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US 6,893,003 · App. 10/126,739 · Granted May 17, 2005

Valves including thermally sprayed sealing components

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Patent No.
US 6,893,003
App. No.
10/126,739
Granted
May 17, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A valve assembly comprising a valve stem, an annular bonnet configured to receive the valve stem, a valve disk coupled to one end of the valve stem, a seal, and an insert. The seal is disposed adjacent the valve disk and has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface includes a first pair of sealing ridges extending upwardly therefrom and the bottom surface includes a second pair of sealing ridges extending downwardly therefrom. The insert includes a recess configured to receive the seal that performs a sealing function and a biasing function. The valve assembly can easily be configured to open in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction without resort to adapters or other additional pieces by rotating the bonnet/valve stem sub-assembly 90° relative to the insert.

Claims (16)

1. A valve assembly comprising:

a valve stem having a stem portion and a valve element integrally formed at an end of said stem portion, said valve element projecting downwardly from said stem portion and having a sealing surface formed thereon, said sealing surface coated with a low friction material having a macro hardness of at least about R n 15 70; and

a valve disk subjacent said valve stem and in sealing contact with said sealing surface, said valve disk coated with a low friction material having a macro hardness of at least about R n 15 70 and having at least one orifice to selectively provide fluid communication through said valve disk upon rotation of said sealing surface relative to said at least one orifice.

2. The valve assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one of the sealing surfaces is coated by a thermal spray process.

3. The valve assembly of claim 2 wherein said thermal spray process is selected from high velocity oxygen fuel spraying, electric arc spraying and plasma spraying.

4. The valve assembly of claim 3 wherein said valve disk includes a substrate having a sealing surface which is coated by plasma spraying with a material having a macro hardness of at least about R n 15 70.

5. The valve assembly of claim 1 wherein said low friction material is selected from the group consisting of ceramics, cermets, glass and diamond-like carbon.

6. The valve assembly of claim 5 wherein at least one of the sealing surfaces is coated by a thermal spray process.

7. The valve assembly of claim 6 wherein said thermal spray is selected from high velocity oxygen fuel spraying, electric arc spraying and plasma spraying.

8. The valve assembly of claim 1 wherein said coating has an average thickness of between about 0.003 inches to about 0.008 inches.

9. The valve assembly of claim 1 wherein said coating has an overall porosity of less than about 5%.

10. The valve assembly of claim 1 wherein said valve disk is formed from stainless steel.

11. The valve assembly of claim 1 wherein said valve stem is formed from stainless steel or brass.

12. The valve assembly of claim 1 wherein said valve disk includes a pair of orifices for the passage of fluid therethrough.

13. The valve assembly of claim 12 wherein said valve disk is bow tie shaped.

14. The valve assembly of claim 1 wherein said downwardly extending projection of said valve stem is bow tie shaped.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2023
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
To: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 064029/0313 →
NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR AGENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) REEL/FRAME 036131/0272 Recorded Jun 5, 2018
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Reel/Frame 046301/0425 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 22, 2016
From: PRICE PFISTER, INC.
To: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 039116/0806 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2015
From: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036131/0272 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2015
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
To: APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC., A CORP. OF FLORIDA; KWIKSET CORPORATION; LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.; PRICE PFISTER, INC.; ROV HOLDING, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; ROVCAL, INC.; ROVCAL, INC., A CORP. OF CALIFORNIA; RUSSELL HOBBS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; SALIX ANIMAL HEALTH, LLC; SEED RESOURCES, L.L.C.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ROVCAL, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; TELL MANUFACTURING, INC.; TETRA HOLDING (US), INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; TETRA HOLDINGS (US), INC.; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE
Reel/Frame 036102/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2015
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: RUSSELL HOBBS, INC.; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; TOASTMASTER INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; ROVCAL, INC.; TETRA HOLDING (US), INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; SEED RESOURCES, L.L.C.; PRICE PFISTER, INC.; KWIKSET CORPORATION; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.; LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; TELL MANUFACTURING, INC.; SALIX ANIMAL HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 036052/0845 →