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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:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Daniel R. Barnhart, Houston, TX (US);
Nicholas P. Gette, Houston, TX (US);
Baozhi Zhu, Houston, TX (US);
Jeffrey A. Raynal, Houston, TX (US);
Daniel R. Barnhart, Houston, TX (US);
Nicholas P. Gette, Houston, TX (US);
Baozhi Zhu, Houston, TX (US);
Jeffrey A. Raynal, Houston, TX (US);
Vetco Gray Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An energizing ring can be used to energize a seal. In embodiments, the energizing ring has a recess, or divot, adjacent to a portion of the seal so that if the seal is deformed during a balloon-type failure, a portion of the deformed seal can occupy the recess. The seal, thus, engages surfaces of the recess to prevent axial movement of the energizing ring relative to the seal.
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