Having Particular Associated Mounting Or Retaining Feature Patents (Class 277/637)
  • Publication number: 20130093141
    Abstract: The invention provides a weather strip seal for an automotive vehicle which is provided for sealing between a first structure and a second structure made of a vehicle framework having a flange protruding from an adjacent framework surface, and to a method for manufacturing such a strip seal. The weather strip seal includes a clamping means for clamping on the flange comprising an outer clamping portion having a first branch and a second branch and an inner clamping portion incorporating separate gripping clips mounted along the length of and against said outer clamping portion by an outer part of each clip, and in contact with the flange by inner gripping means of each clip, a first sealing portion sealingly presses against said first structure and which extends from said first branch, and a second sealing portion presses against said adjacent framework surface and extending on said second branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: HUTCHINSON SEALING SYSTEMS
    Inventor: André Guellec
  • Patent number: 8414705
    Abstract: A seal mechanism that can prevent the occurrence of corrosion and abnormal discharge. The seal mechanism is disposed between first and second structural members having opposing surfaces. A first seal trench and a second seal trench are formed respectively in a first opposing surface of the first structural member and in a second opposing surface of the second structural member. A first seal member and a second seal member are housed respectively in the first and second seal trenches. The first seal member and the second seal member are brought into pressure contact with each other. These seal trenches have a first seal surface and a second seal surface from which aluminum is exposed, and further have first shut-off surface disposed between the first opposing surface and the first seal surface and a second shut-off surface disposed between the second opposing surface and the second seal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Yusuke Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20130062468
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shield mesh 25 is provided on a window part 21, and a gasket seal 50 is provided between the electromagnetic shield mesh 25 and a window frame 30 made of a conductive material. The first seal part 51 of the gasket seal 50 has a low volume resistivity, and makes it possible to prevent electromagnetic noise from entering the inside of an airframe between the window part 21 and a window frame 30. Moreover, the second seal part 52 of the gasket seal 50, which is made in contact with the electromagnetic shield mesh 25 of the window part 21 on the outer perimeter side of window panels 23A and 23B, has a volume resistivity of, for example, 300 ?cm or more, so that it becomes possible to prevent corrosion from occurring at contact portions with a clamp 28, a clip 29 or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi YOKOI
  • Patent number: 8393400
    Abstract: A wellhead or Christmas tree seal assembly that forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and outer wellhead or Christmas tree members. U-shaped metal seals having legs that face in opposite directions, are bonded to a wiping element. During installation of the seal assembly, the ends of the seal legs seal against the wellhead members and the wiping element compensates for defects on the surfaces of the wellhead members. The wiping element can be of an elastomer, metallic, or intercalated graphite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin G. Buckle
  • Patent number: 8382124
    Abstract: A corner seal device for use in combination with wiper seals used in slide-out rooms in recreational vehicles. The corner seal device has a first generally horizontal surface and a second generally vertical surface meeting to form a corner. A third surface extends obliquely from the first surface and has at least some portion that is above the first surface. An end wall may be used to connect the third surface to the second surface. The corner seal device may also be used with a wiper seal having an inner shelf that extends over the third surface of the corner seal device. The inner shelf may also have a C-channel at the end that covers the upper most portion of the third surface of the corner seal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Lifetime Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Edwin E. Ksiezopolski, Norman L. Newhouse
  • Publication number: 20130037655
    Abstract: A method of sealing a gap between first and second aerodynamic surfaces. The width of the gap between the two surfaces is measured to obtain a gap measurement. The width of a seal member is pre-formed in accordance with the gap measurement. The seal member is fitted into the gap such that the seal member is substantially flush with the first and second aerodynamic surfaces. Apparatus for performing the method is also described. The apparatus comprising: a metrology device adapted to measure the width of the gap between the first and second aerodynamic surfaces; a seal member dispenser for dispensing a seal member; and a cutter adapted to cut the seal member to size in accordance with the measurements obtained by the metrology device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeremy Bradley, Colin John West
  • Publication number: 20130033005
