US 12,297,910 B2
Seals for multi-surface sealing
Steven A. Angstmann, Houston, TX (US); Bobby J. Gallagher, Houston, TX (US); Billy J. Gallagher, Houston, TX (US); and Sean Laird, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Kinetic Pressure Control Ltd., Houston, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/789,208
Filed by Kinetic Pressure Control Ltd., Houston, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 6, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/012331
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/142004, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/957,896, filed on Jan. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0036957 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. F16J 15/46 (2006.01); F16J 15/3232 (2016.01); F16J 15/3252 (2016.01)
CPC F16J 15/46 (2013.01) [F16J 15/3232 (2013.01); F16J 15/3252 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seal, comprising:
a seal body formed as a closed loop configured for disposal in a channel of a first component;
wherein the channel is configured with a first wall, a second wall, a bottom, and a void formed between the first and second walls;
the seal body having an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner side, and an outer side;
wherein the seal body is configured for disposal in the channel void with the seal upper surface opposite the channel bottom;
wherein the seal upper surface is configured for exposure to a fluid under a first pressure; and
wherein the channel is configured to receive a fluid under a second pressure greater than the first pressure at the seal lower surface to move the seal body to urge the inner side and the outer side of the seal body into sealing contact with the corresponding first wall and second wall of the channel and the seal upper surface into sealing contact with a surface of a second component positioned over the channel void.