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AssigneeSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
InventorsJean-Marie Lebrun, Curtis Robie, Herman M. Dubois, Beatrice De Gennaro, Michiel Keeris, Mark W. Armitage, Tong Jiao, Xiang Yan, Peter Aerts, Gino L. Stevenheydens, Jian Ma, Jay C. Cooper, Colby Stark, Sergio Gabarre, J. Alex Lee
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An energizing element including: an energizing element body oriented about a central axis, the energizing element body defining an inner radius, IR, and an outer radius, OR, where the difference between the outer radius and the inner radius defines an adjusted width, W, of the energizing element body, where the inner radius and the outer radius determine an average radius, R, of the energizing element body about the central axis, where the energizing element body defines an aspect ratio, W/R, where W/R>0.1, where the energizing element body has a maximum linear contact length on the inner radius, LIR, where the energizing element body has a perimeter on the inner radius, PIR, and LIR/PIR>0.80, where the energizing element body has a maximum linear contact length on the outer radius, LOR, where the energizing element body has a perimeter on the outer radius, POR, and LOR/POR>0.55, and where the adjusted width is less than 5 mm.
An energizing element comprising:
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