    Abstract: A seal assembly for a nozzle in a gas turbine engine includes a connector having a first hinge portion for attaching to the nozzle, a flat portion for sealing against a wall of the engine; and a first hinge for attaching the connector to the flat portion wherein the connector is adapted to rotate relative to the nozzle and the flat portion is adapted to rotate relative to the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Treat, Christina A. Stenman
  • Patent number: 8365612
    Abstract: An electromagnetic flowmeter comprises an exiting coil, and a signal electrode having an electrode section, an axis portion, a first member which has elasticity, a second member which is harder than the first member, and a ring shape dividing wall which is harder than the second member, wherein the first and second members and the ring shape dividing wall are inserted between a rear face of the electrode section and an inner circumference face of the measuring pipe, the axis portion is projected to an outer circumference face of the measuring pipe through a through hole, and a fastening member is fastened to the axis portion which projects to the outer circumference face of the measuring pipe so that the first member is sandwiched between the rear face of the electrode section and the inner circumference face of the measuring pipe so as to be elastically deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Azbil Corporation
    Inventor: Kouji Izumi
  • Publication number: 20130020747
    Abstract: There is disclosed a cushion of a folding portable electronic device which can prevent the increase of manufacturing cost, prevent the permeation of water into cases and prevent the cases from being damaged at a folding operation. A cushion 107 includes a projecting part 107a which is disposed in one case 110 and projects from one surface to come in contact with the other case in a closed state; and a body part 107b having a side surface sandwiched between an outer surface of a frame constituent member 101 which constitutes a frame of the one surface and an inner surface of a back surface constituent member 102 to cover a back surface which is the surface on a side opposite to the one surface of the one case, whereby the body part closely comes in contact therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keiichirou Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20130014519
    Abstract: A frozen beverage device to convert a liquid beverage into a semi-frozen or frozen form has inner and outer walls forming a refrigerant cavity containing a refrigerant material with a freezing point below the freezing point of the liquid, the refrigerant material occupying at least 80% of the volume of the refrigerant cavity. The outer wall has a base portion which can be moved from a first position, where the liquid is at least semi-frozen, to a second position where the internal pressure in the refrigerant cavity urges the inner wall outwardly towards the outer wall so that the refrigerant material contacts a maximum area of the surface of the inner wall in the refrigerant cavity for maximum heat transfer and to minimise constriction of access to the frozen beverage. Alternative methods to seal the inner and outer walls to close the refrigerant cavity are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: HYDRO-TURBINE DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD
    Inventor: Alfio Bucceri
  • Publication number: 20130001893
    Abstract: A split grommet assembly comprising a grommet and a clamping ring. The grommet has a body portion with a peripheral edge and a sealing groove round the peripheral edge of the body portion. The grommet also has a gland portion with a peripheral edge, and a hole passing through the body and gland portions. The body and gland portions are each split along a split line which runs from the hole to their peripheral edges. The clamping ring encircles the peripheral edge of the gland portion and can be opened to permit an elongate object to be fitted into the hole via the split line, and closed to apply a compressive load to the peripheral edge of the gland portion which resists opening of the body along the split line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Colin John WEST, Andrew WITHERS, Pamela SIENG-YOU
  • Publication number: 20130001892
    Abstract: A seal assembly for a fan duct metering valve disposed within a casing of a gas turbine engine includes a tab for extending through an opening in the casing and attaching to the valve, a carrier for extending into the opening and engaging the valve such that fluid does not leak between the valve and the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Darren M. Smith, Judith F. Brooks
  • Patent number: 8342538
    Abstract: A t-joint assembly includes a gasket having first and second ends, and a substantially elongated body having a profile. The first end includes an enlarged tapered section having a distal tip and a force-transfer surface disposed substantially perpendicular to the body. The assembly also includes a first component having a channel with a profile and a reaction surface configured to respectively complement the profile and accept the force-transfer surface of the gasket. The first component also has a first sealing surface arranged substantially parallel to the reaction surface, and a second sealing surface arranged substantially perpendicular to the reaction surface. The t-joint assembly additionally includes second and third components, each having a sealing surface. Inserting the gasket into the channel and assembling the three components compresses the gasket against the channel, and the tip of the gasket against the reaction surface, to thereby seal the t-joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Carl E. Fonville, Eric A. Nordling
  • Publication number: 20120326397
