Patents Examined by Gilbert Y Lee
  • Patent number: 10858835
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing ring including, axially, a main portion (2) and a secondary portion (3), connected by a weakened intermediate portion (4) which can be broken under an axial force applied between the main portion and the secondary portion, the main portion (2) including an annular sealing sleeve (5) and a projecting outer shoulder (6) arranged at the end of the annular sealing sleeve (5), opposite the breakable portion (4), and the secondary portion (3) including a projecting inner shoulder (10). Said annular sleeve (5) of the main portion (2) of the ring can be inserted between ducts (16, 17) that are inserted into one another, said projecting outer shoulder (6) of the main portion (2) abutting against the end of the outer duct surrounding the inner duct, and said projecting inner shoulder (10) of the secondary portion (3) abutting against the end of the outer tube that is inserted into the outer duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventor: Gérard Iftissen
  • Patent number: 10851664
    Abstract: A controlled gap radial oil sealing assembly in a gas turbine engine having a centre rotational axis defining an axial direction, the controlled gap radial sealing assembly comprises a seal element located around a cooperating seal runner and sized to define a controlled sealing gap between them, the seal runner having an axial length extending beyond an axial width of the seal element into an oiled region of the engine. A first annular surface radially outwardly spaced from and extending substantially along the axial length of the seal runner, the first annular surface sealingly cooperating with a seal housing of the seal element, and a second annular surface axially extending to overlap at least a portion of the first annular surface, the second annular surface radially outwardly spaced from the first annular surface relative to the center axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Michel Labbe, Stuart Hodgson, Daniel Poirier
  • Patent number: 10851895
    Abstract: This braking device comprises a seal (1) having a first sealing part (2) made of a first material and a second sealing part (4) made of a second material different than the first material. In addition, the first material comprises PTFE, the second material comprises EPDM, and the first sealing part (2) and the second sealing part (4) are adhesively bonded together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH
    Inventors: Raphaël Caunes, Romain Corrado, Xavier Hennebelle
  • Patent number: 10844960
    Abstract: A shaft seal for disposition between a shaft mounted for rotation and a bore includes a radial shaft-sealing sleeve assembly rotatably mounted with an outer carrier assembly. The radial shaft-sealing sleeve assembly includes a radial shaft-sealing sleeve and a first contact exclusion lip. The outer carrier assembly includes an outer carrier with a molded seal along having an outer radial section of the outer carrier and an elongated molded seal lip extending into a chamber formed between the radial shaft-sealing sleeve and the outer carrier, a second contact exclusion lip, and a main pumping lip. The first contact exclusion lip forming a dynamic seal against the outer carrier, and the second contact exclusion lip and main pumping lip forming dynamic seals against the radial shaft-sealing sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Sabotta, John M. Mashak, Scott Rice, Tyler J. Davis, Nicholas O'Connor
  • Patent number: 10840685
    Abstract: A cable-holding device with sealing assembly includes a body having a main unit, a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, a sealing assembly on the body, and an adjustment element on the second connecting portion. The body has a connecting hole, and the second connecting portion is extended with plural clamping arms. The sealing assembly includes a first sealing portion outside the first connecting portion, a second sealing portion inside the clamping arms to form a tightening port, and a connecting portion between the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion. On the second connecting portion, the adjustment element includes a first movement state which forms a tightening state on the tightening port, and a second movement state which changes the tightening port from the tightening state into a non-tightening state gradually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: CONCRAFT HOLDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Hsing Lee, Heng Yang, Zheng-Xiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10830355
    Abstract: A gasket includes a first compressible portion, a second incompressible portion integrally formed with the first compressible portion, and a flexible coating disposed on one or more of the first compressible portion and the second incompressible portion. The first compressible portion is substantially planar and includes a plurality of layers, and the second incompressible portion is substantially planar and includes a first of the plurality of layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ricardo Solozabal, Michael P. Fannin
  • Patent number: 10823291
