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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341258 | Cammed seal assembly with sealing ring having an angled leg portion and foot portion with elastomeric energizer element A seal assembly seals first and second operational surfaces spaced apart by a gap. The first surface includes a seal groove having a base surface and first and second side surfaces. A sealing element in the seal groove has a foot portion extending parallel to the ba... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7147230 | Sealing device and sleeve and holding element for such The sealing device is for drum filters or filter presses to form a seal between the rotary drum end faces and the end faces of the trough in which the rotary drums are situated. A sealing element (3) is disposed in a groove (1) on the rotary drum end f... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7093837 | Turbine spring clip seal An improved turbine spring clip seal for directing gases to be mixed with fuel in a combustor basket. The turbine spring clip seal is composed of inner and outer housings and a center sealing member disposed between the inner and outer housings. The center sealing m... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077645 | Rotary tubular kiln A longitudinal sealing (20), which, as a rule, extends below the rotating tube (30), is proposed to increase the heating efficiency in a rotary tubular kiln, in which a rotating tube (30) is surrounded, like a bowl, by heating tunnel (32)... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7036824 | Device for the float mounting a sealed housing A device for float mounting a sealed housing around a rotating, deflecting shaft. A sealed housing is connected to a static part in such a way that it can yield radially as well as rotate around a shaft axis at least to a small extent. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017916 | Shaft seal assembly and its associated method of manufacture A system and method of manufacturing improved wear ring assemblies and positive pressure shaft seals. The wear ring assemblies are made from stacked layers of flat metal. Different shaped component parts of the wear ring assemblies are cut from various sheets of met... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6959930 | Combination oil scrapper ring/gas seal assembly A ring assembly, including a first oil scraper ring, a center oil scraper ring and a gas seal ring, adapted for disposition in a single groove of a packing cup which can be stationarily mounted over and around a reciprocally movable piston rod of a gas compressor. T... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935631 | Sheet brush seal A primary technical goal of the present invention is to improve seal performance of a brush seal and to provide flexibility for preventing wear of the brush seal due to friction. The sheet brush seal disk comprises a first halved brush seal disk and a mating second ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932351 | Packing case for cooling compressors and other machinery A packing case for cooling compressors and other machinery is disclosed. A packing case includes an opening through which a movable machinery shaft may be inserted such that the packing case is mounted on the shaft. In an exemplary embodiment, the packing case conta... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6688585 | Carburetor for a two-cycle scavenging engine A carburetor for a scavenged two-stroke internal combustion engine has an enriched fuel-and-air mixing passage extending through a housing of the carburetor. Engaged to the housing is a body of an air flow modular assembly which carries a primary air flow... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6637752 | Supplemental seal for the chordal hinge seal in a gas turbine In a gas turbine having a chordal hinge seal between an inner rail of each nozzle segment and an annular axially facing sealing surface of a nozzle support ring, a supplemental seal is disposed between the support ring and inner rail of the nozzle segment... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6588764 | Segmented labyrinth seal assembly and method A segmented labyrinth seal assembly and method according to which a plurality of arcuate segments extend around a rotating shaft with the shaft being engaged by a sealing portion of each segment, thus sealing against the movement of fluid in an axial dire... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6572113 | Seal fitting A seal assembly for co-operation with a shaft comprising a seal member which, in use, in a first position, forms a seal against the shaft, a seal housing for retaining the seal member, means for applying a radially inward force to the seal member and mean... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6550779 | Mechanical split seal A split seal component including a seal face comprising two seal face segments rigidly mounted in two holder halves and methods of assembly and installation. The seal face segments may each have a nose that is held snugly by each holder half and is suppor... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6527274 | Turbine rotor-stator leaf seal and related method A seal assembly for installation between rotating and stationary components of a machine includes a first plurality of leaf spring segments secured to the stationary component in a circumferential array surrounding the rotating component, the leaf spring ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6315301 | Seal apparatus for rotary machines Rotating machine seal device is improved so that seal plate is fitted to rotating portion firmly, thereby self-induced vibration of the seal plate is reduced and occurrence of abrasion or thinning of the seal plate due to the self-induced vibration and se... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6065756 | Flex seal for gas turbine expansion joints An expansion joint seal between a gas turbine exhaust duct and an axially adjacent exhaust ductwork comprising plural layers of axially adjacent layers of flexible seal plates, each layer comprising a plurality of arcuate segments which together form a 36... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5913521 | Rotating seal ring component kit for a mechanical split seal A rotating seal ring component kit is provided which comprises a seal ring having a split dividing the seal ring into at least two sections configured to fit around a shaft, a clamp ring having a split dividing the clamp ring into at least two sections co... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5879010 | Seal assembly with mechanically joined anti-extrusion rings A seal assembly adapted for use in sealing two mating surfaces spaced apart by a gap is provided. The seal assembly includes a sealing element adapted to be located in a groove in one of the mating surfaces. A back-up ring assembly is provided which inclu... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5571269 | Rotary seal assembly for rotary drum An improved rotary seal assembly for kiln drums and the like utilizes a series of overlapping metal leaves mounted to a hood surrounding the drum and a wear ring resiliently supported to surround the drum at an annular spacing from its outer surface. Wear... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5503375 | Coil spring with ends adapted for coupling without welding Spring apparatus is provided which includes coil springs having intermediate and end coils suitable for interconnection in order to form a continuous spring which maintains a constant load-deflection characteristic over all intermediate coils unaffected b... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5301957 | Expanding circumferential seal with upper-cooled runner A circumferential seal arrangement has one or more expanding carbon rings and a rotating runner concentric to and radially outside of the carbon rings. Cooling oil is injected directly onto the outer circumferential surface of the runner and also in the d... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5203849 | Canted coil spring in length filled with an elastomer A spring assembly includes a plurality of coils interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship for causing the spring assembly to exert as force in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to a centerline of the plurality of c... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5181308 | Method for installing annular seals A method of installing a seal having a sealing surface in a defined operating position in a rotating machine composed of a stationary part which carries the seal and a rotary part mounted to rotate about an axis of rotation and having a cylindrical surfac... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5139276 | Canted coil spring radially loaded while in a cavity A canted coil spring assembly includes a plurality of coils having major and minor axes and canted along a center line defined by an intersection of the major and minor axes. The coils are interconnected in a manner forming a radial gartertype canted coil... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5100158 | Compliant finer seal A seal for inhibiting the flowing of a gas or liquid in the stream along a shaft within a machine housing, the shaft having an axis of rotation in a predetermined radius, the seal comprising a seal housing attached to the machine housing, and a plurality ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4961588 | Radial seal A heat resistent seal having a plurality of finger-like members (14) which press against the outer peripheral surface (23) of a rotating cylinder (16). The seal includes several seal sections (10), each comprising a thin spring steel plate (22) having a l... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4893795 | Radially loaded canted coiled spring with turn angle A radially resilient canted coiled springs includes a plurality of coils canted along a centerline thereof with each coil having a trailing portion and a leading portion. The disposition of the trailing portion is defined by a back angle between the trail... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4875691 | Radial seal A radial seal for use in connection with a cylindrical rotatable member passing through a stationary member which includes a circular floating shoe mounted to the stationary member and surrounding the rotatable member in order to accommodate axial, latera... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4830344 | Canted-coil spring with turn angle and seal A garter-type axially resilient coil spring includes a plurality of coils canted along a centerline thereof with each coil having a trailing portion and a leading portion. The disposition of the trailing portion is defined by a back angle between the trai... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4811961 | Seal for rotating cylinders such as kilns and the like A seal for use in sealing an annular opening between a stationary member and a rotating cylinder telescopically arranged with the stationary member, the seal comprising a series of partially overlapping members circumscribing the cylinder adjacent the sta... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4755244 | Method of forming a seal This invention relates to a method of forming a fire resistant seal from a tubular ring of elastomeric material having a garter spring movably mounted in the bore of the seal.... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4655462 | Canted coiled spring and seal A coiled spring includes a plurality of coils with each of the coils being interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship and disposed in a preselected acute angle with the centerline of the coil spring for causing the coil spring to exert... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4554748 | Multi-segment seal ring for rotary equipment A multi-segment seal ring for rotary equipment of the type involving a relatively large-diameter rotary cylinder supported with its axis horizontal by one or more fixed housings, seals being employed between the cylinder and at least one of the housings. ... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4502702 | Segmented seal for rotary equipment A seal assembly for effecting a seal between a stationary housing and a rotatable cylinder includes a plurality of arcuate segments radially disposed about the outer circumference of the cylinder. Each segment has an axial sealing surface defining a radiu... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4448425 | Shaft seal assembly with inflatable annular member An annular seal assembly disposed between a shaft surface and a surrounding ousing, for example, a seal assembly for an aft-stern tube seal of a sea-going vessel, comprises a nonrotating annular seal element having a circumferentially segmented constructio... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4408924 | Split collar A split collar for surrounding an article comprises two half sections, each having an internal surface configured to engage the article. A pair of grooves surrounds the collar, and a cut-out is provided to form a pair of attachment projections. An elastic... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4289322 | Gland pack for reciprocating machines operating at high pressure A gland pack for reciprocating plunger machines operating at high pressure, comprising three-element seal assemblies housed in cavities at the head end of the pack, each element comprising a seal ring constructed of a self-lubricating plastics material an... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4212477 | Circumferential shaft seal A circumferential shaft seal comprising two sealing rings held to a rotating shaft by means of a surrounding elastomeric band. The rings are segmented and are of a rigid sealing material such as carbon or a polymide and graphite fiber composite.... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4211424 | Centrifugally compensated seal for sealing between concentric shafts A seal for sealing between a hollow outer shaft and an inner shaft concentric with the outer shaft has a seal ring with a plurality of segments extending around the inner shaft. The seal ring has an outer circumferential face confronting the inner surface... | 07/08/1980 |
