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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
John M. Saldivar, Richmond, TX (US);
Paul M. Gutmann, Louisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/0626 (2013.01); F16K 5/0647 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a ball valve with a housing having a fluid passage, a ball disposed within the housing along the fluid passage, and a stem coupled to the ball. The stem is configured to move the ball between an open position and a closed position relative to the fluid passage. The stem is disposed in a first opening on a first side of the housing. The stem is removable from the first opening, through at least one opening in the ball, and out through a second opening on a second side of the housing.