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A control device includes a valve body, a seat ring, and an actuator. The valve body defines a flow-path for a fluid. The seat ring is disposed within the flow-path. The actuator is coupled to the valve body and includes a control member. The control member is adapted for displacement relative to th

A control device includes a valve body, a seat ring, and an actuator. The valve body defines a flow-path for a fluid. The seat ring is disposed within the flow-path. The actuator is coupled to the valve body and includes a control member. The control member is adapted for displacement relative to the seat ring for regulating a flow of the fluid through the flow-path. The control member includes a sealing disk adapted to sealingly engage the seat ring and close the flow-path. The seat ring includes a plurality of orifices disposed within the flow-path such that the seat ring prevents at least a portion of the flow of the fluid from substantially perpendicularly impacting the sealing disk.

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1. A seat adapted for sealing engagement with a control member and for controlling the flow of a fluid through a flow-path of a control device, the seat comprising: a seating surface adapted for sealing engagement with the control member; andan obstruction portion extending radially inward of and ax

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A seat adapted for sealing engagement with a control member and for controlling the flow of a fluid through a flow-path of a control device, the seat comprising: a seating surface adapted for sealing engagement with the control member; andan obstruction portion extending radially inward of and axially downward from the seating surface, the obstruction portion defining a plurality of orifices disposed in the flow-path and contoured to prevent at least a portion of the fluid flowing through the flow-path from directly impacting at least a portion of the control member, wherein the plurality of orifices include inlet rims and outlet rims disposed on a plurality of parallel longitudinal axes,wherein the plurality of orifices are disposed through a planar plate portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the inlet rims are formed on the first surface and the outlet rims are formed on the second surface, wherein each orifice includes a substantially cylindrical inner surface, and wherein each longitudinal axis is disposed at an angle less than ninety-degrees relative to a plane in which the seating surface resides. 2. The seat of claim 1, wherein the seating surface has a first diameter and each of the plurality of orifices has a second diameter that is substantially smaller than the first diameter. 3. The seat of claim 1, wherein each orifice includes a substantially cylindrical inner surface, and wherein each longitudinal axis is disposed substantially perpendicularly to a plane in which the seating surface resides. 4. The seat of claim 1, wherein the obstruction portion includes a frustoconical portion and an interference portion that defines the plurality of orifices, the frustoconical portion extending radially inward and axially downward from the seating portion to the interference portion. 5. The seat of claim 1, wherein the seating surface has a first diameter, and the first diameter is greater than a longitudinal height of the seat, and wherein the longitudinal height of the seat is a longitudinal distance between the second surface and a top portion of the seating surface. 6. A control device, comprising: a valve body defining a flow-path for a fluid;a seat ring disposed within the flow-path; andan actuator coupled to the valve body including a control member adapted for displacement relative to the seat ring for regulating a flow of the fluid through the flow-path, the control member including a sealing disk adapted to sealingly engage the seat ring;the seat ring including a seating surface adapted for sealing engagement with the sealing disk and an obstruction portion extending radially inward of and axially downward from the seating surface, the obstruction portion defining a plurality of orifices disposed within the flow-path such that the seat ring prevents at least a portion of the flow of the fluid from impacting the sealing disk wherein the plurality of orifices include inlet rims and outlet rims disposed on a plurality of parallel longitudinal axes, wherein the plurality of orifices are disposed through a planar plate portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the inlet rims are formed on the first surface and the outlet rims are formed on the second surface, and wherein the plurality of orifices includes a center orifice having a longitudinal axis coaxially aligned with a central longitudinal axis normal to the plate portion and through a center point of the plate portion, and wherein the center orifice is unobstructed when the sealing disk of the control member does not sealingly engage the seat ring. 7. The control device of claim 6, wherein the sealing disk includes a first diameter and each of the orifices in the seat ring includes a second diameter that is substantially less than the first diameter. 8. The control device of claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of orifices is disposed radially inward of the sealing disk. 9. The control device of claim 6, wherein the seat ring includes a plurality of substantially cylindrical sidewalls defining the plurality of orifices, and wherein each longitudinal axis is disposed substantially perpendicular to a plane in which the seat ring resides. 