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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Nitin Bhate, Rexford, NY (US);
Raymond Edward Chupp, Glenville, NY (US);
Kevin Bruce, Greer, SC (US);
Alberto Jose Negroni, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Ronald Ralph Cairo, Greer, SC (US);
Nitin Bhate, Rexford, NY (US);
Raymond Edward Chupp, Glenville, NY (US);
Kevin Bruce, Greer, SC (US);
Alberto Jose Negroni, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Ronald Ralph Cairo, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A seal having a first seal mechanism adapted for insertion between a first structure and a second structure, wherein the first structure is in communication with a first medium and the second structure is in communication with a second medium. The seal also includes a second seal mechanism, which is pressuringly biasable against the first seal mechanism and against the second structure by the second medium. In certain embodiments, a system has a first structure in communication with a first medium and a second structure houses a seal assembly between the first and second structures. The seal assembly includes an interface seal disposed against the first structure and a flexible seal pressuringly biased against the second structure and the interface seal by a second medium.