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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7845649 | Methods and apparatus to facilitate sealing high pressure joints A method and apparatus facilitates coupling a pressure vessel first mating surface to a second mating surface. The method comprises inserting a seal assembly into a groove defined in the first mating surfaces such that a portion of the seal assembly extends outwardl... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7823887 | Sealing between components of a rotary machine In a casing of a rotary machine, cast components are sealingly mounted together by means of seals accommodated in (semi-) enclosed cavities. A ring seal includes an annular base and an annular skirt extending axially from the base. To ameliorate manufacturing tolera... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7624993 | Dual-membered suctional gasket The invention provides a novel dual-membered suctional gasket which has a reliable function to fit and fix the gasket to an object to be sealed, and also provides an effective suction effect and air venting function. For that purpose, the gasket which has a function... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7401792 | Sealing device and method for assembling the sealing device To provide a seal for a conducting element (3) which is positioned eccentrically in a through-hole (2) in a housing wall (1), a proposal is made for a sealing body (8) which can be moved in a radial direction (11) and which can be ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401763 | Valve seal and method of installing a valve seal An assembly comprises a valve, a valve seal, and a piece of epoxy. The valve comprises a valve gate, a housing, and a plurality of screws. The housing comprises a fluid passageway and a groove that extends into the housing from the fluid passageway. Each of the scre... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7383649 | Vehicle license plate frame A transparent vehicle license plate frame has an elastomeric gasket. The frame includes a periphery and an inner side for disposal adjacent to a license plate. The elastomeric gasket is disposed on the inner side near the periphery of the frame and is injection-mold... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364167 | Injector The invention relates to an injector for a common rail injection system of an internal combustion engine, having an injector housing, a valve element disposed in the injector housing, a sealing ring acting as a seal between a high-pressure region and a low-pressure ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364485 | Outboard motor having a cowling An outboard motor 1 has a cowling 10 of a two-piece structure including a top cowl 11 and a bottom cowl 12. Mating portions of the top and bottom cowls include a watertight seal. A first, horizontally-directed sealing portion is not visib... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360769 | Sealing arrangement A sealing arrangement, for example between adjacent nozzle guide vane platform segments (2A, 2B) in a gas turbine engine, comprises a seal (12) which extends across a gap (13) between the platform segments (2A, 2B) and engag... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341210 | Nozzle cap for sealing nozzle particularly used to charge with high pressurized fluid A nozzle cap is disclosed which is threadedly engaged with a distal end of a nozzle through which a compressed fluid is passed. The nozzle cap includes a terminal wall opposed to a distal end face of the nozzle axially with respect to the nozzle, a sealing member pl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341259 | Air seal system for loudspeaker This invention provides an air seal system for loudspeakers where it is desirable to reproduce sound accurately and efficiently without loss in sound quality. The air seal system may include a housing, a baffle, and a cord gasket positioned in a gland to form an air... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323236 | Welt The invention relates to a welt for positioning between adjoining components, in particular components used in the automobile industry. The welt according to the invention comprises a welt core and a laterally protruding welt flap. The welt is characterised in that ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316402 | Segmented component seal A seal for restricting leakage of a fluid from a first chamber, through a gap between two components, to a second chamber is provided. A slot is formed in each of the two components. The slots face one another and are open to the gap. Each slot contains a longitudin... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311311 | Seal A seal rubber 3 is placed in a first peripheral groove 2 formed in one main surface 1A of an approximately flat-plate-shaped metal body 1. A second peripheral groove 4 and multiple communicating holes 5 to communicate betwee... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281715 | Cooktop gasket A cooktop gasket includes a sealing body having a stem extending from an upper portion of the gasket and terminating in a retention knuckle. A base is provided that includes a support portion integrally connected to a locking portion, the locking portion having an i... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7252294 | Weather strip A weather strip has a trim part adapted to be mounted on a flange, a seal part having a hollow portion and a cover lip. The trim part has a bottom wall portion, and an interior and an exterior side wall portions which constitute a pair of side wall portions and is f... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249985 | Outboard motor having a cowling A cowling structure for an outboard motor having a top cowl and a bottom cowl for covering an engine, and sealing a mating face between the top cowl and the bottom cowl, including an annular sealing rail forming a sealing face and is attached to the bottom cowl. The... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243901 | Rotary valve apparatus and associated methods A rotary valve is provided with an elliptical valve disc that seats against a seal element operatively mounted in an elliptically shaped depression formed in the rigid annular portion of a seal cartridge structure carried by the valve body. Due to the elliptical sha... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243923 | Centering drill chuck A drill includes a chuck which has a body member including a bore to receive a tool. Jaw members frictionally engage the tool to retain the tool in the chuck. A member is associated with the jaw members and the body to move the jaw members between clamping and non-c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240905 | Method and apparatus for sealing a joint gap between two independently movable structural substrates A system for sealing a joint gap between structural substrate panels such as walls, ceiling and floors making use of a sealing member including a mounting section fixedly secured to one of the surfaces and a covering member extending outwardly therefrom into contact... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228866 | Rinsing device for a sealing system, and process for using the same The invention relates to a flushing device for a sealing system on a housing element with a sealing surface and an associated closing element with a radially outer elastic seal, comprising at least one source for a flushing medium, an annular channel arranged in the... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225825 | Valve seal and method of installing a valve seal An assembly comprises a valve, a valve seal, and a piece of epoxy. The valve comprises a valve gate, a housing, and a plurality of screws. The housing comprises a fluid passageway and a groove that extends into the housing from the fluid passageway. Each of the scre... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210973 | Outboard engine cowling A cowling for an outboard marine engine includes an upper motor cover and a lower motor cover that cover an engine, and a gear case that houses a drive mechanism. The upper motor cover detachably mates with the lower motor cover along corresponding edges. At least o... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207605 | Tube coupling Coupling components which prevent relative rotation between tubular members when break away torque forces are applied to the tubular members. In one embodiment, the invention is a locking ring for preventing relative axial rotation between two generally tubular memb... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201559 | Stationary ring assembly for a gas turbine A stationary ring assembly forming a rotor shroud for a gas turbine including a plurality of segments having adjacent side faces that are placed end to end with sealing means interposed therebetween. The sealing means include at least one axial sealing strip and at ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7193491 | Multi-planar sealing gasket for waveguide assembly A sealing gasket for a waveguide assembly having a primary sealing surface loop defining a first plane and at least one secondary loop defining a second plane. The primary sealing surface loop intersecting with and being broken by the at least one secondary loop at ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183484 | Bulkhead assembly with seal for storage compartments A bulkhead assembly is provided for dividing a storage compartment into two or more sub-compartments. The bulkhead includes a peripheral seal member mounted at an edge of the bulkhead assembly for engagement with interior surfaces defining at least a portion of the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159874 | Sealing construction A sealing construction provided with a plate member of metal and a rubber member forming a sealing portion and unitedly fixed to the plate member on which a ring concave groove is formed on an obverse face. And, plural through holes, having enlarged opening end port... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156401 | Elastomeric gasket in gasket well of heat exchanger A gasket well/gasket combination (30) is provided, and may be particularly useful for use in a header/tank assembly (12) for a heat exchanger (10). The combination (30) includes a gasket well (32) defined by a base wall (36)... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7134287 | Turbine combustor endcover assembly The endcover assembly for a combustor includes an endcover having an aperture, an insert disposed in the stepped bore opening through an internal face of the endcover, a fuel cartridge extending through the insert and aperture and a seal cover on the external face o... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129155 | Process for producing a plurality of gate stacks which are approximately the same height and equidistant on a semiconductor substrate Process for producing a plurality of gate stacks approximately the same height and equidistant on a semiconductor substrate. The process includes providing a gate dielectric on the semiconductor substrate and applying and patterning at least a first layer and a seco... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097177 | Metal laminate gasket A metal laminate gasket with a hole to be sealed includes a base metal plate having a first hole corresponding to the hole to be sealed, and a first steel plate laminated on one side of the base metal plate and having a second hole with a diameter greater than that ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7063329 | Seal/method for improved retention of the sealing element in annular grooves A fitting having an axial end with a front face having an annular groove of half dovetail configuration for receiving a seal. The annular groove having a generally flat base portion, a first and a second side wall generally perpendicular with the base portion and a ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057105 | Electrical distribution box An electrical distribution box includes a housing having a front wall containing an opening surrounded by a flange portion, a plurality of side and end walls cooperating with the front wall to define a chamber communicating with the front wall opening, and a lid con... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040060 | Mounting elements, mounting arrangements, and methods for mounting liners to structures in pools and spas Improved mounting elements, mounting arrangements, and methods of mounting liners to structures, such as stair assemblies, in pools and spas are disclosed. One aspect is a mounting element for retaining at least a portion of a liner to a structure of a spa or pool, ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040627 | Cinchpac self-loading rotary shaft seal A seal assembly which is secured to a rotating shaft and which seals around the shaft. The seal assembly has molded grooves adjacent to the shaft which grasp the shaft and prevent leakage. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7029013 | Seal member, and substrate storage container using the same A seal member for a substrate storage container disposed between an opening end portion of a container body and a cover, which container body and cover form the container and which container body has the opening end portion and stores substrates, is disclosed. The s... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029399 | Power transmission system A power transmission system which facilitates positioning of gaskets to ensure their sealing performance. The power transmission system includes a constant velocity universal joint provided with an inner ring having a plurality of track grooves formed on its outer p... | 04/18/2006 |
