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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Deepak Trivedi, Halfmoon, NY (US);
Chad Eric Yates, Houston, TX (US);
Binoy Milan Shah, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/46 (2006.01); F16J 15/16 (2006.01); F16J 15/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/06 (2006.01); F16J 15/48 (2006.01); E21B 33/06 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/46 (2013.01); F16J 15/027 (2013.01); F16J 15/068 (2013.01); F16J 15/164 (2013.01); E21B 33/06 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01); F16J 15/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elastomeric sealing device operable at an operating temperature above an installation temperature. The sealing device includes a body fabricated from an elastomeric material. A channel is formed within the body. A mesh is disposed within the channel. The mesh includes a plurality of interwoven fibers forming an inner volume. A filler is disposed within the inner volume. At least a portion of the filler is a liquid at the installation temperature. The at least a portion of the filler is a gas at the operating temperature.