Patents Assigned to KSJ VALVE COMPANY, LLC
  • Hydrant shear valve and method
    Patent number: 9890866
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for shutting off the flow of liquid to a hydrant. A break away frangible activator of a valve body becomes dislodged responsive to a hydrant receiving sufficient inadvertent impact. A valve member closes in response to the impact to close off the flow of fluid to the hydrant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: KSJ VALVE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Richard T. Kitchen, Richard D. Traver