Patents by Inventor Peter Crudgington

Peter Crudgington 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).

  • SEAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110229311
    Abstract: A seal assembly comprising a first movable stator member movable between a sealing position and a non-sealing position, a second fixed stator member, the first stator member being movable relative to the second stator member, the seal assembly further comprising at least one flexure member coupled to the second stator member, and at least one biasing member coupled between the at least one flexure and the movable stator for biasing the movable stator to a non-sealing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Kripa Varanasi, Joseph Albers, William Lee Herron, Peter Crudgington, Mahesh Khandeparker, Sai Raju Ippili, Prathap Anga, Cheryl Herron
  • SEAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090033037
    Abstract: A seal assembly comprising a first movable stator member movable between a sealing position and a non-sealing position, a second fixed stator member, the first stator member being movable relative to the second stator member, the seal assembly further comprising at least one flexure member coupled to the second stator member, and at least one biasing member coupled between the at least one flexure and the movable stator for biasing the movable stator to a non-sealing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Kripa K. Varanasi, Joseph C. Albers, William L. Herron, Peter Crudgington
  • ASPIRATING LABYRINTH SEAL
    Publication number: 20080018054
    Abstract: A seal body includes an annular, axially extending portion; a radially extending portion defining a primary seating surface, and cooperating with the axially extending portion to define a generally L-shaped cross section; and at least one annular axially-extending seal tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: William L. Herron, Joseph C. Albers, Christopher C. Glynn, Peter Crudgington
  • Brush Seals
    Publication number: 20060220321
    Abstract: A brush seal including a bristle pack mounted in a holder, and having a free end for sealing with a member, a front plate for lying on a high pressure side of the seal and extending part way along the length of the bristle pack to a free end being spaced from the bristle pack characterised in that the front plate is formed for or carries a formation for reducing the influence of swirling fluid on the high pressure side on the bristle pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Crudgington, Aaron Bowsher