Patents by Inventor Nicholas W. Oren

Nicholas W. Oren 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 labyrinth M-seal
    Patent number: 10502080
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a seal associated with an engine of an aircraft. The seal includes a plurality of lands, and a barrel coupled to the lands and formed from a plurality of segments, where the segments are coupled to one another such that the barrel is substantially non-linear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David E. Gambardella, Nicholas W. Oren
  • REMOVABLY ATTACHED AIR SEAL FOR ROTATIONAL EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20190032501
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for rotational equipment. This assembly includes a rotor disk, an annular arm, an annular air seal and an annular seal land. The rotor disk is rotatable about an axis. The annular arm is connected to the rotor disk. The annular arm projects axially out from the rotor disk to a distal arm end. The annular air seal is removably attached to and substantially completely supported by the annular arm at the distal arm end. The annular seal land is sealingly engaged with the annular air seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Corcoran, Nicholas W. Oren, Robert L. Hazzard
  • ROTATING LABYRINTH M-SEAL
    Publication number: 20160298481
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a seal associated with an engine of an aircraft. The seal includes a plurality of lands, and a barrel coupled to the lands and formed from a plurality of segments, where the segments are coupled to one another such that the barrel is substantially non-linear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: David E. Gambardella, Nicholas W. Oren