Class   277	SEAL FOR A JOINT OR JUNCTURE
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PROCESS OF DYNAMIC SEALING

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. (1 indent ) Close proximity seal (e.g., contactless, fluent, etc.)

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.. (2 indent ) Magnetic

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.. (2 indent ) Labyrinth

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.. (2 indent ) Formed by pressurized sealing fluid introduced to form barrier

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.. (2 indent ) Floating ring or bushing

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. (1 indent ) Relatively rotatable radially extending sealing face member (e.g., face, mechanical, etc.)

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.. (2 indent ) Formed by flexible projection

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. (1 indent ) Contained or compressed by gland member in packing box

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. (1 indent ) Peripheral radially sealing flexible projection (e.g., lip, piston cup seal, etc.)

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. (1 indent ) Piston ring for internal combustion engine

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. (1 indent ) Flexible ring

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PROCESS OF STATIC SEALING

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. (1 indent ) Between parts of internal combustion engine

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. (1 indent ) Pipe, conduit, or cable

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. (1 indent ) Using flexible sleeve, boot, or diaphragm

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. (1 indent ) Forming in place (i.e., in situ)

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SEAL COMBINED WITH INDICATOR, SAMPLER, OR INSPECTION FEATURE

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. (1 indent ) Fluid pressure

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. (1 indent ) Fluid temperature

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. (1 indent ) Fluid leakage

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. (1 indent ) Wear, proper seating, or presence

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SEAL FOR WELL APPARATUS

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. (1 indent ) Installation, removal, assembly, disassembly, or repair feature

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. (1 indent ) For overpressure control device (e.g., seal for a blowout preventer, etc.)

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.. (2 indent ) Segmented radially actuated (e.g., ram type, etc.)

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.. (2 indent ) Rotatable

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.. (2 indent ) Axially compressed ring

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. (1 indent ) Longitudinally actuated packer for above ground apparatus

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.. (2 indent ) Contained or compressed by gland member in packing box

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... (3 indent ) For line or cable

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. (1 indent ) Inflatable packer

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.. (2 indent ) Deforms radially inward

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.. (2 indent ) And inflating medium control

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.. (2 indent ) Particular wall structure

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. (1 indent ) Axially facing packing cup

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. (1 indent ) For below ground apparatus

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.. (2 indent ) Longitudinally actuated packer

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... (3 indent ) Packing sleeve

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.... (4 indent ) Expanded by wedging member

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.... (4 indent ) Particular wall structure

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....• (5 indent ) Reinforcing feature

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... (3 indent ) Plural stacked rings

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. (1 indent ) Seal (e.g., wiper, oil saver, stripper, etc.) accommodates irregular size of inner part

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. (1 indent ) Segmented radially actuated packer (e.g., oil saver, gas saver, etc.) for above ground apparatus

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SEAL BETWEEN RELATIVELY MOVABLE PARTS (I.E., DYNAMIC SEAL)

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. (1 indent ) Diverse and distinct dynamic seals

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.. (2 indent ) Close proximity seal (e.g., contactless, fluent, etc.)

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... (3 indent ) And relatively rotatable radially extending contacting sealing members (e.g., face, mechanical, etc.)

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.... (4 indent ) And circumferential peripheral radially sealing flexible projection (e.g., lip seal, etc.)

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... (3 indent ) And circumferential contact seal

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.... (4 indent ) Peripheral radially sealing flexible projection (e.g., lip seal, etc.)

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.. (2 indent ) Relatively rotatable radially extending contacting sealing members (e.g., face, mechanical, etc.)

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.. (2 indent ) And circumferential peripheral radially sealing flexible projection (e.g., lip seal, etc.)

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. (1 indent ) Helically threaded part

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. (1 indent ) Brush seal

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. (1 indent ) For journal box (e.g., railway car journal, etc.)

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. (1 indent ) For rotary piston

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. (1 indent ) Relatively rotatable radially extending sealing face member (e.g., face, mechanical, etc.)

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.. (2 indent ) Temperature responsive feature

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... (3 indent ) Accommodates or prevents thermal distortion

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.. (2 indent ) Multiple sealing faces (e.g., double seals, etc.)

