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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172509 | Device for detecting breakage of a turbomachine shaft A device for detecting breakage of a turbomachine shaft is disclosed. The device includes a shaft having an upstream end and a downstream end; a rod having an upstream end and a downstream end, and placed coaxially inside the shaft, the downstream end of the rod bei... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167538 | Torque monitoring apparatus A torque monitoring apparatus is disclosed herein. The torque monitoring apparatus includes a hub extending along an axis of rotation between first and second opposite ends. The torque monitoring apparatus also includes a plurality of spokes positioned on the hub an... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162595 | Mitigating mechanical vibrations caused by a fan in a computer system One embodiment provides a system that mitigates vibrations caused by cooling fans in a computer system. More specifically, the system includes a cooling fan mechanically coupled to the chassis of the computer system, wherein vibrations generated by the cooling fan a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8137058 | Method and apparatus for determining clearance between moving and static members in a machine A machine includes a static member and a moving member. The moving member includes a central hub and a moving component. The moving component includes a first end portion fixedly connected to the central hub, a second end portion and an intermediate portion. The sec... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133009 | Centrifugal fan An impeller device (10) for centrifugal fans (1), having comprising a center wheel (40), at least one side disc (20, 30) and fan blades (50). The center wheel (40) and the side disc(s) (20, 30) are equipped with attac... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8105015 | Method for determining the total pressure distribution across a fan entry plane A method for determining total pressure distribution across a fan entry plane of a fan situated within a fan casing provided with struts which are positioned upstream of the fan, with respect to the normal air flow direction through the fan. The method comprises the... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092155 | Light-emitting fan A light-emitting fan includes a frame, a vane, at least one flexible circuit structures, and a plurality of light-emitting elements. The van is pivotally provided on the frame. The van has a hub and a plurality of blades connected to the hub. The flexible circuit st... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087880 | Active clearance control for a centrifugal compressor Apparatus and method of operating a centrifugal compressor and active control system includes a centrifugal compressor with compressor blades mounted on an impeller, an annular cavity bounded in part by a shroud adjacent to the blades, and an active control system f... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8075252 | Cooling fan A cooling fan includes a frame, a stator, a rotor and a display panel. The frame includes a base. The stator is mounted on a bottom surface of the base. The rotor is rotatably installed on the stator and received in the frame. The display panel is attached to a top ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070423 | Fan air flow measurement system A fan air flow measurement sensor comprising a housing having a sensor cap, a thermistor pair disposed within the housing, each thermistor projecting through the sensor cap a predetermined distance above the sensor cap, a flange extending normally from the housing, ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061972 | High pressure casing access cover A closure device for a compressor having at least one access opening, wherein the closure device includes a plug portion disposeable at least partially within and configured to substantially obstruct the at least one access opening, a head portion having a shoulder ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057165 | Sensor for detecting hydrocarbon in a seal A hydrocarbon presence sensor used to detect for the presence of a fuel in a buffer cavity of an inter-propellant seal. A sensor is formed on a rotor shaft in the buffer cavity and an optical imaging device is used to view a change in appearance of the sensor when a... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047769 | Inspection port plug devices An inspection port plug device is provided for sealing three or more oppositely placed inspection ports in a multi-chambered gas turbine engine. An embodiment of the inspection port plug device includes a cap and at least two shafts coupled end-to-end. A first shaft... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043048 | Systems and methods for monitoring a structural health of a wind turbine A method for monitoring a structural health of a wind turbine. The method includes transmitting, from a sensor to a controller, at least one monitoring signal indicative of a structural discontinuity, the sensor operatively coupled to a structural component of the w... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043047 | Compressor casing for an exhaust gas turbocharger A compressor casing for an exhaust gas turbocharger is disclosed. The exhaust gas turbocharger has a rotatable turboshaft, a compressor wheel mounted on the turboshaft, and a turbine wheel mounted on the turboshaft. The compressor casing includes a sensor for measur... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8029233 | Wind turbine and method for controlling a wind turbine The disclosure relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine including a wind rotor shaft, a rotary encoder for measuring the azimuth angle of the wind rotor shaft, wherein the wind turbine further includes at least one impulse generating device including at le... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016548 | Water supply tunnel secondary purpose turbine electric power generator system A water supply tunnel secondary purpose turbine electric power generator system includes: a.) a water supply subsystem with a water source at an elevation that is at least 300 feet above the mean altitude of a community, that includes a gravity fed underground water... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7993098 | Method and a system for adjusting alarm level of a component in a wind turbine A method and a system for adjusting alarm level of a component in a wind turbine is provided. The method comprises defining an alarm level corresponding to an operational parameter of the component in the wind turbine, monitoring the operational parameter of the com... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988408 | Two-piece bearing housing for a centrifugal pump A two-piece bearing housing is provided for use in centrifugal pumps having or requiring multiple chambers for enclosing or confining bearings or seals, and/or providing lubricant or coolant to the bearings and seals of the pump, the two-piece housing providing seve... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7938617 | Pressure test method of double suction volute pump According to the present invention, along the right and left sides of a rotary shaft, flat faces that serve as sealing faces are formed at the circumferential edges, on the suction chamber side, of semicircular division plates, which define suction chambers and a di... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7927067 | System and method for controlling stator assemblies A variable vane control system for use with a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of vanes, an actuation assembly, a mechanical linkage assembly, and a sensor. Each of the plurality of vanes has an airfoil portion disposed in a gas flowpath of the gas turbine en... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918642 | Instrument port seal for RF measurement A turbine engine includes a target structure, for example, a rotating turbine blade. A probe is arranged near the target structure for communicating a detection frequency relative to the target structure for gathering information such as tip clearance. A housing is ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914254 | Integrated support/thermocouple housing for impingement cooling manifolds and cooling method A impingement cooling system for heavy duty turbines that includes a manifold affixed to a casing of the heavy-duty turbine, wherein the manifold includes a plurality of impingement holes in the surface of the manifold and a blower that provides air flow across the ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905702 | Method for detecting rotating stall in a compressor A system and method is provided for detecting and controlling rotating stall in the diffuser region of a compressor. A pressure transducer is placed in the gas flow path downstream of the impeller, preferably in the compressor discharge passage or the diffuser, to m... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7832980 | Method and system for monitoring fluid levels in wind turbine component systems A wind turbine comprising a system for monitoring at least one wind turbine component including a closed fluid circulating system with a fluid reservoir. The monitoring system comprises establishing a level value of the fluid systems reservoir, and establishing at l... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7748953 | Apparatus and system having an over temperature fuse in a signal tube for a gas turbine engine Apparatus comprising a signal tube extending from an engine component on a hot side of a firewall in a gas turbine engine to an engine control mechanism disposed on a cool side of the firewall. The apparatus includes a fuse in the portion of the signal tube extendin... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7717668 | Gas turbine engine simulator A gas turbine engine simulator comprising a simulator rotor disc which has substantially the same maximum external dimensions as a rotor disc and is manufactured from a material which has a density of less than 220 kg/m3. The simulator rotor disc is manuf... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7661923 | Casing, equipment unit and fan units provided with the casing, and electronic equipment provided with the fan units The invention provides a casing, equipment unit, fan unit and electronic equipment capable of easily implementing assembling, disassembling, attaching and so forth without using fixture components, tools, and so forth. The structure is made up of casing sections, hi... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7641441 | Fan device A fan device for use in an electronic apparatus is proposed, the fan device being installed adjacent to a back-panel formed with an emitting diode component and composed of: a fan body, a fastening member and a light-guiding member, wherein the fan body is provided ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7563070 | Cooling fan A cooling fan (100) includes a frame (10), a circuit board (20) and a rotor (30). The frame includes a housing (12) and a plate (14) connecting with the housing. The circuit board is mounted on the plate. The rotor is receiv... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7559739 | Movement system for the inspection of a turbine Movement system (10) for the inspection of a turbine (40) of the type equipped with a shaft (42) having a series of blades, which is coupled with a shaft (72) of a compressor (70) by means of a loading joint (80), the system... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7553125 | Method of calibrating the mass of components intended to be mounted at the periphery of a rotor A method of calibrating the mass of components intended to be mounted at the periphery of a rotor, the method consisting, for each of the components, in removing by machining a volume of material in a region of the component situated on one of its axes of inertia in... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7527471 | Stator vane and gas turbine engine assembly including same A method for manufacturing a turbine stator vane includes coupling an airfoil to a vane stem wherein the airfoil includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall and wherein the first and second sidewalls are joined at a leading edge and at an axially-spaced trailing... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7419354 | Centrifugal pump with screw pump accelerator Method and apparatus for pumping drilling fluid (mud) containing drill cuttings, comprising a centrifugal pump with screw pump accelerator. The screw pump creating positive pressure for centrifugal pump inlet to increase performance. The screw pump mud level fluctua... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7368827 | Electrical assembly for monitoring conditions in a combustion turbine operating environment An electrical assembly for use in various operating environments such as a casing of a combustion turbine 10 is provided. The assembly may include an electrical energy-harvesting device 51 disposed in a component within the casing of the turbine to con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366583 | Methods and systems for fabricating components A method for fabricating a component using a tool includes determining an actual property of a region of the component, comparing the actual property of the region of the component with an expected property of the region to determine a difference between the actual ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350356 | Exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine An exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine has an exhaust gas turbine in the exhaust gas train and a compressor in the intake tract, whereby an adjustable throttle device is provided upstream from the compressor wheel, for regulating the air mass ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338202 | Ultra-high temperature micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors Novel micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors for use in ultra-high temperature environments are disclosed. The MEMS-based sensors are derived from a class of polymer-derived ceramics selected from the group consisting of SiCN, SiBCN and SiAlCN. The ma... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338521 | Low profile inlet for an implantable blood pump A low profile pump inlet for an implantable blood pump is disclosed. The low profile pump inlet has an inflow diffuser for attachment to a conduit bearing an inflow of a fluid such as blood and an outflow orifice in fluid connection with the diffuser. The outflow or... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333913 | Clearance measurement system and method of operation A clearance measurement system is provided. The clearance measurement system includes a reference geometry disposed on a first object having an otherwise continuous surface geometry and a sensor disposed on a second object, wherein the sensor is configured to genera... | 02/19/2008 |
