HEAD AND SEAT CONTACT PRESSURE |
| 158 | | . With positive reduction |
| 159 | | . . Seat pressed to valve |
| 160 | | . . Rotary valve |
| 161 | | . . . Independent actuation |
| 162 | | . . . Cam or wedge |
| 163 | | . . . . Encased |
| 164 | | . . . Screw |
| 165 | | . . . . Non-reciprocating |
| 166 | | . . . . . With slip coupling |
| 167 | | . . Bifaced |
| 168 | | . . . Screw |
| 169 | | . . . Toggle |
| 170 | | . Seat pressed to valve |
| 171 | | . . Packing presed by gland |
| 172 | | . . Fluid pressure |
| 173 | | . . . Butterfly valve |
| 174 | | . . Spring |
| 175 | | . Fluid pressure |
| 176 | | . Spring |
| 177 | | . . Pivoted valve |
| 178 | | . . . Bifaced |
| 179 | | . . . Terminal |
| 180 | | . . Rotary valve |
| 181 | | . . . Plug |
| 182 | | . . . . Expanding |
| 183 | | . . . . Encased |
| 184 | | . . . . . At actuator end |
| 185 | | . . . Spring in fluid |
| 186 | | . . Piston |
| 187 | | . Separate actuators or actuator motion |
| 188 | | . . Rotary valve |
| 189 | | . . Piston with expansible packing |
| 190 | | . Piston |
| 191 | | . . Packing expands with closing |
| 192 | | . Rotary valve |
| 193 | | . Gate valve |
| 194 | | . . Screw sole actuator of expander and valve |
| 195 | | . . Bifaced |
| 196 | | . . . In both closed and open positions |
| 197 | | . . . Faces pressed by subsequently movable expander |
| 198 | | . . . . With second expander |
| 199 | | . . . . Face element directly contacts casing |
| 200 | | . . . Carried expander contacts valve casing |
| 201 | | . . . . Pivoting expander |
| 202 | | . . . Faces or carrier contact stationary expander |
| 203 | | . . Cam or wedge |
| 204 | | . . . Moves with respect to head and seat |
| 205 | | WITH SELECTIVE FLOW REGULATION |
| 206 | | . Different sized bores in valve head |
| 207 | | . . Rotary plug |
| 208 | | . Rotary |
| 209 | | . . Plug |
| 210 | | SEQUENTIAL OPENING OR CLOSING OF SERIAL PORTS IN SINGLE FLOW LINE (E.G., ANTI-SCORING) |
| 211 | | SERIAL ALTERNATELY CLOSED PORTS |
| 212 | | RELATIVELY MOVABLE VALVE ELEMENTS FORM SINGLE PORT CLOSURE (E.G., IRIS DIAPHRAGM) |
| 213 | | MECHANICAL MOVEMENT ACTUATOR |
| 214 | | . Particularly packed or sealed |
| 215 | | . Plural motions of valve |
| 216 | | . . Screw threads in flow path |
| 217 | | . . Valve head between actuator and screw |
| 218 | | . . Encased |
| 219 | | . . . Threadlessly coupled to screw |
| 220 | | . . . . Coupling socket in screw |
| 221 | | . . . Threads in removable sleeve |
| 222 | | . . . . Sleeve removably in bonnet |
| 223 | | . . . . Sleeve is bonnet |
| 224 | | . . . . Sleeve flange mounted between body and bonnet |
| 225 | | . . Threads in removable sleeve |
| 226 | | . . Biased |
| 227 | | . . . Spring |
| 228 | | . With pivoted valves |
| 229 | | . Plural dissimilar mechanical movements |
| 230 | | . Ratchet |
| 231 | | . Lever |
| 232 | | . . Train (plural serial) |
| 233 | | . . Leverage variable during operation |
| 234 | | . . Adjustable leverage |
| 235 | | . . Swiveled |
| 236 | | . . Biased |
| 237 | | . . . Sliding contact |
| 238 | | . . . . Spring |
| 239 | | . . . . . Spring co-axial with valve arm |
| 240 | | . . . . . . Spring stop on valve stem |
| 241 | | . . . . . . Spring abuts valve stem guide |
| 242 | | . . . Spring |
| 243 | | . . . . Co-acts with lever |
| 244 | | . . . . Co-axial with valve stem |
| 245 | | . . . . . Spring stop on valve stem |
| 246 | | . . . . . Spring abuts valve stem guide |
| 247 | | . . . Weight |
| 248 | | . Gear |
| 249 | | . . Mutilated or Geneva gearing |
| 249.5 | | . . Worm type |
| 250 | | . . Rectilinear rack |
| 250.5 | | . . Mating segments |
| 251 | | . Cam |
| 252 | | . . Co-axial or parallel axes |
| 253 | | . . . Biased |
| 254 | | . . . . Bi-directional |
| 255 | | . . . . . Non-reciprocating |
| 256 | | . . . . Encased |
| 257 | | . . Encased with seal |
| 258 | | . . . Bi-directional |
| 259 | | . . . Cam is finger-like extension |
| 260 | | . . . Overhung crank type |
| 261 | | . . . Center crank type |
| 262 | | . . Biased |
| 263 | | . . . Spring |
| 264 | | . Screw |
| 265 | | . . Plural thread |
| 266 | | . . Non-reciprocating actuator |
| 267 | | . . . Internal thread |
| 268 | | . . . . Inverted cup-shape |
| 269 | | . . . . . Separable actuator bushing |
| 270 | | . . . Removable guide |
| 271 | | . . . . Resiliently mounted actuator |
| 272 | | . . . Biased |
| 273 | | . . Internal thread |
| 274 | | . . Encased |
| 275 | | . . . Biased |
| 276 | | . . . . Spring |
