US 12,241,555 B2
Revolver bypass valve
Tomas Peleckas, Decatur, IL (US); Timothy Wayne Stern, Hixson, TN (US); and Rock Allen Powell, Jr., Mt. Zion, IL (US)
Assigned to Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/545,822.
Application 18/545,822 is a continuation of application No. 18/063,744, filed on Dec. 9, 2022, granted, now 11,892,086.
Application 18/063,744 is a continuation of application No. 17/149,369, filed on Jan. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,555,547, issued on Jan. 17, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0125397 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F16K 11/07 (2006.01); F16K 11/074 (2006.01); G01F 1/00 (2022.01)
CPC F16K 11/074 (2013.01) [G01F 1/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bypass valve comprising:
a base comprising:
a meter inlet bore; and
a meter outlet bore; and
a selector rotatable relative to the base between a meter position and a bypass position, the selector comprising:
a primary passage; and
a secondary passage; wherein:
in the meter position, the meter inlet bore is connected in fluid communication to the primary passage; and
in the bypass position, the meter inlet bore is connected in fluid communication to the secondary passage.