Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valve with pressure differential seating
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Application No.: US17020360Application Date: 2020-09-14
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Publication No.: US11572956B2Publication Date: 2023-02-07
- Inventor: Bob McGuire , Danny L. Artherholt , Mickey Claxton , Blake Mullins
- Applicant: OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Main IPC: F16K3/02
- IPC: F16K3/02 ; F16K3/20 ; F16K5/20 ; F16K5/18 ; F16K5/04 ; F16K25/00 ; F16K27/04

Abstract:
A valve for use in oil and gas production or similar applications includes a plug or other flow barrier disposed in a cavity of a hollow valve body with a metal-to-metal sealing surface that is not reliant on any rubberized or elastomeric material to effect a seal.
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