Patents by Inventor Byron E. Swanson

Byron E. Swanson 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).

  • Stepped tooth rotating labyrinth seal
    Patent number: 5143383
    Abstract: A rotating labyrinth seal especially useful for effecting sealing between two plenums in aircraft gas turbine engines comprising a base and a plurality of radially-directed seal teeth rings extending circumferentially around the outer peripheral surface of the base. Each of the seal teeth rings has a body portion and a tip portion, with the body portion being substantially thicker than the tip portion. Seal teeth rings of the invention exhibit improved resistance to fatigue crack propagation compared to conventional seal teeth rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher C. Glynn, Byron E. Swanson, Melvin Bobo