Rotating valve assembly including multi-lumen spherical valve

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9322481
APP PUB NO 20140231687A1
SERIAL NO

14183591

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A valve assembly includes a valve housing having an upper body portion and a lower body portion that define an internal chamber for accommodating a valve member. The housing has axially aligned inlet and outlet ports. The valve assembly includes a generally spherical valve member seated within the internal chamber that defines first and second bores. The first bore defines a first longitudinal axis and the second bore defines a second longitudinal axis offset relative to the first longitudinal axis. The valve member is mounted for movement between a first position and a second position. The valve assembly includes a camming mechanism for moving the valve member between the first position and the second position, including cam surfaces formed on the exterior surface of the valve member and a cam pin formed on the interior surface of the upper body portion of the housing.

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COVIDIEN LP15 HAMPSHIRE STREET MANSFIELD MA 02048

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adams, Paul Neville Auckland, NZ 7 96
Bolanos, Henry Norwalk, US 128 110145
Kessell, Michael Ross Auckland, NZ 11 120
Weir, Stephen Lyle San Francisco, US 2 9
Wenchell, Thomas Durham, US 107 27973

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