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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
May. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew D. Cunningham, Lakeville, MA (US);
Robert P. Menendez, Exeter, RI (US);
James A. Henderson, Greenfield, WI (US);
Chih-Yuan Shia, Germantown, WI (US);
William J. Casey, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
William W. Smith, Jr., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/5447 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/5447 ;
Abstract
A brush seal includes a retainer and a multiplicity of single bristles each bristle having a fixed end and a free sealing end, the fixed ends being individually attached in a continuous arrangement at the same angle to the retainer, the bristles having a uniform pack density throughout the extent of the bristles from the fixed to the sealing end.