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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118556 | Compressor wheel for a turbocharger system A turbocharger system for an internal combustion engine includes at least one compressor wheel. The at least one compressor wheel of a single stage or multiple stage turbocharger system is formed, such as by pressure casting, from at least one of an aluminum metal m... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7798777 | Engine compressor assembly and method of operating the same A compressor assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The compressor assembly includes a rotating impeller including an inlet, an outlet, and a body extending therebetween. The compressor assembly further includes a non-rotating impeller shroud. The body and t... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7600974 | Radial blade wheel The present invention relates to a radial blade wheel (1) with blades (3), a first wall (2) connected with the blades and having an opening (4) for enabling a flow through the wall (2) to the blades (3), and a second wall ( | 10/13/2009 |
| 7597541 | Centrifugal fan assembly The present invention provides a centrifugal fan assembly including a housing and a centrifugal fan. The centrifugal fan includes main blades, each including a suction surface, a pressure surface, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The centrifugal fan also include... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7484934 | Method and apparatus for propelling an intercepted fluid An apparatus that is rotatable around a first axis to propel an intercepted fluid in a radial direction. The apparatus has a support, a first blade assembly, and a second blade assembly. The first blade assembly has a first blade with a first substantially flat surf... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7419359 | Axial impeller with enhance flow An axial impeller (1), with enhanced flow, rotating in a plane (XY) about an axis (2) comprises a central hub (3), whose diameter is smaller than the diameter of the drive motor (3a), a plurality of blades (4) having a base ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7381027 | Fan motor A fan motor having a small thickness and its impeller's blades formed to have a longer length in the diametrical direction than a width in the axial direction. Since the blade of the fan motor has a tooth structure or chamfers at its edge end in the diametrical dire... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374394 | Multifunctional back-flowing strong-suction blower A multifunctional back-flowing strong-suction blower exhibits low energy consumption, mass airflow, enhanced capability of handling polluted material, high efficiency, and low noise. The strong-suction blower may also reduce the risk of pollution and corrosion of th... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7341425 | Axial flow compressor An axial flow compressor is provided with a rotor blade row (10) which is formed such that an outlet cross sectional area is larger than an inlet cross sectional area so as to reduce a speed in an axial direction and reduce a pressure difference between a pos... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334936 | Mixing device and method of mixing The present invention is a mixing device and a method of mixing viscous fluids with a mixing device. The mixing device includes a shaft and a support mounted for rotation with the shaft. A plurality of vanes extend from the support and are mounted for rotation with ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318703 | Impeller for a pump An impeller for a pump, particularly for a cooling water pump of an internal combustion engine, includes a hub (11), a cover disc (14) which is disposed on the intake side and is provided with a central opening (15) for sucking in a conveyed med... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316502 | Mixing blade, blending apparatus, and method of mixing A blade for mixing a material includes a disk comprising a plastic or composite material. The disk may have one or more circumferentially-spaced openings extending through the disk from a substantially flat top surface to a substantially flat bottom surface. The ope... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7305762 | Method for production of a rotor of a centrifugal compressor An improved method for production of a rotor (10) of a centrifugal compressor, wherein the rotor (10) is produced from a monolithic disc; this disc is worked in a radial direction by at least one tool (20) of a numerical control machine, such as... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261513 | Centrifugal compressor A centrifugal compressor has a housing assembly and an impeller rotatably connected to the housing assembly. Gas introduced into the housing assembly by rotation of the impeller is compressed at least by centrifugal force. One aspect of the present invention is that... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241117 | Motor shaft assembly and method A method for assembling a motor shaft with a bearing, a motor housing, and an impeller is disclosed. A motor shaft extension is used to retain the impeller axially on the motor shaft and allows the motor shaft to drive an additional component, such as an impeller, l... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220101 | Centrifugal fan and fan frame thereof A centrifugal fan, comprising a frame and a first guide portion. The frame comprises a bottom portion and a curved wall connected thereto. The curved wall comprises an airflow inlet. The first guide portion disposed along the curved wall at the bottom portion compri... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220106 | Francis wheel and hydraulic machine comprising one such wheel A Francis runner that includes a crown, a band and blades which extend between the crown and the band. An angle (β24) between a linear speed (U, D224) of one of the blades and a median of the blade at the trailing edge, has a value between 20 ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210904 | Runner blade for low specific speed Francis turbine A runner for use as retrofit in existing Francis turbine water path includes a set of nine profiles covering crown (hub) to skirt (band) area is to produce power efficently at deteriorated head condition of site. Each of the nine profiles is made of two curves, name... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210908 | Hydraulic machine rotor Rotor blades of a hydraulic machine rotor are shaped such that the inlet edge and outlet edge of two adjacent rotor blades have varying profiles in different sections. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207779 | Impeller for radial-flow heat dissipating fan An impeller for a radial-flow heat dissipating fan includes a hub and a plurality of blades surrounding the hub. The blades are connected to a circumference of the hub to allow joint rotation of the hub and the blades. The impeller includes an air inlet side and a b... