Patents Assigned to AES Engineering Ltd.
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Publication number: 20170146128Abstract: A mechanical seal includes a sleeve in sealing engagement with a rotating shaft of a piece of equipment and one or more primary or secondary sealing faces urged toward one another by a plurality of spring members. A gland detachably attached to a housing of the piece of equipment. A clamp ring is provided with one or more setting members detachably attached to the clamp ring and the gland to restrict axial and rotational movement and to render internal dimensions independent of the tolerances and assembly accuracy of the piece of equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventor: Andrew Parkin
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Publication number: 20170125960Abstract: A bearing seal includes a rotor and a stator and at least one electrically conductive elastomeric toroidal member. When the bearing seal is installed in equipment and is providing sealing between the rotor and the stator, an electrical grounding path is provided therebetween, the electrical grounding path extending through the electrically conductive elastomeric toriodal member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Andrew Colverson, Oliver Pogmore
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Patent number: 9470315Abstract: A seal support system, or a kit therefor, for use with a sealing device to seal a piece of industrial equipment, includes a stand with fixed support elements for accommodating selected functional components with different sizes of components being accommodated by differently sized pipework elements. The stand has one or more substantially fixed brackets with each bracket having a component securing device at predetermined longitudinal space intervals.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Christopher John Rea, Stephen Martin Shaw, Andrew Colverson, Alan James Roddis
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Publication number: 20160290512Abstract: A mechanical seal for sealing between a housing and a relatively rotating shaft includes a gland for attachment to a housing for a piece of equipment, at least one adjustable setting in the ground and extending therefrom for engaging the housing and a non-permanent device for detachably attaching the gland to the housing for a piece of equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Andrew Colverson, Andrew Parkin
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Patent number: 9423032Abstract: An annular seal cavity throat bushing includes an inner annular surface having a substantially latitudinal channel with the channel being provided with at least one orifice to allow fluid communication between the inside of the bushing and the outside of the bushing. The bushing is further provided with at least one groove extending substantially longitudinally from one end of the bushing to the channel. The groove has at least one tapered edge which increases the width of the groove along its length.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Andrew Colverson, Stephen Martin Shaw
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Publication number: 20160223386Abstract: A mechanical seal support system includes a pressure vessel for supplying barrier fluid to a mechanical seal, a device for determining the mass of the pressure vessel and a device for providing additional barrier fluid to the pressure vessel when a determination is made that the mass of the pressure vessel is below a predetermined level responsive to the device for determining mass of the pressure vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Stephen Martin Shaw, Andrew Colverson
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Patent number: 9400055Abstract: A mechanical seal support system includes a bladder accumulator with a first connection to the top of the bladder accumulator and a second connection to the bottom of the bladder accumulator with a device that is responsive to the pressures at each of the first and second connections of the bladder accumulator for providing an output determined by the difference between the pressures. The mechanical seal support system further includes a display for displaying the output in a manner indicative of the volume of the fluid in the bladder accumulator relative to a predetermined volume.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Thomas Broadbent, Heath Stephenson
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Publication number: 20160208857Abstract: A bearing isolator for controlling fluid flow includes a static component fixed relative to a housing and a rotational component fixed relative to a shaft. The static and rotational components are held axially relative to each other and an annual sealing member is provided. The annual sealing member has a first position in contact with both the static and rotational components and a second position in contact with either, or both, of the static or rotational components. The profile of the static and rotational components is shaped to create a flow path between them with the flow path having at least one feature to slow the flow of fluid therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Christopher John Rea, Heath Stephenson
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Patent number: 9383039Abstract: A pipework brace comprising a first pipework engaging member and a second engaging member. A first tubular strut and a second tubular strut are provided and the first tubular strut is attached to the first and second engaging members by connectors located at each end of the first tubular strut. The second tubular strut is connected to the first and second engaging members by connectors located at each end of the second tubular strut. The connectors each comprise two clamp members that are arranged to allow multi-axis rotation so that each end of the strut may be moved in at least two planes relative to the pipe work engaging members.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Simon Hirst, Neil Parkinson
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Patent number: 9360117Abstract: A mechanical seal for providing a fluid-tight seal between relatively rotatable elements includes a stationary part for securing to a housing, which has a stationary seal face, a rotary part for securing to a shaft, which includes a rotary seal face, a spring urging the rotary seal face into engagement with the stationary seal face and a toroidal sealing member between the rotary component and the shaft. The toroidal sealing member is accommodated within a recess of the rotary part, and the recess is defined by two members of which the first rotary part member includes the seal face and a second rotary part member is positioned between the first rotary part member and the spring.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventor: Thomas Broadbent
