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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177522 | Mode changing apparatus for a scroll compressor A mode changing apparatus for a scroll compressor is provided that may include a low-pressure passage that communicates with a suction side formed by an orbiting motion of an orbiting scroll, an intermediate-pressure passage that communicates with an intermediate-pr... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8070462 | High-pressure fuel pump A high-pressure fuel pump is disclosed that includes a pump housing with a suction port hole for defining a suction port, a pressure chamber for sucking fuel from the suction port, and a delivery port hole for defining a delivery port delivering fuel pressurized in ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057193 | Screw compressor comprising a relief valve A compressor arrangement includes a compressor housing, an intake region defined in the compressor housing, a control pressure connection in communication with the intake region, a control pressure chamber in communication with the control pressure connection, a con... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8029248 | Integrated coolant pumping module An integrated pumping module for use in a thermal management system, for example for a fuel cell. The integrated pumping module includes a diverting or mixing valve closely coupled to a pump element, such as the volute chamber of a centrifugal pump. The valve chambe... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7556479 | Power steering pump relief system filter Accordingly, the present invention provides a power steering pump having a filter that removes contaminants from fluid flowing through the relief system of the power steering pump. The power steering pump includes a housing having a longitudinal bore communicating w... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7422422 | Compressor assembly with pressure relief valve fittings A compressor assembly including a housing that encloses a sealed interior volume and defines an inlet opening and an outlet opening. Refrigerant is communicated from a suction line into the interior volume through the inlet opening. Refrigerant is communicated from ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7377755 | Multi-stage rotary compressor A multi-stage rotary compressor to reduce a driving load and prevent a malfunction due to an abrupt pressure rising. In the compressor of the type including first and second compressing units mounted in a hermetic casing thereof to compress a gas, the gas being prim... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7354253 | Oil pump An oil pump includes: a rotor 3 for actuating a pump action to suck oil in a suction passage 24 from a suction port 27 to supply oil to a delivery passage by way of a delivery port 19; and a flow control valve for returning an excessive o... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350505 | Common rail fuel pump A common rail fuel pump for an internal combustion engine includes a pumping plunger (10) that is reciprocable within a plunger bore (14) provided in a pump housing (16) under the influence of a drive arrangement (18, 20) to cause fuel pr... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331773 | Pump provided with exhaust valve device and hemodynamometer incorporating the same A diaphragm is provided in a pump case so as to define a pump chamber communicated with an external member having an air chamber. A motor actuates the diaphragm to introduce air into the pump chamber and to supply the introduced air to the air chamber. An exhaust va... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320577 | Dual pump transmission A dual pump apparatus for use on a vehicle or industrial application having a housing in which a pair of hydraulic pumps are mounted, having a cooling fan mounted on the primary or secondary input shaft on the opposite side of the pulley used to engage the prime mov... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7290991 | Dual oil supply pump An automotive engine oil pump assembly having first and second pump mechanisms contained within a common housing. A shaft rotatably supported in the housing drives the pump mechanisms in a conventional manner. The pump mechanisms are offset in phase to reduce flow p... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287967 | High-pressure pump having small initial axial force of a clamping bolt A high pressure pump for preventing distortion of a sealing surface or a cylinder form. The high pressure pump has an intermediate member including a cylinder body having a pressurizing chamber communicated with a cylinder accommodating a plunger. Fluid in the press... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281904 | Transmission pump and filter The filter housing has a filter outlet portion with a central filter outlet passage. The outlet portion includes a terminal end portion defining a filter nozzle. The filter nozzle forms a nozzle passage between the filter nozzle and the pump housing. The nozzle pass... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281372 | Hydraulic controller and hydraulic drive unit provided with said hydraulic controller A hydraulic controller in which driving sound and the number of parts can be reduced, and a long service life can be realized, and a hydraulic drive unit provided with said hydraulic controller. The hydraulic controller for a hydraulic drive unit includes a housing ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278836 | Metering pump A metering pump that is capable of delivering a constant, rate of fluid over a wide range of viscosities at infinitely variable delivery rates. Two identical pumping chambers are provided with one operating in the suction mode, and the other in the discharge mode wi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7240642 | Air compressor having changeable structure An air compressor includes a piston slidably received in a cylinder housing, and a motor coupled to the piston for moving the piston relative to the cylinder housing in a reciprocating action, in order to generate pressurized air. A cover is detachably secured on to... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7216843 | Pilot-controlled electromagnetic valve system A pilot-controlled electromagnetic valve system has an electromagnetic valve block mounted on the top of a manifold block. A bearing surface is formed on the top of the electromagnetic valve block at a position adjacent to a screw accommodating recess formed on a jo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207787 | Scroll compressor with backflow-proof mechanism A scroll compressor with a backflow-proof mechanism. The scroll compressor comprises a slider disposed on a scroll couple, forming several enclosed spaces. The slider is raised by the working fluid in the spaces, preventing liquid leakage from a high-pressure chambe... