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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7322579 | Spline shaft seal assembly The present invention relates to seals and, in particular, to a seal that retains lubrication between the interface of a spline shaft and a sleeve shaft, which move relative to each other. The seal body has a flexible body with an axis and alternating projections an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7127912 | Multi-chambered container with collared O-ring A modified multi-chambered container including a container body defining a central (e.g., liquid) chamber, a neck defining an opening to the central chamber, a flange extending upward from the neck, and a groove formed in the neck around the first opening. A collare... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7066927 | Vented seal having redundant sealing components A seal having a body and several bands extending away from the body. The bands extend around an axial portion of the body. In some embodiments, the bands project from and are formed integral with the body. For example, the bands can be rings. Two bands can be locate... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066471 | Lip-type shaft seal A lip-type shaft seal is made of elastic material with a Shore A hardness of ≦75, includes a radial sealing lip, which has a sealing edge to bear against a rotating component and terminates in a axial sealing lip, which has a sealing edge to rests in installed sta... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063193 | Seal structure for relatively rotational members A seal structure is disclosed as mounted in a coupling 1, exposed in the vicinity of a stationary member 14, with a dust cover 15 being mounted to a cylindrical member 19 for preventing foreign material from entering a gap between the cou... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051694 | Sealing system for a shaft A sealing system for a shaft, in particular for a combustion engine, with a motor casing cover having a clearance hole for take-up of a carrier is shown having at least one dynamically and at least one statically effective sealing area and is equipped with a centeri... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6913264 | Sealing arrangement A sealing arrangement for sealing a housing with respect to a shaft includes a first annular supporting element connected to the housing, a second annular supporting element connected to the shaft, and a first seal connected to one of the two supporting elements and... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6715769 | Rotation shaft seal A rotating shaft seal provided with a seal element, arranged between a housing and a rotation shaft, which contacts the rotation shaft, and a seal member made of rubber having a lip end portion, disposed on a fluid storing chamber side to the seal element, which con... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6619664 | Wear improvement to textured lip seal Multiple circumferential rows of textured features are formed between the outer peripheral edge and the inner peripheral edge of a seal. The multiple circumferential rows of textured features form a boundary for incoming dirt and wash away abrasive partic... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6315302 | Skew resisting hydrodynamic seal A novel hydrodynamically lubricated compression type rotary seal that is suitable for lubricant retention and environmental exclusion. Particularly, the seal geometry ensures constraint of a hydrodynamic seal in a manner preventing skew-induced wear and p... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6302404 | Sealing device A sealing device primarily for sealing off a slit-shaped space between two radially extending surfaces arranged about a shaft and axially displaceable relative to each other along the shaft includes a first sleeve-shaped seal part and an elastically resil... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6158743 | Hub seal with low installation load and rotation prevention structure A hub seal for installation on the wheel end of a heavy duty trailer or truck is disclosed which includes an annular casing having a radially outer surface configured to sealingly engage an accommodating surface of a wheel hub mounted for rotation about a... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6123338 | Radial seal for ball bearing A radial seal useful in linear ball bearings and designed to be secured during transportation as well as during operation of the bearing includes an arcuate disk portion having opposite sides. An arcuate projection is provided on each side of the disk por... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5895051 | Noise abating beads on a rack seal A rack seal for use with a rack bushing and seal retainer wherein the rack bushing is made of a thermoplastic material and includes a face with a plurality of cooling cavities. The rack seal includes a body member, an annular sealing face, and a retainer ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5713577 | Sealing arrangement having multiple ring completely covered by elastomeric sealing material A sealing arrangement including a sealing ring with a support ring extending substantially in a radial direction. The support ring is joined in the radial direction to a first sealing element that lies in contact with and is nonrotatable with respect to a... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5709387 | Axle seal An axle seal is presented. The axle seal is disposed about an automotive axle at the automotive differential to prevent leakage of lubricant from the differential. The axle seal comprises a rigid cylindrical body member having outer grooves receptive to o... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5704615 | Packing member with reduced friction A packing member having an annular body with a circular outer wall and circular inner wall, with first and second end walls extending between the inner and outer walls includes a relatively soft upper portion formed from an elastomeric polymeric material ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5642889 | Sealing ring A sealing ring inserted into the radial space between two relatively movable cylindrical surfaces of a first and a second machine part. The cylindrical surfaces surround one another coaxially, and the sealing ring includes a first device for statically st... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5611548 | Sealing arrangement A sealing arrangement includes a radial shaft seal and a sensor ring for inductively detecting angular motion relative to a sensor. The radial shaft seal has at least one dynamically stressed sealing lip of an elastomeric material that is affixed to a rad... