公开(公告)号：US12181074B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17100220

申请日：2020-11-20

Applicant: Badger Meter, Inc.

Inventor： Christian Morin ,  David Vaughn ,  Eric Bunke ,  Jeremy Aderhold ,  Andrew Perez

IPC: F16K5/20 ,  F16J15/32 ,  F16K5/06

Abstract: A ball valve for use in a hydraulic supply system is described. The ball valve includes a valve body defining a fluid passage including an inlet and an outlet, a ball having an opening therethough and having an open position and a closed position within the fluid passage and a normal operating range between the open position and the closed position, a manual valve operation mechanism, an input shaft connected to the manual valve operation mechanism, and a gearing assembly including an output shaft, the gearing assembly connected to the input shaft and the output shaft connected to the ball. Rotation of the manual valve operation mechanism causes rotation of the ball along a full operating range within the valve body and the gearing assembly includes a feedback mechanism that is actuated after the ball has rotated outside of the normal operating range.

公开(公告)号：US20240418273A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18816903

申请日：2024-08-27

Applicant: Fisher Controls International LLC

Inventor： Timothy A. McMahon

IPC: F16K5/20 ,  F16K5/06

Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a valve can include a first seat portion, a second seat portion extending from the first seat portion in a first direction, and an anchor portion extending from the first seat portion in a second direction transverse to the first direction. The anchor portion can include an anchor section having a first sealing surface to provide a first seal within the valve and a convolution section arranged between the first seat portion and the anchor section and including at least one bend that is resiliently compressible in the second direction so that the first seat portion moves in the second direction when the convolution section of the anchor portion is compressed in the second direction.

公开(公告)号：US20240369144A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18775924

申请日：2024-07-17

Applicant: SCV Valve, LLC

Inventor： Sidney MCCARRA

IPC: F16K5/06 ,  F16K5/20 ,  F16K5/22 ,  F16K31/524

Abstract: A ball valve system includes a body having an upstream end and a downstream end and a ball within the body between the upstream end and the downstream end, the ball being rotatable about a vertical axis to move between a closed position and an open position. The ball valve assembly includes a stem movable in an actuation direction substantially parallel to the vertical axis, the stem including a recess at a proximal portion of the stem, a guiding member extending within the recess of the stem, the guiding member being configured to prevent rotation of the stem or cause rotation of the stem, and a lubrication port in fluid communication with the recess.

公开(公告)号：US12135098B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US17801748

申请日：2021-02-25

Applicant: KITZ CORPORATION

Inventor： Masazumi Funato ,  Mitsuru Hosokawa ,  Tetsuya Watanabe ,  Osamu Watanabe ,  Hisashi Shimizu

IPC: F16K41/04 ,  F16K5/06 ,  F16K5/20 ,  F16K27/06 ,  F16K27/10 ,  F16K31/04 ,  F16K41/00 ,  F16K49/00

Abstract: A valve (10) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a body (1) having a space in which a stem (3) and a ball (4) are housed, wherein an inner lid body (60) fixing the ball (4) in the space liquid-tightly partitions the space into a part in which the stem (3) is housed and a part in which the ball (4) is housed.

公开(公告)号：US20240209949A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US17794993

申请日：2022-02-09

Applicant: Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jinling HUANG ,  Changxiao ZUO ,  Shulin ZHANG ,  Jixin WANG ,  Anpeng GE ,  Yilong ZHU

IPC: F16K5/04 ,  E21B43/26 ,  F16K5/20

CPC classification number: F16K5/0471 ,  F16K5/201 ,  E21B43/2607

Abstract: A valve seat, a plug valve, and a fracturing manifold are provided. The valve seat includes a sealing valve seat in an annular shape and a mounting valve seat in an annular shape. The sealing valve seat includes a sealing valve seat inner hole, and the mounting valve seat includes a mounting valve seat inner hole. The sealing valve seat is nested inside the mounting valve seat, and the sealing valve seat inner hole communicates with the mounting valve seat inner hole. In axial and radial directions of the sealing valve seat inner hole, or axial and radial directions of the mounting valve seat inner hole, an outer surface of the sealing valve seat abuts against an inner surface of the mounting valve seat.

