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Multiply configurable backflow preventer

CA 2032567 C · Owner: Brewer, John L. · Inventors: Brewer, John L.; Mccauley, Gary A.

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A backflow preventer assembly is provided which allows, for connection of the assembly to the variety of water line configurations. The valve device is attached to at least one rotatable, sealing flange which is rotatable from an in-line configuration to an L-shaped configuration. A rotating sealing flange is provided at each of the inlet opening and outlet opening of the valve device. A stop valve is positioned in each of the rotating flanges.

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  • Filed December 18, 1990 and granted March 27, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 18, 2010.
  • A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by December 18, 2012.
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FiledDecember 18, 1990
GrantedMarch 27, 2001
Term endedDecember 18, 2010
Patent numberCA 2032567 C
Classification (IPC)F16K24/02 +2 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedDec 18, 1990Patent grantedMarch 27, 2001Term endedDec 18, 2010

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