Patents Examined by Nicolas L Foster
  • Gasket with electrical isolating coatings
    Patent number: 11015710
    Abstract: An electrically isolating gasket is disclosed wherein a coating layer is disposed on at least one conductive surface, and in some embodiments, on all surfaces or at least all of the conductive surfaces. The electrically isolating gasket includes a core gasket component, a ring seal component, and a non-conductive inner seal component. The coating layer can be, for example, polyimide, polyamide, ceramic, and aluminum oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Garlock Pipeline Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Brown, Ryan Buttimer, T. Scott Tanner, Christopher Remley
  • Pump shaft packing gland and bushing
    Patent number: 10760685
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for mitigating fluid loss or leakage from a fluid pump with a rotating shaft driving a pumping mechanism. A one-piece, combined packing gland-bushing component can have an internal seal that allows for use of lubricants at higher pressures. Further, the combined packing gland-bushing component can be configured with a removal component that allows for easier removal of the packing gland-bushing component from a pump shaft, and shaft packing box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Viking Pump, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Christian Iehl, John Hall, Michael Robert Crawford, Chad Wunderlich