US Patent Issued to Agilent Technologies on Oct. 28 for "Air gap magnetic coupling with thermal isolation" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,907, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Agilent Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Air gap magnetic coupling with thermal isolation" was invented by Ronald J. Forni (Lexington, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic coupling assembly includes a thermal isolation system that isolates the assembly from a heat source such as a pump coupled to a driven side of the assembly, thereby enabling the assembly to operate at a reduced temperature. The system may include a labyrinth seal that reduces convective heat transfer to the assembly. The seal may include a sealing gap defined between a rotating component and a stationary c...