Patents by Inventor Kurt Laurer

Kurt Laurer 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).

  • Steam turbine variable clearance packing
    Publication number: 20070243062
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a packing ring assembly including a packing ring segment, a bar, a cover plate, and a spring. The packing ring segment has an axial slot. The bar is disposed within the slot. The cover plate is disposed along an outer periphery of the packing ring segment. And, the spring is compressed between the bar and the cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Richard Chevrette, Flor Rivas, Frederick Baily, William Adis, Mark Kelly, Bernard Couture, Kurt Laurer
  • Fuel cell stack and method of making same
    Publication number: 20060134498
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack that includes fuel cell plates. The fuel cell system includes a retainer to maintain a total compression force on the fuel cell plates between approximately 5 to 40 pounds per square inch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Hamm, Kurt Laurer, Gregory Pacifico