ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,734, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER Ltd. (Dublin).
"Additive manufactured seal rotor; and method" was invented by Gerald Maurice Berard (North Providence, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An additive manufactured rotor for a seal assembly is provided. The rotor surrounds a central axis and extends along the central axis from a first axial end to an opposite second axial end. The rotor is rotatable about an axis of rotation that is co-axial with the central axis. The rotor can include an outer ring and an inner ring that is connected to the outer ring by a radial web. The outer ring has a rotor face for ...