Patents Examined by Eugene G. Byrd
  • Patent number: 12080972
    Abstract: A seal structure includes a first layer having at least one first upward projecting portion, and a second layer having at least one first upward projecting portion. At least part of the first upward projecting portion of the first layer is covered with the first upward projecting portion of the second layer, and a composition material of the first layer is harder than a composition material of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Ryuichi Nagal
  • Patent number: 12078250
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sealing ring assembly having a first ring and a second ring, configured to seal a high-pressure region from a lower pressure region of a piston and cylinder device. Accordingly, the sealing ring assembly includes a high-pressure boundary and a low-pressure boundary. Each ring may be segmented, and the first and second rings interface along a surface. Along the surface at the interface, a groove open to the lower pressure region aids in pressure locking the sealing ring assembly. A pocket in the second ring allows for high pressure gas to aid in balancing radial forces on the sealing ring assembly. As the sealing ring wears, the first and second rings remain engaged with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Matt Svrcek, Jodie Prudhomme
  • Patent number: 12074415
    Abstract: An assembly to provide a moisture proof or moisture resistant seal about a bundle of wires. The assembly includes a shrink boot, such as a cold shrink boot, and a tacky sealant, such as a polyurethane gel, that will deform and flow under the pressure of a collapsing tube of the shrink boot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: The Patent Well LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Busby, Michael Dry, Kent Boomer, Matt Boyd
  • Patent number: 12066104
    Abstract: In order to provide a seal arrangement, in particular for sealing a first fluid space from a second fluid space or a plurality of fluid spaces, which on the one hand can be produced in a simple and cost-effective manner and also allows reliable sealing of a first fluid space from a second fluid space, it is proposed that the seal arrangement comprises the following: A sealing element for arrangement between a first object and a second object, the sealing element comprising two or more sealing element components which can be or are connected directly or indirectly to one another and which each comprise a base body part and a resilient sealing body part arranged on the base body part, the base body parts of the sealing element components preferably forming a dimensionally stable base body of the sealing element, and the resilient sealing body parts of the sealing element components forming a resilient sealing body for providing a sealing function of the sealing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Tobias Michael Gruhler, Stefan Dwenger, Robert Linkor
  • Patent number: 12060941
    Abstract: A segmented sealing assembly includes a first sealing segment having a first resilient sealing element with a first primary sealing surface and a tongue having a secondary sealing surface, and a second sealing segment having a second resilient sealing element with a second primary sealing surface and a groove having another secondary sealing surface. The first and second sealing segments are movable into a contact engagement to form the sealing assembly. When the first and second sealing segments are moved into the contact engagement, the first and second primary sealing surfaces form a primary seal, and the tongue and the groove form a secondary seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Linh T. Pham
  • Patent number: 12055222
    Abstract: A non-collapsible flexible sealing membrane (or bellows) for incorporation in a mechanical seal assembly and use in rotary shaft equipment. The sealing membrane includes a substantially radially outward extending first flange portion, which can be urged into an axially shiftable ring by a biasing mechanism. The sealing membrane further includes a substantially axially outboard extending second coaxial portion, substantially radially inward of the balance diameter of the seal. The horizontal portion is advantageously held fixed to a stub sleeve by an annular band. The angle between the vertical portion and the horizontal portion of sealing membrane enables directional control of the forces acting on stub sleeve and primary ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: JOHN CRANE INC.
    Inventors: Darin Merrill Rasmussen, Tom Steigerwald, Syed Niamathullah, Dan Kozlowski, James R. Wasser, Michael G. Kalodimos
  • Patent number: 12044315
    Abstract: A sealing device has a sensor system for condition monitoring. The sealing device includes a sealing ring with a dynamic sealing section for dynamically sealing abutment at a sealing surface of a machine part and a pretensioning ring for pretensioning the sealing section against the sealing surface having a first section and a second section. The second section can be deflected in a spring-elastic manner in an axial or radial direction relative to the central axis of the sealing device from a first position relative to the first section. The sensor system includes at least one measuring element arranged in the intermediate space on the pretensioning ring, which responds indirectly or directly to a deflection movement of the first section of the pretensioning ring. A sealing arrangement may have such a sealing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Schuele, Martin Franz, Johan Strandberg
  • Patent number: 12038089
    Abstract: A piston ring includes a plurality of first ring pieces placed inside the ring groove in a stacking manner such that the first ring pieces adhere to each other in the axis direction. The first ring pieces include respective piston ring gap portions each having end surfaces separated from each other in the circumferential direction of the first ring pieces such that the end surfaces face each other via a ring gap having a predetermined dimension. The respective piston ring gap portions of the first ring pieces are displaced from each other in the circumferential direction. A closing member is provided to close the piston ring gap portions of the first ring pieces in the radial direction of the first ring pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Koyama, Takashi Suzuki, Naoki Tsuneishi, Minoru Uchiyama, Yuzuru Shiratori, Yuuichiro Wada
  • Patent number: 12037911
    Abstract: The sealing system (1) for a machine comprises: a sealing element (4) that is movable back and forth along a direction (D) and that comprises a first recess (41) with first and second surfaces (42, 43), a component (2) of an assembly of the machine that comprises a second recess (21) with first and second surfaces (22, 23), and an elastic element (5). The first and second recesses (41, 21) face each other. The elastic element (5) is partially housed inside the first recess (41) and partially housed inside the second recess (21) so to apply forces on the first and second surfaces (42, 22, 43, 23) depending on where the sealing element (4) is positioned with respect to the component (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie—S.r.l.
