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Methods for monitoring wear in seat materials of valves

  • US 6,360,773 B1
  • Filed: 05/25/2000
  • Issued: 03/26/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for monitoring wear in seat materials of a valve, comprising:

  • sensors to sense open/closed status of the valve within a desired range; and

    a set of counters to count each time the desired range is adjusted to characterize the valve as having the open/closed status if the valve was not within the desired range, wherein the count of a counter is indicative of wear in seat materials of the valve.

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