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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Waters Technologies Corporation, Milford, MA (US);
Sylvain Cormier, Mendon, MA (US);
Joshua A. Shreve, Franklin, MA (US);
Joseph A. Luongo, Walpole, MA (US);
Paul Keenan, Harrisville, RI (US);
Kenneth Plant, Leominster, MA (US);
WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Milford, MA (US);
Abstract
Described is a coupling seal that includes a polymeric body having a bore extending from a first end to an internal sealing surface and a fluid channel extending from the internal sealing surface to a second end. The bore is configured to receive a tube having a fluid channel so that an endface of the tube engages the internal sealing surface. The second end of the polymeric body is configured to contact a sealing surface of a coupling body that has a fluid channel extending from the sealing surface. A fluidic seal occurs when the coupling seal is compressed between the endface and the sealing surface. A void between an outer surface of the polymeric body and an inner surface of the coupling body receives the deformation of the coupling seal while under compression to thereby prevent the fluid channel of the tube from being crushed or obstructed.