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for sealing a joint between a display and a housing of a hand held computer terminal is provided. The apparatus comprises a display frame. The display frame comprises a front, a back, and sides. The front of the display frame comprises a recessed portion and a non-recessed portion. The recessed portion is configured to accept insertion of the display. The non-recessed portion defines at least a portion of the perimeter of the recessed portion. Fastening holes can be positioned outside the perimeter of the recessed portion. The display frame is configured to tighten to the housing and to compress the display between the display frame and the housing. The method comprises providing a display frame, assembling a display assembly, inserting the display assembly into the housing, and compressing the display between the display frame and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Sherri Reed, Eric Linn, Timothy R. Fitch
  • Publication number: 20120326398
    Abstract: A sensor apparatus including a detecting element integrated in a case formed of a synthetic resin material, an O-ring fitted into an annular depression provided on the case, and an O-ring fitting ring member that is formed separately from the case and that is insert-molded in the case, wherein a bottom surface of the annular depression is formed by an outer peripheral surface of the O-ring fitting ring member exposed to an outer surface of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinari KOBAYASHI, Kyungwoo KIM, Masaharu NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20120326391
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gasket comprising an adhesive sheet and a substrate sheet laminated on one surface of the adhesive sheet, which shows a distortion recovery rate according to the following compression distortion recovery test (I) of not less than 40%: Compression distortion recovery test (I): A 10 mm flat square sample is heated to 80° C., under which conditions a load is applied to compress the sample in the thickness direction such that the thickness thereof becomes 75% of the total thickness of the sample before loading, the load is lifted, the total thickness of the sample is measured 3 hr after unloading, and a distortion recovery rate is calculated according to the following formula: distortion recovery rate (%)=(total sample thickness 3 hr after unloading?(total sample thickness before compression×0.75))/(total sample thickness before compression×0.25)×100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Tetsuya HIROSE, Ryuuichi Kabutoya, Shinji Inokuchi
  • Publication number: 20120306166
    Abstract: A seal assembly is provided having a retention assembly attached to a first component, and a seal element secured by the retention assembly. The seal element comprises at least one leaf seal, and the leaf seal is comprised of a plurality of tabs in series with a plurality of slots. The seal assembly forms a flexible seal between the first component and a second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Patrick Benedict Melton, David William Cihlar
  • Publication number: 20120306167
    Abstract: A torsion seal is provided and includes a first section, a second section and a torsion section connected at opposite end portions thereof to the first and second sections and having a central portion extending between the opposite end portions to absorb differential thermal growth of vessels to which the first and second sections are coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: Sheo Narain Giri
  • Publication number: 20120306165
    Abstract: An under counter mount sink sealing surface and method of making that provides a watertight interface between an under counter mount sink and a laminate counter as well as a simplified and more dimensionally accurate method of field installing the sink below the counter. The water impervious seal is tightly chemically bonded to the cutout lip of the laminate as well as to the entire area on the bottom face of the laminate countertop that contacts the entire profile of the top face of the under counter mount sink. The seal also aligns the sink into the correct location and contacts the entire surface of the as it is deck aligned or completely parallel to the sink top flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: John Norman Sutter
  • Publication number: 20120306168
    Abstract: A formed flexible seal is provided and includes a first section, a second section and a formed flexible section connected at opposite end portions thereof to the first and second sections and having a central portion extending between the opposite end portions to absorb differential thermal growth of vessels to which the first and second sections are coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: Sheo Narain Giri
  • Publication number: 20120292861
    Abstract: A seal strip (54) with a central relatively thin portion (68) and first and second thicker side portions (70, 72) that may be wedge-shaped adjacent the central portion. Each side portion may be formed of a linear array of base-in prisms (56), where each prism includes a base adjacent and normal to the central portion, and a thickness tapering distally toward an adjacent edge of the seal strip. The base-in prisms of each side portion may be separated by transverse slots (55) along the length of the strip. The transverse slots of the first side portion may be unaligned with the transverse slots of the second side portion along the length of the strip. A retention pin (58) may extend normally from an end of the seal strip. The seal strip may be mounted in tapered slots (49) of a gas turbine transition exit frame (48).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: FRANK MOEHRLE, Andrew R. Narcus, John Carella, Jean-Max Millon Sainte-Claire
