Patents by Inventor Mark A. Schoelen

Mark A. Schoelen 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).

  • KNIFE-EDGE FLANGE JOINT ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20240019053
    Abstract: An assembly includes a first tube including a first flange at one end, wherein the first flange includes a first knife-edge ring defined in an axial face thereof. A second tube includes a second flange at one end, wherein the second flange includes a second knife-edge ring defined in an axial face thereof. A gasket is seated between the first and second flanges. The gasket is in a deformed state conforming to the first and second knife-edge rings to seal a space inside the first and second tubes from an external environment. A nut is included radially outward from the first and second flanges, wherein the nut includes internal threads engaged to compress the first and second flanges toward one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Schoelen, Conan S. St. John, David Lewis