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Publication number: 20160131261Abstract: A seal support system, for use in combination with a mechanical seal installed on a piece of rotating equipment, includes a pressure vessel, one or more fluid inlets and connecting pipework between the one or more fluid inlets and the mechanical seal. A device is included to alter the fluid flow, so that a portion of the seal support system may be isolated for various purposes, such as, for example, cleaning or repurposing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Heath Stephenson, John Smiddy, Paul Harte
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Publication number: 20160116069Abstract: A seal support system for use with a sealing device employed to seal a piece of industrial equipment. The seal support system includes a system vessel for containing barrier fluid, a closed loop pipe work to connect the seal support system vessel to a sealing device, such as a mechanical seal, and drain and filling device for removing and adding barrier fluid to the system vessel. The vessel, containing a fluid, and being connected to a sealing device in a closed loop system, is circumferentially split into two or more sections which are detachably attached so that they may retain pressure when in assembled state and includes, but is not limited to, any permutation of cleaned-in-place assembly, heating element and cooling element of which all or any of may or may not be controlled externally.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventor: Heath Stephenson
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Patent number: 9303769Abstract: A mechanical seal comprising; a. a sleeve which is for sealing engagement with a rotating shaft; b. one or more primary or secondary sealing faces urged toward one another via a plurality of spring members; c. a gland which is for detachable attachment to a housing of within which the seal is to be situated: d. a clamp ring wherein set screws reside to provide drive between said sleeve, clamp ring and shaft; and e. one or more setting members which are detachably attached to said clamping ring to restrict axial movement and make the internal dimensions independent of tolerances and assembly accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Andrew Parkin, Andrew Wayne Harrison
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Publication number: 20160018005Abstract: A mechanical seal component of a mechanical seal is substantially annular and includes a plurality of axially adjacent retaining recesses along its surface with each recess being adapted to accept a sealing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Andrew Parkin, Richard Abrahams
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Patent number: 9188234Abstract: A valve includes a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet defines a fluid flow path between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. A device is included for restricting the flow between the inlet and the outlet which has a fixed flow restriction device for applying a pre-determined counter-flow pressure and a device for applying an additional counter-flow pressure according to the pressure in an environment external to the valve.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventor: Andrew John Stoney
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Publication number: 20150300500Abstract: A mechanical seal for providing a fluid-tight seal between relatively rotatable elements includes a stationary part for securing to a housing, which has a stationary seal face, a rotary part for securing to a shaft, which includes a rotary seal face, a spring urging the rotary seal face into engagement with the stationary seal face and a toroidal sealing member between the rotary component and the shaft. The toroidal sealing member is accommodated within a recess of the rotary part, and the recess is defined by two members of which the first rotary part member includes the seal face and a second rotary part member is positioned between the first rotary part member and the spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventor: Thomas Broadbent
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Patent number: 9149751Abstract: A device for removing moisture from a gas includes an elongated vessel having a gas outlet at a first end, a moisture outlet at a second end and a gas inlet located between the gas outlet and the moisture outlet. The elongated vessel has a first gas flow modifier and a second gas flow modifier each for causing deviation of the flow of gas within the elongated vessel from a flow path extending directly between the gas inlet and the gas outlet. The first gas flow modifier is an angled baffle plate extending partly across the elongated vessel for directing the gas flow from the elongated vessel in a direction towards the moisture outlet. The second gas flow modifier has plates extending across the elongated vessel with each plate having elongated slots extending in the same orientation as the elongated slots of one plate extending in a direction rotated 90° from at least one other plate of the second gas flow modifier.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventor: Daniel Paris
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Patent number: 9098094Abstract: A pressure regulation tracking valve for maintaining the pressure of a gas relative to that of a process fluid includes a device, responsive to change in the pressure of the process fluid, for changing the pressure of the gas by substantially the same amount. The valve further includes a device for accommodating a pressure transfer medium for transferring the pressure of the process fluid to the gas pressure changing device. As a result, contact between the process fluid and the gas pressure changing device is avoided.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Christopher John Carmody, Stephen Martin Shaw, Andrew John Stoney
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Publication number: 20150179030Abstract: A condition monitoring device for attachment to a machine and for monitoring the condition thereof includes at least one sensor for monitoring at least one parameter of the machine, and a processor connected to the one or more sensors for analyzing the signals produced therefrom. A wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver is connected to the processor and permits external communication therewith. The condition monitoring device further includes at least one visual indicator of the status of the monitored machine based upon the sensed parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventors: Stephan Mottershead, Simon Robert Watson Mills
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Patent number: 9010494Abstract: A lubrication apparatus for lubricating a surface of at least one component of a piece of equipment, which includes a lubrication mist generating unit in which air and a lubricant are combined to form a lubricant mist. A device is included for directly connecting the lubrication mist generating unit to the equipment at a position adjacent the surface to be lubricated.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2006Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.Inventor: Alan James Roddis