# US 12,224,190 B2 · System and apparatus for a valve assembly

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- Number: US 12,224,190 B2
- Document ID: US12224190B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/539,754
- Filed: 2023-12-14
- Published: 2024-04-04
- Granted: 2025-02-11
- Earliest claimed: 2021-11-10
- Assignees: ASM IP Holding B.V.
- Applicants: ASM IP Holding B.V.
- Inventors: Andrew Michael Yednak, III
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12224190B2

## CPC

- H10P 72/0604: {Process monitoring, e.g. flow or thickness monitoring}
- F16K 3/24: with cylindrical valve members
- F16K 7/14: arranged to be deformed against a flat seat
- F16K 27/0236: {Diaphragm cut-off apparatus}
- F16K 27/12: Covers for housings
- F16L 55/132: the closure device being a plug fixed by radially deforming the packing
- H10P 72/0602: {Temperature monitoring}
- H10P: GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
- F16K: VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING {(devices for emptying and evacuating the excess liquid in valves or conduits F16L55/07)}
- F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A valve assembly may provide a body comprising a bottom portion and a top portion having a threaded region, a closing mechanism situated above the top portion of the body, an actuator in communication with the closing mechanism, a nut configured to attach to the threaded region, and a threaded hole extending into at least one of the bottom portion of the body or the nut.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A valve assembly, comprising:
a body;
a closing mechanism coupled to the body;
an actuator in communication with the closing mechanism;
a first pipe extending through the body to the closing mechanism;
a second pipe extending through the body to the closing mechanism, wherein the first and second pipe form a flow path;
a nut coupled to the body, the nut comprising a first hole; and
a temperature sensor coupled to the first hole.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The valve assembly of claim 1, wherein the body comprises a bottom portion comprising a first perpendicular sidewall and a second perpendicular sidewall opposite the first perpendicular sidewall.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The valve assembly of claim 2, wherein the first pipe extends through the first perpendicular sidewall of the bottom portion of the body and towards a top portion of the body.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The valve assembly of claim 2, wherein the second pipe extends through the second perpendicular sidewall of the bottom portion of the body and towards a top portion of the body.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The valve assembly of claim 1, further comprising a second hole extending into the body and adjacent to the first pipe.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The valve assembly of claim 5, wherein the second hole is located a distance of 1 mm to 6 mm from the first pipe.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The valve assembly of claim 1, wherein the first hole is located a distance of 1 mm to 6 mm from the closing mechanism.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The valve assembly of claim 1, wherein the nut further comprises a top plate that is parallel with the closing mechanism and a side member extending downward from and perpendicular to the top plate.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The valve assembly of claim 8, wherein the first hole is located in the top plate.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The valve assembly of claim 8, wherein the first hole is located in the side member.

### Claim 11

A valve assembly, comprising:
a body;
a flow path extending through the body;
a closing mechanism within the flow path;
a nut configured to couple to the body;
a first hole extending into the nut; and
a temperature sensor connected to the first hole.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The valve assembly of claim 11, wherein the nut comprises a top plate that is parallel with the closing mechanism and a side member extending downward from and perpendicular to the top plate.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The valve assembly of claim 12, wherein the first hole is located in the top plate of the nut.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The valve assembly of claim 12, wherein the first hole is located in the side member.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The valve assembly of claim 11, wherein the flow path comprises a pipe extending through a bottom portion of the body and into a top portion of the body.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The valve assembly of claim 11, wherein the first hole is threaded.

### Claim 17

A system, comprising:
a valve assembly, comprising:
a body;
a flow path extending through the body;
a closing mechanism within the flow path;
an actuator in communication with the closing mechanism;
a nut coupled to the body; and
a hole extending into the nut; and
a temperature sensor connected to the hole.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The system of claim 17, wherein the hole is located adjacent to the closing mechanism.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The system of claim 17, wherein the hole has a diameter in the range of 1 mm to 6 mm and a depth in the range of 1 mm to 6 mm.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The system of claim 17, wherein the hole is threaded.