Patent ID: 11913560
Assignee: PROCESS INNOVATION—FOOD SAFETY, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A sanitary valve comprising:
a body comprising at least two body openings;
a plug disposed within the body, rotatable around a vertical axis, moveable along the vertical axis within the body, and comprising a plug top surface, a lateral plug surface, and at least two plug openings in fluid communication;
a stem comprising a first stem end attached to the top plug surface and a second stem end; and
an actuator attached to the second stem end and operable to rotate the stem and the plug around the vertical axis and to move the stem and the plug along the vertical axis;
wherein the top plug surface slopes outward and downward from the first stem end to a circumference of the top plug surface to reduce trapping fluid or to facilitate a flow of fluid to a bottom of the plug; and
wherein an interior wall of the body comprises one or more drainage channels to reduce trapping fluid or to facilitate cleaning of the sanitary valve, wherein the one or more drainage channels extend above and below the plug when the plug is seated in the body.