Patents by Inventor JOSEPH P. ULLRICH

JOSEPH P. ULLRICH 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: 10907757
    Abstract: An expansion joint for a solids return system includes a female joint portion, a male joint portion received by the female joint portion, the male joint portion and the female joint portion forming a lateral breach therebetween, a double rope seal positioned within the lateral breach, the double rope seal being configured to accommodate relative lateral movement between the female joint portion and the male joint portion, and an insulating pillow received about the male joint portion and abutting a distal end surface of the female joint portion, the insulating pillow being configured to accommodate relative axial movement between the female joint portion and the male joint portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Craig A Thomas, Joseph P. Ullrich, Robert E Woods
  • Publication number: 20190017639
    Abstract: An expansion joint for a solids return system includes a female joint portion, a male joint portion received by the female joint portion, the male joint portion and the female joint portion forming a lateral breach therebetween, a double rope seal positioned within the lateral breach, the double rope seal being configured to accommodate relative lateral movement between the female joint portion and the male joint portion, and an insulating pillow received about the male joint portion and abutting a distal end surface of the female joint portion, the insulating pillow being configured to accommodate relative axial movement between the female joint portion and the male joint portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: CRAIG A. THOMAS, JOSEPH P. ULLRICH, ROBERT E. WOODS