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... (3 indent ) Floating intermediate sealing face member

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.... (4 indent ) Including an outwardly axial biasing member

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... (3 indent ) Concentric and radially spaced

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... (3 indent ) Three or more

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... (3 indent ) Shaft mounted sealing face members biased axially away from each other

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... (3 indent ) Shaft mounted sealing face members biased axially towards each other

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... (3 indent ) Housing mounted sealing face members biased axially away from each other

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... (3 indent ) Housing mounted sealing face members biased axially towards each other

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.. (2 indent ) Installation, removal, assembly, disassembly, or repair feature

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... (3 indent ) Unitized seal assembly (e.g., cartridge, etc.)

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.... (4 indent ) Having rotation prevention (i.e., antirotation) feature for the sealing face member

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....• (5 indent ) Lug or rib

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.... (4 indent ) Retains opposed sealing face members

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.... (4 indent ) Mounted in housing or casing

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....• (5 indent ) Snap fit into groove

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.. (2 indent ) Particular axial biasing feature

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... (3 indent ) Magnetic

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... (3 indent ) Particular spring feature

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.... (4 indent ) Made of elastomeric material

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....• (5 indent ) Frustoconical shape

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....• (5 indent ) O-ring shape

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.... (4 indent ) Imbedded in another material

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.... (4 indent ) Washerlike shape

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.... (4 indent ) Arrangement or location

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....• (5 indent ) Radially biasing member creates axial bias

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... (3 indent ) Fluid pressure

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.... (4 indent ) Creates counter pressure

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.... (4 indent ) And bellows or diaphragm

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.. (2 indent ) Particular secondary mounting seal or driving connection

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... (3 indent ) Flexible sleeve, boot, or diaphragm

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.... (4 indent ) Between sealing face member and shaft or part relating to shaft

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.... (4 indent ) Particular connecting feature to sealing face member

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... (3 indent ) Peripheral radially sealing flexible projection (e.g., lip seal, etc.)

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.... (4 indent ) U- or V-shaped cross-sectional profile

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... (3 indent ) Axially compressed packing

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... (3 indent ) Frictionally engaged or interfitting projection and recess

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.. (2 indent ) Eccentric, gyratory, or oscillatory motion

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.. (2 indent ) Particular sealing face member configuration

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... (3 indent ) Hydrodynamic feature

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... (3 indent ) Fluid passage to the sealing face

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... (3 indent ) Flexible projection (e.g., lip seal, etc.)

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... (3 indent ) Angled or tapered sealing face

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.. (2 indent ) Made of particular material

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... (3 indent ) Ceramic

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... (3 indent ) Metal

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... (3 indent ) Elastomeric or plastic

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.. (2 indent ) Introduction, circulation, or removal of fluid

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. (1 indent ) Close proximity seal (e.g., contactless, fluent, etc.)

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.. (2 indent ) Magnetic

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.. (2 indent ) Gap or clearance

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... (3 indent ) Labyrinth

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.... (4 indent ) Having adjustable member

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.... (4 indent ) Formed by cellular pockets (e.g., honeycomb, etc.)

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.... (4 indent ) Having wear resistant, abradable, or ablative member

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.... (4 indent ) Segmented

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.... (4 indent ) Formed by multiple washers

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.... (4 indent ) Formed by plural grooves or projections on opposing surfaces

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....• (5 indent ) Interfitting or overlapping

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....•. (6 indent ) And axially oriented

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.... (4 indent ) Having installation, removal, assembly, disassembly, or repair feature

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... (3 indent ) Floating ring or bushing

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.. (2 indent ) Impeller (e.g., slinger, etc.)

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... (3 indent ) Rib or groove on radial extending surface

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... (3 indent ) And static sealing means affected by rotational movement

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.... (4 indent ) Actuated by counterweight

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... (3 indent ) Forms centrifugal liquid barrier

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.... (4 indent ) Having cup or chamber inside the impeller or another rotating member

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... (3 indent ) Fluid collector or receiver

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... (3 indent ) Helical groove or thread on axially extending surface

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.. (2 indent ) Formed by pressurized sealing fluid introduced to form barrier

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... (3 indent ) External device or system

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. (1 indent ) Centrifugal force affects change in displacement, shape, or contact

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. (1 indent ) Piston ring or piston ring expander or seat therefor

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.. (2 indent ) Having installation, removal assembly, disassembly, or repair feature

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.. (2 indent ) Piston ring having peripheral radially sealing flexible projection (e.g., piston cup, etc.)

