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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A SUPERSONIC COMPRESSOR SYSTEM INCLUDING A SUPERSONIC COMPRESSOR ROTOR AND A COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY A supersonic compressor system. The supersonic compressor system includes a casing that defines a cavity that extends between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a first drive shaft that is positioned within the cavity. A centerline axis extends along a centerline of ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102737 | METHOD OF MAKING A TURBOCHARGER HOUSING In a method of making a turbocharger housing surfaces of a sheet-metal shell which bound a gap towards the turbine wheel are measured, after the sheet-metal shell has been joined with a bearing flange provided for support of a turbine wheel, to generate measuring values... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107144 | VARIABLE BORE CONVERTIBLE COMPRESSOR CYLINDER A variable bore reciprocating compressor cylinder, with a family of removable liners of various diameters that can accommodate significant changes in bore diameters without significant increases in fixed clearance volume. In one embodiment of the invention, valves are a... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120079719 | Method for Improving Accuracy in a Peristaltic Pump System Based on Tubing Material Properties A method for forming peristaltic pump cassettes includes cutting tubing segments to different lengths based on the physical properties of the individual tubing segments. The size variations compensate for the physical parameters of the tube and improve accuracy in a per... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079936 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINE PISTON WITH WAVY SURFACE FORM A piston and cylinder assembly suitable for use in positive displacement machines (10) and capable of minimizing power losses resulting from friction and fluid leakage over a range of operating parameters. The piston (14) is reciprocably disposed within a ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120051941 | COMPONENTS WITH CONFORMAL CURVED FILM HOLES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE A component is provided and comprises at least one wall comprising a first and a second surface. At least one film cooling hole extends through the wall between the first and second surfaces and has an exit region at the second surface. The second surface has a non-plan... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120042776 | Piston Guide Element A piston pump, in particular a hydraulic piston pump, includes a piston movable in a piston housing and a piston guide element, arranged between the piston housing and the piston, for guiding and/or mounting the piston. The piston guide element is configured as a coatin... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120039711 | FLUID PUMP The invention relates to a fluid pump, in particular liquid pump, with a rotor, with a rotor shaft (11) and with at least one rotor blade for delivering the fluid, wherein the rotor with regard to its diameter may be changed between a first, compressed condition,... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039710 | INTERMEDIATE CASING OF AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE INCLUDING STRUCTURAL CONNECTING ARMS WHICH PERFORM SEPARATE MECHANICAL AND AERODYNAMIC FUNCTIONS A structural connecting arm for an intermediate casing of an aircraft turbomachine with a ducted fan, wherein the arm is configured to connect a hub and an outer ferrule of the casing, and including an aerodynamic outer surface manufactured such that the arm also forms ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120003110 | PUMP FOR DOSING FLUIDS A pumping assembly is provided which is suitable for use in a variety of dosing pumps. The pumping assembly comprises a pump body with a pump bore, and a sleeve fixed within the pump bore. The sleeve has a first end, a second end and a sleeve bore. A plunger is adapted ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110318200 | BLOWER FAN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A blower fan includes a rotor arranged to rotate about a rotation axis together with a shaft, a stator arranged radially outward of the rotor and opposite the rotor, a motor support portion arranged to support the shaft through a bearing such that the shaft is rotatable... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110311378 | DIAPHRAGM INSTALLATION TOOL An air-driven dual diaphragm pump comprises a pump body with a first air passage leading to a first air cavity with a first diaphragm, a second air passage leading to a second air cavity with a second diaphragm, and a reciprocating shaft which connects the first and sec... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110305582 | Film Cooled Component Wall in a Turbine Engine A component wall in a turbine engine. The component wall includes a substrate, a trench, and a plurality of cooling passages. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposed from the first surface. The trench is located in the second surface and is define... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110301567 | Pump Set with Secure Loading Features and Related Methods Therefor A pump set for use in a liquid delivery pump of the type for delivering liquid to a patient, having an infrared radiation detector for detecting infrared radiation, and providing an indication that the pump set is properly loaded on the pump. The pump set comprises a co... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110293446 | COOLANT COMPRESSOR WITH EVAPORATOR SHELL What is shown is a housing of a small coolant compressor comprising an evaporator shell, wherein the evaporator shell is formed at least by a metal wall (2) fastened directly to the housing (1) in sealing fashion, the wall following a perimeter line of the... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110293452 | Micro-ejector and method for manufacturing the same There are provided a micro-ejector and a method for manufacturing the same. The micro-ejector according to the present invention includes a passage plate including a barrier rib portion disposed in an upper space in a chamber and a protruding portion disposed in a lower... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110295229 | In-plane electromagnetic mems pump A micromechanical pumping system is formed on a substrate surface. The pumping system uses a pumping element which pumps a fluid through valves which move in a plane substantially parallel to the substrate surface. An electromagnetic actuating mechanism may also be fabr... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110280750 | Reciprocating Refrigeration Compressor A compressor (20) has a case (22) and a crankshaft (38). The case has a number of cylinders (30 32). For each of the cylinders, the compressor includes a piston (34) mounted for reciprocal movement at least partially within the cylinde... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110280742 | BALANCE DRUM CONFIGURATION FOR COMPRESSOR ROTORS Method and system for a rotary machine, e.g., a back-to-back compressor. A first section includes a first inlet duct, at least one first impeller and a first outlet duct. A second section includes a second inlet duct, at least one second impeller and a second outlet duc... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110274569 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A hermetic compressor is provided. The hermetic compressor may include a hermetic container; a stator shrink fitted and fixed to an inner wall of the hermetic container; a rotor rotatably provided at an inner portion of the stator; a crankshaft combined with the rotor; ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110271527 | CONTROLLED THICKNESS RESILIENT MATERIAL LINED STATOR AND METHOD OF FORMING The present invention relates to a resilient material lined stator and method of forming. A method of forming a resilient material lined stator can include disposing a resilient material tube 400 with a profiled helical inner surface 401 into the bore of a... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110259453 | PUMP WITH INTEGRATED DEFLATION PORT A pump for an inflatable device includes a housing that defines a blower chamber configured to be inserted into the inflatable device. The blower chamber includes an exhaust port configured to communicate air out of the pump. The housing also defines a deflation port, w... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110253237 | PRIMER BULB A pump includes a substantially tubular housing having an inlet end and an outlet end and defining a central axis and a chamber within the body portion, and a movable valve assembly slidably received within the housing for movement in the direction of the central axis. ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110252806 | METHODS FOR OPERATING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLING SAME A method for operating a gas turbine engine including a combustor assembly includes channeling a first fluid through a plurality of first nozzles into the combustor and igniting the first fluid downstream from the first nozzles. The method also includes increasing the o... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110256012 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP WITH IMPELLER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A rotary positive displacement pump (1) includes an impeller (3) that defines, within a pumping chamber (20), a plurality of successive chambers (21) with variable volume through which a fluid is mechanically conveyed from an inlet (7)... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110243760 | Pressure Recovery Insert for Reciprocating Gas Compressor A method of reducing pulsations in a reciprocating compressor system, the system having nozzles between cylinders and filter bottles of the compressor system, the nozzles attaching at ports of the cylinders and filter bottles. A special insert is designed to be placed i... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110232324 | TURBO COMPRESSOR, TURBO REFRIGERATOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TURBO COMPRESSOR A turbo compressor includes an impeller fixed to one end portion of a rotation shaft by a predetermined fastening member, and a regulating portion which is used to regulate rotation of the rotation shaft during fastening of the fastening member and is provided in the ot... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110236238 | CLAMPING DEVICE FOR CYLINDER SLEEVES AND USE THEREOF, AND MUD PUMP HAVING A CLAMPING Clamping device for cylinder sleeves of a pump system, and a piston pump or plunger pump for conveying drilling fluid during drilling of boreholes, particularly in the field of oil and natural gas production, and its use. Pump system includes a pump unit and a driving r... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110225962 | Variable Speed Hydraulic Pump Apparatus and Method An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a hydraulic pump including a first motor running at a fixed speed, a reservoir for fluid and a first pump operatively coupled to the motor such that the pump runs at the same speed as the motor and generate... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110206505 | WELDED STRUCTURAL FLATS ON CASES TO ELIMINATE NOZZLES A casing assembly for a compressor where traditional inlet and discharge nozzles are replaced with a mounting surface created from weld filler or weld material applied to the outside surface of a casing. The weld material and a portion of the outside surface of the casi... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110206497 | PUMP GUARD ADAPTOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADAPTATION THEREOF The present disclosure relates generally to a sump pump guard adaptor, system, and method of adapting thereof, and more particularly to an inlet pre-screen cover also acting as a platform for pit positioning of a pump, a platform for adapting multiple pumps made to adap... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110200471 | Compressor and manufacturing method thereof A compressing device, a drive shaft and a bearing device are assembled into a tubular member. All-around welding of a cover member to the tubular member is performed to form a casing in such a manner that welding is overlapped over a welding start point, at which the al... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110189010 | METHOD OF MOUNTING A COMPRESSOR BLOCK ON A STATOR AND A COMPRESSOR ARRANGEMENT The invention concerns a method of mounting a compressor block on a front side of a stator of an electric motor that comprises a stator bore and a stator axis, a support face arrangement of the compressor block being mounted on a contact area of the stator front side an... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110171048 | Magnetic Drive Pump Assembly with Integrated Motor Embodiments of the invention provide a pump assembly and a method for assembly the pump assembly. The pump assembly includes a stator assembly, a lower pump housing, an upper pump housing, a rotor assembly, and an isolation cup. The method includes coupling the stator a... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110171045 | PRESSURE WASHER PUMP A high-pressure water pump for a pressure washer system includes an elliptical cam, a piston, and an unloader. The elliptical cam is designed to be powered by a prime mover, and is rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation. The piston is designed to... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110164999 | POWER PUMPING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL A system and a method are disclosed herein that relate to powering a pumping system within a downhole tool. The system may include a turbine having a shaft extending therefrom, in which the turbine is configured to convert energy from a fluid received therein into rotat... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110165001 | HELICALLY ACTUATED POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMP AND METHOD First and second structures are connected by helical fibers. The orientation between the first and second structures are changed, and by doing so, the positions of the helical fibers are correspondingly changed. The position of change of the helical fibers can be used f... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110146073 | COMPRESSOR HAVING SHELL WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES A method includes forming a sheet of material having first, second, third, and fourth ends. The third and fourth ends extend longitudinally between the first and second ends. First and second protrusions are formed at the first end. The first and second protrusions exte... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110150675 | Viscous Fluid Pump And Related Methods A viscous fluid pump is provided. The pump has a housing that has an inlet for receiving viscous fluid and an outlet for dispensing viscous fluid. A bushing within the housing has an opening proximate the inlet and which provides access into an inner chamber of the bush... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110142701 | Pump with a Sculptured Fluid End Housing This invention relates to a method of fabricating or machining the fluid end of a high pressure pump and a fluid end produced by the method. The method includes sculpturing the front side of the fluid end which results in a non-planar surface. In this manner the interna... | 06/16/2011 |