| 277 | | . . Biased |
| 278 | | . . . Spring |
| 279 | | . Linkage |
| 280 | | . . Toggle |
| 281 | | BALANCED VALVES |
| 282 | | . Reciprocating |
| 283 | | . Rotary |
| 284 | | LIMIT STOP |
| 285 | | . Adjustable |
| 286 | | . Rotary valve |
| 287 | | . . Stop element on head |
| 288 | | . . Stop element on actuator |
| 289 | | VALVE ACTUABLE FROM PLURAL POSITIONS |
| 290 | | PLURAL SELECTIVE NEUTRAL POSITIONS FOR VALVE OR ACTUATOR |
| 291 | | DETACHABLE ACTUATOR |
| 292 | | . Rotary valve |
| 293 | | EXTENSION FOR ACTUATOR |
| 294 | | FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR (E.G., BOWDEN WIRE; CHAIN) |
| 295 | | PEDAL ACTUATOR |
| 296 | | PLURAL MOTIONS OF ACTUATOR |
| 297 | | WITH FRICTION DETENT |
| 298 | | PIVOTED VALVES |
| 299 | | . Terminal |
| 300 | | . . Gate |
| 301 | | . Gate |
| 302 | | . . Bifaced |
| 303 | | . Biased |
| 304 | | ROTARY VALVES |
| 305 | | . Butterfly |
| 306 | | . . Head and/or seat packing |
| 307 | | . . . Adjustable |
| 308 | | . . Head and stem connections |
| 309 | | . Plug |
| 310 | | . . Axial and radial bore |
| 311 | | . . . Lateral inlet and outlet |
| 312 | | . . Retainer at actuator end |
| 313 | | . Biased |
| 315.01 | | . Ball valve |
| 315.02 | | . . Having a particular hardness (i.e., durometric property) |
| 315.03 | | . . Of specific material |
| 315.04 | | . . . Ceramic (e.g., glass or fired clay) |
| 315.05 | | . . . Nonmetallic |
| 315.06 | | . . Having a swinging actuator |
| 315.07 | | . . Eccentric seating |
| 315.08 | | . . Including trunnion opposite axially extending actuating means |
| 315.09 | | . . . With removable trunnion cover |
| 315.1 | | . . Housing construction |
| 315.11 | | . . . Head removable perpendicular to flow passage |
| 315.12 | | . . . . At the actuator side (i.e., top entry) |
| 315.13 | | . . . Assembled around the head |
| 315.14 | | . . . Head removable along one side of flow passage |
| 315.15 | | . . . Having inseparable head |
| 315.16 | | . . Ball construction |
| 314 | | . Seat or interface seal |
| 316 | | . . Replaceable |
| 317 | | . . . Deformable material |
| 317.01 | | . . . Carried by head |
| 318 | | RECIPROCATING VALVE |
| 319 | | . Push or pull operator |
| 320 | | . . Biased |
| 321 | | . . . Spring |
| 322 | | . . . . Spring stop on valve stem |
| 323 | | . . . . Spring abuts valve stem guide |
| 324 | | . Piston |
| 325 | | . . With internal flow passage |
| 326 | | . Gate |
| 327 | | . . Bifaced |
| 328 | | . . Seats |
| 329 | | . . Bodies |
| 330 | | . Actuator controlled stem seal |
| 331 | | . Diaphragm |
| 332 | | . Diverse material seal at valve interface |
| 333 | | . Particular head and seat cooperation |
| 334 | | . . Elastic deformation |
| 335.1 | | HERMETIC FLEXIBLE WALL SEAL FOR ACTUATOR |
| 335.2 | | . Diaphragm |
| 335.3 | | . Bellows |
| 336 | | BIASED VALVE |
| 337 | | . Springs and spring retainers |
| 338 | | . Weight biased |
| 339 | | VALVE ACTUATOR EXTENDING THROUGH FLUID INLET OR OUTLET |
| 340 | | VALVE ACTUATOR SURROUNDING PIPE, INLET OR OUTLET |
| 341 | | VALVE ACTUATOR IS VALVE CASING OR EXTENSION THEREOF |
| 342 | | . Jointed or flexible wall |
| 343 | | . Sleeve valve |
| 344 | | . . Flow passage in sleeve |
| 345 | | . . Rotary |
| 346 | | . Plural motions of valve |
| 347 | | . Reciprocating valve |
| 348 | | . Biased valve |
| 349 | | VALVE ACTUATOR IS INLET OR OUTLET |
| 350 | | . Detachable tip |
| 351 | | . Plural motions of valve |
| 352 | | . Rotary |
| 353 | | . Reciprocating spout |
| 354 | | . Biased valve |
| 355 | | WITH ACTUATION LUBRICATING MEANS |
| 356 | | VALVE |
| 357 | | . Removable seat engaging element |
| 358 | | . Reinforced flexible material |
| 359 | | . Seats |
| 360 | | . . Removable |
| 361 | | . . . Mounted between casing sections |
| 362 | | . . . Compression or tension retained |
| 363 | | . . . With seal |
| 364 | | . . Head engaging gasket |
| 365 | | . . Retained by seat deformation |
| 366 | | . Bodies |
| 367 | | . . Sectional |
| 368 | | . Materials |
| 369 | | MISCELLANEOUS |
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| | | CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS |
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| 900 | | VALVES WITH O-RINGS |
| 901 | | CURTAIN TYPE VALVES |
| 902 | | SPRINGS EMPLOYED AS VALVES |
| 903 | | NEEDLE VALVES |
| 904 | | SNAP FIT PLUG VALVES |
| 905 | | MOVABLE COIL ELECTRICAL ACTUATOR (E.G., VOICE COIL) |
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