Patents Examined by Gilbert Y Lee
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Patent number: 11549589Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mechanical seal whose axial dimension can be reduced without impairing sealing performance. In a mechanical seal including a rotating-side sealing ring 11; a stationary-side sealing ring 21 provided within a case 22 and sliding on the rotating-side sealing ring 11; a biasing member 24 for biasing the stationary-side sealing ring 21 to the rotating-side sealing ring 11; and an engagement means 25 for restricting the rotational relative movement between the case 22 and the stationary-side sealing ring 21, the biasing member 24 is arranged radially outside the stationary-side sealing ring 21.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventors: Tadahiro Kimura, Masatoshi Itadani, Akira Yoshino
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Patent number: 11543029Abstract: A seal arrangement is provided for sealing an exposed edge of a composite laminate part having a fay surface configured to be joined to a structure. The seal arrangement includes a precured edge seal covering the exposed edge and a cover covering the edge seal. A seal bead located within a recess in the fay surface of the part forms a seal between the part and the structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Steven Kuan-Chi Wu, Ian Edward Schroeder, Mark Edmond Shadell, Melissa A. Uhlman, Jesse Randal Wiseman, Tho Ngoc Dang, Richard Bruce Tanner, Melinda Dae Miller, Kristopher William Talcott
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Patent number: 11536370Abstract: The present disclosure provides an improved bellows type seal. In the present disclosure, the bellows of the seal dampen resulting in the seal having a longer useful life and can withstand higher loads. The seal includes a damper assembly that includes a spring and a band that are engaged on the exterior of a bellows for dampening vibrations.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Steven Bender, Jeffrey Lavin
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Patent number: 11536367Abstract: A seal structure that includes: a grommet with a cylindrical shape that is installed in an attachment panel, the grommet including an opposing surface facing an attachment surface of the attachment panel; and a bracket that presses the opposing surface of the grommet against the attachment surface of the attachment panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Hirokazu Nakai, Keigo Matsushima
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Patent number: 11536368Abstract: Disclosed is a waterproof substrate, including: two mounting surfaces disposed facing away from each other; and at least one waterproof protrusion provided on at least one of the two mounting surfaces and including: a protrusion body connected with the mounting surface, and one end of the protrusion body away from the waterproof substrate includes a connecting end surface; and at least two waterproof ribs, and each of the waterproof ribs is provided on the connecting end surface respectively and is gradually inclined outwardly in a direction away from the connecting end surface respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: UNILUMIN GROUP CO., LTDInventors: Qinglun Li, Kuang Yang, Pinglin Zhao
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Patent number: 11519282Abstract: A seal includes a ceramic matrix composite ply having woven ceramic-based fibers in a ceramic-based matrix. The ceramic matrix composite ply has at least one bend formed about a bend axis and defines at least one rounded portion. A sealed assembly and a method of making a seal are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventor: Olivier H. Sudre
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Patent number: 11512777Abstract: To provide a piston ring excellent in thermal setting resistance, and also excellent in side surface wear resistance even under such a high-temperature high-pressure environment as to be more than 300° C. and up to 400° C., the base metal of the piston ring is a steel containing, by mass %, C: 0.30 to 0.65%, Si: 0.80 to 1.20%, Mn: 0.20 to 0.60%, Cr: 4.50 to 5.70%, Cu: 0.01 to 0.5%, and at least one of Mo, V, W, and Co: 0.2 to 5.4%.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA RIKENInventors: Takashi Kimura, Yuji Shima
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Patent number: 11499636Abstract: A shaft seal assembly is configured for sealing, for example, a reciprocating axial-movement shaft. The shaft seal assembly includes an annular elastomeric seal body having at least one first sealing surface configured to sealing engage a shaft. A lubricant reservoir body includes a second sealing surface and comprises a polymer matrix having a porous structure containing micro-pores, wherein the micro-pores are filled with lubricating oil.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Inventor: Mark Hinckley
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Patent number: 11499638Abstract: A longitudinal translatable seal includes a first compartment extending in a longitudinal direction; a second compartment extending in the longitudinal direction forming a sealing surface with the first compartment; and a carriage translatable longitudinally with respect to the sealing surface, and a port in the carriage to fluidly connect a first side of the seal with a second side of the seal.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Southwest Research InstituteInventors: Glynn R. Bartlett, Cody E. Bressler
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Patent number: 11492910Abstract: A damper seal for a turbomachine includes an annular body having an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface separated by a thickness. As such, the inner circumferential surface may define a plurality of cavities arranged into a plurality of circumferential rows and at least one partition positioned between at least two of the plurality of cavities. In addition, the inner circumferential surface may further define at least one plenum arranged between two of the plurality of circumferential rows.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Peeyush Pankaj, Narayanan Payyoor, Richard Schmidt, Bugra Han Ertas
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Patent number: 11493131Abstract: Seal ring groups to be assembled with edges of through holes of a gasket includes a plurality of sealing groups. One of the plurality of sealing groups has an inner peripheral shape different from an inner peripheral shape of another of the plurality of sealing groups to distinguish one sealing group from another sealing group.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: ISHIKAWA GASKET CO., LTD.Inventor: Yutaka Munekata