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... (3 indent ) Having particular mounting, retaining, or supporting feature

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... (3 indent ) Having C, U, or V cross-sectional profile

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.... (4 indent ) Axially facing cup

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.. (2 indent ) Piston ring surface of dissimilar material or hardness

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... (3 indent ) Insert

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... (3 indent ) Surface coating, plating, or impregnation

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.... (4 indent ) Nitrided

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.... (4 indent ) Chromium

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.. (2 indent ) Rotation limiting feature (i.e., antirotation)

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... (3 indent ) Between rings

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.. (2 indent ) Floating piston ring

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... (3 indent ) Material other than metal

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.. (2 indent ) Particular piston seat

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... (3 indent ) Helical form

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... (3 indent ) Stepped walls

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... (3 indent ) Oblique wall

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.... (4 indent ) More than one oblique wall

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....• (5 indent ) Having parallel walls

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... (3 indent ) Arcuate wall

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... (3 indent ) Coating, treatment, or wall insert

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... (3 indent ) Having passageway for fluid return, pressure relief, or venting

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.. (2 indent ) Piston ring having single piece noncircular or multiturn (e.g., helical, spiral, oblong, elliptical, polygonal, etc.) shape

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.. (2 indent ) Piston ring including exposed port, slot, pocket, groove, channel, recess, or bevel

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... (3 indent ) Circumferential groove, channel, recess, or bevel

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.... (4 indent ) Axially spaced

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....• (5 indent ) Ports

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.... (4 indent ) Ports

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... (3 indent ) Circumferentially spaced ports

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... (3 indent ) Circumferentially spaced slots, pockets, grooves, channels, recesses, or bevels

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.. (2 indent ) Piston ring displays twisting or torsion

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.. (2 indent ) Particular piston ring expander

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... (3 indent ) Separate and other than metal

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... (3 indent ) Bias limiting feature

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... (3 indent ) Adjustable loading feature

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... (3 indent ) Thermal expansion feature

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... (3 indent ) Annular expander nested in annular groove of the piston ring

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.... (4 indent ) Between piston rings

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.... (4 indent ) And contacting surfaces therebetween are complementary

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....• (5 indent ) Having more than one pair of such surfaces

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.... (4 indent ) Inclined or beveled groove contacting expander having dissimilar contour

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... (3 indent ) Slotted or undulating circular band including inclined or axially facing seat for the piston ring

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.... (4 indent ) Axially spaced axially facing seats

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....• (5 indent ) Circular band having radially displaced undulations

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....• (5 indent ) Circular band having axially displaced undulations

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....• (5 indent ) U-shaped circular band radially directed either inwardly or outwardly throughout its circumference

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... (3 indent ) Circumferentially spaced separately seated radially acting bias feature

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.... (4 indent ) Disposed in socket or about pin

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... (3 indent ) Radially extending tongue formed from expander

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... (3 indent ) Undulating periphery providing axially extending face against inner perimeter of the piston ring

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... (3 indent ) Bias feature adjoining opposed ends of split or segmented piston ring

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... (3 indent ) Segmented

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... (3 indent ) For axially adjacent piston rings

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.. (2 indent ) Sectional piston ring structure

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... (3 indent ) Eccentric or variable thickness component ring

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... (3 indent ) C, L, T, U, V, or Z cross-sectional profile

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.... (4 indent ) Three or more sections

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.. (2 indent ) Segmented piston ring

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.. (2 indent ) Separate bridging piece for gap in piston ring

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... (3 indent ) Secured to end

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.. (2 indent ) Split single piece piston ring having opposed asymmetrical mirrored ends

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... (3 indent ) Arcuate or beveled mating surfaces

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.. (2 indent ) Split single piece piston ring having other than opposed asymmetrical mirrored ends

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... (3 indent ) Arcuate or beveled mating surfaces

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. (1 indent ) Circumferential contact seal for other than piston

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.. (2 indent ) And magnetic bias

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.. (2 indent ) For valve stem in internal combustion engine

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.. (2 indent ) Accommodates gyratory or oscillatory motion

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... (3 indent ) Flexible connection between seal and another part

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... (3 indent ) Oscillates perpendicularly to axis of motion

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... (3 indent ) Arcuate bearing surface

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.... (4 indent ) Partially spherical

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... (3 indent ) Axially spring biased

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.... (4 indent ) Coaxial spring

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.. (2 indent ) Contained or compressed by gland member in packing box

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... (3 indent ) Having installation, removal, assembly, disassembly, or repair feature

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... (3 indent ) Fluid introducer or director

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.... (4 indent ) External device or system

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.... (4 indent ) Drain, pressure relief, or vent

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.... (4 indent ) Passage through axial facing surface

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.... (4 indent ) Spacer between seals (e.g., lantern ring, etc.)

