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

Claim 0:
1. 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 defining an axis, 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 bore to a bypass downstream bore, the bypass valve seat comprising a bypass valve body disposed between the bypass upstream bore and the bypass downstream bore, the bypass upstream bore extending through the primary upstream end and seamlessly intersecting the primary upstream bore, the bypass upstream bore extending radially outward and axially inward from the primary upstream bore to the bypass valve body relative to the axis, the bypass downstream bore extending through the primary downstream end and seamlessly intersecting the primary downstream bore.