Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gate valve bonnet connector
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Application No.: US16847233Application Date: 2020-04-13
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Publication No.: US11353131B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Gareth Boyd , Christopher Adams-Hernandez , Bruno Freitas
- Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP
- Main IPC: F16K27/12
- IPC: F16K27/12 ; F16K27/04

Abstract:
A bonnet assembly may be coupled to a valve block. The bonnet assembly may include a bonnet body extending, in an axial length, between a first and second end of the bonnet body. Additionally, the bonnet body may have a sealing surface on the second end. Further, a bonnet retainer nut may be provided with passage axially extending through a first end surface to a second end surface. The bonnet retainer nut may be disposed on the bonnet body such that a portion of the bonnet body is enclosed within the passage of bonnet retainer nut. Furthermore, the bonnet retainer nut may lock the bonnet body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200326006A1 GATE VALVE BONNET CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2020-10-15
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