Patents by Inventor William D. Best

William D. Best 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).

  • Non-deleterious dry film lubricant coating composition, rubber sealing element coated therewith; and method of
    Patent number: 4808323
    Abstract: A non-deleterious coating composition for the deposition of a dry film lubricant coating on a rubber sealing element comprises:(a) 1 to 10% by weight of a component selected from the group consisting of waxes and normally solid aliphatic alcohols;(b) 1 to 10% by weight of a lubricating oil; and(c) the balance being a solvent for (a) and (b); wherein the solvent, when applied to the rubber sealing element, in said coating composition, evaporates from the coating composition before any substantial degradation of the physical properties of the rubber sealing element occurs. A method for coating a rubber sealing element and the rubber sealing element coated with the dry film lubricant are also disclosed. The invention finds particular applicability in the lubrication of rubber sealing elements, e.g., O-rings, which will be utilized in the manufacture of devices by automated assembly techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Corporation
    Inventors: Eugenia T. Fisher, William D. Best