    Abstract: A mechanical seal includes a rotating ring on a rotary shaft, a stationary ring facing the rotating ring in an axial direction, and an elastic means configured to press the rotating ring or the stationary ring toward each other to contact opposed sealing surfaces of the rotating ring and the stationary ring. The mechanical seal partitions a first space and a second space. The first space and the second space are located in the axial direction with the sealing surface interposed therebetween. The stationary ring is made of a sintered compact of SiC. A diamond film is formed on a sealing surface of the stationary ring facing the rotating ring. A diamond film continuous with the diamond film of the sealing surface is formed on an outer circumferential surface or an inner circumferential surface of the stationary ring. Volume resistivity of the stationary ring is 101 to 104 ?·cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sakakura, Kenshi Fujita
  • Patent number: 10815988
    Abstract: A sealed nut assembly includes a nut portion and a plug portion integrally formed together as a single unit. The nut assembly is configured to seal a bore hole in a fluid end and prevent leakage of working fluid therein. The assembly includes a nut portion and a plug portion. The nut portion and plug portion are inserted and removed together. The nut portion engages the fluid end prior to the setting of the plug portion. A seal groove is included in the plug portion to locate one or more seals. The contact surface between the nut assembly and the fluid end is tapered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: ST9 GAS AND OIL, LLC
    Inventor: Chris Buckley
  • Patent number: 10816373
    Abstract: An improved method of sealing a window into an aperture in a body uses a lubricant comprising polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) particles suspended in a volatile, low viscosity, low surface tension carrier fluid. The carrier fluid is applied to one or both of the sidewalls of the window and aperture, and the window is pressed into the aperture such that the carrier fluid evaporates, leaving the PTFE particles to fill interstitial surface voids, while enabling the sidewall of the window to make intimate mechanical contact with the sidewall of the aperture. While having broader application, the present disclosure finds particular utility in optical characterization techniques based upon the Raman effect and fluorescence probes used in process monitoring and control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Kaiser Optical Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy David Preister, Joseph B. Slater, Michael G. Stidham
  • Patent number: 10808845
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a shell. A tubesheet is mounted to the shell. A plurality of tubes extend from the tubesheet and into the shell for heat exchange between a first fluid within the tubes and a second fluid in the shell outside the tubes. The tubesheet divides an interior of the shell into a heat exchange chamber where the tubes can exchange heat with the second fluid, an inlet-outlet chamber for the first fluid to enter and exit the tubes. A breech lock locks the tubesheet within the shell. A bi-directionally self-energizing gasket is seated between the tubesheet and the shell to seal the heat exchange chamber from the inlet-outlet chamber. The gasket is configured to be self-energizing to seal regardless of whether there is a higher pressure in the heat exchange chamber or in the inlet-outlet chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Thermal Engineering International (USA) Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph A. Nitzken
  • Patent number: 10801624
    Abstract: The present invention includes a helicopter rotor seal assembly comprising: a rotor mast having a longitudinal axis and an outer surface; a sleeve aligned longitudinally with the axis and surrounding a portion of the rotor mast, the sleeve having an outer surface, and an inner surface; an annular horizontal seal between the inner surface of the sleeve and the outer surface of the rotor mast; and an upper annular rotor mast seal affixed to the outer surface of the rotor mast and extending outwardly sufficient to cover the annular horizontal seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventor: Scott David Poster
  • Patent number: 10794489
    Abstract: An annular seal including a body defining a central lumen and a weakened portion disposed around the central lumen. In an embodiment, the weakened portion includes at least one aperture or a plurality of apertures. In a further embodiment, the apertures may be identical to one another. An annular seal including a body defining a central lumen bounded by a sidewall, wherein the body has a dual-elastic modulus profile including a first elastic modulus, S1, as measured along the sidewall prior to assembly with an inner component, and a second elastic modulus, S2, as measured along the sidewall after assembly with the inner component, and wherein the first elastic modulus is less than the second elastic modulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Flavien Fremy, Rojendra Singh, Charles Deleuze
  • Patent number: 10794490
    Abstract: A seal includes a support ring; a sealing ring locked with the support ring to form an enclosed space therebetween, the sealing ring including at least one seal lip; and an energizer held in the enclosed space and contacting the sealing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions US, Inc.
