Secured By Clamping Patents (Class 277/576)
  • Patent number: 11674598
    Abstract: A seal can include a body including a thermoplastic material and a filler material including a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer can include a modified fluoropolymer. The body can include an elongation-at-break of at least 3%. In an embodiment, the seal can include a seal ring, wherein the body of the seal ring can include a weld.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zong Zong, Nafih Mekhilef
  • Patent number: 11306822
    Abstract: A sealing device seals a gap between a housing and a rotational shaft located in a shaft hole provided in the housing. The sealing device includes: a mounted part that is to be mounted on the shaft hole; an inner annular part; a seal lip that is to be in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotational shaft; a bellows part connecting the mounted part with the inner annular part; a sound insulation ring fixed to the mounted part; and a circular annular sound insulation lip projecting from the inner annular part or the bellows part toward the sound insulation ring. The sound insulation lip protrudes obliquely radially outward. The sound insulation ring includes a circular annular part with which the distal end of the sound insulation lip is in contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Atsushi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10648511
    Abstract: A seal structure includes a rotary shaft that is provided inside a housing, a metal-made surrounding portion of the housing that surrounds the rotary shaft in a radial direction of the rotary shaft, and a resin-made seal member that faces an inner circumferential surface of the surrounding portion and rotates together with the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniaki Iizuka, Takashi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10400845
    Abstract: A seal guide unit for guiding and sealing a piston rod of a vibration damper having a first guide element and a second guide element fixedly connected to the first guide element and arranged coaxial to the first guide element, and a radially moveable piston rod seal arrangement arranged coaxially between the two guide elements and is at least indirectly surrounded in circumferential direction by at least one guide element, including a defined radial annular gap, and comes in at least indirect axial contact with at least one guide element. The piston rod seal arrangement includes a piston rod seal and a sliding element which encloses the piston rod seal in circumferential direction and axially limits the piston rod seal at least on one side. The sliding element has a lower friction coefficient than parts of the seal guide unit adjoin the piston rod seal arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas Thein, Stefan Liehmann, Wolfgang Breun, Alexander Pass, Michael Heinisch, Ingo Schau, Uwe Gehringer
  • Patent number: 10132409
    Abstract: A seal inserted into a circular opening in a work piece from a first direction for sealing a component inserted into the circular opening from a second direction is disclosed. The seal body has a ring shape and includes an upper edge and a lower edge. An upper seal extends radially outward and downward from the upper edge of the seal body, a lower seal extends radially inward and upward from the lower edge of the seal body, and a clip secures the seal to the circular opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel G McCarron, Robb L Augustine, Matthew Lux, Jeremy P Lucas, Shohan Islam
  • Patent number: 9592617
    Abstract: The invention provides a processing method of a seal mounting groove in a metal plate, which can form the seal mounting groove with a small pressing pressure, whereby it is possible to respond to request for easily manufacturing and achieving a low cost, and can achieve a problem caused by a protruding phenomenon of a metal which plastically deforms going with formation of the seal mounting groove. In order to achieve the object, in a method of pressing a seal mounting groove by using a punch on a plane of a metal plate, a leading end portion of the punch is formed into an inclined surface shape which is inclined in a punch width direction, and the seal mounting groove which inclines in a groove width direction in its groove bottom portion and is formed into an inclined surface shape is formed by pressing while using the punch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro Koga, Masaki Sato
  • Patent number: 9574692
    Abstract: A conduit hub includes a conduit hub body having a cylindrical inner surface configured to receive an end of a cylindrical conduit having a male thread, wherein the conduit hub body includes a female thread and a counterbore formed in an outer rim of the cylindrical inner surface. The conduit hub further includes a wiper seal configured to fit into the counterbore such that a lip of the wiper seal extends beyond the outer rim of conduit hub body and a surface of the wiper seal engages with an outer surface of the cylindrical conduit, when the male thread of the cylindrical conduit is threaded to engage with the female thread of the conduit hub body, to resist the ingress of moisture, dirt or contaminants into the conduit hub or the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventor: Joey D. Magno, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9127785
    Abstract: A device for a sealed feed-through of an elongated part through an opening in a mounting wall includes a hollow cylindrical tubular fitting connectable to the mounting wall and having a fitting channel for the elongated part and a first outer thread, a cap nut with a feed-through opening for the elongated part and an inner cap thread that is connected to the first outer thread, and a sealing member arranged within the cap nut and having a receiving channel for the elongated part. The tubular fitting includes, adjacent the first outer thread, a cylindrical sealing wall and the cap nut includes, adjacent to the inner cap thread, a closing flange that holds an elastic sealing ring that rests tightly sealing on the sealing wall and which is axially movable along the sealing wall when the cap nut is turned relative to the tubular fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Lapp Engineering & Co.
