(under subclass 263) Apparatus in which the means for dividing the gaseous fluid mixture or the separated gaseous constituent is a device which regulates the flow of the gaseous fluid mixture by opening, closing, or obstructing ports or passageways through which the gaseous fluid mixture flows.
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251, Valves and Valve Actuation, appropriate subclasses for the specific structure of valves, per se.