Patents by Inventor Mark Story

Mark Story 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).

  • Face seal for gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 7984911
    Abstract: A face seal for a gas turbine engine comprises a seal body that has a contact face to engage a rotating surface. The contact face is defined as an area extending radially between an inner diameter of the seal body and an outer diameter of the seal body at one seal end providing a radial width. The radial width is between greater than 0.15 inch (3.81 mm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Louis J. Dobek, Masayoshi Sonokawa, Harold K. Shaffer, Mark Story
  • Face seal for gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 7946590
    Abstract: A face seal for a gas turbine engine comprises a seal body that has a contact face to engage a rotating surface. The contact face is defined as an area extending radially between an inner diameter of the seal body and an outer diameter of the seal body at one seal end. A ratio of the outer diameter to the inner diameter is at least 1.054.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Louis J. Dobek, Harold K. Shaffer, Mark Story
  • FACE SEAL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20090230628
    Abstract: A face seal for a gas turbine engine comprises a seal body that has a contact face to engage a rotating surface. The contact face is defined as an area extending radially between an inner diameter of the seal body and an outer diameter of the seal body at one seal end providing a radial width. The radial width is between greater than 0.15 inch (3.81 mm).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Louis J. Dobek, Masayoshi Sonokawa, Harold K. Shaffer, Mark Story
  • FACE SEAL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20090184475
    Abstract: A face seal for a gas turbine engine comprises a seal body that has a contact face to engage a rotating surface. The contact face is defined as an area extending radially between an inner diameter of the seal body and an outer diameter of the seal body at one seal end. A ratio of the outer diameter to the inner diameter is at least 1.054.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Louis J. Dobek, Harold K. Shaffer, Mark Story