Patents by Inventor Maurice L. Adams, Jr.

Maurice L. Adams, Jr. 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).

  • Rotating element fluid seal for centrifugal compressor
    Patent number: 4132416
    Abstract: A dynamic seal between the high pressure discharge chamber of a centrifugal gas compressor and a sump chamber in which the driving machinery for the impeller of the compressor is contained, the sump chamber in normal operation being maintained at substantially the same pressure as the pressure at the inlet of the compressor impeller is formed by the opposing faces of a seal stator and a seal rotor, the seal being vented at an intermediate location along the axial extent of the seal inwardly through the rotor and to the space at the inlet or suction side of the impeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1979
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Maurice L. Adams, Jr.