Patents by Inventor Greg GILDEA

Greg GILDEA 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).

  • Resilient shaft seal
    Patent number: 10527173
    Abstract: A seal assembly configured to be mounted between a rotatable shaft and a housing has a first side and a second side axially spaced from the first side and includes an annular seal support having a first end at the first side of the seal assembly and a second end spaced axially from the first end, at least one seal body configured to form a seal between the shaft and the seal support, the at least one seal body contacting the seal support at a joint, and a resilient annular body mounted between the seal support and the housing. All portions of the resilient annular body are located radially outward of the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Matthew Palmer, John Wilkins, Alex Paykin, Greg Gildea
  • RESILIENT SHAFT SEAL
    Publication number: 20190056029
    Abstract: A seal assembly configured to be mounted between a rotatable shaft and a housing has a first side and a second side axially spaced from the first side and includes an annular seal support having a first end at the first side of the seal assembly and a second end spaced axially from the first end, at least one seal body configured to form a seal between the shaft and the seal support, the at least one seal body contacting the seal support at a joint, and a resilient annular body mounted between the seal support and the housing. All portions of the resilient annular body are located radially outward of the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew PALMER, John WILKINS, Alex PAYKIN, Greg GILDEA