Patents by Inventor James Christopher Crone

James Christopher Crone 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).

  • Patent number: 5762472
    Abstract: A seal assembly for a turbine blade tip shroud including a one-piece bent metallic sheet intersegment seal having an axial component and a vertical component adapted to fit in a groove formed in the end walls of each shroud segment, wherein the shroud segment has a platform and radially extending ribs, and the seal fits tightly in the groove providing an axial and a radial component to the seal. A ring seal is also provided for sealing a joint between the shroud and a mounting structure where an annular gap is formed having an "L" shaped cross-section, the ring seal having a "C" shaped configuration and one of the legs of the "C" extending within an axial component of the "L" shaped gap. The leg has a wave pattern with the peaks of the wave in contact with opposite radial walls of the axial component of the gap for creating a gas seal at the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Pizzi, James Christopher Crone