Valves and valve actuation – Mechanical movement actuator – Screw
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-06
2010-10-26
Bastianelli, John (Department: 3753)
Valves and valve actuation
Mechanical movement actuator
Screw
C251S326000, C074S089230, C074S424750, C411S366100, C411S411000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07819385
ABSTRACT:
A threadform for a gate valve has a set of threads on a stem that engage a threaded receptacle of the gate. When the stem is rotated, the gate moves. The threads have a thread height to thread base thickness ratio that is at least the inverse of 0.7 times e raised to 0.388 divided by a nominal thread diameter of the threads. That ratio is at least 1.1.
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Hunter Rick C.
Nguyen Anh D.
Bastianelli John
Bracewell & Giuliani
Vetco Gray Inc.
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