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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. 26, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Carl F Boehm, Jr, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ABB Vetco Gray Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277236 ; 277208 ; 277215 ; 166 82 ; 166 84 ;
Abstract
A metal seal for sealing against casing in a well has a plurality of circumferentially spaced metal hands. An inlay material fills the cavities located between the metal bands. The inlay material has a groove formed in its sealing side. The metal bands are soft enough to deform when the seal if pressed into contact with the casing. The inlay material is softer than the material of the metal bands.