Patents by Inventor Michael Bernard Schmitz

Michael Bernard Schmitz 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).

  • MECHANICAL SEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROTARY MACHINES
    Publication number: 20100072706
    Abstract: A rotary machine includes a machine rotor, a machine stator, and a fluid seal disposed between the machine rotor and the machine stator. The fluid seal includes a fluid seal stator, a fluid seal rotor, and an active gap control mechanism coupled to the fluid seal stator. The fluid seal is configured to control a gap between the fluid seal stator and the fluid seal rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Bernard Schmitz, Roderick Mark Lusted, Mohsen Salehi, Eric John Ruggiero, Leonardo Baldassarre