Patents Assigned to The Open Univeristy, Innovation & Enterprise
  • Patent number: 9022062
    Abstract: A valve device (1) comprising; a body portion (2) having a plurality of openings, a valve seat (6) located within said body portion (2), an end stop (4,8), corresponding to an opening of said body portion (2), said end stop (4,8) comprising a port portion (38,39) through which fluid may flow, and a nozzle (33,35), in fluid communication with said port portion (38,39), said nozzle (33,35) configured for sealing against said valve seat (6) and thereby preventing flow through the valve device (1), the valve device (1) being openable by relative motion of said nozzle (33,35) with respect to said valve seat (6), and adjustment means configured to allow independent adjustment of the location of said nozzle (33,35) with respect to said valve seat (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: The Open Univeristy, Innovation & Enterprise
    Inventors: Simon Sheridan, Martin Jarvis, Geraint Huw Morgan