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Control valve trim assembly

US10487961B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2018
Grant dateNov 26, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L55/02
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control valve has a trim assembly to condition the flow of fluid through the control valve and, in some applications, to provide guidance for a valve plug. The trim assembly has a lattice structure formed of a plurality of triply periodic surfaces that form a plurality of passages that extend between an inner surface of the circumferential wall and an outer surface of the circumferential wall.

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