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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
James Daniel Montoya, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Heath Evan Lynch, Iowa Colony, TX (US);
Jay Patrick Painter, League City, TX (US);
Jacobo Rogelio Archuleta, Santa Fe, NM (US);
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
A testable back pressure valve can include a housing comprising a housing body. The valve can also include a valve seat coupled to the housing, where the valve seat includes a valve seat body having a first cavity and a second cavity, and where the valve seat further includes a first network of channels disposed in the valve seat body. The valve can further include a valve head movably disposed within the first cavity of the valve seat. The valve can also include a piston follower movably disposed within the second cavity of the valve seat, where the valve head is fixedly coupled to the piston follower. The valve can further include a travel piston movably disposed within the second cavity of the valve seat, where the travel piston is moveably coupled to the piston follower.