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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334799 | Sealing device for a turbocharger A sealing device has a seal ring and a cylindrical bellows portion connected to the seal ring. The cylindrical bellows portion has a corrugated outer surface. A turbocharger utilizing the sealing device has a turbine wheel connected to a shaft and a compressor wheel... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325652 | Bumper/muffler assembly A bumper/muffler assembly is provided comprising a bumper; and a muffler having an outer shell. The outer shell may be formed from a non-high impact resistant material, such as a thin metal or a composite material. The muffler may comprise a separate element from th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7296982 | Air supply device An air supply device includes a plurality of bearings for rotatably supporting a shaft, a plurality of bearings for rotatably supporting an orbital scroll, and a plurality of bearings for rotatably supporting each of a plurality of rotation constraint members that p... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7125019 | Single seal with resilient member The invention relates to a single seal, and more specifically to a seal for a rotary shaft extending through a wall, e.g. that of a pump housing. The single seal exhibits one single sealing location between a stationary and a rotating sealing ring. The seal is attac... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108266 | Fan cooled seal seat A seal assembly including a rotatable seal head subassembly also includes a fan that rotates with the seal head assembly, with the fan drawing air through a pump housing for purposes of cooling. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7070186 | Flanged boot having a rolling bearing interface A flanged boot having a rolling bearing interface suitable for connection to two mechanical components which are movable with respect to each other, in terms of both rotational and axial movements. The flanged boot has a first annular flange at one end and a second ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6976681 | Slide ring seal assembly including a radial, rotation preventing arrangement A slide ring seal assembly includes a slide ring having an axially extending annular leg. The leg has radially outer and radially inner circumferential surfaces and a free axial end. A plurality of circumferentially spaced recesses are provided in leg at the free ax... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6918592 | Face seal device A face seal device for sealing a shaft relative to a casing includes a pair of co-operating seal rings, one of said seal rings serving for non-rotational mounting on the casing and the other for common rotation with the shaft. The seal rings include bores through wh... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918594 | Face seal assembly with composite stator A composite face seal has an annular seal rotor and an annular seal stator, both having a metal base portion and a radially extending flange. The flange has first and second axially facing surfaces. A first ceramic ring may be mounted to the first surface of the fla... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6886832 | High pressure fluid cylinder system A high pressure fluid jetting system generally includes a fluid cylinder pump, a drive assembly, a pressurized liquid supply and an applicator gun. The drive assembly includes a diesel or electric powered motor which drives a rotatable drive shaft. The drive shaft d... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6688601 | Mechanical seal A mechanical seal includes a fixed ring, a rotating ring and a shaft sleeve. The fixed ring is connected in a sealed state to a housing. The rotating ring has a slide part and an engaging part. The slide part faces and slidably contacts with the fixed rin... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6655694 | Slide ring seal A slide ring seal, including a slide ring and a counter-ring, the slide ring and the counter-ring sealingly contacting each; other so as to be relatively rotatable at their sealing surfaces and so as to be acted upon by spring tension under axial prestres... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6523832 | Slide ring seal A slide ring seal, including a slide ring and a counter-ring. The slide ring and the counter-ring sealingly contact each other at sealing surfaces so as to be relatively twistable and acted upon by spring tension under axial prestressing. The slide ring, ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6464231 | Bellows seal with spring-loaded radial secondary seal A mechanical seal of the invention includes relatively rotatable seal rings and a secondary seal therefore. The secondary seal is a C-shaped spring loaded gasket having upper and lower gasket legs. The gasket is provided between two of the seal components... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6338489 | Mechanical seal A mechanical seal including a slide ring and a counter-ring that are axially preloaded against each other along sealing surfaces through the application of spring tension. These surfaces contact each other in a manner that permits the sealing surfaces to ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6220601 | Mechanical face seal device A mechanical face seal device includes a bellows assembly comprising a bellows member of resilient material having axially spaced mounting portions interconnected by an intermediate foldable portion, one of said mounting portions being adapted to be fixed... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6007069 | Mechanical face seal A mechanical end face seal for sealing between a housing and a relatively rotating shaft which seal includes a pair of relatively rotating annular rings having seal faces in sealing contact with each other to define a seal interface, with one of the rings... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5947479 | Mechanical seal with flexible metal diaphragm A mechanical end face seal for sealing between a housing and a relatively rotating shaft which includes a pair of relatively rotating annular rings having seal faces in sealing contact with each other to define a seal interface. A generally annular flexib... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5897118 | Mechanical seal for a compressor and centrifugal compressor comprising the mechanical seal The mechanical seal for a compressor comprises a support member fixed to a rotary shaft for rotating therewith, an annular rotating slide member consisting of hard materials and being fitted to the support member by shrinkage, and a stationary slide membe... