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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7051956 | Ejector device for direct injection fuel jet Disclosed is a device for increasing entrainment and mixing in an air/fuel zone of a direct fuel injection system. The device comprises an ejector nozzle in the form of an inverted funnel whose central axis is aligned along the central axis of a fuel injector jet an... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6976645 | Ejector for use with pneumatic booster An ejector having an ejector body integrally formed with a nozzle having inlet and outlet ends, a diffuser having inlet and outlet ends and a suction passage defining a suction port between the outlet end of the nozzle and the inlet end of the diffuser. The nozzle a... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6877960 | Lobed convergent/divergent supersonic nozzle ejector system An ejector system comprises a lobed, supersonic primary nozzle and a convergent/divergent ejector shroud. The lobed nozzle is just upstream from the ejector shroud, such that there is an annular space between the nozzle and shroud for admitting a secondary flow. In ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6796772 | Ejector and negative-pressure supply apparatus using the same An ejector can obtain a sufficiently large suction air quantity without reducing the ultimate vacuum. A diffuser is disposed downstream of a nozzle to form a single Laval nozzle. A suction port is provided between the nozzle and the diffuser. The inlet of the diffus... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6575705 | Jet pump throat pipe having a bent discharge end A jet pump has a jet nozzle that discharges an operating fluid, a chamber into which a transfer fluid flows and which encloses the end of the jet nozzle, a throat pipe having a constriction portion and a jet nozzle through which the transfer fluid that fl... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6364626 | Liquid-gas jet apparatus A liquid-gas jet apparatus has an axisymmetric active nozzle and a mixing chamber. When the ratio between the surface area of the cross-section of the mixing chamber's throat and the surface area of the cross-section of the nozzle's throat ranges from 10 ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6312230 | Liquid-gas jet apparatus variants The mixing chamber of a liquid jet apparatus is composed of a convergent inlet section and a cylindrical outlet section and the ratio between of the surface area of the minimal cross-section of the mixing chamber and the surface area of the inlet cross-se... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6261067 | Liquid-gas jet apparatus having a predetermined ratio for a cross-section of an active liquid nozzle and a mixing chamber The invention relates to the field of jet technology. The surface area of the minimal cross-section of the mixing chamber represents from about 1.1 to about 7.98 times that of the minimal cross-section of the active liquid nozzle. A liquid-gas jet apparat... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6250888 | Pumping-ejector unit and process therefor The invention pertains to the field of jet technology and relates to an operating process which essentially includes feeding of a gas-liquid flow from an ejector into a chamber for supersonic flow conversion, where the gas-liquid flow is exposed to an abr... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6248154 | Operation process of a pumping-ejection apparatus and related apparatus The invention relates to the field of jet technology. A gas-liquid mixture is fed from a jet apparatus into a jet converter where the flow of the gas-liquid mixture first undergoes expansion and thus is transformed into a supersonic gas-liquid flow. This ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6164567 | Gas and fluid jet apparatus The present invention relates to the field of jet technology. According to the invention the ration between the surface area of the minimal cross-section of the mixing chamber and the surface area of the minimal cross-section of the active liquid nozzle is mor... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6019820 | Liquid jet compressor Gas is compressed in a liquid jet compressor to high pressures, e.g. at least 7 atm, by using liquid injected under high pressure, e.g. at least 16 atm, to obtain a high velocity liquid injection into the compressor, which aspirates the gas to be compress... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6016840 | Liquid/gas vacuum ejector device This invention relates to the area of jet technology, primarily to liquid/gas ejector devices used for the creation of a vacuum. The technical problem, solved by the invention, is the increase of the coefficient of efficiency of the liquid/gas vacuum ejec... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5993167 | Apparatus and method for energy conversion of pressurized fluid A method of and apparatus for momentum exchange of a pressurized fluid including a jet nozzle for discharging a jet of pressurized fluid produced by a pressure pump, a first inlet opening provided downstream of the jet nozzle, an air layer generating pipe... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5839884 | Supersonic jet pump device with two drive nozzles A supersonic device including an elongated mixer-diffuser housing having first and second drive nozzles arranged axially and tandemly therein. The first and second drives nozzles are arranged in first and second cylinder parts, respectively, of the mixer-... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5403151 | Low pressure process for entraining gas into liquid solution and pump therefore The invention is a method for entraining gas in a liquid solution and an apparatus for practicing the method. In the method of the invention, gas is introduced into a liquid solution being pumped through a conduit at the point of lowest absolute pressure ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5374164 | Fluid jet compressor nozzle arrangement The invention concerns a jet compressor for gaseous media for use in metallurgical or chemical processes having a driving nozzle which is arranged centrically in a jet head and directed toward a mixing chamber with which a diffuser is connected coaxially.... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5240384 | Pulsating ejector refrigeration system An ejector for use in a refrigeration system has a mixing tube or diffuser which is partitioned into multiple flow passages. Selectively directing a continuously flowing primary high velocity fluid jet stream, which stream entrains a secondary fluid, cycl... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5148840 | Hose assembly having a venturi section wtih a slide member therein and method of making the hose assembly A hose assembly and method of making the same are provided, the hose assembly having a first fluid passage therein for conveying a volatile liquid in one direction to a container and a second fluid passage therein for returning the vapors of the volatile ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5088528 | Hose assembly and method of making the same A hose assembly and method of making the same are provided, the hose assembly having a first fluid passage therein for conveying a volatile liquid in one direction to a container and a second fluid passage therein for returning the vapors of the volatile ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5087175 | Gas-jet ejector A gas-jet ejector has an inlet chamber designed to be connected to an evacuated space, a mixing chamber and a diffuser communicating with a vacuum pump which are all series-arranged in a direction coinciding with the direction of gas flow and in alignment... