Patents by Inventor Darran-Lee Norman

Darran-Lee Norman 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).

  • Cross flange seal for a pressure vessel, especially for a turbomachine casing
    Patent number: 8439220
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure vessel for a machine, especially a turbomachine, which comprises at least 3 casing shell sections, wherein the intersection region of the parting joints is sealed off by a plug which in its interior has a system of holes and passages through which a sealing compound is pressed into the region between plug and casing shell sections, so that after its setting, an elastic, leakproof and non-destructively disassemblable sealing of the intersection region of the parting joints is created. The plug can be fastened on the casing shell sections by means of an integrated flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Darran-Lee Norman, Mladen Matan
  • Cross flange seal for a pressure vessel, especially for a turbomachine casing
    Publication number: 20080012241
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure vessel for a machine, especially a turbomachine, which comprises at least 3 casing shell sections, wherein the intersection region of the parting joints is sealed off by a plug which in its interior has a system of holes and passages through which a sealing compound is pressed into the region between plug and casing shell sections, so that after its setting, an elastic, leakproof and non-destructively disassemblable sealing of the intersection region of the parting joints is created. The plug can be fastened on the casing shell sections by means of an integrated flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Darran-Lee Norman, Mladen Matan