Abstract: A rotary valve with a rotor shroud and a cylinder wall. The rotary valve is sealed by injecting a fluid to compress a packing seal into sealing engagement with the rotor shroud and the cylinder wall.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 7, 1998
Date of Patent:
May 16, 2000
Assignee:
Young Industries
Inventors:
Richard W Ambs, Anthony Boroch, Galen S Ingram, Curtiss F Wykoff