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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Us, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jennifer E. Alday, Gibsonville, NC (US);
Larry J. Castleman, Monroeville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions US, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/32 (2016.01); F15B 21/00 (2006.01); F16J 15/3232 (2016.01); F16J 15/3284 (2016.01); F16J 15/3208 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 21/006 (2013.01); F16J 15/3208 (2013.01); F16J 15/3232 (2013.01); F16J 15/3284 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sealing assembly includes an elastomer seal having an inner surface and a polymer cap bonded to the inner surface of the elastomer seal and having a dynamic sealing surface. The polymer cap is configured to form a continuous fluid-tight seal against a curved element when pressurized.