Patents by Inventor Paul Warbey

Paul Warbey 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).

  • Seal carriers for ball valves, ball valve assemblies including such seal carriers, and related methods
    Patent number: 9816625
    Abstract: A seal carrier for a ball valve includes a carrier body to be located between a ball and a portion of a valve body. The carrier body may have an annular channel for carrying a ring seal in a side to be located proximate the ball. A spring is located at a peripheral portion of the carrier body. An end portion of the spring is configured to abut against the portion of the valve body, and the spring is configured to provide a compressive force between the portion of the valve body and the ball in a direction parallel with the direction of fluid flow through the ball valve assembly. A ball valve assembly may include such seal carriers. Methods of forming such seal carriers are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Flowserve Management Company
    Inventor: Paul Warbey