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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2024
Applicant:
Gartech, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gary Pendleton, Shotley Bridge, GB;
Gary Warren Stratulate, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Gartech LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/186 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gate valve includes a bonnet mated to a body and a stem extending through the bonnet and into the body. The gate valve also includes a seat positioned within the body and a gate, the gate positioned within the body and adapted to form a fluid seal with the seat. The gate includes two tapered seat wedges, the tapered seat wedges have a tapered side and a flat side and a dovetail gate, the dovetail gate positioned between the two tapered seat wedges, the tapered sides of the tapered seat wedges adjacent the dovetail gate.