US Patent 10060541 Valve assembly with bottom bypass ports

A rotor, a valve assembly, and a method for using the rotor and valve assembly are described that provide a reversed flow path. In an implementation, a rotor that employs example techniques in accordance with the present disclosure includes a plurality of channels formed in a surface of the rotor, the surface configured to be adjacent to and interface with a stator having a plurality of ports, where at least one channel fluidically connects at least three of the plurality of ports.