Patents by Inventor Tatjana ZORIC

Tatjana ZORIC 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).

  • Seal assembly
    Patent number: 8784045
    Abstract: A seal assembly including first and second components; a seal arranged between the first and second components to seal a secondary flow region from a primary flow region; and a second recess portion provided on a surface of the second component between the seal and the primary flow region, the second recess portion further being arranged to receive a first portion of a flow from the secondary flow region and being configured to promote a second flow feature within the second recess portion, wherein the second recess portion is set back from the surface of the second component such that a second portion of the flow from the secondary flow region bypasses the second recess portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Tatjana Zoric, James D. Godwin
  • SEAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120032403
    Abstract: A seal assembly including first and second components; a seal arranged between the first and second components to seal a secondary flow region from a primary flow region; and a second recess portion provided on a surface of the second component between the seal and the primary flow region, the second recess portion further being arranged to receive a first portion of a flow from the secondary flow region and being configured to promote a second flow feature within the second recess portion, wherein the second recess portion is set back from the surface of the second component such that a second portion of the flow from the secondary flow region bypasses the second recess portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Tatjana ZORIC, James D. GODWIN