Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Ritchie

Patrick M. Ritchie 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).

  • Sealing device with displaceable abutment
    Patent number: 12378892
    Abstract: A flat shaped sealing device for sealing a gap between two parts having a sealing length and a sealing width from one side edge to the opposite side edge of at most 0.2-times the sealing length and having a sealing thickness from a bottom side to a top side of at most 0.2-times the sealing width. The sealing device includes a head section and an adjacent main section. The head section includes an abutment and a spring, wherein the abutment is displaceable towards the main section and the spring is therefore arranged between the abutment and the main section and is able to exert a force on the abutment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Mirko Milazar, Matthew Gent, Markus Raben, Patrick M. Ritchie, Stefan Wanjura, Kunyuan Zhou
  • SEALING DEVICE WITH DISPLACEABLE ABUTMENT
    Publication number: 20240353005
    Abstract: A flat shaped sealing device for sealing a gap between two parts having a sealing length and a sealing width from one side edge to the opposite side edge of at most 0.2-times the sealing length and having a sealing thickness from a bottom side to a top side of at most 0.2-times the sealing width. The sealing device includes a head section and an adjacent main section. The head section includes an abutment and a spring, wherein the abutment is displaceable towards the main section and the spring is therefore arranged between the abutment and the main section and is able to exert a force on the abutment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Mirko Milazar, Matthew Gent, Markus Raben, Patrick M. Ritchie, Stefan Wanjura, Kunyuan Zhou