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Patent Inventor Names
Gabriel T. Villanueva0
Date of Patent
May 28, 2024
0Patent Application Number
179803880
Date Filed
November 3, 2022
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Patent abstract
A knife gate valve includes a shutoff apparatus and a valve stem in communication with the shutoff apparatus. The valve stem includes a threaded portion and a journaled portion above the threaded portion. The journaled portion has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the threaded portion. A head portion is sized and shaped to engage with a powered rotational tool. A yoke has a journal cutout through which the journaled portion of the valve stem is positioned. A vertical position of the valve stem is maintained by the yoke. The valve stem is rotatable within the yoke to operate the shutoff apparatus.
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