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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald Duane LaRue, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 3/500 ;
Abstract
Lubricating oil leakage in a turbocharger is reduced through the use of a gland seal having multiple channels in the gland face formed by ribs extending radially in a spiral or herringbone pattern for enhanced maximum pumping effect and minimized hoop stress related fatigue failures.