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US 7,464,724 B2Granted
Valve assembly
AssigneePearl Enterprises, LLC
InventorsJeffrey W. Carter, Kelly H. McCloy, Steven Tyler
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Abstract
A valve assembly, includes a first lumen; a second lumen providing fluid communication between a plurality of points in said first lumen; and a ball and spring assembly sealingly disposed in said first lumen between said plurality of points, wherein said spring exerts a force on said ball to seal said first lumen; wherein said valve assembly is configured to oscillate a pressure of a fluid passing through said valve assembly.
Claims6
A valve assembly, comprising:
- a first lumen;
- a second lumen providing fluid communication between a plurality of points in said first lumen;
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- a ball and spring assembly sealingly disposed in said first lumen between said plurality of points, wherein said ball has a first sealing position and a second sealing position;
- wherein said spring exerts a force on said ball to selectively seal said first lumen in said first sealing position;
- wherein said valve assembly is configured to oscillate a pressure of a fluid passing through said valve assembly.
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