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195459 | Francis turbine A Francis turbine with an improved shape of blades, which can reduce a circumferential velocity component generated in the flow downstream of the blades in a condition of a partial load operation, or reduce the secondary flow around the blades, is provided. A Franci... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186080 | Fan inlet and housing for a centrifugal blower whose impeller has forward curved fan blades A centrifugal blower with forward curved fan blades includes an inlet shroud whose shape is specifically designed for creating a smooth incoming airflow pattern that leads into the inner leading edges of the fan blades. The inlet shroud has first and second curved s... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186087 | Method and apparatus for a dispensing system with a dual direction paddlewheel A dual rotation paddlewheel includes tangs that are equally effective in either direction of rotation. The paddlewheel includes tangs disposed around an outer periphery of a body. The dual rotation paddlewheel includes a primary face for use in a first direction and... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182572 | Impeller assembly An impeller assembly has a hollow body, multiple main blades and multiple booster blades. The main blades are mounted around the body to define multiple flow channels between the main blades. The boosting blades are mounted around the body at the bottom edge and eac... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168328 | Measuring device for determining the mass rate of flow of a mass flow The invention relates to a measuring device for determining the mass rate of flow of a mass flow, especially for measuring a flow of bulk material. An impeller wheel (2), which is connected to the drive shaft (3) and which is driven at a constant rotat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165938 | Fan device for removing heat from heat sources A fan device includes a casing having a recess defined in a first side thereof so as to receive a fan unit therein, and a hole defined through a second side of the casing. An outlet is defined in a side of the casing. The fan unit includes a first ring and a motor i... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156612 | Spigot arrangement for a split impeller A spigot arrangement for split impeller (inducer and exducer) includes a recess of the exducer and means for reducing exducer blade root stresses and localized contact stresses between inducer and exducer. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147433 | Profiled blades for turbocharger turbines, compressors, and the like A rotor and an apparatus including a rotor are provided. For example, the apparatus can be a turbine or compressor having a housing in which the rotor rotates while gas is circulated therethrough. The rotor has a plurality of radially extending blades, and each blad... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137706 | Fan apparatus, method of manufacturing fan apparatus, projection type display device and electronic device With a trend toward a higher intensity projection type liquid crystal display device to further increase brightness of a projection screen, rated input power of a light source lamp increases, which makes essential a fan apparatus for cooling the light source lamp, e... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125226 | Impeller for radial-flow heat dissipating fan An impeller for a radial-flow heat dissipating fan includes a hub and a plurality of blades surrounding the hub. The blades are connected to a circumference of the hub to allow joint rotation of the hub and the blades. More than one blade include an air inlet side e... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112043 | Compressor impeller thickness profile with localized thick spot An air foil includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, a hub contour, and a tip contour, whereby the hub contour and tip contour extend between the leading and trailing edges to define a blade surface therebetween. A localized thick spot is disposed between the leadi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108482 | Centrifugal blower The present invention provides a centrifugal fan including a hub adapted for rotation about a central axis and a plurality of blades arranged about the central axis and coupled for rotation with the hub. Each of the blades includes a curvature in a plane that extend... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094016 | Multi-phase flow pumping means and related methods A method of pumping and related arrangement for multi-phase fluid flow wherein a centrifugal pump is used for the suction and delivery of the multi-phase fluid which has a fluid communication providing portion to provide a communication of fluid bled from the outlet... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083386 | Fan wheel assembly for connecting multiple hub rings A fan wheel assembly includes at least three hub rings and a connecting member. Each outer circumference of the hub rings provides with extension fan blades. The connecting member serially connects the hub rings which are coaxially stacked in a longitudinal directio... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083387 | Axial flow fan An axial flow fan. The axial flow fan includes an impeller, an annular structure, and a plurality of connecting elements. The impeller has a plurality of blades, arranged radially. Each blade has an outer periphery. The outer periphery has a top portion. The annular... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070317 | Method of mixing using vaned mixing device The present invention is a mixing device and a method of mixing viscous fluids with a mixing device. The mixing device includes a shaft and a support mounted for rotation with the shaft. A plurality of vanes extend from the support and are mounted for rotation with ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063515 | Radial fan An air compressor includes a valve plate with cooling fins and a piston also having cooling fins. The valve plate includes an integral and angled valve plate outlet. The angling of the valve plate outlet reduces turbulence and improves compressed air flow. The pump ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7025569 | Axial flow fan with multiple segment blades An axial flow fan with a plurality of segment blades is described. The axial flow fan has a base, a hub and a plurality of blade units. The hub is mounted on, or pivots on, the base and supports the blade units. Each of the blade units is connected to a periphery of... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021891 | Micro-impeller miniature centrifugal compressor A back-to-back double-flow bi-directional thrust-balanced micro-impeller for use in optimized compression cycles of small volumetric flow rates is provided. The back-to-back micro-impeller is a component of a compressor capable of generating a pressure head suitable... | 04/04/2006 |
