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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162614 | Workpiece, and also a welding method for the manufacture of a workpiece The invention relates to a workpiece (1), in particular a rotor disc, an impeller or guide wheel for a turbine, for a pump or for a compressor, including a base body (2) with a guide vane (3), wherein the guide vane (3) is welded in notch... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8123486 | System for manufacturing a rotor having an MMC ring component and a unitary airfoil component A system for manufacturing an integrally bladed rotor is provided. This system includes a ring component, wherein the ring component further includes at least one metal matrix composite and a continuous radially outwardly facing blade conical surface; an airfoil com... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8075274 | Reinforced composite fan blade A fan blade for a turbine engine includes an exterior surface defining an airfoil that is provided by leading and trailing edges, opposing generally chord-wise surfaces interconnecting the leading and trailing edges, and a tip. The airfoil extends from a root. A fan... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7837444 | Vane arrangement and a method of making vane arrangement Within gas turbine engines 10 it is necessary to provide fixed vanes which comprise an aerofoil in the gas flow through the gas turbine engine 10. These vanes are subject to significant stressing. Therefore it is generally necessary to secure the vane ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7775772 | System for manufacturing a rotor having an MMC ring component and an airfoil component having MMC airfoils A system for manufacturing an integrally bladed rotor is provided. This system includes a ring component, wherein the ring component further includes at least one metal matrix composite and a continuous radially outwardly facing conical surface; an airfoil component... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766623 | System for manufacturing a rotor having an MMC ring component and an airfoil component having monolithic airfoils A system for manufacturing an integrally bladed rotor is provided. This system includes a ring component, wherein the ring component further includes at least one metal matrix composite and a plurality of radially outwardly facing blade conical surfaces; an airfoil ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7438530 | Method of assembling one-piece bladed disks, and a device for damping vibration of the blades of such disks A method of assembling together one-piece bladed disks by friction welding, and a damper device for damping vibration of the blades of the disks. The damper device includes annular linings for covering the blades and filling the gaps between the blades, the linings ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431564 | Turbine blisk A blisk for use in the turbine section of a gas turbine engine comprises a disk around the circumference of which is disposed a plurality of blades in an annular array. The blades are preferably cast separately and then joined, for example by welding, so that the ro... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416393 | Apparatus and method for joining a rotor blade to a rotor mount of a gas turbine rotor A gas turbine rotor and a method for manufacturing a gas turbine rotor having integral blading, is disclosed. A rotor blade has a blade pan and a blade footing connected to the blade pan. The blade footing is designed with a V-shaped cross section in at least some p... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7387493 | Impeller with widened blades A rotary impeller assembly is for a fluid machine and includes a support member having an outer surface and blades connected to the support member. Each blade includes first and second integral portions, the blade first portion having a first thickness and being spa... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7341431 | Gas turbine engine components and methods of fabricating same A method for fabricating a component for a gas turbine engine includes providing a blisk forging fabricated from a first material, inertia welding a second material to the blisk forging to create a bi-alloy blisk forging, and machining the bi-alloy blisk forging to ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7314670 | Welded component A welded component includes at least one high temperature segment of a high alloy Cr steel with high creep strength and a low temperature segment of a low alloy steel with high toughness and/or a high yield strength which are connected materially to one another via ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309214 | Rotor end piece A rotor end piece for a rotor of a thermal turbomachine having a circumferential slot includes two end piece halves having side faces opposite one another in the installed state and top surfaces adjoining one another, the side faces of the end piece halves being con... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300255 | Laminated turbomachine airfoil with jacket and method of making the airfoil An improvement for a turbomachinery blade having an airfoil portion, a neck portion, and a root portion, the neck portion extending from the root portion, and the airfoil portion extending from the neck portion, and the root portion being tear-drop shaped, includes ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287960 | Titanium aluminide wheel and steel shaft connection thereto Titanium aluminide (TiAl) rotor shaft assembly (10) of a type used in a turbocharger has a TiAl rotor (20) with an axially protruded portion (40) that is fixedly joined to a recessed portion (50) of a metal shaft (30) by the synerg... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281901 | Free-form welded power system component The present disclosure is directed to a power system component for a work machine. The power system component may include a wheel having one or more free-form welded members. The wheel may include a front end, a back end, and a central, axial spine member extending ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270512 | Stacked steampath and grooved bucket wheels for steam turbines The steampath for a steam turbine includes stacked stator rings each mounting inwardly directed nozzles and stacked rotor wheels each mounting outwardly directed buckets mounting blades. By alternately stacking the stator rings and rotor wheels, the nozzles and buck... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7251888 | Hollow fan blade for aircraft engines and method for its manufacture A hollow fan blade for the fan of an aircraft engine includes a blade base section (2) and a blade tip section (5) which are assembled at opposing faying surfaces (6, 6′) by a joining process. Starting from the respective faying surface, cavit... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247000 | Weld shielding device for automated welding of impellers and blisks The present invention provides an apparatus for use in automated welding repairs, particularly those repairs intended for impellers, blisks, and similar structures. There is provided a welding shield which is shaped to fit securely within valleys of an impeller. An ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241416 | Metal injection molded turbine rotor and metal injection molded shaft connection attachment thereto A rotor shaft assembly (101) of a type used in a turbocharger, manufactured by mounting a powder compact of a titanium aluminide rotor (203) to a powder compact of a steel shaft (207), with a metal powder admixed with a binder (211) inter... