Patents by Inventor Bruce Stratton

Bruce Stratton 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).

  • Shaft sealing apparatus and associated methods
    Patent number: 9869395
    Abstract: An improved sealing apparatus and associated methods are disclosed herein. The sealing apparatus includes a housing defining a center axis, an alignment element positioned around the center axis, and a sealing element fixedly attached with the alignment element. The alignment element has first and second protrusions extending toward the center axis. The sealing element has a third protrusion extending toward the center axis. The alignment element is made of a first material with less elasticity than a second material of which the sealing element is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher E. Tones, Randy Matthys, Patrick Rhodes, Howard Lockhart, Bruce Stratton
  • SHAFT SEALING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20150240949
    Abstract: An improved sealing apparatus and associated methods are disclosed herein. The sealing apparatus includes a housing defining a center axis, an alignment element positioned around the center axis, and a sealing element fixedly attached with the alignment element. The alignment element has first and second protrusions extending toward the center axis. The sealing element has a third protrusion extending toward the center axis. The alignment element is made of a first material with less elasticity than a second material of which the sealing element is made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher E. Tones, Randy Matthys, Patrick Rhodes, Howard Lockhart, Bruce Stratton
  • Adapting legacy instruments to an instrument system based on synchronized time
    Publication number: 20070055806
    Abstract: A legacy interface module that enables legacy instruments to function in instrument systems based on synchronized time. A legacy instrument module according to the present teachings adapts a legacy interface of a legacy instrument to an instrument system based on synchronized time without modifications to the legacy instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: John Bruce Stratton, Leon Kenneth Werenka