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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172556 | Device for supplying fuel Devices for supplying fuel are already known, having a supply unit which has a pump housing connected to an electrical ground and is supported on a pump mount. It is disadvantageous that during operation, the pump mount can become electrostatically charged and has n... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167590 | Pedestal fan device A pedestal fan device having a base; a first support extending upwardly from the base; a fan housing mounted to the first support component, wherein an open hole is disposed in the front surface of the fan housing and a plurality of fan blades is disposed in the inn... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8137082 | Air blower assembly An exemplary embodiment of an air blower includes an electrically powered motor including a motor housing. A blower housing has first and second housing structures, each having inwardly facing, spaced ribs, and configured to surround the motor assembly in an assembl... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8100674 | Fan and frame thereof A fan has a fan frame for accommodating a first circuit board and a second circuit board. A fan frame includes a housing, a base, and at least one supporting element. The base is disposed in the housing, and the base includes a bottom portion and a tube portion, whi... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7959419 | Removable fan for electronic devices A cooling system for an electric device such as a personal computer is disclosed. The cooling system includes a receiving assembly and a removable fan assembly. The receiving assembly has a first component of a bayonet lock and first electrical contact, while the fa... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7828531 | Vertical centrifugal pump assembly A vertical centrifugal pump unit, in particular for wet installation in a closed container, including an intermediate pipe (17) which surrounds the shaft (3) of the pump unit and is arranged between the housing (11) of the centrifugal pump (1... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7780423 | Blower A blower has an air channel housing that defines an air channel therein, the air channel housing having an air outlet extending therefrom. A plurality of air blades are positioned inside the air channel housing, and positioned horizontally with respect to a surface ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7771177 | Ventilation assembly having a collar for the radial clamping of the fan motor, corresponding cooling module for the front unit, and corresponding motor vehicle This ventilation assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a fan (3), a support (4) for mounting the fan (3) in a motor vehicle and a securement (24) of the fan to the mounting support (4), the fan comprising a helix (6) and a ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7534098 | Suction distribution and disconnection system for a submersible pump A solids entrainment and quick disconnect system for a vertical or submersible pump is disclosed in which a pump distribution plate having guide members is provided for positioning near the floor of a well or sump to facilitate the entrainment of solids into the pum... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7442014 | Fluid transfer system and method for transferring fluid A fluid transfer systems described herein. The fluid transfer system generally includes a centrifugal multistage pump, a holding tank for holding the fluid operably connected to the pump body via a first conduit, an inlet for receiving the fluid, wherein the fluid i... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442005 | Fan frame and heat dissipation fan incorporating the fan frame A heat dissipation fan includes a fan frame, a stator mounted to the frame, and a rotor rotatably disposed around the stator. The fan frame includes a bracket, a central tube for positioning the stator, and a supporting member. The supporting member is made of a mat... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443067 | Pump-motor assembly lead protector and assembly method A pump-motor assembly includes a housing and a lead protector sleeve to protect leads disposed along an exterior surface of the housing. The housing and the lead protector sleeve include first and second cooperating snap-fit connection elements, respectively, to sec... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7407371 | Centrifugal multistage pump A centrifugal multistage stage pumps described herein. The centrifugal multistage pump includes a pump body having a longitudinal axis, an inlet for receiving a fluid from a first location and an outlet for discharging a pressurized fluid to a second location and a ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405934 | Fan and cooling apparatus Holding arms of a frame member of a fan axially extend and project outward from both sides of a housing in a direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of the fan. Catch projections are provided on inner surface of the axial ends of the holding arms in a front-rea... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396215 | Water pump A water pump comprises a pump body, a cylindrical supporting portion, a pulley, a shaft portion, an impeller, a seal member, a pulley cylinder portion, a wall portion, a through-hole formed, a cover covering the wall portion and the pulley cylinder portion of the pu... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390172 | Assembly used for cooling a circuit board or similar A carrier frame (104), for installation on a circuit board (2), is implemented in the manner of an oil-drilling rig and comprises a platform (117) that is equipped with supporting legs (105, 106, 107, 108) for mounting on the circuit boar... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7344358 | Fan assembly and fan frame thereof A fan assembly and fan frame thereof. A housing includes an opening. A motor base is disposed in the housing. A plurality of ribs are disposed in the opening and between the housing and the motor base for supporting the motor base. Each rib has a varied cross sectio... