US Patent 10344757 Valve seats and valve assemblies for fluid end applications

In one aspect, valve seats are described herein having structure and design addressing degradative stresses encountered by valve seats during installation and operation in fluid ends. In some embodiments, a valve seat for use in a fluid end comprises a first section for insertion into a fluid passageway of the fluid end and a second section extending longitudinally from the first section, the second section has an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the first section. The second section also comprises a frusto-conical valve mating surface, wherein the second section is encased in a ring imparting a compressive stress condition to the second section.