    Inventors: Valerij Charcenko, Marek Jurak
  • Patent number: 8844935
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a bearing assembly. The sealing arrangement can include a static seal carrier coupled to a static component of the bearing assembly and including a first plurality of rings, a rotating seal carrier coupled to a rotating component of the bearing assembly and including a second plurality of rings, the first plurality of rings and the second plurality of rings disposed in an interdigitated arrangement so as to define a tortuous passageway therebetween, the tortuous passageway having one end in communication with a high pressure area of the bearing assembly and a second end in communication with a low pressure area of the bearing assembly, and a scraper seal coupled to the rotating seal carrier and disposed over the second end of the tortuous passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S.L.
    Inventor: Juan Redin
  • Patent number: 8820751
    Abstract: A heavy duty composite oil seal with an outer cup and a plastic inner cup. The outer cup includes a major diameter mounting flange portion terminating in a curl, a minor diameter wear sleeve portion, and a transition portion joining the major and minor diameter portions. There is an elastomeric seal body and an embedded stiffener, with the elastomeric seal body having a sealing lip contacting the inner axial surface of the wear sleeve portion. There is a plastic inner cup member with an axial flange substantially co-extensive with the mounting flange and entrapped along the major diameter flange portion between the curl portion and the transition portion of the outer cup. The inner cup also has a radially extending flange that engages a radial portion of the elastomeric seal body. The plastic inner cup member has a continuous curvilinear inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Dennis N. Denton, Linas L. Maskaliunas, Sandra L. Stroup
  • Patent number: 8764020
    Abstract: A shaft seal device is provided in which movement of the seal lip is prevented and the sealing function can be reliably maintained by shaping the adapter so that the adapter is more readily pressed into and less liable to be dislodged from the cartridge, and by increasing the width in the radial direction. An external peripheral-side flange of the adapter fitted into the cartridge on the sealing fluid side of the first lip seal member is formed in a small-diameter tapered shape toward the web side, and the web is composed of an external-periphery-side portion having an orthogonal planar shape that is orthogonal to the center of the shaft, and a tapered internal-periphery-side portion that slopes to the sealing fluid side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhisa Arita
  • Patent number: 8684362
    Abstract: The present cartridge seal assemblies pertain to rotary lip-type seals. In certain embodiments, a sealing member is constructed of a relatively hard material that increases the lifespan of the sealing member. The sealing member is energized with a canted-coil spring, which in some embodiments includes an adjustable spring force. The present embodiments enable control of sealing force to achieve an appropriate sealing force between the sealing member and the shaft based on factors such as temperature, pressure, rotary speed, properties of fluid media, etc. to achieve longer seal life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Pete Balsells, Farshid Dilmaghanian, Derek Changsrivong
  • Publication number: 20140035239
    Abstract: A pivot shaft seal for sealing between a turbocharger housing and a pivot shaft. The seal includes a metal seal ring including a mounting flange and a resilient sealing flange extending radially inward from the mounting flange. The sealing flange is sized to snugly fit about the pivot shaft. The seal includes a clamping bushing operative to clamp the mounting flange against the turbocharger housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventor: James Byrd
  • Patent number: 8544850
    Abstract: Seal assemblies for sealing around a moveable shaft, such as rotary or reciprocating, or static, are described. The seal assemblies prevent the passage of lubricant or fluid from a relatively high pressure area on a first side of the seal to a relatively low pressure area on a second side of the seal. In some embodiments, these seals are energized by energizers, such as circular springs or canted springs, to keep the seal in contact with the moveable shaft. The seals have primary and secondary seals. The secondary seal provides initial moderate sealing against abrasive particles or contaminants to reduce the exposure and wear of the primary seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Pete Balsells, Mike Foster, Majid Ghasiri, Sid Niknezhad
  • Patent number: 8366117
    Abstract: A sealing device which includes an annular exterior sealing member; a reinforcing ring disposed in a housing hole to surround an outer circumference of a rotating shaft and to press a fitting portion of the exterior sealing member against an inner circumference surface of the housing hole; a retainer mounted in the reinforcing ring; an auxiliary sealing member having one end portion that is pinched and retained between the retainer and the reinforcing ring and the other end portion that is pressed against the outer circumference surface of the rotating shaft; and an elastic tongue piece and an engagement portion that are provided between the retainer and the reinforcing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Miyake, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Masanobu Kimura
  • Patent number: 8196933
