ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,413, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Palmyra, N.Y.).
"3D seal assembly" was invented by Kristopher Tones (Palmyra, N.Y.), Jeffrey Blank (Palmyra, N.Y.) and Joshua Cavinee (Palmyra, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A 3D seal assembly is provided. The 3D seal assembly includes a rotational assembly and a stationary assembly for high misalignment operating environments. The rotational assembly includes a sleeve and a collar coupled together. The stationary assembly includes a housing with a recess on a radially inward side of the housing. A lip seal assembly, sized to fit within the recess, compri...