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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:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
May. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard D Williams, Sugar land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1375147 ; 1375145 ; 188297 ;
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to a relief valve connected to the output manifold of a triplex mud pump. The valve body includes an inlet mud flow opening, an internal passage with a movable valve element to modulate flow, and a mud outlet opening for connection with the mud line and drill stem. The movable valve element connects to a piston rod. The rod is connected to a dual chamber, hydraulically operated force creating, air cushioned regulator which adjusts the force on the piston rod and thereby adjusts the position of the valve element.