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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8398378 | Tangential drive module assembly and method of assembly for airflow induction A fan module assembly includes at least one a rotatable fan (38) having blades (39) with tips of blades being joined by an annular fan band (42). An electrically conductive squirrel cage (46) is associated with the fan band to rotate ther... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8376720 | Outer ring driven gerotor pump A gerotor pump includes an inner ring and an outer ring. The inner ring is rotateable about an axis, where the inner ring has an outer diameter contact surface. The outer ring has an inner diameter contact surface that defines a central opening. The central opening ... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8366411 | Axial flow pump with a spiral-shaped vane An axial flow pump (10) is presented which includes a housing (1) with an inlet (2) and outlet (3) and a magnetically active rotor (5) in the housing which is provided with a passage (6) in the interior and with at least one... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8113794 | Integrated internal gear pump with an electric motor The invention relates to a rotor pump having an internally toothed outer ring and an externally toothed inner ring which is mounted therein and intermeshes therewith, wherein the outer ring and the inner ring are arranged axis-parallel to one another, and the axes o... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8087905 | Cooling apparatus for an electronic device to be cooled The invention relates to a cooling apparatus for an electric component such as a CPU, a memory or power semiconductor, such as transistors or LEDs, or a processor. The cooling apparatus comprises a heatsink, an impeller that coaxially encloses the heatsink, and ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8007254 | Axial flow pump with multi-grooved rotor An axial-flow blood pump for pumping blood includes a substantially cylindrical outer enclosure. A tubular housing concentric with and located within the outer enclosure has at one end an inlet and at an opposite end an outlet. A motor stator is concentric with and ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7972122 | Multiple rotor, wide blade, axial flow pump A blood pump comprises a pump housing; a plurality of rotors positioned in said housing, each rotor comprising an impeller having a hydrodynamic surface for pumping blood; and a motor including a plurality of magnetic poles carried by each impeller, having motor sta... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7934909 | Device for axially conveying fluids A device for axially conveying fluids, wherein the conveyor part thereof is entirely magnetically borne and the radial bearing thereof is provided with sufficient rigidity and efficiently dampened, whereby problems encountered when passing through critical speeds an... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7699586 | Wide blade, axial flow pump A blood pump comprises a pump housing; a rotor positioned in the housing and comprising an impeller having a hydrodynamic surface for pumping blood; and a motor including a plurality of magnets carried by the impeller, plus a rotor stator, including an electrically ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7568896 | Pump and method A pump for moving a liquid including a stator and a rotor which rotates to move at least one helical pumping member. The rotor in rotation is radially supported relative to the stator only by a layer of liquid maintained between the rotor and stator by rotor rotatio... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7381036 | Motor-pump unit A motor-pump unit is provided that has at least two internal gearwheel pumps axially aligned that are driven off of the rotor of the electric motor. The rotor of the electric motor is U-shaped and is concentrically disposed about the pump. The web of the U-shape is ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367959 | Device for cardiocirculatory assistance A device for cardiocirculatory assistance, also named a ventricular assist device, includes a haematic pump (50) with a pump body (7) having an inner space (21) defined by a rigid structure (51) and a pair of mobile membranes (16, 17 | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347674 | Pump A fluid pump of the type in which a housing assembly has a first sub-housing having an electric motor therein which is in line with a second sub-housing having the impeller therein, with the motor having a rotor shaft which extends through a seal of the first sub-ho... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344367 | Rotary compressor having a discharge valve A rotary compressor having a housing, a rotor positioned within the housing defining a compression chamber, the rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation, a discharge port in the rotor in fluid communication with the compression chamber, and a valve assembly mounted... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338521 | Low profile inlet for an implantable blood pump A low profile pump inlet for an implantable blood pump is disclosed. The low profile pump inlet has an inflow diffuser for attachment to a conduit bearing an inflow of a fluid such as blood and an outflow orifice in fluid connection with the diffuser. The outflow or... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340403 | Method, system, and computer-readable medium for generating a diverse set of travel options A method for generating a diverse list of N travel options Rts from a larger list of travel options Ts, is described. The method includes generating a prioritized ordered list of requirements Rs and sorting the list of travel options Ts by an ordering function F to ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7314352 | Electric pump An electric pump comprises a case in which a core being enwound by a coil is embedded, a permanent magnet formed in a cylindrical shape, having a central axis being identical to that of the core, and positioned so as to face an inner peripheral side of the core, an ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7304446 | Sensorless and brushless DC motor A sensorless and brushless motor is disclosed including a stator, a rotor, a control circuit and an induction coil (50). The stator includes a stator core (30) and a stator coil (34) wound around the stator core. The rotor includes a rotor magne... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294278 | Method for oxygenating wastewater A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to fo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264606 | Circulatory support system A method for providing at least partial bypass of the heart to supplement the pumping function of the heart to thereby enable the surgeon to perform various surgical procedures thereon includes providing a circulatory assist system having a portable extracorporeal a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249571 | Aquarium having improved filtration system An aquarium which includes a tank having a pump and an under gravel filter disposed in the tank below the pump. The under gravel filter includes a hollow bubble dispersing base plate having a perforated top surface and an overlying substrate. An air conduit is provi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238151 | Permanent heart assist system A heart assist system includes an axial-flow blood pump capable of being implanted in the descending thoracic aorta; a pressure-feedback controller connected to the pump, for controlling the pump, the controller capable of being implanted in the body; and a recharge... