Patents by Inventor Felix LEPETIT

Felix LEPETIT 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).

  • Brush seal
    Patent number: 9784371
    Abstract: Described is a brush seal for sealing between a first component and a second component which relatively rotate during normal use, comprising: an annular housing which is attached to a first component in use; a plurality of bristles each having a fixed end attached to the housing and a free end, wherein the free ends of at least some of the plurality of bristles contact the second component during normal use to provide a sealing surface, wherein the sealing surface includes a plurality of discontinuities around the circumference of the brush seal for providing hydrodynamic lifting force in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Gervas Franceschini, Terence Valentine Jones, Felix Lepetit
  • BRUSH SEAL
    Publication number: 20150001809
    Abstract: Described is a brush seal for sealing between a first component and a second component which relatively rotate during normal use, comprising: an annular housing which is attached to a first component in use; a plurality of bristles each having a fixed end attached to the housing and a free end, wherein the free ends of at least some of the plurality of bristles contact the second component during normal use to provide a sealing surface, wherein the sealing surface includes a plurality of discontinuities around the circumference of the brush seal for providing hydrodynamic lifting force in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Gervas FRANCESCHINI, Terence Valentine JONES, Felix LEPETIT