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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083502 | Submersible pump A submersible pump for removing liquids from an enclosure having at least one outlet socket for discharging liquid from the enclosure, an electric actuator with a rotary output shaft, a bladed wheel within the enclosure and driven by the actuator and rotating about ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083501 | Subsea pumping system including a skid with wet matable electrical and hydraulic connections A technique is provided for pumping fluid in subsea applications, such as booster pumping applications. A self-contained pumping module has a pump and a motor mounted on a skid. The self-contained pumping module also includes electrical connections by which electric... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7874817 | Fuel pump assembly with a vapor purge passage arrangement for a fuel pump module A fuel pump assembly includes a fuel pump, and an electric motor for rotatably driving the fuel pump and including a motor armature and a commutator positioned between the motor armature and the fuel pump. ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7837450 | Water well pump A water well pump is shown which uses regenerative turbine technology. A submersible electric motor has an output shaft which drives multi-stage regenerative turbine stages of the pump. The various stages are made up of turbine impellers separated by intermediate pl... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7780424 | Self leveling dynamically stable radial bearing A bearing configuration for use in electrical submersible pumps having improved stability. The bearing configuration comprised of a plurality of pads, each able to freely tilt and adjust to the surface of the shaft. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7748965 | Livewell/baitwell pump featuring rotating transom pickup tube A livewell/baitwell pump for installing in a boat or other suitable vessel or apparatus, the pump comprising a pump cartridge assembly having a cartridge body with one or more flexible cantilever snap tabs and with a discharge hose; a pickup tube having an interior ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744355 | Submersable centrifugal magnetically affixed current changing aquarium pump An aquarium pump including a first unit comprising a magnet in an encasement disposed against the outside panel of an aquarium or other tank, and a second, submersible unit comprising a magnet in an encasement and a motor, an impeller, and buoyant material contained... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736133 | Capsule for two downhole pump modules Upstream and downstream pump assemblies are mounted in a capsule having a bulkhead between the upstream and downstream pump assemblies, dividing the capsule into upstream and downstream chambers sealed from each other. In a dual operation mode, well fluid flows thro... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7708534 | Pressure equalizer in thrust chamber electrical submersible pump assembly having dual pressure barriers A well pump assembly has a rotary pump with an electrical motor that contains a motor lubricant. A thrust chamber is mounted between the motor and the pump, the thrust chamber containing a thrust chamber lubricant. Seals prevent the entry of thrust chamber lubricant... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7442003 | Pump A centrifugal pump is provided for use with fluids, gases, and solids in connection with a drive shaft and a motor. The pump has a housing and at least a 30 degree sloped impeller mounted on the shaft within the housing. The housing has opposing inlet means on each ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442015 | Fuel feed apparatus with reinforcing structure A fuel pump is constructed of a pump casing, a rotating member and a reinforcing member. The pump casing internally forms a pump chamber, in which the rotating member is received, such that the rotating member rotates to pressurize fuel in the pump chamber. The rein... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7400074 | Combined low power oil filled submersible motor and its protector The present utility model relates to submersible motor and its protector. A shared assembling base is provided to support and fix one end of the housing of the submersible motor and protector, the submersible motor has a main shaft to connect through the protector. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396216 | Submersible pump assembly for removing a production inhibiting fluid from a well and method for use of same A submersible pump assembly (100) for removing a production inhibiting fluid (102) from a well (110) and method for use of the same is disclosed. The submersible pump assembly (100) includes a composite coiled tubing (120) and a su... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7378769 | Electric motors for powering downhole tools An electric motor for powering downhole tools comprises a first stator (32) including a first set of coil windings (73), a second stator including a second set of windings, an axially located rotatable shaft (92) including a first magnetic eleme... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370697 | Thrust section wear preventor A thrust section for use above a motor preferably includes a housing, a thrust shaft, a thrust runner connected to the thrust shaft, a thrust bearing connected to the housing, and a motor lead guard. The motor is preferably positioned above a pump assembly. The thru... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358631 | Blower device A blower device of the present invention includes an electric motor having an impeller, a housing for accommodating the electric motor having the impeller therein, and a bind member which fixes, to the housing, lead wires which are led out from the motor and which s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356996 | Apparatus and method for holding a cryogenic fluid and removing cryogenic fluid therefrom with reduced heat leak The apparatus comprises a double walled vacuum insulated vessel defining a cryogen space for holding a cryogenic fluid, a pump assembly comprising a pump with a suction inlet disposed within the cryogen space, and at least one elongated member extending from the pum... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338262 | Downhole compressor A downhole dynamic compressor comprises an electric motor having a stator 6 with stationary windings and an armature with permanent magnets 7 supported on gas bearings 9, 10 for rotation relative to the stator. The gas bearings 9 and 1... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325601 | Shaft locking couplings for submersible pump assemblies An electrical submersible pump assembly has first and second modular component sections, each of the sections having an outer housing and an inner shaft member. A coupling sleeve having a bore is disposed between the modular component sections and receives the shaft... