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Vacuum control valve

CA 1318555 C · Owner: Cornish, Rodney H. · Inventors: Weber, James H.; Cornish, Rodney H.

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A vacuum control valve logically selects between a pair of variable vacuum sources to provide a vacuum to a vacuum use station such that the supplied vacuum is the greater of the two vacuums (the lesser of the pressures). The valve has a main body with a longitudinal passageway extending between first and second inlets connectable to the vacuum sources. An outlet connectable to the vacuum use station is located centrally of the passageway and communicates therewith. A pair of valve elements are located in the passageway and operate to open and close fluid communication between the outlet and the two inlets so that the inlet having the greater vacuum is open for communication while the inlet …

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  • Granted June 1, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 1, 2010.
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FiledDecember 14, 1988
GrantedJune 1, 1993
Term endedJune 1, 2010
Patent numberCA 1318555 C
Classification (IPC)F02P5/12 +1 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedDec 14, 1988Patent grantedJune 1, 1993Term endedJune 1, 2010

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