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.... (4 indent ) Between packing boxes

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... (3 indent ) Plural distinct packing boxes

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... (3 indent ) Segmented packing boxes

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... (3 indent ) Particular gland feature

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.... (4 indent ) Segmented

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.... (4 indent ) Spring bias

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....• (5 indent ) Disposed about external bolt or stud

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.... (4 indent ) Eye or T-type bolt

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.... (4 indent ) Internally threaded

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.... (4 indent ) Externally threaded

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... (3 indent ) Wear sleeve

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... (3 indent ) Helically coiled packing

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... (3 indent ) Having particular cross-sectional seal profile

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.... (4 indent ) C-, M-, U-, V-, X-, or Z-shaped

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.... (4 indent ) Wedging surface

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....• (5 indent ) Made of elastomer or plastic

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....• (5 indent ) Segmented

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... (3 indent ) Particular seal material or construction

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.... (4 indent ) Composite

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....• (5 indent ) Fibrous component

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....•. (6 indent ) Braided, woven, or twisted

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....• (5 indent ) Distinct sheath or covering

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.... (4 indent ) Graphite

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.... (4 indent ) Elastomer or plastic

541

.... (4 indent ) Metal

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... (3 indent ) Consisting of loose-fill type packing

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.. (2 indent ) Segmented ring

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... (3 indent ) Having pressure balancing or radial bias reduction feature

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... (3 indent ) Radial biasing spring element other than nominal garter spring

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... (3 indent ) Particular segment end structure

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.... (4 indent ) Interfitting projection and recess

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... (3 indent ) Plural complementary interfitting rings

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.. (2 indent ) Peripheral radially sealing flexible projection (e.g., lip seal, etc.)

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... (3 indent ) Made of metal or is a scraper

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... (3 indent ) Having installation, removal, assembly, disassembly, or repair feature

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... (3 indent ) Having pressure relief or venting feature

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... (3 indent ) Bias feature other than nominal garter spring

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.... (4 indent ) Embedded spring

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.... (4 indent ) Radially extending finger spring

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.... (4 indent ) Material other than metal

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.... (4 indent ) Axially extending helical or spiral spring

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.... (4 indent ) Particular fluid pressure responsive bias

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... (3 indent ) Hydrodynamic sealing feature

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... (3 indent ) Dimensional aspect of the flexible projection (e.g., angle, length, radius, thickness, etc.)

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... (3 indent ) Intermediate flexible bending portion

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... (3 indent ) Plural peripheral radially sealing flexible projections

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.... (4 indent ) Having interposed fluid receiver or director

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.... (4 indent ) Having insert between the flexible projections

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.... (4 indent ) On radial facing side of single seal

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....• (5 indent ) Both radial sides of the single seal (e.g., X-shaped, Y-shaped, etc.)

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....• (5 indent ) Radially facing U or V cross-sectional profile

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....• (5 indent ) Including an excluder or wiper

569

... (3 indent ) Lining or insert

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... (3 indent ) Made entirely of fluorocarbon material

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... (3 indent ) Wear sleeve

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... (3 indent ) Particular mounting, frame, casing, or reinforcement feature

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.... (4 indent ) Peripheral mounting static seal

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....• (5 indent ) Protrusion or bead cross-sectional profile

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.... (4 indent ) Secured by molding or bonding

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.... (4 indent ) Secured by clamping

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....• (5 indent ) By distinct members

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.. (2 indent ) Having circumferentially adjustable biasing element

579

.. (2 indent ) Having floating ring or bushing (i.e., circumferentially contacting)

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... (3 indent ) Radially translatable in groove

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.... (4 indent ) And biased

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... (3 indent ) Made of elastomer or plastic

583

... (3 indent ) Inflatable seal or seal biased by inflatable member

584

.. (2 indent ) Extrusion preventing (i.e., antiextrusion) structure

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.. (2 indent ) Elongated sleeve or bushing

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.. (2 indent ) Seated in groove having stepped walls

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.. (2 indent ) Seated in groove having oblique wall

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.. (2 indent ) Radially backed by resilient or elastomeric member

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SEAL BETWEEN FIXED PARTS OR STATIC CONTACT AGAINST RELATIVELY MOVABLE PARTS

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. (1 indent ) Contact seal between parts of internal combustion engine

