Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Seat insert in a ball valve for cryogenic applications
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Application No.: US17111849Application Date: 2020-12-04
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Publication No.: US11326700B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Herman M. Dubois , Philippe Burlot , Jan Kustermans , Filip Rousseau , Simone Caglio , Denis Fernandez , Christophe Valdenaire
- Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US OH Solon
- Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Solon
- Agency: Abel Schillinger, LLP
- Agent David G Miranda
- Main IPC: F16K5/20
- IPC: F16K5/20 ; F16K5/06

Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed that include providing a valve suitable for maintaining a seal and preventing fluid flow through the valve at cryogenic temperatures. The valve includes a valve body having a longitudinal axis along a flow path through the valve, a ball selectively rotatable within the valve body to selectively allow fluid flow through the valve, a seat formed within the valve body and comprising a cavity having an angled wall, and a seat insert at least partially disposed within the cavity and having a first sealing surface that forms a first sealing interface with the ball to prevent leakage through a first leakage path and a second sealing surface that forms a second sealing interface with the angled wall to prevent leakage through a second leakage path when the ball valve is selectively rotated to prevent fluid flow through the valve.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210199203A1 SEAT INSERT IN A BALL VALVE FOR CRYOGENIC APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2021-07-01
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