Patent · US Expired

Gate valve

US4771805A · kind A · utility

34Cited by
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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 16, 1983
Grant dateSep 20, 1988
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7668
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gate valve having a metal-to-metal seal between the gate (26) and the seat carrier (20) and a metal-to-metal seal between the seat carrier (20) and the valve body (10) with the seat carrier and valve body having complementary spaced frustoconical surfaces (18,22).

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