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.. (2 indent ) Particular coating or layer of sealing material

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.. (2 indent ) Having compression limiting feature

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.. (2 indent ) Particular dimensions or configuration of sealing bead or formation

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... (3 indent ) Metallic

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... (3 indent ) Elastomeric

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.. (2 indent ) Heat dissipating, cooling, or insulating feature

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.. (2 indent ) Having installation, removal, assembly, disassembly, or repair feature

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.. (2 indent ) Having flow restrictor

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.. (2 indent ) Covering member or eyelet for opening

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... (3 indent ) Covering fire ring or sealing formation

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. (1 indent ) Contact seal for a pipe, conduit, or cable

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.. (2 indent ) Plural interfitting seal members for installation on the individual joined pipes, conduits, or cables

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.. (2 indent ) Allows rolling or folding

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.. (2 indent ) Hollow, fluid-filled, or inflatable

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.. (2 indent ) And wall

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.. (2 indent ) Sleeve type

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.. (2 indent ) Inserted between end-to-end pipe, conduit, or cable joint

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... (3 indent ) Having installation, removal, assembly, disassembly, or repair feature

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... (3 indent ) Spirally wound structure

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... (3 indent ) Extrusion preventing (i.e., antiextrusion) or compression limiting feature

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... (3 indent ) Having plural projections

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... (3 indent ) Hose coupling

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... (3 indent ) Each end has recess for the seal

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.. (2 indent ) Having axially spaced projections

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.. (2 indent ) Having associated mounting or retaining feature

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... (3 indent ) Molded or cast into the pipe, conduit, or cable

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... (3 indent ) Axially related or embedded coil spring

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... (3 indent ) Axially related backing ring

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.... (4 indent ) Clamping gland

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....• (5 indent ) Particular axially acting feature

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....•. (6 indent ) Threaded gland

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....• (5 indent ) Particular gland shape

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.... (4 indent ) And seal secure together

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... (3 indent ) Particular and located on the pipe, conduit, or cable

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.. (2 indent ) Particular seal shape

627

.. (2 indent ) Particular seal material or construction

628

. (1 indent ) Contact seal for other than internal combustion engine, or pipe, conduit, or cable

629

.. (2 indent ) Magnetic

630

.. (2 indent ) Having installation, removal, assembly, disassembly, or repair feature

631

.. (2 indent ) Split including end joining structure

632

.. (2 indent ) Segmented periphery

633

.. (2 indent ) Spirally wound structure

634

.. (2 indent ) Flexible sleeve, boot, or diaphragm

635

... (3 indent ) Dome-, cup-, or bell-shaped, or for ball joint

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... (3 indent ) Tubular or frustoconical shape having corrugated wall portion

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.. (2 indent ) Having particular associated mounting or retaining feature

638

... (3 indent ) Extrusion preventing (i.e., antiextrusion) structure

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... (3 indent ) Compression limiting feature

640

... (3 indent ) Anchoring feature extending through seal

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... (3 indent ) Groove structure on the seal or part

642

.... (4 indent ) Channel-shaped

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.... (4 indent ) Single seat formed by plural recesses

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.. (2 indent ) Particular cross-sectional seal profile

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... (3 indent ) Hollow or filled chamber

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.... (4 indent ) Inflatable

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... (3 indent ) C-, U-, or V-shaped

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... (3 indent ) Plural projections along sealing surface

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.... (4 indent ) Plural projections along opposite sealing surfaces

650

.. (2 indent ) Particular sealing material or construction

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... (3 indent ) Embedded reinforcement

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... (3 indent ) Distinct sheath or covering

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.... (4 indent ) Metal

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... (3 indent ) Plural layers

	CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS

902

SEAL FOR STERLING ENGINE

903

SEAL FOR ROTATING KILN OR DRUM

904

VISCOUS SEAL

905

T-SHAPED OR I-SHAPED RING MEMBER INCLUDING SEAL ON A SIDE

906

SEAL FOR ARTICLE OF INDEFINITE LENGTH (E.G., STRIP, SHEET, ETC.)

907

PASSAGEWAY IN ROD OR SHAFT

908

SEAL FOR USE IN ROTATING AND RECIPROCATING ARRANGEMENT

909

SIMILAR SEALING STRUCTURES FOR MOUNTING ON PISTON AND ABOUT ROD

910

O-RING SEAL

911

SEAL COMBINED WITH NOMINAL MOTION TRANSMITTING DEVICE

912

. (1 indent ) Spline connection

913

SEAL FOR FLUID PRESSURE BELOW ATMOSPHERIC (E.G., VACUUM, ETC.)

