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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3204 (2016.01); B62D 55/088 (2006.01); B62D 55/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3204 (2013.01); B62D 55/0887 (2013.01); B62D 55/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seal includes an annular body defining a radial direction, an axial direction, and a circumferential direction; and further defines a cross-sectional area including a perimeter. The perimeter may comprise a first axial extremity, a second axial extremity, an outer radial extremity, and an inner radial extremity. The perimeter may include a first axial extremity defining surface and a second axial extremity defining surface, a first concave arcuate surface interposed between the inner radial extremity and the second axial extremity, and a second concave arcuate surface interposed between the outer radial extremity and the second axial extremity.