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225967 | Structural assemblies and preforms therefor formed by linear friction welding A structural assembly and a preform and method for forming the structural assembly are provided. The preform can be formed by linear friction welding structural members to a base member and friction welding each structural member to at least one of the other structu... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7156282 | Titanium-aluminide turbine wheel and shaft assembly, and method for making same A titanium-aluminide turbine wheel (120, 220, 320, 420) is joined to the end of a shaft (110, 210, 310, 410) by utilizing a titanium surface on the end of the shaft to be joined to the wheel, and electron-beam welding the wheel onto the titanium surfac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137787 | Powder/wrought alloy composite turbine disc A composite turbine disc includes a bore section providing a first set of mechanical and temperature resistance properties, and a rim section which provides a second set of mechanical and temperature resistance properties. The second set of mechanical properties and... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134842 | Scalloped surface turbine stage A turbine stage includes a row of airfoils joined to corresponding platforms to define flow passages therebetween. Each airfoil includes opposite pressure and suction sides and extends in chord between opposite leading and trailing edges. Each platform has a scallop... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128535 | Turbine drum rotor for a turbine engine The present invention relates to an improved turbine structure for use in a gas turbine engine. The turbine structure includes a one-piece drum rotor and a plurality of turbine blades attached to the one-piece drum rotor. The one-piece drum rotor includes integrally... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125227 | Process for manufacturing or repairing a monobloc bladed disc A monobloc bladed disc and a process for manufacturing or repairing a monobloc bladed disc, where the process includes forming, on a protruding projection belonging to a disc and extending from an upstream end to a downstream end along a protruding projection chord,... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121806 | Welding method and an assembly formed thereby A method of welding and an assembly formed thereby, according to which a first member is formed with a first thickness and a second thickness greater than the first thickness. The first member is welded to a second member and a toe is formed in at least one wall of ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114927 | Fixing method for the blading of a fluid-flow machine and fixing arrangement A fixing method for blading of a fluid-flow machine, in which first of all the turbine blades (31, 32) are inserted into the fastening slot (1) of a rotor (2) or stator until only the intermediate fitting gap is left... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107886 | Production of disc components A disc component for a gas turbine engine is produced from a workpiece by a sequence of machining operations. During the machining operations, the workpiece is supported by a fixture engaging support surfaces. The workpiece remains secured to the fixture throughout ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7070389 | Turbofan and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a turbofan, which facilitates a manufacturing process and reduces a defective fraction of products during the manufacturing process by providing joining portions of the turbofan with corresponding plane surfaces. The turbofan includes a rot... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052241 | Metal injection molded turbine rotor and metal shaft connection attachment thereto A rotor shaft assembly (101) of a type used in a turbocharger, manufactured by mounting a powder compact (203) of a titanium aluminide rotor (103) to a pre-formed steel shaft (107), and sintering the combination, which provides a strong m... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021519 | Friction welding In one aspect the invention provides a friction welded component and a method of manufacture for such a component, comprising friction welding a reinforcement element (10) at an end cross-section thereof to a surface of a thin walled member (12) with a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013718 | Method for monitoring the performance of a turbine A method and apparatus for monitoring the performance of a turbine by monitoring the temperature in a gap between the inside of a shroud and the tips of the turbine blades as they rotate. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011350 | Flash welded joint structure and method for making a joint structure An energy absorbing assembly for a vehicle including an elongated crash box having ends with circular cross sections. One end of the crash box is received in a bumper beam and is friction welded to an inside surface of the beam. The other end of the crash box is fri... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997254 | Method of making a centering device and centering device formed by that method A spring centralizer device for supporting a tubular member spaced from the wall of a bore is made from a single piece of boron steel material. The spring centralizer device has first and second collars spaced apart along a longitudinal axis. Spring bow portions ext... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6969238 | Tri-property rotor assembly of a turbine engine, and method for its preparation A rotor assembly of an axial flow turbine engine has a bladed ring including a ring, and a plurality of turbine blades affixed to the ring and extending radially outwardly from the ring. There is a solid state weld joint between a central disk hub and the ring of th... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964557 | Methods and apparatus for coupling a component to a turbine engine blade A metering plate includes a body having a first end and a second end, at least one opening extending through the body, and at least one projection extending outwardly from the body. The body is configured to be resistance welded to at least one of a turbine engine b... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6918252 | Method of and apparatus for cooling a seal for machinery A method is provided for cooling a seal located in a wall of a chamber and through which a movable shaft passes, the seal being heated by hot pressurized vapor that leaks through the seal into the chamber and internal friction. The method comprises the steps of: pro... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910616 | Preforms for forming machined structural assemblies A method of constructing a preform for use in forming a machined structural assembly is provided. The method includes determining the dimensions of the machined structural assembly. First and second structural members are selected based on the predetermined dimensio... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6848180 | Turbocharger turbine shaft joining method A joining method providing improved joining accuracy for wheel and turbine shaft. A part of the inner peripheral wall of a fitting hole of a wheel is tapered inwardly from the opening of the fitting hole. At one end of the turbine shaft to be joined to the wheel, a ... | 02/01/2005 |
