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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Thorsten Schuetz, Selzen, DE;
Markus Lindner, Mainz, DE;
Wolfgang Oelerich, Wiesbaden, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seal for a vessel is disclosed which militates against a leakage of fluid during expansion and contraction of the vessel due to changes pressure and temperature. Inner sealing surfaces of the seal form substantially fluid-tight seals in response to at least one of temperatures below a predetermined temperature and pressures below a predetermined pressure and outer sealing surfaces of the seal form substantially fluid-tight seals in response to at least one of temperatures above the predetermined temperature and pressures above the predetermined pressure.