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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Sean P. Thomas, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Sean P. Thomas, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/10 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); F16J 15/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/104 (2013.01); E21B 41/0007 (2013.01); F16J 15/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hollow annular seal for sealing two concentric components in a subsea environment is disclosed. The hollow annular seal is constructed from an elastomeric material with a hollow core. The hollow annular seal also includes a plurality of apertures to allow fluid to flow through the apertures and into the hollow core to prevent collapse of the fluid filled, hollow annular seal.