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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7282075 | Z-filter media with reverse-flow cleaning systems and methods A method for cleaning a filter having Z-media includes providing a filter having Z-media and cleaning the media construction by directing a pulse of compressed gas into the media construction through the downstream flow face. Filter elements useable with such method... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255730 | Fluid deceleration/de-aeration device A fluid deceleration device is provided for a hydraulic system having a housing forming a sump, and a valve unit having an outlet port through which hydraulic fluid is expelled for communication to the sump. The fluid deceleration device includes an elongated tilted... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7220361 | Torque-limited drive system, method, and apparatus for a fluid screening system A drive system for driving a screen in a fluid screening system comprises an electric gear motor equipped with a mechanical torque limited coupling. The system is sized to provide the torque required to drive the screen throughout the desired speed range, as well as... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7017341 | Fluid coupling for mobile equipment In an assembly including a diesel engine, a fluid coupling connected to the flywheel of the diesel engine, a comminuting machine and a conveyor for feeding the comminuting machine, a fluid coupling module is common to various output power train assemblies. Slip spee... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6925798 | Internal combustion engine with torque converter A structure has individual oil passages for different applications of oil. A torque converter is provided on a crankshaft having an axially extending center hole. A crank chamber and a transmission chamber are separated from each other through a one-way valve. A pip... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6840040 | Hydrodynamic coupling The hydrodynamic coupling includes a pump blade wheel and a turbine blade wheel together forming at least one toroidal operating space capable of receiving an operating medium. The housing at least partially in an axial direction contains the pump blade wheel and fo... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6526741 | Method and apparatus for removing alkali metal contamination from gas turbine liquid fuels A system for continuously removing alkali metal contaminants from liquid fuel supplied to a combustor of a gas turbine comprising a source of fuel; means for supplying the fuel to the gas turbine; a prefilter downstream of the source and upstream of the g... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6145842 | Stepped seal and bushing A torque converter has a lip seal abutting the torque converter impeller control pump drive hub. The drive hub is rotatably supported in a transmission housing. Oil from the drive hub side of the bushing passes through the bushing into a chamber sealed fr... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5315825 | Oil system for constant input speed fluid drive In a system for supplying oil to a fluid drive, the fluid drive having an impeller, and a runner fluidically coupled by oil between them, the degree of coupling being determined by the amount of oil between them, a temperature sensor is located to sense t... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5099954 | Oil strainer device of an automatic transmission A oil strainer device for an automatic transmission has an oil strainer with an oil suction, an oil supplying port, and an oil strainer, an opening portion formed in the transmission case, and a cover mounted on an opening portion for holding the strainer... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5001901 | Hydraulic fluid circuit for full case hydraulic unit An improved hydraulic apparatus is disclosed having a hydraulic device (14) receiving conditioned hydraulic fluid directly from an inlet port (62) in a case (12) full of hydraulic fluid (16) with the conditioned hydraulic fluid having a characteristic whi... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4715481 | Hydrodynamic retarder The invention relates to a hydrodynamic retarder having two independent operating circuits. Opposite a double rotor on the one hand is a stator fixed to a housing, and the rows of vanes concerned are inclined. The other half of the rotor forms with a rota... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4475636 | Water brake A simplified water brake unit has greater capacity per unit weight and is readily maintained due to a two piece readily disassembled housing, one part of which provides a firm, accurate support for the stator, and which also has longer seal life because o... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4238929 | Arrangement to cool oil in hydraulic control system of automatic transmission for industrial vehicle The present invention relates to an arrangement to cool oil used in a hydraulic control system of an automatic transmission for an industrial vehicle. The hydraulic control system includes an operating pressure feed line, a pressure regulator valve to reg... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4113622 | Dual strainer gate arrangement for turbine oil systems A filtering device for removing impurities from oil being returned to a reservoir from turbine oil drains. The filtering device is constructed in separable portions to facilitate selective removal and cleaning of some of the portions while diverting the o... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4086930 | Automatic transmission torque converter flusher An improved apparatus for cleaning automatic automotive torque converters in which the torque converter consists of a hollow casing, the casing having a single opening and a hollow hub surrounding the casing opening and extending outwardly from the outer ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4062187 | Apparatus and method for controlling kinetics of torque converter for hoist drum drive of crane The hoist drum of a mobile crane employs a controllable kinetics torque converter for transmitting power from a prime mover to the hoist drum. Apparatus and method are provided for controllably varying the density of the working fluid in the torque conver... | 12/13/1977 |
| 3935790 | Integral power steering assembly An integral power steering assembly of the type which includes a housing defining a power cavity with a rack-toothed piston movably supported in the cavity and in meshing engagement with a sectored gear which in turn rotates an output shaft. A control val... | 02/03/1976 |
