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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850423 | Steam turbine and turbine rotor High-temperature steam at 620° C. or higher is introduced to a reheat steam turbine 100, and a turbine rotor 113 of the reheat steam turbine 100 includes: a high-temperature turbine rotor constituent part 113a positioned in an are... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7632065 | Centrifugal pump and method of manufacturing the same A centrifugal pump includes a diffuser section for decreasing a velocity of the fluid discharged from an impeller, a return vane for leading the fluid which has passed through the diffuser section to a discharge side, and a main plate to which the diffuser section a... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7520720 | Pump Some embodiments of the present invention provide a pump including a pump housing having an inlet adapted to fluidly couple with an inlet conduit, and an outlet adapted to fluidly couple with an outlet conduit. The pump also includes a pump shaft rotatably supported... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7510373 | Multistage centrifugal compressor Multistage centrifugal compressor includes at least one stage which, in turn, has a lower half-tank, an upper half-tank, a series of lower half-diaphragms, a shaft equipped with a series of rotors, a series of upper half-diaphragms, a lower suction half-diaphragm, a... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7377744 | Multistage centrifugal pump A multistage centrifugal pump in which each stage includes a one-piece or multi-piece housing and an impeller disposed therein. The pump stages are arranged between an inlet end member and an outlet end member and retained therebetween by connectors so as to be conn... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7325601 | Shaft locking couplings for submersible pump assemblies An electrical submersible pump assembly has first and second modular component sections, each of the sections having an outer housing and an inner shaft member. A coupling sleeve having a bore is disposed between the modular component sections and receives the shaft... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326037 | Centrifugal pumps having non-axisymmetric flow passage contours, and methods of making and using same Centrifugal pumps and methods of making and using them are disclosed. One inventive pump includes a plurality of flow passages, at least one pump component having one or more non-axisymmetric flow passage contours defined at least in part by non-equal blade or vane ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7247001 | Impeller An impeller (1) according to the present invention has a disk-like main plate (10), a blade (20) joined to the main plate, and a side plate (30) having a suction port. A boss hole (12) is formed in a central portion of the main pla... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241104 | Two phase flow conditioner for pumping gassy well fluid A centrifugal pump pumps well fluid with a high gaseous content by conditioning the well fluid with a conditioning impeller and conditioning diffuser design for use with gaseous well fluid. The conditioning impellers have vanes that are curved with a leading edge th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7214031 | Apparatus and method for processing fluids An apparatus and a method for a versatile, multi-stage, centrifugal fluids-processing device adaptable to efficiently mixing, blending, emulsifying, deagglomerating or homogenizing fluids. The device comprises a centrifugal-pump-type mechanism comprising an electric... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7192254 | Radial fan having axial fan blade configuration The present invention is a radial fan having an axial fan blade configuration. The present invention comprises a hub; a first set of blades around the hub; and a second set of blades on the extending part. Therein, the hub comprises a hollow at the center, an axle, ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179053 | Air-blowing apparatus of cleaner Disclosed herein is an air-blowing apparatus of a cleaner. The air-blowing apparatus comprises a fan having a plurality of blades spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the fan for generating a blowing force in the centrifugal direction the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179057 | Velocity profile impeller vane In accordance with the present invention, an impeller for use in a centrifugal pump has at least one vane the radially outer terminal end of which is configured to produce a flow velocity profile that controls and reduces the wear caused by slurry fluid being expell... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7150152 | Vibration limiter for coaxial shafts and compound turbocharger using same A compound turbocharger is provided, including at least one housing. A first turbocharger having an outer shaft is disposed within the housing, and a second turbocharger is provided having an inner shaft co-axial with and extending within the outer shaft. At least o... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128535 | Turbine drum rotor for a turbine engine The present invention relates to an improved turbine structure for use in a gas turbine engine. The turbine structure includes a one-piece drum rotor and a plurality of turbine blades attached to the one-piece drum rotor. The one-piece drum rotor includes integrally... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7107972 | Multi-phase centrifugal supercharging air induction system A multi-phase centrifugal supercharging system (10) configured for supplying compressed induction fluid to an engine (E) is disclosed. The air induction system (10) broadly includes a drive assembly (12) powered by the engine (E), a superchargin... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107973 | Multiphase centrifugal compressor A multi-phase centrifugal supercharging system (10) configured for supplying compressed induction fluid to an engine (E) is disclosed. The air induction system (10) broadly includes a drive assembly (12) powered by the engine (E), a superchargin... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086649 | Gasket with two concentric lips A gasket, sliding about the axis of rotation of a part to be brought closer to or to be spaced apart from another part with which it provides tightness through a pair of lips provided on a ring. The gasket includes a portion of the ring capable of bending to modify ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086832 | High pressure rotary pump in a pot housing with a pressure cap The high pressure rotary pump in a pot housing includes a pressure cap (3). The latter has a flange part with a flange (4) with which the pressure cap is fastened to an end face and annular sealing surface (20) of a housing (2) by being s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7040857 | Flexible seal assembly between gas turbine components and methods of installation A preloaded spring assembly is provided in a recess in each shroud in axial opposition to an aft facing sealing surface of a turbine nozzle retaining ring. Each spring assembly includes a spring, preferably a bellows type spring, with a plate mounted on one side and... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033148 | Electromagnetic pump An electromagnetic micropump for pumping small volumes of liquids and gases comprises a magnetic actuator assembly, a flexible membrane and a housing defining a chamber and a plurality of valves. The magnetic actuator assembly comprises a coil and a permanent magnet... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6979174 | Stage pump having composite components A system and method is provided for pumping fluid. A pump incorporates composite components that provide a high degree of formability while maintaining wear resistance for use in potentially abrasive environments. The composite components may comprise one or more im... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6935838 | High pressure multi-stage centrifugal blower A high pressure centrifugal blower having vertically split casing and aluminum or steel impellers mounted on a common shaft housed within the casing, and at least two oil-enclosing bearing housings to rotatably support the rotors, where an integral gearbox is formed... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6893219 | Two-stage pump with high head and low delivery A pump includes a body, an actuating shaft, on which at least a first impeller and a second impeller are axially mounted, a fluid intake duct and a fluid delivery duct. The pump further includes front and rear chambers, first and second volutes, first and second dis... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6811382 | Integrated pumping system for use in pumping a variety of fluids An integrated pumping system for use in environments, such as subterranean environments, to move a desired fluid from one location to another. The integrated pumping system comprises one or more stages that each have an integrated pump and motor. A controller may be... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6499955 | Centrifugal compressor structure with impellers A centrifugal compressor includes first and second impellers coupled to opposite ends of a drive shaft. Each impeller includes a hub with a plurality of blades on a front face. The blades compress a fluid, while forcing the fluid off an outer periphery of... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6478016 | Gear driven supercharger having noise reducing impeller shaft A centrifugal supercharger includes a gear-type transmission for drivingly connecting the impeller to the engine. The transmission includes an impeller shaft supporting the impeller and being fixed relative to one of the gears of the transmission. The pre... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6439208 | Centrifugal supercharger having lubricating slinger A centrifugal supercharger includes a case presenting a compressor chamber and a transmission chamber. An impeller in the compressor chamber is mounted to a shaft that extends into the transmission chamber. The impeller shaft is drivingly connected to a p... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6411000 | Motor with a cooling means A motor with a cooling mean is provided which includes a rotation axis, a rotator assembly fixed to the rotation axis, a stator assembly that surrounds the rotator assembly, a bearing attached to both ends of the rotation axis to support the rotation axis... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6394748 | Multi-stage side channel pump In a multi-stage side channel pump, the efficiency can be optimized in that the geometry of each subsequent stage (14) is adapted to the specific volume of the medium at the outlet of the preceding stage (12) by determining the dimensions of the impeller ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6345503 | Multi-stage compressor in a turbocharger and method of configuring same A method of configuring a compressor in a turbocharger for use in an internal combustion engine is provided with the steps of: providing a multi-stage compressor including a first compressor wheel carried by a shaft, an axially extending first inlet and a... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6340288 | High-pressure fan A high-pressure fan comprising a blade wheel (3, 4), a fan housing (5, 6) surrounding the blade wheel and an electric motor (1) to operate the blade wheel. To eliminate the problems related to the mounting of the blade wheel, the blade wheel (3, 4) at lea... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6340287 | Multistage centrifugal compressor impeller for multistage centrifugal compressor and method for producing the same By changing a vane height to produce different vanes from master vanes, different impellers are produced, and therefore there can be obtained an inexpensive and high-reliability multistage centrifugal compressor and an impellers therefor. An impeller for ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6273674 | Wet gas compression device comprising an integrated compression/separation stage A gas compression device for compressing and separating a gas including a liquid phase and a gas phase, includes at least one inlet pipe for the wet gas, at least one compressed gas outlet pipe, a shaft and several compression stages. The device includes ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6241470 | Rotodynamic pump A rotodynamic pump comprises a centrifugal impeller (11) provided within a volute body (7) and an emulsifier (17) provided in the region of an inlet of the volute body and rotatable with the centrifugal impeller for emulsifying material to be pumped.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6227796 | Conical stacked-disk impeller for viscous liquids One or more improved pump impellers are provided and are rotationally supported in a pump having one or more stages. The improved impeller comprises a fluid induction core of flow passages spiraling axially about the impellers rotational axis and a stack ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220816 | Device for transferring fluid between two successive stages of a multistage centrifugal turbomachine The fluid transfer device comprises a stator assembly incorporating a plurality of return channels which pick up the high speed fluid flow leaving a centrifugal impeller of one stage of the turbomachine for the purpose of rectifying, slowing down, and con... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6155802 | Turbo compressor A turbo compressor is disclosed. The compressor includes a hermetically sealed shell, a motor chamber formed at a center portion of the shell, a driving motor installed in the motor chamber, a driving shaft engaged with the driving motor having its one en... | 12/05/2000 |
