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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133005 | Blower A blower includes a housing and a plurality of impellers. The impellers are disposed in the housing, and a mutual air-gathering passage is formed between the impellers and the housing. Compared to the prior art, the mutual air-gathering passage of the blower of the ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8075248 | Fan assembly A fan assembly (20) used for dissipating heat from an electronic device. The fan assembly includes a bracket (30) and a fan module (40). The bracket has two parallel retaining walls (31). Each retaining wall defines an opening (311... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8016544 | Vertical windmill The vertical windmill includes a rotatable wind wheel column mounted to a base. The column includes a plurality of hollow wheel hubs stacked vertically atop each other. Each wheel hub includes a plurality of radiating mounting arms equidistantly spaced around the ax... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7967551 | Suction filter, turbocompressor, and method for compact assembling of the same A casing provided centrally with a sealed structure chamber. Small-sized separate four filter elements are arranged each on opposite sides of the chamber such that inflow air from a suction section into the casing is introduced via the filter elements into the chamb... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7946804 | Axial fan unit having reduced noise generation An axial fan unit includes two or more impellers accommodated in a housing. Each impeller has a plurality of blades disposed about a center axis and is rotated by an associated motor. The rotation of the impellers creates a flow of air generally flowing along the ce... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7909567 | Stratum deployment of wind turbines Installing large-sized wind turbines creates numerous challenges and limitations, hindering acceptance of wind generated energy. With small-sized wind turbines, such hindrances are omitted or minimized. Sized ever smaller, more small-sized wind turbines may be insta... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7775762 | Pump header body and modular manifold A modular header body is described for distributing fluid to an individually pumped fluid circuit. The modular header body has a valve to selectively isolate the header body's suction chamber from its volute, which permits a pump motor to be disconnected from the he... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7632061 | Pump or turbine drive unit comprising such a pump or turbine and outboard motor A pump or turbine is disclosed which includes a housing provided with at least one chamber, a rotor, which is rotatably mounted on a shaft in the chamber, an inlet, which communicates with the chamber at least at the location of the shaft, and an outlet channel, whi... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7621717 | Suction filter, turbo compressor, and method of packaging the compressor A casing provided centrally with a sealed structure chamber. Small-sized separate four filter elements are arranged each on opposite sides of the chamber such that inflow air from a suction section into the casing is introduced via the filter elements into the chamb... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7540706 | Wind harnessing system A wind harnessing system comprises a substantially helical structure including at least a portion of a spiraling groove and at least one energy converter positioned at least partially within the portion of the spiraling groove. In other embodiments, wind grooves for... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7507066 | Pump header body and modular manifold A modular header body is described for distributing fluid to an individually pumped fluid circuit. The modular header body has a valve to selectively isolate the header body's suction chamber from its volute, which permits a pump motor to be disconnected from the he... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7458767 | Cooling fan assembly for electric apparatus A cooling fan assembly for an electronic apparatus includes a casing and first and second centrifugal fans for creating airflow through the casing to dissipate heat associated generated by the electronic apparatus. The casing has at least first and second air inlets... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7408774 | Real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling, for cooling an electronic system, an electronic system utilizing the same, and a method for providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling. Th... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7357620 | Dual use cooling fan and air circulator A fan assembly that can be used as a cooling fan or an air circulator. The fan assembly can provide the cooling and air circulation functions simultaneously or separately. The intensity of the cooling and/or air circulation can be individually controlled and directe... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352074 | System for producing hydrogen making use of a stream of water A system for producing hydrogen from water, making use of a stream of water such as a gulf stream or tidal stream, includes a number of submerged modules, each having a turbine that can be driven by the stream of water. The turbine is coupled to a generator for gene... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329089 | Centrifugal fan A centrifugal fan includes a scroll casing consisting of first and second flat base walls, a circumferential side wall. An air inlet is formed on the first base wall, an exhaust port is formed on the side wall. A backflow prevention mechanism is arranged in the airf... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329964 | Compact hydropower generator adopting multiple rotary drums A compact hydropower generator adopting multiple rotary drums comprises a water reservoir for changing the flow direction of water that flows along a river and for temporarily storing the water. A base body is located at a lower side of the water reservoir and has a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299799 | Gas manifold assembly with a mounting device in a cooking appliance The gas manifold assembly (1) is adapted to a cooking appliance for supplying the burners (21) thereof, and is equipped with various taps (C1-C4) of the rotary type, installed on a elongated tubular-shaped manifold conduit (2), whi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293960 | Power generation assemblies, and apparatus for use therewith A floating power generation assembly comprises at least three floating units (900) floating on a body of water, and at least three anchors (916) secured to a solid surface beneath the body of water, each of the floating units (900) being provide... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291936 | Submersible electrical power generating plant A self-supporting, submersible generating plant for producing electricity from ocean currents, consisting of two counter-rotating, rear-facing turbines with a plurality of rotor blades extending radially outward from two separate horizontal axis that convey the kine... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7253536 | Water supply apparatus A water supply apparatus includes an apparatus body disposed in a flow passage for sucking water to an indoor facility and a power generation unit installed in the apparatus body. Further, the power generation unit further comprises a rotating shaft extended in a di... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7223068 | Housing for axial flow heat-dissipating fan A housing for an axial flow heat-dissipating fan includes an annular wall including an air inlet in a first end thereof and an air outlet in a second end thereof. A motor of an axial flow heat-dissipating fan is received in the annular wall. A plurality of axially e... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7195445 | Wind energy park around a building to be protected The invention concerns a wind park comprising a plurality of wind power installations which are arranged around a building to be protected. The invention provides that a small distance (as small as possible) is provided between the wind power installations and/or th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189051 | Wind power plant A wind power plant includes four main elements: a foundation (29), at least one supporting structure (21), a carrying construction (23) having a vertical axis (25) and being rotatable around the vertical axis, and at least one rotor (4... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172386 | Wind and solar power plant with variable high speed rotor trains A wind and solar power plant, producing electrical energy at any scale, site, and level above the ground, and with almost no wind, comprises rotor trains, mounted on decks of a garage-like building, each rotor train having a plurality of rotors positioned between a ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172477 | Safety propeller A safety propeller for a boat motor includes an annular collar having a front opening, a rear opening and a continuous peripheral wall. A plurality of angled, horizontal slits are circumferentially positioned about the peripheral wall to allow water to pass through ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7144214 | Rotor supporting structure of windmill for power generation A windmill 10 includes a frame 11 and a rotor 12 provided rotatively around the vertical shaft center. The rotor includes bosses 23, 24 located above and below, plural transversal blades 25 extending radially from the bosses, longi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7119451 | Self-powered miniature liquid treatment system with ultraviolet dosing A liquid treatment system that may be self-powered includes a filter, an ultraviolet light source and a hydro-generator. A flow of liquid may be filtered with the filter and used to rotate the hydro-generator to generate electric power. The ultraviolet light source ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7105942 | Plant, generator and propeller element for generating energy from watercurrents A plant, generator and rotating member for the production of power from currents in a body of water, comprising a fixedly mounted of floating structure, and a plurality of replaceable generator units (750) supported by the structure and which are driven by th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7067936 | Self-powered miniature liquid treatment system with multiple liquid flow paths A liquid treatment system that may be self-powered includes a filter, an ultraviolet light source and a hydro-generator in a first flow path. The first flow path may provide treated liquid at a first outlet of the liquid treatment system. A second flow path included... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064956 | Cooling system for a display projector A cooling system for a display projector. The display projector has a plurality of panels substantially enclosing a heat generating component. The system includes means for conducting heat from the heat generating component to at least one panel of the housing and m... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052242 | Multi-fan assembly comprising a servomotor driven vertical oscillation means for each fan A multi-fan assembly includes: a down rod assembly having a first end for fixing to a ceiling wall and having a second end provided with a canopy, a rotary assembly being fixed to a lower end of the down rod assembly and covered by the canopy. At both sides of the r... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042114 | Hydro-electric farms An underwater hydro-electric farm comprising a plurality of electrical generator assemblies arranged in an array on a bottom surface of a body of water within an ocean current path to take generate power from a kinetic energy caused by the flow of the underwater cur... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029244 | High-speed, belt-driven industrial blower A centrifugal blower is provided which incorporates a self-contained air cooling system. The blower includes a drive assembly connected to a drive motor and disposed within a housing having inlet and outlet apertures. A centrifugal compressor is connected to the dri... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018166 | Ducted wind turbine The performance of a turbine in a duct having a convergent and a divergent surface is enhanced by controlling the fluid flow pattern along the inner duct surface. For this purpose a free rotor redistributes part of the inner fluid stream through a ring into the oute... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018169 | Fluid flow control apparatus A device for controlling a fluid flow is disclosed. The device includes at least two fluid flow drivers, a plenum disposed to receive a fluid flow from the at least two drivers, and a baffle disposed within the plenum. The plenum has a first cross-sectional area pro... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018170 | Ribbon drive pumping apparatus and method with added fluid A ribbon drive pumping apparatus and method for substantially incompressible fluids, such as liquids, is disclosed. The pump has an extended tube having an intake at a first end and an outlet at a second end. A ribbon formed of helical coils is mounted in the tube f... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6998730 | Hydro-electric farms An underwater hydroelectric farm comprising a plurality of electrical generator assemblies arranged in an array on a bottom surface of a body of water within an ocean current path to take generate power from a kinetic energy caused by the flow of the underwater curr... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988868 | Propulsion linearizing mechanism A propulsion linearizing mechanism is provided for linearizing a fluid flow. The mechanism includes a frame having a cylindrical outer baffle which rotatably supports a plurality of propeller elements thereon. Each propeller element defines a respective sweep area a... | 01/24/2006 |
