Patents by Inventor James W. Suggs, Jr.

James W. Suggs, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of making an improved spirally-formed seal for shafts and valve stems
    Patent number: 5395469
    Abstract: A packing material for formation of a seal for a rotary or reciprocating shaft is disclosed wherein a core element is enveloped by a sheet of expanded graphite material. The core element is preferably formed of a wire mesh and solid graphite. The enveloping process is accomplished in such a manner as to wrap the core element with a self-lubricating surface material. The packing material of the present invention provides the advantages of graphite packings and metallic core packings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Inventors: James W. Suggs, Jr., Steven M. Suggs, Reid M. Meyer, Jim B. Cohen
  • Improved spirally-formed seal for shafts and valve stems
    Patent number: 5301960
    Abstract: A packing material for formation of a seal for a rotary or reciprocating shaft is disclosed wherein a core element is enveloped by a sheet of expanded graphite material. The core element is preferably formed of a wire mesh and solid graphite. The enveloping process is accomplished in such a manner as to wrap the core element with a self-lubricating surface material. The packing material of the present invention provides the advantages of graphite packings and metallic core packings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Suggs Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Reid M. Meyer, Jim B. Cohen, James W. Suggs, Jr., Steven M. Suggs