ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,806, issued on Aug. 26.
"High deflection radial shaft seal" was invented by Bashar Kasrawi (Portland, Ore.), Kenneth Lamb (Vandalia, Ill.), Ben Linder (Vandalia, Ill.), Brian Knox (Milwaukee) and Dean Larsen (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high deflection, radial seal for sealing a rotating shaft includes an annular mounting member including a primary seal lip having an annular sealing surface for sealing against an outer surface of the rotating shaft; an annular spring engages and energizes the annular mounting member and an inner annular ring is over-molded in the annular mounting member and aligned concentric with the ...