US Patent Issued on May 26 for "Ball valves and processes of using same" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,087, issued on May 26.

"Ball valves and processes of using same" was invented by Ross J. Trewhella (Burnet, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ball valves, ball elements used therein, and processes for using same in cutting operations and fluid or slurry flow regulation feature a second set of ball rotation pins that mount to a second piston that is hydraulically driven in the opposite direction of a first piston. In certain embodiments the pistons move perpendicularly to a direction of flow through the ball valve."

The patent was filed on Dec. 30, 2023, under Application No. 18/401,371.

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