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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Vulcan Industrial Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Zhiyue Xu, Cypress, TX (US);
Jason David Smith, Porter, TX (US);
Assignee:
Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 25/00 (2006.01); C23C 4/12 (2016.01); F16K 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 25/005 (2013.01); C23C 4/12 (2013.01); F16K 1/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve seat for a pumping assembly. The valve seat includes a body including a gradient material structure that defines a strike face for the valve seat. The gradient material structure has a first material, a second material spaced from the first material, and a smooth compositional transition between the first material and the second material. In addition, the valve seat includes a bore extending through the body.