Patents by Inventor Timothy R. Dyer

Timothy R. Dyer 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).

  • Balanced circumferential seal
    Patent number: 11821321
    Abstract: A machine has: an outer member; an inner member mounted for rotation about an axis relative to the outer member; and a seal system. The seal system has: a seal housing mounted to the outer member; one or more seal rings held by the seal housing and having an inner diameter surface; and a seal runner mounted to the inner member and having a first outer diameter surface portion contacting or facing the inner diameter surface of the one or more seal rings. The seal runner has a circumferential array of mounting features. One or more weights are mounted to one or more of the mounting features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Dyer, Abhijeet Shrestha
  • Balanced Circumferential Seal
    Publication number: 20220372887
    Abstract: A machine has: an outer member; an inner member mounted for rotation about an axis relative to the outer member; and a seal system. The seal system has: a seal housing mounted to the outer member; one or more seal rings held by the seal housing and having an inner diameter surface; and a seal runner mounted to the inner member and having a first outer diameter surface portion contacting or facing the inner diameter surface of the one or more seal rings. The seal runner has a circumferential array of mounting features. One or more weights are mounted to one or more of the mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Dyer, Abhijeet Shrestha
  • Balanced circumferential seal
    Patent number: 11448081
    Abstract: A machine has: an outer member; an inner member mounted for rotation about an axis relative to the outer member; and a seal system. The seal system has: a seal housing mounted to the outer member; one or more seal rings held by the seal housing and having an inner diameter surface; and a seal runner mounted to the inner member and having a first outer diameter surface portion contacting or facing the inner diameter surface of the one or more seal rings. The seal runner has a circumferential array of mounting features. One or more weights are mounted to one or more of the mounting features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Dyer, Abhijeet Shrestha
  • Balanced Circumferential Seal
    Publication number: 20210115805
    Abstract: A machine has: an outer member; an inner member mounted for rotation about an axis relative to the outer member; and a seal system. The seal system has: a seal housing mounted to the outer member; one or more seal rings held by the seal housing and having an inner diameter surface; and a seal runner mounted to the inner member and having a first outer diameter surface portion contacting or facing the inner diameter surface of the one or more seal rings. The seal runner has a circumferential array of mounting features. One or more weights are mounted to one or more of the mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Dyer, Abhijeet Shrestha