Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shuttle valve
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Application No.: US13320062Application Date: 2011-10-03
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Publication No.: US10371272B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Barry J McMiles
- Applicant: Barry J McMiles
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: The Subsea Company
- Current Assignee: The Subsea Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: The Petruzzi Law Firm
- Agent James D. Petruzzi
- International Application: PCT/US2011/054538 WO 20111003
- International Announcement: WO2012/047777 WO 20120412
- Main IPC: F16K11/07
- IPC: F16K11/07 ; F15B13/02

Abstract:
A shuttle valve has a housing with a plurality of inlet ports, an outlet port for fluid flow, and a passageway for fluid to flow from any one of the inlet ports to the outlet port. Each Inlet port has an associated plunger configured one to the other such that when sufficient pressurized fluid is flowing into any one of the inlet ports, fluid is prevented from flowing into any other inlet port. The plungers include male and female mating portions with a radial seal between them. A biasing spring allows one of the plungers to allow backward fluid flow through the associated inlet port when not under pressure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120234399A1 Shuttle Valve Public/Granted day:2012-09-20
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