Valves and methods of access

US10400901B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Henry Barkley Salem · Kingwood, US
• Larry Ray · Baytown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 7, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 3, 2019
• Expiry date: Mar 7, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16K27/067
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Valves with a removable central section for access to parts of the valve, the valve securable between corresponding ends of a line, e.g. a flowline, process fluid line, or pipeline; such valves which are ball valves; and methods to access parts of a valve and/or a line interior.