Pilot valve for a pressure reducing valve

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8978692
APP PUB NO 20100126601A1
SERIAL NO

12532566

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A pilot valve (2) for controlling operation of a hydraulically-actuated pressure reducing valve, the pilot valve including a housing (4), and a first valve member (15) mounted in the housing for longitudinal movement along an axis relative to the housing and to a second valve member (22) in response to the outlet pressure of the pressure reducing valve. The first valve member is provided with an aperture (20) and the second valve member comprises a closure portion which varies the effective flow cross section of the aperture in accordance with relative longitudinal movement between the first and second valve members. An adjuster (26) controls the relative rotational position of the first and second valve members, the closure portion having a profile such that relative rotation between the first and second valve members causes the closure portion to vary the effective flow cross section of the aperture (20).

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MUELLER SYSTEMS LLC1200 ABERNATHY ROAD SUITE 1200 ATLANTA GA 30328

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burrows, Andrew Roland Soberton, GB 3 37
Heron, Roger Bedford, GB 1 16

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