Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Combined isolation valve and check valve with integral flow rate pressure, and/or temperature measurement and field configurability
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Application No.: US15821084Application Date: 2017-11-22
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Publication No.: US10443880B2Publication Date: 2019-10-15
- Inventor: Stanley Paul Evans , Mrinalini Litoriya , Mahesh Nair , Florin Rosca , Deep Trambadia , Amitkumar Welekar
- Applicant: FLUID HANDLING LLC.
- Applicant Address: US IL Morton Grove
- Assignee: Fluid Handling LLC
- Current Assignee: Fluid Handling LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Morton Grove
- Agency: Ware, Fressola, Maguire & Barber LLP
- Main IPC: F24F11/70
- IPC: F24F11/70 ; F16K37/00 ; F16K5/06 ; F16K15/18 ; F16K15/03 ; F16K27/02 ; F24F11/89

Abstract:
The present invention allows for a combination valve in a hydronic HVAC system that functions as an isolation valve; a check valve; and as a device for measuring fluid parameters, such as flow rate, pressure, and/or temperature, and also allows for the isolation valve to be configured in the field to be mounted either in a straight 180° or an angled 90° orientation, as well as at an intermediate angle. The new combination of isolation valve, check valve, with embedded sensors for flow rate, pressure, and/or temperature measurement provides a more compact product envelope that achieves space savings, e.g., by eliminating the need for separate components in an HVAC system, such as separate isolation valves, check valves, flow meters, pressure gages, and/or thermometers.
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