  • Publication number: 20120285670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gasket locating arrangement for a flow module, preferably plate reactor, comprising a gasket, locating means, a channel in a channel plate, a barrier plate, wherein the gasket consists of a sheet of soft gasket material, and said sheet has a cut through pattern corresponding to the channel in the channel plate. The present invention relates further to a use of the gasket location arrangement and also to a flow module, preferably a plate reactor, which comprises one or more gasket locating arrangements according to the invention, and one or more heat transfer means for heat transfer to and from the channel, and wherein each channel plate has one or more inlets, preferably two inlets, to the channel, and one outlet from the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB
    Inventors: Kasper Höglund, Magnus Lingvall
  • Patent number: 8308428
    Abstract: A seal assembly includes a body having two circumferential sides, a leading end, and a trailing end. At least one of the circumferential sides includes a first channel sidewall, a second channel sidewall, and a channel bottom wall that together define a seal channel for receiving a seal. The seal channel includes a slot that cooperates with a tab on the seal to facilitate securing the seal within the seal channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Bridges, Jr., Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley
  • Publication number: 20120280460
    Abstract: A side seal assembly is provided for sealing gaps between adjacent transition ducts in a gas turbine combustor arrangement. The side seal assembly includes a first elongated plate mounting an outer seal and a first fastening element at one end thereof; a second elongated plate mounting a second fastening element at one end thereof and an inner seal at an opposite end thereof. The first and second elongated plates are adapted to be joined in back-to-back relationship by means of the first and second fastening elements, such that in use, the outer and inner seals extend substantially parallel to, but offset from, the first and second elongated plates. The first elongated plate and the inner and outer seals substantially cover three radial gaps between the adjacent transition ducts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: David William CIHLAR, William BYRNE, Patrick Benedict MELTON
  • Publication number: 20120274033
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricant sealing structure for a gear coupling, which can firmly prevent the leaking of the lubricant due to vibration or the like in the axial and radial directions inside the gear coupling. A sealing member is a cloth-inserted rubber 21 having flexibility. The cloth-inserted rubber 21 has a first end being fixed to a fixing member 24s on a cover plate 20 mounted on a side of an outer ring 7 and a second end being fixed to another fixing member 25s on a side of the drive shaft 10 in liquid tight manner in the axial direction of a drive shaft 10. Each of the first and second ends of the cloth-inserted rubber 21 has a face extending in a direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction. The cloth-inserted rubber 21 seals the lubricant at the face of said each of the first and second ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiharu TAKAHASHI, Akihiko YANO, Katsuhiko SHODA, Hisao MIYAKE, Shin KOGA
  • Publication number: 20120250307
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a waterproof LED lamp is disclosed. The waterproof LED lamp includes a housing having one or more LEDs disposed within said housing. The housing comprises a housing base including a body with a first opening, the first opening having an edge surrounded by a first sealing portion. The housing further includes an optical cover comprising a shell having a second opening, the second opening having a border surrounded by a second sealing portion. The second sealing portion is configured to be removably inserted into the first sealing portion, forming a water-tight seal between the housing base and the optical cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventor: Steve Germain
  • Publication number: 20120235364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a leakage proof member for buildings, particularly to a compressive stress water stopper, which functions as or substitutes a water stop strip in a concrete deformation joint. The compressive stress water stopper may be pre-installed before casting concrete or installed after concrete is cast. The compressive stress water stopper has an upper plate, a fork-shaped rubber plate, a tapered rubber plate and a lower plate whose screw holes are alternately inserted by a plurality of fastening bolts A and B which are fastened by fastening nuts, respectively. The stress and the adhering property of the bicomponent polysulfide rubber securely attach the fork-shaped sheets of the fork-shaped rubber plate to the concrete surfaces at the two sides of the deformation joint and seal the screw holes and the clearances in the concrete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Zhensheng Wang, Zhenwei Gao
  • Patent number: 8252395
