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US 12,228,216 B2Granted
Float-operated valve system
OwnerJustin C. Sitzinventor
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for a valve. An apparatus includes a valve that includes an actuator and a first magnetic material. The apparatus includes a container that includes an inlet and a float assembly. The actuator is actuated to one of open the valve at a first position and close the valve at a second position responsive to a magnetic force between a second magnetic material and a first magnetic material based on a position of the float assembly within the container.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a valve, comprising:
- an actuator, the actuator actionable to control a flow of a fluid through the valve;
- and
- a first magnetic material disposed on the actuator, the first magnetic material operable to control a position of the actuator;
- and
- a container coupled to the valve and shaped to receive a fluid, the container comprising:
- an inlet configured to allow fluid into the container;
- and
- a float assembly positioned within the container according to a level of the fluid within the container, the float assembly comprising a second magnetic material,
- wherein the actuator is actuated to one of open the valve at a first position and close the valve at a second position responsive to a magnetic force between the second magnetic material and the first magnetic material based on a position of the float assembly within the container, and
- wherein the valve further comprises a third magnetic material disposed opposite the first magnetic material, the third magnetic material configured to actuate the actuator to a position opposite the first position or opposite the second position associated with the float assembly responsive to a magnetic force between the first magnetic material and the third magnetic material.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a valve, comprising:
- an actuator, the actuator actionable to control a flow of a fluid through the valve;
- and
- a first magnetic material disposed on the actuator, the first magnetic material operable to control a position of the actuator;
- a first control configured to control fluid flow in a first direction through the valve;
- and
- a second control configured to control fluid flow in a second direction through the valve;
- and
- a container coupled to the valve and shaped to receive a fluid, the container comprising:
- an inlet configured to allow fluid into the container;
- and
- a float assembly positioned within the container according to a level of the fluid within the container, the float assembly comprising a second magnetic material,
- wherein the actuator is actuated to open one of the first control and the second control according to positions of the first and second magnetic materials relative to one another based on a position of the float assembly within the container, and
- wherein the valve further comprises a third magnetic material disposed opposite the first magnetic material, the third magnetic material configured to actuate the actuator to a position opposite the first position or opposite the second position associated with the float assembly responsive to a magnetic force between the first magnetic material and the third magnetic material.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.