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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Saint-gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, Solon, OH (US);
Inventors:
Gino L. Stevenheydens, Willebroek, BE;
Peter Aerts, Ruisbroek, BE;
Shabarish Nunna, Antwerp, BE;
Herman M. Dubois, Duffel, BE;
Assignee:
SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION, Solon, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/32 (2016.01); F16J 15/3212 (2016.01); F16J 15/3236 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3212 (2013.01); F16J 15/3236 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energizing element including: an energizing element body including an annular filament oriented about a central axis, the annular filament including a plurality of oscillations generally directed down the central axis, where at least one oscillation includes an internal circumferential void having a first circumferential width, W, and a second circumferential width, W, located at a different axial position along the oscillation, and where W≠W.