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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7165948 | Ejector A nozzle (41) is made of a sintered metal, and a pressure increasing portion (a mixing portion (42) and a diffuser (43)) is manufactured by plastic-forming a metal pipe. Accordingly, the nozzle (41) can be manufactured in a short time whi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7114525 | Method and apparatus for reduction of fluid-borne noise in hydraulic systems Method and apparatus for eliminating turbulence-induced noise in a pulsation-absorbing flexible hose, as in a hydraulic power steering system containing a pressure fluid-feeding pump and a steering gear operated by the pressure fluid discharged from the pump. The ho... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6633623 | Apparatus and methods for protecting a jet pump nozzle assembly and inlet-mixer A jet pump for a nuclear reactor includes a riser and an inlet mixer having a set of nozzles and a mixing section for receiving coolant flow from the nozzles and suction flow from an annular space between the reactor vessel and the shroud core. To minimiz... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6460784 | Liquid-gas jet apparatus In the field of jet technology a nozzle of a liquid-gas jet apparatus for feed of an active liquid medium has a central channel and a peripheral annular channel and the total surface area of the outlet cross-section of the nozzle channels is determined fr... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6352412 | Liquid-gas ejector The interior surface of a mixing chamber of a liquid-gas ejector in the field of jet technology is made of a material having a critical surface wetting tension which does not exceed 75 dyne/cm. A liquid-gas ejector realized in accordance with the inventio... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6250890 | Liquid-gas jet apparatus The invention pertains to the field of jet technology and essentially relates to a nozzle for discharge of an ejecting liquid medium. The nozzle constitutes a collection of shaped channels. The central channel is coaxial to the mixing chamber, the other c... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6146105 | Venturi pumping device A venturi type pumping device including a body having a tubular through bore between a bore inlet end and a bore outlet end, a restriction in the bore acting to produce a reduction in pressure downstream from the restriction, a delivery device for the del... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5667365 | Expandable mixing section gravel and cobble eductor In a hydraulically powered pump for excavating and transporting slurries in hich it is immersed, the improvement of a gravel and cobble eductor including an expandable mixing section, comprising: a primary flow conduit that terminates in a nozzle that crea... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5478209 | Jet barrel and hose fitting insert for a jet pump A jet barrel and hose fitting insert are provided for a jet pump that supplies coating powder to a spray gun. The insert reduces the likelihood of impact fusion in the barrel and fitting. The insert comprises a cylindrical portion of small outside diamete... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5222525 | Plastic diffuser A non-metallic diffuser for use in a gas flow amplifier. The non-metallic diffuser is molded from a conductive moldable resin into a truncated cone. Embedded within the outer circumferential periphery of the diffuser, located near the inlet port, are nuts... | 06/29/1993 |
| 4820131 | Venturi nozzle assembly construction in a shallow well pump casing A shallow well centrifugal pump having a casing forming a fluid flow cavity and having a fluid intake end with a threadless bore and a suction inlet communicating with the cavity through the bore, and a diffuser disposed in the casing cavity and spaced fr... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4759691 | Compressed air driven vacuum pump assembly Compressed air driven vacuum pump assembly wherein the energy contained in compressed air is used to create a vacuum flow within a housing unit. Preferably, the modular housing unit includes a series of axially aligned air nozzles to provide a substantial... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4753577 | Fluid powered retrievable downhole pump A jet pump system including a pump body having a nozzle carrier, a pump housing, and a cross-over housing connected in axially alignment. A flow discharge housing extends from the cross-over housing up to near the nozzle carrier. An injector nozzle having... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4632649 | Gas jet pump A gas jet pump having a housing and a mixing nozzle holder which, in the area of their flange connection, form a mounting for a mixing nozzle. The mounting comprises on the one hand a clamping groove formed by both flanges in their parting plane, and on t... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4562612 | Fluid-driven transducer vacuum tool A fluid-driven transducer vacuum tool is disclosed in the preferred embodiment. Pressurized liquid or compressed gas passes through a nozzle tip which is enclosed in a casting. Because the cavities leading to the nozzle tip are of increasingly smaller dia... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4400138 | Multiple jet eductor An improved multiple jet eductor assembly is described consisting of two parts: (1) a manifold ring with a pressurized water inlet and a plurality, preferably four, of radially-spaced, forwardly- and convergingly-directed jet nozzles, and (2) a tube havin... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4285638 | Jet pump nozzle assembly A jet pump has a nozzle assembly within a pump body to direct power fluid into a venturi assembly for mixing with well fluid to be pumped. The nozzle assembly has a nozzle shell removably mounted in the pump body and a nozzle tip mounted securely to the n... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4135861 | Jet pump with ceramic venturi A jet pump has a nozzle for a power fluid, a Venturi for the power fluid and a well fluid, and a passage for the well fluid radially outside the Venturi and into the discharge of the nozzle. The power fluid aspirates the well fluid and the combined stream... | 01/23/1979 |
| 3942962 | Pulse jet and venturi liner A removably insertable liner of elastically deformable material sized to be disposed within and in interfacially engaged relation with the inner surface of a rigid venturi element.... | 03/09/1976 |
