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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Fisher Controls International Llc, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Andrew Kinser, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Paul T. Alman, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A control valve includes a cage is disposed within a valve body adjacent to a valve seat. The cage includes a first sleeve and a second sleeve. The first sleeve includes a first circumferential wall having a first inner surface, a first outer surface, and a first longitudinal axis. The first sleeve also includes a first plurality of openings disposed in the first circumferential wall. The second sleeve includes a second circumferential wall having a second inner surface and a second outer surface and a second longitudinal axis. The second sleeve also includes a second plurality of openings disposed in the second circumferential wall. The first outer surface of the first circumferential wall is tapered at a first angle relative to the first longitudinal axis, and the second inner surface of the second circumferential wall is tapered at a second angle relative to the first longitudinal axis.