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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062002 | Vacuum unit for steam sterilizer In a vacuum unit for use in drawing a vacuum on a steam sterilizer, a pump circulates water through an ejector and a reservoir. Fresh water is injected at the pump inlet to maintain a low temperature in the ejector so that it can operate efficiently. Excess water is... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7874811 | Suction jet pump A suction jet pump with a propulsion jet nozzle, a mixing tube, a suction port and a suction line attached thereto, wherein at least part of the mixing tube is arranged in a pot. The suction jet pump is used to supply fuel in a fuel container or from a fuel containe... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7165948 | Ejector A nozzle (41) is made of a sintered metal, and a pressure increasing portion (a mixing portion (42) and a diffuser (43)) is manufactured by plastic-forming a metal pipe. Accordingly, the nozzle (41) can be manufactured in a short time whi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7118336 | Pressurized oil supply for propeller engine system A system and method for providing pressurised oil during non-feathered in-flight shutdown conditions in a variable-pitch aircraft propeller engine. A secondary pump provides pressurised oil substantially independent of an engine main oil circuit. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6948917 | Valving system for a downhole hydraulically actuated pump An engine for actuating a hydraulic downhole pump having a piston vertically reciprocated in a cylinder includes a reversing valve carried with the power piston and serving, when in a first position, to direct fluid flow to force the piston upwardly and in a second ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6877961 | Vane pump with a bypass valve and passage arrangement for equalizing excess fluid flow through dual suction passages In a housing of a pump apparatus having a flow control valve to discharge a part of excess fluid in a deviated slanting way to a bypass pass 11, a pair of suction paths 19, 19′ is formed opposite to end portions 119, 119′ of the bypass path ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6857859 | Gasket for jet pump assembly of a fuel supply unit A fuel supply unit 10 includes a fuel reservoir 22 for holding fuel, a fuel pump 18 within the reservoir for pumping fuel from the reservoir, a jet pump assembly 16 within the reservoir for drawing fuel from a fuel tank into the reservoir... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6511307 | Method for producing a vacuum by a pumping-ejection system A method for producing a vacuum, which includes feeding an ejecting vaporous medium into the gas ejector, evacuating an ejected gaseous medium by the ejecting vaporous medium, mixing of the vaporous and gaseous mediums and forming a mixture of the two, ev... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6488476 | Fuel feed unit In a fuel feed unit (3) for a motor vehicle, a suction jet pump (6) provided for filling a baffle (2) of a fuel tank (1) is manufactured in one piece with a holding part (4) for a fuel pump (5). The holding part (4) is of pot-shaped design for receiving t... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6354807 | Method for generating vacuum and pumping-ejection apparatus for realizing the same A method for producing a vacuum, which includes feeding an ejecting vaporous medium into the gas ejector, evacuating an ejected gaseous medium by the ejecting vaporous medium, mixing of the vaporous and gaseous mediums and forming a mixture of the two, ev... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6330915 | Protection of downwell pumps from sand entrained in pumped fluids A system for separating particulates from a liquid prior to pumping of the liquid. The system is amenable to use, for example, in a wellbore environment for separating sand or other particulate matter from a production fluid. The system uses a sand separa... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6244827 | Pumping-ejection apparatus The present invention pertains to the field of jet technology and essentially relates to a pumping-ejection apparatus including a vacuum-producing device. Further, the apparatus is equipped with a condenser, a jet pump and an additional vacuum-producing d... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5458467 | Jet pump and method of operation thereof A pump (10) for providing water from a source to a remote location includes a casing (11) which receives the water through an inlet port (22) which is provided to the remote location through a discharge port (20). An impeller (30) in the casing (11) is ro... | 10/17/1995 |
| 4292011 | Turbo pump gas compressor An improved power fluid driven turbo pump is provided for pumping oil wells of the type having, from time-to-time, significant quantities of gas included in the oil so that wide variations in the density of the medium to be pumped may be expected to be en... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4202656 | Downhole hydraulically actuated pump with jet boost A subsurface hydraulically powered pump assembly having a reciprocating pump end, a reciprocating engine end, a valve assembly for controlling the flow of power fluid to and from the engine, and a jet-type pump incorporated therewith which utilizes either... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4091613 | Independent power generator A gas turbine powered aircraft auxiliary power system capable of efficiently supplying all aircraft auxiliary services both in flight and on the ground and further capable of operating independently of the aircraft main engines. The system employs multipl... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4086030 | Free fluid-operated well turbopump A fluid-operated turbopump, suitable for installation in the bottom hole tubing of an oil well, is structurally adapted as a hydraulically insertable and removable unit. The turbopump has axially spaced rotary driving and driven impellers operable for ove... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4003678 | Fluid operated well turbopump A fluid operated turbopump, suitable for use in an oil well pumping system, is structurally adapted as either a hydraulically insertable and removable unit or as a permanent attachment to a bottom hole tubing. The turbopump has axially spaced rotary drivi... | 01/18/1977 |
