Patents by Inventor Milton E. Cook

Milton E. Cook 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).

  • Shroud enclosure for brittle mechanical face materials
    Patent number: 5556110
    Abstract: A mechanical seal assembly having a rotatable seal ring connected to the shaft and a non-rotatable seal ring connected to the housing. A cylindrical drive ring encircles the rotatable seal ring and an annular shroud is mounted to the cylindrical drive ring and extends from it terminating in an annular lip that is disposed in contacting relationship with the rotatable seal ring adjacent the seal face of the rotatable seal ring. The shroud may be provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots. A connection is provided for moving the end of the shroud toward the non-rotatable seal ring when the shaft moves toward the non-rotatable seal ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: BW/IP International, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Marsi, Milton E. Cook