US Patent 7635113 Ball valve seat arrangement

Patent 7635113 was granted and assigned to Swagelok on December, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Swagelok

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7635113

Date of Patent

December 22, 2009

Patent Application Number

11181523

Date Filed

July 14, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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John K. Fristoe, Jr.

Patent abstract

Ball valves that include a gland that is interposed between a spring and a seat. The ball valves include a valve body, a ball, a valve seat, and an annular spring. The spring urges the gland member toward the valve seat to urge the valve seat toward the ball.