公开(公告)号：US12006167B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17434792

申请日：2020-02-28

Applicant: SCHENCK PROCESS EUROPE GMBH

Inventor： Richard Ellis

IPC: B65G53/46 ,  B01J8/00 ,  B01J19/00 ,  B65D90/54 ,  B65G53/50 ,  B65G53/58 ,  B65G53/66 ,  F16K5/20 ,  F16K31/04

CPC classification number: B65G53/4658 ,  B01J8/0045 ,  B01J19/0073 ,  B65D90/54 ,  B65G53/50 ,  B65G53/58 ,  B65G53/66 ,  F16K5/201 ,  F16K5/205 ,  F16K31/041 ,  B01J2208/00619 ,  B01J2219/00184 ,  B65G2812/1616 ,  B65G2812/1641

Abstract: Disclosed is a valve for use in particulate material processing. The valve has a rotatable closure member having a convex sealing surface and a resilient sealing ring moveable between a first configuration in which the sealing ring forms a seal around a circumference of the convex sealing surface; and a second position in which a circumferential gap is defined between the convex sealing surface and the sealing ring. The valve body defines a fluid-directing surface extending around the fluid passage between the inlet and the sealing ring to define an annular clearance which tapers towards the sealing ring and becomes narrower than the annular gap. When there is a pressure drop across the valve and before the closure member is moved to fully open the valve, material flowing through the valve experiences a dynamic pressure rise towards the circumferential gap, decreasing flow velocity and wear.

公开(公告)号：US11982376B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US18346696

申请日：2023-07-03

Applicant: Blue Origin LLC

Inventor： Andrew T. Ouellet ,  Kevin A. Westhoff ,  Tyler J. Baker

IPC: F16K5/06 ,  F16K5/20

CPC classification number: F16K5/0689 ,  F16K5/0605 ,  F16K5/0684 ,  F16K5/204 ,  Y10T137/0508

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include ball valves with an asymmetric seal and seat, to minimize seal wear. In embodiments, a seal is disposed upon a ball with a first and second section, where the first section of the seal is disposed at a different angle from the second section. A seat has a first and second section at different angles that correspond to angles of the first and second section of the seal, respectively, such that the seal fully contacts the seat when the ball is in a closed position. When the ball is rotated to an open position, the different angles of the first and second sections allow the second section of the seal to clear the first section of the seat without contact.

公开(公告)号：US20240068577A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18269845

申请日：2021-12-28

Applicant: KITZ CORPORATION

Inventor： Masazumi FUNATO ,  Tetsuya WATANABE ,  Mitsuru HOSOKAWA

IPC: F16K5/20 ,  F16K5/06

CPC classification number: F16K5/201 ,  F16K5/0605 ,  F16K5/0636

Abstract: A valve (10) of an embodiment of the present invention has a tapered section (55) on an opening side of a depression (51a) of a body (1). When a projection (4b) of a ball (4) is inserted into the depression (51a), a part of a tip end edge of the projection (4b) is brought into contact with the tapered section (55), and the tapered section (55) guides the projection (4b) so that the entire circumference of the tip end edge of the projection (4b) is located on a bottom side with respect to the tapered section (55).

公开(公告)号：US11885255B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17605670

申请日：2020-04-07

Applicant: Vitesco Technologies GmbH

Inventor： Alexandru Popa ,  Daniel-Marius Pop ,  George Plaeru ,  Cosmin Ion Belin

IPC: F01P7/14 ,  F16K11/087 ,  F16K5/06 ,  F16K5/20 ,  F01P7/16

CPC classification number: F01P7/14 ,  F16K11/0873 ,  F01P7/165 ,  F01P2007/146 ,  F16K5/0605 ,  F16K5/0689 ,  F16K5/204

Abstract: A multiport valve, having a housing having at least two connectors, a control element for blocking at least one of the connectors, the control element disposed to be rotatable in a recess of the housing. An external contour of the control element has a compression portion which in at least one first position of the control element compresses a first seal disposed on a first one of the connectors. The external contour of the control element has a decompression portion that has a smaller radius than the compression portion and in at least one further position of the control element lies opposite the first seal such that the control element compresses the first seal to a lesser extent than in the first position.

公开(公告)号：US11781658B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17761903

申请日：2020-09-18

Applicant: Victaulic Company

Inventor： Yoram Ringer ,  Stephen J. Meyer ,  Gordon Farrell ,  Fang Huang

IPC: F16K5/06 ,  F16K27/06 ,  F16K5/20 ,  F16K15/18 ,  F16K15/03

CPC classification number: F16K5/201 ,  F16K5/0605 ,  F16K5/205 ,  F16K15/033 ,  F16K15/1848 ,  F16K27/067

Abstract: A control valve assembly includes a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet and a fluid flow pathway therebetween. A ball valve is positioned within the fluid flow pathway and includes a rotatable ball having an inlet opening, an outlet opening and a flow pathway therebetween, an upstream seat ring positioned at an inlet side of the ball, and a downstream seat ring positioned at a downstream side of the ball, the seat rings being configured to substantially seal off fluid flow between upstream and downstream sides of the ball except through the ball fluid flow pathway. At least one of the upstream and downstream seat rings is a dynamic sealing seat ring. A retainer ring is positioned between the dynamic sealing seat ring and a portion of the rotatable ball to substantially prevent deformation of a portion of the dynamic sealing seat ring in a direction toward the ball.