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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 14, 2015
Applicant:

United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Ross Wilson, South Glastonbury, CT (US);

John R. Farris, Bolton, CT (US);

Michael G. McCaffrey, Windsor, CT (US);

Theodore W. Hall, Berlin, CT (US);

John J. Korzendorfer, Glastonbury, CT (US);

Elizabeth F. Vinson, Wethersfield, CT (US);

Jeffrey Michael Jacques, East Hartford, CT (US);

John E. Paul, Portland, CT (US);

Edwin Otero, Southington, CT (US);

Alan W. Stoner, Tullahoma, TN (US);

Assignee:

Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/44 (2006.01); F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F16F 15/06 (2006.01); F01D 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/02 (2013.01); F01D 11/025 (2013.01); F01D 25/04 (2013.01); F16F 15/06 (2013.01); F16J 15/44 (2013.01); F16J 15/442 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01); F05D 2260/96 (2013.01); F05D 2300/171 (2013.01);
Abstract

Non-contacting dynamic seals having wave springs are disclosed herein. A non-contacting dynamic seal may have a shoe coupled to an outer ring by an inner beam and an outer beam. A wave spring may be located between the inner beam and the outer beam, between the shoe and the inner beam, or between the outer beam and the outer ring. The wave spring may damp vibrations in the inner beam and the outer beam.


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