Patents by Inventor O. Theodor Mack

O. Theodor Mack 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).

  • Elastomer energized sealing and exclusion device
    Patent number: 5149107
    Abstract: A seal assembly having an exclusion portion and a seal portion so that the assembly functions as both a sealing and exclusion device. The seal portion includes surfaces which are shaped to provide chambers that create vortexes which reduce leakage of fluid or gas from the system. The exclusion portion, in combination with the seal portion, is shaped to prevent entry of contaminants into the system being sealed and to reduce extrusion of the excluder portion of the seal. Three different embodiments of the invention are disclosed using different elastomer energizer configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: W. S. Shamban & Company
    Inventors: Martin M. Maringer, Henry A. Traub, John W. Kosty, O. Theodor Mack