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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387502 | Method and apparatus for elimination of gases in pump feed/injection equipment A pumping apparatus for pumping a liquid from a source to a target including a motor, a first pump driven by the motor, a second pump driven by the motor and a separator in fluid communication with the first and second pump for separating a liquid received from a so... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367790 | Double-acting type orbiting vane compressor The double-acting type orbiting vane compressor comprises an orbiting vane having upper and lower circular vanes formed at the upper and lower surfaces of a vane plate of the orbiting vane, respectively, the orbiting vane being attached to a crankshaft rotatable by ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351043 | Horizontal compressor end cap A substantially horizontal compressor including a housing having a main body portion with an open end. An end cap is secured to the main body portion with the end cap being provided with a plurality of apertures. The hermetic terminal body of the compressor is seala... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346950 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product includes a first chamber, a pack, and a fan and motor received in the pack. The pack has an air intake connected to the outside of the first chamber and a first air outlet connected to the inside of the first chamber. A first valve for opening ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342332 | Air bearing and motor cooling A motor includes a housing including separate motor and bearing cooling inlets. A motor is arranged within the housing and includes a stator and rotor assembly that is supported on air bearings. The motor cooling inlet is in fluid communication with the stator, and ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320636 | Exhaust fan assembly having flexible coupling An exhaust assembly is provided for expelling contaminated air from a building. The assembly includes a plenum, a fan assembly attached to the plenum, and a windband mounted on top of the fan assembly. The fan assembly is constructed of cylindrical outer and inner w... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7313837 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product that includes a chamber and an electric air pump for inflating the chamber. The air pump has an air intake and an air outlet. The air intake is connected to the outside of the chamber and the air outlet is connected to the inside of the chamber... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7198076 | Air pump assembly for inflating and deflating an inflatable article An air pump assembly is disposed within an inflatable article, and includes a movable member. When the movable member is moved relative to a base to an inflating position, an outflow outlet in the base is closed, and an inflow valve is activated to open an inflow ou... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193341 | Turbomachine for low-temperature applications A turbomachine for low-temperature applications, has a rotor shaft; at least one rotor disk that is arranged in overhung manner at one shaft end of the rotor shaft; an electric machine having a stator having windings, and an electric rotor arranged on the rotor shaf... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189053 | Fan mounting means and method of making the same A fan arrangement comprises a fan (10) having a fan housing (30) within which is arranged a blower wheel (18) which, in operation, moves air from an intake side of the fan (10) to a delivery side. Arranged radially outside the fan housing... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190887 | Portable thermal-stratifying space heater and powerplant package A portable room heater is provided comprising an upright enclosure defining an inlet at a lower end of the enclosure, an outlet at an upper end of the enclosure, and a passageway fluidly connecting the inlet and the outlet. The portable room heater further comprises... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186095 | Compressor mounting bracket and method of making A mounting bracket for a compressor. The mounting bracket includes a mounting member and an elongate bracing member. The mounting member is secured to the housing of the compressor has a central support section in substantial registry with the housing. The mounting ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174998 | Submerged electric fluid pump An electric fluid pump for a transmission, transfer case or an oil reservoir. The pump is contained within the transmission, transfer case or engine oil reservoir and has an open housing which allows fluid into the motor for cooling and lubrication. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175399 | Serial ventilation device An apparatus for a serial ventilation device that increases airflow compared to conventional devices without increasing the size is presented. The first ventilator is mounted on the intake opening side of the serial ventilation device, with the front surface of its ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163383 | Compressor having alignment bushings and assembly method A compressor assembly including a compression mechanism having a main bearing and a plurality of first pilot holes, and an electric motor comprising a rotor disposed within a stator. The stator has a plurality of second and third pilot holes. Each of the first pilot... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160086 | Rotary machine cooling system A rotary machine cooling system is provided that includes a housing having an inlet and outlet. A rotor supported in the housing for rotation about an axis with the rotor including an outer surface. A stator is disposed within the housing about the rotor having an i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156627 | Compressor unit comprising a centrifugal compressor and an electric motor A compressor unit comprises a centrifugal compressor (1) for compressing a gas, having a rotor (2) with one or more compressor impellers (3), and an electric motor (4) having a stator (5) and a rotor (6), for driving the rot... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131821 | Internal intermediate pressure multistage compression type rotary compressor, manufacturing method thereof and displacement ratio setting method There is provided an internal intermediate pressure multistage compression type rotary compressor capable of reducing a height dimension while reducing the amount of oil to be discharged outside. An electric element and first and second rotary compression elements w... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128549 | Cooling mechanism for cooling electric driving part of injection molding machine and cooling method for the same A cooling mechanism for cooling an electric driving part of an injection molding machine, includes a cooling part for cooling the electric driving part; and an actuating part actuated by being supplied an actuating fluid, the actuating fluid being in fluid communica... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125219 | High-pressure fan The invention relates to a high-pressure fan which comprises an electric motor provided with a shaft that goes through it; blade wheels which are mainly made of a carbon fibre-based composite material, arranged on both sides of the electric motor and mounted directl... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120955 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product that includes a chamber and an electric air pump for inflating the chamber. The air pump has an air intake and an air outlet. The air intake is connected to the outside of the chamber and the air outlet is connected to the inside of the chamber... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7077633 | Electric compressor A horizontal-type electric motor driven compressor comprises a casing, a suction chamber formed in the casing, an electric motor arranged on a suction chamber side in the casing, a compressor section driven by the motor in the casing about a horizontal axis of rotat... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071585 | Turbocharger with rotating electric machine A turbocharger with a rotating electric machine includes a turbine rotor which constitutes a portion of a rotating member of the turbocharger; a compressor impeller which constitutes a portion of the rotating member of the turbocharger; a rotating electric machine w... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066722 | Discharge valve for compressor A compressor assembly including a compressor mechanism, a compression chamber and a discharge chamber. A discharge port provides fluid communication between the compression chamber and the discharge chamber. A valve seat circumscribes the discharge port. A discharge... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064462 | Power tools with switched reluctance motor A method of assembling a power tool, a power tool, a method of assembling an electrical device, and an electrical device includes a switched reluctance motor. The electrical device is preferably a hand-held power tool, however, any type of electrical device that inc... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059839 | Horizontal compressor end cap with a terminal, a visually transparent member, and a heater well mounted on the end cap projection A substantially horizontal compressor including a housing having a main body portion with an open end. An end cap is secured to the main body portion with the end cap being provided with a plurality of apertures. The hermetic terminal body of the compressor is seala... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044717 | Lubrication of a hermetic carbon dioxide compressor A hermetic compressor which uses carbon dioxide as the working fluid. The compressor includes a motor and a compression mechanism operatively coupled by a drive shaft supported by a bearing. The drive shaft includes a radially extending bore in fluid communication w... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7033150 | Hermetic type compressor A high-performance hermetic type compressor in which the influence of a cylinder bore deformation caused during assembly is reduced and the sealing tightness between a piston and a cylinder block is improved. A bore hole in the cylinder block has a hollow portion. D... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025576 | Pump with axial conduit An air pump including an outer housing and an inner housing positioned within the outer housing, the inner housing and outer housing defining an air conduit therebetween, a motor positioned within the inner housing, a vane occupying a majority of the fluid conduit, ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014418 | Multi-stage compressor and housing therefor A multi-stage compressor and associated compressor housing and method are provided. The housing defines an aperture for receiving a compressor wheel for successively compressing a gas in first and second stages. First- and second-stage inlets are fluidly connected t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005765 | Liquid-cooled electromotor A liquid-cooled electric motor with a motor shaft, with two bearing plates which are mounted on the end faces of the motor housing and which carry on each side at least one bearing, the motor shaft being mounted rotatably in the bearings, and with at least one rotat... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997686 | Motor driven two-stage centrifugal air-conditioning compressor A two-stage compressor for generating necessary pressure differential for air-conditioning applications with air-cooled, water-cooled and evaporative-cooled condensing systems using low-pressure refrigerant, such as R134a, is provided. A rotating assembly is mounted... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6960059 | Blower with a plurality of impellers A blower having a plurality of impellers is described. The blower has two driving devices and two impellers respectively mounted on the two driving devices. The blades of the two impellers, which are radially or axially disposed, are overlapped so as to enhance the ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6943468 | Turbocharger with rotating electric machine A turbocharger with a rotating electric machine includes a turbine rotor which constitutes a portion of a rotating member of the turbocharger; a compressor impeller which constitutes a portion of the rotating member of the turbocharger; a rotating electric machine w... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6933638 | Electric motor having a reverse air flow cooling system An electric motor having a reverse air flow cooling system that eliminates the need to extend lead wires past the fan. The electric motor includes a fan positioned on the lead-end of the motor to move air through a housing of the electric motor in a direction genera... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929455 | Horizontal two stage rotary compressor A hermetic two stage rotary compressor having a housing with a stationary shaft fixedly mounted in the housing. A motor having a rotor and a stator is mounted in the housing with the rotor being rotatably mounted on the shaft. A pair of compression mechanisms are ro... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925820 | Low profile condensing unit A condensing unit which includes a base plate having first and second oppositely disposed major surfaces. The base plate may include flanges disposed along the outer periphery of the base plate. A compressor mechanism and a condensing coil are mounted to the first m... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924572 | Weather protected modular motor enclosure An air-cooled weather-protected motor (10) configured for vertical-shaft applications, such as mounting above an outdoor, vertical-shafted pump (P) for pumping fluid (e.g., water, oil, etc.) through a pipeline (L), is disclosed. The illustrated motor (10 | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910483 | Double-ended blower and volutes therefor A double-ended variable speed blower for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) ventilation of patients includes two impellers in the gas flow path that cooperatively pressurize gas to desired pressure and flow characteristics. Thus, the double-ended blower can ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6896478 | Dual fan blower with axial expansion A dual fan blower module of the present invention includes a housing defining a central motor compartment and first and second scroll chambers. The scroll chambers are axially aligned with and located on opposite sides of the motor compartment. A motor is mounted wi... | 05/24/2005 |
