Patents by Inventor Daniel F. Port

Daniel F. Port has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Gas turbine seal
    Patent number: 10408077
    Abstract: A labyrinth seal includes a first annular member positioned on a center axis and a second annular member disposed circumferentially around the first annular member. A seal land is disposed on one of the first annular member and the second annular member. The seal land is positioned radially between the first annular member and the second annular member relative the center axis. A seal plate is disposed on the other of the first annular member and the second annular member. The seal plate extends radially toward the seal land and includes a plate body extending between a base and a tip of the seal plate. The plate body extends along a majority of a radial span of the seal plate on a first plane. The tip of the seal plate extends axially and radially away from the plate body on a second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: United Tehnologies Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel F. Port
  • GAS TURBINE SEAL
    Publication number: 20180209290
    Abstract: A labyrinth seal includes a first annular member positioned on a center axis and a second annular member disposed circumferentially around the first annular member. A seal land is disposed on one of the first annular member and the second annular member. The seal land is positioned radially between the first annular member and the second annular member relative the center axis. A seal plate is disposed on the other of the first annular member and the second annular member. The seal plate extends radially toward the seal land and includes a plate body extending between a base and a tip of the seal plate. The plate body extends along a majority of a radial span of the seal plate on a first plane. The tip of the seal plate extends axially and radially away from the plate body on a second plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel F. Port