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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311308 | Seal device for water pump, rotation supporting device for water pump and assembly method for water pump The tip edge of a second seal lip of an elastic member constituting a seal ring is in sliding contact with an outside face of a slinger. The seal ring and the slinger are pre-assembled and then installed between an inner peripheral surface at an end of an outer ring... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300263 | Pump In a pump conveying a supercritical fluid or a liquid are provided stator slots and motor mold members which are charged between the stator slots, so as to have a stator can of a motor driving the pump from the outside thereof. Additionally, by providing a main shaf... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293778 | Systems and methods for sealing between stators and rotors A seal is used between a housing and a shaft having an axis. The seal includes a first portion and a second portion engageable with each other and movable relative to each other. The first portion and the second portion are configured to be received in a cavity betw... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7240904 | Secondary sealing element A secondary sealing element comprises a base body (12) made of a synthetic material and comprising a base portion (13) and a seal portion (14) which each comprise coaxially aligned, axially adjacent through bores (17, 31) for the passage ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7163206 | Fluid seal A jet pipe assembly containing at least one joint provided with a seal assembly to isolate, substantially, the fluid flowing in the pipe from the fluid external to the pipe. The dynamic member of the seal assembly is provided with both radial and cylindrical sealing... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159873 | Shaft seal The present invention relates to a seal assembly for use in a rotary machine. The seal assembly comprises a first member and a seal carrier mounted to the first member by a mounting member, a second member spaced from the first member and a seal running member posit... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7093820 | Over center high deflection pressure energizing low leakage seal A low leakage seal for separating two environments and contacting a component surface is provided. The seal includes a base and an annular rib. The annular rib is coupled to and extends from the base. The annular rib includes at least one contact surface configured ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7021632 | Self-energized gasket and manufacturing method therefor A secondary seal gasket is formed of a graphite material for higher temperature applications. The gasket is formed by multiple wraps of a graphite ribbon and then is shaped in a mold to provide a U-shaped cross-sectional configuration having a self-energizing spring... | 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 |
| 6932348 | Mechanical sealing device Even high viscosity fluid or slurry-contained fluid can be securely sealed without deficiency of a liquid sealing device. The sealing liquid device includes an annular packing made of rubber-like elastic material, the annular packing having a secured section fitted ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6443459 | Sealing arrangement between two components rotating relative to one another Sealing arrangement between relatively rotatable components that includes a first component having a cylindrical circumferential surface on one of an interior and exterior circumference, and a second component having a ring groove open toward the circumfe... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6390478 | Sealing arrangement for a swivel A sealing arrangement for a swivel (1) comprising inner and outer mutually rotatable swivel members (2, 3), wherein the swivel members have respective inner fluid paths communicating with each other through one or more associated annular spaces (7) at the... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6234489 | Bearing isolator A combination of bearing isolator, shaft, and housing with a stator member affixed to said housing, said stator member having a cavity member therein, an annular rotor member rotatively connected to and surrounding said shaft, said stator member substanti... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6116610 | Spring energized plastic seals A seal between a pair of relatively axially movable coaxial components is provided by a spring energised plastic seal which is located axially with respect to the outer component to separate a high pressure fluid area from a low pressure fluid area, the s... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6105886 | Powder spray gun with rotary distributor A powder spray gun includes a rotary distributor which is capable of operating at slower speeds than liquid spray gun to reduce the problem of powder fusing, increases bearing life, reduce wear on moving parts while generating larger fan patterns and opti... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5813674 | Reverse pressure tolerant seal means A seal assembly 18 for blocking the leakage of fluid between a first region 26 and a second region 28 is disclosed. Various construction details are developed for improving the sealing capability under operative conditions which cause a severe reverse pre... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5685548 | Seal for track-chain link having lubricant filled pockets A track-chain link has a pin extending along and defining an axis and having a pair of ends and a radially outwardly directed cylindrical outer surface and a bushing coaxially surrounding the pin and having ends set axially inward of the pin ends and form... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5336047 | Self-sealing water pump seal A self-sealing water pump seal for a water pump having a rotating shaft that rotates with respect to a fixed housing comprises a conventional primary face seal and a barrier situated between the primary seal and the weep hole in the fixed housing of the w... | 08/09/1994 |
| 4932923 | Sealed bearing arrangement for universal joint A sealed bearing arrangement for a Cardan type universal joint comprises a bearing cup and a seal assembly which has an elastomeric body and a metal washer of U-shaped cross section. The elastomeric body has an inner flexible, annular seal lip which engag... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4741541 | Seal for a rotatable pipe coupling Seal for a rotatable pipe coupling of large dimensions such as the swivel of a mooring device, comprising a sealing ring (30) of substantially rectangular cross-section (31) place in a rectangular groove (29) which bridges the gap (27) to be sealed, the s... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4658847 | Bimetallic C-ring seal A self-actuating temperature sensitive seal comprised of a bimetallic C-ring. Differences in the relative rates of thermal expansivity of the inner face and the outer face of the C-ring cause the C-ring to expand or contract in response to temperature var... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4556196 | Method and apparatus for sealing valve stems A valve is provided with an improved seal between the valve body and the rotatable valve stem. A high pressure fluid seal is formed by a pressure-responsive lip seal. A spring positioned between the lip seal and the valve stem sealing surface provides a s... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4519412 | Valve and seal therefor An ball valve having a body with an open valve chamber therein, passages into the valve chamber, an opening through the top of the body, a boss having an internal recess opposite and aligned with said opening, a closure releasably secured to said body and... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4438936 | Secondary sealing element with U-shaped sealing ring for mechanical seals A secondary sealing element for axial seal rings, is resistant to stresses due to temperature, pressure, vibration, corrosion, swelling and shrinking. This sealing element is produced of non-rubber-type elastic and non brittle material and its shape, in c... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4422771 | Downflow mixer A floating downflow mixer including a float having a central float passage and a pump casing mounted on the float with its upper end spaced below the float to provide an intake at the underside of the float. A drive motor is mounted on top of the float an... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4418921 | Mechanical seal A mechanical seal assembly comprising stationary rotating seal rings having opposed faces which remain parallel to one another during operation or defect to become convex in order to provide a convergent path for leakage across the opposed faces.... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4241927 | Mechanical seal An improved mechanical seal in which the elastomer U-cup has a controlled contact area with a rotating member and the cavity for receiving the U-cup is contoured without the conventional, relatively sharp axially extending lip. A low coefficient of fricti... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4201393 | Linked chain with improved sealing rings A chain having a number of link units each of which includes a pin connecting a pair of outer link plates and a bush connecting a pair of inner link plates, between which a lubricating oil is held and sealed with a sealed ring interposed between the outer... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4196912 | Fluid-pressurized face seal A fluid-pressurized face seal device is provided for use in sealing a rotatable shaft in heavy duty equipment. At least an end portion of the shaft is surrounded by a housing to which said seal device is attached. The seal comprises a cylindrical annular ... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4157187 | Rotary mechanical face seals A sealing member for sealing an axially movable face seal member to an associated component comprises an annular body of graphite or other predominantly carbon-containing material of U-shape or C-shape in cross-section formed around a supporting annular c... | 06/05/1979 |
