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Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 14, 2021
Applicant:

Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Thomas Sutterfield, Signal Mountain, TN (US);

Ian Matthew Gilliam, Hixon, TN (US);

Assignee:

Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 41/02 (2006.01); F16K 27/08 (2006.01); F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01); F16K 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 41/02 (2013.01); F16K 5/0694 (2013.01); F16K 27/02 (2013.01); F16K 27/08 (2013.01); F16K 41/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

Example aspects of a method of using a bonnet and stuffing box assembly and a method of manufacturing a bonnet and stuffing box assembly are disclosed. The method of using a bonnet and stuffing box assembly can comprise providing a stuffing box, a bonnet, a bushing assembly, and a stem, the stuffing box and the bonnet defining an assembly bore, the bushing assembly received in the assembly bore, the bushing assembly defining a bushing bore, and the stem received through the bushing bore; sealing the stem relative to the bushing assembly to prohibit fluid flow through the bushing bore; sealing the bushing assembly relative to the bonnet to prohibit fluid flow through the assembly bore; and turning the stem relative to the bushing assembly, bonnet, and stuffing box to actuate a valve.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Sutterfield, Matthew. (2023). Method of using a bonnet and stuffing box assembly (U.S. Patent No. 11686406). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11686406

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