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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7052014 | Snap together bearing isolator The assembly includes rotor and stator elements each having an inclined plane or surface juxtaposed to each other. This is a metallic assembly and the rotor and stator also have juxtaposed cavities. The stator cavity being of sufficient size to accommodate a sealing... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6814356 | Installation structure of bearing seal A mount construction for a bearing seal is capable of easily and surely installing the bearing seal in a bearing and, after installation, developing a stable seal performance by suppressing an extracting force. The bearing seal, formed by disposing an elastic member... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6785948 | Method and apparatus for assembling in an automated manner a sealing profile on an inner door for refrigerators The invention relates to a method and apparatus for assembling in an automated manner a sealing profile on an inner door for refrigerators. The method comprises the stages of: a) providing said profile (1) in the form of a frame welded at the corners, b) stab... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6721381 | Seal arrangement for in-core instrument housing A seal arrangement for providing a seal between a nuclear reactor in-core instrument housing and an instrument contained within the housing includes a lower seal assembly surrounding an outer portion of the in-core instrument housing, an upper seal assembly surround... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6522708 | Seal arrangement for in-core instrument housing A seal arrangement for providing a seal between a nuclear reactor in-core instrument housing and an instrument contained within the housing includes a lower seal assembly surrounding an outer portion of the in-core instrument housing, an upper seal assemb... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6464101 | Hole plug with mechanically retained adhesive gasket The hole plug includes a peripheral planar ledge with a wall formed perpendicular therewith. A gasket seats within the intersection of the planar ledge and the wall. The gasket includes inwardly extending tabs (or "dogs") which extend into corresponding p... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6422569 | Snap-in retainer for a fluid seal A retainer for the installation of a seal or other component within a machine assembly including concentric first and second machine parts. One of the machine parts is formed as including a gland having a forward end wall and first and second peripheral w... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6280094 | Ball bearing oil/grease loss containment shield Improved shield designs for ball bearing based spindle motors that exhibit improved containment of grease and the base oil within the bearings at accelerated conditions of temperature and speed is disclosed. Improved shield designs are provided at the shi... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6179472 | Ball bearing oil/grease loss containment method Shield designs for ball bearing based spindle motors that exhibit containment of grease and the base oil within the bearings at accelerated conditions of temperature and speed are provided at the shield OD contact area, the use of an impervious shield mat... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6105945 | Inverted strut damper An inverted strut damper includes an external cylinder which has an expanded midsection and a vertically moveable damper tube arranged concentrically within the outer cylinder. The outer cylinder and tube arrangement form a lubricating oil supply reservoi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5525226 | Preformed gasket with retaining tabs A resilient molded gasket adapted to be received in a preformed annular groove having an inner sidewall formed at an oblique angle relative to the base of the groove and having an enlarged area defined at the junction of the inner sidewall and the base. T... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5516123 | U-shaped sealing member for sealing a valve cover having an impact absorber A seal is in the form of a continuous annular strip (3) of elastic material. The seal is intended for insertion between a housing (1) and a lid or cover (2). The surfaces of the sealing strip facing the housing and lid are provided with thicker areas in t... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5456161 | Compact fluid operated cylinder and method A compact high pressure fluid operated cylinder and method for making same is illustrated wherein an end cap is held within the cylinder by a snap ring (E) carried within a groove at the end of the cylinder to prevent axial dislodgement outwardly from the... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5346230 | Seal for a reciprocating rod A seal for a reciprocating rod, comprised of a sealing ring of elastomeric material, which is provided at its end facing away from the space to be sealed off with a recess that opens towards the rod and in the direction of the end, into which a guide ring... | 09/13/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5280926 | Seal apparatus for pressure responsive electrical switch A normally open pressure responsive electrical switch is shown having upper and lower body members with a combination terminal and disc seat member sandwiched therebetween. An electrically conductive snap acting disc is disposed on the disc seat and is ad... | 01/25/1994 |
| 4966374 | Grommet A grommet for preventing water from leaking through the hole of a panel having a hard portion 10 made of a hard material and fixedly fitted in the hole of a panel, and a soft portion 20 made of a soft material and including an electric cord insertion part... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4960335 | Unitary enclosure and cover therefor The interior of an antifriction bearing is isolated with an enclosure having a case which fits into the outer race of the bearing and primary and secondary lips which establish a barrier along a sealing surface that is located beyond the inner face of the... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4949983 | Multi plane articulating rod seal A rod seal for establishing a seal between an elongate rod and a housing wall around an enlarged opening in the wall through which the rod projects provides a close fitting sliding seal between the rod and the seal to accommodate longitudinal reciprocatio... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4915136 | Stuffer plug quick connector assembly A quick connect assembly for use with tubular conduits is disclosed as comprising a housing having an axial bore for receiving one end of the conduit, an elastomeric ring-like seal is disposed in the bore for providing a fluid tight seal between confronti... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4898394 | Creep seal for rotating shaft A seal assembly for a rotating shaft includes an annular seal washer of flexible, fluid-impermeable material and capable of undergoing creep, i.e., slow movement or change in size while under stress. A helical garter spring encircles the washer and stress... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4867043 | End cap for fluid cylinder An end cap for a fluid cylinder having a central body portion and opposite end portions, flexible annular lips on the opposite end portions, an annular barb on one of the end portions for mating engagement with a groove with a cylinder for retaining the e... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4832511 | High efficiency seal devices for shaft bearings A seal system for a bearing having a housing with a chamber therein for receiving a shaft supported by a bearing assembly therein. The sealing system includes three and preferably four seal devices integrally related by means of a seal ring detachably ret... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4822061 | Valve seal retainer A retainer for retaining a resilient annular oil seal element, surrounding the valve stem, to the valve guide in an internal combustion engine. The retainer includes an anchor sleeve made from a polymeric material such as nylon, Teflon or the like, first ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4804290 | Latching and sealing device A latching and sealing device suitable for use as a cover seal for a plunger or piston in a syringe or plunger pump includes a cylindrical seal member having a body portion and lip-and-latch means for both sealably engaging a surrounding surface and latch... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4663036 | Septic system drop box with seal apparatus therefor An improved drop box for septic systems is disclosed including a generally rectangular-shaped, tapered box member, a plurality of invert openings formed on the sidewalls thereof, a locking lid having structural support elements operable to transfer weight... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4576382 | Protective cap for the sealing of a bushing around a pin in a cardan joint In a bushing around a pin, where the bushing is separated from the pin by a series of rollers, as in the pin of a cardan joint, the free space between the bushing and the pin is closed by an axially short packing. An annular protective cap disposed over t... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4570943 | Sealing flashing for buildings with interlocking ring members A flashing device for use on a building roof to seal about a pipe passing therethrough, comprising a sleeve of rubber or the like through which the pipe may pass with the upper end of the sleeve in sealing contact with the periphery of the pipe. A pair of... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4544168 | Seal between rotating concentric elements A sealing arrangement for two machine elements concentrically arranged with respect to one another for relative rotation, especially for the inner and outer bearing rings of a rolling bearing, consists of a holding ring circumferentially arranged spring f... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4509764 | Sealing arrangement An hydraulically operated clutch release has an annular piston hydraulically moveable in an annular chamber. A felt ring is mounted on a shoulder of the piston away from the chamber, to engage the bore surface of the chamber, and a holding ring is snapped... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4500096 | Turbine shaft seal assembly A three part split shaft seal assembly is disclosed which is particularly adapted for use in an overhung steam turbine. In one embodiment the assembly is located between the shaft opening of the turbine case and a horizontally split shaft bearing case. To... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4476772 | Caging seal for hydraulic elevator or the like An improvement in a sealing combination for sealing intermediate a cap ring on the hydraulic cylinder or the like and a rod running concentrically therethrough characterized by, in addition to the usual cage assembly on the cylinder assembly, a stuffing b... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4415166 | Bearing seal assembly with dual annular support rings A bearing seal assembly, especially adapted for use between an automotive body and a steering wheel shaft is formed from identical molded annular rings (18) and (20) which snap-fit together through slots (38) and projections (42) and an annular gasket rac... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4378119 | Mechanical face seals with special bellows A mechanical face seal adapted to withstand a pressure differential across its sealing faces, includes a bellows unit of monolithic construction, comprising a plurality of corrugations, the crowns of the convolutions directed towards the high pressure sid... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4304408 | Sealing ring retention device A sealing ring retention device for use in rotary mechanical fluid seals subjected to high fluid pressure and/or high temperature environments which utilizes unitary locking and anti-rotational structural features.... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4264079 | Assembly for the transfer of a fluid between a duct and a space between two thin sheets Assembly is disclosed for connecting a duct to a hole in a flat sheet including a wall for receiving one surface of the flat sheet, a nozzle adapted to be sealingly connected to a duct, the nozzle protruding through and beyond the wall such that the flat ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4240643 | Annular seal An annular seal for a shaft comprising an annular elastomeric lip 2 having an annular rim 2.1, and an annular reinforcing member 1 provided with a groove into which rim 2.1 fits. The portion of the member 1 spaced from the groove is compressible and in un... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4215869 | Splined shaft seal article and apparatus A seal 10 for sealing between a splined shaft 30 and a housing 32 having a bore 34 through which the splined shaft 30 extends. The seal 10 includes a shell 12 and an elastomeric body 14 bonded thereto. The body 14 includes a mounting portion 16 and a toot... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4195849 | Piston fluid seal mounting PCT No. PCT/US 79/00091 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 15, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 15, 1979, PCT Filed Feb. 15, 1979, Ser. No. 30,243. A cylinder (10) and piston (14) device has a piston (14) with a circumferential fluid seal mounting band (17) near one of its ends, a ... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4180274 | Cylinder assembly with split ring retainer A cylinder assembly with split ring retainer having a hollow cylinder and a piston slidable therein and a rod extending from the cylinder. A cylinder head is attached to one end of the cylinder and surrounds the rod for supporting the rod. A split ring is... | 12/25/1979 |
