Patents by Inventor Robert E. Maegly

Robert E. Maegly 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).

  • Rotary labyrinth seal member
    Patent number: 4148494
    Abstract: A rotary labyrinth gas seal between a rotating member and a stationary member, one of which includes at least one seal tooth projecting toward a surface of the other member is improved through the provision of an abrasive tip on the projecting tooth. Such abrasive tip comprises an electrodeposited metal matrix which entraps a plurality of abrasive particles protruding from the tip, the thickness of the matrix being less than the longest dimension of the abrasive particles protruding from the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1979
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John W. Zelahy, Norman P. Fairbanks, Robert E. Maegly