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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988435 | Oilless screw compressor and compressed air cooling unit An oilless screw compressor incorporating water-cooled cooling units for cooling compressed air discharged from compressor bodies having a pair of male and female screw rotors which can be rotated in a contactless and oilless manner, the cooling units comprising a p... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7708538 | Oil free screw compressor The invention downsizes and simplifies structures of a compressor and its driving system apparatus, and achieves a reduction of a noise. An oil free screw compressor is constituted by compressor main bodies compressing a gas, a motor driving rotors of the compressor... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7510381 | Lubricating system for a rotary compressor The invention provides a twin-shaft, dry-running rotary piston machine (1) comprising two rotary pistons (8) supported in a housing (2) via shafts (4) and roller bearings (6) with rolling elements, said rotary pistons are horizonta... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7419371 | Scroll fluid machine In a scroll fluid machine, a driving shaft extends axially to allow an orbiting scroll to revolve with respect to a fixed scroll thereby compressing a gas introduced from the outer circumference of the fixed scroll in a compressing chamber formed between the orbitin... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7360512 | Low-thermal-inertia intake ports for port-injected, spark ignition engines and an associated manufacturing method The present invention provides an intake port design that provides a low thermal inertia characteristic, thereby decoupling the surface temperature of the intake port walls from that of the coolant through use of an air gap formed between the intake port and the cyl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341439 | Scroll fluid machine having an adiabatic expansion chamber A scroll fluid machine comprises a driving shaft having an eccentric axial portion at one end; a fixed scroll having a fixed wrap; and an orbiting scroll having an orbiting wrap and rotatably mounted to the eccentric axial portion of the driving shaft. A gas introdu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7287536 | Heater for heating the dishwashing liquid in a dishwasher In a dishwasher having a dishwashing compartment and a pump fluidically connected to the dishwashing compartment for channeling liquid to the dishwashing compartment, the pump disposed outside the dishwashing compartment and including a pump housing defining an inte... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7251947 | Refrigerant system with suction line restrictor for capacity correction A fixed restriction is placed in a suction line leading to a compressor. The size of the restriction is selected to achieve a desired capacity reduction (correction) for the refrigerant system compressor. By selectively restricting the flow of refrigerant through th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241121 | Scroll fluid machine A scroll fluid machine has a fixed scroll in a housing and an orbiting scroll rotatably mounted to a driving shaft. A fixed wrap of the fixed scroll is engaged with an orbiting wrap of the orbiting scroll. The orbiting scroll is revolved at a certain eccentricity by... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234924 | Rotary combustion engine with device for conveying lubricating oil A rotary combustion engine with one or more working units, which include a peripheral housing, a front housing plate, a rear housing plate on the output side, an eccentric shaft, and a piston, where the eccentric shaft includes an eccentric, and front and rear seali... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7121816 | Scroll fluid machine A scroll fluid machine has a fixed scroll in a housing and an orbiting scroll rotatably mounted to a driving shaft. A fixed wrap of the fixed scroll is engaged with an orbiting wrap of the orbiting scroll. The orbiting scroll is revolved at a certain eccentricity by... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7074024 | Scroll-type fluid machine having a path to pass and cool the fluid A scroll-type fluid machine such as a scroll compressor or a scroll vacuum pump generates compression heat during compressing operation. A scroll body comprises a stationary scroll and an orbiting scroll that is revolved with respect to the stationary scroll eccentr... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7052249 | Air/oil separating tank—thermostatic valve—minimum pressure valve—oil cooling radiator—compressed air cooling radiator group A group is provided for a compressed air distribution unit of the type including an intake regulator, an oil bath-screw type compressor, an air/oil separating tank, a minimum pressure valve, an air cooling radiator, a pressurized air collection tank, a thermostatic ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044725 | Lever-mechanism motor or pump A machine, such as an engine, which includes a cylinder (1), an essentially cylindrical piston (5) set on bearings and equipped with an eccentrically-set shaft (11), an inlet port or valve (8), an outlet port or valve (9), and a le... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028763 | Cooling arrangement and method with selected surfaces configured to inhibit changes in boiling state Heat transfer in coolant circuits, as in an internal combustion engine for example, can be beneficially enhanced by maintaining the coolant in a nucleate boiling state, but undesirable transitions to a film boiling state are then possible. The disclosed coolant circ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004735 | Scroll-type fluid machine having a path to pass and cool the fluid A scroll-type fluid machine such as a scroll compressor or a scroll vacuum pump generates compression heat during compressing operation. A scroll body comprises a stationary scroll and an orbiting scroll that is revolved with respect to the stationary scroll eccentr... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004636 | Machine housing The concept of the invention is based on a machine housing with a bearing housing, the bearing seat of which is connected to a housing wall of the machine housing by a bearing housing wall provided with ribs (42, 43) and is subjected to radially directed forc... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000424 | Refrigerant cycling device A refrigerant cycling device is provided. The refrigerant cycling device comprises a compressor, an intermediate cooling circuit and a three-way valve device. The compressor is connected to a heat exchanger and a depressurizing means, for performing a cooling operat... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991440 | Two-stage screw compressor A two-stage screw compressor has two compressor stages whose rotor housings are arranged with their axes parallel to one another and are enclosed by a common coolant housing at a distance. A coolant inlet and a coolant outlet are located at the common coolant housin... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6915739 | Drive mechanism of a cylinder A drive mechanism of a cylinder of a printing machine uses a drive motor. The cylinder and the drive motor can be moved relative to one another in an axial direction. A coupling, whose length can be varied in a linear direction by a given amount, and which has a lam... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905320 | Scroll-type fluid machine A scroll-type fluid machine such as a scroll compressor or a scroll vacuum pump generates compression heat during compressing operation. A scroll body comprises a stationary scroll and an orbiting scroll that is revolved with respect to the stationary scroll eccentr... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6887059 | Lever-mechanism motor or pump A machine, such as an engine, which includes a cylinder (1), an essentially cylindrical piston (5) set on bearings and equipped with an eccentrically-set shaft (11), an inlet port or valve (8), an outlet port or valve (9), and a le... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6824368 | Pump for conveying molten masses of polymers and elastomers A pump for conveying molten masses of polymers and/or elastomers comprising a pump body in which are formed an inlet duct for entry of the material, an outlet duct for discharge of the material and a central body communicating with the inlet and outlet ducts and des... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6808836 | Air supply system for fuel cell An air supply system for a fuel cell is disclosed, in which a compression chamber (17) of an air supply mechanism (GS) is adapted to supply air to a fuel cell (FC). A liquefaction unit (14) acting as a water supply mechanism (WS) supplies water to the ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6783338 | Scroll type compressor having tip seals and a scroll coating layer A scroll type compressor has a housing, a fixed metal scroll member and a movable metal scroll member. The fixed and the movable scroll members each have a base plate and scroll wall extending therefrom. The fixed scroll member is fixed to the housing. The movable s... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6776586 | Multi-stage vacuum pump The present invention provides a multi-stage vacuum pump which includes: a housing in which a plurality of pumping chambers are formed, the pumping chambers being arranged in series and being in fluid communication with one another, one of the pumping chambers which... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776592 | Scroll type compressor In a region where heat deformation of a movable scroll spiral wall and/or a fixed scroll spiral wall for a scroll type compressor is relatively large, a relieving part is formed for relieving the heat deformation of the movable scroll spiral wall and/or the fixed sc... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6761546 | Gear pump having bearings with cooling ducts A gear pump comprises a casing and gear rotors disposed therein. The gear rotors are lodged in bearing sections of plain bearings that are lubricated by the pumping medium. They have at least one cooling duct which is embodied such that cooling varies along the circ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6733258 | Gas compressor apparatus having a discharge pulsation reducing cooler A discharge pulsation reducing cooler B is provided to cover the circumferential periphery of a compressor A. The discharge pulsation reducing cooler B has a delivery passage 41 and a jacket 43 covering that, and cooling water is circulated through a p... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6716009 | Scroll type compressor A scroll type compressor includes a housing, a movable scroll member, a plurality of compression chambers, a discharge port, a communication passage and a relief valve. The communication passage interconnects each intermediate compression chamber with the discharge ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6692205 | Compressor incorporated with motor and its cooling jacket A compressor has a compression unit, a drive motor, a motor housing and an outer cylinder. The compression unit compresses fluid. The drive motor drives the compression unit. The motor housing surrounds the drive motor. The outer cylinder is mounted on an... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688857 | Compressor and dehydrator system A system for compressing gas comprised of a liquid lubricated rotary positive displacement compressor system. The system contains a rotary positive displacement compressor, a device for separating a mixture of gas and liquid to produce a separated liquid ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6679689 | Screw compressor A package-type screw compressor includes a low-pressure stage state compressor and a high-pressure stage compressor. Motive power is transmitted from an electric motor to the two compressors via a speed increaser. The discharge gas, compressed and heated ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6663364 | Scroll type compressor A scroll type compressor includes a housing, a fixed scroll member, a movable scroll member, a discharge port, a cooling chamber and a gas cooler. The fixed scroll member is fixed to the housing. The movable scroll member is accommodated in the housing an... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6663366 | Compressor having cooling passage integrally formed therein A compressor is composed of a pair of rotors engaging with each other and a driving mechanism having plural gears for driving the pair of rotors. The pair of rotors is disposed in a rotor chamber and the driving mechanism in a gear chamber, both chambers ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6644946 | Scroll type compressor A scroll type compressor has a housing, a drive shaft, a fixed scroll member, a movable scroll member, a suction port and a discharge port. The drive shaft is rotatably supported by the housing. The fixed scroll member is fixed to the housing. The movable... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6592344 | Press-on insulator dish The present invention is for the retention of a heat shield for a scroll compressor. In one embodiment, the heat shield is deformed into a position such that it rests in a groove located in the non-orbiting scroll. In another embodiment the housing end ca... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6575720 | Bearing and shaft cooling device The bearing cooling device causes cooling media to flow into the interior of a journal bearing 8 for supporting a shaft part 7 by lubrication of high viscous fluid and the interior of the shaft part 7 to cool the shaft part 7 and the bearing 8. At this ti... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6551082 | Oil free type screw compressor In an oil-free type screw compressor including a low-pressure-stage compressor main body and a high-pressure-stage compressor main body, when the power of an motor is transmitted to an oil pump via a gear to start the pump, the lubrication oil stored in a... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6537049 | Screw pump having a thermal shield A screw pump has two parallel shafts mounted in a pump body, each shaft thereon and each rotor has at least one helical vane or thread. When the helical vanes or threads inter mesh causing a fluid to be pumped from an inlet towards an outlet of the pump. ... | 03/25/2003 |
