US 11,867,356 B2
Rotary multi-port greasing valve
Craig Cotton, Cypress, TX (US); and Brandon Cain, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Patriot Research Center, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Patriot Research Center, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/189,031.
Application 17/189,031 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/117,386, filed on Dec. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0186877 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. F16N 25/04 (2006.01); F16K 11/085 (2006.01); F16L 39/04 (2006.01); F16L 39/06 (2006.01); F16K 5/04 (2006.01); F16K 11/078 (2006.01)
CPC F16N 25/04 (2013.01) [F16K 11/085 (2013.01); F16K 5/04 (2013.01); F16K 11/078 (2013.01); F16L 39/04 (2013.01); F16L 39/06 (2013.01); F16N 2280/00 (2013.01); Y10T 137/86541 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86549 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86831 (2015.04)] 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rotary greasing valve comprising:
an outer sleeve having an inlet port and at least 4 radially directed outlet ports, wherein, the inlet port is co-axial with the inner sleeve,
an inner sleeve having a central fluid pathway, a radially directed fluid pathway, and is rotationally and longitudinally movable within the outer sleeve,
wherein, upon alignment, a fluid pathway exists between the inner sleeve fluid pathway and at least two of the 4 radially directed outer sleeve outlet ports,
further wherein a fluid flow pathway does not exist between the inner sleeve fluid pathway and all of the at least 4 radially directed out ports.