US 12,146,590 B2
Fluid flow management control and leak detection and conservation system and valve assembly
Millard M. Minton, Jr., Wilkesboro, NC (US)
Filed by Millard M. Minton, Jr., Wilkesboro, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/181,902.
Prior Publication US 2024/0301957 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. F16K 5/02 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 5/0242 (2013.01) [F16K 37/0058 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid flow management control and leak detection and conservation system (10) comprising:
a manifold (124) defining an exterior inlet port (131), an exterior outlet port (142), a plurality of conduits (134, 137, 141) facilitating fluid communication between the exterior inlet port (131) and the exterior outlet port (142), and a valve well (133) positioned between the exterior inlet port (131) and the exterior outlet port (142) and in fluid communication with the plurality of conduits (134, 137, 141), the valve well (133) facilitating fluid communication between the exterior inlet port (131) and the exterior outlet port (142);
a valve assembly (11) positioned within the valve well (133), the valve assembly (11) including a cam block (20), a valve liner (30), a valve body (40), a shaft (12) passing through an upper bore (46) and a lower bore (47) of the valve body (40), and a bottom portion (12b) of the shaft (12) extending beyond the lower bore (47), a spring (13), and valve cover (70); and
wherein the cam block (20) and valve liner (30) are positioned within the valve well (133) and do not rotate within the valve well (133) and wherein the shaft (12) is rotatable and causes the valve body (40) to rotate within the valve liner (30) between an open position and a closed position.