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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Joseph Manternach, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Conner Scott Holmes, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 27/04 (2006.01); F16K 3/314 (2006.01); F16K 3/316 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/316 (2013.01); F16K 3/314 (2013.01); F16K 27/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve comprising a valve body and a gate. The valve body defines a valve port and a guide channel. The gate is configured to slide along the guide channel between an open and closed configuration. A guide assembly within the guide channel of the valve comprises a track mounted in the guide channel, a gap defined between the guide channel and the track, a barrier covering the gap, and a cured adhesive within the gap.