Wellhead seal
CA 1289063 C · Owner: Gullion, Steven D. · Inventors: Gullion, Steven D.; Cassity, Thomas G.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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An improved wellhead seal for sealing across the annular space between the exterior of a hanger and the interior of a wellhead housing having a seal ring with upper and lower rims, resilient metal lips on the interior of said lower rim for engaging the exterior of the hanger and gripping and sealing elements on the exterior of the upper rim and mutiple camming surfaces on the interior of the upper rim and an actuating ring having multiple camming surfaces mating with the multiple camming surfaces on the upper rim so that downward movement of said actuating ring cams the gripping and sealing elements on said upper rim into tight metal-to-metal sealing engagement with the housing interior …
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted September 17, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 17, 2008.
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