Global Patent Index - EP 2737168 A2

EP 2737168 A2 20140604 - VALVE

Title (en)

VALVE

Title (de)

VENTIL

Title (fr)

SOUPAPE

Publication

EP 2737168 A2 20140604 (EN)

Application

EP 12751569 A 20120724

Priority

  • GB 201112894 A 20110727
  • GB 2012051769 W 20120724

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2493180A] A valve, such as a ball valve 24 defining a subsea test tree of a landing string, comprises a valve mechanism ball seat 42 and ball member 44 located within a housing arrangement 40 comprising a structural outer housing 60 configured to be mechanically secured with a fluid conduit system, and an inner housing 62 located within the outer housing and configured to contain pressure. The ball 44 may have a cutting region to shear through tubing. The outer housing 60 may be longitudinally split into two hinged segments and may have a non-cylindrical, or oval, outer profile.

IPC 8 full level

E21B 34/04 (2006.01); E21B 34/00 (2006.01); F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 27/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

E21B 34/04 (2013.01 - EP GB US); E21B 34/045 (2013.01 - GB); F16K 5/0647 (2013.01 - EP US); F16K 27/067 (2013.01 - EP GB US); E21B 33/035 (2013.01 - EP GB US); E21B 2200/04 (2020.05 - EP GB US); Y10T 137/0402 (2015.04 - EP US); Y10T 137/6851 (2015.04 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

US 5979491 A 19991109 - GONSIOR WOLFGANG [DE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 201112894 D0 20110914; GB 2493180 A 20130130; AU 2012288616 A1 20140123; BR 112014001778 A2 20170221; CA 2842538 A1 20130131; EP 2737168 A2 20140604; US 2014174755 A1 20140626; WO 2013014438 A2 20130131; WO 2013014438 A3 20131205

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 201112894 A 20110727; AU 2012288616 A 20120724; BR 112014001778 A 20120724; CA 2842538 A 20120724; EP 12751569 A 20120724; GB 2012051769 W 20120724; US 201214131515 A 20120724