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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Emanuel John Gottlieb, Upper Saint Clair, PA (US);
Gopalakrishna Srinivasamurthy Magadi, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/06 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01); F16K 21/08 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); F16K 27/06 (2006.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B22F 3/16 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/0621 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); E21B 34/06 (2013.01); F16K 5/0605 (2013.01); F16K 5/0657 (2013.01); F16K 5/0689 (2013.01); F16K 21/08 (2013.01); F16K 27/067 (2013.01); B22F 3/16 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); E21B 2200/04 (2020.05);
Abstract
A ball for use within a ball valve includes an outer wall, an inner wall that defines a central bore, and a lattice structure positioned within an interior space defined between the outer wall and the inner wall. The ball may include one or more flow conditioners positioned within the central bore. The ball may be formed via an additive manufacturing process.