Patent ID: 8479770

Claim:
A valve system, comprising: a. a first three way valve comprising a housing, the housing comprising a first inlet port, a first outlet port, and a second outlet port, and a position adjustable first flow alignment device; b. a first valve actuator mechanically coupled to the first flow alignment device such that movement of the first actuator can cause the first flow alignment device to align the first inlet port with the first outlet port, align the first inlet port with the second outlet port, or align the first inlet port with no outlet ports; c. a second three way valve comprising a housing, the housing comprising a third outlet port, a second inlet port, and a third inlet port, and a second position adjustable flow alignment device, the first and second three way valves aligned substantially parallel to each other along two common axes such that a first predetermined set of their respective inlet and outlet ports is substantially parallel along the two common axes and a second predetermined set of their respective inlet and outlet ports is substantially perpendicular along a third common axis; and d. a second valve actuator mechanically coupled to the second flow alignment device such that movement of the second actuator can cause the second flow alignment device to align the third outlet port with the second inlet port, align the third outlet port with the third inlet port, or align the third outlet port with no inlet ports, said first and second valve actuators being coupled together such that when the first inlet port is aligned with the first outlet port, the third outlet port is aligned with the second inlet port, and when the first inlet port is aligned with the second outlet port, the third outlet port is aligned with the third inlet port; e. the first three way and the second three way valve housings having no common inlet or outlet ports and no fluid passageways in common.