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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186691 | Composite seal and coupling A seal and coupling, wherein the seal has a thin profile including a primary sealing element that provides both a face and radial seal, and a secondary or backup sealing element that provides a face seal. The secondary or backup sealing element seals against leakage... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8096561 | Flange gasket Ring-shaped flange gasket produced from a rubbery-elastic material, said flange gasket comprising two rings (2, 3), each having a ring-shaped reinforcing insert (9, 10), said rings being formed in a wedge-shaped manner transversely relative to the ring... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7914009 | Universal pool skimmer gasket The present invention is universal gasket for a pool skimmer opening, which comprises an essentially rectangular planar sheet of material with a horizontal top member and a horizontal bottom member; a first and second vertical member connected to the horizontal top ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7588253 | Sealing system with sealing ring A sealing system with sealing ring for coupling members for connecting pipes to user devices such as pumps, compressors, tanks and the like, by means of a shank that screws into a seat provided on the said user devices, comprises a groove and an annular seal. The gr... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7472912 | Tear-out coupling and water line A unitary removable barrier for installation in a cylindrical water line to selectively block the water line to passage of water therethrough. The unitary removable barrier is composed of a single piece rubber body having at least one cylindrical section sized to re... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7364166 | Seal and retainer for a fluid connection A seal/retainer unit (10) comprising an annular sealing gasket (12) and a plurality of retaining legs (14) extending generally perpendicularly therefrom. The sealing gasket (12) and the retaining legs (14) are formed in one piece (... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354075 | Adapter-intermediate ring for a screw-in part of a fluid plug system An adapter assembly having an intermediate ring and a screw-in part for a fluid plug-in system. The adapter assembly includes an externally threaded portion for threading into a threaded bore and an actuating shoulder. A receiving groove is formed in the transition ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7325809 | Seal kit for vehicle air conditioning system and associated methods A seal kit for vehicle air conditioning systems and associated methods are provided. The seal kit includes a container and a set of a plurality of retrofit seals positioned in the container and adapted to retrofit a set of a plurality of existing seals of any one pr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7257927 | Three-piece frame assembly for window of enclosure Frames are disclosed for mounting windows within the walls of enclosures for isolating or sealing substances such as radioactive or other hazardous substances from the surrounding environment. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a window assembly include... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7204525 | Flowline clamp connector A flowline connection assembly connects first and second tubular members to each other. Each tubular member has an external flange on its end. A conical recess is formed in the bore at the end of each of the tubular members. A metal ring has a pair of legs extending... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198303 | Exhaust pipe joint and seal Compressed wire filament(s) form a seal that seals the joint between first and second pipes of an automotive exhaust system secured by bolted together first and second flanges. The seal is initially attached to the first pipe and first flange in an intermediate asse... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188477 | High temperature dynamic seal for scramjet variable geometry A seal assembly for use in an engine, such as a scramjet engine, having a movable element, such as inlet cowl flap, is provided. The movable element has an outboard structural member which requires thermal protection. The seal assembly includes a sealing element and... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7147774 | Sliding plate filter with segmented sealing ring A filtration apparatus for use in polymer processing includes a housing having an internal bore for directing polymer flow and a channel oriented transversely to the bore. A slide plate for supporting filters is movable through the channel and across the bore. An an... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140618 | Socket with dual-functional composite gasket A gasketed pipe joint including a dual-functional, composite gasket, which in addition to forming a seal between a pipe bell and a spigot provides a molding surface for forming a bent retainer in the hub of the pipe or fitting. The dual-functional composite gasket c... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121557 | Self-sealing pass-through plate A plate for passing a member from a first side of the plate through to a second side of the plate. The plate includes a retainer having a first surface on the first side of the plate, and a second surface on the second side of the plate. The retainer has one or more... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104545 | Method of forming a gasket assembly for a PEM fuel cell assembly A thermoplastic carrier sheet is die-cut to have a size and shape matching that of a PEM bipolar plate. A plurality of holes are punched in the carrier sheet in the pattern of gasket beading to be formed subsequently. In a mold, liquid gasket resin fills the mold on... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7063327 | Sealing element A sealing element, especially a flat seal, consisting of a metal-supported elastomer material, containing sealing profiles that are offset form one another, between which, at given intervals, elements that provide acoustic de-coupling, also made of elastomer materia... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059612 | Gasket A gasket comprises a ring member made of a metal material, and a covering section composed of an elastic material, wherein the covering section integrally covers side surfaces and an inner circumferential surface of the ring member respectively. First to third protr... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036825 | Integrally molded lateral compression seal A casing for a HVAC system in an automobile for moving air comprises a plurality of sections, each of which is molded of plastic material. The sections of the casing are connected and sealed to one another at a plurality of joints. The improvement resides in the ton... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7004476 | Combustion gas seal for injector A combustion gas seal for injectors having the function to prevent the leak of a combustion gas when the injector is mounted on a cylinder head of an engine, wherein the seal is made of a resin and the entire surface of the combustion gas side end of the seal is exp... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004017 | Materials tester latching coupling device A latching coupling device for material testers is provided. The coupling can be connected and disconnected without the use of tools and includes a housing and interfacer. A spring within the latching coupling device serves to center the interfacer while snapping th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994356 | Gasket seal for flanges of piping and equipment, a method for manufacturing gasket seals, and a sealing ring for a gasket seal A gasket seal for piping and equipment flanges comprises a sealing ring and a centralization ring, preferably concentric rings made of a metallic alloy. The sealing ring has an outer contour surface having a substantially L-shaped cross-section comprising an innermo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6948717 | Joint assembly employing multi-ring gasket A multi-ring gasket (140) is for sealing the joint between two flanged general non-metallic pipes. In one embodiment, the gasket has an inner ring (72) an outer ring (132) and a plurality of spokes (77) connecting the inner ring (72 | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945539 | Seal retainer The present invention relates to a seal comprising an annular sealing body comprising a radially outer peripheral groove, an upper load concentrating projection, a lower load concentrating projection, a compression relief region extending from the center of the load... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942221 | Seal having gaps A sealed flange includes a seal (203 or 901) and a flange (201 or 801). The outer perimeter of a flange (201 or 801) has tabs (303 or 803) interspaced with notches (601 or 805). The outer perimete... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6921086 | Sealing device A seal structure (10) has a flange (12) which locates against the flange of another member (22) and is held there by a “U” shaped clip (32). Member (22) has one or more cut outs (30) in its flange, and clip (32) h... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916048 | Device for fluid-tight connection of a fitting to an internal combustion engine fuel injector The fitting has a high-pressure fuel supply conduit, and the injector has a hollow body having a threaded seat engaged by a threaded portion of the fitting. The fitting has a shoulder located between the threaded portion and another portion of the fitting, and the h... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6883483 | Gasket with pushrod retainer In an engine having a rocker member adapted to rock about an axis intermediate the rocker member and a pushrod extending from a lower body to an upper body and engaging an end of the rocker member, a gasket for sealing the lower body to the upper body is provided. T... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6878049 | Random orbital sander A pneumatically operated, random orbital sander is disclosed as having an upper seal adapted to retard the entry of dust into an exposed or lowermost motor shaft supporting bearing and a lower seal adapted to retard the entry of dust into a motor shaft mounted beari... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6869080 | Metal-to-metal sealing system A metal-to-metal sealing element for a wellhead assembly which includes at least first and second adjacent components and first and second generally annular sealing surfaces that are each formed on a corresponding one of the components. The sealing element comprises... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6843483 | Seal ring for orifice plate A seal ring for an orifice plate includes a metal annular body having an outer peripheral edge and an inner peripheral edge. A first sealing element retainer is integrally formed with and extends from a first side of the body. A second sealing element retainer is in... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6811159 | Gasket and heat shield for a flanged joint A gasket and heat shield for sealing and insulating a flanged joint has a first body portion, which contains a gasket member and a second body portion disposed at an angle relative to the first body portion. The first body portion incorporates two openings to accomm... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6808181 | Bushing and sealing ring assembly A bushing and sealing ring assembly including a sealing ring and a bushing. The sealing ring has a cylindrical base with an external thread and a reduced diameter, upstanding cylindrical sleeve extending co-axially from one end of the base with a predetermined heigh... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6739597 | Drain Gasket A seal for a drain that includes a seal body having an annular portion and an integral disk portion. An outer sealing surface and inner sealing surface are defined on the annular portion. A handle extends from a first surface of the disk portion. The disk portion de... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6708985 | Ring seal and retainer assembly The ring seal and retainer assembly includes an annularly shaped ring seal defining a radial inner surface, a radial outer surface, first and second axial end surfaces and a central bore for fluid or gas passage. A retainer is provided for affixing and positioning a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6688609 | Gasket for pressurized fluid system Gasket for sealing between flanges in a pressurized fluid system. A central opening is disposed within an inner periphery of the gasket, the inner periphery being curved toward the central opening. Fluid pressure on the inner periphery is reacted by hoop ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6662587 | AC and HP service valves for manufactured housing Apparatus for connecting a first pre-charged section of an air conditioning system to refrigerant lines connecting the section to a second section of the system. A service unit is employed to connect each refrigerant line to the pre-charge section which i... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6644670 | Sealing gaskets for water closets A gasket for sealing between a water closet and the floor or other supporting structure. In cross section it includes a flat seat for the base of the closet, an outer flange for sealing against the outer edge of the base and an inner sealing rib formed fo... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6612584 | Flange and seal assembly A flange and seal assembly is provided with an annular sealing ring and a mounting component. The annular sealing ring is retained as a part of the mounting component. The mounting component has a mounting end with a mounting flange extending outwardly fr... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6609718 | Seal for casting in a concrete wall of a fluid distribution system container In molding a seal in a concrete wall, the front end of a tubular element is inserted between an outer tubular wall which forms part of the opening in the concrete wall and a conical seal that is integrally molded with the outer tubular wall. The tubular e... | 08/26/2003 |
