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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7111848 | Gasket and method of manufacturing the gasket A gasket is capable of providing an excellent slidabiity and holding its sealability without applying lubricant and a gasket that can prevent a resin film from being peeled off of a gasket body and prevent the generation of a molding defect such as pinholes. The gas... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7055829 | Antiextrusion device An elastomeric seal having an antiextrusion device molded integrally into or onto the low pressure side of the seal. The antiextrusion of a corrugated strip into an elastomeric seal. One embodiment of the invention has the strip positioned with the midplane of its c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017915 | Stem or shaft seal arrangement An improved seal arrangement in an assembly such as a valve assembly in which a compression member is provided to press a seal between the compression member and the valve body. In a preferred form, the compression member includes a recess which receives a first por... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6889983 | Gasket for high-temperature joint and method of fabricating the same Provided is a gasket capable of maintaining a high sealing property under a high temperature, in which a gasket basic substance and coverture are not sublimated or decomposed when the gasket is used under a high temperature above 500° C. The gasket for a high-tempe... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6517080 | Seal material having anisotropic properties A material comprised of two different polymers so that the material exhibits anisotropic properties. The anisotropic properties exhibit hardness and wear resistance along with flexibility. The anisotropic material is made up of a hard segment polymer and ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6406031 | Shaft seal A seal for a rotary shaft extending from a container containing agitated abrasive particulates through a wall of the container. The seal includes a first polymeric member around the shaft and in engagement with the wall of the container with the shaft rot... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6082739 | Gland packing The present invention relates to a gland packing which is made of a material configured by laminating an expanded graphite tape into a spiral shape by winding. The gland packing can prevent penetration leakage through minute gaps existing in the laminated... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5845909 | Stuffing box with improved packing rings and method A stuffing box 10, 60 designed for sealing engagement with a rod member R includes a plurality of stacked packing rings 32, 110, 150, 210, and a gland member 42, 64 axially moveable relative to the stuffing box body 12, 62 for varying the compressive forc... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5671929 | Lenticular sealing ring with alternating graphite and metal lamellae A lenticular sealing ring comprises alternately arranged lamellae (1) made of expanded graphite and metal lamellae (2). The density of the graphite lamellae (1) increases from the inside toward the outside of the sealing ring. The layering is configured s... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5622371 | Stuffing box with improved packing rings and method A stuffing box 10, 60 designed for sealing engagement with a rod member R includes a plurality of stacked packing rings 32, 110, 150, 210, and a gland member 42, 64 axially moveable relative to the stuffing box body 12, 62 for varying the compressive forc... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5452904 | Stuffing-box packing A stuffing-box packing for establishing a seal between a housing bore and a rotatable shaft which has at least one packing ring comprising expanded graphite and a pair of disc-shaped stripper elements which are comprised of a suitable plastic or metal. To... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5297805 | Sealing ring A sealing ring for a seal assembly used in oil field equipment including an elastomeric body and a reinforced face. The reinforced face is of molded polytetrafluoroethylene and is integral with the elastomeric body to provide improved pressure capability ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 4892320 | Stuffing box assembly A stuffing box especially for a high pressure steam valve has a plurality of packing rings including at least one laminate ring flanking a coiled graphite pressed ring, the laminate ring consisting of a stack of pressed expanded graphite foil annular disk... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4363465 | Extreme temperature, high pressure balanced, rising stem gate valve with super preloaded, stacked, solid lubricated, metal-to-metal seal A balanced high pressure rising stem gate valve has lubricated metal-to-metal seal means between the bonnet part of the valve body and the valve actuating stem and between the chamber part of the valve body and the balancing stem. Each seal means includes... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4305567 | Valve stem seal A valve comprises a casing having a passageway therethrough for the flow of fluid and a bore intersecting the passageway. A flow regulating member is rotatably mounted in the bore for blocking the passageway in the valve closed position of the flow regula... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4256317 | High-temperature, high-pressure valve packing system Valve packing system comprising a compacted body of expanded graphite material having an apparent bulk density 1.6 to 2.0 times its apparent bulk density prior to compaction and positioned in stuffing box with zero clearance between each of valve stem and... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4251081 | Piston rod seal Piston rod sealing means of the type in which oil is applied to the low pressure side (5) of the seal and used to prevent escape of high pressure gas between the piston rod (6) surface and a surrounding surface of a plastic material gland (12) are improve... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4156529 | Stuffing box seal for fittings The stuffing box chamber in a fitting, particularly a valve, contains a deformable stuffing box seal. The seal includes conventional sealing material and a constituent material such as zinc or aluminum having a standard potential that is less positive in ... | 05/29/1979 |
