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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7355828 | Turbo machinery speed monitor This invention relates to a speed monitor apparatus for monitoring speed and acceleration of rotating turbine equipment (turbomachinery) and for operating an overspeed trip to shut down the equipment in the event that the speed or acceleration exceed predetermined t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7254942 | Temperature-monitored hydrodynamic machine A hydrodynamic machine with a turbo coupling comprising primary and secondary wheels together forming a torus shaped workspace, which can be filled with a working medium. A temperature-sensing device installed in a component, which rotates when the machine is operat... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7150288 | Control valve apparatus A control for parallel hybrid transmission has a valve mechanism, which is operable to supply fluid pressure to a torque-transmitting mechanism with or without the operation of the vehicle engine. The valve mechanism is responsive to an electrically driven pump to s... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6928810 | Hydrodynamic component A hydrodynamic component (1) comprising: two rotating blade wheels: a primary blade wheel (3) and a secondary blade wheel (4), which together form at least one torus-shaped working chamber (5Z); at least inlet (10) for service fluid leadi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 5713201 | Torque converter with movable nozzle The present invention includes a centrifugal pump powered by an engine. A hose is connected to the centrifugal pump at a pump outlet. An injection nozzle is connected at the other end of the hose. A controller is operable to move the nozzle. A turbine is ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5319949 | Regulator valve assembly for a torque converter A regulator valve assembly adapted to be used in conjunction with a torque converter in a vehicular transmission having a pressurized hydraulic distribution system, a cooling system and a torque converter. The regulator valve assembly has a stepped valve ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5263320 | Converter bypass piston for reduced idle loss An axially oriented annular piston is provided in the torque converter. It encircles the converter pump. The piston has an open and a closed position. In the open position, a portion of the fluid exiting the converter pump bypasses the turbine, passing th... | 11/23/1993 |
| 4671061 | Scoop-controlled fluid couplings A scoop controlled fluid coupling has a toroidal working circuit W defined by vaned impeller and runner elements 11,12. Working liquid is supplied to the working circuit W from a rotating reservoir 9 by an adjustable scoop tube 15 having a scooping orific... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4669262 | Hydrodynamic control coupling The hydrodynamic control coupling has primary and secondary vane wheels (2,4 respectively) inclined to the coupling axis (20) and a working space (5) which is provided with an inlet (6) and an outlet (7) for the working medium, the working medium capable ... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4597481 | Hydrodynamic control coupling The disclosure concerns a hydrodynamic control coupling with a primary drive vane wheel and a secondary driven vane wheel which together define a toroidal working chamber. Each vane wheel carries an array of vanes on its interior which extend toward the v... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4581892 | Adjustable fluid coupling A fluid coupling interposed between an induction motor and a load has an impeller and a turbine together defining a working chamber connected via radially inward and radially outward passages with a delay chamber on the impeller side of a corotating housi... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4426845 | Noise reduction in pneumatically drive hydraulic pump Disclosed is a method and apparatus for reducing the level of noise emitted by air turbine machinery, particularly a pneumatically driven hydraulic pump for an airplane, wherein a modulating valve meters the flow of air from a source of pressurized air th... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4223871 | Winch mechanism A winch mechanism of the surface compensating type for lifting objects from the surface of the sea comprises two or more variable pressure constant displacement hydraulic pump/motors coupled to drive a rope haulage mechanism; a pump connected for pumping ... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4203288 | Hydrokinetic torque converter mechanism with compound impeller A hydrokinetic torque converter transmission for multiplying torque delivered from a driving member to a driven member comprising a bladed impeller connected to the driving member, a bladed turbine connected to the driven member and a stator located betwe... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4152894 | Control system of hydraulic torque converter of transport vehicle A control system of the hydraulic torque converter of a transport vehicle wherein the space formed by the converter wheels and the space of the coupling which locks said wheels are in communication, through a changeover valve actuated by a signal of the R... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4128999 | Hydraulic torque converter with a lock-up clutch and an axially retractable reactor In a torque converter equipped with a fluid operated lock-up clutch to provide either a fluid or a rigid mechanical connection between an input and an output shaft, the reactor member is arranged for movement along the converter axis between a working and... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4086766 | Fluid coupling A fluid coupling comprising a first member secured on a first shaft, a second member secured on a second shaft in axial alignment with said first shaft, and an annular fluid race chamber, one of said members having a vaned annulus within said fluid race c... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4056019 | Torque converter transmission and valve arrangement therefor For a torque converter transmission, a valve arranged to control the flow of fluid therein. Flow between five axially spaced apart ports, and in particular from a central port to a pair of adjacent control ports and from the control ports to respective ad... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4049093 | Torque converter and lock-up clutch with a flow divider valve A torque converter and lock-up clutch wherein the fluid flow to and from the torque converter is directed into the converter, at an inner location, between the stator and turbine and to the disengagement of the clutch, when the clutch is disengaged. A con... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4041701 | Hydraulic torque converter with a lockup clutch between pump and turbine A hydraulically actuated lockup clutch is arranged between the cores of the pump and turbine elements of a torque converter for directly coupling them together for operation above the clutch point. For engagement and disengagement of the lockup clutch, wh... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4023362 | Controllable-filling hydrodynamic fluid coupling A scoop-trimmed fluid coupling wherein the transmitted torque decreases continuously with increasing ratio of runner speed to impeller speed at each degree of filling of the working circuit with liquid. During acceleration of the runner, the scoop tube is... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3999385 | Hydrodynamic control coupling A hydrodynamic coupling for driving pumps, fans, and the like at variable shaft speeds includes coaxial primary and secondary impellers. The space defined within these impellers contains variable quantities of working fluid for transmitting the shaft torq... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3992880 | Variable capacity torque converter and method A fixed geometry torque converter having variable power absorption capacity by provision of a secondary fluid flow path which introduces fluid at the trailing edge region of the stator vane adjacent the impeller and at a direction normal to the primary fl... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3989127 | Hydrodynamic brake system A hydrodynamic brake system wherein the extent to which the working chamber between the rotor and stator is filled with braking liquid is regulated by a valve which is adjustable by a measuring device having an overflow line communicating with two spaced-... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3975906 | Twin flow modulated torque converter A twin-flow modulating torque converter having a torus which is defined by walls and rings of the pump, turbine and reactor members, and formed with a fluid bypass in the rings for developing an alternate flow circuit which bypasses the blades of one or m... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3958671 | Hydrodynamic brake system A hydrodynamic brake system for the wheel of a vehicle, particularly for the non-driven wheel of a trailer, forms an integral unit which is installed within the confines of the wheel rim at one side of the hub. The stator of the brake system is mounted on... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3955367 | Fluid clutches In a fluid clutch of the type comprising cooperating pump and turbine elements between which toroidal power-transmitting liquid vortices can be established, control of the clutch by an operator is effected by moving a baffle within the working chamber bet... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955366 | Torque converter power capacity varying means A hydrodynamic torque converter is provided with means for varying the torque capacity of the torque converter, including means for varying the capacity of the impeller. The capacity of the impeller is varied by means of movable impeller blades which are ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3952508 | Control for fluid coupling A temperature and speed responsive control for a fluid coupling adapted to drive a cooling fan for an internal combustion engine. The coupling is of the hydrokinetic type and includes an input or drive member adapted to be driven by the engine, an output ... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3939933 | Transmission control system Control system for a variable performance torque converter on a vehicle which has a number of auxiliary services such as brakes or cylinders served by a power source driven by the vehicle engine includes an actuator operating a control element on the torq... | 02/24/1976 |
