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US 2019/0316690 A1Published application
Valve body with identification tab
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorsMatthew Thomas Sutterfield, Michael Louis Broggi, Jason White Bradley
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Abstract
A valve body includes a flange; and an identification tab disposed on the flange, the identification tab defining indicia. A pipe system includes a first flange; a second flange fastened to the first flange by a plurality of fasteners; and an identification tab disposed on the first flange, the identification tab defining indicia.
Claims20
A valve body comprising:
- a flange;
- and
- an identification tab disposed on the flange, the identification tab defining indicia.
A pipe system comprising:
- a first flange;
- a second flange fastened to the first flange by a plurality of fasteners;
- and
- an identification tab disposed on the first flange, the identification tab defining indicia.
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A method for forming a valve body, the method comprising:
- pouring a molten metal into a valve body mold cavity of a mold;
- forming a flange and an identification tab within the mold, the identification tab disposed on the flange;
- and
- removing the valve body from the mold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.