Patents by Inventor Bryan A. Witcher

Bryan A. Witcher 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).

  • Seal body, apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9205737
    Abstract: A seal body for use with a torque tube includes a first portion having an attachment mechanism to releasably secure a torque tube to the first portion, and a second portion configured adjacent to the first portion. The second portion of the seal body includes a substantially uniplanar sealing surface that is orthogonal to an axis of rotation of the torque tube, and that extends across a substantially uniplanar axial end face of the torque tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bryan A. Witcher, Carlos A. Vallejo
  • Torque tube, torque transfer apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8763495
    Abstract: A torque tube includes a ring gear having a first axial end, a second axial end opposite the first axial end, an inner surface including a plurality of teeth, and an outer surface with a mating portion formed adjacent to the first axial end of the ring gear. The torque tube also includes a barrel portion joined to the second axial end of the ring gear at a radial location inward from a radial location of the mating portion. The barrel portion extends axially away from the ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bryan A. Witcher, Carlos A. Vallejo
  • TORQUE TUBE, TORQUE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120205966
    Abstract: A torque tube includes a ring gear having a first axial end, a second axial end opposite the first axial end, an inner surface including a plurality of teeth, and an outer surface with a mating portion formed adjacent to the first axial end of the ring gear. The torque tube also includes a barrel portion joined to the second axial end of the ring gear at a radial location inward from a radial location of the mating portion. The barrel portion extends axially away from the ring gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Bryan A. Witcher, Carlos A. Vallejo
  • SEAL BODY, APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120200043
    Abstract: A seal body for use with a torque tube includes a first portion having an attachment mechanism to releasably secure a torque tube to the first portion, and a second portion configured adjacent to the first portion. The second portion of the seal body includes a substantially uniplanar sealing surface that is orthogonal to an axis of rotation of the torque tube, and that extends across a substantially uniplanar axial end face of the torque tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Bryan A. Witcher, Carlos A. Vallejo