    Abstract: A heavy duty composite oil seal with an outer cup and a plastic inner cup. The outer cup includes a major diameter mounting flange portion terminating in a curl, a minor diameter wear sleeve portion, and a transition portion joining the major and minor diameter portions. There is an elastomeric seal body and an embedded stiffener, with the elastomeric seal body having a sealing lip contacting the inner axial surface of the wear sleeve portion. There is a plastic inner cup member with an axial flange substantially co-extensive with the mounting flange and entrapped along the major diameter flange portion between the curl portion and the transition portion of the outer cup. The inner cup also has a radially extending flange that engages a radial portion of the elastomeric seal body. The plastic inner cup member has plural, evenly spaced diagonal braces extending between and joining the axial flange and the radial flange of the inner cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: SKF USA Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis N. Denton, Linas L. Maskaliunas, Sandra L. Stroup
  • Patent number: 8176740
    Abstract: A method of refurbishing a seal land on a transition piece of a turbomachine includes applying a wear strip to a wall surface of the seal land, and covering the wear strip with a slot protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jere Allen Johnson, Prahlad Kalidas
  • Patent number: 8011671
    Abstract: A dynamic shaft seal assembly has inner and outer cases that are clamped together to secure a seal element therebetween for dynamic sealing about a rotatable shaft. The inner case is formed with integral pull tabs that are engageable by a seal removal tool to facilitate the removal of the seal assembly from a bore in which the seal assembly is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Madigan
  • Patent number: 7658387
    Abstract: A dynamic seal is provided which is made of a processable rubber composition containing a matrix of vulcanized elastomeric material with powder filler dispersed therein. In a preferred embodiment, the elastomeric material contains a micro powder which has repeating units derived from tetrafluoroethylene. The micro powder has a median particle size of between 1 and 50 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
    Inventor: Edward H Park
  • Patent number: 7396016
    Abstract: A sealing device includes an inner race, an outer race capped on and rotatable relatively to the inner race, a rubber oil seal mounted between the inner race and the outer race, a lubricating oil received between the inner race and the outer race, radiation holes formed in the outer race, and a spoiler provided between the inner race and the outer race for causing convection of the lubricating oil to lower the temperature of the lubricating oil upon rotation of the outer race relatively to the inner race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Nak Sealing Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Liao, Chiang-Ling Chien, Fu-Chih Huang
  • Patent number: 7344140
    Abstract: The lip-type seal of the present invention is a lip-type seal with which the outer periphery of a rotational shaft (S) supported by a predetermined housing (H) is sealed. The lip-type seal is made up of a first annular reinforcing member (11) and a first sealing member (12). The first reinforcing member (11) includes a wall surface part (11a) defining a hole through which the rotational shaft (S) is passed and a cylindrical part (11b) bent from the outer edge of the wall surface part (11a). The first sealing member (12) includes an annular base (12a) that is joined to the housing (H), a first lip part (12b) that extends almost conical from the base (12a) inwardly in the radial direction and that comes into contact with the rotational shaft (S), and an annular concave part (11c) formed on the base (12a) so as to detachably fit the cylindrical part (11b). Accordingly, a desired sealing capability can be secured, and the components can be easily assembled, disassembled, and recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7243956
    Abstract: The expandable band is used to secure a sealing element within a generally cylindrical structure, such as a pipe or manhole, or other round hole. The expandable band includes a band body having a first band end portion and a second band end portion. The first band end portion includes a plurality of slots, and the second band end portion includes a first and second aperture. A locking member is a separate element adapted to fit within the first and second apertures and includes a first tab for extending through the first aperture and into one of the plurality of slots to lock the expandable band at the desired diameter and a second tab for engaging the second aperture. The second tab is designed not to interfere with the first band end portion while expanding the band. The locking member may also include at least one rib or protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: NPC, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Brockway
  • Patent number: 7147229
    Abstract: A shaft seal assembly (10) features an annular carrier (14), an annular shaft seal element (16) and an annular felt washer (18) in an integral assembly that can be installed in one step using a simple push-on tool. The washer (18) is fixed to the carrier (14), such that the carrier (14), shaft seal element (16) and washer (18) are unitized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Federal Mogul World Wide Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Madigan
  • Patent number: 7055825
