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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142151 | Intermediate housing floor for a fluid kinetic machine An intermediate housing floor for a fluid kinetic machine is provided. The intermediate housing floor includes a partial joint at which the intermediate housing floor may be divided during installation and/or removal into/from the fluid kinetic machine and is made u... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8118551 | Casing and fluid machine A casing includes an upper casing and a lower casing jointed in a dividable manner, and a sealing structure that suppresses outward leakage of gas from a joint area between the upper casing and the lower casing. The casing 1 also includes: an upper protruding elemen... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8047782 | Hydrodynamic machine, especially hydrodynamic coupling, of a turbine compound system A hydrodynamic machine, and especially a hydrodynamic coupling, for a turbine compound system includes (a) a bladed primary wheel and a bladed secondary wheel which together form an operating space which is filled or can be filled with operating medium, and (b) a ho... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7862298 | Centrifugal compressor housing A housing for a radial flow compressor, particularly for a turbocharger, comprises a first housing part and a second housing part joined together to form at least part of the housing, each of the housing parts comprising at least one cavity, said cavities in fluid c... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7524167 | Combustor spring clip seal system Aspects of the invention are directed to a sealing system for the interface between a combustor liner and transition duct. The system includes a spring clip seal. A first end of the spring clip seal operatively engages the inner peripheral surface of the transition ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7318700 | Spiral pertaining to a turbo-machine A spiral for a turbomachine including reinforcing sheets which are partially located in the transition region between the spiral and parallel plate. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7229249 | Lightweight annular interturbine duct An interturbine duct for channelling combustion gases between two axial turbine stages. The interturbine duct is made of sheet material to provide a relatively lightweight construction. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165934 | Steam turbine and method for the production of such a steam turbine A steam turbine including a rotor rotatable about an axis and a casing concentrically surrounding the rotor. A reduction in the starting times and reduced production costs may be achieved in that the casing includes a high-mass hollow-cylindrical basic carrier and a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7086833 | Housing with two housing parts for a radial flow compressor, and method for manufacturing the housing A housing part, which can be firmly joined to another housing part for the formation of a housing of a radial flow compressor, in particular a turbocharger. At least one open or closed channel portion is provided in each housing part so that when the housing parts a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074009 | Casing assembly for the turbine of an exhaust turbochanger A spiral casing for a turbine of a turbocharger is made from thin (0,2 to 2 mm thick) sheet metal. The spiral casing can be made from two matching parts and can be insulated. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6971849 | Compressor and aluminum members assembled by arc welding A compressor for receiving at least one compression element in a sealed container is provided. The sealed container comprises a container body and a cover member for blocking an opening of the container body, both of which are made of an aluminum material. The cover... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945046 | Turbine casing for an exhaust turbocharger made by casting The invention concerns a casing aggregate for the turbine of an exhaust turbocharger. The invention is identified by the following characteristics: a spiral casing adapted for surround the running wheel of the turbine; ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942448 | Pump A centrifugal pump is provided for use with fluids, gases, and solids in connection with a drive shaft and a motor. The pump has a housing and a sloped impeller mounted on the shaft within the housing. The housing has opposing inlets on each side of the impeller and... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6908283 | Vehicle fan shroud made integrally with a coolant reservoir A vehicle fan shroud made integrally with a coolant reservoir comprising a shroud unit molded from a non-transparent material with a flat flange portion and a hub portion for a radiator fan, and coolant reservoir having a shape that matches the configuration of the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902373 | Sheet metal exhaust adapter for draft inducers An exhaust adapter for use with a draft inducer having a blower housing with a rectangular blower outlet. The exhaust adapter provides a transition from the rectangular outlet of the blower housing and a round exhaust pipe. The exhaust adapter includes a transition ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6890151 | Fixed guide vane assembly separated into sectors for a turbomachine compressor A fixed guide vane assembly includes a circular casing composed of at least two parts (11) and supporting sectors (5), each composed of an inner segment (7) and an outer segment (6) connected by vanes (8). The parts of the casing a... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6884032 | Water pump and method of closure A water pump having a housing with an opening defined by an axial inner retention surface and a radial outer surface. A plug formed of sheet metal includes a radial closure portion surrounded by a continuous axial flange adapted to be press fitted into the inner ret... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881032 | Exit stator mounting A gas turbine engine has an intermediate case. At least one compressor exit stator shroud is welded to the intermediate case. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6792649 | Contoured intake ducts and fan housing assemblies for floor care machines Contoured intakes and fan housing assemblies for floor care machines are disclosed. In one embodiment, a contoured intake includes a contoured duct having a passage therethrough. The passage has a cross-sectional area progression that smoothly varies between a first... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6754076 | Stackable liquid cooling pump Electronic system components are cooled using a field configurable pump comprising a selectable plurality of identical or nearly identical modular pump units. The pump units are disposed in a stacked arrangement and are fluidly connected to adjacent modular pump uni... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6720087 | Temperature stable protective coating over a metallic substrate surface The invention describes a temperature-stable protective coating over a metallic substrate surface (1), which coating includes at least one layer of material (4) consisting of MCrAlY, where M represents at least one of the elements selected from the gro... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6561755 | Turbomolecular pump A turbomolecular pump including a cylindrical housing, and rotor and stator discs arranged in the housing and cooperating with each other to produce a pumping effect, with the cylindrical housing being formed of at least two housing parts separated along ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6439835 | Pump shell for multistage metal working pump An improved pump shell for a multistage metal working pump includes a plurality of pump shell units housed in series within a hollow cylindrical casing and has the impellers driven by a shaft. Each pump shell unit has a inner shell which forms a holding e... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6425743 | Internal combustion engine suction air throttle turbine A throttle device for liquid or gaseous media including a turbine which drives a compressor, a pump or a generator, and in which throttling of liquid or gaseous flow occurs by modifying the turbine load state.... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6409474 | Centrifugal pump formed by pressing and welding and its manufacturing process The invention relates to a centrifugal pump and it's manufacturing process, more particularly to a pump formed by pressing and welding metal sheet. In this invention, comprising a pump casing, an impeller, labyrinth ring supports, labyrinth rings, a real ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6394746 | Gas turbine engine blade containment assembly A gas turbine engine rotor blade containment assembly (38) comprising a generally cylindrical, or frustoconical, first metal casing (40) and a plurality of generally cylindrical, or frustoconical axially spaced second metal casing is (54, 56 & 58). The se... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6206631 | Turbomachine fan casing with dual-wall blade containment structure A blade containment structure for turbomachinery, such as a high bypass turbofan engine. The blade containment structure includes a first casing member having a wall that defines an inner containment shell that immediately surrounds the blades of the turb... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6171087 | Compressor and its assembling method A compressor which can be easily assembled and can prevent damage of seal members is presented. Its assembling method includes of (a) a step of feeding a front casing having a first inner circumference, a second inner circumference, an opening, a bottom, ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6082965 | Advanced motor driven impeller pump for moving metal in a bath of molten metal An apparatus for moving a stream of molten metal in a bath of molten metal having a housing and steel alloy legs to prevent the housing from rising in the molten metal. The steel legs are protected by tubular shields made of a heat resistant material. The... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6071074 | Advanced motor driven impeller pump for moving metal in a bath of molten metal An apparatus for moving a stream of molten metal in a bath of molten metal having a pumping member, a pump housing, a power device, a connecting element to connect the power device to drive the pumping member in motion, and a shielding element rotatably m... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5951241 | Regenerative turbine pump cover A regenerative turbine pump cover including an essentially flat bottom surface which includes a plurality of corner post projections. The post projections are located near comers of the cover. The bottom of the cover includes a central cutwater member hav... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947682 | Pump housing and a manufacturing method therefor A pump housing and manufacturing method therefor includes a primary molding for injecting halves of the pump housing and a secondary molding for assembling the primary molds to each other to be installed to the interior of a secondary metal mold and secon... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5779435 | Low-pressure steam turbine The object of the invention is to increase the efficiency of a low-pressure steam turbine connected to a condenser and to reduce its cost of manufacture. According to the invention this is achieved when the dividing plane (8) of the top and bottom part (6... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5551839 | Pump housing for rotary pumps A standard pump housing is provided for rotary pumps having impellers with various delivery heads and flow rates. The pump housing can be manufactured by a simple sheet metal shaping technique, is very stiff even at the joint of the pressure pipe and achi... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5549446 | In-tank fuel pump for highly viscous fuels A fuel pump for supplying diesel fuel to an engine includes a pump housing, a motor mounted within the housing, a shaft extending from the motor, an impeller slidably attached to the shaft which has a prime number of vanes spaced unevenly about its circum... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5494405 | Method of modifying a steam turbine A steam turbine having improved stationary parts in which a moisture removal slot is formed in a blade ring cylinder immediately upstream of the last row of rotating blades. The slot has a reduced width inlet throat portion and an enlarged manifold portio... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5454691 | Flow-straightener vane for counter-torque device with ducted rotor and ducted flow-straightening stator, for helicopter The vane (9) comprises a hollow metal central part forming its main vane section (24) and the vane (9) root (17) and vane (9) tip (18) are each arranged as an end fitting (25, 28) equipped with at least one transverse tab (26, 29) for fastening the vane (... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5358380 | Pump casing made of sheet metal A pump casing made of sheet metal comprises a casing jacket having a cylindrical cup shape, an end plate formed at one side of the casing jacket, a casing flange formed at the other side of the casing jacket and a projecting portion radially outwardly bul... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5310310 | Pump casing made of sheet metal A pump casing made of sheet metal comprises a casing jacket having a cylindrical cup shape, an end plate formed at one side of the casing jacket, a casing flange formed at the other side of the casing jacket and a projecting portion radially outwardly bul... | 05/10/1994 |
