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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Flowserve Management Company, Irving, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ricky England, Sparta, TN (US);
David Boles, Cookeville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Flowserve Management Company, Irving, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 25/00 (2006.01); F16J 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 25/005 (2013.01); F16J 15/025 (2013.01); F16K 5/0668 (2013.01);
Abstract
Valve seats include a flexible arm portion configured to seal against a portion of a valve body of a valve. A ball valve may include such valve seats. Methods of forming a seal in a ball valve include forcing a first metal valve scat into sealing contact with a first end cap and a ball valve member with a first metal flexible arm member and forcing a second metal valve seat into sealing contact with a second end cap and the ball valve member with a second metal flexible arm member.