    Abstract: An injection-molded body according to the present invention includes a tubular body portion, an airtight seal surface formed on a peripheral surface of the body portion near one end of the body portion, and a plurality of undercuts disposed at positions around the peripheral surface of the body portion that are closer to the end than the airtight seal surface is. The undercuts prevent a seal member mounted on the airtight seal surface from falling off, in which a clearance is formed between a peripheral wall and the undercuts. The peripheral wall defines an inner hole of the body portion, and the clearance accommodates deformation of the undercuts in radial directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Kikuchi, Hideki Abe, Junichi Hosogoe, Tsuguhisa Hayashida, Hitoshi Homma
  • Patent number: 8246055
    Abstract: A seal member for creating an adequate sealing engagement between two bodies. The seal member may have a closed loop shape, a plurality of engagement surfaces and a plurality of lobes formed on the engagement surfaces. The lobes may contact a sealing surface on a body to aid in creating an adequate seal between two bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Asplund, David Varnon, Richard Spratling, Chad Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20120189397
    Abstract: The application describes a device for sealing a coolant and/or lubricant channel, wherein the coolant and/or lubricant channel extends through a first tool part, a second tool part, and the device, wherein the device comprises a first section, a second section, and a center section. The first section can be connected to the first tool part. The second section is arranged in such a way that the second section can protrude into the coolant and/or lubricant channel of the second tool part, wherein the outer diameter of the second section is greater than or equal to the inner diameter of the coolant and/or lubricant channel of the second tool part. The center section is arranged between the first section and the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: GUEHRING OHG
    Inventor: Lutfi BOZKURT
  • Publication number: 20120189424
    Abstract: A feather seal assembly includes a seal having a directional passage to direct an airflow generally non-perpendicular to the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Stephanie Santoro, Evan Petrakis
  • Patent number: 8214974
    Abstract: The present invention provides a kind of clip fastener for attaching gaskets or gasket-like devices to a mounting surface, including a mounting surface engagement head, a neck and a protrusive base perpendicular to the plane of the head and attached to the neck. The present invention also presents a kind of method and equipment for mounting a clip fastener with protrusive base to gasket. Clip fastener base in present invention can be embedded into gasket, or rotated into woven gasket, or embedded into gasket being weaving. The head extend outwards across gasket and clip fasteners in the holes on mounting surface to fasten gasket to mounting surface firmly and effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Inventors: Yizhi Zhou, Yousong Xiao
  • Patent number: 8210544
    Abstract: Apparatus for preventing incorrect installation of machinery components together includes a tab, pin and pin-receiving hole. The tab on the seal plate protrudes angularly from its periphery and laterally beyond it so as to prevent incorrect installation of two seal plates together in a faulty sealing relationship with machinery components by their tabs making interfering contact with one another producing a visible gap between the two seal plates. The pin is mounted on and protrudes axially from a surface of one machinery component facing the seal plate and prevents incorrect installation of the machinery components together in a faulty sealing relationship without the seal plate between them by the pin contacting the surface of the other machinery component and producing a gap between the machinery components. The hole extends through the seal plate to receive the pin within it when one seal plate is correctly installed between the machinery components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Waddell, Ed Down, William Scherzinger
  • Patent number: 8201833
    Abstract: An assembly that includes first and second housing members, a gasket and a plurality of bolts that exert a clamp force to clamp the gasket between the first and second housing members. The gasket includes a plurality of tab members that engage the interior of one or both of the first and second housing members. The gasket tabs can resist a force exerted by a pressurized fluid within one or both of the first and second housing members. A gasket that is resistant to side loading due to a pressurized fluid is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Niblett, Todd A. Hagan
  • Patent number: 8201834
    Abstract: A stator vane with a mate-face cooling and sealing arrangement, the vane end rails include an upper axial seal slot and a lower axial seal slot with an upper riffle seal and a lower riffle seal secured within the two axial seal slots. The vane end rails also include a number of vertical seal slots spaced along the axial direction to receive a number of vertical riffle seals. The vertical riffle seals have an upper slot and a lower slot that allow for the two axial riffle seals to extend through and form a series of diffusion compartments along the seal assembly and mate faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: George Liang
  • Publication number: 20120146296
    Abstract: A device and method for reinforcing, baffling or sealing a vehicle structure, comprising the steps of providing a flexible composite sealing device including one or more fastening structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: ZEPHYROS, INC.