    Abstract: Herein disclosed is a shaft sealing apparatus which comprises a vacuum casing formed with a vacuum chamber, a driving shaft having an outer cylindrical surface and movably extending in the vacuum chamber of the vacuum casing, and a sealing ring in the form of an annular ring shape and including a sealing lip held in contact with the outer cylindrical surface of the driving shaft, an annular spring member operative to impart a force to the sealing lip to ensure that the sealing lip is held in tight contact with the outer cylindrical surface of the driving shaft, and a peripheral portion radially outwardly extending from the sealing lip, in which the outer cylindrical surface of the driving shaft is smaller in surface roughness Ra than 0.1 (?m).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Watanabe, Hiroki Mori, Chohei Okuno
  • Patent number: 7040628
    Abstract: A large-diameter PTFE seal. The lip of the seal is made from a long strip of PTFE bound together at the ends with the aid of a patching tape to form a closed loop. The loop is then flanged and placed between an inner and an outer case, together with a rubber-like gasket, and the cases are crimped together, entrapping the lip material between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: SKF USA Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas B. Boyers
  • Patent number: 6953194
    Abstract: The expandable band is used to secure a sealing element within a generally cylindrical structure, such as a pipe or manhole, or other round hole. The expandable band includes a band body having a first band end portion and a second band end portion. The first band end portion includes a plurality of slots, and the second band end portion includes a first and second aperture. A locking member is a separate element adapted to fit within the first and second apertures and includes a first tab for extending through the first aperture and into one of the plurality of slots to lock the expandable band at the desired diameter and a second tab for engaging the second aperture. The second tab is designed not to interfere with the first band end portion while expanding the band. The locking member may also include at least one rib or protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: NPC, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Brockway
  • Patent number: 6953054
    Abstract: A relief valve is provided with an elastic body seal sealed into an annular gap between a ball receiver and a valve hole, and is slidably in contact with an inner periphery of the valve hole such that the elastic body seal is not compressed in an axial direction of the ball receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Kenzo Oba, Takeshi Ueki, Morihito Ichizuki
  • Patent number: 6805359
    Abstract: An expansion ring assembly for sealing a gasket with respect to an annular wall of a rigid structure. The expansion ring assembly includes a drive mechanism for engaging and driving apart the opposing ends of an expansion ring to thereby radially expand the ring. The drive mechanism generally includes a pair of block members having threaded bores therethrough, and a bolt having oppositely-threaded ends which are threaded within respective threaded bores of the block members. The bolt additionally includes tool-receiving structure, such as a nut portion, which may be engaged by a suitable tool to rotate the bolt. The block members are respectively engaged with opposite ends of the expansion ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Press-Seal Gasket Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald W. Neuhaus, James W. Skinner, Michael R. Miller
  • Patent number: 6736403
    Abstract: In a known rotary shaft seal with two sealing lips, a first diaphragm body (20) with a first sealing lip (21) is mounted on a support element (22) and inserted in a second diaphragm body (23) with a second sealing lip (27) that rests against a pressure mount (24) and is mounted in the bearing mount (1). The object of the invention is to prevent the pressure medium from passing through the gap (26) between the two diaphragm bodies, which is open towards the pressure side, and ensure that the first diaphragm body can be displaced in the second along this gap. According to the invention, the first diaphragm body (2) is mounted on a support element (3) and inserted from the unpressurized side into the second diaphragm body (4), which serves to mount the seal in the bearing mount (1), reaches around a pressure mount (5) on the unpressurized side and secures it against axial movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: VR Dichtungen GmbH
    Inventor: Siegmar Kreutzer
  • Patent number: 6726210
    Abstract: A sealing device for a gear box includes a box having a hole defined through a wall thereof and a shaft having a first end rotatably engaged with an inside of the box. A second end of the shaft is supported by a bearing which is received in a frame engaged with the hole of the box. A cap is connected to an end of the frame in the box and mounted to the second end of the shaft. A space is defined between a skirt and a protrusion of the cap so as to receive a seal therein. The seal has a flexible plate which is engaged with the end of the frame in the box. The flexible plate effectively prevents oil in the box from entering a gap between the bearing and the frame when the shaft is not rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Li Ming Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Hsing Lin
  • Patent number: 6702295
    Abstract: A dynamic seal assembly has an outer carrier member formed of one-piece having an outer flange, an inner flange, and an intermediate portion presenting first and second shoulders. A PTFE seal member is disposed about the second shoulder and is compressed axially by a case member which, while the PTFE seal is compressed, is staked to the carrier to secure the seal. The carrier has an axially outwardly facing annular pocket accommodating a foam dust excluder into which a flange of a wear sleeve extends to protect the PTFE seal from debris. Additionally, the seal has a clamping ring having an axially extending first leg providing a second mating surface radially inwardly and generally parallel to the first mating surface of the outer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventors: John Christopher Kapcoe, Benjamin Cutler Clark
