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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:
May. 11, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
M R Ramakrishnan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J Sandling, Loveland, OH (US);
Steven M Kirk, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Xomox, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
251304 ; 251309 ; 251358 ;
Abstract
A composite sealing unit for sealing between moving parts in a valve is disclosed. The sealing unit has a sealing portion that interfaces with the moving parts and is adapted to isolate a reinforcing portion from media within the valve. The reinforcing portion, which can be encapsulated within the sealing unit, is operative to enhance the resiliency of the sealing unit.