Patents by Inventor Forrest Lee Finders

Forrest Lee Finders 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).

  • Mechanical seal
    Patent number: 11054037
    Abstract: A mechanical seal includes a drive ring having an axially extending drive element and a seal face with an outer substantially cylindrical surface that is provided with a corresponding radially reduced portion that is can be engaged by the drive element, in which the radially reduced portion is a flat surface that is, in transverse section a chord, and the drive element is provided with a flat surface that can engage with the flat surface of the radially reduced portion during driving rotation of the seal face by the drive ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.
    Inventor: Forrest Lee Finders
  • MECHANICAL SEAL
    Publication number: 20190211931
    Abstract: A mechanical seal includes a drive ring having an axially extending drive element and a seal face with an outer substantially cylindrical surface that is provided with a corresponding radially reduced portion that is can be engaged by the drive element, in which the radially reduced portion is a flat surface that is, in transverse section a chord, and the drive element is provided with a flat surface that can engage with the flat surface of the radially reduced portion during driving rotation of the seal face by the drive ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.
    Inventor: Forrest Lee Finders