Valve with pressure differential seating
US12259064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2023 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16K5/201
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A valve for use in oil and gas production or similar applications may include a ball disposed in a cavity of a hollow valve body and a seat comprising a curved surface with a normal component and a normal surface with a surface area larger than a projected normal surface area of the normal component of the curved surface.
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