Patents by Inventor Edward P. Stucka

Edward P. Stucka 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).

  • Floating seal for fluidic devices
    Patent number: 4240335
    Abstract: A floating seal fluidic device is disclosed comprised of a housing, a connector which has a nozzle extending through the housing and which forms a clearance with the housing, a diaphragm stretched around the circumference of the connector and having a bead which lies within the clearance wherein the connector, the housing and the bead are so dimensioned that, without fluid being supplied to the nozzle, the bead within the clearance is floating and that, with fluid being supplied to the nozzle, the bead is forced into the clearance between the connector and the housing to provide the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Assignee: Honeywell Inc.
    Inventors: Edward P. Stucka, Harald G. Trautmann