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Patent number: 11493133Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sealing assembly for sealing a space between a first machine element and a second machine element that is movable in relation to the first machine element. The first and second machine elements are arranged concentrically to each other. According to the invention, the sealing assembly is characterized in that it further comprises a conductive element that is used to establish an electrically conductive connection between the first and the second machine elements extending from the first machine element to the second machine element, and is mechanically connected at least in sections to the side of the seal facing away from the space to be sealed. The conductive element consists of an electrically conductive fiber fabric embedded in an elastomer matrix.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Stöhr, Holger Mildenberger
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Patent number: 11486496Abstract: A seal for sealing a shaft, the seal including a seal body having an inner member, an outer member, and a connecting member connecting the inner member and the outer member. The seal also includes at least one spoke connected to the seal body. The at least one spoke is configured to stiffen the seal body.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Germany GmbHInventor: Mark C. Sitko
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Patent number: 11485172Abstract: A sealing device for a wheel hub unit configured to form a static seal to protect the wheel hub unit from environmental contaminants. The sealing device including a shield that is coupled to a collar of the wheel hub unit. The sealing device having a cylindrical lateral mounting wall pressed into the collar, an annular seat with a blind end formed in the cylindrical lateral wall, and a sealing gasket positioned, inside the seat and compressed radially between the groove and the collar, and formed by a sealing compound to allow the formation of a bead against the cylindrical lateral wall in a transport and/or assembly configuration of the sealing device. The bead being movable into the seat by a scraping action exerted by the collar during the assembly of the shield.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Inventors: Antonia Nastasi, Daniele Duch
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Patent number: 11480168Abstract: A piston rod sealing system for a reciprocating machine (1), including a piston rod (8) having a first end (8a) connected to a piston (9), and a second end (8b) connected to a crankshaft (10), the piston rod (8) being received within a housing (7); and a sealing unit (11) provided between the piston rod (8) and the housing (7), and having a first lateral surface (12a) facing the first end (8a) and a second lateral surface (12b) facing the second end (8b). The sealing unit (11) includes a first rod seal (13) positioned in the vicinity of the first lateral surface (12a) and a second rod seal (14) positioned between the first rod seal (13) and the second lateral surface (12b), the sealing unit (11) being fixed within the housing (7). The second rod seal (14) includes a liquid injection pipe (15).Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: ATLAS COPCO CREPELLE, S.A.S.Inventor: Vincent Paul Caloone
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Patent number: 11479164Abstract: A sealing means of a pivot joint system between a base assembly and a head assembly of a rear view device, including a two-component pivot seal including a hard component including at least one of one or more attachment and holding means for at least one of attachment of the sealing means to the base assembly and holding at least one cable, and a soft component. A base assembly and a rearview device are also described.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company LimitedInventors: Andrew Lettis, Callum Scott-Collins, Graham Rehill
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Patent number: 11473563Abstract: An annular seal member comprising a seal body comprising a locating portion locatable against a wall element of an offshore structure, an inner surface, an outer surface and a lip portion that defines an open mouth of the seal member for receiving an elongate element therethrough; wherein the seal body is locatable against the wall element such that when a static pressure acting on the outer surface of the seal body exceeds a static pressure acting on the inner surface of the seal body a net positive pressure is exerted on the outer surface which at least partly deforms inwardly to provide a portion of the seal body for sealing against an outer surface of the elongate element. An offshore structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: C-LING LIMITEDInventor: Gregory Van Hinsbergh
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Patent number: 11466228Abstract: An improved method of sealing a window into an aperture in a body uses a lubricant comprising polymer particles suspended in a volatile, low viscosity, low surface tension carrier fluid. The carrier fluid is applied to one or both of the sidewalls of the window and aperture, and the window is pressed into the aperture such that the carrier fluid evaporates, leaving the polymer particles to fill interstitial surface voids, while enabling the sidewall of the window to make intimate mechanical contact with the sidewall of the aperture. While having broader application, the present disclosure finds particular utility in optical characterization techniques based upon the Raman effect and fluorescence probes used in process monitoring and control.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy David Preister, Joseph B. Slater, Michael G. Stidham
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Patent number: 11448322Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanical seal arrangement comprising a mechanical seal (10) including a rotating slide ring (2) and a stationary slide ring (3), defining a seal gap (4) therebetween, a one-piece, ring-shaped slide ring carrier (5), which holds the stationary slide ring (3), a one-piece, ring-shaped cover (6), which is arranged on the slide ring carrier (5), a one-piece, ring-shaped housing (7), which is detachably fixed to the cover (6) using fixing device (8), and a one-piece first retaining ring (9), which is detachably arranged on the slide ring carrier (5), wherein the stationary slide ring (3) is clamped between the first retaining ring (9) and the cover (6), and wherein the slide ring carrier (5) is connected to the slide ring carrier (5) by means of at least one elastic biasing member (19) such that the slide ring carrier (5) can perform movements in the axial direction of the mechanical seal arrangement together with the stationary slide ring (3).Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Peter Droscher, Hans Steigenberger
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Patent number: 11448321Abstract: A seal for a ball valve comprising a resilient ring defining an engagement feature; a first polymer ring disposed adjacent to a first axial end of the resilient ring and coupled with the engagement feature; and a second polymer ring disposed adjacent to a second axial end of the resilient ring and coupled with the engagement feature.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventors: Jan Kustermans, Benny Proost, Gabriele Tittonel, Herman M. Dubois, Philippe Burlot, Andrea Maffezzoli, Shabarish Nunna, Andreas Vanvaerenbergh, Filip Rousseau