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5582412 | Cartridge type water stopper A cartridge water gasket for use in an endothermal engine-powered water pump for isolating wet and dry sections of the pump, which includes an annular frame located in an annular space between the axle and the inner wall of the pump body, and having an ex... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5509667 | Radial lip seal for a shaft in a housing A seal for sealing a shaft passing through a housing wall is presented. The seal comprises a radial shaft-sealing ring with at least one sealing lip of elastomeric material under radial pretension. The sealing lip is fastened to a first leg of an essentia... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5503408 | Lip seal for a rotary shaft A seal assembly is mounted on a shaft in sealing relationship to provide a sealed chamber in a housing from which the shaft extends. The seal assembly includes a unitary annular seal body attached to an annular retainer. The seal body includes three radia... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5482296 | Sealing rings and sealed assemblies A sealing ring for sealing between opposed surfaces of a bore and a rod extending axially in the bore has a recess, preferably in the form of a narrow axially-opening annular slot, behind one or mote sealing lips thereof. The dimensions of the recess are ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5470158 | Seal for rolling bearings An annular sealing groove is provided at an axial end of one of an outer or inner bearing ring. The seal element comprises an annular ring of an elastomeric material with a plurality of circumferentially periodic radially extending projections integrally ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5462288 | Shaft seal assembly A seal for sealing the end of a shaft passing out of the end wall of a casing and for sealing the end wall includes a gasket receptacle produced as a light metal pressure die casting. A sheet metal ring with a shaft seal ring molded onto it is pressed rad... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5462287 | Method for the manufacture of a shaft seal A seal for sealing the end of a shaft passing out of the end wall of a casing, as well as for sealing the end wall, is characterized in that a gasket receptacle is manufactured as a light metal pressure die casting, that a polytetrafluoroethylene sealing ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5380015 | Machined shaft seal encased in an elastomeric sleeve A manually assembled shaft seal assembly includes a plastic sealing element having an annular tubular mounting portion and a shaft-engaging sealing lip. An annular elastomeric sleeve extends around the inner and outer surfaces of the tubular mounting port... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5364111 | Sealing arrangement Proposed is a sealing arrangement for shafts with very small diameters, with an essentially U-shaped lip seal (6) subjected to the force of an axially acting helical compression spring (9). The two sealing lips (6.1 and 6.2) of the lip seal (6) are by thr... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5329898 | Shaft seal and bore assembly An oil seal, and in combination therewith a housing having a bore with a non-continuous groove. The oil seal has a locking or retention rib held within the non-continuous groove and a second sealing rib in compression fit against the sealing surface of th... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5303638 | Rodless piston and cylinder assembly for a reciprocating carriage A rodless piston and cylinder assembly having an improved cable connection between the ends of the piston and the working unit in the form of a band of plastic and coated stainless steel strip. The exterior surface of the band is curvilinear and cooperate... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5263444 | Seal, and sealed T-joint A seal for the T-joint between upper and lower engine crankcase members and a crankshaft seal member has a longitudinal portion received between and engaging the upper and lower crankcase members, and a generally triangular tip formed by a shorter side an... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5245741 | Machined shaft seal with reinforcing ring A shaft seal that includes a one-piece annular resilient seal element having an outer surface in static contact with a housing bore surface and an inner surface in rubbing contact with a circular shaft surface. A reinforcement ring is inserted into an int... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5201528 | Unitized shaft seal A shaft seal in which a sealing lip provided on an elastomeric portion of a first annular member is in sealing contact with a sealing surface of a second annular member which in operation is adapted to rotate relative to the first annular member, and in w... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5199721 | Crankshaft seal for an internal combustion engine Crankshaft seal for an internal combustion engine, comprising a die cast metal carrier (1) with a lipped ring of polymeric material which is fastened to the carrier by means of a support piece (2) of sheet metal. The support piece (2) is defined by a radi... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5129744 | Two component bearing seal with bumpers A seal for a roll neck bearing has a two interlocked components - a rotating component fitted to the inner race of the bearing and a stationary component fitted to the outer race. The rotating component includes a shield which fits around the end of the i... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5110142 | Valve stem oil seal A valve stem oil seal comprises a cup-shaped case engageable with the valve guide of a piston-type internal combustion engine in sealing relationship. A seal element has a radial flange portion disposed between a radial flange on the case and a support wa... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5052696 | Compact compressor seal A shaft seal having a thin radial section is adapted for mounting within a small radial annular clearance space between a housing and a shaft. An elastomeric sealing member is bonded to an axially inner portion of the seal and a polytetrafluoroethylene se... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4874261 | Seal for bearings A sealing shield assembly for a rolling bearing has at least one ring with a seat comprising at least one essentially reinforcing member and an anchoring device made of an elastomeric material for securing the enforcing member in the bearing seat. The rei... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4861045 | Dust excluder for vehicle air conditioning compressor seal assembly A dust excluder (12) for a seal assembly (10) such as utilized with a vehicle air conditioning compressor is disclosed as having an annular inner portion (36) that mounts on a rotatable compressor shaft (20) and as including an outer portion (38) that sea... | 08/29/1989 |
