EP1733161A4 - Device and method for pneumatic valve control - Google Patents

Device and method for pneumatic valve control

Info

Publication number: EP1733161A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: valve control; pneumatic valve; pneumatic; control; valve
Prior art date: 2004-04-05
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP05733936A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1733161A1 (en

Inventor

Leo Minervini

Eric Jordan

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Westlock Controls Corp

Original Assignee

Westlock Controls Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2004-04-05

Filing date

2005-04-05

Publication date

2009-02-04

2005-04-05 Application filed by Westlock Controls Corp filed Critical Westlock Controls Corp

2006-12-20 Publication of EP1733161A1 publication Critical patent/EP1733161A1/en

2009-02-04 Publication of EP1733161A4 publication Critical patent/EP1733161A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K27/00—Construction of housing; Use of materials therefor
- F16K27/003—Housing formed from a plurality of the same valve elements
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K37/00—Special means in or on valves or other cut-off apparatus for indicating or recording operation thereof, or for enabling an alarm to be given
- F16K37/0058—Optical means, e.g. light transmission, observation ports
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K37/00—Special means in or on valves or other cut-off apparatus for indicating or recording operation thereof, or for enabling an alarm to be given
- F16K37/0075—For recording or indicating the functioning of a valve in combination with test equipment
- F16K37/0083—For recording or indicating the functioning of a valve in combination with test equipment by measuring valve parameters
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K37/00—Special means in or on valves or other cut-off apparatus for indicating or recording operation thereof, or for enabling an alarm to be given
- F16K37/0075—For recording or indicating the functioning of a valve in combination with test equipment
- F16K37/0091—For recording or indicating the functioning of a valve in combination with test equipment by measuring fluid parameters

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Valve Housings (AREA)
Multiple-Way Valves (AREA)
Fluid-Driven Valves (AREA)

EP05733936A 2004-04-05 2005-04-05 Device and method for pneumatic valve control Withdrawn EP1733161A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US55900204P	2004-04-05	2004-04-05
PCT/US2005/011566 WO2005097792A1 (en)	2004-04-05	2005-04-05	Device and method for pneumatic valve control

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1733161A1 EP1733161A1 (en)	2006-12-20
EP1733161A4 true EP1733161A4 (en)	2009-02-04

Family

ID=35124995

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05733936A Withdrawn EP1733161A4 (en)	2004-04-05	2005-04-05	Device and method for pneumatic valve control

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1733161A4 (en)
WO (1)	WO2005097792A1 (en)

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2005
- 2005-04-05 EP EP05733936A patent/EP1733161A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2005-04-05 WO PCT/US2005/011566 patent/WO2005097792A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
No further relevant documents disclosed *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP1733161A1 (en)	2006-12-20
WO2005097792A8 (en)	2006-03-09
WO2005097792A1 (en)	2005-10-20

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2006-11-17	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2006-12-20	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20060918
2006-12-20	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT
2007-07-11	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2007-07-11	RBV	Designated contracting states (corrected)	Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT
2009-02-04	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20090108
2009-03-13	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN
2009-04-15	18W	Application withdrawn	Effective date: 20090309