Valve configured for regulating the flow of fluid between a device and a cooler

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9939077
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15253166

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A fluid circuit includes a device, a cooler, and a valve. The valve includes a housing, a sealing member, a biasing device, and an actuator. The sealing member moves inside the housing between a first position and a second position. The actuator includes a smart material that is activated when the temperature of a fluid inside the housing exhibiting at least a first temperature, causing the sealing member to move to the second position. The smart material is deactivated when the fluid is a sufficient number of degrees less than the first temperature, causing the sealing member to move to the first position. The fluid flows from the housing to the device and then to the housing when the sealing member is in the first position. The fluid flows from the housing to the cooler and then to the device when the sealing member is in the second position.

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  • GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC; DYNALLOY, INC.; BEND ALL AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, James H Temecula, US 64 734
Gao, Xiujie Troy, US 98 1119
Heikoop, Mark J Mississauga, CA 1 1
Johnson, Nancy L Northville, US 367 6136
McIntyre, Rory P Cambridge, CA 1 1
Neelakantan, Vijay A Rochester Hills, US 64 595
Olson, Bret M White Lake, US 79 825
Ownby, Tyler P Huntington Beach, US 6 26
Semel, Ronald R West Bloomfield, US 4 17

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