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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Ruben F. Lah, South Jordan, UT (US);
Ruben F. Lah, South Jordan, UT (US);
Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention features a coke drum de-heading system that includes a de-header valve. The de-header valve includes: (1) a main body; (2) a live loaded seat assembly coupled to the main body and comprising a dynamic, live loaded seat, a live seat adjustment mechanism coupled to the main body and designed to control and adjust the force and resulting seat load of the dynamic, live loaded seat, and a force transfer module in juxtaposition to the dynamic, live loaded seat for transferring the force from the live loaded seat adjustment mechanism to the dynamic, live loaded seat; (3) a static seat positioned opposite from and counteracting or counterbalancing the dynamic, live loaded seat; and (4) a blind or sliding blind capable moving in a linear, bi-directional manner within the de-header valve and between the dynamic, live loaded seat and the static seat.