Y10S 277/00
Seal for a joint or juncture
Y10S277/00 (Seal for a joint or juncture) appears on 3,124 US grants and 484 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10S- Granted patents
- 3,124
- Published applications
- 484
- Assignees
- 1,489
- Inventors
- 4,513
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 83 | 0 |
| 1977 | 71 | 0 |
| 1978 | 114 | 0 |
| 1979 | 97 | 0 |
| 1980 | 99 | 0 |
| 1981 | 112 | 0 |
| 1982 | 91 | 0 |
| 1983 | 101 | 0 |
| 1984 | 142 | 0 |
| 1985 | 126 | 0 |
| 1986 | 106 | 0 |
| 1987 | 95 | 0 |
| 1988 | 78 | 0 |
| 1989 | 124 | 0 |
| 1990 | 105 | 0 |
| 1991 | 99 | 0 |
| 1992 | 104 | 0 |
| 1993 | 75 | 0 |
| 1994 | 99 | 0 |
| 1995 | 77 | 0 |
| 1996 | 136 | 0 |
| 1997 | 84 | 0 |
| 1998 | 66 | 0 |
| 1999 | 65 | 0 |
| 2000 | 88 | 0 |
| 2001 | 86 | 26 |
| 2002 | 102 | 57 |
| 2003 | 74 | 51 |
| 2004 | 56 | 60 |
| 2005 | 45 | 42 |
| 2006 | 54 | 43 |
| 2007 | 30 | 36 |
| 2008 | 29 | 43 |
| 2009 | 43 | 23 |
| 2010 | 39 | 22 |
| 2011 | 29 | 14 |
| 2012 | 23 | 7 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 15 | 6 |
| 2015 | 13 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- Y10S 277/935Seal made of a particular material720
- Y10S 277/91O-ring seal443
- Y10S 277/921Closure or weather strip seal251
- Y10S 277/93Seal including heating or cooling feature212
- Y10S 277/924Deformation, material removal, or molding for manufacture of seal187
- Y10S 277/928Seal including pressure relief or vent feature178
- Y10S 277/931Seal including temperature responsive feature158
- Y10S 277/922Bonding or joining for manufacture of seal142
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- Y10S 277/92Seal including electromagnetic shielding feature132
- Y10S 277/918Seal combined with filter or fluid separator103
- Y10S 277/913Seal for fluid pressure below atmospheric102
- Y10S 277/919Seal including electrical feature100
- Y10S 277/927Seal including fluid pressure differential feature99
- Y10S 277/916Seal including vibration dampening feature80
- Y10S 277/906Seal for article of indefinite length79
- Y10S 277/926Seal including fluid pressure equalizing or balancing feature79
- Y10S 277/917Seal including frangible feature68
- Y10S 277/907Passageway in rod or shaft64
- Y10S 277/903Seal for rotating kiln or drum63
- Y10S 277/914Backup seal for failure of primary seal61
- Y10S 277/911Seal combined with nominal motion transmitting device60
- Y10S 277/925Snap fit feature for mounting or assembly of seal54
- Y10S 277/929Seal feature where change in operation or condition induces additional leakage control47
- Y10S 277/904Viscous seal43
- Y10S 277/902Seal for sterling engine41
- Y10S 277/934Seal swells when wet39
- Y10S 277/908Seal for use in rotating and reciprocating arrangement27
- Y10S 277/909Similar sealing structures for mounting on piston and about rod22
- Y10S 277/905T-shaped or i-shaped ring member including seal on a side21
- Y10S 277/915Seal including compression set feature14
Recent patents
- Protective cover structure for the slip assembly11 Aug 2026US 12,704,154 B2
- Seal retainer for a component assembly and method of installing a component into an apparatus for controlling flow20 Jan 2026US 12,529,423 B2Ichor Systems, Inc.
- Push-in and snap-on seals11 Nov 2025US 12,466,337 B2B/E Aerospace, Inc.
- Drive axle assembly5 Aug 2025US 12,379,001 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Shielded enclosure comprising modular containers21 Jan 2025US 12,207,454 B2MEPS Real-Time, Inc.
- Seal retainer for a component assembly and method of installing a component into an apparatus for controlling flow30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117868 A1Ichor Systems, Inc.
- Activatable temperature exposure indicator and method of manufacturing same18 Dec 2025US 2025/0383238 A1Temptime Corporation
- Push-in and snap-on seals19 Jun 2025US 2025/0196784 A1B/E Aerospace, Inc.
- Protective cover structure for the slip assembly14 Dec 2023US 2023/0400067 A1Tirsan Kardan Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
- Seal retainer for a component assembly and method of installing a component into an apparatus for controlling flow21 Sep 2023US 2023/0296175 A1Ichor Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-circular piston rings1,033US 4,957,212 AGoetze AG · 1990
- Method of and apparatus for purifying reduced pressure process chambers388US 6,135,460 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 2000
- Emergency shaft seal device by deformation of packing ring247US 4,541,638 ANipon Pillar Packing Co.. Ltd. · 1985
- Electronic device enclosure239US 5,386,084 AII Morrow Inc. · 1995
- Reinforced swelling elastomer seal element on expandable tubular178US 6,834,725 B2Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. · 2004