    Inventors: Todd R. Deachin, Conrad Miracle
  • Patent number: 8197685
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element for a press filter comprising first and second filtering means, each having at least one opening for the passage of a slurry to be filtered, and first and second connecting means for connecting the openings of the first and second filtering means. Each of the first and second connecting means comprises a flange portion and a tubular portion, wherein the flange portion of the first connecting means is fixedly attached to the first filtering means and the flange portion of the second connecting means is fixedly attached to the second filtering means, and wherein the tubular portion of the first connecting means is insertable into the tubular portion of the second connecting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Sefar AG
    Inventors: Jean Luis Ribet, Sandrine Minebois
  • Patent number: 8196931
    Abstract: A gap molding and associated methods reduce accumulation of undesirable material in a gap. A gap molding comprises a top portion configured to at least partially bridge a gap, and a retention portion configured to frictionally engage with at least one side of the gap. The gap molding may be configured with a taper in order to smoothly transition from the surfaces on either side of the gap. The gap molding may comprise silicone or other suitable material. The gap molding may desirably be placed between appliances, countertops, and/or the like in order to provide improved aesthetics and/or reduce accumulation of food waste and other debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: David James Burgess
  • Patent number: 8182208
    Abstract: Systems involving feather seals are provided. A representative vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a first mounting platform having a first slot; a first airfoil extending from the first mounting platform; and a feather seal having opposing faces, a first side extending between the faces, and a first tab, the first tab extending outwardly beyond the first side; the first slot being sized and shaped to receive the feather seal including the first tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: United Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Bridges, Jr., Tracy A Propheter-Hinckley
  • Publication number: 20120119447
    Abstract: The present application provides a seating assembly for use with a transition piece and a stage one nozzle of a gas turbine engine. The seating assembly may include a support member positioned between the transition piece and the stage one nozzle and a primary spring element positioned on the support member and in contact with the stage one nozzle. The primary spring element may include a single bend therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mehmet Demiroglu, Kevin McMahan, Benjamin Lacy, Neelesh Nandkumar Sarawate, Edip Sevincer
  • Publication number: 20120098212
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for preventing gases and/or fluids emanating from a wing box 2 of an aircraft from passing to an aircraft fuselage cell situated underneath it. According to the invention the device comprises at least one sheet-like material 13 positioned below or above the wing box 2. The sheet-like material 13 is preferably made of a woven fabric comprising aramid fibers or the like, which fabric in order to ensure the required seal vis-à-vis liquid and/or gaseous substances, in particular vis-à-vis fuels, has been impregnated or soaked with an epichlorohydrin elastomer compound or with some other elastomer, for example a rubber compound or the like. As a result of the design-related slidability of the sheet-like material 13 parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage cell of the aircraft, during installation the possibility of compensating for tolerances in this direction is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventor: Christos Bogiatzis
  • Patent number: 8156745
    Abstract: An aircraft gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle basesheet includes longitudinally extending plurality of basesheet segments. Each of the basesheet segments includes a panel body between segment leading and trailing edges and slidable sealing joints with slidingly un-restrained center surfaces between adjacent segment leading and trailing edges. Segmented first and second basesheet side edges first and second segment side edges of the basesheet segments respectively. Slidably sealingly engaged overlapping flanges at the segment leading and trailing edges include tacked together transversely spaced apart first and second distal ends of the overlapping flanges. Leading and trailing edge ribs supporting the overlapping flanges are clipped together with longitudinally spaced apart and transversely extending forward and aft slits in retainers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Darrell Glenn Senile, Valentine Robert Boehm, Jr., Bernard James Renggli
  • Patent number: 8152137
    Abstract: A relief valve in a turbomachine is disclosed. The valve includes a gate designed to be mounted so as to pivot about a shaft for the opening and closing of an orifice for the passage of air, a seal, and an attachment device for attaching the seal to the peripheral edge of the gate. The gate and the attachment device are made of a plastic and formed of a single piece or secured to one another by welding or bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Francois Jean Comin, Claude Marcel Robert Majeux
  • Patent number: 8136819
