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A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152489 | Motor-driven supercharger A motor-driven supercharger is provided with a stator assembly inserted and attached to a bearing housing, and a seal plate closely attached to a compressor side of the stator assembly and comparting between a compressor housing and a motor stator (24). The s... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7347283 | Using a rotating inner member to drive a tool in a hollow outer member A rotating inner member is used to drive a downhole tool housed within the hollow outer member of a dual-member drill string. The downhole tool preferably will be adapted to receive rotational energy from the inner member. In a preferred embodiment, the downhole too... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331704 | Start-up method for draft tube mixing A method for suspending settled solids in a liquid using a mixing assembly having a mixing vessel, draft tube disposed within the mixing vessel and an impeller disposed within the draft tube. The method includes rotating the impeller in a first rotational direction ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7278489 | Gas turbine for oil lifting Gas turbine driven oil lifting device for increasing the quantity of oil obtained over a specified time (e.g. barrels per day) and the percentage of total amount obtained from oil-bearing geological deposits. The device is installed in a technical column (1) ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258082 | Oscillating-piston machine An oscillating-piston machine comprises a housing, in which a first and at least a second piston are arranged, which pistons can together revolve in the housing about an axis of rotation that is fixed with respect to the housing, and which pistons, as they revolve a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247004 | Electronically controlled actuator An electronically controlled actuator for controlling a turbocharger has a motor, a speed change mechanism and a position sensor contained in a case consisting of a body and a cover. The driving force of the motor is transmitted through the speed change mechanism to... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237432 | Vane pump, method for adjusting pump flow rate of vane pump and fuel vapor leakage check module having vane pump A rotor includes a plurality of vanes and is connected to a rotatable shaft of a motor arrangement. A casing includes a pump chamber and elongated holes. The pump chamber receives the rotor in such a manner that the rotor is eccentric to the pump chamber. Each elong... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234344 | Vane pump and fuel vapor leakage check module having the same A vane pump includes a motor arrangement, a rotor, a casing and bolts. The motor arrangement includes a mount. The rotor includes vanes and is rotated by the motor arrangement. The casing has opposed first and second end surfaces and makes flat surface contact with ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7204304 | Removable surface pack-off device for reverse cementing applications A removable surface pack-off device adapted for use in reverse cementing applications is provided. The device includes a housing adapted to be mounted between the ends of an inner casing and an outer casing at or near the surface of a well and at least one fluid pas... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7165952 | Hydraulically driven oil recovery system An oil recovery device and method of use where a submersible pump is in combination with a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor is actuated by a pressure differential between hydraulic power lines extending between the motor and a regulation means at or near the sur... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150152 | Vibration limiter for coaxial shafts and compound turbocharger using same A compound turbocharger is provided, including at least one housing. A first turbocharger having an outer shaft is disposed within the housing, and a second turbocharger is provided having an inner shaft co-axial with and extending within the outer shaft. At least o... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7059366 | Air bleed mechanism for a submersible turbine pump A manifold for a submersible turbine pump having an air bleed mechanism for removing air from a discharge chamber of the manifold. The manifold includes the discharge chamber that receives fuel pumped from an underground storage tank (UST), the air bleed mechanism, ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044718 | Radial-radial single rotor turbine A rotor for use in turbine applications has a radial compressor/pump having radially disposed spaced apart fins forming passages and a radial turbine having hollow turbine blades interleaved with the fins and through which fluid from the radial compressor/pump flows... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040872 | Rotary fluid machinery Pistons (41) are slidably received in a plurality of cylinders (39) disposed radially in a rotor (31), and a plurality of vanes (42) cooperating with the pistons (41) are disposed radially in the rotor (31), so that a vane c... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025152 | Using a rotating inner member to drive a tool in a hollow outer member A rotating inner member is used to drive a downhole tool housed within the hollow outer member of a dual-member drill string. The downhole tool preferably will be adapted to receive rotational energy from the inner member. In a preferred embodiment, the downhole too... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014605 | Pulsatile blood pumping system A blood pumping system to support living organisms based on a spherical multi vane and multi chamber pump with an oscillating motion that delivers pulsatile flow. The blood pumping system includes a number of design elements that address the particular needs and com... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001155 | Compressor impeller with stress riser A compressor impeller for use with a boreless turbocharger is provided in accordance with this invention. The compressor impeller comprises an integral hub projecting axially therefrom that includes a partial bore therein that extends from an open to a close bore en... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6958058 | Methods and devices for pumping fluid and performing surgical procedures Devices and methods of use of such devices for pumping fluid and for use in surgical procedures preferably include vacuum-driven pumps for providing irrigation and suction functions to the surgical field. Such pumps may be freestanding, external to or integrated int... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951450 | Variable geometry turbocharger A cartridge is formed by an insert fixed to a base to form turbine intake nozzles in which vanes are rotatably mounted, and the base is fixed to a center housing. A separate exhaust housing which is formed from sheet metal is fixed to the cartridge outside of the in... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6915886 | Bridging clutch A bridging clutch is installed in a fluid medium-filled housing of a hydrodynamic coupling device located between a drive shaft and a transmission input shaft, the coupling device also containing a pump wheel and a turbine wheel. The bridging clutch is provided with... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6786128 | Fluid motor A fluid motor has a rotor mounted within a housing internal space. A piston positioned within the rotor and may be mounted to an output shaft. The output shaft is driven by applying pressure difference from a fluid both across the rotor within the internal space and... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6712588 | Turbomachine with a vaneless rotating diffuser and nozzle A radial turbine with a novel inlet and a outlet is combined with a centrifugal compressor, also having novel inlet and outlet, so as to obtain a turbocompressor unit wherein the respective inlets and/or exhausts of which are improved. The combination of above impro... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6695575 | Turbine method for discharging leakage fluid The invention relates to a turbine (1) having a rotor (2), which has a bladed area (3) for rotor blades (4) and a thrust compensation piston (5). The thrust compensation piston (5) has a hot side (6), which faces the bladed area (3), and a cold side (7), ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6623252 | Hydraulic submersible insert rotary pump and drive assembly A hydraulic submersible rotary pump and drive assembly is deployed and recovered through production tubing or casing using metal hydraulic tubing lines. The assembly is used in conventional oil and gas well bores, but is particularly advantageous in slant... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6540487 | Pressure exchanger with an anti-cavitation pressure relief system in the end covers A pressure exchanger for simultaneously reducing the pressure of a high pressure liquid and pressurizing a low pressure liquid. The pressure exchanger has a housing having a body portion; with end elements at opposite ends of the body portion. A rotor is ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6533557 | Positive displacement pump This invention relates to a positive displacement pump which allows a liquid additive (such as liquid fertilizer) to be introduced into another liquid stream (such as water) and to be mixed in a constant proportion. One end of the pump can be connected to... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6497558 | Hydraulic pressure transformer A hydraulic pressure transformer for the conversion of an input hydraulic power to an output hydraulic power has a cam block. The cam block has a cam opening defining a pump section and a motor section. The pump section includes at least one pump inlet po... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6481978 | System and method for protecting turbine and compressor during shutdown A system and associated method for protecting during a shutdown a turbine having a turbine shaft and a compressor driven by the turbine shaft. The system include a first lubrication system, a second lubrication system, and a control system. The first lubr... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6474373 | Inflatable device with liquid-powered air pump An inflatable device with a liquid-powered air pump includes a pump housing a liquid chamber and an air chamber, each having an input port and an output port. A turbine axle extends between the liquid chamber and the air chamber. The end of the turbine ax... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6322333 | Device for enhancing fluid flow A device for enhancing fluid flow in a well, which includes a housing, a first chamber, and a shaft bored surface interconnecting the first and a second chamber, a rotor rotatably mounted within the first chamber and connected to the shaft, a pump impelle... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6283728 | Gas powered rotary engine and compressor A plurality of rotary assemblies driven by gas pressure having internal cam activated retractable gates selectively coupled to a rotary compressor. The rotary compressor is selectively coupled through a clutch to a shaft. The shaft is rotated by the plura... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6220828 | Apparatus for introducing air and water An apparatus has a first chamber having a water inlet for receiving a flow of water, a water outlet, and a rotating device that is rotated by the flow of water. The apparatus also includes a second chamber having an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air ge... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209564 | Device for adjusting pressure difference in a valve fed with two fluids of different pressures A pressure difference adjusting device is provided for a valve having a first inlet for a first fluid of a first pressure, a second inlet for a second fluid of a second pressure not equal to the first pressure, and an outlet. The pressure difference adjus... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6195990 | Hydraulic machine comprising dual gerotors A hydraulic machine of the gerotor type. The machine uses two gerotors which are preferably coplanar, and positioned nearly concentric to each other. This dual arrangement approximately doubles the displacement of hydraulic fluid per revolution, compared ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6152704 | Blood pump with turbine drive A blood pump for use in CPB and other heart surgeries includes a sterilizable blood pump removably attached to a turbine drive unit. An impeller within the fully enclosed and sterile blood pump moves the blood from the pump inlet to the pump outlet. The p... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6007311 | High speed self-lubricated fuel pump with hydrostatic bearings The weight and volume of a centrifugal fuel pump ideally suited for use in a fuel system for a turbine engine (12) may be reduced in a construction including a single shaft (10) mounting an inducing impeller (18), an impeller (22) for a regenerative pump,... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5957668 | Brake actuation means for a rotary pump system A rotary pump system includes a rotary pump, a turbine for driving the pu and a coupling interconnecting a shaft of the turbine and a shaft of the pump. A speed monitoring system determines rotational speed of the pump shaft, is programmed with selected ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5959380 | Prevention of particle accumulation between rotatable components of an electrical machine An electrical machine, such as an electric motor, generator or torquer-generator, includes a relatively rotatable cylindrical armature and magnetic pole structure separated by an annular gap into which a surrounding fluid may flow during operation of the ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5904472 | Vapor control system A motor/pump unit for pumping vapor in response to a flow of liquid, and particularly useful in systems for dispensing fuel to a vehicle wherein vapor given off by the fuel is to be returned from the filling port of the vehicle back to the fuel dispensing... | 05/18/1999 |
