The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 13, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Paul M. Gutmann, Katy, TX (US);
John M. Saldivar, Richmond, TX (US);
Inventors:
Paul M. Gutmann, Katy, TX (US);
John M. Saldivar, Richmond, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a ball valve including a body and a ball disposed within the body. The ball valve also includes a stem disposed within an opening in the ball. The stem is removable by passage through the opening into a bore of the ball.