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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2006
Applicant:
Michael Wayne Berckenhoff, Spring, TX (US);
Inventor:
Michael Wayne Berckenhoff, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hydril USA Manufacturing LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seal assembly disposed within a radial seal groove to sealingly engage a bonnet within a bore. The seal assembly includes a radial seal surface, an axial seal surface, a vent surface, and an axial preload surface. The seal assembly is thrust towards a longitudinal wall and away from a radial wall of the radial seal groove when pressure in a high-pressure zone increases.