Patent ID: 11959558
Assignee: MUELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 13:
14. A valve body with an integral bypass comprising:
a primary valve comprising a primary valve body portion defining a primary bore extending through the primary valve body portion from a primary upstream end to a primary downstream end, the primary bore comprising a primary upstream bore extending through the primary upstream end and a primary downstream bore extending through the primary downstream end, the primary valve body portion configured to house a valve member between the primary upstream bore and the primary downstream bore; and
a bypass valve comprising a bypass valve seat seamlessly integrated with the primary valve, an internal surface of the bypass valve defining a bypass bore comprising the bypass valve seat and seamlessly extending between a bypass upstream end, a bypass downstream end, and a bypass valve body, the bypass valve body disposed between the bypass upstream end and the bypass downstream end, an integral reinforcement web integrally attached to the bypass valve body and at least one of the bypass downstream end and the bypass upstream end.