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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Bray International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Justin Bernard, Houston, TX (US);
Mitchell Anderson, Katy, TX (US);
Joshua Andrews, Brookshire, TX (US);
Kishorekumar Vijayaram, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bray International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/0689 (2013.01); F16K 5/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates a metal seat for a ball valve, having a seating segment of the metal seat; a curved seating surface defined on the seating segment, wherein the curved seating surface is complementary to an outer surface of a ball of the ball valve; a primary spring unitary with the seating segment and the curved seating surface; and a base unitary with the primary spring, the seating segment, and the curved seating surface.