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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7594800 | Ventilation assembly for wind turbine rotor hub A ventilation assembly for a wind turbine rotor hub is provided, the ventilation assembly comprising a frame fixedly mountable to the rotor hub, the frame including at least one opening, and a cover for said at least one opening, the cover being mounted to said fram... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7419364 | Nose cone for a turbomachine A nose cone for a turbomachine, such as a turbojet in particular, the cone being mounted on the end of a shaft carrying fan blades and being associated with a controlled axial displacement mechanism, thereby making it possible to modify the axial position of the con... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7393272 | Air filter assembly A kit for forming an air filtering assembly from a portable box fan assembly having a parallelepiped housing with square open sides through which an electric motor driven fan in the housing propels air, and a filter assembly including a parallelepiped frame with opp... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7381129 | Columnar air moving devices, systems and methods Air moving device includes a housing, an impeller in the housing for generating a downward air flow, and vanes in the housing in close proximity to and a selected distance below the impeller to straighten the air flow. The device produces an air flow that substantia... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7355146 | Heating unit A heating unit for a vehicle features a radial fan (100) having a housing (110), which housing has an air inlet (116) and an air exit opening (118). The heating unit has an air-directing device (140) that guides an air flow in a pr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7310898 | Modularized multifunctional ironing board with fan The invention relates to a modularized multifunctional ironing board with fan, consisting of an ironing board with ventilation holes, a cotton fabric layer on top, a fan, and supporting all the above a rack assembly base. By conjoining the ironing board and the fan ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7293963 | Removable tail rotor boot A boot provides for removable attachment to a tail rotor assembly to flexibly protect the interior of the tail rotor blade assemblies. The boot includes a first fastener strip mounted adjacent a first boot edge and a second fastener strip mounted adjacent a second b... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287576 | Universal fan for motor vehicle heat exchanger A cooling system assembly for a vehicle includes a heat exchanger with a plurality of fins for the transfer of heat to air passing therebetween. The heat exchanger has a pre-selected length, width, and thickness such that the heat exchanger fits adjacent an engine o... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273195 | Vertical lift craft A vertical lift craft includes a vertical lift craft, a powered rotor system including two counter-rotating lift rotors rotatably mounted to the body and a cage fixed to the body and extending about the powered rotor system, the cage including flexible rods extendin... | 09/25/2007 |
| RE39774 | Fan guard structure for additional supercharging function A fan guard has a function of supercharging a fan in addition to supporting a rotor device is disclosed. The fan guard is to be mounted beside the rotor device for supporting the rotor device, and additionally, the fan guard interacts with an airflow generated by th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238006 | Multiple impeller fan for a shrouded floor drying fan A method and apparatus for drying floors and carpets using a double impeller fan for generating a pressurized air stream within a vertical cylindrical fan shroud that is spaced two to five inches away from the floor on a set of legs such that an opening is formed be... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214032 | Heat dissipating device A heat dissipating device includes an object, a housing having a chamber for receiving a driving device which includes a spindle extended out of the housing, a fan device is attached to the spindle of the driving device, for being rotated and driven by the driving d... | 05/08/2007 |
| RE39570 | Fan grill construction Improved fan grill/guard construction for fans for supplying air, where the fan has a front grill with an outer ring which wraps around and is dimensionally structured to improve airflow and to diffuse the air over a wide area. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201563 | Louvered fan grille for a shrouded floor drying fan A method and apparatus for drying floors and carpets using a louvered grille with a shrouded floor drying fan for generating a pressurized air stream within a vertical cylindrical shroud that is spaced two to five inches away from the floor on a set of legs such tha... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195449 | Fan The invention relates to a device for generating an air current, in particular for cooling or heating electric components or sub-assemblies. The aim of the invention is to develop a device of this type in order to incorporate an additional air-current monitor in a s... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172387 | Fan guard for blower unit A fan guard includes a plurality of extending ribs extending from a blocking plate to an outer frame, a plurality of inner ribs arranged between the extending ribs and extending from the blocking plate to the substantial center in the radial direction, and a plurali... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160080 | Fan assembly A fan frame provides fixing parts extending downward to embrace a radiator with a hook end catching lower side of the radiator respectively. A guard device is disposed on the frame with hard skeletons to surround a fan wheel so that fluid can enter the radiator via ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140842 | Axial flow fan An axial flow fan includes a frame, a driving device and a fan blade part. The driving device is disposed in the frame and the fan blade part provides a hub member and a plurality of fan blades attached to the outer rim of the hub member and the hub member engaging ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128526 | Anti-reverse flow mechanism for centrifugal blowers A set of cooling air blowers for machines which require cooling air during operation. The blowers each include an outlet having an anti-reverse flow feature for preventing the flow of air into the blower from externally of the machine should the blower fail, thereby... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118333 | Electric cooling fan and case of electronic or electric device A case that is used for an electronic or electric device has an opening portion arranged at a vicinity of a fan motor that generates airflow inside and outside the case. The opening portion has a protection portion for preventing a finger or other matters from enter... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104753 | Motor fan guard The present invention relates to a fan guard which utilizes an associated electric motor body for increased support and rigidity. The fan guard includes an inner housing member which mounts to an electric motor body. A plurality of circumferentially spaced reinforci... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7063504 | Cooling fan A cooling fan with high heat-dissipating performance includes a plurality of blades; and a frame for receiving the blades therein, wherein the frame has a reduced height for exposing the blades to outside of the frame so as to allow air to enter into the frame via a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059826 | Multi-directional air circulating fan A multi-directional air circulation device for use in a living space. The multi-directional air circulation device comprises a first housing having i) a first wall portion defining a first interior space, ii) a first air outlet, and iii) a first air directing grill ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7011500 | Rolling barrel fan A ventilation fan that functions as a wheel for movements. The generally cylindrical fan housing is pivotally coupled to a triangular handle. The handle may be manually grasped to roll the fan towards an operative position. The handle may be positioned in a temporar... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011504 | Fan, fan guard and related method An assembly includes a fan housing that includes a casing and a stator disposed radially inward of the casing and adapted to receive a rotor assembly. Struts attach the stator to the casing. One or more of the struts may define a channel for routing one or more elec... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008181 | Gas turbine engine air baffle for a rotating cavity An annular air baffle disposed in a cavity of a rotatable gas turbine engine part includes an annular split ring supporting a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart fins. The cavity is closed at a radially outer diameter and open at a radially inner diameter of... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004726 | Fan for cooling a computer A fan assembly includes a fan mounted within a housing that features an inward concave arrangement for an inner face of its housing to reduce the distance between the housing and a center shaft of the fan blades. In this way, fan vibration and noise can be reduced. | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974489 | Method and apparatus for protecting electronic devices against particulate infiltration, excessive heat build-up, and for implementing EMC shielding There is disclosed an apparatus and method for protecting electronic devices against excessive heat build-up and particulate infiltration while implementing EMC shielding. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6935908 | Weed deflector for an outboard motor water intake A weed deflector for a water intake formed in the lower unit of an outboard motor or stern drive of an inboard outboard engine. The weed deflector includes a fin with a leading edge disposed between a fin base and a tip. A mounting plate fixes the fin base to the lo... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6921328 | Cooling device for electric equipment A cooling device for an electric equipment which is excellent in cooling efficiency and low in noise and permits easy mounting of a cooling fan and a fan guard, comprising a heat sink (1) having a U-shaped frame (4) consisting of a flat part (2)... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910862 | Airflow guiding structure for a heat-dissipating fan A heat-dissipating fan includes a casing having an air outlet, a base mounted in the air outlet, an impeller being mounted on the base and having a plurality of blades, a plurality of ribs each extending between the base and the casing along a radial direction of th... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6866474 | Noise reduction by vortex suppression in air flow systems Acoustic vibrations generated by von Karman vortex streets are reduced by shaping members interposed in moving air flowstreams, such as fan guards and grilles used in forced flow air conditioning systems, to have either a cylindrical cross section or a non-cylindric... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6830433 | Tower fan An apparatus for the distribution of air includes a fan unit having a first and second portion, where the second portion is pivotable relative to the first portion about a common axis. A base supports the fan unit, and the fan unit may oscillate relative to the base... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6790009 | Fan grill assembly A fan (10) is disclosed having a base (11), a motor housing (12) encasing an electric motor (13), a blade assembly (14) coupled to the motor, and a grill assembly (15) surrounding the blade assembly. The grill assembly inclu... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6780216 | Air filter for computers A filter bag of rectangular shape is fitted over the computer to be protected. It has a main opening for receiving the computer, and is longer than the computer with the open-ended position extended beyond the computer and tied to close the main opening against the ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6764277 | Fan guard of fan unit A fan guard 18 of an outdoor unit comprises an outer frame, a plurality of radiating ribs 27, and a plurality of annular ribs 28. The outer frame is disposed around the outer circumference of a lid member that is an air conditioner discharge por... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6749398 | Hot swap fan tray with fan guard A hot swap fan tray with fan guard is disclosed. The present invention includes a frame, at least one fan and at least one fan guard. The frame includes a plurality of first holes. The fan includes a plurality of second holes. The fan guard further includes a plane ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6705835 | Electric fan A fan provided with a smoke detector wired to a CPU in a switch to start the fan if smoke detected exceeds a certain level; and an ion generator is provided to generate ions to neutralize substances carrying hazardous cations; a first conductor on a screen holder wi... | 03/16/2004 |
