ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,369, issued on July 1, was assigned to Goodrich Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Helical dynamic seal ring" was invented by Kyle M. Madey (Broadview Heights, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A helically shaped dynamic seal ring is provided. The helically shaped dynamic seal ring includes a spirally wound body and a snubbing orifice area formed in the spirally wound body. The spirally wound body is configured to expand in response to contacting a snubbed stroke range of an actuator piston. The spirally wound body is configured to contract in response to distancing from the snubbed stroke range of the actuator piston."
The patent was filed...