Patents by Inventor Tony Metz

Tony Metz 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).

  • Bearing damper with spring seal
    Patent number: 8182153
    Abstract: A bearing damper includes: (a) an annular sleeve having spaced-apart grooves formed in a radially-facing surface therein; (b) an annular bearing race received in the sleeve; and (c) a resilient seal ring disposed in each of the grooves, wherein the seal rings cooperate with the sleeve and a radially-facing surface of the bearing race to define a closed annular gap, and further wherein the seal rings are sized so as to urge the bearing race towards a coaxial position relative to the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anant Pal Singh, Michael Slusher, Albert Frank Storace, James C. Austrow, Tony Metz
  • BEARING DAMPER WITH SPRING SEAL
    Publication number: 20100220948
    Abstract: A bearing damper includes: (a) an annular sleeve having spaced-apart grooves formed in a radially-facing surface therein; (b) an annular bearing race received in the sleeve; and (c) a resilient seal ring disposed in each of the grooves, wherein the seal rings cooperate with the sleeve and a radially-facing surface of the bearing race to define a closed annular gap, and further wherein the seal rings are sized so as to urge the bearing race towards a coaxial position relative to the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Anant Pal Singh, Michael Slusher, Albert Frank Storace, James C. Austrow, Tony Metz