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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7771163 | Disk wheel of a rotor of a turbomachine Disk wheel (10) of a rotor of a turbomachine of the type equipped with a series of blades (12) integral with a central annular portion (14) which is fitted on a shaft (20) of the turbomachine, the disk wheel comprises at least a first ins... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7758306 | Turbine assembly for a gas turbine engine and method of manufacturing the same A turbine assembly for a gas turbine engine. The turbine assembly includes at least one stator assembly including a radially inner band and at least one stator vane that extends radially outward from the inner band. The stator vane includes an airfoil having a root ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7438521 | Hydraulic turbine and stay ring A stay ring of a hydraulic turbine has: a ring-shaped upper wall, a ring-shaped lower wall arranged below the upper wall forming a ring-shaped flow channel between the upper wall and the lower wall; and stay vanes arranged in array with spaces in a peripheral direct... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7341427 | Gas turbine nozzle segment and process therefor A gas turbine engine nozzle segment and process for producing such a nozzle segment to exhibit improved durability and aerodynamic performance. The process produces a nozzle segment having at least one vane between and interconnecting a pair of platforms. The nozzle... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323792 | Wind turbine A wind turbine including an open hub, foldable blades attached to the rim of the hub, and a mechanism for tilting the turbine is disclosed. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314113 | Acoustic absorbers for use with computer cabinet fans and other cooling systems Systems and methods for absorbing acoustic noise generated by computer cabinet cooling fans are described herein. In one embodiment, an acoustic absorber for use with a fan carried by a computer cabinet in a room includes a first acoustic panel spaced apart from a s... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7278822 | Turbomolecular pump A turbomolecular pump includes a plurality of rotor and stator discs arranged alternatively one behind another and producing together a pumping effect, a plurality of spacer rings for retaining the stator discs at a distance from each other; and connection elements ... | 10/09/2007 |
| RE39774 | Fan guard structure for additional supercharging function A fan guard has a function of supercharging a fan in addition to supporting a rotor device is disclosed. The fan guard is to be mounted beside the rotor device for supporting the rotor device, and additionally, the fan guard interacts with an airflow generated by th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7207773 | Steam turbine nozzle box A nozzle box includes a torus, bridge ring and nozzle ring portions wherein steam flowing generally circumferentially in the torus portion is redirected for flow generally axially by the bridge ring portion. The steam exiting the bridge ring portion flows into nozzl... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195456 | Turbine engine guide vane and arrays thereof An exit guide vane array for a turbine engine includes a set of guide vanes 28 having a solidity and defining fluid flow passages 74 with a chordwisely converging forward portion 80. The high solidity and convergent passage portion 80 res... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191519 | Method for the manufacture of a vaned diffuser An improved method for manufacturing a vaned diffuser (101) of a turbocharger, preferably from aluminum or an aluminum alloy, where the vaned diffuser possesses at least one axis (115) suitable for separating the vaned diffuser from its rigid mold by t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172389 | Method for making a repaired turbine engine stationary vane assembly and repaired assembly A method is provided for making a repaired turbine engine stationary vane assembly including at least one airfoil bonded between spaced apart first and second platforms. The method comprises providing a first vane assembly member including at least a portion of the ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7118331 | Stator vane assembly for a turbomachine A stator vane assembly for a turbomachine comprising a plurality of circumferentially arranged stator vanes (32), the axial position of the stator vanes (32) and/or the pitch angle circumferentially between adjacent stator vanes (32) is varied c... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117932 | Radiator including a heat sink and a fan A radiator includes a heat sink (10), a fan holder (50) and a fan (30). The heat sink includes a heat-absorbing member (12, 18) that defines a cavity (20) in an end thereof. The fan holder includes a central hub (52) secured... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101146 | Split vane flow blocker A gas path flow blocker comprising a plurality of vanes each comprising a forward portion and an aft portion defining a plurality of gas paths, a forward ring comprising a central axis about which is circumferentially disposed the plurality of forward portions, and ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097432 | Sliding vane turbocharger with graduated vanes A turbocharger having a variable geometry turbine inlet incorporating a cylindrical piston movable to vary the area of the inlet nozzle into the turbine. Vanes mounted to the piston for flow control in the nozzle are received through a slotted heat shield which prov... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090463 | Guide vane A guide vane 100 is provided in which sheet portions 14, 15 are secured together to define an aerofoil profile 11. Between ends 20, 21 of the guide vane 100 there is a non linear variation in the maximum chordal thickness 13... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080516 | Gas diffusion arrangement A gas diffusion arrangement (22) for a gas turbine engine (10) is disclosed. The gas diffusion arrangement (22) has an inlet (26) and an outlet (28) for the gas, and comprises diffusion means (32) having an upstream region (... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7025566 | Hybrid vane island diffuser A gas turbine engine diffuser comprises a bowl-shaped diffuser casing and a cover nested into the bowl-shaped diffuser casing and cooperating therewith in defining a diffuser passage having a channeled entry portion in fluid flow communication with a vaned exit port... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6984108 | Compressor stator vane A vane unit system having a plurality of vane units having at least one air foil projecting from a base. The base has a hole which receives a pin which extends between adjacent bases of vane units therein forming a rigid ring of vanes that are less susceptible to va... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6916154 | Diametrically energized piston ring A resilient ring for sealing between an inner housing surface of revolution and a coaxial outer housing surface of revolution, one of the housing surfaces being a sloped surface with a sloped profile intersecting an axially extending plane and the other housing surf... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6914498 | Surface acoustic wave device on LiTaO3 substrate using primarily silver electrodes covered with SiO2 film A surface acoustic wave device has a significantly improved frequency temperature characteristic due to the arrangement of a SiO2 film on an IDT such that cracking in the SiO2 film surface is prevented from occurring, desired characteristics ar... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911745 | Windmill apparatus A windmill apparatus utilizing a base having a partition forming a chamber. Vanes are also included and possess means for pivoting the same. Each vane has a portion that moves along an arcuate path within the chamber. The base rotates around a central pivot by wind ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905303 | Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engines A method of assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling an inner engine casing to an outer engine casing such that an annular flow path is defined therebetween, coupling a plurality of circumferentially-spaced support struts between the inner and outer casings... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904960 | Heat dissipation apparatus A heat dissipation apparatus has an enclosure, in which a lateral fan seat is integrally formed with the enclosure. The lateral fan seat divides the interior space of the enclosure into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. An axis is installed across the upper and ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6866479 | Exhaust diffuser for axial-flow turbine An axial-flow turbine has an exhaust diffuser including a hub-side tube and a tip-side tube. In the exhaust diffuser, front struts and rear struts are placed to cross a flow of working fluid. A wake generated behind the front strut diverts from the rear strut and pa... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6866477 | Airfoil shape for a turbine nozzle The third stage nozzle has an airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein X and Y values are in inches and define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z and Z are non-dimensional values... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6827549 | Heat-dissipating module A heat-dissipating module including a first fan unit, a second fan unit, and a connecting arrangement for connecting the first fan unit and the second fan unit in a serial manner. The first fan unit is located on an air inlet side and includes a casing and a fan whe... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6799942 | Composite fan A composite fan consists of a first fan and a second fan located on the air outlet side of the first fan. The first fan has a plurality of first rotary vanes and a plurality of first guide vanes located on the air outlet side of the first rotary vanes. The second fa... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6736599 | First stage turbine nozzle airfoil The first stage nozzles have airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth Table 1. The X and Y values are in inches and the Z value is non-dimensional along the nozzle-stacking axis coincident with a turbine r... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6732680 | Internal combustion engine with liquid coolant pump An internal combustion engine includes a coolant pump having an axially directed rotary pumping element which is functionally housed between upstream and downstream stators which function to straighten the flow and recover fluid velocity, both before and after work ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6499942 | Turbomolecular pump and vacuum apparatus A turbomolecular pump capable of maintaining a maximum discharge rate even in a higher pressure has rotor blades or stator blades formed such that surface angles on a first surface of the blades facing the direction of rotation differ between an inlet por... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6418723 | Low pressure gaseous fuel system A low pressure fuel system for a gaseous fuel internal combustion engine in which the source of gaseous fuel is at a pressure lower than the intake manifold pressure of the internal combustion engine. The gaseous fuel is inducted into the interstage duct ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6402458 | Clock turbine airfoil cooling A turbine includes three rows of airfoils which receive in sequence hot combustion gases during operation. The third row airfoils are clocked circumferentially relative to the first row airfoils for bathing the third row airfoils with relatively cool wake... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6336790 | Axial flow power tool turbine machine An axial flow power tool turbine motor for operation with an elastic fluid, like pressured air, includes a housing (12), a rotor (11) rotatively journalled in the housing (12) and formed in one piece with drive blades (24) arranged in axially spaced circu... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6302648 | Steam turbine jointed stationary blade A two stage jointed stationary blade of a high pressure or intermediate pressure steam turbine is formed with a bolt joint in place of a welded joint so as to make detachment and disassembly possible, and thereby facilitating maintenance and inspection wo... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6287091 | Turbocharger with nozzle ring coupling A turbocharger includes a rotor having coaxial turbine and compressor wheels. In a preferred embodiment, a turbine inlet scroll conducts exhaust gas toward the turbine wheel and an exhaust duct carries exhaust gas away from the turbine wheel. A turbine no... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6244818 | Fan guard structure for additional supercharging function A fan guard has a function of supercharging a fan in addition to supporting a rotor device is disclosed. The fan guard is to be mounted beside the rotor device for supporting the rotor device, and additionally, the fan guard interacts with an airflow gene... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6206635 | Fan stator A stator device for an axial flow fan has a plurality of first stator elements and a corresponding plurality of second stator elements, the first stator elements being disposed axially rearwardly of the second stator elements so as to define an air flow s... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6109864 | Vacuum pumps A turbo-molecular vacuum pump comprising alternate first and second stages. The first stage comprises a plurality of blades arranged in an annular envelope with the blades depending radially from a disc and being angled about radial lines out of the plane... | 08/29/2000 |
