US Patent Issued to SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS on Feb. 24 for "Seat insert for a cryogenic ball valve" (Belgian, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,247, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS Corp. (Malvern, Pa.).

"Seat insert for a cryogenic ball valve" was invented by Philippe Burlot (Le Quillio, France), Herman M. Dubois (Duffel, Belgium), Jan Kustermans (Brecht, Belgium) and Filip Rousseau (Aartselaar, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are disclosed that include providing a valve suitable for maintaining a seal and preventing fluid flow through the valve at cryogenic temperatures. The valve includes a valve body having a longitudinal axis along a flow path through the valve, a ball selectively rotatable within the valve ...