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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7165568 | Rotating valve assembly Disclosed is a valve/seal assembly that is adapted for use in a variety of applications, such as for example, medical, consumer beverage, pharmaceutical containers, automobile, household appliance and marine. The disclosed valve includes, inter alia, a valve housing... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6398225 | Seal for a rotary valve for high temperature and high pressure fluids An improved seal for a rotary valve for high temperature and high pressure fluids. A removable seal member adapted for disposition between a valve body and a valve member rotatably disposed in the valve body is provided. In one aspect of the invention, th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5934645 | Rotary valve with pressure energized seal A rotary valve is provided including a valve element mounted within the flow path of a valve body and rotatable about a stem axis. A peripheral seating surface on the valve body surrounds the flow path through the valve body and is spaced from the stem ax... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5901945 | Two-way valve for pipelines A two-way valve 10 for pipelines comprises a valve housing 12 with connection pieces 14 and a valve body 16 that is arranged in the valve housing an actuated via an adjusting lever 42. The valve body has a flow-through bore that forms a tubular flow-throu... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5765815 | Rotary valve with pressurized energized seal A rotary valve is provided including a valve element mounted within the flow path of a valve body and rotatable about a stem axis. A peripheral seating surface on the valve body surrounds the flow path through the valve body and is spaced from the stem ax... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5577708 | Ball valve A ball valve includes a housing which has at least two connector holes defined therein which communicate to a hollow space in which a plug is rotatably disposed, the plug has at least two recesses defined therein and each of the recesses has a sealing ele... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5482253 | Ball valve The invention relates to a ball valve of the trunnion type, comprising a valve housing having an oppositely directed coaxially aligned inlet and outlet, each of which being provided with an internal seat, and a reversible conventional valve ball formed wi... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5069240 | Flexible seating structure for rotary valves A flexible seating apparatus is disclosed for use in rotary valves comprising a flexible seat ring attached to one of the valve body and valve closure member in a cantilevered fashion and maintained thereagainst by a resilient member, the latter being hel... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4887629 | Plug valve and method of assembly An eccentric plug valve and method for assembly wherein the valve utilizes a replaceable valve seat which is placed against a gasket held in a groove about a rim of a valve opening within the valve body and the valve seat is held in position by means to f... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4863144 | Plug valve An eccentric plug valve and method for assembly wherein the valve utilizes a replaceable valve set which is placed against a gasket held in a groove about a rim of a valve opening within the valve body and the valve seat is held in position by means to fa... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4854342 | Clapper seal for dry pipe valve A clapper seal for a dry pipe valve wherein a disc-shaped, resilient, compressible sealing gasket is secured to the clapper valve body by an annular, metallic washer. The washer is disposed between inner and outer sealing rings or beads formed on the unde... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4836500 | Assembly and method for installing and retaining valve seals An assembly for retaining a seal ring in a seating surface of a valve is provided having a circumferential groove disposed in the seating surface for receiving the seal ring. The groove has a pair of substantially opposed side walls, one of which includes... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4779841 | Assembly and method for installing and retaining valve seals An assembly for retaining a seal ring in a seating surface of a valve is provided having a circumferential groove disposed in the seating surface for receiving the seal ring. The groove has a pair of substantially opposed side walls, one of which includes... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4678002 | Faucet valve with adjustable stem tightener A washerless faucet valve, of the type having a matched pair of discs mounted therein for flow control purposes, is provided with an adjustable structure for applying frictional forces to the valve stem which allows the faucet valve to be mounted in a hor... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4634098 | Ball Valve In a valve of the ball or globe type operating means are provided to cause movement of the closure member in an angular mode about an axis of rotation and in a radial direction with respect to such axis in order that the closure member may be removed from... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4335748 | Bidirectional control valve A bidirectional fluid flow control valve has two bifurcated elastic seat rings positioned in respective undercut grooves which are spaced apart in the flow passageway of the valve body, one on either side of the axis of rotation of a butterfly valve disc ... | 06/22/1982 |
