Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Benoit

Jeffrey A. Benoit 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).

  • Cloth ring seal
    Patent number: 6547256
    Abstract: A seal assembly including a low flow cloth ring seal having a cloth assemblage is provided for sealing a tubular cavity disposed between a tubular member and a mating body. The density of the cloth assemblage may be set according to a desired flow rate of gas through the cloth ring seal. In applications where more stiffness and strength is desired, the cloth ring seal may include a shim assemblage surrounded by the cloth assemblage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mahmut F. Aksit, Jeffrey A. Benoit, Abdul-Azeez Mohammed-Fakir, Osman S. Dinc
  • Cloth ring seal
    Publication number: 20020079655
    Abstract: A seal assembly including a low flow cloth ring seal having a cloth assemblage is provided for sealing a tubular cavity disposed between a tubular member and a mating body. The density of the cloth assemblage may be set according to a desired flow rate of gas through the cloth ring seal. In applications where more stiffness and strength is desired, the cloth ring seal may include a shim assemblage surrounded by the cloth assemblage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Mahmut F. Aksit, Jeffrey A. Benoit, Abdul-Azeez Mohammed-Fakir, Osman S. Dinc