Surge relief valve
CA 2074010 C · Owner: Nagpal, Vinay K. · Inventors: Stratton, Laurence R.; Nagpal, Vinay K.; Sterud, Curtis G.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A surge relief valve suitable for high pressure application, for example in a crude oil pumped pipeline. The valve has a plug movable to expose different areas of an energy-absorbing cage trim to fluid flow. The plug position is controlled by a control device proportionately responsive to changes in upstream fluid pressure. The valve requires no external power for its actuation.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed July 16, 1992 and granted December 23, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 16, 2012.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by July 16, 2014.
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