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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:
Aug. 22, 2006

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2004
Applicants:

Dean Anderson, Apple Valley, CA (US);

William L. Giesler, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Brad King, Tempe, AZ (US);

Jimmy D. Wiggins, Chandler, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Dean Anderson, Apple Valley, CA (US);

William L. Giesler, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Brad King, Tempe, AZ (US);

Jimmy D. Wiggins, Chandler, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A low leakage seal for separating two environments and contacting a component surface is provided. The seal includes a base and an annular rib. The annular rib is coupled to and extends from the base. The annular rib includes at least one contact surface configured to contact the component surface having a plurality of angularly cut radial grooves formed therein. The annular rib flexes and pressure energizes in the presence of a pressure differential between the two environments.


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