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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
May. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Xianhua Feng, Jingmen, CN;
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/226 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/2265 (2013.01); F16K 1/2266 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve seat includes an annular sealing body defining an inner seat surface and an outer seat surface, the inner seat surface defining an annular seating portion configured to seat with a valve member; and a circumferential sealing rib extending circumferentially about the annular sealing body, the circumferential sealing rib defining a gooseneck portion coupled to the annular sealing body and a bulbous portion coupled to the gooseneck portion opposite the annular sealing body.