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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1988
Bernard L LaCoste, Bay Saint Louis, MS (US);
Suryakant K Dawawala, Casselberry, FL (US);
Robert M Nelson, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A control valve particularly for use in a steam power plant includes a hollow valve body having a pair of aligned openings therethrough. A cylindrical valve bonnet extends through one of the openings in the valve body and is secured to the valve body. A cylindrical plug guide is secured to the end of the valve bonnet within the valve body and extends lonitudinally from the valve bonnet to the other opening in the valve body. A stationary valve seat is secured to the end of the plug guide adjacent the other opening in the valve body. A valve plug is slidably mounted in said valve guide and valve bonnet for movement toward and away from the valve seat. Actuating means extends through the valve bonnet and is connect to the valve plug for moving the valve plug into and out of engagement with the valve seat.