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235894 | Integrated fluid power conversion system A fluid power conversion apparatus serving fluid pumping and/or power-generation functions, comprising: an impeller having an impeller hub and a periphery; a housing around the impeller; a diffusor having (a) an outer wall attached to the housing, (b) a diffusor hub... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229258 | Streamlined unobstructed one-pass axial-flow pump A blood pump has an impeller rotatably disposed and magnetically suspended within a cavity of a stator by a plurality of magnetic bearings (passive permanent and active electromagnetic) having impeller magnets on the impeller and stator magnets or coils/poles on the... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226277 | Pump and method A pump for moving a liquid including stator and a permanent magnet rotor which rotates to move at least one a helical pumping member. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226324 | Waterjet with internal drive motor A marine waterjet propulsion system having an impeller with an impeller hub, a diffusor with a diffusor hub, and a motor driving the impeller, the motor being placed inside at least one of said impeller and diffusor hubs. In one preferred embodiment of the propulsio... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224094 | Magnetic bearing spindle A magnetic bearing spindle includes a radial magnetic bearing rotor fabricated by laminating a ring-like plate made of electromagnetic steel sheet, an axial magnetic bearing rotor made of magnetic material, and a main shaft motor rotor. A rotation shaft is fit rotat... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217110 | Compact rotary compressor with carbon dioxide as working fluid A rotary compressor for compressing a working fluid includes a housing having an oil sump. A stationary shaft extends into the housing and includes a longitudinal passage. The longitudinal passage has an oil inlet in fluid communication with the oil sump. A working ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7192261 | Scroll fluid machine having permanent magnets mounted on respective the stationary and orbiting end plates for preventing axial motion of the orbiting scroll In a scroll fluid machine, an orbiting scroll is eccentrically revolved with respect to a stationary scroll so that fluid in a sealed chamber between the stationary and orbiting scrolls may be compressed toward a center. A first magnet is mounted on the stationary s... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192258 | Axial flow type cooling fan with shrouded blades An axial flow type cooling fan, comprising an upper casing, a lower casing, a rotor assembly, and a driving unit. The lower casing and the upper casing enclose an inner space. The rotor assembly is housed in the inner space and performs a rotational movement. The ro... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187092 | Thin inner rotor motor for rotatably driving medium, and disk apparatus using the same An inner rotor motor includes a rotor having a plurality of magnetic poles circumferentially arranged, and a stator with a stator core having a plurality of magnetic pole teeth that are positioned on the outer side of the circumference of the rotor and oppose the ro... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182583 | Electro-hydraulic power unit with a rotary cam hydraulic power unit An electro-hydraulic power unit is disclosed that includes a housing filled with hydraulic fluid. A hydraulic power unit is disposed within the housing, the power unit having a mechanical power shaft. Additionally, an electric machine is disposed within the housing ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180736 | Microelectronic package within cylindrical housing A microelectronic package comprises microelectronic assemblies and a housing having a cylindrical outer wall. The microelectronic assemblies include electronic components mounted on a substrate and are affixed to support surfaces of the inner wall of the housing. Th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171997 | Portable electric router having radial fan A compact and light-weight portable electric router produced at a low cost and capable of providing high cutting efficiency with low noise. A radial fan includes a cylindrical hub functioning as an attachment portion to a motor shaft, a plurality of fan blades havin... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168926 | Axial flow pump and fluid circulating apparatus An axial flow pump comprising a inner wall disposed in contact with the inside of a stator having winding, a rotor disposed inside the inner wall and adapted to be rotated upon energization of the winding, an axial flow blade formed on an outer periphery of the roto... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7154242 | Moving member mechanism and control method therefor A moving member mechanism includes an electromagnet having a coil for driving a moving member, a first control mechanism which has an input portion which receives command information and an amplifier which supplies a current to the coil, and an offset compensation m... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150711 | Method for controlling an assist pump for fluid delivery systems with pulsatile pressure Method for controlling an assist pump for fluid delivery systems with pulsatile pressure. If for example a heart assist pump is driven with a constant number of revolutions, it is achieved, that the blood is also delivered through the assist pump, even when the hear... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147043 | Integratied liquid cooling system for electrical components A liquid cooling system includes a cooling body (1) defining an hollow portion receiving a pump (3) and a number of cooling fins (18) therein, and a contact portion for contacting an electrical component. The cooling body defines a passageway th... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144365 | Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same An extracardiac pumping for supplementing the circulation of blood, including the cardiac output, in a patient without any component thereof being connected to the patient's heart, and method of using same. One embodiment of the extracardiac system comprises a pump ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131823 | Electrically driven pump and domestic appliance having the pump A pump includes a pump chamber in which an impeller and a rotor of an electric motor connected to the impeller are disposed. A flow path runs from an inlet to an outlet of the pump chamber through a central passage of the rotor. A domestic appliance having the pump ... | 11/07/2006 |
