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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Fmc Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
James Cook, Porter, TX (US);
Brian J. Baca, Houston, TX (US);
Jeffrey Michael Partridge, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/087 (2006.01); F16K 27/06 (2006.01); F16K 5/20 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); F16K 11/076 (2006.01); F16K 11/085 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/0876 (2013.01); E21B 43/2607 (2020.05); F16K 27/067 (2013.01); F16K 5/205 (2013.01); F16K 11/076 (2013.01); F16K 11/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A diverter valve which includes a valve body, an inlet, a plurality of outlets, an internal cavity to which the inlet and the outlets are connected, and a valve member which is movably positioned in the cavity. The valve member includes a through bore which is configured to connect the inlet with a corresponding one of the outlets for each of a plurality of operative positions of the valve member. In operation of the diverter valve, the valve member is movable between its operative positions to selectively connect the inlet with any one of the outlets.