Valve
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Jun 11, 2019
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Mar 30, 2017
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Feb 10, 2015
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Mar 31, 2014
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Abstract
A valve, having a valve housing, through which the process medium is able to flow, in which a valve seat surrounding a through-flow opening is arranged, a valve member arranged on a spindle being assigned to said valve seat such that the valve member is movable by an adjusting travel of the spindle between a shut-off position, in which the valve member bears in a sealing manner against the valve seat so as to be impermeable to the process medium, and an open position, in which the valve member is lifted from the valve seat, and having a valve drive, which has a drive housing and a drive member that is arranged in the drive housing and generates the adjusting travel of the spindle, wherein the drive housing is coupled to the valve housing via an external interface and the drive member is coupled to the spindle via an internal interface.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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FESTO SE & CO KG | RUITER STRASSE 82 ESSLINGEN 73734 |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- F16K Class
- 1801 Applications Filed
- 1435 Patents Issued To-Date
- 79.68 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Gelbmann, Andre | Neidlingen, DE | 2 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 1 | |||
Kanthack, Michael | Wimsheim, DE | 6 | 21 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 21 | |||
Konrad, Julian | Reisbach, DE | 1 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 1 |
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