Abstract: A sanitary valve including a body including at least two body openings; a plug disposed within the body, rotatable around a vertical axis, moveable along the vertical axis within the body, and including a plug top surface, a lateral plug surface, and at least two plug openings; a stem including a first stem end attached to the top plug surface and a second stem end; and an actuator attached to the second stem end and operable to rotate the stem and the plug around the vertical axis and to move the stem and the plug along the vertical axis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 5, 2022
Date of Patent:
February 27, 2024
Assignees:
PROCESS INNOVATION—FOOD SAFETY, LLC, FLOWTREND, INC.
Inventors:
Gabe Miller, Sunil Samuel, Jose Galvan, Barry Plante