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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927081 | Pump and motor arrangement A pump station comprising includes a motor and pump arrangement, a tank for holding a liquid; and a frame for supporting the tank generally above the motor and pump arrangement. The motor and pump arrangement includes a motor having a drive shaft rotatable about a f... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7854598 | Fuel supply device having a heat sink support An apparatus (20) may comprise a fuel tank (10), a cover (22), a fuel discharging unit (30), a control unit (26), and a heat sink (28). The cover (22) closes an opening (12) in an upper portion of the fuel tank... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7322805 | Impeller adjustment device and method for doing the same for close coupled pumps A method and apparatus are provided for adjusting an impeller in a motor and impeller assembly of a pumping device. The method features steps of: tightening mounting bolts so as to move the motor and impeller assembly of the pumping device forward until the impeller... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316286 | Pressure washer with vibration dampener A light weight portable pressure washer with improved vibration damping includes a plate member disposed between the engine and the supporting frame of the pressure washer. The plate member is mounted to the base of the engine and extends laterally beyond the base o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7244179 | Suspension type oscillation mechanism A suspension type oscillation mechanism including a frame set having an upper frame with a frame hole, a casing secured to the frame set, a crank set, an axial barrel and a fastening rod. The crank set has cranks rotationally joining to each other and an end of the ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237538 | Modular fuel delivery assembly A modular fuel delivery assembly for a fuel tank of a vehicle includes a mounting flange, a common support member adjustably engaged with the mounting flange, and a plurality of accessories attached to the common support member. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226274 | Cement slab leveling apparatus A concrete slab leveling apparatus is provided that is built upon a vehicle such as a flatbed truck or trailer which makes it highly transportable enabling the invention to move from site to site quickly and easily. The flatbed platform of the vehicle is equipped wi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201152 | Connector for in-tank fuel delivery assembly A connector attaches an accessory to a fuel pump module. The connector includes a fuel pump module mounting member having attachment features to attach the mounting member to the fuel pump module, and movement limiting features to resist relative movement with respe... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7082763 | Exhaust gas turbocharger The invention concerns an exhaust gas turbocharger (1) having a shaft (2) on which a turbine wheel (4) and a compressor wheel (3) sit and which is guided in radial bearings (5, 6) and in at least one axial bearing (9), which... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077627 | Fan assembly and method A fan assembly comprising a casing having an inlet and an outlet for fluid circulation through the casing, and a closeable opening to allow access to an interior of the casing. A rotor induces fluid circulation in the casing. A motor is connected to the rotor so as ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066720 | Fan housing In a fan housing, a surrounding wall extends uprightly from an inner surface of a base wall that is formed with a wire hole. A power wire, which is coupled to a fan motor mounted on the inner surface, extends through the wire hole. A wire-positioning unit includes a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063512 | Pump stabilizer and method A vertically-disposed pump shaft is supported by an upward force against the pump shaft during periods of non use of the pump thereby off-loading bearings normally supportive of the shaft to prevent damage thereto when the pump is moved. Additionally, a lateral supp... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7007678 | In-tank fuel filter A fuel supply system and fuel filter for a vehicle prevent bleed down of the fuel filter and minimizes the amount of any air or vapor delivered to the fuel supply line. The fuel filter includes a housing enclosing a filter media. The filter includes an inlet for rec... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6897580 | Anti-vibrational holding device for an electric motor The invention relates to an apparatus for vibration-insulated mounting of an electric motor (20), in particular a blower motor, having a first housing part (10), which encloses at least one pole ring (22) and magnets (24) of the electric ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6616423 | Turbo expander having automatically controlled compensation for axial thrust A turbo-machine includes a housing (1); a rotor (3) of a centripetally flow-through expansion turbine stage (4) overhung on the one end of the rotor shaft; a rotor of a radially flow-through compressor stage (6) overhung on the other end of the rotor shaf... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6520750 | Pumping apparatus with extendable drawing pipe and impeller and impeller hydraulic drive means supplied by a hydraulic hose carried by a segmented hydraulic hose support A pumping apparatus for delivering water upwardly from a holding area and over a holding area bank includes an apparatus base; a water drawing pipe having a pipe intake end and a pipe discharge end and being mounted to the apparatus base and extendable fr... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6390789 | Cooling means for the motor of a turbocompressor A turbocompressor (1) has an outwardly gas-tight housing (6) within which an electric motor (2) and a multistage radial turbocompressor (3) are arranged on a common shaft (13). For journalling the shaft (13), electromagnetic radial bearings (5) are arrang... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6325602 | Automotive vacuum pump A light-weight vacuum pump has a multi-wiper member circular wiper member support and impeller which is eccentrically mounted within a pump housing. The multi wiper member circular support carries from about five to nine wiper members each mounted within ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6293770 | Automotive fuel pump and filter housing A fuel tank cap body unit includes a fuel pump portion which is integrated with a fuel filter portion to form a filter-equipped pump. The filter-equipped pump is fixedly contained in a rotary tank having a flat base with which the base of the fuel tank is... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6240963 | Roll-off self-powered fuel dispensing platform system A roll-off self-powered fuel dispensing platform system which is transportable, deployable, and made operable by a single individual, from a vehicle such as a truck and which includes a roll-off platform assembly, a roller assembly, and a large planar bas... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6141995 | Method and apparatus for mounting a pump to a washing machine A pump mount of the present invention is adapted to removably mount a pump to a washing machine without requiring access to the bottom of the washing machine. The pump includes a mount having a pair of feet which are adapted to be secured to the base of t... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5961285 | Method and apparatus for removing bottom dross from molten zinc during galvannealing or galvanizing An apparatus for removing bottom dross from molten zinc contained in a coating pot includes a pump, a traversing carriage for positioning the inlet of the pump in a desired horizontal location and a slide mechanism for positioning the inlet of the pump in... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5911563 | Air conditioning blower motor assembly with improved accessibility The invention is a blower assembly for a packaged climate control unit such as a packaged air conditioning or heating unit. An orifice ring for receiving and guiding rotation of a blower wheel of the assembly is made detachable so that the wheel can be in... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5906479 | Universal pump coupling system A universal pump coupling system that allows various style submersible pumps to be mounted to a pump mounting frame assembly to be used interchangeably within a single pump station system. The universal pump coupling system comprises a submersible pump ho... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5705870 | Universally mountable automotive alternator A universal automotive alternator which comprises an alternator body, a front plate and an assemblage for attaching the front plate to the alternator body. A back plate is also provided. A structure is for securing the back plate to the alternator body. A... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5692884 | Pump assembly for hot melt tanks A quick change pump assembly for an adhesive pumping system includes three main components: a manifold, a pump, and a motor. These components are secured to a subframe which is adapted to be detachably mounted on the mainframe of the system. The subframe ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5577895 | Submerged pump unit having a variable length pipe assembly This disclosure relates to a variable length pipe assembly for connection between a pump-motor unit and a manifold. The assembly is particularly useful in a gasoline dispensing system of a service or filling station. The assembly comprises an inner pair o... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5538406 | Removable cartridge-type pump for live well bait tanks in sport fishing boats A removable cartridge-type pump for live well bait tanks in sport fishing boats wherein a motor impeller unit can be rapidly inserted and removed from a housing to which an input pipe is connected so as to clean the impeller and pump cavity and/or replace... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5529462 | Universal pump coupling system A universal pump coupling system that allows various style submersible pumps to be mounted to a pump mounting frame assembly to be used interchangeably within a single pump station system. The universal pump coupling system comprises a submersible pump ho... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5515557 | Method and system for mounting a pump in an adjustable manner to a whirlpool An improved method and system for mounting a pump to a whirlpool. The pump mounting system includes a mounting platform for mounting a pump and a support member for connection of the mounting platform, and thus, the pump, to the underside of a whirlpool. ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5507628 | Submersible pump lift out coupling A lift out coupling for a submersible pump has a close quarter elbow that connects to an upward facing threaded discharge of standard submersible pumps, and can be rotated in the outlet without interfering with the pump body. In the past, it has been nece... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5462415 | Pump hanger for an aquarium A pump hanger for an aquarium having a pump firmly fixed with a vertical plate, the vertical plate having T-shaped keys on its upper end surface to fit up through a through hole in each of two recesses in a horizontal plate portion of an L-shaped plate fr... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5344291 | Motor pump power end interconnect A combination frame arranged between a centrifugal pump and a driver, such as a motor, the combination frame having in a central region thereof a compartment for holding shaft bearings and a quantity of oil, and a pump adapter frame arranged between said ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5334001 | Mounting arrangement for a positive displacement slurry pump A positive displacement pump includes a vertical pump cylinder or body formed from an extruded tube or pipe of rigid plastics material, and the pump body has a lower end portion connected by an annular compression coupling and a set of bolts to a mating p... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5213480 | Pump lift mechanism A small wheelable line striper is provided with a gasoline engine powered pump which has an outlet designed for direct immersion into a container of paint or other coating material. The gasoline engine and pump are mounted on a pump frame which is attache... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5158438 | Quick mount pump frame An easily adjustable and serviceable plural component pumping system has a frame assembly with a pivotable drive beam. The drive beam passes through spherical rod bearings in the connecting rod of two positive displacement pumps. The pumps are mounted to ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5100303 | Agitator and pump assembly An agitator and pump assembly adapted to be trailed behind a vehicle and to be moved into a manure pond, wherein the apparatus includes a pump housing at the end of an elongated frame supported on a wheeled sub-frame. The wheeled sub-frame is pivotally co... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5030346 | Pump for filtration system The pump includes a discharge head having a pair of axially spaced end walls defining in part an annular chamber therebetween. The tank includes a housing in communication with a liquid outlet conduit. By seating the discharge head in the tank housing, an... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5011368 | Vacuum pump of the type having a Gaede channel A vacuum pump of the type having a Gaede channel, the pump comprising a stator (1) and a rotor (2) driven to rotate inside the stator, the stator including a suction inlet (12) and a delivery outlet (13). The active portion of the rotor situated between t... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4995790 | Vertical barrel pump A vertical barrel pump wherein the barrel casing is not provided with an integral flange. The flange is a separately produced part whose upper side is engaged by an external shoulder of the barrel before the pump housing is mounted in and is attached to t... | 02/26/1991 |
