Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Check valve assembly
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Application No.: US17362313Application Date: 2021-06-29
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Publication No.: US11852272B2Publication Date: 2023-12-26
- Inventor: Arvind Namadevan , Urmi Tejaswini , Dharmaraj Pachaiappan , Hiranya Nath , Ravindra Shankar Ganiger
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Agent Elizabeth C. G. Gitlin; Michele V. Frank
- Main IPC: F16K15/03
- IPC: F16K15/03 ; F16L55/10 ; F16L55/027 ; F16K47/02 ; F16K47/08

Abstract:
A check valve assembly for a supply pipe. The check valve assembly includes a hinge pin, a first flapper, and a second flapper. The first flapper is pivotally coupled to the second flapper with the hinge pin. The check valve assembly also includes a stopper located between the first flapper and the second flapper. The stopper is configured to limit movement of the first flapper and the second flapper. The check valve assembly further includes a plate assembly located downstream of the stopper. The plate assembly is configured to break vortices formed in a fluid flow across the first flapper and the second flapper.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220412499A1 CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2022-12-29
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