Patents by Inventor Ronald P. Rickert

Ronald P. Rickert 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).

  • Gearbox output seal
    Patent number: 9086131
    Abstract: A seal assembly for use in a gearbox has a rotating ring to be secured to a shaft, and having a contact face. The contact face abuts a stationary seal. The stationary seal has a retainer with a channel extending to a bottom. A floating seal portion is positioned within the retainer, with a spring positioned between an inner end of the floating seal portion, and biasing the floating seal portion outwardly. There is an inner bore of the retainer which is spaced from an outer periphery of the floating seal portion. One of the inner bore and the outer periphery presides with the plurality of radially located pins. The other of the inner bore and the outer periphery is formed with the plurality of recesses. The pins are received in the recesses, to prevent rotation of the floating seal portion within the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Silver II US Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Peterson, Ronald P. Rickert
  • GEARBOX OUTPUT SEAL
    Publication number: 20140203513
    Abstract: A seal assembly for use in a gearbox has a rotating ring to be secured to a shaft, and having a contact face. The contact face abuts a stationary seal. The stationary seal has a retainer with a channel extending to a bottom. A floating seal portion is positioned within the retainer, with a spring positioned inward of an inner end of the floating seal portion, and biasing the floating seal portion outwardly. There is an inner bore of the retainer which is spaced from an outer periphery of the floating seal portion. One of the inner bore and the outer periphery presides with the plurality of radially located pins. The other of the inner bore and the outer periphery is formed with the plurality of recesses. The pins are received in the recesses, to prevent rotation of the floating seal portion within the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Sundyne LLC
    Inventors: Steven Peterson, Ronald P. Rickert
  • Gearbox Output Seal
    Publication number: 20140202281
    Abstract: A seal assembly for use in a gearbox has a rotating ring to be secured to a shaft, and having a contact face. The contact face abuts a stationary seal. The stationary seal has a retainer with a channel extending to a bottom. A floating seal portion is positioned within the retainer, with a spring positioned between an inner end of the floating seal portion, and biasing the floating seal portion outwardly. There is an inner bore of the retainer which is spaced from an outer periphery of the floating seal portion. One of the inner bore and the outer periphery presides with the plurality of radially located pins. The other of the inner bore and the outer periphery is formed with the plurality of recesses. The pins are received in the recesses, to prevent rotation of the floating seal portion within the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: SILVER II US HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Peterson, Ronald P. Rickert
  • Tandem seal arrangement with reverse flow secondary seal
    Patent number: 8313281
    Abstract: A process fluid communication system includes a fluid source in communication with a process seal and a gearbox seal to communicate a pumping medium into a turbomachinery housing and a gearbox housing through the process seal and the gearbox seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sundyne Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald P. Rickert
  • TANDEM SEAL ARRANGEMENT WITH REVERSE FLOW SECONDARY SEAL
    Publication number: 20100310354
    Abstract: A process fluid communication system includes a fluid source in communication with a process seal and a gearbox seal to communicate a pumping medium into a turbomachinery housing and a gearbox housing through the process seal and the gearbox seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventor: Ronald P. Rickert