Seal material
US6020276A · kind A · utility
29Cited by
5References
45Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/40
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A material stock from which seals and packings may be formed is described; the material stock being relatively soft and compressible and cross section having a construction comprising a plurality of interlaced, as hereinbefore defined, flat section tapes having associated therewith a reinforcement. The tapes may include exfoliated graphite, paper, PTFE, mica, vermiculite as appropriate. The seal stock may have any desired cross sectional shape.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.