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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7237806 | Expansion seal A hot gas seal for a conduit penetrating the wall(s) of a vessel such as a heat recovery steam generator unit. The seal includes three serially-arranged, independent insulation segments or pillows. The pillow adjacent the vessel casing and the center pillow employ m... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226054 | Clamp lock brush seal assembly A brush seal assembly which includes a brush seal which is bristle hoop positioned between two plates. A segmented ring is positioned in contact with the brush seal and provides a uniform clamping force against the seal to hold it in place within a support member. | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210687 | Shaft seal assembly A primary technical goal of this shaft seal device is to decrease the pressure of a sealant at a communication passage between a fluid chamber and a first seal portion, to further reduce the pressure by a floating ring, to make the first seal portion pressure-proof ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191875 | Disc brake A disc brake includes a piston seal made of rubber that is shaped to fit into a seal groove on the inner surface of a cylinder of a caliper for a brake piston. To prevent braking effectiveness from being impaired, even if the temperature of a caliper rises in a disc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7077645 | Rotary tubular kiln A longitudinal sealing (20), which, as a rule, extends below the rotating tube (30), is proposed to increase the heating efficiency in a rotary tubular kiln, in which a rotating tube (30) is surrounded, like a bowl, by heating tunnel (32)... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6905123 | Seals A gas seal for providing a seal between a pair of relatively rotatable components is provided with a stand-still seal which will seal between the components when the components are stationary, the stand-still seal having a sealing element mounted in sealing relation... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905085 | Particle processing apparatus A part of an outer wall composing a clean box 2 becomes a component of a particle processing apparatus, a processing chamber 31 and the clean box 2 are integrated, the entire apparatus can be made compact, and in accordance with such compactness... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6880829 | Compliant brush shroud assembly for gas turbine engine compressors A brush shroud assembly for reducing the tip clearance between a rotating blade and an engine casing is disclosed. The assembly includes a plurality of bristle packs supported within a housing such that the bristle distribution at the inner diameter of the bristle p... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6742496 | Butterfly valve The butterfly valve of the invention is provided with a valve shaft to which a valve body is mounted, and a pair of slide bearings which rotatably support both ends of the valve shaft. Inner peripheral surfaces of the slide bearings being in contact with the valve s... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722657 | Low torque seal assembly with open cell filter media Disclosed is a labyrinth seal assembly for sealing an annular gap defined between a bore of a housing and an outer surface of a cylindrical shaft, wherein the housing and shaft are relatively movable. The seal assembly includes radially inner and radially outer shie... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6663110 | Hydrophobic shaft seal A seal assembly seal assembly includes an outer member, an inner member, and a resilient member therebetwen. The resilient member is located between an inner diameter of the outer member and an outer diameter of the inner member. The resilient member incl... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6536773 | Compliant brush shroud assembly for gas turbine engine compressors A brush shroud assembly for reducing the tip clearance between a rotating blade and an engine casing is disclosed. The assembly includes a plurality of bristle packs supported within a housing such that the bristle distribution at the inner diameter of th... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6435513 | Combined brush seal and labyrinth seal segment for rotary machines A brush seal is comprised of arcuate seal segments having ends cut in a radial direction with bristles "canted" at an approximate 45° angle relative to radii of the segments, leaving triangular regions adjacent one end of each segment devoid of bristles ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6357757 | Integral seal protector/labyrinth A seal assembly having a case, an annular seal member and an annular guide member. The case is adapted to be mounted to a housing within a bore. The annular seal member is coupled to the case and extends radially inward therefrom. A seal lip is formed int... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6257586 | Combined brush seal and labyrinth seal segment for rotary machines A brush seal is comprised of arcuate seal segments having ends cut in a radial direction with bristles "canted" at an approximate 45° angle relative to radii of the segments, leaving triangular regions adjacent one end of each segment devoid of bristles ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250639 | Idler roll wet seal This invention relates to a seal for protecting an end of an idler roll against contaminants. The seal includes a fastener engageable with the end of the idler roll and an integral first sealing member molded onto the fastener and extending radially outwa... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6236128 | Radial lead spanner nut assembly with integral seals for hydrogen-cooled power generators and associated methods A radial lead spanner nut assembly (60) for preventing leakage of hydrogen gas in hydrogen-cooled power generators, an apparatus (50), and method are provided. The radial lead spanner nut assembly (60) is preferably mounted to a radial lead (26) positione... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6182972 | Unitary bearing seal A mechanical labyrinth seal for rotating shafts having first and second ring members. The first ring member, includes a series of annular axially extending grooves and flanges. The second ring member is adopted for insertion into said first ring member wi... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6173958 | Hybrid labyrinth and cloth-brush seals for turbine applications A seal is provided between relatively moving parts and includes plural layers of woven material such as metal, polymer or ceramic materials. The layers are secured to one another and to a first part of the relatively moving first and second parts and exte... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6129246 | Rotary feeder for dosing bulk material A rotary feeder for dosing bulk material, includes a casing having an inner chamber and formed with a top inlet, a bottom outlet and spaced-apart bearing covers flanking the inlet and the outlet. A rotor is accommodated in the chamber and is mounted on a ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5961124 | Sealing system for a vertically disposed shaft A sealing system for an essentially vertical shaft includes an active sealing element disposed between a first structural part rotating with the shaft and a second structural part stationary on a housing. A wall of the housing separates an upper oil-free ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5921552 | Emission containment and alignment apparatus and method for fluid systems An emission containment apparatus and method for use in a fluid system having a chamber housing and a shaft.... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5860746 | Sealed roll bearing A sealed roll bearing of a roll which has neck sleeves of high strength, preferably shrunk onto the roll necks of the roll, wherein the flanges of a profiled sealing ring sealingly engage over the end portions of the neck sleeve facing the end faces of th... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5769428 | Device for sealing a hood that protects a tumbling barrel A device for oil-impermeably sealing a stationary hood (6) off from a rotating, tumbling barrel, containing at least one stationary packing cord (7) which is forced against a race (8) by a pre-stressed and compressed gasket (9). The race is part of the ba... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5623870 | Oil mist eliminator for a press oil control system An oil mist eliminator filter used with a dynamic oil control mechanism consisting of a vacuum-inducing jet-pump to vacuum oil leaking from about an oil seal, an oil seal located around the drive piston on the press slide, a drain port located about the h... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5551535 | Device for ensuring safety by preventing mechanically raised and lowered components from crashing down A device for ensuring safety by preventing mechanically raised and lowered components, roll-up gates for example, from crashing down when the motor or transmission fails. The device is characterized by a friction clutch. The friction clutch comprises a st... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5425543 | Seal assembly for rotating shaft A seal assembly for use in precluding leakage of hot combustion products along the shaft of a rotating heat exchanger wheel utilized in a power plant. The seal assembly includes a housing positioned in surrounding relation to the shaft and defining an ann... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5346361 | Air seal for pump with vertical shaft A sealing assembly to seal about a rotary shaft of a vertical pump assembly, the pump assembly including an impeller rotating within a cavity to pressurize a fluid entering the cavity, the sealing assembly including a pump housing and a gas filled enclose... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5301957 | Expanding circumferential seal with upper-cooled runner A circumferential seal arrangement has one or more expanding carbon rings and a rotating runner concentric to and radially outside of the carbon rings. Cooling oil is injected directly onto the outer circumferential surface of the runner and also in the d... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5246087 | Device for radially transporting a medium to a rotating station A device for sealingly transporting medium, for instance lubricating oil, from a source to a receiving station rotatably movable relative thereto, which device comprises: a source for the medium; and a rotation bearing assembly comprising: at least one ro... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5195320 | Piston-cylinder assembly particularly useful in stirling cycle machines A piston-cylinder assembly in which the piston includes two piston heads connected together in spaced relation by a stem and cooperable with two portions of the cylinder, dividing the cylinder into a working chamber on one side of the first piston head be... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5098026 | Easy access pop off relief valve A pulverizer roll wheel assembly comprises a bracket with an opening therein for fixing the outer end of a roller shaft. Bearings mount a roller wheel with pulverizing tire to the inner end of the shaft for rotation of the pulverizer. A lip seal assembly ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5097920 | Hydraulic steering unit Hydraulic steering mechanism is extended through an aperture in an end wall in a housing that has a pressure chamber, the steering mechanism including a slide rotatable with the steering column. An axial bearing is mounted by the end wall for rotatably mo... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5087172 | Compressor cartridge seal method A high pressure compressor seal having an inner part and an outer part rotatable with respect to each other. The inner seal part includes a polygonal-shaped bore mounted on a polygonal-shaped compressor shaft. The outer seal part has plural O-rings therea... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5078175 | Valve A valve comprises a first relatively fixed valve component assembly surrounding a second valve component assembly which is relatively movable within said first assembly. A seal is provided between the first and second valve component assemblies and a barr... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5078506 | Bottom entry mixer shaft seal system for process vessels A sealing system for a process vessel of the type having a bottom entry mixer shaft includes a motion seal around an exterior portion of the mixer shaft and a mechanical seal around the mixer shaft at the bottom wall of the vessel. The two seals are inter... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5028054 | Idler roller bearing and seal A seal and bearing assembly is provided to seal the end of a conveyor roller. The seal is made up of an outer lip seal of a pliable material, a contact seal, a metallic labyrinth element and an interlocking labyrinth pliable material seal inboard of the o... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4984974 | Screw type vacuum pump with introduced inert gas The screw type vacuum pump comprises a pump casing having a suction inlet and a discharge outlet, and a pair of rotors incorporated within the pump casing and meshing with each other to rotate in synchronized manner. The vacuum pump evacuates a reaction v... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4961260 | Compressor cartridge seal and insertion method A high pressure compressor seal assembled onto a compressor shaft, together with compressor bundle elements. A stationary bundle vane is engaged with slots within the seal to prevent rotation of an outer portion of the seal during operation of the compres... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4924817 | Seal for blast pipe or shaft The invention relates to a seal for the shaft of a flue gas flap or the blast pipe of a soot blower for boilers or industrial furnaces subjected to excess pressure, having a shaft or pipe which is enclosed by at least two corotating coaxial sealing rings ... | 05/15/1990 |
