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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Saint-gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, Solon, OH (US);
Inventors:
Zong Zong, Southborough, MA (US);
Jiezhu Jin, Westborough, MA (US);
Nafih Mekhilef, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION, Solon, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3284 (2016.01); F16J 15/3272 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3284 (2013.01); F16J 15/3272 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seal can include a seal body and a coating disposed on a surface of the seal body. The seal body can include a high-performance thermoplastic material. The coating can include a fluoropolymer. In an embodiment, the seal can have a wear rate of at most 3.7×10mm/(N·m). A method of forming a seal can include forming a seal body and disposing a coating over a surface of the seal body.