F16K5/0264

Seal for Rotary Plug Valve
20220412473 · 2022-12-29 ·

A multi-port rotary plug valve may be used in a fluid delivery system of a vehicle to control flow of coolant fluid between a radiator, an electric drive motor, a battery, vehicle electronics, and one or more bypass lines. The valve may include a valve body that has ports at two or more levels along a height dimension of the valve body and a plug assembly that is rotatably disposed in the valve body. In addition, the valve may include a single-piece, conical seal disposed between the valve body and the plug assembly that is free of seams or joints.

Vessel valve with purge feature
11624446 · 2023-04-11 · ·

A valve used in combination with a vessel containing fluid in the interior and a parameter measuring device. The valve allows the device to be exposed to the fluid in the interior of the vessel. The device may be installed into the valve, and the valve may be fitted to the side of the vessel. The valve improves upon other prior art by providing provisions for purging air trapped in the internal cavity of the valve. The valve includes a purge position, which provides a smaller opening from the interior of the vessel to the internal cavity and an air path to the external atmosphere. Fluid may fill the valve pushing trapped air out of the valve until the majority of the trapped air is expelled.

Seal for rotary plug valve
11644112 · 2023-05-09 · ·

A multi-port rotary plug valve may be used in a fluid delivery system of a vehicle to control flow of coolant fluid between a radiator, an electric drive motor, a battery, vehicle electronics, and one or more bypass lines. The valve may include a valve body that has ports at two or more levels along a height dimension of the valve body and a plug assembly that is rotatably disposed in the valve body. In addition, the valve may include a single-piece, conical seal disposed between the valve body and the plug assembly that is free of seams or joints.

Non-parallel multi-bore sealing device

An apparatus for sealing at least one hub bore of a multi-bore fluid hub associated with a wellhead assembly includes a plug body having a plug bore opening on an outer mating surface. A plug bore extends from a first end of the plug body to the plug bore opening. The plug body is selectively insertable into a hub housing of the multi-bore fluid hub. An insert is in engagement with the outer mating surface and is moveable relative to the plug body between an unengaged position, and an engaged position where the insert seals across one of the hub bores. A stem member is coupled to the plug body and is moveable to selectively rotate the plug body within the multi-bore fluid hub so that the plug bore opening aligns with one of the hub bores and the insert aligns with another of the hub bores.

Method and system of valve refurbishment
09644758 · 2017-05-09 · ·

A method of refurbishing a damaged valve is disclosed that generally includes receiving a valve housing having generally collinear inlet and outlet ports in the side walls thereof and an interior annular face about each of the inlet and outlet ports, the housing comprising a first metal with a yield strength and the side walls having a predetermined thickness, creating an annular groove about an interior annular face of the inlet port, creating an annular groove about an interior annular face of the outlet port, and placing a second metal within each of the annular grooves, the second metal having a yield strength, wherein the yield strength of the first metal is less than the yield strength of the second metal.