Patent ID: 8038121

Claim:
A fluid control valve, comprising: a valve housing comprising an inlet and an outlet; and a metering plug located within the valve housing, wherein the metering plug is configured to move linearly within the valve housing along a valve axis between an open position to allow fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet, and a closed position to block fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet, wherein a reference plane is oriented perpendicular to the valve axis, and wherein the metering plug comprises: a nose portion located at a first end of the metering plug near the outlet, and a sensing port located at the nose portion, in the outlet, downstream from any sealing contact between the metering plug and the valve housing, wherein the sensing port is in fluid communication with fluid flow at the outlet whether the metering plug is in the open or closed position, and wherein the sensing port is oriented perpendicular to the valve axis and generally parallel to the reference plane.