    Abstract: There is provided a sealing structure and a gasket which can seal both of a portion where a groove for mounting the gasket is formed and a portion where a groove for mounting the gasket is not formed when the portions are connected. The gasket includes a first gasket portion 110 which has a first mounted portion 111 to be mounted in a first groove 211 to come in close contact with a bottom face 211a of the first groove 211 and which is formed in a shape along an end portion of an outer wall portion 210 and a second gasket portion 120 which has a second mounted portion 150 to be mounted in a second groove 221 near a portion connected to the first gasket portion 110 and which is formed in a shape along an end portion 220 of a partition wall 220, the second mounted portion 150 having an inclined face for coming in close contact with the inclined bottom face 221a of the second groove 221.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignees: Nok Corporation, MAHLE Filter Systems Japan Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji Yoshitsune, Kiyohiro Suzuki, Manshu Kameike, Seiji Tani, Hideki Tanaka, Shin Yoshida, Masanori Sudo
  • Patent number: 8136279
    Abstract: An electronic sign module housing having an overmolded gasket seal including an elastomer overmolded gasket seal with an inner and an outer lip and a base overmolded to a rearwardly located contact surface of an electronic sign module housing. Grooves on the contact surface of the electronic sign module housing provide additional bonding surfaces with a greater surface area to enhance the chemically-bonded overmolding of the overmolded gasket seal. Truncated conical projections extending forwardly from the elastomer base extend into correspondingly shaped truncated conical cavities in the electronic sign module housing in order to provide additional chemical bonding and to provide a geometrically based frictional engagement arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan L. Nearman, Kory D. Kludt
  • Patent number: 8128062
    Abstract: A valve design that enables a positive shaft seal to be obtained in an inexpensive manner by reducing the need for close tolerances heretofore required in prior art designs. This unique valve design employs a shaft seal that is adapted for transverse and/or angular movement during assembly of the valve for aligning to the shaft at an alignment position in which it is held after assembly of the valve by a holding device such as a seal nut or spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Anton Maes, Brian M. DeBlauw
  • Publication number: 20120049466
    Abstract: A gasket stop and gasket housing apparatus are provided. In one embodiment, the invention provides a gasket stop comprising: a body having: a first surface; and a second surface spaced from and substantially parallel to the first surface; an opening extending from the first surface to the second surface; at least one pillar extending at an acute angle from the first surface; and at least one retaining device having: an upright portion with at least one face; and a projecting portion extending outwardly from the body beyond the at least one face of the upright portion, whereby the at least one pillar and the at least one retaining device pass through a slot in a member such that the projecting portion secures the gasket stop against the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Krzysztof Nikolin, William Keith Albert Eyers
  • Patent number: 8123231
    Abstract: A seal for sealing between two surfaces lying generally perpendicular to each other, the seal comprising a first profile which has a base adapted to be fixed sealingly to a first surface and an upstand which projects from the base and which defines respective inner and outer opposed surfaces, and a second profile which overlies the upstand of the first profile and which, when viewed in section, comprises inner and outer depending limbs which engage slidably respective ones of the opposed inner and outer surfaces of the upstand of the first profile, wherein at least one of the inner and outer depending limbs of the second profile bears resiliently against the respective surface(s) of the upstand of the first profile in sliding engagement therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Inventor: Barry Philip McComb
  • Patent number: 8122722
    Abstract: An aircraft engine exhaust nozzle basesheet includes longitudinally extending plurality of basesheet segments having panel bodies between segment leading and trailing edges and slidable sealing joints with slidingly un-restrained center surfaces between adjacent segment leading and trailing edges. Segmented first and second basesheet side edges include first and second segment side edges of the basesheet segments respectively. Slidably sealingly engaged overlapping flanges at the segment leading and trailing edges include tacked together transversely spaced apart first and second distal ends of the overlapping flanges. A basesheet assembly includes a frame includes first and second side rails supporting the first and second basesheet side edges. An aircraft gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle includes divergent seals with the basesheet assemblies in sealing engagement against divergent flaps along the first and second side rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Darrell Glenn Senile, Valentine Robert Boehm, Jr., Bernard James Renggli
  • Patent number: 8123091
    Abstract: The installation structure of a roof rail in which the roof rail is attached to a vehicle inner panel provided underneath a roof panel, through a hole part provided in a roof panel, the installation structure includes: a protruding part which is provided protruding downward from a lower surface of the roof rail, is inserted into the hole part with a gap in-between, and is attached to an upper surface of the vehicle inner panel; and a watertight part which encloses the protruding part, and is flattened between the lower surface of the roof rail and the upper surface of the roof panel, wherein a part of the watertight part extends through the hole part and protrudes beyond the lower surface of the roof panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Faltec Company Limited
    Inventor: Naohiko Kiyota