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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
Khashayar A. Nashery, Dallas, TX (US);
Douglas J. Scheffler, McKinney, TX (US);
Roy Ronald Pelfrey, Sherman, TX (US);
Jeffrey Sexton, McKinney, TX (US);
Khashayar A. Nashery, Dallas, TX (US);
Douglas J. Scheffler, McKinney, TX (US);
Roy Ronald Pelfrey, Sherman, TX (US);
Jeffrey Sexton, McKinney, TX (US);
EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., McKinney, TX (US);
Abstract
A valve assembly for use in a piping system includes a valve having an inlet and outlet arranged for connection to the piping system, and further includes a valve body, a control element disposed in a flow passage, and a shiftable valve stem operatively coupled to the control element. Valve packing is disposed about the valve stem and is secured by a retainer assembly. An adapter plate is provided and is attached to the valve body by a plurality of gland bolts, with the adapter plate and the gland bolts cooperating to secure the retainer assembly. An actuator bracket is provided and includes a first portion and a second portion, with the first portion secured to the adapter plate by a plurality of fasteners, and an actuator is secured to the second portion of the actuator bracket by a plurality of fasteners, with the actuator having a control rod operatively coupled to the valve stem.