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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5440176 | Ocean current power generator An hydroelectric power plant is disclosed which comprises several combination turbine/generators which are suspended into an ocean current from a submerged tension leg type platform. Each of the turbine/generators are independently positionable horizontal... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5203673 | Tip clearance control apparatus for a turbo-machine blade An apparatus is provided for controlling rotating blade tip clearance in a turbo-machine utilizing conical tipped blades. The apparatus comprises an approximately conical blade ring mounted for axially sliding displacement in the turbo-machine cylinder. T... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5123812 | Apparatus for aligning a blade ring in a steam turbine A detachable apparatus is provided which facilitates rotation and handling of an alignment dowel during its installation into a steam turbine cylinder. The apparatus consists of a body having a threaded portion and a handle. The threaded portion allows th... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5116197 | Variable geometry diffuser A system for stabilizing the flow of fluid in a variable capacity compressor having a diffuser, the capacity of which can be varied by changing the relative position of fixed diffuser surface and a movable diffuser surface. The system includes an annular ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5104287 | Blade tip clearance control apparatus for a gas turbine engine A mechanical clearance control apparatus is operable for controlling the clearance between the rotor blade tips and the casing shroud of a gas turbine engine. The apparatus includes a shroud segment which defines a circumferential portion of the casing sh... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5074325 | Pivoting control valve actuator and support assembly A steam turbine control valve actuator for lever-operated control valves includes a servomechanical actuator with a reciprocable rod. Such servomechanical actuator is mounted upon a support assembly that is, in turn, pivotably mounted to the control valve... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5059091 | Gas turbine engine compressor assembly A compressor assembly (12,13) for a gas turbine engine (10) comprises a centrifugal compressor (12) having a variable cross-sectional area diffuser (13) located at its downstream end. When the cross-sectional area of the diffuser (13) is less than a maxim... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5056988 | Blade tip clearance control apparatus using shroud segment position modulation A clearance control apparatus has a pair of positioning mechanisms for quickly controlling the clearance between rotor blade tips and a shroud segment of a gas turbine engine casing. The positioning mechanisms are supported by axially-spaced casing bosses... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5054997 | Blade tip clearance control apparatus using bellcrank mechanism A clearance control apparatus has a positioning mechanism for controlling clearance between rotor blade tips and a shroud segment of a gas turbine engine casing. The positioning mechanism is supported by the casing, coupled to the shroud segment, and actu... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5051061 | Multi-cylinder steam turbine set In order to compensate for the axial displacements of the rotors of steam turbines occurring in operation by simultaneous displacement of the inner casing (11, 12) and, by this means, to keep the axial clearance between the stator and rotor blading rows c... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5037269 | Self-locking nozzle blocks for steam turbines An axial flow steam turbine has a self-locking nozzle block wherein the nozzle block has radially inwardly and outwardly extending flanges that seat in grooves formed in spaced shrouds of the nozzle ring, with locking pins provided, in bores in a rear arc... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5035573 | Blade tip clearance control apparatus with shroud segment position adjustment by unison ring movement A clearnace control apparatus has a plurality of positioning mechanisms and an annular unison ring for controlling the clearance between the rotor blade tips and shroud segments of a gas turbine engine casing. The positioning mechanisms are supported by c... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4986732 | Steam turbine crossover piping with reduced turning losses In a steam turbine having a first turbine element adapted to receive a flow of steam for operating at a first predetermined pressure, the first turbine element including an exhaust protion, a second turbine element adapted to receive the flow of steam for... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4930944 | Blower with energy absorbing housing A blower for conveying material includes a housing and a spout. The housing has a front wall, a rear wall and an arcuate side wall extending between the front and rear walls. A plurality of arms with paddles mounted thereon are rotatable within the housin... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4867764 | Convertible air cleaner fan A convertible air cleaner comprising an elongated enclosure forming an internal cavity. A first opening is at one end of the enclosure and a second opening is at an opposed end of the enclosure and with the openings oriented substantially at 180° from ea... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4856968 | Air circulation device An air circulation device and more particularly an air circulation device having a dome shaped housing enclosing all moving components of an air blower which incorporates a squirrel cage impeller in a casing provided with an air inlet and discharge. A sup... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4822241 | Automatic dishwasher with a pump having a selectively adjustable impeller clearance An automatic dishwasher includes a cabinet enclosing an interior washing chamber with a pump mounted in the cabinet for pumping liquids into and out of the washing chamber. The pump includes a housing having spaced apart walls and a rotatable motor shaft ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4787815 | Wicket gate mounting with adjustable play for water turbines A wicket gate mounting for the individual wicket gates of a water turbine includes a respective bottom stem for the wicket gate. The mounting includes a conically tapered inner bore of an outer bushing and a cooperating, complementary, conically tapered o... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4732539 | Oscillating fan An oscillating electric fan having a neck joint which is mounted for tilting movement back and forth on the top of an upwardly projecting portion of a base and a fan unit mounted on top of the neck joint for oscillating movement on the neck joint about a ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4657477 | Portable engine-blower supporting device A portable engine-blower supporting device in which a handle suspending a fan case provided with an engine is always maintained in a horizontal state through adjusting holes.... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4657478 | Low profile shrouded fan system A belt-driven fan characterized by its concise axial relationship of components. A shroud includes a planar apron and a tubular throat intersecting the apron. Linear support members attached to the apron support an electric motor and blade assembly bearin... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4616961 | Forage blower having a removable outlet transition member A forage blower having an upwardly extending, tangential blower outlet transition member which is hinged along one of its sides so as to be swung laterally to thereby expose the inside of the blower housing. By swinging the outlet member laterally, only a... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4613280 | Passively modulated cooling of turbine shroud A turbine engine is constructed to passively modulate the flow of cooling air into the shroud. Sealing rings are disposed relative to the cooling air inlets in the shroud such that pressure and temperature variations in the engine will cause the cooling a... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4604030 | Compressor with variable incidence stator vanes The invention relates to a turbo-machine incorporating a compressor with stator vanes of which the angle of incidence is adjustable. In order to enable adjustment in the position of the internal ring of a stator of the compressor, each of the sectors of t... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4592699 | Clamping assembly A clamping assembly for adjusting the relative spacing between the finger nozzles and the blades of a turbine wheel in turbine assembly which also enhances the distribution of high pressure steam loads between the steam chest and turbine casings of the as... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4571154 | Device for adjusting the turbine inlet flow cross-section of an exhaust gas turbocharger A device for adjusting the turbine inlet flow cross-section of an exhaust gas turbocharger, wherein an adjustment element is suspended in two annular linkage levers which are located concentric to the turbine axis. The lever arm (R1) of the fir... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4516674 | Method and apparatus for conveying and metering solid material A solid material pump or conveyance apparatus and method including a pump housing an inlet and an outlet with a passageway between them. The passageway is formed and defined by a friction drive wall which is movable relative the pump housing towards the o... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4457672 | Fan with variable axis impeller A fan assembly has a main body support and a mounting member which are inclined at a predetermined angle thus permitting the fan assembly to be mounted either adjacent to the upper edge of a wall or in a corner of a ceiling. A rotating grill disperses a c... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4442661 | Lawn mower pump A rotary lawn mower pump including a rotary blade lawn mower with an upper housing having wheels connected thereto, an above housing motor with a drive shaft through the housing having a rotary blade connection portion beneath the housing, an impeller pum... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4391564 | Exhaust pipe of turbine An exhaust pipe (A) of a turbine has a housing (1). The walls of the housing (1) define a flow duct (2) accommodating therein a baffle (5) whose housing baffle (5) has a side surface (6) which is the surface of a body of revolution about an axis coincidin... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4332523 | Turbine shroud assembly A turbine shroud assembly is provided for use in conjunction with a turbine engine having a turbine rotor consisting of a disc and plurality of blades attached to and extending radially outwardly from the disc wherein the outer tips of the blades are axia... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4317646 | Gas turbine engines A device for controlling the clearance between the blade tips of a gas turbine engine turbine rotor and associated segmented shrouds comprises a control ring which is secured to the engine casing by a plurality of dowels. The control ring is supplied with... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4264274 | Apparatus maintaining rotor and stator clearance A gas turbine engine has a rotor including a rotor shaft which is journaled within an external structural engine casing. Stator elements are mounted within the external casing about the rotor, and in order to maintain a precise radial clearance between th... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4261255 | Ventilation fan A ventilation fan which is adapted to be ceiling mounted such as in an attic space above a room ceiling. The fan is arranged to pass upwardly through the space between the ceiling joists in a compact arrangement and to be extended once it is disposed abov... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4239459 | Fan with adjustable legs for improving building heating and cooling Method and apparatus for improving building heating and cooling, wherein relatively cooler air is circulated upwardly from adjacent the floor of a room or other space. The upwardly projected relatively cooler air displaces relatively warmer air from the u... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4152094 | Axial fan The disclosure is concerned with an axial fan having a casing. Unacceptably high level of noise and low discharge pressure inherent in axial fans are attributable to a counter flow of fluid taking place through the gap between the radially outer ends of t... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4044442 | Method of installation of large capacity gas-turbine powered electrical generating machinery A method of installing into a machinery hall a gas turbine unit comprising a gas generator unit and a power turbine unit and forming a portion of a large capacity, gas-turbine powered electrical generating apparatus. The method is particularly intended fo... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4032254 | Reversible cross flow blower Reversal means for a transverse or cross flow blower is provided which allows for reversal of fluid flow direction without changing impeller rotation direction. In the first embodiment, power means rotate the housing 180° from its initial position, there... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4022423 | Control valve The control valve uses a rotor assembly to control the flow through the valve. The rotor assembly is rotatably mounted within the valve housing and cooperative with a scroll-shaped means in the flow passage which directs the flow of fluid circumferentiall... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4008652 | Ventilating device Ventilating device including an outer casing formed of a casing part having a forward side formed with an opening, and a lid articulatingly connected to a lower forward edge of the casing part, partly defining the opening, the outer casing being installab... | 02/22/1977 |
