Valve control assembly

US11578810B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dresser, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jeffrey Louis Johanning · Ponte Vedra, US
• Kyle McKinley Bryan · Jacksonville, US
• Gheorghe Dodan · Route du Col des Hayes, US
• Mark David Kaczmarek · Middleburg, US
• James Alex Markert · Middleburg, US
• Abdul Raoof Mohamed · Jacksonville, US
• Jayesh K Shah · Palatine, US
• Orie Woodman Van Doran · Route du Col des Hayes, US
• Jonathan Clyde Whitten · Orange Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 25, 2021
• Grant date: Feb 14, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 25, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16K37/0083
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A valve control is configured for use with control valves and other flow controls. The valve control leverages a simplified structure to avoid problems with manufacture and reduce costs. This structure includes a support unit that compresses parts of a valve housing together. Inside of the valve housing, the structure incorporates diaphragms that cause a pair of balanced valves to move in response to changes in pressure of fluid in a conduit. For industrial application, the valve control finds use to maintain pressure of natural gas in pipelines downstream from a control valve.