ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,418, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Seal assembly for gas turbine engines" was invented by Todd A. Davis (Tolland, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine may include an annular seal carrier extending about an assembly axis. An annular contacting-type seal member may be secured along a shelf of the seal carrier. At least one spring carrier may extend from the seal carrier. At least one spring member may be received in a spring pocket of the respective at least one spring carrier. The at least one spring member may be arranged to bias an annular seal face of the...