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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
May. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Vulcan Industrial Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Zhiyue Xu, Cypress, TX (US);
Chance Ray Mullins, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/42 (2006.01); B23P 15/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); F04B 19/04 (2006.01); F04B 53/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/427 (2013.01); B23P 15/001 (2013.01); E21B 43/2607 (2020.05); F04B 19/04 (2013.01); F04B 53/10 (2013.01); F04B 53/1022 (2013.01); F04B 53/1087 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7868 (2015.04);
Abstract
A valve seat for use within a hydraulic fracturing pump includes a first portion including a strike face for interacting with a reciprocating component associated with the valve seat. The valve seat also includes a second portion having a recess to receive at least a portion of the first portion, the first portion being coupled to the second portion using a hybrid joining method that includes both a mechanical fastener to secure the first portion to the second portion and a joining process to secure the first portion to the second portion.