Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Seismically activated gas shut-off valve with weight displaced trigger mechanism
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Application No.: US16237042Application Date: 2018-12-31
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Publication No.: US11255451B2Publication Date: 2022-02-22
- Inventor: Tod Minato , Ezra Kent , Rafael Quintana
- Applicant: LITTLE FIREFIGHTER CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Ana
- Assignee: LITTLE FIREFIGHTER CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: LITTLE FIREFIGHTER CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Ana
- Agency: Innovation Capital Law Group, LLP
- Agent Vic Lin
- Main IPC: F16K17/36
- IPC: F16K17/36 ; F16K31/44 ; F16K1/30

Abstract:
A gas shut-off valve assembly designed to automatically close gas flow in a gas conduit in response to a seismic vibration comprises a door which may be parallel to a port in the conduit and a weight above the door. In some embodiments, the door may be mostly out of the conduit passageway and out of the gas flow allowing for improved gas flow efficiency in the normally open state. Upon sensing a seismic vibration, the weight falls from a platform onto the door causing the door to move into the conduit passageway sealing the passageway. In some embodiments, a port in the passageway is perpendicular to the door's default position in the open state. When the door closes the passageway, the door rotates ninety degrees about an axis into the second closed position to become parallel with the port.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200208751A1 SEISMICALLY ACTIVATED GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE WITH WEIGHT DISPLACED TRIGGER MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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