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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999

Filed:

Apr. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Lewis L Aldridge, Parsippany, NJ (US);

Kenneth W Sawyer, Belleville, NJ (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277609 ; 277626 ; 285328 ; 285917 ;
Abstract

A fitting is provided for a high purity gas system. The fitting includes first and second components having fluid passageways extending therethrough. Each of the first and second components includes a sealing face having a toroidally generated sealing bead extending unitarily thereabout. At least one nut is provided for urging the sealing faces toward one another. A metallic gasket is disposed between the respective sealing faces. The gasket includes opposed surfaces having annular grooves formed therein. The grooves are dimensioned such that a radially inner circumferentially extending surface on each groove engages a radially inner circumferentially extending surface on a respective toroidal sealing bead. As a result, dead spaces between the fitting and the gasket are eliminated. Additionally, any debris generated as the toroidal sealing beads slide over the gasket are urged outwardly and away from the fluid passages.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Aldridge, Lewis. (1999). High purity gas fitting with grooved gasket (U.S. Patent No. 5887876). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5887876

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