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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181972 | Sealing material for dovetail groove and vacuum gate valve provided with sealing material for dovetail groove A sealing material in a closed circular shape for a dovetail groove formed on the surface of one member and to be abutted to the surface of the other member to seal a space between the both members, the sealing material for a dovetail groove in a cross-sectional sha... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8157270 | Baffle seal for gas turbine engine thrust reverser A baffle seal for a thrust reverser of a gas turbine engine includes a seal body of a resilient material. The seal body has a relatively flat central portion with opposed front and back sides. A raised sealing rim extends at least partially around the central portio... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152172 | Resilient seal An annular, axial seal has a central section having a first linear section that has first and second ends. The seal has a curved, first portion that is contiguous with the first end of the first linear section and extends to a first end. The seal includes a second p... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8123232 | Sealing apparatus and gas turbine having same It is an object of the present invention to provide a sealing apparatus having high sealing performance, entailing a low cost, and satisfactory in assembly characteristics. The sealing apparatus is a differential pressure-responsive sealing apparatus which is insert... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8079600 | Sealing structure A sealing structure in which sealing is made by a seal ring installed in a dovetail groove where only an inner surface on one side of the groove is an inclined surface. In the sealing structure, the seal ring is less likely to come out of the dovetail groove, resist... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8052155 | High temperature seal and methods of use A seal (1) includes a first component (7) and second component (9), the first component including a first material having a high thermal and oxidation and wear resistance, and the second component (9) including a second material that is d... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8016297 | Gas turbine engine seals and engines incorporating such seals Gas turbine engine seals and engines incorporating such seals are provided. In this regard, a representative seal includes: an annular seal body having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the seal body extending along an axis of symmetry between a first end and... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7938407 | High temperature spring seals A spring seal for sealing in high temperature applications includes a jacket and a spring member disposed within the jacket. The spring member is constructed to control a sealing load or spring rate of the spring seal relative to opposing flanges while the jacket is... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7854434 | Ring seal with axially-opposed radially-offset seal beads A ring seal includes a sealing ring including an asymmetric body portion having axially-opposed and radially-offset seal beads. The ring seal may also include a reinforcement ring carried at least partially in the sealing ring to distribute load across the seal bead... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7823888 | Gasket A gasket having a cross sectional shape longer than it is wide and is prevented from falling over and buckling. The gasket is installed in an installation groove formed in either of two opposite surfaces and having a cross sectional shape that is longer in the depth... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815198 | Gasket A gasket is to be disposed in a compressed state between a groove bottom surface defining a gasket groove formed in a first member and a seat surface of a second member so as to make a hermetical sealing between the groove bottom surface and the seal surface. The ga... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7744096 | Seal device Primary objective of the present invention is to effect a seal against a variable clearance formed between assembly components which admit flows of high temperature fluids or are subjected to vibrations. Another objective is to reduce manufacture cost thereof. The s... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7699320 | Seal device A seal device includes a first seal portion, a second seal portion, and a joint base, wherein the first seal portion has a first elastic portion with a flat side surface at one side of a first bight portion and a second elastic portion at the other side of the first... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7654538 | Gasket A high-performance gasket (1) capable of coping with a reduction in size and developing a sealing property without producing a squeeze-out at the time of attachment and using a material having a hardness range of 30 to 80 degrees (JIS durometer type A), where... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7562880 | Seal usable between thermally movable components A seal usable between two thermally movable components to prevent fluids from mixing. For instance, the seal may be used to seal thermally movable components of a turbine engine that may include, but are not limited to, leading edge shrouds, isolation rings, ring se... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7497443 | Resilient flexible pressure-activated seal A resilient, flexible, pressure-activated, high-temperature seal is adapted to be interposed between high and low pressure regions to provide sealing between opposing surfaces of adjacent relatively movable structures. The seal comprises at least one C-shaped sheet ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7434533 | Gasket for supporting and sealing a curved object A self-sealing gasket is suitable for sealing a curved object to a surface. The gasket includes a pair of side rails and a support panel between the side rails. Respective top portions of the side rails extend above the support panel to define an object receiving ch... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422788 | Double-sided adhesive tape and method for fixing a sealing element in place A double-sided adhesive tape (24) and a method for fixing a sealing element (10) in place, preferably in motor vehicles, has a sealing body (12) made from silicone, to which a first self-adhesive sticking surface (18) of a double-sided ad... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413099 | Sealing element with a protruding part approximately obliquely outward and a hermetic container using the same A fit-holding groove is formed by notching the outer periphery of a door element to be fitted to close a container body. A sealing element interposed between the container body and door element is composed of an endless portion to be fitted into the fit-holding groo... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413164 | Sealing member A rubber (elastic substance) is attached by vulcanization and an annular sealing member 4 is formed in an annular groove 3 having a step and provided in the bottom wall of a body 2 of a valve disc 1. The sealing member 4 has an ann... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395576 | Wiper opening cover A wiper cover is mounted in an opening in a vehicle housing and receives a wiper arm which pivots within the opening. The cover has a hollow body mounted in the opening, a rear flap which projects upwardly and forwardly from a rear side of the body, and a front flap... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389992 | Gasket for hard disc drive having compressible lip and extension portion at screw fixing/inflection portions A gasket structured such that a packing is firmly fixed to one surface of a plate with a predetermined plane arrangement. The structure is made such that the packing is firmly fixed to one surface of the plate with a predetermined plane arrangement. The plate is scr... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389991 | Leakage seal for gas path of gas turbine A leakage seal for use in a gas path between two relatively rotatable members of a gas turbine comprises a foil layer and a cloth layer. The foil layer has two expansive surfaces, a single one of which is covered by the cloth layer. The leakage seal has a proximal e... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7372933 | Radioactive-material container, metal gasket for sealing the radioactive-material container, and method of manufacturing the metal gasket A radioactive-material container includes a container body that shields nuclear radiation, which includes a cavity that stores a basket containing a recycle fuel assembly, a lid that covers the cavity, and a metal gasket that includes a sealing area that makes a phy... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367797 | Needle valve for filling a mold with an organic material in the liquid state The valve includes: a body in which is formed a flow passage for the material to be molded having a constriction bounded on its upstream side by a change of section forming a seat, and a needle mounted in the body ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7347425 | Rope seal for gas turbine engines A sealing arrangement in a gas turbine engine comprises a rope seal held against a sealing surface by a resilient seal carrier in which the rope seal lies. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334800 | Seal for a gas turbine engine having improved flexibility A seal extending between adjacent slots of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The seal comprises a plurality of generally planar members fixed together along a central axis. The outer member further comprises rounded ends that encompass the second and plurality of t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331612 | Low profile tension style flexible joint A low profile tension style flexible joint for pneumatic ducting may be useful as, for example, a joint for aircraft engine pneumatic ducting. The joint of the present invention may be used at both ends of a duct that passes high temperature (up to about 1200° F.) ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| RE39973 | Metallic seal A metallic seal is provided that concentrates the available load over a narrow band to produce a sealing dam over a sufficient width to minimize leakage on a molecular level. The metallic seal has a first annular beam section, a second annular beam section, and inne... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309068 | Rubber gasket for separator of fuel cell A rubber gasket to be disposed in a compressed state between separators of a fuel cell includes a sealing portion having a sectional shape of a two-projection structure with a first projection having a curved slope of a first curvature radius (D), and a second proje... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306237 | Sealing material for ant groove There is disclosed a sealing material for an ant groove, wherein the sealing material is easy to fit to the ant groove and little involves a phenomenon such that the sealing material unfavorably slips out of the ant groove in the form of remaining fixing to the oppo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7282097 | Slit valve door seal Embodiments of the invention generally provide a slit valve door seal. In one embodiment, a slit valve door seal includes a ring-shaped base having a center axis and at least one finger extending from the base. The finger is oriented substantially parallel to the ce... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278246 | Nesting closure strip The closure strip having a pair of longitudinal side walls with undulating top edges configured to mate with the corrugations of corrugated sheet material. The side walls are interconnected by a plurality of support ribs. The side walls are also angled outward towar... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261089 | Fuel injector nozzle seal A fuel injector for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine having external ignition includes a valve housing formed by a nozzle body, and a seal which seals the fuel injector from a cylinder head ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258347 | Discrete active seal assemblies Active seal assemblies employing active materials that can be controlled and remotely changed to alter the seal effectiveness, wherein the active seal assemblies actively change modulus properties such as stiffness, shape orientation, and the like. In this manner, i... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252293 | Two-part gasket for pipe-to-pipe connections A gasket for pipe-to-pipe connections, which is closely received within a rectangular-shaped annular groove in the bell end of a pipe, and provides a compressive, fluid-tight seal with the spigot end of another pipe. The gasket includes a two-part body having a subs... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
