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US 11,499,638 B2Granted
Seal
AssigneeSouthwest Research Institute
InventorsGlynn R. Bartlett, Cody E. Bressler
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Abstract
A longitudinal translatable seal includes a first compartment extending in a longitudinal direction; a second compartment extending in the longitudinal direction forming a sealing surface with the first compartment; and a carriage translatable longitudinally with respect to the sealing surface, and a port in the carriage to fluidly connect a first side of the seal with a second side of the seal.
Claims24
A longitudinal translatable seal, comprising:
- a first compartment extending in a longitudinal direction;
- a second compartment extending in the longitudinal direction forming a sealing surface with the first compartment;
- and
- a carriage translatable longitudinally with respect to the sealing surface, and
- a port in the carriage to fluidly connect a first side of the seal with a second side of the seal.
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A beam assembly, comprising:
- an interior portion;
- a seal extending longitudinally along a side of the beam to seal an outside of the beam from the interior portion, the seal comprising:
- a sealing surface extending longitudinally;
- and
- a carriage with a port, the carriage moveable along the sealing surface.
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A method of manufacturing a longitudinal translatable seal, comprising:
- providing a first sealing compartment extending in a longitudinal direction;
- providing a second sealing compartment extending in the longitudinal direction;
- forming a sealing surface between the first sealing compartment and the second sealing compartment;
- providing a carriage translatable longitudinally with respect to the sealing surface, the carriage comprising a port to fluidly connect a first side of the seal with a second side of the seal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.