ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,300, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Aerostack GmbH (Dettingen an der erms, Germany).
"Static seal with integrated support function" was invented by Karsten Dahl (Dettingen an der Erms, Germany) and Alexander Stiefel (Dettingen an der Erms, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seal with integrated support function for a static axial seal application in the secondary force flux, for a resulting sealing gap, and with variable height. The seal includes a first structure with a first material, and a second structure with a second material. The first and second structures are connected. The first structure has a higher hardness, or...