Patents by Inventor David M. Seaborn

David M. Seaborn 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).

  • High Pressure Tube Seal
    Publication number: 20090267307
    Abstract: A high pressure tube seal is provided including a rigid cylindrical tube having an elastomeric seal body molded to an outer surface of the cylindrical tube. The elastomeric seal body includes a pair of raised seal bead portions at opposite ends of the seal body and a pair of recessed groove portions adjacent to the pair of recessed seal bead portions. A pair of anti-extrusion rings are disposed in the recessed groove portion in the cylindrical tube and includes a radially outwardly extending annular portion disposed between a pair of recessed groove portions of the elastomeric seal body. The anti-extrusion rings provide increased pressure sealing capability as compared to conventional tube seal designs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: FREUDENBERG-NOK GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Timothy T. Smith, David M. Seaborn