    Inventor: John J. Mountz
  • Patent number: 10788129
    Abstract: A sealing device that is applicable to high-speed rotation applications and has an increased pressure resistance is provided. The sealing device includes: a first side discharge valve located on a first side, on which a fluid is to be sealed, of an outer circumferential sealing surface, the first side discharge valve extending radially outward toward the first side for allowing a gas in a space between an inner circumferential surface of a housing and an outer circumferential sealing surface to be discharged toward the first side while blocking a gas from entering the space from the first side; and a second side discharge valve located on an atmosphere side that is opposite to the first side with respect to the outer circumferential sealing surface, the second side discharge valve extending radially outward toward the atmosphere side for allowing the gas in the space to be discharged toward the atmosphere side while blocking a gas from entering the space from the atmosphere side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazunori Jinbo
  • Patent number: 10788130
    Abstract: A seal assembly that includes a rotatable seal component, a non-rotatable seal component, and a plurality of pairs of flexures. The non-rotatable seal component is disposed facing the rotatable seal component. The plurality of pairs of flexures is spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the seal assembly. Each pair of the plurality of pairs of flexures has a center line and includes a first flexure and a second flexure disposed in a stressed condition such that a portion of the first flexure and a portion of the second flexure are in contact with each other. Further, the first end of the first flexure is inclined at a first angle relative to the center line and a first end of the second flexure is inclined at a second angle relative to the center line. Also, first end of the first flexure and a first end of the second flexure are coupled to each other and to the non-rotatable seal component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Deepak Trivedi, Christopher Edward Wolfe, Nathan EvanMcCurdy Gibson, Brian Joseph Prenger
  • Patent number: 10787922
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This assembly includes a first component, a second component and a tubular fire seal. The first component includes a first passage. The second component includes a second passage. The tubular fire seal seals a gap between the first component and the second component. The tubular fire seal includes an outer shroud. At least a portion of the outer shroud has a wavy sectional geometry. The first passage is fluidly coupled with the second passage through an inner bore of the tubular fire seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventor: Aleksandar Ratajac
  • Patent number: 10781923
    Abstract: A cover having a container portion whose one end is opened and whose other end is closed by a bottom surface, includes: an annular groove formed into an annular shape along an outer circumference of an opening of the container portion; a plurality of communicating portions that are formed in a side wall partitioning the annular groove and the container portion so as to connect the annular groove and the container portion in a radial direction; and an annular seal member fitted to the annular groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosato Yoshida, Nobuyuki Ootake
  • Patent number: 10774932
    Abstract: In order to provide a sealing element which ensures a reliable seal and which can be produced easily and economically, it is proposed that a main body of the sealing element is preferably formed from a partially fluorinated or fully fluorinated thermoplastic material and has obtained at least part of its final outer shape or only part of its final outer shape in particular in a high-pressure process and/or in a high-temperature process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignees: ElringKlinger AG, ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Hocker, Walter Schuhmacher, Patrick Klein, Fabian Kopp, Claudia Stern
  • Patent number: 10767510
    Abstract: A seal seat includes an annular body and an extension. The annular body is disposed about a centerline axis. The extension is connected to and extends radially outward from the annular body. The extension includes first, second, and third portions. The first portion is connected to the annular body and is defined by axially opposed upstream and downstream wall faces. The first portion includes a fin connected to the upstream wall face. The second portion is connected to the first portion and extends substantially parallel to the annular body. The third portion is connected to the second portion and extends substantially parallel to the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Armando Amador, Todd A. Davis, Jorn Axel Glahn
  • Patent number: 10760686
    Abstract: Aspects are directed to a tribological and creep resistant system configured to operate at temperature in excess of 750° C., comprising: a piston seal that includes a nickel base alloy, where the nickel base alloy includes a Ni3(Al,X) type precipitated phase in an amount greater than 40% by volume. Aspects are directed to a system comprising: a piston seal that includes a cobalt-based alloy. Aspects are directed to a method comprising: heat treating an ingot of a nickel base alloy that includes coarsening a precipitated phase to facilitate forging or wrought forming the ingot, machining the ingot to include a substantially flat surface, and processing the ingot to generate a piston seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Dilip M. Shah, Pantcho Stoyanov, Chris Vargas