Seal for a joint or juncture – Seal between relatively movable parts – Close proximity seal
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-01
2005-03-01
Pickard, Alison (Department: 3676)
Seal for a joint or juncture
Seal between relatively movable parts
Close proximity seal
C277S418000, C415S171100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06860483
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a seal system for use in rotary machines. The seal system includes a first member and a second member forming an annulus, a high pressure region and a low pressure region in the annulus, and a liquid seal intermediate the first and second members and intermediate the high pressure region and the low pressure region for reducing gas leakage from the high pressure region to the low pressure region.
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Bachman & LaPointe P.C.
Patel Vishal
Pickard Alison
United Technologies Corporation
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