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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7458775 | Magnetically operated fan device A magnetically operated fan device includes a fan member rotatably supported on a housing, one or more magnetic members disposed in the housing, a base supported in the housing, a follower rotatably attached to the base and having a frame, an axle rotatably attached... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7357567 | Sterile fluid pumping or mixing system and related method A system for pumping or mixing a fluid using a levitating, rotating magnetic element and various other components for use in a pumping or mixing system are disclosed. The magnetic element is placed in a vessel or container that can be positioned in close proximity t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7332842 | Fan motor A fan motor includes: a stepping motor for rotating a rotating shaft; an impeller rotated by the rotating shaft; and a connecting member for rotatably connecting the impeller relative to the rotating shaft. The connecting member absorbs an inertia force of the impel... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7306728 | Rotor and methods of use A shaftless rotor includes at least two recessed portions. The portions are shaped to enable the rotor to rotate by the application of fluid flow to the rotor. The centre of mass of the rotor is substantially at the centre of the volume of space occupied by the roto... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7282823 | Self-cooling electric machine An electric machine having a rotor with a ventilation port and a rotor coupling with at least one air disturber. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258480 | Apparatus for mixing liquid samples using a two dimensional stirring pattern A method for rapidly and uniformly mixing solutions within a biochemical analyzer by rapidly and repeatedly moving a sampling probe in a two-dimensional boomerang-curved pattern within the solution. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7242162 | Apparatus and method for retracting awning An apparatus and method for retracting an awning. A sensor detects an awning acceleration caused by wind impacting the awning, and generates a signal having an amplitude corresponding thereto. When the signal exceeds a certain threshold, the awning is retracted. The... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210226 | Method of manufacturing an impeller A method of manufacturing an impeller includes the steps of: (a) forming an impeller having a plastic disc body and magnetisable material distributed and encapsulated within the body; (b) testing the imbalance of the impeller; (c) removing plastic material from the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7186083 | Wind energy conversion device A wind energy conversion device includes a propeller in which each of the propeller blades includes a proximal (radially inward) non-airfoil mounting section, a medial section and a distal tip section mounted to pivot relative to the medial section about a pitch axi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168848 | Axial-pumping impeller apparatus and method for magnetically-coupled mixer An impeller apparatus for use with a magnetically coupled mixer includes in one embodiment an axial-pumping impeller spaced axially apart from a driven magnet by a shaft. In another embodiment the impeller apparatus includes an up-pumping impeller spaced axially apa... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166940 | External rotor motor An external rotor motor is disclosed, which features a stator (11) and a rotor (13) surrounding the stator (11) while leaving an air gap. A damper (16) made of an elastic material is arranged on the outside of the rotor (13) in ord... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161315 | Self dust-off apparatus and method thereof A self dust-off apparatus includes a fan and a controller. The fan, which can be driven to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, is installed in a projector. The controller is employed to direct the rotational direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) of the fan. In... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147438 | Electric turbine An electric turbine includes a fan with a plurality of blades each with a tip having a permanent magnet positioned in the tip. The fan is mounted for rotation about an axis with the blades extending radially outwardly from the axis of rotation and with the tips adja... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134840 | Rotor system for a remotely controlled aircraft A remotely controllable flying machine, such as a remote control ultralight helicopter, has at least one rotor blade (104), the pitch (α) of which may be adjusted. The adjustment of the pitch (α) of the at least one rotor blade is achieved by means of a for... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7045702 | Solar-paneled windmill A solar-paneled windmill is provided having aerodynamic fan blades provided with solar panels. The windmill produces electricity using wind energy and solar energy. In another embodiment, magnets are provided to the solar-paneled windmill fan blades to generate magn... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034417 | Rotor assembly capable of dissipating heat A rotor assembly capable of dissipating heat comprises a shied cover and a hub. The shied cover provides a closed end and an open end with a lateral wall thereof being joined to the closed end and at least a through hole being provided at the closed end. The hub pro... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021894 | Apparatus for cooling of electronic components An apparatus for cooling of electronic components of the present invention are provided with a heatsink and a blower with an electric drive. The heatsink comprises a base and heat exchanging means. The electric drive comprises a stator and a rotor with an axle; the ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7010813 | Leisure sports helmet The object of this invention is to provide a leisure sports helmet having both a fan and a plurality of vents on a helmet body. Due to the fan (100) and the vents (20), atmospheric air is drawn into the interior of the helmet to cause convection to tra... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6984109 | Rotor blade pitch control assembly A rotor blade assembly provides a pitch control assembly to pitch the rotor blade about a rotor blade pitch axis. The pitch control assembly includes a trailing edge flap and a trailing edge servo flap that extend from the trailing edge of the rotor blade. The trail... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6926498 | Hub of fan wheel with improved attachment for metal case A hub of a fan wheel with improved attachment for a metal case. The fan wheel is composed of a hub with a storage portion and a plurality of blades arranged around circumference of the hub. A metal case with a magnetic part is disposed in the storage portion of the ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923619 | Integrated blade cooler for electronic components An integrated blade cooler for electronic components comprises a blower with a radial impeller and a casing, an electric drive with a magnetic rotor and a stator, and a heatsink with fins and a base. The casing has an inlet and an outlet; the impeller comprises blad... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6881033 | Impeller An impeller includes a plastic disc, an annular array of vanes, a rotation support and regions of permanently magnetisable material. The plastic disc has an upper face and a lower face. The vanes are spaced around the periphery of the disc and extend from the upper ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6821090 | Gust alleviation/flutter suppression device An active control device is disclosed comprising an array of actively controlled oscillating air jets disposed on an aircraft structure. In a preferred embodiment, the device senses parameters associated with incipient unsteady aerodynamic excitation, such as free s... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6769873 | Dynamically reconfigurable wind turbine blade assembly A dynamically reconfigurable wind turbine blade assembly includes a plurality of reconfigurable blades mounted on a hub, an actuator fixed to each of the blades and adapted to effect the reconfiguration thereof, and an actuator power regulator for regulating electri... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6745767 | Respiration system with an electrically driven rotary compressor A respiration system is provided with an electrically driven rotary compressor as a gas delivery unit. The system makes a low-noise mounting of the gas delivery wheel possible. The gas delivery wheel can also be washed and sterilized and ensures a reliable separatio... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6543719 | Oscillating air jets for implementing blade variable twist, enhancing engine and blade efficiency, and reducing drag, vibration, download and ir signature A porous surface on an aircraft structure driven with oscillating positive and negative pressures is used as an active control device for attenuating negative aerodynamic interactions. The porous surfaces can be driven with positive and negative pressures... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6544000 | Magnetostrictive adjustment of propeller blade A magnetostrictive rod subject to a magnetic field generated by an electrical activating coil within a pocket of a propeller blade is held in abutment with the body of the blade to effect its deflection causing change in shape involving a variation in bla... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6443715 | Pump impeller A pump impeller having a central hub and circumferentially-spaced bottom vanes extending in a direction outwardly of the hub. An annular shroud surrounds the hub in outwardly-spaced relationship thereto and provides an impeller liquid inlet passage around... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6293754 | Method and apparatus for altering the physical properties of fluids A system for fluid processing is provided to control shear, point velocity and pressure in either a Newtonian or non-Newtonian fluid, which includes creation of three fields, namely a dynamic microshear field, a dynamic velocity field and a dynamic pressu... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6250880 | Rotary pump with exclusively hydrodynamically suspended impeller A pump assembly 1, 33, 200 adapted for continuous flow pumping of blood. In a particular form the pump 1, 200 is a centrifugal pump wherein the impeller 100, 204 is entirely sealed within the pump housing 2, 201 and is exclusively hydrodynamically suspend... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6234751 | Oscillating air jets for reducing HSI noise Porous surfaces on an aerodynamic structure driven with positive and negative pressures are used in an active control system for attenuating shock waves responsible for high-speed impulsive (HSI) noise. The control system includes an array of apertures in... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6227797 | Rotary pump with hydrodynamically suspended impeller This invention relates to rotary pumps adapted, but not exclusively, for use as artificial hearts or ventricular assist devices and, in particular, discloses in preferred forms a seal-less shaft-less pump featuring open or closed (shrouded) impeller blade... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220826 | Fuel delivery unit A delivery unit for motor fuel includes a side channel pump and an electric motor that drives the side channel pump. The electric motor has an armature winding, a permanent magnet (37), and a rotor (29). The rotor (29) and the impeller (16) of the side ch... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6196797 | Electronic self-powered propeller governor An electronic self-powered propeller governor driven off the aircraft engine includes a drive shaft which drives a hydraulic pump to produce pressurized oil to move a hydraulically controlled piston connected to the propeller blade for changing the blade ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6149404 | Fuel supply unit A feed unit for fuel, has a pump chamber (14) and an impeller (16) disposed in the pump chamber, an electric motor (12) driving the impeller (16), the electric motor (13) with a rotor formed as the impeller (16) of the feed pump (11), in order to achieve ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6092990 | Oscillating air jets for helicopter rotor aerodynamic control and BVI noise reduction An active control system for reducing blade-vortex-interaction (BVI) noise generated by a rotor blade. The active control system includes a pressure sensor assembly, a device for changing a lift generated by the rotor blade, and a controller for activatin... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5967749 | Controllable pitch propeller arrangement In the particular embodiments described in the specification, a controllable pitch propellor arrangement includes a plurality of propellor blades supported from a central hub which is rotatably mounted on a shaft in which each blade is pivotally supported... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5938404 | Oscillating air jets on aerodynamic surfaces An active control device for use on an aerodynamic structure is provided. The aerodynamic structure includes an outer aerodynamic skin and an interior volume, wherein the outer aerodynamic skin surrounds the interior volume. The active control device incl... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5533803 | Magnetic stirring apparatus with contactless coupling between stirring shaft and stirring tool A stirring apparatus has a stirring shaft, a drive, a stirring tool, and a contactlessly operating coupling for transmitting a driving moment from the drive through the stirring apparatus shaft to the stirring tool. The contactlessly operating coupling is... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5399074 | Motor driven sealless blood pump A centrifugal blood pump, used for heart-lung machines or the like, comprises an impeller, a casing having a suction inlet and a delivery outlet and being equipped with a space for rotatably accommodating the impeller, and a magnetic drive means disposed ... | 03/21/1995 |
