Seal for an underwater connector

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4519636
SERIAL NO

06435512

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A seal for use in an underwater connector having first and second mating members each of which has a coacting mating surface with a plurality of fluid passageways for mating with the passageways of the other member. The seal is a resilient tubular member having threads on a portion of its outer diameter for connection to a passageway on one of the members. The seal includes a fluid sealing surface on its outer end for mating with the other member and the seal includes a fluid sealing surface on its inner end for sealing with the one member. The sealing point of the sealing surface on the outer end has a diameter at least as great as the diameter of the sealing point of the sealing surface on the inner end. The sealing surface on the inner end is formed by an O-ring seal in a groove in the annular resilient seal. The sealing surface on the outer end includes a ridge.

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ABB OFFSHORE SYSTEMS INC C/O PATENT SERVICES2000 DAY HILL ROAD ABB WORLDWIDE BOILER BUSINESS AREA WINDSOR CT 06095

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Levey, Gustave S Houston, TX 4 64
O'Neil, Michael A Dallas, TX 1 11
Tomlin, Jerry B Sugar Land, TX 9 143

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