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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7070394 | Gas pressure driven fluid pump having pilot valve controlling disc-type motive and exhaust valves A gas pressure driven fluid pump comprising a pump tank having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. A float, carried within the interior of the pump tank, is operable to move between a low level position and a high level position. A snap-acting valve is operatively c... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7007456 | Dual chamber pump and method Disclosed is a pneumatically powered high-pressure and lightweight fluid pump. The pump is useful for pumping fuel for liquid rocket engines and for pumping water, such as for fire suppression. During operation of the pump, liquid is drained from a tank into a pump ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6536521 | Multi-stage liquid elevator A multi-stage liquid elevator which is assembled from individual stages is a fabricated from ordinary pipe components and has no moving parts. Each elevator stage consists of a reservoir defined by a casing enclosing an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. A co... | 03/25/2003 |
| 5660530 | Pump system for biasing seals of a centrifugal pump Pumping under the present invention includes movement of material, in a first embodiment fluid and in a second embodiment a piston assembly, between first and second positions including detection of said material at each position. Control circuitry and su... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5368447 | Well testing or production facility transfer system The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for a well testing or production facility system. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, the invention discloses a method and apparatus to transfer crude oil from a separator to an oil pipel... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5218986 | Pneumatically pressurized water pumping apparatus Water pumping apparatus is described for use with wells in which on-off cycling in pump operation is minimized by providing an air compressor and compressed air holding tank feeding an pressure regulating valve connected to discharge into a water holding ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 4698973 | Closed loop solar collector system powering a self-starting uniflow engine A closed loop solar collector system includes a fluid receiver for collecting solar heat to vaporize a working fluid therein. A uniflow engine connected to the receiver, is powered by the vaporized fluid to power a water wheel. The engine includes a singl... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4507056 | Liquid circulation apparatus and method Method and apparatus for reducing the resistance to the flow of a liquid from an upper liquid supply container to a lower vacuum receptor tank through an interconnecting port while permitting air displaced from said tank to enter said container through sa... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4408960 | Pneumatic method and apparatus for circulating liquids A pneumatic method and apparatus for causing the rapid recirculation of a liquid between a plurality of containers 10, 11 by adjusting the pressure of a gas exerted within each of said containers to superatmospheric, atmospheric and subatmospheric pressur... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4353174 | Electronic control system for pneumatic-hydraulic pump dredge A control system is disclosed for a dredging device which includes a submersible pump having one or more chambers. Each chamber defines an air port through which air can be delivered to and exhausted from the chamber, a material discharge port for dischar... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4310287 | Method and apparatus for operating a water-jet pump A method for operating a water-jet pump, in which the water needed for operation of the pump is recirculated in a cycle. The water is pressurized by means of compressed air at a substantially constant air pressure and the compressed air is used to drive o... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4307525 | Pneumatic-hydraulic pump dredge An efficient dredging device is disclosed, which includes a submersible pump having one or more chambers. Each chamber defines an air port through which air can be delivered to and exhausted from the chamber, and a material discharge port for discharging ... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4304527 | System for pumping an abrasive or corrosive fluid A system for pumping an abrasive or corrosive fluid at high pressure and with a variable delivery rate. The system comprises raising the pressure in a non-corrosive and non-abrasive liquid in a pressure raising means comprising pump means and at least two... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4253255 | Automated dredging with vacuum assist A pressure displacement dredging system capable of effective and efficient operation, without surging, over a wide depth range and under varying bottom conditions, comprises a submersible dredging head including at least three pressure vessels each having... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4086765 | Power generating system A method and apparatus for generating energy are presented wherein fluid flowing from the base of a standpipe drives a power converter such as a turbine. The discharged fluid is recycled to the top of the standpipe by pumping chambers which are filled by ... | 05/02/1978 |
