Patent ID: 9657863
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A62C,E21B,F16K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A valve system comprising: a valve comprising a spool moveable from an un-actuated position to an actuated position in response to actuation of the valve; a wire to secure the valve in the un-actuated position; a first resistor electrically coupled with the wire and configured to release the wire to actuate the valve and move a first component coupled to the wire toward a second component, wherein the first component comprises a pin disposed on a first end of the wire; a second resistor electrically coupled with the wire to detect connection of the first component with the second component; and a plurality of release washer segments, wherein the wire is disposed around the plurality of release washer segments to retain the plurality of release washer segments in a contracted state when the valve is in the un-actuated position, and wherein the second component comprises a spring element disposed in a socket frame of a housing of one of the plurality of release washer segments.