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318708 | Check valve for a submersible turbine pump The present invention provides a submersible turbine pump (STP) comprising a check valve located within a hydraulics cavity, wherein the STP provides the ability to depressurize the hydraulics cavity by relieving a pressure differential between an inlet side and an ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314040 | Fuel supply apparatus In a fuel supply apparatus, a circuit module has a housing, a driving circuit contained in the housing, an electric connector. The circuit module is mounted to a cover member that is disposed to close an opening of a fuel tank. A fuel pump is supported by the cover ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309211 | Balancing method A method of balancing a rotor, where the rotor comprises a plurality of holes, comprises the steps of measuring an imbalance of the rotor, identifying at least one characteristic dimension associated with at least one hole, identifying a change to the or each charac... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302827 | Method and apparatus for measuring gas concentration levels in liquids A method and apparatus for measuring the concentration of gas, such as hydrogen, in a liquid, such as molten aluminum, without requiring a bias or adjustment to compensate for variations in ambient conditions, such as humidity. A measurement system includes a probe ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303096 | Liquid delivery system A liquid delivery system includes a first reservoir having a first outlet through which liquid is delivered. A first delivery outlet is located at the lower portion of the first reservoir and a vent is included at its upper portion. A second reservoir located above ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299791 | Pump spacer/dampening structure for fuel delivery system A fuel delivery system includes a filter 19 for filtering fuel. The filter 19 has an internal wall 20 defining a pocket 14. A fuel pump 12 is provided in the pocket 14 for pumping filtered fuel to an engine. A pump spacer st... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299865 | Lift-out device for pitless well adapters A lift-out device for attachment to a pitless adapter in a water well assembly for use when servicing well pumps including a light source mounted near the lower end of the lift-out device for illuminating the interior of a well casing to facilitate attachment of the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290979 | Circumferential flow pump In a circumferential flow pump, a first groove sectional area (S1) of a feed passage at a pump cover side is set to be smaller than a second groove sectional area (S2) of a feed passage at a pump base side, whereby the diameter of an eddy flow occurrin... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284391 | Pump assembly for an ice making machine An ice making machine has a mechanical compartment and a water compartment that houses a water system, and a pump assembly. The pump assembly includes a motor and a pump housing connected to the motor. The pump assembly is mounted to a base between the machine compa... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276169 | Method for filtering water in an aquarium, a water cultivation tank and similar water bonds, and corresponding filtering system A method for filtering the water of an aquarium, a water cultivation tank or similar water bonds, by means of a filtering system comprising a closed vessel and defining a chamber, a filtering body housed in the chamber, a circulation pump having a suction duct, comm... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270178 | Horizontally oriented gas separator A gas restrictor for an intake of a horizontally oriented submersible well pump has a tubular housing and a number of apertures. A sleeve is mounted within the housing for rotation relative to the housing. The sleeve has an axially extending row of slots. At least o... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264449 | Automatic liquid collection and disposal assembly A liquid collection and disposal assembly for collecting and disposing of drainage liquid, the liquid collection and disposal assembly disposable in a pit and having a basin assembly with a collection cavity, a pump suspended in the collection cavity and a level det... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252484 | Camouflaged inflation device A camouflaged inflation device for inflating pool toys and rafts includes a housing that includes a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends downwardly from the top wall. The peripheral wall has a bottom edge having a peripheral ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7217107 | Protector for electrical submersible pumps A system and method for protecting a motor for a submersible pumping system. A variety of motor protectors are provided for application in variable temperature environments and multiple wellbore orientations. The motor protectors may include one or more of a positiv... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215051 | Single-phase motor particularly for submersed pumps A single-phase motor (10) particularly for submersed pumps, characterized in that it comprises an annular capacitor (14) interposed between the pump coupling head (15) and the stator winding pack (12). ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213579 | Fuel pump and method of manufacturing an armature for the fuel pump An axial length of the fuel pump is reduced, and the fuel pump is miniaturized, without reducing pumping performance. A space G is formed between coils 19 and the shaft 7 at the upper side of the core 11, and the lower portion of the comm... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215052 | Brushless D.C. motor The brushless direct current motor comprises a housing 10, a stator 13 and a rotor 11 within the housing, windings on the stator, sensors for sensing the position of the rotor relative to the stator and electronic circuitry for switching the cur... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213584 | Fuel supply apparatus and control method for internal combustion engine A canister, a cut valve which closes a fresh air intake of the canister, and a pressure sensor which detects a pressure in a fuel vapor path shut off by closing a purge control valve and the cut valve are disposed at the inside of a fuel tank, and a fuel supply cont... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207786 | Fuel pump with filter-absent safety valve and universal inlet and outlet Fuel pump assembly 10 includes a filter 42 that rests on ledge 48, between the pump housing 22 and inlet cap 56. Filter detector 50 has a valve engager 62 for opening the check valve 58 and bearing feet 52 | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208855 | Fiber-optic cable as integral part of a submersible motor system Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for transmission of optical signals through a wellbore whereby optic fibers are protected from exposure to harsh downhole fluids and conditions. The system comprises a power cable assembly running down hole from the surfac... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
