Patents by Inventor Joseph Savio

Joseph Savio 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).

  • Non-contacting gas compressor seal
    Patent number: 6655693
    Abstract: A non-contacting gas compressor seal assembly is disclosed with an intermediate buffer chamber. The process gas is corrosive or otherwise hazardous and is contained from entering the atmosphere by pumping the barrier gas toward the process fluid. The inboard seal of the assembly is designed to maintain a sealing relationship in the event of loss of buffer gas pressure by operating as a non-contacting seal on the process fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: John Crane Inc.
    Inventors: Rich Hosanna, Joseph Savio, Alan D. Baureis
  • Non-contacting gas compressor seal
    Publication number: 20020158416
    Abstract: A non-contacting gas compressor seal assembly is disclosed with an intermediate buffer chamber. The process gas is corrosive or otherwise hazardous and is contained from entering the atmosphere by pumping the barrier gas toward the process fluid. The inboard seal of the assembly is designed to maintain a sealing relationship in the event of loss of buffer gas pressure by operating as a non-contacting seal on the process fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: JOHN CRANE INC.
    Inventors: Rich Hosanna, Joseph Savio, Alan D. Baureis