Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic seat engagement in a ball check valve
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Application No.: US17203424Application Date: 2021-03-16
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Publication No.: US11242936B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Stephen Maerz , Stephen Vetter , Clinton Buttnor
- Applicant: Tier 1 Energy Tech, Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Edmonton
- Assignee: Tier 1 Energy Tech, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Tier 1 Energy Tech, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Edmonton
- Agency: Bennett Jones LLP
- Main IPC: F16K15/04
- IPC: F16K15/04 ; F16K31/08

Abstract:
A check valve comprising a body, a ball movable within a ball area of the body, a seat for receiving the ball, and a magnet for exerting a magnetic force on the ball is provided. The ball and seat are changeable between a closed state and an open state, the closed state having the ball in sealing engagement with the step, and the open state having a portion of the step separated from the ball with a space therebetween.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210285557A1 MAGNETIC SEAT ENGAGEMENT IN A BALL CHECK VALVE Public/Granted day:2021-09-16
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