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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120068419 | Zero Torque Membrane Seal A low friction seal for sealing between a shaft and a bore and includes an inner case adapted to be mounted on the shaft. An outer case is adapted to be mounted within the bore. A seal element is mounted to the inner case and includes a base portion attached to the inne... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120037389 | Composite Seal for a Hydraulic Hammer A hydraulic hammer (14) may include a housing (30) having a distal end defining an opening (38), a bushing (54) positioned adjacent the housing distal end, the bushing (54) having an inner guide surface (58) and a distal end ( 02/16/2012 | |
| 20120007319 | SEALING DEVICE To improve durability of a seal lip of a sealing device attached to a shaft hole in a housing so as to slidably contact with a shaft, the sealing device has a sealing device body integrally having a tubular fixation portion fixed to the inner periphery of the shaft hole... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120001395 | SEAL ASSEMBLY A seal assembly seals a first portion of a machine part relative to a second portion of the machine part. The seal assembly includes at least one seal element that contacts the machine part or contacts a component connected with the machine part or that extends with a g... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110316235 | Pumping Seal Assembly with Angled Spring A seal assembly is for sealing a space between a housing and a shaft rotatable about a central axis. The seal assembly includes a seal body connectable with the housing and having an inner circumferential sealing surface. The sealing surface has opposing axial ends and ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110304102 | SEAL RING AND STERN TUBE SEALING DEVICE (Means) A seal ring in which an apex part of the key part is formed so that the cross-section profile regarding the apex part forms a reversed V-shape toward the outside in the radial direction; the summit T of the reversed V-shape is formed as the middle center T of th... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110262063 | Sealing Device for a Hub and A Bearing Assembly including the Sealing Device A sealing device is provided for sealing a space between a hub and a spindle pivotally connected by a bearing, the hub being coaxially mounted on the spindle and extending in an axial direction and the bearing having an inner ring. The sealing device includes a radial s... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110233873 | Seal Arrangement A seal arrangement includes a cylinder element, a piston which is accommodated in the cylinder element and can be driven to perform an axial reciprocating movement, and a sealing element for sealing a working space delimited by the piston and by the cylinder element, wh... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110227294 | Seal Mechanism and Treatment Apparatus [Object] To provide a seal mechanism that reduces a maintenance frequency for replenishment of a lubricating material and has small friction resistance, and a treatment apparatus equipped with the seal mechanism. [Solving Means] A lip seal (12) of a seal me... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110227292 | CONTAMINANT SEALING DEVICE [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide a contaminant sealing device wherein the pressure force of the sliding part does not increase proportionately even if the sealed fluid pressure increases, and the amount of change in the friction of the sliding p... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110221143 | LOW TORQUE SHAFT SEAL WITH IMPROVED SEAL ELEMENT BOND JOINT A shaft seal assembly includes a metal case having a wall extending cylindrically about a central axis with an annular leg extending radially inwardly from the wall toward the central axis. An elastomeric material is bonded to the leg, and a PTFE seal element is attache... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110221142 | Splash Shield for Brake Corner Assembly A brake corner assembly includes a steering knuckle fixed against rotation, a rotary member including a outer surface, and a shield secured to the steering knuckle and including a ring including a sealing surface located adjacent to the outer surface, the sealing surfac... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110209472 | CUP SEAL, AND MASTER CYLINDER IN WHICH IT IS USED A cup seal (21) of the invention includes an intermediate lip portion (21d), positioned between an inner lip portion (21b) and an outer lip portion (21c), provided in a base portion (21a). The intermediate l... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110204577 | RADIAL SHAFT SEAL FOR SEPARATING TWO MEDIA A radial shaft seal for separating two media includes two radial shaft sealing rings each including an axial surface and a sealing lip. The sealing rings are disposed with the axial surfaces facing one another and the sealing lips axially opposed to one another with a s... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110204578 | Radial Shaft Seal A radial shaft seal has a support body and at least one sealing element that is a part produced separate from the support body and is connected to the support body by an adhesive connection. A static seal part that is a part separate from the sealing element and is arra... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110140509 | Sealing Assembly and Track Hinge including the Same A sealing assembly provides a seal between first and second parts that are movable relative to each other. The sealing assembly comprises an elastic ring having an annular sealing lip configured to fixedly and sealingly abut on the first part. A sealing ring includes a ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110095486 | OIL SEAL Ridge and groove sections (24) having first slope surfaces (24a) and second slope surfaces (24b) are formed at a predetermined circumferential pitch on at least either of a slide seal surface (21) and an atmosphere-side conical ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110079963 | VACUUM APPARATUS OF ROTARY MOTION ENTRY A vacuum apparatus of rotary motion entry is disclosed, which comprises: a shaft sleeve, disposed on a cavity wall of a vacuum system; a rotary shaft, ensheathed by the shaft sleeve; and a transmission set, connected to the rotary shaft for driving the same; wherein, th... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110068542 | SEALING DEVICE A sealing device has a sealing device main body (1), in which a seal lip (13) oriented to an in-machine (A) side slidably contacts with the outer peripheral surface of a rotating body (4), and a pumping device (2) having a helical groove (... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110037234 | CARTRIDGE SEAL ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS The present cartridge seal assemblies pertain to rotary lip-type seals. In certain embodiments, a sealing member is constructed of a relatively hard material that increases the lifespan of the sealing member. The sealing member is energized with a canted-coil spring, wh... