ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,755, issued on Nov. 3.
"Waterless gland assembly for rotating equipment" was invented by Timothy Neal Hilliard (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-aligning, self-lubricated waterless-gland assembly disposed about a rotatable shaft between a process side and an atmosphere side, comprising a shaft-sleeve disposed about, contacting, and rotatable with the shaft, an annular case connected to and rotatable with the shaft-sleeve, and a stationary elastomeric boot member disposed about the shaft-sleeve, substantially filling the annular case and arranged to form a sealing interface. The waterless-gland assembly is applicable...