US PATENT SUBCLASS 166 / 148
.~.~ Upwardly biased check valve and means for opening or bypassing it


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166 /   HD   WELLS

179  DF  PACKERS OR PLUGS {17}
142  DF  .~ With controllable passage between central chamber and space below packer {7}
148.~.~ Upwardly biased check valve and means for opening or bypassing it


DEFINITION

Classification: 166/148

(under subclass 142) Devices in which there is a check valve normally effectively closing the passage against upward flow of fluid while the device is being run into the well but permitting downward flow and there is also a means for rendering the check valve ineffective to stop upward flow after the device is positioned in the well, either by opening said valve or providing a fluid passageway around said valve.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

137, Fluid Handling,

599+, for distribution systems with valves in which flowing material is divided into parallel flow paths and recombined.