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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Fisher Controls International Llc, Mashalltown, IA (US);
Jeffrey Michael Von Arb, Marshalltown, IA (US);
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Abstract
Single-piece valve closure members (e.g., discs, plugs, balls, etc.) including integral flow paths formed via additive manufacturing processes are disclosed. In some examples, an apparatus includes a single-piece valve closure member. In some examples of the apparatus, the single-piece valve closure member includes an integral flow path to direct a flow of fluid within the valve closure member. In some examples, a method includes forming, via an additive manufacturing process, a single-piece valve closure member. In some examples of the method, the single-piece valve closure member includes an integral flow path to direct a flow of fluid within the valve closure member.