    Inventor: Marco Pieri
  • Patent number: 12031630
    Abstract: A ring seal and a robot. The ring seal includes an outer circumferential wall and an annular portion. The outer circumferential wall extends in an axial direction of the ring seal. The annular portion extends from a side of the outer circumferential wall toward an interior of the outer circumferential wall in a radial direction of the ring seal. As viewed in a cross section taken along the radial direction, the annular portion and the outer circumferential wall form an L shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Xinguo Fu, Tao Feng, Gongyao Ma
  • Patent number: 12025229
    Abstract: An annular sealing device is configured to be mounted in an annular groove provided on the outer periphery of a shaft so as to seal an annular space between the shaft and a housing that rotate with respect to each other, and change the fluid pressure in the space, and maintains the fluid pressure in a target region to be sealed, and slidably contacts a sidewall surface on the low pressure side of the annular groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masatoshi Seki
  • Patent number: 12025227
    Abstract: A gasket includes an annular reinforcing ring formed around an axis, an annular base that is formed around the axis and that is formed from an elastic body into which the reinforcing ring is embedded, and an annular seal lip formed around the axis. The annular seal lip is disposed on an inner periphery side of the base and is integrated with the base. The seal lip includes one lip portion extending to the inner periphery side as progress toward one side in a direction of the axis and another seal lip portion extending to the inner periphery side as progress toward another side in the axis direction. A sum of a width of the base in a radial direction and a width of the seal lip in the radial direction is greater than a thickness of the base in the axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 12018756
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compact seal packing (10), ensuring dynamic sealing between a rotary shaft and a stationary body, in particular a stationary enclosure. In particular, the seal packing (10) comprises a compression spring (16) bearing against a transmission element (18) to transmit the forces of the spring to a friction ring (12) and press it against a counter-ring (14). The compression spring (16) is bearing against a first radial flange (181) of the transmission element (18), a second flange (182) of the transmission element (18) being located partially facing a radial surface (122) of the friction ring distant from the counter-ring (14) and a cylindrical wall (180) of the transmission element (18) being located partially facing the cylindrical outer surface (124) of the friction ring (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: CYCLAM
    Inventors: Raphaël Dujardin, Jean-Luc Routier
  • Patent number: 12018757
    Abstract: A sliding surface of the sliding component is provided with a communication groove having a start point communicating with a sealed fluid side in a radial direction, a storage groove communicating with the communication groove, and a plurality of dynamic pressure generation grooves generating a dynamic pressure at end points thereof upon a run of the rotating machine and the dynamic pressure generation grooves are located on a side of the sealed fluid side space with respect to the storage groove in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Suzuki, Yuichiro Tokunaga, Yuta Negishi, Hiroki Inoue, Shogo Fukuda, Wataru Kimura
  • Patent number: 12021435
    Abstract: A sealing assembly of an input shaft includes a support structure, a bearing assembly, and an input seal. The input seal including an input seal housing having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is arranged adjacent the bearing assembly. At least one face plate anti-rotation pin is coupled to the input seal housing and positioned adjacent the input shaft. A face plate is positioned adjacent the second portion. The face plate is configured to directly contact the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Glenn C. Lemmers, Jr., David S. Behling, Erika M. Danckers
  • Patent number: 12018754
    Abstract: A number of tacky polyurethane or other gel comprising composites are provided. The composites have foam carriers, which may be open cell, semi-open cell, reticulated or closed-cell foam. The tacky gel which, in one embodiment, may be polyurethane, typically comprising a thin surface coating on the foam gel and the foam is partially or fully saturated with the same gel comprising the thin surface layer of the foam. The skeletons may be included in the composite to provide additional structure integrity, and a moisture proof layer may be added to the top and/or bottom surfaces of the foam/gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: The Patent Well LLC
    Inventors: Matt Boyd, Kent Boomer, Emily Samuelson, Michael Dry, Jeff Busby
  • Patent number: 12013035
    Abstract: A cylinder head gasket assembly includes a gasket and a wire. The gasket has a first side, a second side, and a cylinder bore opening extending through the first side and the second side. The gasket has a wall on the first side. The wall extends axially along the cylinder bore opening. The gasket has a ledge extending from the wall into the cylinder bore opening at the second side. The wire is ring-shaped. The wire is on the ledge and extends along the wall. Wax adheres the wire to the ledge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC
    Inventors: Abel Contreras, Sean Smith, Brent Loomis
  • Patent number: 12006977
    Abstract: A thrust bearing seal for radially sealing a gap between a first component and a second component. The seal includes an external sealing cap that extends circumferentially around an outer circumferential surface of at least a section of said first component and a projection that extends radially inwardly from said external sealing cap and into said gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventor: Jonathan Darby
  • Patent number: 12007027
    Abstract: Provided is a sliding component capable of exhibiting stable sliding performance under various conditions. The sliding component includes a first ring and a second ring which are provided with facing surfaces facing each other and relatively rotated upon a drive of a rotating machine. At least the first ring is provided with a curved surface portion formed in a convex shape and forming at least a part of the facing surface of the first ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tadatsugu Imura
  • Patent number: 12007025
    Abstract: An assembly comprises a circular panel; an annular body; and an elastomer ring. The annular body has a panel seat surrounded by a lateral surface having a ring shaped outer groove bounded in a first axial direction by a first outer shoulder and bounded in an opposing, second axial direction by a second outer shoulder. Adjoining the first outer shoulder is a guide surface having a radius monotonically increasing with separation from the first shoulder. The circular panel has an outer lateral surface having a peripheral inner groove extending radially inwards. The two inner shoulders have a convex contour in which the rotational axis of the circular panel extends. The elastomer ring is clamped between both inner shoulders and both outer shoulders, whereby a shifting of the circular panel out of the annular body is prevented up to a limit loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Björn Larsson, Philipp Rimkus, Philipp Loeffel