Patents by Inventor Jean C. Bouricet

Jean C. Bouricet 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: 5540546
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a rotatable shaft. A bush has a circumference with the bush being disposed about the shaft. The bush has a plurality of openings disposed throughout the circumference. Each of the plurality of openings is spaced from the remaining openings. A slot, having a first end and a second end, is disposed between the shaft and the bush. The first end is exposed to fluid having a first pressure. The second end is exposed to fluid having a second pressure which is less than the first pressure. The plurality of openings is exposed to fluid having a third pressure which is less than the first pressure and greater than the second pressure such that fluid flowing from the plurality of openings into the slot exits exclusively from the second end of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: KSB Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jean C. Bouricet