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7329091 | Heat dissipation fans and housings therefor A heat dissipation fan and a housing thereof. The heat dissipation fan includes a housing and a plurality of blades. The housing includes an outer frame, a base, and a plurality of air-guiding elements. The base is disposed in the outer frame, supporting the blades ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7313840 | Induction liquid pump and magnetic tank scrubber An induction liquid pump includes a power unit and a circulation unit that are oppositely mountable to a tank with a plurality of fixation units. The liquid pump power unit includes a power induction unit to produce a variable magnetic field. The submersible liquid ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313837 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product that includes a chamber and an electric air pump for inflating the chamber. The air pump has an air intake and an air outlet. The air intake is connected to the outside of the chamber and the air outlet is connected to the inside of the chamber... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300261 | Vibration damper with nested turbo molecular pump A gas turbo pump assembly for connection to a port of a vacuum chamber and having high throughput with low vibration. The assembly comprises a turbo pump and a vibration damper. The pump has a pump body with an external surface and a center axis defining a first axi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301253 | Vehicle electric fan motor with universal mount A vehicle fan motor for an electric fan assembly includes a motor housing, a motor assembly enclosed in the motor housing, and a universal mounting arrangement radially and outwardly extended from the motor housing for securely mounting the motor housing to the elec... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7273582 | Shaft and post assemblies for molten metal apparatus An apparatus for moving a stream of molten metal comprising a pumping member, a housing at least partially enclosing the pumping member, a power device seated on a support, and a shaft connecting the power device and the pumping member. At least one post is disposed... | 09/25/2007 |
| RE39787 | Blower A blower with the improved P-Q characteristics is provided. A blower comprising a shaft rotatably supported in a tubular casing, a cup shaped motor yoke 11 fixed to the shaft, and a body portion 15 of an impeller 14 comprising a large number of ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251135 | Easy release server cooling fan with integrated spring and method for using same A fan assembly formed of a fan, at least one fan grill comprising a face panel and at least one side panel comprising a spring slot the fan grill coupled to the fan, and a spring coupled to the fan grill the spring comprising a spring driver end extending through th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241117 | Motor shaft assembly and method A method for assembling a motor shaft with a bearing, a motor housing, and an impeller is disclosed. A motor shaft extension is used to retain the impeller axially on the motor shaft and allows the motor shaft to drive an additional component, such as an impeller, l... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7229255 | Fan with driving gear A ceiling fan suspended from a mounting rod and comprising a transverse support. A pair of hanging fans are distally mounted on the transverse support. A motor fixed to the mounting rod and spaced radially therefrom drives a gyro gear about an axis parallel to and s... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224584 | Miniaturized fan module A miniaturized fan module can be accommodated in an electronic system (such as a server) to provide heat dissipation. The miniaturized fan module has a smaller structural size than that of a conventional fan module, such that a larger bump-preventing buffer space be... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7183680 | Fan with driving gear A ceiling fan suspended from a mounting rod and comprising a transverse support. A pair of hanging fans are distally mounted on the transverse support. A motor fixed to the mounting rod and spaced radially therefrom drives a gyro gear about an axis parallel to and s... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175399 | Serial ventilation device An apparatus for a serial ventilation device that increases airflow compared to conventional devices without increasing the size is presented. The first ventilator is mounted on the intake opening side of the serial ventilation device, with the front surface of its ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177150 | Adjustable flat-type cooling device An adjustable flat-type cooling device includes a flat-type cooling fan assembly, two X-directional adjusting feet symmetrically located at two lateral sides of the cooling fan assembly, and two Y-directional supporting feet slidably received in each of the two X-di... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7154750 | Printed circuit board having cooling means incorporated therein The present invention is a printed circuit board having cooling means incorporated therein, which is coordinated with a fan. The fan comprises a frame, a stator, a rotator and a circuit board. The circuit board comprises at least one electronic component, a control ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7120955 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product that includes a chamber and an electric air pump for inflating the chamber. The air pump has an air intake and an air outlet. The air intake is connected to the outside of the chamber and the air outlet is connected to the inside of the chamber... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118334 | Fan and fastening element and method of assembling An improved structure and method for mounting a fan, particularly a miniature fan (3), in a supporting wall (4), both facilitates a mounting operation and minimizes noise conduction after the mounting operation. An elastomeric overcoat (1) at le... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096830 | Mounting arrangement for electric water pump A water pump assembly for controlling the flow of temperature control fluid in an internal combustion engine. The water pump assembly includes a housing with an inlet, an outlet and an electric motor assembly for causing fluid to flow from the inlet to the outlet. A... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7077629 | Multi-fan assembly A multi-fan assembly whose revolution speed can be controlled by a member fan designed with a reverse rotating structure, which includes a housing in which is provided a rotatable member; a positive-rotation member fan is equipped with a positive-rotation motor, the... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059345 | Pump bypass system A system for injecting water into a well boosts pressure in a flowline leading to the injection well. A bypass flowline is connected into and forms part of the main flowline. A bypass valve is located in the bypass flowline for opening and closing the bypass flowlin... | 06/13/2006 |
