Patents by Inventor Ronald K. Kovacik

Ronald K. Kovacik 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).

  • Hydrodynamic carbon face seal pressure booster
    Patent number: 9909438
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system associated with an engine of an aircraft, the system comprising: a fluid source that is configured to provide a fluid at a first pressure value, a carbon seal, a seal plate that includes at least one lift-off feature that interfaces to the carbon seal, and a pressure boosting mechanism configured to obtain the fluid from the fluid source, increase the pressure of the fluid to a second pressure value, and provide the fluid at the second pressure value to the at least one lift-off feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Duffy, Ronald K. Kovacik, Brady Walker, Antonio F. Artiles
  • HYDRODYNAMIC CARBON FACE SEAL PRESSURE BOOSTER
    Publication number: 20170292394
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system associated with an engine of an aircraft, the system comprising: a fluid source that is configured to provide a fluid at a first pressure value, a carbon seal, a seal plate that includes at least one lift-off feature that interfaces to the carbon seal, and a pressure boosting mechanism configured to obtain the fluid from the fluid source, increase the pressure of the fluid to a second pressure value, and provide the fluid at the second pressure value to the at least one lift-off feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Duffy, Ronald K. Kovacik, Brady Walker, Antonio F. Artiles