Patent ID: 8807170

Claim:
A series progressive divider valve comprising: a valve body comprising: a fluid inlet extending into an exterior of the valve body; a plurality of piston bores extending through the valve body from a first end to a second end, each piston bore including a piston; a plurality of outlet bores extending into the valve body, the plurality of outlet bores comprising: a first set of outlet bores; and a second set of outlet bores; wherein the outlet bores in each of the first and second sets of outlets are connected in an open-loop flow path; porting forming a plurality passageways connecting the piston bores to each other and with the plurality of outlet bores such that when high pressure fluid is applied to the inlet each of the pistons reciprocates from the first end to the second end in sequence; and a plurality of bypass passages connecting each of the plurality of outlets bores, with each bypass passage having a first end penetrating one of the plurality of outlet bores and a second end fluidly connected to an adjacent one of the plurality of outlet bores.