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Patent Inventor Names
Hazel Marie0
Ian Smith0
Minel J. Braun0
Date of Patent
June 15, 2010
Patent Application Number
11939964
Date Filed
November 14, 2007
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Patent abstract
The present invention generally relates to sealing devices used in conjunction with two relatively rotatable members and having a fluid seal there between. Finger seals are utilized to achieve sealing between a rotating member and a stationary member. As such the present invention involves a double padded finger seal with both pads oriented axially in the same direction. The sealing apparatus may optionally utilize a padless third laminate. In other embodiments, the present invention provides variations of the basic double padded finger seal with pad configurations utilizing various arrangements and geometries of the padded area.
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