Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ball valve assembly
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Application No.: US17761903Application Date: 2020-09-18
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Publication No.: US11781658B2Publication Date: 2023-10-10
- Inventor: Yoram Ringer , Stephen J. Meyer , Gordon Farrell , Fang Huang
- Applicant: Victaulic Company
- Applicant Address: US PA Easton
- Assignee: VICTAULIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee: VICTAULIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Easton
- Agency: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2020/051466 2020.09.18
- International Announcement: WO2021/055730A 2021.03.25
- Date entered country: 2022-03-18
- Main IPC: F16K5/06
- IPC: F16K5/06 ; F16K27/06 ; F16K5/20 ; F16K15/18 ; F16K15/03

Abstract:
A control valve assembly includes a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet and a fluid flow pathway therebetween. A ball valve is positioned within the fluid flow pathway and includes a rotatable ball having an inlet opening, an outlet opening and a flow pathway therebetween, an upstream seat ring positioned at an inlet side of the ball, and a downstream seat ring positioned at a downstream side of the ball, the seat rings being configured to substantially seal off fluid flow between upstream and downstream sides of the ball except through the ball fluid flow pathway. At least one of the upstream and downstream seat rings is a dynamic sealing seat ring. A retainer ring is positioned between the dynamic sealing seat ring and a portion of the rotatable ball to substantially prevent deformation of a portion of the dynamic sealing seat ring in a direction toward the ball.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220390022A1 BALL VALVE ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2022-12-08
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