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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Fisher Controls International Llc, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Inventor:
Wade Jonathon Helfer, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Fisher Controls International LLC, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/226 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/2266 (2013.01);
Abstract
Valve seals are described. An example seal for use in a valve includes a ring-shaped cartridge having a first portion, a second portion opposite the first portion, and a compressible sealing portion between the first and second portions. The first and second portions have respective first and second curved surfaces adjacent a sealing surface of the compressible sealing portion. The first and second curved surfaces enable a flow control member to compress the sealing portion prior to contacting the curved surfaces as the flow control member transitions to a closed position.