Patents by Inventor Jacek G. Stec

Jacek G. Stec 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).

  • Centering spring and damper assembly
    Patent number: 9926975
    Abstract: An assembly includes a bearing having an annular shape, a bearing support radially outward from the bearing, a squeeze film damper having a first end adjacent the bearing and a second end adjacent the bearing support with the second end forming a squeeze film damping surface, and a first spring between the bearing and the bearing support with the first spring configured to resist a movement of the bearing to center a shaft radially inward from the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Adam G. Smedresman, Jacek G. Stec
  • CENTERING SPRING AND DAMPER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170276173
    Abstract: An assembly includes a bearing having an annular shape, a bearing support radially outward from the bearing, a squeeze film damper having a first end adjacent the bearing and a second end adjacent the bearing support with the second end forming a squeeze film damping surface, and a first spring between the bearing and the bearing support with the first spring configured to resist a movement of the bearing to center a shaft radially inward from the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Adam G. Smedresman, Jacek G. Stec