Patents Assigned to Jetfan Australia Pty. Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6123618
    Abstract: An air movement apparatus (10) comprises a curved body about which air can circulate, the curved body having a rim (12) and, in use, having a lower pressure surface (25) on one side of the rim (12), and a higher pressure surface (26) on the other side of the rim (12), an air outlet (22) to blow air over the lower pressure surface (25), an air inlet (24) to suck air in from the higher pressure surface (26), and air acceleration means (14) to move air from the air inlet (24) to the air outlet (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Jetfan Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Terence Robert Day
  • Patent number: 6066011
    Abstract: A thruster such as a marine thruster has a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a shroud, a fluid passageway, and an internal toroidal body around which recirculating fluid passes at high speed, the recirculating fluid causing the incoming fluid to be accelerated through to the fluid outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Jetfan Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Terence Robert Day