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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2022
Safoco, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
David Lymberopoulos, Houston, TX (US);
Andrew Allen Kadavy, Houston, TX (US);
James Eric Amberg, Cleveland, TX (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to actuator assemblies and related methods for valve systems. In one implementation, an actuator assembly for valves includes an outer housing. The outer housing includes a first internal volume and an inner shoulder portion. The actuator assembly includes an inner housing disposed at least partially in the outer housing. The inner housing includes a second internal volume. The actuator assembly includes one or more first pistons disposed in the first internal volume of the outer housing, and one or more second pistons disposed in the second internal volume of the inner housing. The one or more first pistons are disposed between the one or more second pistons and the inner shoulder portion of the outer housing. The actuator assembly includes an actuator stem disposed through at least a portion of the outer housing and coupled to the one or more second pistons.