Patent ID: 8967178
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve assembly configured to close off the flow of fluid within a fluid injection assembly, the valve assembly comprising: (a) a fluid column having a first open end and a second open end; (b) a fluid flow path defined between the first and second open ends of the fluid column; and (c) a saturation valve portion disposed within the fluid flow path, wherein the saturation valve portion is a first configuration when no fluid is flowing through the fluid flow path, and wherein the saturation valve portion transitions to a second configuration when fluid is flowing through the fluid flow path, wherein the saturation valve portion is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of silicone rubber, nitrile rubber, polychoroprene, butyl rubber, and fluoroelastomer, and any combination thereof.