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US 11,092,985 B1Granted
Apparatus, systems and methods for managing fluids comprising a poppet valve having multiple springs
Assignee3A Holdings, LLC
InventorsDaniel Handley, Michael Morris
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Abstract
Apparatuses of the present invention create a backward pressure in fluid traversing a pipe, wherein the backward pressure within the pipe provides compression to the fluid effectively compressing entrapped gas bubbles within the fluid, allowing more accurate water meter measurements. The apparatus comprises a poppet valve having multiple springs to minimize or eliminate spring-binding caused by off-center hydraulic force during use.
Claims20
A poppet valve apparatus comprising:
- a housing comprising a first end and a second end;
- a base disposed proximal to the first end of the housing and having at least one aperture therein;
- a valve seat proximal to the second end of the housing;
- valve head configured to seat on a valve seat;
- a plurality of rods extending from the valve seat to the base, each of the plurality of rods comprising a first spring element and a second spring element,
- a plurality of tabs extending from a periphery of the valve head, each of the tabs having an aperture wherein a respective rod slides therethrough, the first spring element of each rod disposed on a first side of a respective tab and the second spring element disposed on a second side of the respective tab.
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