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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377482 | Composite toroidal gasket ring for ball valves A gasket ring assembly for use with the rotating ball in a ball valve, the gasket ring assembly including a substantially L-shaped support and a toroidal elastomer gasket. The substantially L-shaped support includes a horizontal section and a vertical section. The h... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7163189 | Tapping valve of plastics material for transport and storage containers for liquids A tapping valve of plastics material for transport and storage containers for liquids, which is constructed as a flap valve or ball valve, includes a valve housing with an inlet connection connectable to an outlet connection of the liquid container and an outlet con... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6293517 | Ball valve having convex seat A valve includes a valve ball and a convex metal valve seat ring that abut along a circle in a metal-to-metal seal. At very high contact forces, the valve ball and/or the valve seat elastically deform to increase the contact area between them and thereby ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 5259590 | Valve seat for high temperature valve Valve such as a ball valve with a metal seat ring assembly comprising an outer ring seated in the valve body and an inner ring seated in the outer ring. The outer ring is formed with a lip projecting inwardly and presenting a sealing surface for contact w... | 11/09/1993 |
| 4753443 | Composite annular seals for rotary ball valves and ball joints A composite annular seal for a rotary ball valve or ball joint comprises a sealing ring (C) of low friction material intended to engage the ball (2), a first metal ring (A) of which part of one face is adapted resiliently to engage and conform with part o... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4034959 | Valve seal retaining means A valve comprised of a valve body having a body with flow passages therethrough and a valve member mounted therein movable between open and closed positions. An annular groove in the body around a flow passageway has an open end, a closed end, and a pair ... | 07/12/1977 |