914

BACKUP SEAL FOR FAILURE OF PRIMARY SEAL

915

SEAL INCLUDING COMPRESSION SET FEATURE

916

SEAL INCLUDING VIBRATION DAMPENING FEATURE

917

SEAL INCLUDING FRANGIBLE FEATURE

918

SEAL COMBINED WITH FILTER OR FLUID SEPARATOR

919

SEAL INCLUDING ELECTRICAL FEATURE

920

SEAL INCLUDING ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING FEATURE

921

CLOSURE OR WEATHER STRIP SEAL

922

BONDING OR JOINING FOR MANUFACTURE OF SEAL

923

. (1 indent ) Shrink-fitting for the assembly of seal

924

DEFORMATION, MATERIAL REMOVAL, OR MOLDING FOR MANUFACTURE OF SEAL

925

SNAP FIT FEATURE FOR MOUNTING OR ASSEMBLY OF SEAL

926

SEAL INCLUDING FLUID PRESSURE EQUALIZING OR BALANCING FEATURE

927

SEAL INCLUDING FLUID PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL FEATURE

928

SEAL INCLUDING PRESSURE RELIEF OR VENT FEATURE

929

SEAL FEATURE WHERE CHANGE IN OPERATION OR CONDITION INDUCES ADDITIONAL LEAKAGE CONTROL

930

SEAL INCLUDING HEATING OR COOLING FEATURE

931

SEAL INCLUDING TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE FEATURE

932

. (1 indent ) Bi-metallic

933

. (1 indent ) Chemical reaction or physical change of state

934

SEAL SWELLS WHEN WET

935

SEAL MADE OF A PARTICULAR MATERIAL

936

. (1 indent ) Composite

937

.. (2 indent ) Glass particles or filament

938

.. (2 indent ) Carbon or graphite particle or filament

939

. (1 indent ) Containing metal

940

.. (2 indent ) Alloy

941

.. (2 indent ) Aluminum or copper

942

.. (2 indent ) Silver or gold

943

. (1 indent ) Ceramic or glass

944

. (1 indent ) Elastomer or plastic

945

.. (2 indent ) Containing fluorine

946

... (3 indent ) PTFE "TEFLON"

	FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS

FOR000

CLASS-RELATED FOREIGN DOCUMENTS

Any foreign patents or non-patent literature from subclasses that have been reclassified have been transferred directly to FOR Collections listed below. These Collections contain ONLY foreign patents or non-patent literature. The parenthetical references in the Collection titles refer to the abolished subclasses from which these Collections were derived.

FOR100

RADIALLY CONTAINED PACKING WITH AXIALLY ACTING FOLLOWER (277/102)

FOR101

. (1 indent ) Piston (277/103)

FOR102

. (1 indent ) Sectional follower (277/104)

FOR103

. (1 indent ) Bolted flange (277/105)

FOR104

.. (2 indent ) Spring biased flange (277/106)

FOR105

. (1 indent ) With operating handle (277/107)

FOR106

. (1 indent ) With tool engaging means (277/108)

FOR107

. (1 indent ) Weight actuated (277/109)

FOR108

. (1 indent ) Screw thimble (277/110)

FOR109

.. (2 indent ) With locking means (277/111)

FOR110

. (1 indent ) Screw (277/112)

FOR111

. (1 indent ) With operating mechanism (277/113)

FOR112

. (1 indent ) Unidirectional movement (277/114)

FOR113

. (1 indent ) Tapered follower or box (277/115)

FOR114

.. (2 indent ) Arcuate (277/116)

FOR115

. (1 indent ) Axially related backup member raidally actuated by movement of follower (277/116.2)

FOR116

. (1 indent ) Telescoping actuator (277/116.4)

FOR117

.. (2 indent ) With inserted sleeve expander (277/116.6)

FOR118

.. (2 indent ) Deflected packing (277/116.8)

FOR119

. (1 indent ) Wedging surfaces (277/117)

FOR120

.. (2 indent ) Internal shell (277/118)

FOR121

.. (2 indent ) Split or segmental packing (277/119)

FOR122

... (3 indent ) Expanding and contracting (277/120)

FOR123

.... (4 indent ) Elastomeric (277/121)

FOR124

... (3 indent ) Contracting (277/122)

