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Methods of forming seals

  • US 10,710,280 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2017
  • Issued: 07/14/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of forming a seal about at least a portion of an object, using a form, comprising a non-metallic solidified material, at least one through lateral opening, a distal axial opening, a proximal axial opening, and a lateral wall, between the distal axial opening and the proximal axial opening, configured such that at least a portion of the at least one through lateral opening is spiral-shaped, the method comprising:

  • placing the form about the at least a portion of the object;

    flowing a viscous substance into the form and about the at least a portion of the object; and

    removing the form from the object by unwinding or unraveling the form to form the seal.

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