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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2023
Dresser, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Kyle McKinley Bryan, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Jonathan Clyde Whitten, Orange Park, FL (US);
Abdul Raoof Mohamed, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Jeffrey Louis Johanning, Ponte Vedra, FL (US);
Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie—S.R.L., Florence, IT;
Abstract
A component for a ball valve that is configured to reduce noise. The component or 'shoe' can install into the valve body, for example, on a downstream side of a throttling ball. In one implementation, the embodiments comprise an annular ring with an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is cupped to receive a portion of the throttling ball. The outer surface may have a stepped profile with portions of the annular ring that have concentrically-decreasing diameter. This stepped profile sits in a corresponding recess in the valve body. Welds can be used to secure the shoe in place in lieu of fasteners, like bolts or screws.