  • Patent number: 6666459
    Abstract: A radial shaft seal includes a supporting ring which is attached to at least one sealing ring made of a polymer material. The sealing ring has at least one sealing lip and an additional gasket is arranged on the side of the sealing lip facing away from the space to be sealed. The supporting ring is designed in one piece and has two radial projections arranged next to one another with an axial distance between them, where a circular additional gasket produced separately is arranged without adhesion in the gap formed by this distance and is under axial tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Firma Carl Freudenberg
    Inventor: Werner Hufnagel
  • Patent number: 6641141
    Abstract: A self contained anti-blowout seal includes a seal jacket having a static seal surface and a dynamic seal lip with a cavity therebetween. A retaining ring is provided and disposed, in part, within a cavity of the seal jacket and proximate the static seal surface for pressing the static seal surface against a mounting surface. The retaining ring includes a surface extending outside the cavity for bearing against a mounting surface and a depending portion is provided which extends over the cavity opening and includes at least one port communicating with the cavity for enabling a sealing medium to enter and exit the cavity as the seal is pressure energized. A biasing element is provided and disposed in the cavity for forcing the dynamic seal lip against a moving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Bal Seal Engineering
    Inventor: John W. Schroeder
  • Patent number: 6637570
    Abstract: An over-running clutch pulley of the preferred embodiment includes a sheave member, a hub member located substantially concentrically within the sheave member, a sealing member, and a clutch member, which cooperate to rotationally engage the drive belt and the cylindrical shaft. The sheave member preferably includes a sheave input section adapted to engage the input device, a sheave clutch section defining a sheave clutch surface, and a sheave flange element. Similarly, the hub member preferably includes a hub output section adapted to engage the output device, a hub clutch section defining a hub clutch surface, and a hub lip element. The sealing member preferably includes a seal outer section frictionally engaged with the sheave flange element, and a seal inner section slidably engaged with the hub lip element. The sealing member preferably functions to substantially seal a cavity defined by the sheave flange element and the hub lip element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: John Miller, Randall King, Bryce Babcock
  • Patent number: 6607219
    Abstract: An annular-shaped, expansion type clamping band has laterally overlapping ends, each having a skewed surface, the skewed surfaces slidably engaging one another. The ends are further provided with elongated guide slots for receiving a threaded bolt. A threaded nut threadly engaging the bolt, when tightened, moves the overlapping ends toward a longitudinal central axis of the band whereby the band expands to exert an outward radial force against an interior surface of a gasket to provide a liquid-tight fit between the gasket and an opening having a surface engaging an outer periphery of the gasket. The band may be a one-piece or two-or-three-piece assembly and may be formed of an suitable metallic or plastic material. The threaded member is slidable along the aforesaid guide slots enabling the bolts to be self-centered. The nut and bolt assembly, in one embodiment is designed to require only one tightening tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Poly-Tec Products, Inc.
    Inventors: James Mirales, James A. Westhoff, James A. Kelly
  • Publication number: 20020190478
    Abstract: An annular-shaped, expansion type clamping band has laterally overlapping ends, each having a skewed surface, the skewed surfaces slidably engaging one another. The ends are further provided with elongated guide slots for receiving a threaded bolt. A threaded nut threadly engaging the bolt, when tightened, moves the overlapping ends toward a longitudinal central axis of the band whereby the band expands to exert an outward radial force against an interior surface of a gasket to provide a liquid-tight fit between the gasket and an opening having a surface engaging an outer periphery of the gasket. The band may be a one-piece or two-or-three-piece assembly and may be formed of an suitable metallic or plastic material. The threaded member is slidable along the aforesaid guide slots enabling the bolts to be self-centered. The nut and bolt assembly, in one embodiment is designed to require only one tightening tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: POLY-TEC PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: James Mirales, James A. Westhoff, James A. Kelly
  • Patent number: 6435515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a seal assembly for installation on shafts of mixers for concrete, mortar and similar mixtures, of the type comprising sliding rings in oil bath, characterised in that it also comprises, on the side facing the inside of the mixing tank, an annular gasket preferably made of Vulkolan/adiprene, capable of preventing any risk of mixture leakage out of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Officine Meccaniche Galletti O.M.G. - S.R.L.
