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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. 20, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Mark A. Reifschneider, Canaan, ME (US);
Richard A. Lippert, Canaan, ME (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Reifschneider, Canaan, ME (US);
Richard A. Lippert, Canaan, ME (US);
Assignee:
S.D. Warren Company, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Rotary joints are provided, to allow fluid to flow from a stationary member to a rotating member. The rotary joints include a housing, configured to fit over the rotating member, a rotatable coupling disposed within the housing, configured to be fixedly attached to the rotating member, and a floating seal system that allows relative movement between the parts being sealed, accommodating thermal expansion and contraction of the rotating member and associated parts.