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US 2026/0071684 A1Published application
Guide assembly for valve
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorsEric Joseph Manternach, Conner Scott Holmes
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a gate valve comprises fitting a track within a guide channel of a valve body of a gate valve. The guide channel and the track can define a gap between the track and the guide channel. A barrier that covers the gap between the guide channel and the track can be created. A curable adhesive can be inserted or injected within the gap so that the curable adhesive is captured within the gap by the barrier.
Claims16
A method of manufacturing a gate valve comprising:
- fitting a track within a guide channel of a valve body of the gate valve, the guide channel and the track defining a gap between the track and the guide channel;
- creating a barrier covering the gap between the guide channel and the track;
- and
- injecting a curable adhesive within the gap so that the curable adhesive is captured within the gap by the barrier.
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A method of aligning a track in a wettable surface of a valve, the method comprising:
- inserting the track into a guide of the valve to form a gap between the track and the guide;
- forming a barrier in the gap with an adhesive bonded on a barrier structure;
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- filling the gap between the track, the guide, and the barrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.