US 12,066,121 B2
Electrostatic discharge mitigation valve
John A. Leys, Chaska, MN (US); and JaeHan Shim, Wonju-si (KR)
Assigned to ENTEGRIS, INC., Billerica, MA (US)
Filed by ENTEGRIS, INC., Billerica, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/732,136.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/182,503, filed on Apr. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0349488 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. F16K 25/00 (2006.01); F16K 7/16 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 25/005 (2013.01) [F16K 7/16 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An operative component for a fluid circuit:
comprising a housing having i) one or more fluid intake fitting, ii) one or more fluid output fitting, and iii) one or more fluid control components configured to transfer static charge from the fluid control component to ground, wherein the one or more fluid control components comprise a diaphragm valve for controlling fluid flow from the intake fitting to the output fitting and
a gasket positioned on the diaphragm valve, wherein the gasket comprises a conductive fluoropolymer to transfer static charge from the diaphragm valve to ground,
wherein the diaphragm valve includes a flexible fluoropolymer body to control fluid flow from the intake fitting to the output fitting,
wherein the flexible fluoropolymer body includes a conductive perimeter portion directly connected to and at least partially surrounding a perimeter of a non-conductive internal region, and
wherein the gasket is configured to correspond to the shape of a conductive perimeter portion.