Bellows seals for thermoacoustic devices and reciprocating...

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2007-11-06

2007-11-06

Engle, Patricia (Department: 3673)

Seal for a joint or juncture

Seal between fixed parts or static contact against...

Contact seal for other than internal combustion engine, or...

C277S636000

Reexamination Certificate

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11116636

ABSTRACT:
A bellows has an elongated bellows body defined by a flexible wall. The wall encloses a volume and extends between a first end and a second end. The body has a cross-sectional shape and a cross-sectional dimension that are generally constant between the first and second ends. The wall has an axial stiffness and an axial linear mass density. The stiffness and/or density varies generally monotonically between the first and second ends of the bellows body.

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