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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen J. Smick, Oswego, IL (US);
Sergio Alejandro Diaz, Oswego, IL (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/44 (2006.01); F16K 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/443 (2013.01); F16K 1/123 (2013.01); Y10T 137/3367 (2015.04);
Abstract
Example aspects of a dual seating system, a fixed cone valve, and a method for using a dual seating system are disclosed. The dual seating system can comprise a gate comprising a gate metal seat; and a cone seat assembly comprising a cone metal seat and a cone rubber seat; wherein the gate metal seat is configured to seat with the cone metal seat to define a metal-to-metal seating and the gate metal seat is configured to seat with the cone rubber seat to define a metal-to-rubber seating.