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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Sean Michael Allen, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Paul S. Gifford, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Alexander Michael Jenkins, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 41/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 41/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stem sealing device for a valve can include a device body defining an annular shape; a stem seal defining an annular shape and configured to seal a gap between a valve stem of the valve and a valve body of the valve and positioned within the device body, the stem sealing device installable in and removable from the valve as an assembly without prior or subsequent removal of the stem seal; and a fastener configured to secure the device body to the valve body.