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7178592 | Closed loop multiphase underbalanced drilling process The present invention provides apparatus and methods for handling fluids returning from a well. The fluids are introduced into a separator and a separated gas stream is recovered or recycled. The gas stream may comprise more than one phase. The separated gas stream ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179060 | Variable discharge pump with two pumping plungers and shared shuttle member The present invention relates generally to variable discharge pumps, and specifically pumps used in fuel injection systems. Typically, such pumps include a dedicated spill control valve for each pumping plunger, that also doubles as an avenue for refilling the pumpi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147884 | Method for making a novelty frozen food product A novel frozen product and method for making the same are disclosed, wherein a beaded frozen product is intermixed with conventional ice cream. In this regard, the beaded ice cream (or other frozen produce) may be intermixed with soft-serve ice cream on an individua... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144230 | Pulse fuel pump for a diaphragm carburetor A device that corrects with ease and high precision any deviation of the fuel flow rate due to variation in the constituent components of a carburetor, and to improve the exhaust condition and operability of an engine. A carburetor in which the delivery channel 2... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134846 | Radial piston pump with eccentrically driven rolling actuation ring An hydraulic head features two or three individual radial pumping pistons and associated pumping chambers, annularly spaced around a cavity in the head where an eccentric drive member with associated outer rolling actuation ring are situated, whereby a rolling inter... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134851 | Reciprocating pump having a ceramic piston Various embodiments of the invention, therefore, provide pumps, and methods for their production. One exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises a ceramic plunger pump assembly. The pump assembly can include a pump body, which defines a pump chamber with an inl... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121810 | High-pressure pump having small initial axial force of a clamping bolt A high pressure pump for preventing distortion of a sealing surface or a cylinder form. The high pressure pump has an intermediate member including a cylinder body having a pressurizing chamber communicated with a cylinder accommodating a plunger. Fluid in the press... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093451 | Blowoff valve assembly with integrated pressure switch A blowoff valve assembly includes a diaphragm separating a refrigerant connection from an ambient port open to the atmosphere. The refrigerant connection is preferably connected to air conditioning system such that the diaphragm is in contact with refrigerant from t... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094016 | Multi-phase flow pumping means and related methods A method of pumping and related arrangement for multi-phase fluid flow wherein a centrifugal pump is used for the suction and delivery of the multi-phase fluid which has a fluid communication providing portion to provide a communication of fluid bled from the outlet... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086276 | Temperature correction method and subsystem for automotive evaporative leak detection systems A method and sensor or sensor subsystem permit improved evaporative leak detection in an automotive fuel system. The sensor or sensor subsystem computes temperature-compensated pressure values, thereby eliminating or reducing false positive or other adverse results ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7071429 | Linear adjustment operator for pressure control of paint pumps A linear adjustment operator for pressure control of paint pumps including a base, an electrical switch, a linear actuator, a spring biasing the switch towards the actuator and a lever acting on the actuator for repositioning the actuator with the switch positioned ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063161 | Artificial lift with additional gas assist Well pumping of fluids having low hydrostatic pressure is provided through a combination of jet pumping and gas assisted lifting. A jet pump is located in a borehole in a producing zone of a well, and a source of gas is introduced into the fluid returning from the p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055317 | Hydraulic module The invention relates to a new type of hydraulic module for actuating at least one hydraulic control element with a hydraulic pump in a housing, with an electric motor fastened to a first housing side for driving the pump, with a tank located on a second housing sid... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051547 | Air conditioning system for a motor vehicle The invention relates to an air conditioning system for motor vehicles, which contains a connection piece for a pressure switch/pressure sensor, said connection piece being suitable for evacuating and filling the air conditioning system after the removal of the pres... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040301 | Fuel system with integrated pressure management A fuel system supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The fuel system includes an integrated pressure management system managing pressure and detecting leaks in the fuel system. The integrated pressure management system also performs a leak dia... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025082 | On-board refueling system for vehicles An on-board refueling system for vehicles. The refueling system includes a coil reel and a fuel pump. The coil reel has a forward end and a rearward end, a handle proximate the forward end, and a nozzle attached to the forward end. The nozzle is configured to engage... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025084 | Integrated pressure management system for a fuel system An integrated pressure management system manages pressure and detects leaks in a fuel system. The integrated pressure management system also performs a leak diagnostic for the head space in a fuel tank, a canister that collects volatile fuel vapors from the head spa... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018180 | Vacuum preventing device of scroll compressor A vacuum preventing device of a scroll compressor includes: a chamber formed at one side of a fixed scroll and having a suction pressure hole, a middle pressure hole and a discharge pressure hole communicating with a suction pressure zone, a middle pressure zone and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011507 | Positive displacement pump with a combined inertance value of the inlet flow path smaller than that of the outlet flow path A pump according to the present invention has a circular diaphragm 4 placed at the bottom of a casing 2. At the bottom of the diaphragm 4, a piezoelectric element 6 is installed in contact with the diaphragm 4. A narrow space betwe... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6942470 | Motor pump system with axial through flow utilizing an incorporated flowmeter and pressure controller Motor pump system includes an electromagnetic motor comprising a main body, a coil, and a movable hollow free piston. A flow meter is coupled to one end of the electromagnetic motor. A cylinder block is coupled to another end of the electromagnetic motor. At least t... | 09/13/2005 |