Patent ID: 7537198

Claim:
An actuated gate valve, comprising: a gate valve housing comprising: two substantially identical housings, each identical housing having a recessed valve plate cavity portion, an additional cutout region positioned within the recessed valve plate cavity portion, said cutout region being a further recessed to capture debris and hold lubricant, and a semi-cylindrical actuator rod cavity portion, further recessed within the additional cutout region, the actuator rod cavity portion being disposed, at least in part, in the recessed valve plate cavity portion and in the additional cutout region, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a valve plate, slidingly disposed within the valve plate cavity, to regulate fluid flow through the gate valve housing; and an actuating device, attached to an end of the gate valve housing, having an actuator rod disposed within the actuator rod cavity portion and connected to the valve plate using a direct, in-line connection.