Patents by Inventor Claude E. Thibeault

Claude E. Thibeault 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 ring with slidable inner element bridging circumferential gap
    Patent number: 4477086
    Abstract: A free standing, continuous seal ring 54. The seal ring is effectively circumferentially continuous. The seal ring is adapted to extend between two circumferentially extending structures 38, 42. The structures 38, 42 separate a region 46 having a first pressure from a region 44 having a lower pressure. The seal ring is formed of two elements: a first element 78 having a circumferential gap G; and, a second element 80 extending across the gap G. Various construction details which enhance the efficiency of the seal ring are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the second element is nested within the first element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ernest Feder, Claude E. Thibeault