ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,181, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Driventic GmbH (Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany).

"Sealing system" was invented by Dieter Laukemann (Frankenhardt, Germany), Alexander Martin (Kressberg, Germany) and Martin Blumenstock (Frankenhardt, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sealing system for separating two pressure zones includes: a shaft including a groove, which includes a plurality of groove sealing surfaces; a component; and a seal arranged between the shaft and the component, the seal being configured for moving axially in the groove, the seal including a plurality of sealing surfaces, wherein, based on a plurality of p...