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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Oil States Energy Services, L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Bob McGuire, Meridian, OK (US);
Danny Artherholt, Asher, OK (US);
Mickey Claxton, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Blake Mullins, Edmond, OK (US);
Assignee:
Oil States Energy Services, L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/20 (2006.01); F16K 3/02 (2006.01); F16K 3/20 (2006.01); F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/205 (2013.01); F16K 3/0236 (2013.01); F16K 3/207 (2013.01); F16K 5/0605 (2013.01); F16K 5/0678 (2013.01); F16K 5/0689 (2013.01); F16K 5/181 (2013.01); F16K 5/188 (2013.01); F16K 5/201 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve for use in oil and gas production or similar applications may include a ball disposed in a cavity of a hollow valve body and a seat comprising a curved surface with a normal component and a normal surface with a surface area larger than a projected normal surface area of the normal component of the curved surface.