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Robbins & Myers Energy Systems L.p.

Chromatic Industries, Inc.

Blake Smith

Miguel Barroso

Fred Casey

Kevin Vincent

Charlie Partridge

Billy W White

Michael Smith

Miguel Barroso, Jr

Harold Wayne Hall

Disclosures include a method for manufacturing a ball member usable in a flow control valve. The method comprises connecting a workpiece to a rotating apparatus along an axis of rotation of the workpiece, simultaneously rotating the workpiece about the axis of rotation and moving a rotating cutting tool toward the axis of rotation along a second axis to form a first curved surface having a progressively shorter radius with respect to the axis of rotation, wherein the second axis is generally oriented perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and cutting a bore through the workpiece, wherein one end of the bore extends through the first surface and the other end of the bore extends through the second surface.

Method of manufacturing a ball member usable in ball valves and other flow control devices

Connector assembly and methods usable to block fluid flow therethrough. The connector comprises a female hub having an axial bore, internal threads, and an internal shoulder. The hub is adapted to connect to a fluid container, valve, or conduit and to receive a male connector adapted to block fluid flow through the connector assembly. The male connector comprises external threads and a face comprising a front seal adapted to engage the shoulder. The face comprises a ring-shaped surface adapted to contact the shoulder and form a fluid seal. The face comprises an outer seal that is positioned outwards from the ring-shaped surface and adapted to engage a circumferential surface of the hub. Embodiments of the current invention relate to fluid connectors and methods usable to form a sealed fluid connection between a female connector and a male connector, wherein the male connector comprises an axial bore extending therethrough.

Connector assembly usable as a closure and to establish a fluid connection

Ball valves and ball valve components usable to control the flow of fluids and methods for manufacturing said ball valve components. Ball valves include a ball member comprising two curved segments of like shape and size, which are integrally joined and disposed symmetrically to one another relative to the axis of rotation of the ball member. A bore extends through the joined first and the second curved segments, wherein the first end of the bore is located on the first curved segment and the second end of the bore is located on the second curved segment. Each curved segment is disposed symmetrically to one another, relative to the axis of rotation. The area of separation, between the curved segments, defines shoulders of like configuration, wherein each shoulder is located symmetrically with respect to the other relative to the ball member's axis of rotation.

Double offset ball member usable in ball valves and other flow control applications

Methods and systems are provided for a vessel or pipeline closure. A closure includes a hub fixedly and sealingly secured to the vessel, and a cap for threaded engagement with the hub . An anchor may be fixedly secured to the hub and a tightening pulling stop and a loosening pulling stop each may be fixedly secured to the cap . A connector body may be engaged with the anchor , and has a through bore to accommodate a threaded rod . A flexible, elongate member may be engaged at one end to the threaded rod , and selectively engaged with one of the pulling stops or . A threaded collar advances the threaded rod axially, thereby rotating the cap relative to the hub

Method and device for threaded closure of pipelines or vessels

Closure includes a closure hub for receiving a closure cap A vessel end of the hub may be welded to a pressurized vessel or pipeline. A pulling device may include a pivot member a pulling lever a pulling connector and a flexible member A pulling lever is connected by a connector pivot to the pivot member, and the pulling connector is connected at a lever pivot to the pulling lever. In the method of the invention, the pulling lever is pulled toward an anchor to thread or unthread the cap from the hub.

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College Station, TX, United States of America

Blake Smith