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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Inpro/seal Llc, Rock Island, IL (US);
Inventors:
Neil F. Hoehle, Solon, IA (US);
Chintan Shah, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Assignee:
Inpro/Seal LLC, Rock Island, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/34 (2006.01); F16J 15/3248 (2016.01); F16J 15/447 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/447 (2013.01); F16J 15/3248 (2013.01); F16J 15/34 (2013.01); F16J 15/3404 (2013.01); F16J 15/3472 (2013.01); F16J 15/4474 (2013.01); F16J 15/4478 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shaft seal assembly comprises a stator configured to engage a housing and a rotor positioned within the stator. The stator may include a main body, a stator inward radial projection extending radially inward from the stator main body, and a collection groove adjacent the stator inward radial projection. The rotor may include a rotor main body and a rotor axial projection extending from the rotor main body. The rotor axial projection may be positioned adjacent a distal end of the stator inward radial projection.