Patents by Inventor Jean R. L. Riethmuller

Jean R. L. Riethmuller 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).

  • Patent number: 4606102
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for repairing worn labyrinth seal flanges. The seal flanges are repaired by spin-forming them to increase their radial height to at least equal that of an unworn labyrinth seal. A tool for carrying out the process has a pair of parallel rollers displaced a constant distance which is advanced radially inwardly over the seal flange so as to deform the sides and cause the material to creep in a radially outward direction to increase the height of the flange. The flange may be ground to remove any residual defects caused by the spin-forming operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: S.N.E.C.M.A.
    Inventor: Jean R. L. Riethmuller