ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,762, issued on May 12, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Hydraulically supported face seal" was invented by Jorn A. Glahn (Manchester, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulically supported seal including a seal plate operatively coupled with a seal, the seal being supported by a seal carrier within a housing; a piston having a piston shaft, the piston being in operative communication with the seal opposite the seal plate, the piston shaft being disposed through the housing through a piston receiver formed in the housing; a cylinder operatively coupled to the piston opposite the seal; and wherein the piston is hy...