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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2024
Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc., McKinney, TX (US);
Ruben Longoria, Little Elm, TX (US);
Andrew Kislak Da Costa, Plano, TX (US);
James Chester Hawkins, Allen, TX (US);
David Oscar Mario Plummer, Irving, TX (US);
EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC, McKinney, TX (US);
Abstract
Pressure regulators with self-aligning valve disk assemblies are disclosed. An example pressure regulator disclosed herein includes a valve body defining a fluid passageway between an inlet and an outlet, a seat positioned in the fluid passageway, a stem movable relative to the seat, and a disk assembly coupled to the stem, the disk assembly including a disk holder defining a cavity, a retainer positioned in the cavity, the retainer including a first curved surface, and a disk positioned in the cavity and extending circumferentially around the first curved surface, a second curved surface of the disk complementary to the first curved surface such that the disk is pivotable and rotatable about the first curved surface to enable the disk to sealably engage the seat.