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5762343 | Slide ring seal assembly A slide ring seal assembly includes a slide ring member and a counterring member adjoining the slide ring member in axial alignment therewith. A force-exerting arrangement which axially resiliently presses the two ring members to one another includes a fi... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5558343 | Water pump seal assembly A water pump is disclosed for use in an internal combustion engine. The water pump includes a seal assembly for use between the rotatable pump shaft and the water pump housing which is fixed relative to the shaft. The seal assembly includes a base carrier... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5344164 | Mechanical seals The invention provides a cartridge-mounted mechanical seal in which a set of bellows acts against the rotary component to urge its face into mating contact with the stationary component face, and wherein the stationary component is mounted in the seal so ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5340121 | Face seal with integral fluorocarbon polymer bellows A mechanical seal assembly is provided for inhibiting a fluid located in a higher pressure region of an apparatus from flowing to a relatively lower pressure region. The seal assembly is configured for cooperation with a seal ring connected to a cylindric... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5123660 | Extended life mechanical face seal assembly A rotary mechanical face seal utilizes a pair of cup-shaped inserts to closely support the contoured diaphragm of an elastomeric boot whereby the diaphragm does not actively undergo deflection to assist in sealing moving interfaces, even under fluctuation... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5045048 | Rotary centrifuge bowl and seal for blood processing A seal for a blood processing centrifuge bowl which is formed of a dynamic rotary seal and a static seal. The dynamic rotary seal is formed of an upper graphite or carbon non-rotating ring member and a lower two-piece rotatable ring member formed of a cer... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4691927 | Temperature-compensating mechanical face seal In a mechanical face seal of the diaphragm bellows type having a face seal ring with a body defining a substantially flat, annular sealing surface, and a holder adapted to be disposed radially about the seal ring in interference fit with a loaded surface ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4669739 | Rotary mechanical fluid face seal with rigid restraint ring means A seal assembly for sealing a rotatable shaft to a housing includes a flexible bellows member and a removeable insert which are sealed against each other along complementary tapered sealing surfaces. A rigid restraint is located in the flexible bellows me... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4653980 | Mechanical seal for pumps and method of fabricating same A mechanical seal assembly for use with centrifugal pumps including at least one unitized elastomer assembly for urging the seal faces of a pair of seal rings into sealing engagement with each other. The unitized elastomer assembly serves as a seal ring m... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4421327 | Heavy duty end face seal with asymmetrical cross-section A mechanical end face seal assembly with first and second, relatively rigid, primary seal rings of a generally T-shaped cross-section and a pair of annular secondary elastomeric seal rings. The secondary rings provide a combination of radial compressive l... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4378119 | Mechanical face seals with special bellows A mechanical face seal adapted to withstand a pressure differential across its sealing faces, includes a bellows unit of monolithic construction, comprising a plurality of corrugations, the crowns of the convolutions directed towards the high pressure sid... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4365816 | Self-damping bellows seal assembly A self-damping bellows seal assembly for providing a seal between a rotatable shaft and a stationary member through which the shaft extends. The assembly includes a flexible bellows surrounding the shaft and secured at one end thereto. An annular face sea... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4278218 | Seal A seal, especially for dishwashers, for sealing a shaft. The seal comprises a bellows made of elastic material, with a support housing and a slide ring associated therewith. The bellows at least partially overlaps the slide ring and the support housing. A... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4275889 | Seal construction This disclosure relates to a seal which is particularly suited for use in a coolant pump of an internal combustion engine. The seal parts are subjected to high rotational torques during operation of the pump, and the seal parts are constructed and assembl... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4239241 | Fluid seal assembly A fluid seal assembly to be mounted between a fixed part and a rotary shaft, comprising a slide ring secured to a resilient sealing member attached to the shaft and urged by a spring into engagement with a counter-ring secured to the fixed part, said slid... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4183542 | Rotating face sealing gasket, particularly for use on tracked vehicles A rotating face sealing gasket, particularly for use on tracked vehicles, constituted by a pair of facing metal rings in mutual sliding contact, and a pair of rings of resilient material mounted on the outside of each metal ring and forming a seal one aga... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4182518 | Sealing arrangements A sealing arrangement between rotary shafts and structure which surrounds them particularly propeller tailshafts and the stern boss of ships. The sealing arrangement comprises two rubbing seals mounted in series along the shaft between the shaft and struc... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4124219 | Slide ring seal A slide ring seal structure for sealing machine elements rotatable about an axis, especially for sealing pump shafts, with an about rotation-symmetric housing which at one end face has a bottom extending transverse to the axis of the seal structure. The s... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4063741 | Fluid face seal assemblies In a fluid face seal assembly comprising an elastomeric annular seal for engaging in a recess of a stationary housing or the like component, an axially directed extension on a radially inner limb of the annular seal, an annular face seal carried by said e... | 12/20/1977 |
| 3977465 | Sealing element for a regenerative heat-exchanger A sealing element between the storage body and a gas channel of a regenerative heat-exchanger, which consists of a slide layer of graphite, of a metallic support bar and of a connecting layer disposed therebetween; the support bar includes a bottom portio... | 08/31/1976 |
