Patents by Inventor Philippe Ode Daniel Ricard

Philippe Ode Daniel Ricard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Double piston effect lip seal seating assemblies
    Patent number: 9915359
    Abstract: A valve including a double piston effect seat assembly with unidirectional lip seals is provided. In one embodiment, a valve includes a ball disposed in a cavity of a hollow valve body. The ball includes a flow port and is rotatable to control flow through the valve. The valve also includes a seat assembly having a seat in contact with the ball, a ring positioned on an opposite side of the seat from the ball, and unidirectional lip seals. The seat assembly is a double piston seat assembly, with the double piston effect provided by the arrangement of the seat, the ring, and the unidirectional lip seals. Additional valve systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe Ode Daniel Ricard, Christophe Avdjian
  • DOUBLE PISTON EFFECT LIP SEAL SEATING ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20160186870
    Abstract: A valve including a double piston effect seat assembly with unidirectional lip seals is provided. In one embodiment, a valve includes a ball disposed in a cavity of a hollow valve body. The ball includes a flow port and is rotatable to control flow through the valve. The valve also includes a seat assembly having a seat in contact with the ball, a ring positioned on an opposite side of the seat from the ball, and unidirectional lip seals. The seat assembly is a double piston seat assembly, with the double piston effect provided by the arrangement of the seat, the ring, and the unidirectional lip seals. Additional valve systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Philippe Ode Daniel Ricard, Christophe Avdjian