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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7296800 | Seal device A seal device that includes a seal portion protruding from a resilient body member in a common direction with a seal lip member. The seal portion being shorter in length and having a thickness that is thinner than the lip seal member. A gap is defined between an act... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7284759 | Mounting guard ring A mounting guard ring for a sealing ring with at least one sealing lip, surrounding a sleeve-shaped protective ring with a supporting surface for the sealing lip disposed at the outer periphery and a holding device shaped as a grip, the protective ring being provide... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7201241 | Self relieving seal Self relieving seals of this invention comprise an elastomeric seal body having a first sealing surface and a second sealing surface for contact with respective drill bit sealing surfaces. The seal includes a pair of external surfaces that each extend along the seal... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7172201 | Sealing ring, especially radial shaft seal A sealing ring has a sealing disk having a fastening part and a seal part. The fastening part is connected to a first stationary machine part and the seal part seals a movable machine part and is oriented in an axial direction toward an atmosphere side or a medium s... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7097004 | Pressure bleeding boot-type seal A boot-type seal having a seal and a valve. The seal has a first seal member, which is configured to sealingly engage a first surface, and a second seal member, which is configured to sealingly engage a second surface. The valve is coupled to the seal and is operabl... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097351 | System of monitoring operating conditions of rotating equipment A monitoring system for rotating equipment includes detection of temperature conditions in various areas of the system including motor and pump bearings, mechanical seal environment including seal flush, seal cooler and seal reservoir and process fluid temperature. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090221 | Seal device A seal contact surface of a seal lip member and a protruding lip member of an end face seal are separated from each other and frictional heat generated at the seal lip member due to sliding motion is prevented from being transferred to the end face seal for softenin... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080510 | Exhaust gas sealing system for turbocharger An exhaust gas sealing system for a turbocharger includes a control valve for controlling a flow of an exhaust gas in a turbine housing, a shaft extending to an outside of the turbine housing through a bearing bore provided on the turbine housing, one end of the sha... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7040474 | Bonded clutch piston A clutch assembly is provided including a first member and a second member rotatable relative to the first member. A clutch pack is provided for frictionally engaging the first and second members. A piston chamber is provided adjacent to the clutch pack, and a pisto... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029393 | Split inlet seal for grain separators and method A grain separator having an easily replaceable seal. The separator comprises a housing and a rotatable grain separation drum carried by the housing, the drum having an end face with an external annular bearing surface. A drive shaft extends axially into the drum thr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021830 | Seal ring and rolling bearing unit with seal ring It is intended that the rotation resistance is decreased while the durability and seal performance are kept in the rolling bearing unit with seal ring. The most thin wall-thickness portion 30 is provided in the vicinity of the base end of the seal lip ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004474 | Seal for an endless track A seal for an endless track has a cross section having a centerline parallel to an axis of the seal and a configuration symmetric with respect to the centerline of the cross section. The seal can include an elastically deformably configured portion having a cross se... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994354 | Vibrationally decoupling gasket A gasket includes a fist sealing portion, a second sealing portion, and an elastic arm sealingly connecting between the two. The first sealing portion sealingly engages a first member and the second sealing portion sealingly engages a second member. The elastic arm ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976548 | Self relieving seal Self relieving seals of this invention comprise an elastomeric seal body having a first sealing surface and a second sealing surface for contact with respective drill bit sealing surfaces. The seal includes a pair of external surfaces that each extend along the seal... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971651 | Device for sealing a space In a multi-chamber device a chamber with lubricant is sealed off on a rotationally drivable component from a second chamber at a peg of a power tool, by at least one seal sliding at a contact face, and least one stationary component is provided in the chamber with l... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6921078 | Slip ring seal Slit ring seal, especially running gear seal, consisting of an angle-shaped slip and/or opposing ring with a circumferential surface designed to accent a ring-shaped, approximately cross-sectional plate-spring shaped sealing body, where the sealing body, as needed, ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6866271 | Marine shaft seal with lip seal, bearing and gasket A sealing device for use with a drive shaft of a water vessel. The sealing device comprises a housing for a seal and bearing, a compression ring, a lip seal flange attachment and a diaphragm for tracking the movement of the shaft. The diaphragm is made of a resilien... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6712580 | Seal apparatus for a water pump, rotation-support apparatus for a water pump, and a water pump A structure of a water pump is provided without increasing the cost thereof, or without enlarging the size to improve the durability of the water pump. A seal apparatus having a seal ring 13 and a slinger 14 in combination to prevent foreign matter fro... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6581939 | Bearing end cap with integrated seal A bearing end cap having a circular mounting surface, a sidewall adjacent to the mounting surface, a seal groove positioned in the mounting surface, and an integrated seal positioned in the seal groove.... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6494459 | Axial face seal An axial face seal, in particular a running gear seal, consists of an angular sliding ring and/or counter-ring with a circumferential surface for accommodating a ring-shaped sealing member with approximately plate-shaped cross section. The sealing member ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6485256 | Seal apparatus for a water pump, rotation-support apparatus for a water pump, and a water pump A seal apparatus is comprised of a seal ring 13 and a singer 14 in combination to prevent foreign matter from progressing into the rolling bearing 6a. The amount of compression δ of the second seal lip 23, which occurs when the tip edge of the second sea... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6375195 | Sealing assembly The present invention relates to a sealing assembly for use in a rolling mill in which a reliable and rigid mounting surface on the seal end plate and a detachable seal retaining plate improves the efficiency of the coolant seal without need of separate f... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6357754 | Seal for a bearing bush The sealing arrangement for a bearing bushing includes a reinforced seal (2) which is arranged in force-fitting manner against the inner wall (4) of the bearing bushing (1). The reinforcement (3) of the seal (2) forms a radially inwardly directed arm (14)... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6325175 | Shaft seal for a refrigerant compressor In order to improve a compressor for refrigerant, comprising a housing, at least one refrigerant-compressing element arranged in the housing, a shaft which has a section extending in the housing and driving the refrigerant-compressing element, a section p... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6308959 | Elastic sealing element in the form of bellows An elastic sealing element in the form of bellows, which is used to seal the contact surface between at least two components movable in relation to one another is described, which has low-elasticity contact zones as well as a deformation zone whose elasti... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6279914 | Sealing apparatus The present invention relates to a lip-type seal of the outer periphery rubber type having a stationary sealing portion made of rubber on the outer periphery of a reinforcing ring. In view of the fact that there is produced a gap corresponding to the rubb... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6254102 | Seal device having a flexible finger seal member A seal device for creating a seal between a rotatable shaft and a stationary member. The seal device includes a seal member having a generally annular body including a generally cylindrical inner wall forming a bore that extends through the body and a sea... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6209879 | Sealing apparatus A sealing apparatus has a metal ring having a cylindrical portion and an inward flange portion bending from the open-air side end of the cylindrical portion radially inward; a first sealing member formed integral with the metal ring, and having a first ru... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6173963 | Sealing assembly for an inlet valve of a power nailer A sealing assembly for an inlet valve of a power nailer includes a fixed frame and a movable member which has a tubular portion movably inserted through the central hole of the fixed frame and is biased by a spring. The movable member is connected to the ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6164660 | Rebuildable radial lip seal A rebuildable radial lip seal having a replaceable sealing element for sealing around a movable shaft and adapted for removable placement within a seal housing. The rebuildable radial seal comprises an annular sealing body which extends radially between a... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6145842 | Stepped seal and bushing A torque converter has a lip seal abutting the torque converter impeller control pump drive hub. The drive hub is rotatably supported in a transmission housing. Oil from the drive hub side of the bushing passes through the bushing into a chamber sealed fr... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6006617 | Starter for a motor vehicle engine, having improved sealing means A motor vehicle starter has a starter head which is driven in rotation by a motor shaft and which is displaceable in sliding movement between a rest position and a working position, with the starter head projecting outside the starter casing. A sealing ga... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6004039 | Lubricating structure for oil seals assembled with bearings In a structure for lubricating an oil seal interposed between a shaft and an outer circumferential member that surrounds the shaft, a bearing device provides: a shaft rotatable; an outer case surrounding the shaft and including a large-diameter portion, a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5899460 | Refrigeration compressor seal A refrigeration compressor seal for inhibiting the loss of refrigerant between a compressor shaft and a compressor housing. The seal includes a face seal comprising a seal nose and a mating ring positioned in opposing relation to the seal nose. The mating... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5794940 | End face seal with sacrificial wear-in excluder An end face seal especially adapted for use in severe service environments such as for sealing track pins or track rollers of crawler type tractors. The seal includes a primary annular seal ring, having a radially extending flange with a portion for conta... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5758880 | Self piloting seal head assembly A self piloting seal assembly for use on a rotatable shaft pump unit, the seal assembly including a seal head assembly in constant contact with a seal seat assembly. The seal head assembly includes an elastomer boot, a spring seat, a ferrule and a spring ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5687972 | Unitary oil seal assembly A unitary oil seal assembly intended for installation between relatively rotating inner and outer concentric members, such as, a shaft and housing of a motor vehicle is made up of a combination of a radial seal engageable with the shaft and a facial axial... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5655781 | Unitized radial and facial seal A unitized radial and facial seal assembly intended for use between radially inner and outer relatively rotationally and axially movable members includes a facial seal which is disposed between axially spaced, radially extending flanges of a counterface a... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5642890 | Slide ring seal assembly A slide ring seal assembly includes a slide ring having a slide face for engaging a slide face of an additional slide ring and a plastic part having a conical face. An annular elastic body surrounds and engages the conical face and is adapted to be compre... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5567132 | Seal for pump having an internal gas pump Pump apparatus having a wear end and a pump end is provided with a seal-pump for preventing liquid being pumped from entering the wear end. An internal pump is positioned between the wear end and the pump end of sealless pumps to direct small quantities o... | 10/22/1996 |
