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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:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tep Ungchusri, Woodlands, TX (US);
Sergio A Castillo, Jr, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277603 ; 277607 ; 277614 ;
Abstract
A bore seal assembly for sealing between first and second adjoining tubular members which comprises a cylindrical seal sleeve having a bore and two radially outwardly extending sealing lips for engaging a seal pocket formed in the adjoining ends of the first and second tubular members, a cylindrical wear sleeve mounted within the bore for supporting the seal sleeve within the seal pocket, and an elongated erosion sleeve extending longitudinally from the wear sleeve into at least the first tubular member, whereby the erosion sleeve protects the first tubular member against erosion.