FOR125

. (1 indent ) Plural packing elements (277/123)

FOR126

.. (2 indent ) Nested (277/124)

FOR127

.. (2 indent ) Diverse (277/125)

FOR128

EXTERNALLY OPERATED ADJUSTMENT (277/126)

FOR129

. (1 indent ) Fluid motor (277/127)

FOR130

. (1 indent ) Circumferential band (277/128)

FOR131

. (1 indent ) Acting along radius (277/129)

FOR132

LATERAL ACCESS TO PACKING BOX (277/130)

FOR133

. (1 indent ) With distinct closure (277/131)

FOR134

.. (2 indent ) Packing attached (277/132)

FOR135

IMPELLER TYPE (277/133)

FOR136

. (1 indent ) Axially acting(277/134)

FOR137

LIQUID BARRIER (277/135)

FOR138

WITH ANTIROTATION KEY OR ANCHOR (277/136)

FOR139

. (1 indent ) Radial wall(277/137)

FOR140

WITH DISTINCT RADIALLY ACTING BIAS(277/138)

FOR141

. (1 indent ) Unitary packing spacer and bias means (277/139)

FOR142

.. (2 indent ) U-section (277/140)

FOR143

. (1 indent ) Common bias for axially spaced packings (277/141)

FOR144

. (1 indent ) With axially acting bias means (277/142)

FOR145

. (1 indent ) With axially component (277/143)

FOR146

.. (2 indent ) Complementary inclined surfaces (277/144)

FOR147

... (3 indent ) Transversely symmetrical (277/145)

FOR148

. (1 indent ) With bias restrainer (277/146)

FOR149

. (1 indent ) With adjustable loading means (277/147)

FOR150

. (1 indent ) Individually biased segments (277/148)

FOR151

. (1 indent ) Circumferentially spaced radially acting springs (277/149)

FOR152

.. (2 indent ) With radial pin or socket (277/150)

FOR153

. (1 indent ) Circumferential thrust (277/151)

FOR154

. (1 indent ) Axial lip or boss (277/152)

FOR155

.. (2 indent ) Exposed coil spring (277/153)

FOR156

. (1 indent ) Interfitted segments (277/154)

FOR157

. (1 indent ) With bridging segments (277/155)

FOR158

. (1 indent ) Break joint (277/156)

FOR159

. (1 indent ) Periphery engaging spring (277/157)

FOR160

.. (2 indent ) Incompatible shapes (277/158)

FOR161

... (3 indent ) Radially extending tongues (277/159)

FOR162

... (3 indent ) Wave or undulate (277/160)

FOR163

... (3 indent ) Polygonal (277/161)

FOR164

.. (2 indent ) Open-end (277/162)

FOR165

.. (2 indent ) Spiral (277/163)

FOR166

. (1 indent ) Embedded or enclosed spring (277/164)

FOR167

. (1 indent ) Nonmetallic (277/165)

FOR168

ANCHOR EXTENDING THROUGH OR INTERFITTED WITH PACKING (277/166)

FOR169

HELICAL SEAT (277/167)

FOR170

SERIALLY ARRANGED, SEPARATELY SEATED OR ANCHORED PACKING MEMBERS (277/167.3)

FOR171

SINGLE SEAT FORMED BY OPPOSED RECESSES IN PLURAL MEMBERS (277/167.5)

FOR172

LATITUDINALLY STEPPED OR TAPERED SEAT (277/168)

FOR173

. (1 indent ) Arcuate wall (277/169)

FOR174

. (1 indent ) Oblique wall (277/170)

FOR175

.. (2 indent ) Plural (277/171)

FOR176

... (3 indent ) Parallel (277/172)

FOR177

FLOATING PACKING MEMBER (277/173)

FOR178

. (1 indent ) Radially translatable (277/174)

FOR179

.. (2 indent ) Axially spring pressed (277/175)

FOR180

. (1 indent ) Additional member (277/176)

FOR181

. (1 indent ) Elastomeric (277/177)

FOR182

INTERFITTING WITH RADIALLY PROJECTING FLANGE (277/178)

FOR183

EMBEDDED REENFORCEMENT OPPOSING TAPERED MOUNTED SURFACE (277/179)

FOR184

WITH COMPRESSION STOP (277/180)

FOR185

PACKING ATTACHED RETAINER (277/181)

FOR186

. (1 indent ) Peripheral shell (277/182)

