Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valve vented redundant stem seal system
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Application No.: US14690689Application Date: 2015-04-20
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Publication No.: US09989157B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Rick C. Hunter
- Applicant: Vetco Gray Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Vetco Gray, LLC
- Current Assignee: Vetco Gray, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Main IPC: F16K3/02
- IPC: F16K3/02 ; F16K39/04 ; F16K41/08 ; F16J15/3212 ; F16J15/3236

Abstract:
A valve stem packing assembly can seal a valve stem to a valve body having a body cavity. The packing assembly includes a packing ring circumscribing the valve stem within a stem opening extending axially through the valve body. A primary dynamic seal is positioned to seal a dynamic leak path between the packing ring and the valve stem. A secondary dynamic seal is spaced axially apart and functionally independent from the primary dynamic seal and positioned to redundantly seal the dynamic leak path. A primary static seal is positioned to seal a static leak path between the packing ring and the valve body. A secondary static seal is spaced axially apart and functionally independent from the primary static seal and positioned to redundantly seal the static leak path.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150226338A1 Valve Vented Redundant Stem Seal System Public/Granted day:2015-08-13
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