Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Lloyd Farr
  • Patent number: 6325379
    Abstract: A shaft assembly includes a housing having a bore formed therein. A shaft is disposed rotatably in the housing and within the bore. A seal assembly extends between the shaft and a circumferential surface of the bore and includes a first annular seal member rotationally fixed to one of the shaft and the housing and extending therefrom to engage the other of the shaft and the housing. One or more annular seal members extend at least partially between the bore and the shaft to form a labyrinth between areas external and internal to the shaft assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Robert J. Rapp