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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7272204 | Method and apparatus for clamping a riser brace assembly in nuclear reactor An apparatus and method are provided which are designed to structurally replace welds that attach a riser brace assembly to a jet pump riser pipe. The riser brace assembly may include an upper clamp assembly, a lower clamp assembly, and a plurality of mechanical fas... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7114727 | Seal assembly and method of forming seal A seal assembly comprising an elastomeric gland having insert openings and fastener openings. Elastomeric inserts are removably disposed in the gland insert openings. The inserts have removable portions to form cable openings. Cable(s) can be placed in the cable ope... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6722664 | Seal system for covers/flange couplings under high pressure A high pressure seal consists of a minimal convex excess which induces a plastic-elastic deformation on the flat opposing surface. The excess can also be formed by means of a ring with a circular cross section which after tightening of the screw coupling likewise fo... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6394464 | Sealed passage device A sealing device for installation between a partition and at least one cable or conduit passing through a hole in the partition, includes two half-shells together forming a cylindrical body which completely surrounds the cable or conduit and is fixed to t... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6149164 | Sealing arrangement relating to cable and pipe transits A sealing arrangement relating to cable and pipe lead-throughs that extend through a wall. The arrangement includes a frame and one or more modules made from a compressible material and including an axially-extending channel through which a cable or a pip... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5340123 | Pressure hardware for a modular inter-wall elastomer seal Pressure hardware for a seal block assembly used to form a modular, annular seal around a conduit passing through a wall, the assembly including elastomer seal blocks joined in an annulus around the conduit, the seal blocks having pressure bolt apertures ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5305609 | Seal assembly A fuel injector 14 passes through wall 10 to inject fuel into a hot supersonic air flow 12. Wedge seals 26, 28 seal against leakage in cooperation with injection air flow 37, being compressed within seal carrier 16. Face seals 30, 32 are compressed by cov... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5301959 | Sealing gland A gland seal comprises a plurality of sealing plates (24, 28, 30) sealingly received in a bore (12). Each pair of adjacent plates define between them a sealing channel (42). The channels are linked by elongate slots (41) in the plates to define a generall... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5228726 | Exhaust system clamp An engine exhaust conduit sealed joint having controlled axial expansion between two telescopically interfitted ducts with a slide seal therebetween, and the ducts held by first and second clamp connectors, one of the ducts having an annular shoulder and ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5161835 | Pipe joint mechanism having high maintainability with wrap-around seal member This invention relates to a joint mechanism of pipes having high maintainability for a pipeline disposed in a building or a buried object. An insertion member is interposed between the pipes or between the pipe and equipment to be connected and packing is... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5052726 | Seal structures for flanges having bowed sealing surfaces A desirable seal structure for use in forming a seal around the exterior of a pipe or the like can be constructed so as to use a retainer member, a compression member, a sealing member located generally within the retainer member and generally between the... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5006300 | Sealing device for nuclear power reactor A sealing device for sealing a leak occurring inside a reactor pressure vessel at the vicinity of a weld between a control rod drive (CRD) tube and a surrounding CRD stub tube which communicates with an opening in the wall of the pressure vessel. An inner... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4900071 | Undersea hydraulic coupling with dovetail seal An undersea hydraulic coupling includes a male member and female member, and a two-piece retainer for restraining radial movement of a wedge-shaped annular seal into the central bore of the female member. The two-piece retainer includes a cylindrical reta... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4659868 | Apparatus for restricting water propagation along a submerged cable A device for constricting an electric cable used underwater for restricting the flow of water lengthwise of the cable when its sheath is perforated intentionally or accidentally. The device comprises a rigid hollow cylinder which fits around the cable wit... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4470609 | Conduit-connector structure with sealing ring therefor A conduit-connector coupling structure, otherwise sometimes known as a clamp-type connector, incorporates plural clamp segments operating to cam together flange members producing the coupling. Clamp segments are employed with connecting attachment means s... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4387267 | Device for the fluid-tight anchorage of an electric conducting cable inlet This device for the fluid-tight anchorage of an electric conducting cable, for example through an inlet aperture formed in a cabinet, box or the like, comprises a tubular body through which the cable is passed, such body consisting of two sections adapted... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4316053 | Pipe couplings and coupling gaskets A pipe coupling and gasket is provided in which electrical conductivity through the coupling is assured, said coupling consisting of a middle ring with conical ends receiving an annular resilient gasket having a conductive helix made from metal wire of tr... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4178020 | Locking slip joint and method of use A locking slip joint has primary utility in the making up of a tie-in in pipeline laying and repair operations. In a preferred embodiment the slip joint comprises an inner sleeve telescopically received within an outer sleeve. Means for locking the sleeve... | 12/11/1979 |
