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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2019
Applicant:

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Travis Kyle McEvoy, Houston, TX (US);

Jeremy Choate, Houston, TX (US);

Keith Adams, Katy, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/316 (2006.01); F16K 3/02 (2006.01); E21B 34/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/316 (2013.01); F16K 3/0227 (2013.01); F16K 3/0245 (2013.01); E21B 34/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for controlling a fluid flow. The system includes a valve body including a bore extending along an axis, an inlet, and an outlet, wherein a flow passage extends transverse the axis from the inlet to the outlet, a stem extending through the bore along the axis, and a valve member coupled to the stem. The valve member is movable along the axis, via the stem, between a closed position where the valve member blocks the flow passage to an open position where the valve member does not block the flow passage. The system also includes a balancing system coupled to the valve member, the balancing system comprising a tether and a balance member, wherein an opening force unseating the valve member is translated to the balance member.


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