10. The control device of claim 6, wherein the seat ring includes a plurality of substantially cylindrical sidewalls defining the plurality of orifices, and wherein each longitudinal axis is disposed at an angle less than ninety degrees relative to a plane in which the seat ring resides. 11. The control device of claim 6, wherein the seat ring further includes a fixation portion configured to engage a portion of the valve body and a seating portion extending radially inward of the fixation portion, the seating portion defining the seating surface. 12. The control device of claim 6, wherein the seating surface has a first diameter, and the first diameter is greater than a longitudinal height of the seat ring, and wherein the longitudinal height of the seat ring is a longitudinal distance between the second surface and a top portion of the seating surface. 13. A control device, comprising: a valve body defining a flow-path for a fluid;an actuator coupled to the valve body and including a control member with a sealing surface, the control member adapted for displacement relative to the valve body for adjusting a capacity of the fluid through the flow-path; anda seat ring disposed in the flow-path and attached to the valve body, the seat ring including:a seating surface adapted for selective engagement by the sealing surface of the control member; andan obstruction portion extending radially inward from the seating surface, the obstruction portion including a frustoconical portion and an interference portion, the frustoconical portion extending radially inward and axially downward from the seating surface, and the interference portion extending radially inward from the frustoconical portion and defining a plurality of orifices through the seat ring to accommodate the fluid flowing through the flow-path wherein the plurality of orifices include inlet rims and outlet rims disposed on a plurality of parallel longitudinal axes, wherein the plurality of orifices are disposed through a planar plate portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the inlet rims are formed on the first surface and the outlet rims are formed on the second surface,wherein the interference portion includes a plurality of substantially cylindrical sidewalls defining the plurality of orifices, and wherein each longitudinal axis is disposed at an angle less than ninety degrees relative to a plane in which the seat ring resides. 14. The control device of claim 13, wherein the sealing surface and at least one of the plurality of orifices are axially offset. 15. The control device of claim 13, wherein each of the plurality of orifices is disposed radially inward of the sealing surface. 16. The control device of claim 13, wherein the interference portion includes a plurality of substantially cylindrical sidewalls defining the plurality of orifices, and wherein each longitudinal axis is disposed substantially perpendicular to a plane in which the seat ring resides. 17. A control device, comprising: a valve body defining a flow-path for a fluid;a seat ring disposed within the flow-path; andan actuator coupled to the valve body including a control member adapted for displacement relative to the seat ring for regulating a flow of the fluid through the flow-path, the control member including a sealing disk adapted to sealingly engage the seat ring;the seat ring including a seating surface adapted for sealing engagement with the sealing risk and an obstruction portion extending radially inward of and axially downward from the seating surface, the obstruction portion defining a plurality of orifices disposed within the flow-path such that the seat ring prevents at least a portion of the flow of the fluid from impacting the sealing disk wherein the plurality of orifices include inlet rims and outlet rims disposed on a plurality of parallel longitudinal axes, wherein the plurality of orifices are disposed through a planar plate portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the inlet rims are formed on the first surface and the outlet rims are formed on the second surface, wherein the seat ring includes a plurality of substantially cylindrical sidewalls defining the plurality of orifices, and wherein each longitudinal axis is disposed at an angle less than ninety degrees relative to a plane in which the seat ring resides. 18. The control device of claim 17, wherein the sealing disk includes a first diameter and each of the orifices in the seat ring includes a second diameter that is substantially less than the first diameter. 19. The control device of claim 17, wherein the plurality of orifices are each disposed radially inward of the sealing disk. 20. The control device of claim 17, wherein the seat ring includes a plurality of substantially cylindrical sidewalls defining the plurality of orifices, and wherein each longitudinal axis is disposed substantially perpendicular to a plane in which the seat ring resides. 21. The control device of claim 17, wherein the seat ring further includes a fixation portion configured to engage a portion of the valve body and a seating portion extending radially inward of the fixation portion, the seating portion defining the seating surface. 22. The control device of claim 17, wherein the seating surface has a first diameter, and the first diameter is greater than a longitudinal height of the seat ring, and wherein the longitudinal height of the seat ring is a longitudinal distance between the second surface and a top portion of the seating surface.