FOR187

.. (2 indent ) With radial mounting flange (277/183)

FOR188

.. (2 indent ) Channel-shaped (277/184)

FOR189

. (1 indent ) Plural at axially opposed ends (277/185)

FOR190

. (1 indent ) Resilient (277/186)

FOR191

PACKING CHAMBER OR SEAT WITH SEPARABLE END WALL (277/187)

FOR192

WITH AXIALLY RELATED BACKING OR RETAINING MEMBER (277/188 R)

FOR193

. (1 indent ) With anti-extrusion rings (277/188 A)

FOR194

WITH ANCHOR OR RETAINER (277/189)

FOR195

COMPOSITE SEAT (277/189.5)

FOR196

WEDGING PORTIONS (277/190)

FOR197

. (1 indent ) Enclosed (277/191)

FOR198

SEGMENTAL (277/192)

FOR199

. (1 indent ) Axially related segments (277/193)

FOR200

.. (2 indent ) L-shaped (277/194)

FOR201

.. (2 indent ) With radially related segment (277/195)

FOR202

.. (2 indent ) Coiled or corrugated segment (277/196)

FOR203

.. (2 indent ) Diametrically opposed splits (277/197)

FOR204

. (1 indent ) Concentric segments (277/198)

FOR205

. (1 indent ) Interfitting segments (277/199)

FOR206

AXIALLY SPACED FLANGES WITH CORRUGATED CONNECTING WEB (277/200)

FOR207

ANNULUS WITH DUCT OR PASSAGEWAY (277/201)

FOR208

. (1 indent ) Elongated (277/202)

FOR209

HELICAL (277/203)

FOR210

VOLUTE (277/204)

FOR211

FLEXIBLE U- OR V-CUP (277/205)

FOR212

. (1 indent ) Radially facing (277/206 R)

FOR213

.. (2 indent ) X-shape (277/206 A)

FOR214

RIBBED CONTACT SURFACE (277/207 R)

FOR215

. (1 indent ) Axially spaced (277/208)

FOR216

.. (2 indent ) Opposite surfaces (277/209)

FOR217

... (3 indent ) Line contact (277/210)

FOR218

. (1 indent ) Opposite surfaces (277/211)

FOR219

. (1 indent ) Pipe joints or connections (277/207 A)

FOR220

FLEXIBLE CUP OR FLANGE TYP(277/212R)

FOR221

. (1 indent ) Flexible cup type (277/212 C)

FOR222

. (1 indent ) Flange (277/212 F)

FOR223

. (1 indent ) Flexible boot (277/212 FB)

FOR224

CORRUGATED CONTACT SURFACE (277/213)

FOR225

CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVE IN PERIPHERAL SURFACE (277/214)

FOR226

WITH SPACED POCKETS, GROOVES, OR RECESSES (277/215)

FOR227

SPLIT ANNULUS (227/216)

FOR228

. (1 indent ) Variable radius (277/217)

FOR229

. (1 indent ) With separate gap or bridging piece (277/218)

FOR230

.. (2 indent ) End secured (277/219)

FOR231

. (1 indent ) With joining structure (277/220)

FOR232

.. (2 indent ) End-to-end tongue and slot (277/221)

FOR233

.. (2 indent ) Beveled or arcuate mating surfaces (277/222)

FOR234

. (1 indent ) With insert (277/223)

FOR235

.. (2 indent ) Hard material (277/224)

FOR236

WITH INTERMEDIATE RADIAL PERIPHERAL FLANGE (277/225)

FOR237

FLUENT OR VACUUM CORE (277/226)

FOR238

COMPOSITE (277/227)

FOR239

. (1 indent ) Elastomeric core (277/228)

FOR240

. (1 indent ) Distinct sheath (277/229)

FOR241

.. (2 indent ) Woven or braided strands (277/230)

FOR242

. (1 indent ) Reentrant contact surface (277/231)

FOR243

.. (2 indent ) Enclosing plural plies (277/232)

FOR244

. (1 indent ) Plural planar or conical plies (277/233)

FOR245

.. (2 indent ) Metal faced (277/234)

FOR246

. (1 indent ) Including metal (277/235 R)

FOR247

.. (2 indent ) Planar coating (277/235 A)

FOR248

.. (2 indent ) Engine gasket (277/235 B)

FOR249

METALLIC (277/236)

FOR250

MISCELLANEOUS (277/237 R)

FOR251

. (1 indent ) Dust guard (277/237 A)

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