    Inventor: Paolo Galletti
  • Patent number: 6293557
    Abstract: A sealing system for use in a chemical or gaseous delivery system has a delivery tube connected to a source of the material to be delivered and which intrudes into the revolving region where the material is to go. The sealing system has a secondary sealing nut affixed to the delivery end of the tube, and a primary sealing nut mounted on the secondary nut with a sealing member therebetween. When the region revolves, the two nuts are automatically tightened to hold the sealing member in firm and positive engagement with the housing surrounding the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Michael Mueller
  • Patent number: 6227548
    Abstract: A seal such as a valve shaft seal for use with machine parts that reciprocate relative to each other includes an elastomer sealing lip adapted to rest with a radial spring preload on one machine part and a sleeve-shaped holder carrying the sealing lip and projecting axially beyond the sealing lip for serving to simultaneously attach the seal to a second machine part. To provide a seal with a relatively uncomplicated and inexpensive holder that ensures a safe and flawless attachment and centering, the portion of the holder projecting axially beyond the sealing lip is provided with at least one projection that is directed essentially at an angle towards the inside for engaging a recess in the outer surface of the second machine part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: CR Elastomere GmbH
    Inventor: Jürgen Netzer
  • Patent number: 6152455
    Abstract: The expandable band is used to secure a sealing element within a generally cylindrical structure, such as a pipe or manhole, or other round hole. The expandable band includes a band body having a first band end portion and a second band end portion. A plurality of slots are disposed in the first band end portion, and a locking member extends from the second band end portion. The locking member includes a tab for extending through the second band end portion and into one of the plurality of slots to lock the expandable band at the desired diameter. An end section of the second band end portion extends beyond the tab of the locking member to ease the transition between the overlapping first and second band end portions. When the band is expanded, the tab is disengaged from the slots and slides over the slots, allowing the first and second band end portions to move relative to one another. At the desired diameter, the tab engages one of the slots to lock the band at the desired diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: NPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Brockway, Lester F. Richardson
  • Patent number: 6139023
    Abstract: A seal for movable structural components, like piston rods or shafts, includes a carrier body made of thermoplastic material and a sealing member locked to said carrier body and made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) material. A form-lock connection is achieved by an undercut which is formed permanently in the sealing member and filled with plastic material of the carrier body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Dichtungstechnik G. Bruss GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Steffen Heine, Michael Kinzel, Heiko Schumacher
  • Patent number: 6065756
    Abstract: An expansion joint seal between a gas turbine exhaust duct and an axially adjacent exhaust ductwork comprising plural layers of axially adjacent layers of flexible seal plates, each layer comprising a plurality of arcuate segments which together form a 360.degree. annulus; and further wherein the plural layers of flexible seal plates are secured at one end to the gas turbine exhaust duct, with opposite ends of the seal plates slidably engaged with at least one surface of the exhaust ductwork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: General Electric Co.
    Inventors: James Giles Eignor, Nicholas Philip Poccia, Leroy Omar Tomlinson
  • Patent number: 6052859
    Abstract: The invention relates to a scraper arrangement for attachment to at least one of at least two machine parts which are movable relative to one other, particularly for protection of guideways in machine tools. In this case a scraper strip made from elastically deformable material is replaceably retained on a rigid carrier strip which for its part is releasably connected to a machine part. With a view to a reliable attachment and quick replacement of carrier strip and scraper strip, at least one approximately strip-shaped intermediate carrier can be firmly attached to one machine part and with the aid of at least one C-shaped clamp can be replaceably fixed on a front end edge region of the machine part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Gebr. Hennig GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Diels
  • Patent number: H2293
    Abstract: A pivot shaft seal for sealing between a turbocharger housing and a pivot shaft. The seal includes a metal seal ring including a mounting flange and a resilient sealing flange extending radially inward from the mounting flange. The sealing flange is sized to snugly fit about the pivot shaft. The seal includes a clamping bushing operative to clamp the mounting flange against the turbocharger housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: James Byrd