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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137063 | Component of a steam turbine plant, steam turbine plant, application, and production method The aim of the invention is to provide a superheated component of a steam turbine installation with high thermal and mechanical resistance. To this end, the component comprises a lining applied to a body of the component, on a hot side facing a steam chamber, said l... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8105025 | Collecting chamber and production process A collecting chamber of a flow machine which expands in the direction of circumference, including at least one outer shell part and a contour insert is provided. The contour insert is provided with a groove which extends in the circumferential direction and is prefe... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8066476 | Electrical submersible pump stage construction A pump stage is disclosed for use with an electrical submersible pump. The stage includes an impeller and diffuser, each having a hub, blades and an outside ring. In such pump stage, the stage flow area is constructed from separate segments manufactured from wear re... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7806654 | Pump housing assembly with liner A pump housing assembly which includes a pump casing and a liner, where the pump casing includes at least two parts which are adapted to be connected together in an assembled position with the pump casing having opposed front and rear sides and a common junction reg... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7588418 | Methods and apparatus for assembling turbine engines A method of assembling a turbine engine is provided. The method includes providing a bushing including at least one retaining mechanism formed integrally therewith, coupling a shim to the bushing such that at least one retainer extending from the shim is received wi... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7470106 | Centrifugal slurry pump An apparatus and method for a slurry pump having improved erosion characteristics. The pump comprises a rotatable impeller having at least one impeller vane, an impeller shroud having an inlet for conveying slurry to the impeller and an outlet for discharging slurry... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7416383 | Pump housing assembly with liner A pump housing assembly which includes a pump casing and a liner, the pump casing including at least two parts which are adapted to be connected together in an assembled position wherein the pump casing includes opposed front and rear sides, the at least two parts o... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7306427 | Sealing arrangement for the attachment of a side plate of a centrifugal pump and an attachment screw used therewith The present invention relates to a sealing arrangement for attaching a side plate often used with a pump volute of a centrifugal pump and an attachment screw used therewith. A characterizing feature of the sealing arrangement for attaching the side plate of a centri... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7278821 | Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engines A gas turbine engine compressor including a stator assembly and a method of assembling the same are provided. The method includes providing a compressor casing including at least two stator vane casing rails extending from the casing, coupling a rail liner within ea... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264443 | Centrifugal water pump A pump includes a housing defining an internal chamber having an axial inlet passage, a generally radial passage with an outlet to a volute. A rotatable impeller, disposed within the chamber, has a conical rear shroud sloping away from the axial inlet to define a re... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260929 | Secondary air deliver device for an internal combustion engine In a secondary air delivery device for an internal combustion engine comprising a secondary air charger with a compressor and a turbine which is driven by the vacuum generated in the engine intake duct and which drives the compressor that delivers secondary air to t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255528 | Liner for a gas turbine engine casing A turbofan gas turbine engine (10) comprises a fan rotor (32) carrying a plurality of radially extending fan blades (34). A fan blade containment assembly (38) surrounds the fan blades (34) and the fan blade containment assembly ( | 08/14/2007 |
| 7192243 | Gas turbine engine blade containment assembly A gas turbine engine rotor blade containment assembly (38) comprises a generally cylindrical, or frustoconical, metal casing (40). The metal casing (40) has at least one arched portion (62, 64, 66) and each arched portion (62, 64, 66 | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156614 | Centrifugal pump with multiple inlets A centrifugal pump assembly that includes an inlet housing that defines a inlet chamber and at least one inlet port in fluid communication with the inlet chamber. A volute forming part of the assembly defines an outlet port. An impeller is mounted for rotation at le... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7059832 | Rotation-locking of sectors of rectifier blades by bars in the parting planes of the housing The invention relates to a rotation-locking device of a sector of rectifier blades (5) mounted in a sector of the turbojet housing. A sector of blades comprises a support base (3). A housing sector comprises two recesses perpendicular to the axis of th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7015609 | Machine with a high-speed rotor A machine, having a high-speed rotor, and stationary components having connection surfaces for connecting the machine with external components and/or the stationary components with each other and provided with outer surface layers having a high friction coefficient.... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008183 | Deflector embedded impingement baffle An impingement baffle includes a perforate plate having a pattern of impingement holes. An imperforate deflector is spaced from the plate and is smaller than the plate for deflecting inlet air around the deflector to the holes. The baffle is disposed between a turbi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001148 | Replaceable insert for centrifugal blower flow control The present invention provides a method and apparatus for varying the high flow and low pressure operating range of a centrifugal blower. Centrifugal blowers are designed and rated for a certain capacity at a certain speed. The present invention provides an apparatu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6988870 | Casing for a centrifugal pump A pump casing for a centrifugal pump of the type that is used to process abrasive slurries is disclosed having at least one side or side liner that has a radially extending portion oriented toward the cutwater of the pump casing to localize the abrasive wear caused ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6935837 | Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engines A method enables a gas turbine engine including a first rotor assembly and a second rotor assembly coupled in axial flow communication downstream from the first rotor assembly to be assembled. The method comprises coupling an upstream end of an extension duct to an ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6921242 | Centrifugal slurry pump An apparatus and method for a slurry pump having improved erosion characteristics. The pump comprises a rotatable impeller having at least one impeller vane, an impeller shroud having an inlet for conveying slurry to the impeller and an outlet for discharging slurry... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6811372 | Device at an acoustic liner A device at an acoustic liner for an apparatus generating sound comprises means (12) adapted to enable changes of the value of the acoustic impedance of the liner. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6799943 | Centrifugal pump with multiple inlets A centrifugal pump (10) having a pump housing (40) that defines a substantially axial inlet port (32), a substantially radial inlet port (34) and an outlet port (30). An impeller (42) is rotatable within an impeller chamber ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6764276 | Guide vane assembly A fan outlet guide vane assembly (36) for a turbofan gas turbine engine (10) comprises a fan casing (32) and a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially extending fan outlet guide vanes (34). The fan outlet guide vanes (34) ar... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6685445 | Structure of a vertical-type, acid and base resistance pump An improved structure of a vertical-type, acid and base resistance pump is disclosed. The present pump structure comprises a motor, a seal cap, a ceramic ring, two seals, a shaft cap, a propeller wheel and a pump body, the front of the motor provided with... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6672833 | Gas turbine engine frame flowpath liner support An annular hanger for supporting an annular wall element from a gas turbine engine annular outer casing is circumscribed about a centerline extending in opposite first and second axial directions and has an annular first hook extending in the first axial ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6655914 | Casing cover and pump device A casing cover is used in separating a motor assembly and a pump assembly from each other in a pump device. The casing cover has a cylindrical wall portion having a motor-side positioning portion disposed on one of an inner and outer circumferential surfa... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6638007 | Turbomachine with radial-flow compressor impeller A compressor casing with a volute-shaped flow duct is fastened by means of a rigid fixing arrangement to the bearing casing of the turbomachine, with simple and low-cost means in such a way that the emergence of fragments of a burst compressor impeller fr... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6599086 | Adjustable pump wear plate positioning assembly An adjustable wear plate positioning assembly for a centrufigal pump having a casing with an inlet port offset from a pump impeller mounted within an impeller housing. The positioning assembly includes a wear plate carrier extending between a front wall o... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6527511 | Structure of an acid/base resistance pump An improved structure of an acid/base resistance pump is disclosed. The improved structure of an acid/base resistance pump has a motor, a body housing, a center cavity, an axle device, a blade device and a water-transporting seat, the motor being mounted ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6474960 | Respirator radial compressor with reduced sound emission A radial compressor is provided for respiration purposes. The sound emissions generated by deflections and separations of the gas flow in the compressor wheel and the housing of the radial compressor and by the high-speed motor of the radial compressor ar... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6464454 | Centrifugal pump A centrifugal pump pumps fluid containing large or long objects of solid material. Solid parts cause problems with centrifugal pumps in that they both stick to the edge of the vanes of the pump wheel and get in between the pump wheel and the housing and s... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6390768 | Pump impeller and related components A pump impeller and related components for pumping water, sewage or other pumped material from one location to another is disclosed. The pump impeller includes a core member having a back face, a front face, and a central bore extending therebetween. A fi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6312217 | Variable capacity supercharger A plurality of mounting holes 28 are bored in gas discharge channel 9a of turbine shroud 9 disposed on the inner periphery of turbine housing 1 on the opposite side to bearing housing. Screw holes 29 are constructed corresponding to mounting holes 28, in ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6193463 | Die cast compressor housing for centrifugal compressors with a true volute shape A die cast compressor housing includes an outer shell having a partial outer circumferencial volute wall portion and a projection surrounding the circumference of an aperture in the shell that mates with an insert having a first portion with a substantial... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6190119 | Multi-channel regenerative pump A turbine impeller pump assembly includes a rotating shaft and inboard and outboard casing members coupled together with each having cavity channels, and an annular recess, and an axial opening to receive the rotating shaft. Inboard and outboard liner mem... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6164904 | Assembly for brazing a stator component of a gas turbine engine and method brazing articles such as an abradable material to a stator of a gas turbine engine A method and assembly useful in metal joining processes is disclosed which blocks the deposition of molten metal in openings. The method and assembly employs mica material with a binder to block the flow of molten metal. In one detailed embodiment, the mi... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6106230 | Centrifugal pump An impeller for a centrifugal pump which includes a front shroud and a rear should, the shoulds being spaced apart so as to form a plurality of passageways therebetween which are separated by a plurality of impeller blades. The impeller has an outer diame... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6059523 | Containment system for containing blade burst The present invention is addressed to a multiple layer blade burst control system for use in turbine engines. The system utilizes a first inner containment ring and a second outer containment ring separated by a layer of thin ductile material. The inner c... | 05/09/2000 |
