Patents by Inventor Vincent Paul CALOONE

Vincent Paul CALOONE 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).

  • Piston rod sealing system for a reciprocating machine and method for sealing such piston rod
    Patent number: 11480168
    Abstract: A piston rod sealing system for a reciprocating machine (1), including a piston rod (8) having a first end (8a) connected to a piston (9), and a second end (8b) connected to a crankshaft (10), the piston rod (8) being received within a housing (7); and a sealing unit (11) provided between the piston rod (8) and the housing (7), and having a first lateral surface (12a) facing the first end (8a) and a second lateral surface (12b) facing the second end (8b). The sealing unit (11) includes a first rod seal (13) positioned in the vicinity of the first lateral surface (12a) and a second rod seal (14) positioned between the first rod seal (13) and the second lateral surface (12b), the sealing unit (11) being fixed within the housing (7). The second rod seal (14) includes a liquid injection pipe (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: ATLAS COPCO CREPELLE, S.A.S.
    Inventor: Vincent Paul Caloone
  • A PISTON ROD SEALING SYSTEM FOR A RECIPROCATING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR SEALING SUCH PISTON ROD
    Publication number: 20200200161
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a piston rod sealing system for a reciprocating machine (1), the system comprising: a piston rod (8) having a first end (8a) connected to a piston (9), and a second end (8b) connected to a crankshaft (10), the piston rod (8) being received within a housing (7); a sealing unit (11) provided between the piston rod (8) and the housing (7), and comprising a first lateral surface (12a) facing the first end (8a) and a second lateral surface (12b) facing the second end (8b); wherein the sealing unit (11) comprising a first rod seal (13) positioned in the vicinity of the first lateral surface (12a) and a second rod seal (14) positioned between the first rod seal (13) and the second lateral surface (12b), said sealing unit (11) being fixed within the housing (7); the second rod seal (14) comprises a liquid injection pipe (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO CREPELLE, S.A.S.
    Inventor: Vincent Paul CALOONE