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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7618045 | Sealing arrangement The invention pertains to a sealing arrangement 10, 10a, which acts between a housing 12 and a component 14 installed in the housing 12, with a stop 16, permanently connected to the housing 12; with a spring | 11/17/2009 |
| 7405818 | Self monitoring static seal with optical sensor A seal for preventing leakage of fluid from between a first member and a second member has a seal body and a seal wear indicator. The second member is capable of moving toward and away from the first member. The seal body is adapted for engaged contact with the firs... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7364166 | Seal and retainer for a fluid connection A seal/retainer unit (10) comprising an annular sealing gasket (12) and a plurality of retaining legs (14) extending generally perpendicularly therefrom. The sealing gasket (12) and the retaining legs (14) are formed in one piece (... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7334555 | Stamped crankshaft seal retainer plate and molded encoder sensor support feature A stamped crankshaft seal retainer plate is provided, including a molded encoder sensor support feature for mounting an encoder sensor of an engine speed sensing system. The use of a stamped crankshaft seal retainer plate reduces the cost of the retainer plate as we... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316401 | Modular gasket A static gasket assembly having a grid-like carrier (10, 10′) formed as a mesh of overlapping strands. Openings (16-22) are created strategically in the carrier (10, 10′) with the severed ends of the strands forming cantilever stems (... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7284758 | Textured seal for reduced wear The present invention relates to seals having textured features. The present invention particularly relates to seals having contact surfaces with said features wherein the contact surface seals properly and is resistant to wear. The contact surface is able to perfor... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281412 | In-situ seal integrity monitoring A high-temperature seal having in-situ integrity monitoring capability includes a quantity of dielectric material sealing an interface between adjacent structures and an electrical transmission line embedded within the dielectric material. A signal injection port is... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7253002 | Fluid storage and dispensing vessels having colorimetrically verifiable leak-tightness, and method of making same A chemical storage and dispensing vessel having associated therewith a colorimetric member that is effective to change color in exposure to leakage of a gas contained in the vessel. The colorimetric member may be constituted by a film, e.g., of a shrink-wrap charact... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7180227 | Piezoelectric o-ring transducer An o-ring sealing device, molded with an imbedded piezoelectric element, for use in vacuum systems. The imbedded element, of a circumferential length, has an oblong cross-sectional shape, the oblong shape having a pair of ends for externally connecting to a signal p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168291 | Apparatus and method for determining feedscrew and barrel wear An apparatus and a method for determining wear of a feedscrew and barrel combination includes measuring wear of the barrel using a gage plug in a measuring aperture in the barrel or an ultrasonic thickness gauge and measuring feedscrew wear with an eddy current sens... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156401 | Elastomeric gasket in gasket well of heat exchanger A gasket well/gasket combination (30) is provided, and may be particularly useful for use in a header/tank assembly (12) for a heat exchanger (10). The combination (30) includes a gasket well (32) defined by a base wall (36)... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152375 | Seal integrity detection system A seal integrity verification system scans for changes in impedance in a seal with integral coaxial waveguide, twisted pair wires, parallel ribbon wires or parallel wires. The wires are monitored by a TDR to note changes in impedance. The changes indicate the locati... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147228 | Pressure relief device A circular seal (19) for the end face of a substantially cylindrical canister, the seal (19) having a substantially rectangular cross-section, and a recess (21) in one side thereof to reduce the area of said cross-section. In use the recessed ar... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144477 | Wear indicator for seal strip in a suction box of a paper machine A suction roll assembly includes a suction roll having a perforated shell, and a suction box positioned within the suction roll. The suction box includes a holder, a seal strip adjacent the shell and carried by the holder, at least one target carried by the seal str... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134668 | Differential pumping seal apparatus A differential pumping seal apparatus includes a differential pumping seal for sealing a first space and a second space from each other in a non-contact manner, and a back up seal mechanism for sealing the first space and the second space from each other in a contac... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134316 | Apparatus and method for determining feedscrew and barrel wear An apparatus and a method for determining wear of a feedscrew and barrel combination includes a measuring aperture formed in a wall of the barrel, a gage plug releasably retained in the measuring aperture and having an inner end curved to correspond to a curvature o... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7052182 | Hydrostatic gas bearing, hydrostatic gas bearing device for use in vacuum environment, and gas recovering method for the hydrostatic gas bearing device In a hydrostatic gas bearing for use in a vacuum, in order to provide a hydrostatic gas bearing in which an increase in the quantity of gas being discharged during the movement of a moving body is reduced, the surface of a guide shaft of a fixed body and/or the surf... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7009685 | Bearing arrangement for reaction mass in a controlled environment A counter balance apparatus for stabilizing a scanning system during lithographic processing comprises a baseframe, at least one counter balance (reaction mass) movably coupled to the baseframe by at least three first bearings and coupled to a stage by at least two ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004471 | Radial lip seal A radial lip seal including an annular support with a radially extending portion having an inner periphery. An annular seal lip formed of elastomeric material such as polytetrafluoroethylene is connected to the inner periphery. The lip has an inner side adapted to s... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994356 | Gasket seal for flanges of piping and equipment, a method for manufacturing gasket seals, and a sealing ring for a gasket seal A gasket seal for piping and equipment flanges comprises a sealing ring and a centralization ring, preferably concentric rings made of a metallic alloy. The sealing ring has an outer contour surface having a substantially L-shaped cross-section comprising an innermo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6967047 | Composite article with highly filled plastic component Composite articles having a highly filled plastic component connected to a basic body are provided which avoid the occurrence of cracks in the plastic component under changing thermal conditions. More specifically, the plastic component is not fixed directly to the ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6947125 | Bearing arrangement for reaction mass in a controlled environment A reaction mass apparatus for stabilizing a scanning system during lithographic processing comprises a baseframe; at least one reaction mass movably coupled to the baseframe by at least three first bearings and coupled to a stage by at least two second bearings and ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945098 | Hydrocyclone wear-detection sensor Wear-detection sensor has a body of electrically insulating material with an opening through which a flowable substance can pass, and one or more electrical conductors surrounding the opening and adapted to undergo a discernable change in conductivity as the insulat... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945539 | Seal retainer The present invention relates to a seal comprising an annular sealing body comprising a radially outer peripheral groove, an upper load concentrating projection, a lower load concentrating projection, a compression relief region extending from the center of the load... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926286 | Gasket holding device To obtain a gasket holding device which is unlikely to slip out of a bolt and facilitates mounting of the bolt thereon, a bolt mounting hole made in a metal plate constituting the gasket holding device is provided with an engaging portion which engages the bolt. Thi... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6879256 | Seal compression indication system A watertight door seal compression indication apparatus is provided that includes a watertight door in a frame that has a casket disposed in a channel around the periphery of the door. A knife-edge on the doorframe is positioned to compress the gasket upon latching ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6688600 | Machine having an oil seal In an internal combustion engine which is a machine having an oil seal in which an oil seal mounted between a through hole through which a balance shaft is allowed to pass and a circumferential surface of the through hole is covered entirely by a cover, a... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6615639 | Self monitoring static seal A seal for preventing leakage of fluid from between a first member and a second member the second member is capable of moving toward and away from the first member, the seal is adapted for engaged contact with the first member and the second member so as ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6595523 | Self monitoring mechanical seal Wear on the sealing surface of mechanical seals may be monitored by placing a sensor or conductor on the seal, at a position opposed to the sealing surface, such as on the back or opposite side of the sealing surface. Mechanical seals require the applicat... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6578282 | Disposable cylinder head bolt torque sequence template A torque sequence template includes a head gasket backing that is constructed and arranged to support a head gasket when packaged with the backing. The head gasket backing has a plurality of tightening sequence punch-outs arranged thereon in positions cor... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6494464 | Gel sealant enclosure with visual seal indication A sealable enclosure including a base and a cover attachable to the base, the base and cover have respective mating surfaces, wherein the base and cover form a chamber there between when the cover is attached to the base. A compliant gel sealant is dispos... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6436241 | Suction roll seal strip with wear indicator Seal strip for a hollow circular cylindrical screening device, which screening device is intended to be used in a paper or cardboard machine for the production of paper or cardboard, the seal strip having an indicator for indicating wear of the seal strip... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6409178 | Multiple layer gasket having selectively removable spacer layers and visual indicators A multi-layered gasket for a combustion engine having a central gasket layer and a plurality of active and spacer gasket layers that are removably secured together is disclosed. The active layers are arranged in face-to-face engagement with the spacer lay... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6367803 | Sealing gasket for pipework connection flange A sealing gasket (J) intended to be damped between two pipework connection flanges (5, 9), the said gasket comprising a sealing ring (1) including a rigid metal annular part (11, 13, 18, 16) with which are integral a number of radiating metal lugs (2) cap... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6250637 | Sealing assembly for a motor vehicle A sealing assembly for a crankshaft of a motor vehicle and including a sealing system having a radial sealing element, a track for the radial sealing element and supported on the crankshaft for rotation therewith, and a detector having a rotatable element... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6126169 | Air bearing operable in a vacuum region An air bearing is usable in a vacuum, by restricting the air escaping from the air bearing to the immediate vicinity of the air bearing. This is accomplished by one or more pump-out slots concentrically surrounding the air bearing orifice, and by concentr... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6045133 | Sealing arrangement A sealing arrangement which includes a sealing ring with a support ring extending substantially in the radial direction and is joined in the radial direction on one end to a first sealing element that lies in sealing contact with a first machine element n... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6015152 | Seal retainer having an indicator A sealing assembly is disclosed for creating a seal between first and second mating members or components. The sealing assembly basically includes a seal retainer with one or more annular seals coupled thereto. The seal retainer including a substantially ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6003872 | Method of monitoring a seal for correct operation, and monitoring device for carrying out the method The invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring a seal (1, 6, 11, 19) for correct operation, including the tightness of such seal, preferably a seal on a shaft (5) surrounding the latter. At least one sensor (3, 3'; 7, 7'; 16, 16'; 20, 20') ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5975767 | Tone wheel built-in constant velocity joint A rolling bearing unit has a hub which is formed with a housing for partly forming a constant velocity joint, wherein a connecting tube 20 of a magnetic metal plate is provided to have a base half portion 21 fitted onto the opening portion of the housing ... | 11/02/1999 |
