Adjustable valve assembly and strategy for controlling a fluid system

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PATENT NO 12180868
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18489307

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A fluid system includes a housing having a valve bore, a fluid supply conduit, and a valve positioned in the valve bore and defining a valve axis. The valve has a first outer sealing surface, a second outer sealing surface, and an inner surface forming a fluid passage extending between a fluid inlet fluidly connected to the fluid supply conduit, and at least one fluid outlet spaced axially from the first outer sealing surface and the second outer sealing surface. A thermoactuator is coupled to the valve and exposed to a flow of fluid from the fluid supply conduit. The working fluid in the fluid system may include engine oil.

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CATERPILLAR INC100 NE ADAMS STREET PEORIA IL 61629-9510

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Konatham, Phani Chandar Reddy Peoria, US 3 0
Tian, Ye Bloomington, US 147 1047

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