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5055003 | Liquid driven jet pump A liquid driven pump has a driving-liquid accelerating nozzle which opens into a pump chamber having an outlet part positioned coaxially with the nozzle. Opening into the pump chamber is an evacuation line which is intended for connection to a space to be... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5000665 | Adjustable flow mini whirlpool jet A whirlpool jet assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in the wall of a water tub for discharging the water stream into the tub. The jet assembly includes a housing defining a socket having an air inlet and a water inlet and a ball fitting pivotably... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4940392 | Jet pump with stabilized mixing of primary and secondary flows A jet pump comprises a nozzle (1) for a high speed primary flow, a mixing tube (2) into which the primary flow is directed by the nozzle (1), and an inlet (3) to the mixing tube (2) for a secondary flow, the inlet (3) surrounding the primary flow nozzle (... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4938665 | Jet pump A jet pump for the suction and/or conveyance of flowable materials or mixtures of materials by means of a liquid or gaseous propellant medium consists of a housing with inlets (28, 64) as well as a common outlet or discharge (30). A flow passage (44) in t... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4881367 | Gas turbine engine The invention relates to turbopropeller gas turbine engines of the type which have a propeller positioned upstream of the gas generator. Intake openings supply air through intake ducts and annular intake duct to the gas generator. A separating duct remove... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4842777 | Pressurized mixing injector The invention relates to a multiple liquid injector composed of several identical elementary injection tubes 2, disposed in a rim around a central tube. Each tube 2 has an inlet conduit 3, itself comprising a converging truncated cone 6 and a cylinder 7, ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4815942 | Axially-symmetric, jet-diffuser ejector An axially symmetric jet difuser ejector having attached primary injection nozzles without protruding outside the ejecting structure and being spaced around the ejector inlet. The primary nozzles have been specially designed to optimize the conveyance of ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4799863 | Vacuum flow device A vacuum device comprising a by-pass fan pump, a conduit connecting the inlet of the pump to a member in which pressure is to be reduced and a flow passage formation enabling a stream of air to enter the pump and to by-pass the member. In a preferred embo... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4792284 | Device for creating and exploiting a pressure difference and the technical application thereof A device for creating a pressure difference in the flow of a fluid which may be a liquid or a gas and a number of technical applications. The fluid medium is fed along the longitudinal axis of a double cone, consisting of two coaxial hollow cones linked b... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4760863 | Pressure vacuum valve, more particularly to the storage tanks for volatile liquids A pressure vacuum valve arrangment for the fitting to the vent pipe of a tank for the storage of volatile fuel comprises a first valve to open on increasing pressure of the tank to allow escape of air and vapors from the tank and a second valve adapted to... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4634560 | Aspirator pump and metering device An apparatus is disclosed for controlling flow rates of a primary fluid including aspirating, mixing, and metering the primary fluid with a secondary fluid. In one aspect, the invention includes means for passing a secondary fluid of diluent gas through a... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4580948 | Hydrokinetic amplifier with high momentum transfer coefficient A hydrokinetic amplifier 10 increases the vapor momentum transfer coefficient by directing an annular liquid jet 20 into an acceleration chamber 13 and impinging high velocity vapor streams on both the interior and exterior surfaces of annular liquid jet ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4569635 | Hydrokinetic amplifier A hydrokinetic amplifier 10 uses liquid and vapor input nozzles 11 and 12 discharging into an acceleration chamber 13 downstream from which a diverging diffuser 15 extends. Liquid nozzle 11 forms a free liquid jet 20 that extends for a substantial distanc... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4565499 | Ejector An ejector device having large evacuation capacity comprises a cylindrical body the cylinder face of which is subdivided into ring shaped chambers which extend around and are partitioned off from an empty space at the center of the cylinder. The said cham... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4523894 | Ejector pump with ringshaped nozzle An ejector pump has a ringshaped nozzle slot directed radially outwards followed by a radially directed mixing zone interacting with a secondary channel and a radially directed diffuser slot. To achieve an improved performance, and especially one having a ... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4519423 | Mixing apparatus using a noncircular jet of small aspect ratio An apparatus for mixing fluids includes at least one noncircular orifice having unequal major and minor axis dimensions, with the major axis dimension being less than approximately 5 times the minor axis dimension. A first fluid is emitted from the orific... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4487553 | Jet pump A Jet pump for transporting fluid by drawing in the fluid through utilization of a jet stream under high pressure includes a path for transporting the fluid, a plurality of nozzles surrounding the path for supplying high pressure fluid and a plurality of ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4419074 | High efficiency gas burner A burner assembly provides for 100% premixing of fuel and air by drawing the air into at least one high velocity stream of fuel without power assist. Specifically, the nozzle assembly for injecting the fuel into a throat comprises a plurality of nozzles i... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4396355 | Ejector An ejector 110 having an additional nozzle 173 for issuing a fluid at a relatively high pressure through a throat 113 of the ejector 110 into an outlet 114 from the throat 113, so as to clear any material lodging in the outlet 114 and/or the throat 113. T... | 08/02/1983 |
