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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2021
Fisher Controls International Llc, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Lucas J. Schmitt, Conrad, IA (US);
Steven Hostetter, Colfax, IA (US);
Aaron Anderson, Marshalltown, IA (US);
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes a retaining ring for a valve plug assembly. The retaining ring includes a first ring portion having an inner surface with a central axis extending along a circumference of the first ring portion, and a rib disposed on the inner surface of the first ring portion and offset from the central axis. The retaining ring also includes a second ring portion having an inner surface with a central axis extending along a circumference of the second ring portion, and a rib disposed on the inner surface of the second ring portion and offset from the central axis. The second ring portion is coupled to the first ring portion such that each of the ribs disposed on the inner surfaces of the first and second ring portions are configured to mate with a groove of a valve plug.