US Patent Issued to FMC Technologies on Oct. 27 for "Choke valve insert with seal assembly" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,754, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to FMC Technologies Inc. (Houston).

"Choke valve insert with seal assembly" was invented by Ryan Phillips (Houston) and John Calder (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disclosed choke valve insert includes a cage, bonnet, valve stem, and seal assembly. The cage has an orifice configured to receive a flow of fluid. The bonnet is disposed superior to the cage and has a stem bore and cavity. The seal assembly is disposed within the cavity and around the stem bore. The seal assembly includes a seal housing, inner seal, and outer seal. The seal housing has an inner slot and outer slot. The inner ...