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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8366405 | Screw compressor with capacity control slide valve A screw compressor includes a casing, a screw rotor disposed in a cylinder portion of the casing to define a compression chamber, and a capacity control slide valve. Fluid sucked into the compression chamber is compressed by rotation of the screw rotor. The slide va... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8366404 | Fuel system A fuel system is described that comprises a pressure raising and shut-off valve (PRSOV), and a control valve arrangement operable to control a fuel pressure applied to a part of the PRSOV urging the PRSOV towards a closed position, wherein the control valve arrangem... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8348630 | Flow compensated proportional bypass valve combined with a control valve A common regulator valve is provided for a variable displacement pump fuel metering scheme in which the common regulator valve both controls working output to a pump actuator to control displacement of the variable displacement pump and also to control bypass of exc... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8342815 | Oil pump Fluid inlet and outlet portions are provided for introducing and discharging a hydraulic fluid. The fluid outlet portion includes a plurality of outlet ports. A drive shaft is provided that rotates about its axis. A plurality of volume variable pump chambers are arr... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8287248 | Compressor A system is provided for maintaining the position of a valve in a compressor. The valve includes a valve body connected to a piston in a cylinder by a shaft. The valve body is positioned in the discharge outlet of the compressor based on the location of the piston i... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8277202 | Multicylindrical rotary compressor There is disclosed a multicylindrical rotary compressor capable of improving an operation efficiency during a small-capacity operation, the compressor comprises a controller as a control unit which adjusts a rotation number of an electromotive element as a driving e... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8272846 | Integral slide valve relief valve Various embodiments of the invention provide a screw compressor for compressing a refrigerant in a refrigeration system. The screw compressor includes a rotor case, which accommodates a primary helical rotor that is intermeshed with at least one secondary helical ro... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8231361 | Hydrostatic pump A hydrostatic pump (1) with a variable displacement volume can be operated in a closed circuit and is driven by a drive engine (2), in particular by an internal combustion engine. To control the displacement of the pump (1), a control device ( | 07/31/2012 |
| 8231360 | Hydrostatic pump with a mechanical displacement volume control A hydrostatic pump (1) has a mechanical displacement volume control with a mechanical control element (4), which for generation of an actuator pressure that acts on a positioning piston (5) which is functionally connected with a displacement set... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8202060 | Compressor having a high pressure slide valve assembly A compressor having a high pressure slide valve assembly is disclosed. The slide valve assembly includes: a volume slide valve mechanism, the mechanism slidably movable to control compressor volume ratio and power input to the compressor. The assembly also includes ... | 06/19/2012 |
| 8172551 | Variable actuation pressure system for independent pressure control A pump arrangement and method of regulating pressure of a pump arrangement are provided. The pump arrangement includes an actuation pump, a pressure regulating valve, and a control valve. The actuation pump has an actuation pump outlet providing an actuation pump di... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7985054 | Multicylindrical rotary compressor, compression system, and freezing device using the compression system In a multicylindrical rotary compressor constituted to be usable by urging an only first vane with respect to a first roller by means of a spring member to switch a first operation mode in which first and second rotary compression elements perform compression works ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7976287 | Capacity variable type twin rotary compressor and driving method thereof A capacity variable type twin rotary compressor may include a casing, a motor, a first cylinder having a first compression space, a second cylinder fixed to one side of the first cylinder and having a second compression space, first and second intakes respectively f... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7891955 | Compressor having a dual slide valve assembly A compressor having a dual slide valve assembly is disclosed. The slide valve assembly includes: i) a volume slide valve mechanism that is slidably movable to control compressor volume ratio and power input to the compressor; and ii) a capacity and volume slide valv... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887302 | High pressure variable displacement piston pump A variable flow pump includes: a housing with inlet and outlet chambers interconnected by a main bore and a non-rotating cylinder block positioned in the main bore. The cylinder block includes: a central bore communicating with the inlet chamber; cylinder bores arra... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7824160 | Scroll compressor and refrigerating apparatus A scroll back pressure chamber in a scroll compressor is composed of a space 111 filled with suction pressure (or intermediate pressure) and a space filled with discharge pressure, and the summation of the suction pressure (or the intermediate pressure) and t... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7726948 | Hydraulic pump with variable flow and variable pressure and electric control A pump system including a control system for controlling a variable flow pump for controlling oil flow and oil pressure in a hydraulic circuit in an engine. The system includes a pump member, an actuating member capable of controlling the flow generated by the pump ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7704054 | Two-stage rotodynamic blood pump A pump (10) includes a housing, a stator (20) supported in the housing, and a rotor assembly (30). The rotor assembly (30) includes a rotor (32) supported in the housing for rotation relative to the stator (20) about an axis... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7566204 | Multicylindrical rotary compressor, compression system, and freezing device using the compression system In a multicylindrical rotary compressor constituted to be usable by urging an only first vane with respect to a first roller by means of a spring member to switch a first operation mode in which first and second rotary compression elements perform compression works ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7419365 | Compressor with capacity control A compressor includes an orbiting member and a non-orbiting member mounted relative the orbiting member to define first and second chambers disposed between the orbiting and non-orbiting members. The non-orbiting member forms a seal to generally prevent fluid commun... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7396214 | Variable displacement pump and control therefor A control system for a variable displacement pump. The control system is operably associated with an engine control unit for passively or actively controlling the output of the pump in response to signals from the engine control unit. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371053 | Two-stage hydraulic pump A two-stage hydraulic pump includes a rotor, a ring, and a plurality of rollers disposed in slots formed on the rotor. The pump has two inlet ports and two outlet ports, which are disposed inwardly and outwardly, respectively, of the rollers. A valve mechanism is in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350616 | Power steering pump having electronic bypass control A power steering pump comprises a housing that includes a bore, a fluid discharge port that supplies pumped fluid into the bore, and a fluid bypass port for recycling excess fluid to the pumping elements. The pump outlet is at one end of the bore. A flow control val... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338265 | Scroll machine with single plate floating seal A scroll machine utilizes a floating seal to isolate pressurized fluid to provide axial biasing. The floating seal is designed as a single piece plate with inner and outer annular seals. The inner and outer annular seals can be U-shaped, V-shaped or L-shaped and eac... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318705 | Variable displacement pump with communication passage A variable displacement pump includes a rear cover and side plate arranged on both sides of a cam ring and making slide contact with the cam ring. The rear cover has an end face on the side of the cam ring, which is formed with a suction port. A seal member is arran... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7300265 | Flanged sleeve guide A scroll machine includes a shell and a pair of scroll members. At least one of the scroll members disposed in the shell is mounted for axial movement with respect to the other scroll member disposed in the scroll. The amount of axial movement of at least one scroll... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293965 | Limiter device for variable displacement compressor A limiter device is provided in a variable displacement compressor capable of varying a discharge displacement per revolution and compressing a fluid in a cycle. The limiter device includes an operating characteristic acquiring means for acquiring a predetermined ch... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293968 | Capacity-changing unit of orbiting vane compressor Disclosed herein is a capacity-changing unit disposed in an orbiting vane compressor, which compresses refrigerant gas introduced into a cylinder through an orbiting movement of an orbiting vane in the cylinder, for easily changing capacity of the orbiting vane comp... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7226273 | Method of generating compressed air, and compressor arrangement for implementing the method Method and compressor arrangement for generating compressed air, particularly for commercial vehicles, which is generated by way of a compressor unit (3) driven by an internal-combustion engine (1) from the ambient air according to a control unit (1... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7153106 | Air compressor unit inlet control A portable electric motor driven reciprocating air compressor unit has a compression cylinder having a piston that reciprocates in the cylinder. The piston is driven by an electric motor that is attached to an electrical circuit having a predeterminable current capa... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150299 | Assembly and method for containing, receiving and storing fluids and for dispensing gas from a fluid control and gas delivery assembly having an integrated fluid flow restrictor A fluid control and gas delivery assembly and method for containing, receiving and storing hazardous fluids and for dispensing gas comprising a container, a fluid fill path, a gas dispensing path, a first shut-off valve, a pressure reducer, a fluid flow restrictor, ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131291 | Compression system for cooling and heating purposes A compression refrigeration system includes a compressor (1), a heat rejector (2), expansion device (3) and a heat absorber (4) connected in a closed circulation circuit that may operate with supercritical high-side pressure. The refriger... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128304 | Control valve for variable capacity compressors A control valve for a compressor with a discharge port, a chamber port, a side chamber port, an intake port, a feed hole between the discharge port and the chamber port, an extraction hole between the side chamber port and the intake port; a feed valve controls the ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125230 | Valve with operation parameter set at assembly and pump using same A valve is assembled by telescoping a first body component relative to a second body component until reaching a relative position that corresponds to a predetermined valve operation parameter, such as a valve opening pressure. The first body component is then fixed ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7077380 | Capacity control drive A capacity control valve is inserted in a flow path connecting a discharge chamber and a crank chamber of a variable capacity compressor and provided with a valve unit and a drive unit. The valve unit has a valve element for opening/closing the flow path or a valve ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074013 | Dual volume-ratio scroll machine The present invention provides the art with a scroll machine which has a plurality of built-in volume ratios along with their respective design pressure ratios. The incorporation of more than one built-in volume ratio allows a single compressor to be optimized for m... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070399 | Variable displacement pump with a suction area groove for pushing out rotor vanes A variable displacement pump has a cam ring, a rotor, a plurality of vanes, a pressure plate and a rear body. The cam ring is accommodated within a pump body. The rotor rotates within the cam ring. The plurality of vanes are inserted retractably into slits formed at... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048515 | Hydraulic drive system and method using a fuel injection control unit A fuel injection control unit, including an electronic governor and a controller for an engine performs control in a governor region based on an isochronous characteristic. A working machine controller receives a delivery pressure signal P and controls a regulator s... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048517 | Pump as a pressure source for supercritical fluid chromatography The invention is a device and method in a high-pressure chromatography system, such as a supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) system, that uses a pump as a pressure source for precision pumping of a compressible fluid. The preferred exemplary embodiment comprise... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028659 | Method for adjusting a volumetric flow-variable positive displacement pump in an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method for adjusting a volumetric flow-variable positive displacement pump in an internal combustion engine involving the following method steps: operating the positive displacement pump; delivering the fluid to the consumption points in t... | 04/18/2006 |
