Seal assembly for a rotary machine

RA Bidkar, B Ertas, C Wolfe, D Trivedi - US Patent App. 15/697,062, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A seal assembly for a rotary machine includes plural seal segments
disposed circumferentially intermediate to a sta tionary housing and a rotor. One or more of …

Bellows secondary seal for cantilevered hydrostatic advanced low leakage seal

JA Glahn, BF Hilbert - US Patent 11,519,285, 2022 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND In addition to one or more of the features described above, or as an
alternative, further embodiments may include that Exemplary embodiments pertain to the art …

Spline seal with cooling features for turbine engines

S Filippi - US Patent 10,982,559, 2021 - Google Patents
(Continued) Primary Examiner Ninh H. Nguyen Assistant Examiner—Brian Christopher
Delrue (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Dority & Manning, PA (57) ABSTRACT A segmented …

Separate secondary seal support rail for seal

ML DiFrancesco, C Chuong - US Patent 10,731,497, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A hydrostatic seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a shoe
movable radially relative to a longitudinal engine axis. At least one beam supports radial …

Hydrostatic non-contact seal with offset outer ring

C Chuong, TL D'ambruoso, J Wong - US Patent 10,731,761, 2020 - Google Patents
A non-contact seal assembly includes a plurality of seal shoes arranged about a centerline
in an annular array, the seal shoes including a first seal shoe extending axially along the …

Controlled contact surface for a secondary seal in a non-contact seal assembly

MG McCaffrey, JD Evetts, KM Carnavos… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
2021-05-11 Assigned to RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION reassignment
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST …

Hydrostatic seal with secondary seal structural protection

C Chuong - US Patent 11,434,827, 2022 - Google Patents
A hydrostatic seal assembly configured to be disposed between relatively rotatable
components includes a base. The seal also includes a shoe operatively coupled to the base …

Non-contact seal for rotational equipment with radial through-hole

EA Grover, BF Hilbert - US Patent App. 16/836,381, 2021 - Google Patents
An assembly is provided for rotational equipment. This assembly includes a plurality of seal
shoes, a seal base and a plurality of spring elements. The seal shoes are arranged about a …

Seal member support system for a gas turbine engine

DR Yamarthi, RS Ganiger, NA Hardikar… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
A turbomachine includes a rotor shaft having an outer surface, a seal carrier forming an
annulus about the rotor shaft, and a seal member. The seal carrier at least partially defines a …

Seal assemblies for turbine engines and related methods

AG Valencia, RR Erdmenger, RA Bidkar… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
A seal assembly for a rotary machine, such as a turbine engine, may include one or more
seal segments that respectively include a seal housing defining a seal chamber and one or …