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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2010
Applicant:
Glenn C. Parks, Cypress, TX (US);
Inventor:
Glenn C. Parks, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gate valve and a method for making a gate valve for use with abrasive fracturing fluids, include provided enlarged spaces in the gate valve body wherein sand or other debris from the fracturing fluid may accumulate without affecting the operation of the gate of the gate valve.