US 12,305,767 B2
Manifold with integrated valve
Jaime L. Harris, Rosemount, MN (US); Bryan Flood, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Karl J. Fritze, Hastings, MN (US)
Assigned to Sonny's HFI Holdings, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by SONNY'S HFI HOLDINGS, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/519,591.
Application 18/519,591 is a continuation of application No. 17/373,265, filed on Jul. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,867,301.
Application 17/373,265 is a continuation of application No. 16/562,859, filed on Sep. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,092,251, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Application 16/562,859 is a continuation of application No. 15/402,509, filed on Jan. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,443,747, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/278,385, filed on Jan. 13, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0084904 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. F16K 11/22 (2006.01); F15B 13/08 (2006.01); F16K 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 11/22 (2013.01) [F16K 27/003 (2013.01); F15B 13/0814 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a manifold assembly of a fluid delivery system, comprising:
delivering pressurized air to at least one air passageway of a plurality of air passageways of a manifold assembly, the manifold assembly comprising at least a first and a second manifold body, each manifold body formed from a single piece of material and comprising a fluid inlet defining a portion of a common fluid channel, a fluid outlet, and a plunger housing of an integrated valve defining an air passageway of the plurality of air passageways,
wherein the pressurized air from the at least one air passageway enters an air fill space of a corresponding at least one plunger housing such that a plunger head of a plunger arranged in the at least one plunger housing moves in response to changes in pressure within the air fill space that are induced by the pressurized air,
wherein in response to movement of the plunger head, a plunger tip of the plunger allows a motive fluid to exit a common fluid channel of the manifold assembly defined by the common fluid channels of each of the at least first and second manifold bodies, wherein the motive fluid flows through the fluid outlet of a corresponding manifold body having the at least one plunger housing,
wherein each of the air passageways and the common fluid channel of the manifold assembly are non-fluidly coupled relative to each other.