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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438325 | Rotating passage A rotating passage feed system for admitting pressure means into two machine parts (hub part (2), shaft (3)) which rotate relative to one another about a common axis. Conduits (17) that convey the pressure means are located in the shaft (3 | 10/21/2008 |
| 7399001 | Rotary fluid-feed coupling with temperature compensation A rotary coupling has a nonrotatable stator having a stator passage with an end opening along an axis and a rotor rotatable on the stator about the axis and having a rotor passage with an end axially confronting the stator end. A rotor seal is rotatable with the rot... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7338091 | Swivel joint system A swivel joint system for a cryogenic liquid transfer line, such as a liquefied natural gas line, and for return of cold gas associated with the cryogenic liquid transfer. The system includes a swivel joint for the passage of the cryogenic liquid and a swivel joint ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328921 | Fluid rotary joint A device which allows fluid to enter and/or exit the device axially or radially thru multiple ports, on and/or offset from the axis of rotation. One end of the assembly can be rotated axially with respect to the other while keeping fluids isolated from each other. C... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7281687 | In-flight refueling system and method for facilitating emergency separation of in-flight refueling system components An in-flight refueling system and method are provided for facilitating the emergency separation of the components of a probe and drogue in-flight refueling. The in-flight refueling system and method provides a fuse device capable of being installed between, for inst... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7213846 | Hydraulic connector block for axially shiftable part A bearing has a mount relative to which can move a part to which hydraulic fluid must be supplied. A connector has a housing fixed to the bearing mount and formed with a central bore centered on an axis and with a radial bore extending outward from the central bore.... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7150477 | Rotary joints Rotary joints are provided, to allow fluid to flow from a stationary member to a rotating member. The rotary joints include a housing, configured to fit over the rotating member, a rotatable coupling disposed within the housing, configured to be fixedly attached to ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7083200 | Fluid rotary union A fluid rotary union (FRU) includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a plurality of spaced longitudinally directed bores of different lengths, each of which terminate at an associated radially directed bore communicating the longitudinal... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7021674 | Rotatable vacuum coupling A rotatable vacuum has a passage through a spindle (32). The spindle protrudes through a bushing (30) and forms an annular chamber (46) therebetween that is connectable to a vacuum source through 360° of rotation. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6851724 | Dual flow rotating union A dual flow rotating union with a longitudinal axis, including a conduit having opposing ports oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis, the conduit having a rotating section and a stationary section. One conduit port is located on the rotating section, the other ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6719329 | Swivel having a reduced pressure area A high pressure swivel includes an inner and an outer wall. Each annular wall is connected to a respective distribution member via apertures which have an axial dimension which is smaller than the diameter of the inlet or outlet. In this way, the pressure area betwe... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6581976 | Swivel seal construction A swivel (40) includes an outer (41) and inner annular wall (42). A toroidal chamber (44) is defined between the outer and inner walls and opposing peripheral faces of the walls define an upper (45) and lower gap (52) extending respectively upwardly and d... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6485062 | Multi-channel rotary joint A multi-channel rotary joint comprising-elastic seal rings each having an annular groove that are used to form a low-pressure channel space and a high-pressure channel space between the opposing peripheral surfaces of a joint housing and a rotator that ro... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6450546 | High pressure product swivel A production swivel with passive control of dynamic seal gap width using internal swivel pressure. The swivel includes inner and outer housings with a middle housing which transfers, component deformation due to fluid pressure from the dynamic sealing int... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6439577 | Rotating seals for cell processing systems The invention provides an improved rotating seal apparatus including a plurality of concentrically spaced annular rotating seals. The invention also provides a rotating seal apparatus including a pressurized annular chamber surrounding an annular rotating... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6412823 | Rotating connector with compensating unit A rotating connector for the transfer of at least one pressurized process fluid, and comprising a central stem (2) on which there is placed a number of ring elements (3, 4) comprising at least one annulus element (3) for fluid transfer between an associat... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408875 | Piping structure of a working machine A piping structure of a working machine, which prevents the piping at a coupling portion where a pair of members are swingably coupled together via a shaft, from being damaged. The piping structure comprises a swivel joint which is a rotary joint for flui... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402202 | Two-way rotary joint for fluids A two-way rotary joint for fluids is disclosed. An illustrative example of the rotary joint includes a main body provided with two inlet ports, and a rotor rotatably coupled to the main body. The rotor has two passages each in communication with a respect... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6401746 | Rotating union for fluids, semi-fluids, gaseous fluids and other materials A rotating union for transferring a material stream, and especially a bearing damaging material stream, includes, a generally cylindrical body and an annular sleeve that is annularly spaced from the body and rotatably coupled thereto via a pair of axially... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6354633 | Swivel having a reduced pressure area A high pressure swivel includes an inner and an outer annular wall. Each annular wall is connected to a respective distribution member via apertures which have an axial dimension which is smaller than the diameter of the inlet or outlet. In this way, the ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6224063 | Seal pack Two axially spaced seal rings are located within annular grooves of a retainer to provide a seal for use between a cylindrical shaft and a housing bore. The resulting seal pack can be positioned at a lubricant passage such that lubricant may pass between ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5895077 | Swivel apparatus for fluid transport A swivel device comprising inner and outer mutually rotatable swivel members having respective inner fluid paths communicating with each other through one or more associated annular spaces at the interface between the swivel members. The annular spaces be... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5702130 | Fluid flow connector An evaporative cooling system externally mounted around an air cooled condenser to increase the rate of heat transfer. Spray cooling takes place in stages around succeeding portions of the condenser as determined by thermostats which respond to increasing... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5348352 | Rotary connector with removable spool A rotary connector for coupling at least one stationary pipe to a rotating pipe includes a casing which is connected to a stationary inlet pipe and a stationary outlet pipe and which houses a rotary stem. The rotary stem includes an inner stem disposed wi... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5292305 | Double-lumen angioscopy catheter A double-lumen angioscopy catheter is provided which includes separate passageways for a guidewire and for an optic fiber bundle, which passageways are joined into a single tubular component for the portion of the catheter which enters the body. The passa... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5275446 | Twist coupling for vacuum pipes A device is adapted for coupling together two vacuum lines, such that when coupled the lines can be rotated relative to each other. Each of the vacuum lines includes two mutually concentric pipes which define a vacuum space therebetween. The coupling devi... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5251938 | Adapter pipe fitting for sprinkler or drip-type irrigation systems Adapter pipe fittings for sprinkler or drip-type irrigation systems are improved by providing take-off fittings that snap into offtake connector members of the pipe body of such an adapter pipe fitting and swivels therein. The offtake portion of such a ta... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5248166 | Flowline safety joint A flowline safety joint having a tubular member supported from a subsea tree structure, an elbow having a horizontal passage therethrough and a vertical passage extending upwardly from said horizontal passage, a stab-in male member having a leading end, a... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5236037 | Unitized wellhead system There is disclosed a unitized wellhead system wherein each of concentric well strings are suspended within a well bore by means of individual hanger mandrels installed within the bore of a single wellhead housing.... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5226677 | Rotary joint with extended life seal The invention pertains to a rotary joint for use with rotating machinery, such as a dryer drum, where the joint is conveying steam by means of a rotating nipple and sealing structure. The primary elements are a stationary housing comprised of a head, body... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5209262 | Breakaway hose coupling with integrated swivel mechanism A breakaway hose coupling with an integrated swivel mechanism for releasably joining two fluid dispensing devices, and for selectively disengaging such dispensing devices in response to a disengaging force in excess of a preselected value being exerted on... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5195786 | Internally-located dual flow rotating union A rotating union used to transmit fluid to and from a rotating shaft includes a hollow tubular housing having inlet and outlet ports defined on an outer end, a set of radial bearings stationarily mounting the tubular housing within an axial bore in the ro... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5156422 | Swivel joint A swivel joint for the interconnection between pipes on an upper structure side and a lower structure side of a construction equipment of the upper structure revolving type. The swivel joint has formed therein a fluid passage for fuel supply oil to be sup... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5104154 | Swivel joint A swivel joint for the interconnection between pipes on an upper structure side and a lower structure side of a construction equipment of the upper structure revolving type. The swivel joint has formed therein a fluid passage for fuel supply oil to be sup... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5056828 | Modular, multi-passage rotary coupling for transferring fluids A modular multi-passage rotary coupling for transferring fluids in which pipes are rigidly connected with the inner fixed rings of the relevant modules by sleeves. The sleeves, after being coaxially butt-fastened at their bottom end with the pipes, enter ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4928997 | Rotating union with carbon graphite labyrinthine seal A multiple passage rotating union includes a housing assembly having a housing with an elongated cylindrical sleeve bearing of carbon graphite located in the axial bore of the housing and heat shrunk to the inner surface of the housing bore, the sleeve be... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4858961 | Rotary joint An improved rotary joint including first, second and third joint portions, and so arranged to connect two flow passages to each other respectively at the rotary unit side and stationary side so as to continuously effect, for example, centrifugal counter-c... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4844514 | Rotary joint device for a cryogenic liquid A device forming a swivel joint for a cryogenic liquid with at least one central duct for the flow of said cryogenic liquid through the joint and comprising at least one annular duct co-axially surrounding said central duct for the return of the cold gas ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4828292 | Adjustable fluid swivel A fluid swivel is described, which enable the measurement and the adjustment of separation of seal surfaces. The fluid swivel includes inner and outer walls that are rotatably coupled about an axis and that form an annular chamber and a pair of gaps exten... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4781404 | Multi-path fluid swivel A multi-line or multi-path fluid swivel contains a plurality of stacked modules with each module having an internal core and an external housing. Each core includes one integral flow conduit which extends from the bottom of the core and opens through the ... | 11/01/1988 |
