F16K17/08

System and method for detecting safe operating conditions and maintained integrity in a pressure safety valve
12359746 · 2025-07-15 · ·

A system for detecting safe operating conditions and maintained integrity in a Pressure Safety Valve (PSV) the valve comprising an inlet, an outlet, a valve disc controlling fluid flow between the inlet and outlet, a stem connected to the valve disc, a spring washer, and a spring in communication with the valve disc and the spring washer, a vibration sensor which detects vibration in the valve disc, an inlet pressure sensor which detects the static pressure in the inlet, a position sensor which detects the position of the valve disc transferred through the stem, a compression load cell sensor which detects the dynamic force applied on the valve spring washer by the spring, an outlet pressure sensor which detects the pressure in the outlet, a separate shock sensor adapted to determine if the PSV has popped and then activate a microcontroller.

Inflating connector

An inflating connector includes a base, a pressure valve, a gas bottle connecting seat, and a throttling valve. The base has an assembling passageway, a first gas passageway communicating with the assembling passageway, and a second gas passageway communicating with the assembling passageway, a gas nozzle to be connected with the second gas passageway. The pressure valve has an elastic member and a piston, which are accommodated in the first gas passageway. The elastic member acts on the piston to make it close up the first gas passageway. The gas bottle is disposed on a side of the assembling passageway, and has a gas inlet passageway for being connected with a gas bottle and a gas outlet passageway communicating with the gas inlet passageway. The throttling valve has an operation unit and a throttling member capable of being driven by the operation unit to displace along the gas outlet passageway.

Smart damping control valve

A smart damping control valve having a failsafe mode is provided. The control valve includes a movable valve assembly within a valve housing. The moveable valve assembly includes a shuttle valve concentrically positioned with respect to a spool valve, with the spool valve and the shuttle valve each being axially moveable within a bore in the valve housing. The control valve includes a solenoid assembly having an electromagnetically actuated armature that varies the opening pressure of the movable valve assembly. At a first electrical current, the valve assembly provides a first opening pressure, and at a second electrical current, the valve assembly provides a second opening pressure. The valve assembly provides a third opening pressure, between the first and second opening pressures, in the absence of an electrical current to the solenoid assembly.

Valves and control systems for clean fluid pressure equalization and de-energization
12480590 · 2025-11-25 · ·

A pressure control system configured to respond to high-pressure conditions in a fluid conduit is disclosed. The system generally includes first and second flow restrictors positionable inline on a fluid conduit and configured to block fluid flow in the conduit and respond to a high-pressure event to allow fluid flow therethrough. The first flow restrictor is position upstream from the second flow restrictor and may open to allow fluid flow in response to the high-pressure event. The second flow restrictor provides adjustable flow of fluid therethrough or may open a bypass line in response to the high-pressure event to allow unrestricted fluid flow therethrough.

Diaphragm bead configuration

A valve diaphragm for a relief valve may include: a body having a first beaded end and a second beaded end, the first beaded end having a bottom surface and a bulge extending from the bottom surface. The bottom surface may be configured to contact a first portion of a corner of a lower valve body, and the bulge is configured to contact a step of an upper valve body, and the engagements of the bottom surface, the first portion of the corner, the bulge, and the step may be configured to create a fluid tight seal between the upper valve body and the lower valve body.