Patents by Inventor Alan McNickle

Alan McNickle 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).

  • Air riding seal
    Publication number: 20070235946
    Abstract: A hydrostatic seal assembly used between a shaft and a housing to restrict the flow of fluid from a relatively higher pressure region in the housing to a relatively lower pressure region in the housing includes a seal runner extending radially from the shaft and having a shaft sealing surface, and a seal ring positioned around the shaft and having a sealing face surface positioned for movement toward and away from the shaft sealing surface and forming a seal gap therebetween to break down the pressure across the seal ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Glenn Garrison, Alan McNickle
  • Air riding seal
    Publication number: 20070007730
    Abstract: A hydrostatic seal assembly used between a shaft and a housing to restrict the flow of fluid from a relatively higher pressure region in the housing to a relatively lower pressure region in the housing includes a seal runner extending radially from the shaft and having a shaft sealing surface, and a seal ring positioned around the shaft and having a sealing face surface positioned for movement toward and away from the shaft sealing surface and forming a seal gap therebetween to break down the pressure across the seal ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Glenn Garrison, Alan McNickle