Patents by Inventor James Blanding Upshur

James Blanding Upshur 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).

  • Publication number: 20160138654
    Abstract: A bearing seal assembly is provided for sealing a sealing gap defined by a first race and a second race of a bearing. The bearing seal assembly includes a resilient seal having a cross-sectional profile, wherein the profile defines a flexing portion, and the resilient seal further has a first pressure-bearing side and a second side opposite the first pressure-bearing side. The flexing portion is configured to flex to form an energized seal that seals the sealing gap when a pressure is applied to the first side of the resilient seal, wherein the cross-sectional profile is symmetric about a horizontal axis and asymmetric about a vertical axis. The cross-sectional profile specifically may be a K-shaped profile, and the flexing portion comprises arms defined by the K-shaped profile. The assembly may include a wear strip section positioned outside of the profile of the resilient seal, with a removable blast shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Philip Martin Thomas, Jr., James Blanding Upshur, Scott A. VanLuvender, Dennis McCarthy