Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hard swap shuttle valve
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Application No.: US14718973Application Date: 2015-05-21
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Publication No.: US09719600B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Andy Patterson
- Applicant: Proserv Operations, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Proserv Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Proserv Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: F16K11/044
- IPC: F16K11/044 ; F16K11/07

Abstract:
In one aspect, a valve is provided. The valve includes a body having a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet. The valve further includes a shuttle disposed in the body. The shuttle is movable within the body between a first position and a second position, wherein the first inlet is open and the second inlet is closed when the shuttle is in the first position, and wherein the first inlet is closed and the second inlet is open when the shuttle is in the second position. In addition, the valve includes a non-metallic seal assembly disposed adjacent each inlet. The seal assembly having a seal member with a V-shaped configuration. In another aspect, a method of moving a shuttle in a valve is provided. The method includes three stages of dampening which slows the velocity of the shuttle as it moves within a body of the valve toward an inlet.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150362083A1 HARD SWAP SHUTTLE VALVE Public/Granted day:2015-12-17
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