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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137061 | Cooling structure for working vehicle A cooling structure for a working vehicle in which a shroud is attached to a radiator provided to a vehicle body, and an air-cooling fan is made face to an airflow opening of the shroud, wherein the shroud comprises a shroud body attached to the radiator, and an ope... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128353 | Method and apparatus for matching the thermal mass and stiffness of bolted split rings A method and apparatus for controlling distortion in the casing of a gas turbine are disclosed. The method uses a split in the flange ID underneath “false” flanges to tune the hoop stiffness of the casing to match the stiffness and behavior of the bolted joint. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118549 | Gas turbine transition duct apparatus A gas turbine transition duct is provided comprising a generally tubular main body having first and second ends, the first end being adapted to be positioned adjacent to a combustor unit and the second end being adapted to be positioned adjacent to a turbine and a c... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8061980 | Separation-resistant inlet duct for mid-turbine frames A transition duct assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an outer diameter surface and an inner diameter surface. A substantially annular flowpath having a radial offset is defined between the inner diameter surface and the outer diameter surface. A curvature di... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8007231 | Flowing water energy device This device transforms the energy of flowing water into useable energy and includes one or more flow diversion structures, one or more paddlewheels, and one or more generators. A gearbox or transmission may be added to increase the rotational speed of the generators... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7976273 | Tip turbine engine support structure A tip turbine engine assembly according to the present invention includes a load bearing engine support structure (12). The engine support structure (12) includes an engine support plane (P) that is substantially perpendicular to an engine centerline (... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7815416 | Steam turbine In a steam turbine having a cross-over duct for delivering steam discharged from an intermediate pressure turbine to low pressure turbines, the intermediate pressure turbine provides two outlets for discharging exhaust steam, the low pressure turbine provides two in... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7798771 | Heat dissipating device A heat dissipating device includes an outer frame, a first rotor, a base, a second rotor and a driving device. The first rotor comprises a shaft, a first hub and a plurality of first rotor blades disposed around the first hub. The base is disposed in the outer frame... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7722319 | Locking and fixing device for a heat shield element for a rotor unit of a turbomachine A locking and fixing device for a heat shield element, which heat shield element can be arranged along a heat shield row axially directly next to at least one blade provided in a blade row and has, axially facing the blade, at least two projections of rib-like desig... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7377742 | Turbine shroud assembly and method for assembling a gas turbine engine A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling a rotor assembly including a plurality of rotor blades about a rotatable main shaft of the gas turbine engine. The main shaft is aligned in an axial direction of the gas turbine engine. A shroud assembly... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7338521 | Low profile inlet for an implantable blood pump A low profile pump inlet for an implantable blood pump is disclosed. The low profile pump inlet has an inflow diffuser for attachment to a conduit bearing an inflow of a fluid such as blood and an outflow orifice in fluid connection with the diffuser. The outflow or... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331759 | Drying fan A drying fan, including for water damage restoration, including for drying a room corner extending axially along an interface between a wall and a floor, has a shrouded housing having an axial flow path therethrough, an intake cowling receiving intake air, and an ex... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311492 | Duct fan A duct fan comprises a housing (4) having substantially the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped and inside thereof an impeller (5) and a motor for rotation thereof. The fan has also a member for connecting an inlet side of the housing to an upstream ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293958 | Centrifugal pump A centrifugal pump (1) is proposed, in particular for household appliances, such as washing machines or dishwashers, which comprises a pump housing (2) having an axial inlet (11), an outlet (12) and a heating element, wherein the pump hou... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290981 | Inline vent fan A vent fan is for directing a fluid along a vent pipe. The vent fan has a housing defining an inlet, an outlet and an internal space for a fluid flow path. A separating wall divides the internal space into an inlet and outlet chamber. The vent fan also includes firs... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7238004 | Serial fan with a plurality of rotor vanes A serial fan includes a frame, a plurality of rotor vanes, at least one motor for driving the rotor vanes and a support connected to the frame through a plurality of connecting parts for receiving the at least one motor. The plurality of rotor vanes are arranged in ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228935 | Attachment pin for an exhaust-gas muffler The invention relates to an attachment pin (1) for fixing an exhaust-gas muffler (2) in an apparatus part (4) of a portable handheld work apparatus (5) driven by an internal combustion engine. The exhaust-gas muffler (2) includes e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204676 | Fan blade curvature distribution for high core pressure ratio fan A method for reducing vortex promotion of a rotor blade used in high core PR fans comprises shifting a curvature distribution of a blade section immediately adjacent to the hub such that a major turning of the suction side of the section is located near a trailing e... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7181914 | Diffuser for gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine pre-diffuser 40 is generally annular, including radially inner and radially outer walls 40 and 42 and a generally cylindrical midline 48 defined between the walls. The pre-diffuser 40 includes a central member ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7137590 | Lubricating installation for rocking power transmission box An installation includes at least a pressurized lubricating circuit for elements housed in the rocking crankcase, each circuit including a radial transfer bearing between two opposite cylindrical journals coaxial about the rocking axis, one fixed journal on a fixed ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7080510 | Exhaust gas sealing system for turbocharger An exhaust gas sealing system for a turbocharger includes a control valve for controlling a flow of an exhaust gas in a turbine housing, a shaft extending to an outside of the turbine housing through a bearing bore provided on the turbine housing, one end of the sha... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7047912 | Work vehicle cooling system A work vehicle cooling system comprises a cooling fan (18) driven by the output from an engine (16), and a flow path for allowing an airflow (27) generated by the cooling fan (18) to be flown between the engine (16) and an operator... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048035 | Casing for a heat exchange system A casing for a heat exchange system defines a blower compartment (18), an evaporator compartment (20), and a diffuser (22). The diffuser (22) defines an exit (28) and an entry area in a cutoff plane (30). A vane wall (38 | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038351 | Metal-graphite brush and motor including a metal-graphite brush A metal-graphite brush for supplying electricity to a coil wound around a core provided at a rotor of a motor is made of sintered material having porosities at a surface of, or inside, the sintered material. The metal-graphite brush is infiltrated by a liquid contai... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7013652 | Gas turbo set A gas turbo set comprises a compressor, combustion chamber and turbine, a common rotor shaft having arranged on it, within the compressor, a plurality of rows of compressor moving blades and, within the turbine, a plurality of rows of turbine moving blades, which al... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001140 | Centrifugal fan diffuser At least one embodiment of the present inventive technology focuses on a vaneless diffuser adapted for establishment extra-radially of a centrifugal fan, wherein the diffuser may effect an optimal transformation of velocity pressure into static pressure of a fluid (... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000952 | Duct separation restraint apparatus and method A coupling apparatus and method for coupling two duct sections together to form a joint therebetween. The apparatus includes a catcher ring component formed coextensive with the edge of one section of duct, and a catcher finger component formed coextensive with an e... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6923694 | Waterjet propelling device of boat Rotary vanes having inducer-joined axial-flow vane portions, mixed-flow vane portions collisionlessly connected to the axial-flow vane portions, and centrifugal vane portions collisionlessly connected to the mixed-flow vane portions are wound around an outer periphe... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6884033 | Volute inlet of fan The fan has a volute inlet. Designing the shape of inlet to improve the heat dissipation of the fan. The fan has a volute inlet having a reference point on the housing with respect to an outlet. The blades are partially covered by the inlet from the reference point ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6870098 | Conduit-ready terminal cover A hermetically sealed compressor assembly including a housing, an electric motor disposed in the housing, a compression mechanism disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the motor, a cover attached to the housing and including an integral fitting having a... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866625 | Rotary blood pump and control system therefor A pump assembly and estimation and control system therefor, the pump adapted for continuous flow pumping of blood. In a particular form, the pump is a centrifugal pump wherein the impeller is entirely sealed within the pump housing and is exclusively hydrodynamicall... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6705833 | Airflow flapper valve A blower apparatus includes a blower housing having at least one airflow channel. A flexible sheet having at least one flap is coupled to the blower housing such that the flap overlaps the channel to form a one-way valve. A plurality of flaps may be positioned over ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6651575 | Shore-use bilge blower A bilge blower for a watercraft such as a power boat. The bilge blower includes a blower unit and a power unit. The blower unit can be removeably attached to a bilge drain on the watercraft. The power unit supplies power to the blower unit. When the blowe... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6471473 | Marine in bilge blower A marine in line bilge blower and a method of manufacturing same are described. The blower, or fan, includes a housing in which a motor, airfoils, a fan wheel hub, and straightening vanes are positioned. Specifically, numerous airfoils are positioned on a... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6431828 | Non-planar rotor cover for a centrifugal pump A rotor assembly for a centrifugal pump is configured with at least one non-planar outer surface, in either the rotor cover or the rotor, or both, to produce centrifugal forces which exert an inward force on the rotor cover and/or rotor to counterbalance ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6379113 | Propeller apparatus A multi-stage propeller assembly including a barrel having a cylindrical actuation part and a tapered nozzle part, with the tapered nozzle part integrally extending from the cylindrical actuation part while being reduced in its diameter in a direction fro... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6336789 | Casing for a steam or gas turbine A casing for a steam or gas turbine comprises a shell and two flanges. The wall thickness of the shell is varied in an upper region facing away from the flange, in two central regions and in two lower regions facing the flanges, such that the upper region... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6250880 | Rotary pump with exclusively hydrodynamically suspended impeller A pump assembly 1, 33, 200 adapted for continuous flow pumping of blood. In a particular form the pump 1, 200 is a centrifugal pump wherein the impeller 100, 204 is entirely sealed within the pump housing 2, 201 and is exclusively hydrodynamically suspend... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6203290 | Closed-typed electrically-driven compressor A closed-type electrically-driven compressor comprising a compressing mechanism portion and an electric motor portion driving the compressing mechanism portion within a closed container, which is formed to be substantially cylindrical, and a terminal fitt... | 03/20/2001 |
