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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Interventek Subsea Engineering Limited, Aberdeen, GB;
Inventors:
Gavin David Cowie, Aberdeenshire, GB;
John David Sangster, Aberdeen, GB;
Assignee:
INTERVENTEK SUBSEA ENGINEERING LIMITED, Aberdeen, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/04 (2006.01); E21B 33/076 (2006.01); F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 15/03 (2006.01); F16K 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/045 (2013.01); E21B 33/076 (2013.01); F16K 5/0605 (2013.01); F16K 5/0626 (2013.01); F16K 15/03 (2013.01); F16K 15/181 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve apparatus comprises a housing defining a flowpath extending between a valve inlet and a valve outlet and an access port formed in a wall of the housing separately from the valve inlet and the valve outlet to provide access to the flowpath at a location which is intermediate the valve inlet and valve outlet. A valve mechanism is mounted within the flowpath, wherein the valve mechanism in insertable through the access port.