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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052398 | Reciprocating gas compressor with speed modulation of compressor driver for pulsation avoidance A method for reducing pulsation in a gas compressor system. The compressor driver (engine or motor) is operated at a modulated engine speed. The average of the modulated speed is selected to achieve a desired pipeline flow. The modulation characteristics are determi... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7632076 | Air supply system control Controlling one or more component of a vehicle air supply system, such as an air compressor or an air dryer, based on an engine control signal. Examples of engine control signals include emission control signals, turbocharger status signals, coolant temperature sign... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7534095 | Condensate scavenging system and method for in-ground vehicle lifts An in-ground lift (10) is provided with a condensate scavenging system (30) that includes a pump (32) and a control (34) that is connected to the pump (32) and configured to selectively switch the pump (32) between a non-pum... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7362071 | Rotation control device, rotation control method and construction machine In an electric rotary excavator (construction machine) 1, when earth pressure acts on a rotary body 4 in an opposite direction to an instructed direction of a lever, a control-system changing means 150 of a rotation control device 100 inc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7210671 | Fan-assisted wet cooling tower and method of reducing liquid loss The invention provides an improved natural draft cooling tower (10) having improved cooling capability and reduced liquid losses of evaporation and blow-out. To this end, the distribution of hot liquid to the packing assembly within the tower is increased aro... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201299 | Waist-mounted hydration system Waist-mounted hydration systems that include a fluid reservoir, an elongate drink tube that extends from the reservoir and terminates at a mouthpiece from which a user can draw drink fluid from the reservoir, and a pack that houses the reservoir. The pack is secured... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202798 | Automatic electronic device detection A system that detects cellular telephone and other electronic use within an unauthorized locations. The location can be detected by GPS or triangulation, and once detected can automatically produce certain operations. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189358 | Integrated micropump analysis chip and method of making the same An integrated micropump or a plurality of integrated micropumps are communicated to a plurality of analysis chambers. A plurality of integrated analysis chambers include integrated analysis devices to test a fluid for an analyte. The micropumps continuously or perio... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168924 | Rod pump control system including parameter estimator A rod pump control system includes a parameter estimator that determines from motor data parameters relating to operation of the rod pump and/or downhole dynamometer card without the need for external instrumentation, such as down hole sensors, rod load sensors, flo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7127941 | Diagnosis system for liquefied petroleum injection fuel pump A Liquefied Petroleum Injection (LPI) fuel pump diagnosis system for determining the operation state of a fuel pump by analyzing a signal inputted from a fuel pump driver of an LPG tank into an interface box, including a fuel pump relay that provides power to the fu... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7096669 | Method and apparatus for the prevention of critical process variable excursions in one or more turbomachines Many variables in processes such as those using turbocompressors and turbines must be limited or constrained. Limit control loops are provided for the purpose of limiting these variables. By using a combination of closed loop and open loop limit control schemes, exc... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7007502 | In-car hydration systems Systems and methods for a liquid delivery system for a race vehicle to provide the driver of the race vehicle with readily available cool fluids are disclosed. One embodiment is directed to an insulated bag mounted in the race vehicle having a collapsible fluid blad... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7010393 | Controlling multiple pumps operating in parallel or series Often, an application or process calls for multiple pumps operating within a piping network. Pump load, such as flow rate or pressure, is shared between these multiple pumps. The present disclosure relates to effective means of distributing the pumping load in a man... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6773235 | Rotodynamic multi-phase flow booster pump A method and system for optimizing the performance of a rotodynamic multi-phase flow booster, such as a wet gas compressor, utilizes a meter which measures the fluid density ρ upstream of the booster and controls the speed of rotation Ω of the rotor(s) of the boos... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6765492 | Automatic electronic device detection A system that detects cellular telephone and other electronic use within an unauthorized locations. The location can be detected by GPS or triangulation, and once detected can automatically produce certain operations. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6755040 | Air conditioner and control method thereof An air conditioner and a method of controlling the air conditioner includes a variable capacity compressor being operated at a maximum capacity in a case of starting an operation of the compressor after an extended stoppage for a lengthy period of time longer than a... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6558125 | Injector for applying fluids fitted with a pressure measuring system The injector of the invention serves for applying contrast media for X-ray or nuclear spin tomography and has a tube (3), as well as a roller pump (7) surrounded at least partially in peripheral direction by the tube (3) for transporting the fluid from a ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 5897296 | Vibrating compressor A vibrating compressor of the present invention, which comprises a piston driving section for driving a piston by supplying a piston driving force, a displacement detecting section connected in an axial direction of the piston, an upper dead point positio... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5844490 | Monitoring device for a chemical reagent supply system A monitoring device for a chemical reagent supply system includes a position voltage generator, mounted to a pump of the supply system, to monitor the expansion state of a bellows. The actual outflow of the chemical reagent is calculated by the position v... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5749102 | In-line sewage pump An automatically activated pump for advancing mixed fluid waste from a toilet for disposal at an elevation above the toilet utilizes a flow sensing blade disposed within an intake conduit. The blade is joined to an activation finger located outside the co... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5718562 | Interface module for use with an NCT-based pumping mechanism and NCT-based cassette A modular ambulatory infusion pump comprises a base unit including an integral housing, said base unit including an infusion pump for infusing fluid into a patient's body, a battery power supply for energizing infusion pump and a control for operating the... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5647727 | Image forming apparatus with fan cooling In an image forming apparatus provided with a cooling fan for cooling an original table glass, a controller measures a cooling time from the end of a previous copying operation to the start of a current copying operation. An operating condition determinin... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5645404 | Personal fluid dispensing device A personal fluid delivery device includes an electronic pump system and may also include a fluid reservoir system. The fluid reservoir system includes a fluid reservoir and a delivery tube disposed in communication therewith. The electronic pump system in... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5494584 | Method and apparatus for controlling a pump upstream of a centrifuge A method for removing insoluble materials from a liquid mixture, including spinning at least one centrifuge separator at a predetermined speed and pumping the mixture to the spinning centrifuge separator at a predetermined rate. The rate in which the mixt... | 02/27/1996 |
| 4752188 | Oil Detection method and apparatus for a pump submerged in a transformer vault A probe is mounted on a water submersible pump housed within a transformer vault. The probe will extend into any water which accumulates in the bottom of the transformer vault enabling a conductive path to be established through an appropriate electric ci... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4715785 | Oil detection apparatus for submersible pumps A probe is mounted on a water submersible pump housed within a transformer vault. The probe will extend into any water which accumulates in the bottom of the transformer vault enabling a conductive path to be established through an appropriate electric ci... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4695779 | Motor protection system and process Method and apparatus for providing an electric motor such as used on an oil well pumping unit with stall protection. The system comprises means for generating a signal representative of motor speed and for establishing at least two stall speed set points ... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4629398 | Oil detecting switch for controlling a pump The oil detecting switch includes a light oil float switch, a water float switch and a heavy oil float switch. When the light oil float switch is closed, a relay is activated energizing a light oil indicator light and its associated coil. The coil is part... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4599045 | Safety means and method for the handling of flammable fluids The present invention is an apparatus and method for use in a flammable fluid distribution facility where a tanker truck or tanker ship onloads the flammable fluid and transports it to one or more locations. The present invention includes pumps for pumpin... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4595341 | Fluid supply apparatus including plural reservoirs and condition responsive control of pump drive motor by contaminant sensing probes An automobile hydraulic braking circuit comprises two reservoirs in addition to the main hydraulic fluid reservoir. One additional reservoir can replenish the other which in turn can replenish the main hydraulic reservoir. A peristaltic pump controls flui... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4579144 | Electron impact ion source for trace analysis An apparatus is disclosed for analyzing trace elements in a gas sample. An unique feedback system is provided for accurately regulating and sensing the pressure supplied to the ion chamber of the device. The feedback system is capable of compensating for ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4472111 | Apparatus for generating high pressure fluid The present invention comprises an apparatus for producing high pressure fluid by means of a cylinder having a reciprocatingly sliding ram inside, suction and pressurization of the fluid being performed by the reciprocation of said ram. In the apparatus, ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4410924 | Motor protection control circuit A protection device and circuit for a fluid pump or the like including a motor control relay MS for actuating relay contacts MS-1, MS-2, MS-3 that control the communication of power to a drive motor 10a, and a manual reset motor protection device 24 that ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4405286 | Actively suspended counter-rotating machine A counter-rotating machine, such as a positive displacement pump having a pair of meshed, non-contacting helical screws (10,12), subjects its rotating members to axial and radial thrust forces when used for such purposes as compression of liquid or gaseou... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4255088 | Liquid pumping system having means for detecting gas in the pump An improved liquid pumping system wherein gas within the pump may be detected to indicate an error in desired flow rate or displaced volume. The system may be shut down if excessive gas is detected in the pump. Further, the flow rate may be corrected to t... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4235571 | Cooling equipment Cooling equipment is disclosed as having an axial flow fan whose blades are restrained from excessive bending in an axial direction.... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4208871 | Fuel control system A fuel control system has a boost pump for pumping liquid fuel to a positive displacement pump, which in turn meters the fuel to a fuel nozzle of a combustion engine. The positive displacement pump is variably driven independently of the boost pump, and i... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4083608 | Air compressor lay-over control circuit A control circuit for reducing the output cycle of a compressed air system of a rapid transit car during "lay-over" periods, when only a minimum of compressed air for a parking brake, for example, is needed by the car, by activating a secondary governor s... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4024711 | Throttle control mechanism for an engine The throttle of an engine is controlled to maintain its speed substantially constant in spite of variations of load upon it. The illustrated load comprises hydraulically operated equipment in a hydraulic system powered by a pump driven by the engine. Thro... | 05/24/1977 |