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110024990 | Dynamic Seal A dynamic shaft seal assembly is provided including a dynamic seal for engaging a rotary shaft. The dynamic seal includes a base portion that is mounted within a casing and has an axially extending barrel portion extending from a radially inner end of the base portion. ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110006485 | SEALING DEVICE A sealing device (1) having an oil seal (10) mounted to non-rotatable housing (2) and also having a slinger (20) mounted to a rotating body (5) on the inner peripheral side of the oil seal (10) so as to be located on the axially... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006484 | ROTARY SHAFT SEALING ASSEMBLY A rotary shaft sealing assembly in which a first fluid is partitioned from a second fluid in a housing assembly having a rotary shaft located at least partially within. In one embodiment a lip seal is lubricated and flushed with a pressure-generating seal ring preferabl... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100301566 | Fluid activated shaft seal A fluid activated shaft bulkhead seal system includes an annular carrier fixed with respect to a bulkhead and about a shaft extending through the bulkhead and the annular carrier. The annular carrier supports a pair of lip seals each of which defines an outwardly facing... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100295253 | PACKING AND SEALING SYSTEM A packing and a sealing system capable of enhancing an accumulation avoiding function. A packing fitted to an annular groove provided in one member out of a housing having a shaft hole and shaft to be inserted into the shaft hole to seal the annular gap between the two ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100295250 | SEAL The invention provides a seal for sealing between two members (1, 3) which are mutually movable so as to slide relative to each other. One of the members comprises a body (3) with a channel (2) formed therein. The channel (2) has a longitudin... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100288793 | SEAL SYSTEM FOR GEAR PUMPS A pump adapted for coupling in a fluid circuit between a source of coating material and a dispensing device. The pump includes an operating member which extends through a pump housing to a location adjacent the fluid circuit. The passage of the operating member to a loc... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100242927 | SEAL RING FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM An ring seal assembly includes a ring and a seal located within the ring. The ring has a proximal end including a major lip, a distal end including a minor lip, and a seal contacting region between the major lip and the minor lip. Additionally, the ring including an inn... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100237566 | SEAL ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVABLE AND STATIC SHAFTS Seal assemblies for sealing around a moveable shaft, such as rotary or reciprocating, or static, are described. The seal assemblies prevent the passage of lubricant or fluid from a relatively high pressure area on a first side of the seal to a relatively low pressure ar... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100230904 | Sealing Arrangement In a U-cup based seal of a rod, the basic body of the U-cup 3 is recessed relative to a square cross-sectional shape in the region of a radially inner outer edge 18 on the low pressure side in order to obtain a space 17 between the U-cup 3 an... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100201077 | Sealing Ring A sealing ring has a sealing element with at least one fastening part and at least one sealing part provided with a sealing edge. The sealing element is essentially of rotational symmetry. The sealing edge, at least over a portion of a circumference thereof, is position... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100201079 | SHAFT SEAL A shaft seal that is in sliding contact with the outer surface of the shaft of an open type compressor or a fluid device driven by an external power source and seals the inside of the compressor or of the fluid device against the outside. At least a sliding section of t... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100194055 | HERMETIC SEALING DEVICE [Configuration] In a hermetic sealing device provided with a thread on an atmosphere side sliding surface of a sealing lip that is in sliding contact with a rotating shaft, the atmosphere side sliding surface of the sealing lip is formed into a large curve that passes a... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100194054 | SEALING DEVICE A sealing device having a dust filter, in which sliding torque due to the dust filter is reduced with dust sealing performance of the dust filter maintained at a high level. The sealing device is provided with a seal lip (12) mounted to a non-rotating housing ( 08/05/2010 | |
| 20100164184 | Encoder-equipped sealing device An encoder-equipped sealing device, that is, a sealing device that has an encoder incorporated therein is disclosed, which comprises a combination of seal elements, each of which includes an annular metal core having a substantially L-shaped cross section and including ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100154407 | BRAKING CIRCUIT MASTER CYLINDER LIP SEAL Master cylinder of a hydraulic braking circuit, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising a piston (2) sliding axially in a body (4) comprising an annular lip seal (51) produced by molding, and comprising an internal, dynamic sealing lip (14 | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100140528 | VALVE CONSTRUCTION A valve assembly for sealing and control of a fluid, gas or dry material. The valve assembly includes a seal assembly having a hollow seal, a related valve body, and an actuator assembly. The valve body has a generally circular internal cavity with the seal assembly hav... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100135751 | ROTATION INTRODUCTION MECHANISM, SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS, AND VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS There are provided a rotation introduction mechanism which transmits a rotating motion on the atmosphere side into vacuum, is arranged simply, has a low sliding resistance, and has a long life, a substrate transfer apparatus, a substrate transfer apparatus having a smal... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100052266 | SEALING DEVICE To enhance lubricating oil supply function, a sealing device (1) between a shaft hole (42) and a shaft (43) includes a sealing device body (11) having a tubular fixed section (12) fixed in the shaft hole (42) and a seal lip (... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100038863 | SEALING DEVICE A sealing device in which oil (O) is supplied by ejection to a sealing device body (3). In the sealing device, an increase in friction of a seal lip (33) caused by the pressure of the oil (O) is prevented, and effective lubrication by the oil (O) is promot... | 02/18/2010 |
