US 12,449,063 B2
Fluid flow control devices and systems, and methods of flowing fluids therethrough
Jeff Parish, Springville, UT (US); Bradford Haines, Spanish Fork, UT (US); and Gifford Decker, Springville, UT (US)
Assigned to Flowserve Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by FLOWSERVE PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/369,700.
Application 16/139,968 is a division of application No. 13/840,906, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, abandoned.
Application 18/369,700 is a continuation of application No. 17/673,638, filed on Feb. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,761,558.
Application 17/673,638 is a continuation of application No. 17/104,941, filed on Nov. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,287,059, issued on Mar. 29, 2022.
Application 17/104,941 is a continuation of application No. 16/139,968, filed on Sep. 24, 2018, granted, now 10,941,878, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0003465 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. F16K 47/04 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 47/04 (2013.01) [Y10T 137/0402 (2015.04)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of using a flow control device assembly, comprising:
flowing a fluid through channels of concentrically situated substantially cylindrical flow control bodies, the concentrically situated substantially cylindrical flow control bodies each extending along a longitudinal axis and having sidewalls, the concentrically situated substantially cylindrical flow control bodies comprising the channels defined in and extending along the sidewalls, wherein at least a portion of each of the channels extends at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis; and
directing the fluid through the channels along a pathway for the fluid to travel between an exterior portion of the sidewalls of the concentrically situated substantially cylindrical flow control bodies and an interior sidewall of the flow control device assembly, wherein the channels of at least two of the substantially cylindrical flow control bodies extend to and are axially open at a face of an axial end of the concentrically situated substantially cylindrical flow control bodies, the channels of the at least two of the substantially cylindrical flow control bodies defining radially aligned openings at the face of the axial end.