Patents by Inventor Shane R. Sylvester

Shane R. Sylvester 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).

  • Patent number: 11629645
    Abstract: A hydrostatic seal assembly includes a primary seal assembly configured to maintain a selected gap between the primary seal and a rotating component, and a seal carrier. The seal carrier includes a radial outer wall, an axial wall extending from the radial outer wall at a first axial end of the radial outer wall, and a carrier arm extending from the radial outer wall at a second axial end of the radial outer wall opposite the first axial end. The carrier arm is secured to a static structure for sealing between the rotating component and the static structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Conway Chuong, Shane R. Sylvester
  • Publication number: 20220268166
    Abstract: A seal assembly, including: a seal, the seal having; a support ring, a shoe, and a beam extending between the shoe and the support ring, wherein the shoe moves relative to the support ring via the beam; a spacer and a second seal; a seal ring; a carrier ring, the second seal being located adjacent to one end of the shoe and the seal ring being located adjacent to an opposite end of the shoe and the carrier ring extends from the seal ring to the spacer, the carrier ring being adjacent to the support ring of the seal; and a wear resistant coating located between a surface of the seal ring and an opposite end of the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Conway Chuong, Jeremy K. Paskind, Shane R. Sylvester
  • Publication number: 20210040891
    Abstract: A hydrostatic seal assembly includes a primary seal assembly configured to maintain a selected gap between the primary seal and a rotating component, and a seal carrier. The seal carrier includes a radial outer wall, an axial wall extending from the radial outer wall at a first axial end of the radial outer wall, and a carrier arm extending from the radial outer wall at a second axial end of the radial outer wall opposite the first axial end. The carrier arm is secured to a static structure for sealing between the rotating component and the static structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Conway Chuong, Shane R. Sylvester