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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Forum Us, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Mark C. Dille, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
FORUM US, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/38 (2006.01); F16K 47/00 (2006.01); F16K 1/42 (2006.01); F16K 15/06 (2006.01); F16K 25/00 (2006.01); F16K 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/38 (2013.01); F16K 1/42 (2013.01); F16K 47/00 (2013.01); F16K 15/021 (2013.01); F16K 15/06 (2013.01); F16K 25/00 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7868 (2015.04);
Abstract
A valve assembly having a seat, a valve body, and a seal. The valve body has an outer circumferential surface defined by an upper planar surface, a lower planar surface, and a groove disposed between the upper planar surface and the lower planar surface. The seal is coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the valve body. The valve body and the seal are movable into engagement with the seat to form a seal.