US Patent Issued to Siemens Energy on Aug. 26 for "Gas operated infinite step valve for a reciprocating compressor" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,721, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Siemens Energy Inc. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Gas operated infinite step valve for a reciprocating compressor" was invented by Joel T. Sanford (Bath, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved inlet valve system for a cylinder chamber of a reciprocating compressor and a method for utilizing a high pressure gas source to control an inlet valve system for a cylinder chamber of a reciprocating compressor is disclosed. The inlet valve system may include an unloader, a valve assembly including a cylindrical valve body circumferentially disposed about a central axis of the inlet valve system, and a cont...