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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182218 | Vent and grilles A fan assembly includes a casing, which is substantially cylindrical in shape with a fan motor and fan blades located therein, so that air can be drawn into the casing and delivered therefrom. A grille extends over an open end of the casing and has a plurality of an... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172528 | Steam turbine One aspect of the present invention provides a steam turbine comprising a rotor and a casing that installs the rotor inside, wherein the casing comprises an upper-half section and a lower-half section, which are coupled with each other by an upper-half flange and a ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8142152 | Connection of radial arms to a circular sleeve via axes and spacers The connection assembly of an arm to a sleeve is carried out substantially by parts of axes crossing the arm and the spacers between the parts of axes and the sleeve and the assembly bolts. The assembly and the disassembly are easy, even with highly reduced encumbra... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133022 | Axial fan and frame thereof An axial fan includes a motor section, an impeller, a housing, and a plurality of supporting ribs. The motor section and the impeller are disposed on the inside of the housing. In a connecting region between an inner end portion of the supporting rib and the base se... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128359 | Air fan module and a flow directing blade assembly thereof An air fan module and a flow directing blade assembly thereof aim to reduce noises generated during operation of the air fan caused by friction between blades and air and improve cooling efficiency. The air fan module includes a fan frame which has an air inlet, an ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123475 | Heat dissipation fan A heat dissipation fan includes a fan frame, a bearing assembly, a stator and a rotor. The fan frame includes a base and a central tube. The central tube includes an open top end and an open bottom end. The base defines a receiving concave at a bottom surface thereo... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113775 | Axial flow fan The present invention provides an axial flow fan including an impeller that has a plurality of rotor vanes and is rotatable about a central axis, a motor that rotary drives the impeller, a base portion that supports the motor, a housing that has an intake vent, an e... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100645 | Axial flow impeller A low noise axial flow impeller has a multi cellular form of construction comprising a multiplicity of individual axial flow channels disposed in a circumferential and radial array with respect to the axis of rotation. This increases the “blade passing frequencyâ€... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092170 | Axial fan An axial fan forms an air inlet on one side and an air outlet on an opposite side along an axis of the axial fan. The axial fan includes a base, a bearing, a stator and a rotor. A central tube extends upwardly from the base. The stator is around the central tube. Th... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092169 | Integrated inlet fan case A fan section of a gas turbine engine includes nacelle inlet and a fan containment case that are integrally formed together as a single-piece component. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087887 | Fan and fan frame thereof A fan includes an impeller, a motor and a fan frame. The motor is coupled to the impeller and drives the impeller to rotate. The impeller and the motor are accommodated in the fan frame. The fan frame has a main body, an inner circular portion formed with a passage,... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7794204 | Axial fan assembly The present invention provides an axial fan including a hub adapted for rotation about a central axis and a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly from the hub and arranged about the central axis. Each of the blades includes a root, a tip, a leading edge b... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7762769 | Axial fan assembly The present invention provides an axial fan assembly including a motor having an output shaft rotatable about a central axis and a shroud coupled to the motor. The shroud includes a substantially annular outlet bell centered on the central axis. The axial fan assemb... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7645121 | Blade and rotor arrangement A fan rotor arrangement comprises a fan rotor (24) and a plurality of fan blades (26). Each fan blade (26) comprises a root portion (36) and an aerofoil portion (38). Each aerofoil portion (38) has a leading edge (44)... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7455501 | Miniature blower fan A miniature blower fan includes an axial seat and a shaft extending from a central portion of the axial seat. A plurality of vanes and a magnet are mounted to an outer circumferential wall of the axial seat. The vanes extend radially outward from the outer circumfer... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7443671 | Axial duct cooling fan A cooling fan comprising a housing that connects to a chassis that is operable to support an electronic component. An axial duct runs through the housing. A blade assembly is rotatably disposed within the duct and comprises a plurality of fan blades that extend radi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442005 | Fan frame and heat dissipation fan incorporating the fan frame A heat dissipation fan includes a fan frame, a stator mounted to the frame, and a rotor rotatably disposed around the stator. The fan frame includes a bracket, a central tube for positioning the stator, and a supporting member. The supporting member is made of a mat... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429162 | Fan A fan includes a frame, a motor base, an impeller, an airflow guiding component, and at least one outwardly expanded part. The motor base is disposed in the frame, and the impeller is disposed on the motor base. The outwardly expanded part, connected with the frame,... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7416387 | Fan and fan frame thereof A fan includes a fan frame and an impeller. The fan frame has a housing, a base and at least one supporting element. The inner wall of the housing has at least one guiding portion in the form of a curved cavity for increasing an airflow intake of the fan, and the ba... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416386 | Heat dissipation apparatus A heat dissipation apparatus. A fan frame includes an air inlet, an air outlet, a passage, and a curved expansion portion. The air inlet is opposite the air outlet. The passage is between the air inlet and the air outlet, guiding airflow from the air inlet to the ai... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414839 | Heat dissipation device having a fan holder for attachment of a fan A heat dissipation device comprises a heat sink, a fan, and a fan holder. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of fins arranged on the base. The fan includes a frame having an engaging flange at each corner thereof. The fan holder configured for attaching t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390166 | Rotary structure for radiation fans A rotary structure for radiation fans mainly includes a seat for housing a radiation fan and two brackets coupling with the seat to hold two sleeves. The two sleeves are coupled with two rotary ends of a spindle of the radiation fan to confine the spindle to rotate ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377751 | Cooling fan and shroud with modified profiles A cooling system includes a cooling fan with an outlet and an inlet and a shroud surrounding at least a portion of the cooling fan. The cooling fan includes a plurality of fan blades, and each fan blade includes an inlet portion and an outlet portion that define an ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372172 | Device and method for the generation of electrical energy Arrangement for generating electrical power from a flowing medium, wherein the arrangement includes a plurality of turbine generator units. At least some of the plurality of generator units are arranged at least one of one above another and one beside another. At le... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360987 | Stator of a high-pressure turbine of a turbomachine, and a method of assembling it A method of assembling sectored elements of an annular stator of a high-pressure turbine of a turbomachine about a longitudinal axis of said turbine, in which method an angular distribution pattern is defined for distributing elements of the stator over a predetermi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360992 | Fan to generate air flow in axial and radial directions A fan including a driving motor, a plurality of blades which are connected to the driving motor to rotate, and a housing having a housing main body to accommodate the driving motor and the blades, an air inhaler that is provided in the housing main body to inhale ai... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350485 | Engine cooling fan shroud A fan (16) draws air through a core (14) of a radiator (10) to which coolant from coolant passages in an engine (12) rejects heat. A shroud (28) having first and second parts (30, 32) in axial succession channels air that ha... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347135 | Water pressure driven generator A fluid pressure driven generator which includes a generator housing and a rotor positioned within the generator housing. A power shaft is positioned in the rotor with a moment arm connected between the power shaft and rotor. A high fluid pressure inlet will be form... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331756 | Axial-flow fan unit and heat-emitting element cooling apparatus An axial-flow fan unit that produces less noise is provided. Blades 19 are exposed from a venturi 29. The shape of each of the blades 19 is so defined that a space formed between at least an inner surface 28a of each of web leg sec... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331758 | Blower A blower includes: an impeller on which there are arranged axial flow blades 40 mounted at circumferential intervals to an outer peripheral surface of a boss; a case surrounding the impeller; and a bell mouth cylindrically constricted to guide gas into the ca... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329091 | Heat dissipation fans and housings therefor A heat dissipation fan and a housing thereof. The heat dissipation fan includes a housing and a plurality of blades. The housing includes an outer frame, a base, and a plurality of air-guiding elements. The base is disposed in the outer frame, supporting the blades ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322792 | Cooling fan without returning flow A cooling fan without returning flow comprises a motor stator, a frame and a motor rotor. The frame is joined to the stator with a support device at the inlet side thereof. The motor rotor is disposed at the stator. A fan blade set is disposed under the rotor and at... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314113 | Acoustic absorbers for use with computer cabinet fans and other cooling systems Systems and methods for absorbing acoustic noise generated by computer cabinet cooling fans are described herein. In one embodiment, an acoustic absorber for use with a fan carried by a computer cabinet in a room includes a first acoustic panel spaced apart from a s... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7312991 | Electronic apparatus having a vibration absorber An optical access apparatus is provided. The optical access apparatus includes a mounting plate, characterized in that the mounting plate has a bent portion acting as a balance plate of the optical access apparatus. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306429 | Axial-flow heat-dissipating fan An axial-flow heat-dissipating fan includes an impeller and a casing. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades formed on the hub. The casing includes an air inlet, an air outlet, a base in the air outlet, and guiding ribs mounted between the casing and ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306425 | Fan assembly A fan assembly including a fan, a supporting case to cover an outer surface of the fan and to support the fan, and an anti vibration member interposed between the fan and the supporting case to prevent a vibration occurring in the fan from being transmitted to the s... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304844 | Cooling fan assembly A cooling fan assembly includes a cooling fan (1) having a rotary hub (14) and a plurality of fan blades extending radially from an outer periphery of the hub, a hood (20) connected with the cooling fan, and a guiding member (40) located ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300262 | Heat dissipation fan A heat dissipation fan includes a rotor (1) having a hub (10) with a permanent magnet (104) attached to an inner surface thereof, a stator (2) and a fan frame (3) having a bearing seat (36). The bearing seat (36) incl... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292436 | Heat dissipating structure applicable to a computer host A heat dissipating structure for a computer host is disclosed. The heat dissipating structure is fixable to a housing of the computer host and is provided for a heat dissipating fan for dissipating heat. The heat dissipating structure includes a fan fixing housing i... | 11/06/2007 |