Patents by Inventor Darwin G. Gozun

Darwin G. Gozun 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).

  • Assembling and disassembling a mechanical seal
    Patent number: 11389913
    Abstract: A mechanical seal clamping assembly includes a base, a fulcrum, a lever, and a cap. The base supports a mechanical seal. The lever is pivotally coupled to the fulcrum at a first pivot spaced from the base. The cap is coupled to the lever and is movable by the lever with respect to the base. The cap is movable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the cap is at a first distance away from the base. In the second position, the cap is at a second distance away from the base larger than the first distance. The lever moves the cap from the second position toward the first position to engage the mechanical seal to clamp, between the cap and the base, the mechanical seal to maintain a spring of the mechanical seal compressed during assembly or disassembly of the mechanical seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Darwin G. Gozun, Raed Al-Hadlaq
  • Assembling and disassembling a mechanical seal
    Publication number: 20220080539
    Abstract: A mechanical seal clamping assembly includes a base, a fulcrum, a lever, and a cap. The base supports a mechanical seal. The lever is pivotally coupled to the fulcrum at a first pivot spaced from the base. The cap is coupled to the lever and is movable by the lever with respect to the base. The cap is movable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the cap is at a first distance away from the base. In the second position, the cap is at a second distance away from the base larger than the first distance. The lever moves the cap from the second position toward the first position to engage the mechanical seal to clamp, between the cap and the base, the mechanical seal to maintain a spring of the mechanical seal compressed during assembly or disassembly of the mechanical seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Darwin G. Gozun, Raed Al-Hadlaq